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DYNATAPE Suture

K203186510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 18, 2021142-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.5000

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Medos International SARL · GAT Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polyethylene

Cleared on Mar 18, 2021 as substantially equivalent to K181182 (Medos International SARL, 2018) after a 142-day review. Its family tree reaches back 6 generations to 1999.

Decided
Mar 18, 2021
Review
142 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GAT
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 6 generations to K990088 (1999). 13 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 6 generations backK990088 Synthofil Nonabsorbable Pet Surgical SutureAesculap, Inc. · 1999
  2. 5 generations backK012923 Arthrex Fiberwire, Usp Size 5, Model AR-7201Arthrex, Inc. · 2001
  3. 4 generations backK021434 Arthrex Fiberwire in Usp SizesArthrex, Inc. · 2002
  4. 3 generations backK032245 Arthrex Fibertape (TM), 2MM, Arthrex Fibertape (TM), 3MM, Arthrex…Arthrex, Inc. · 2004
  5. 2 generations backK041553 Arthrex Suture Grafting KitArthrex, Inc. · 2004
  6. 1 generation backK181182 DYNACORD SutureMedos International SARL · 2018
  7. This deviceK203186 DYNATAPE SutureMedos International SARL · 2021
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−6K990088Synthofil Nonabsorbable Pet Surgical SutureAesculap, Inc.1999—
−5K012923Arthrex Fiberwire, Usp Size 5, Model AR-7201Arthrex, Inc.2001—
−4K021434Arthrex Fiberwire in Usp SizesArthrex, Inc.2002—
−3K032245Arthrex Fibertape (TM), 2MM, Arthrex Fibertape (TM), 3MM, Arthrex Fibertape…Arthrex, Inc.2004—
−2K041553Arthrex Suture Grafting KitArthrex, Inc.2004—
−1K181182DYNACORD SutureMedos International SARL2018—
0 (this device)K203186DYNATAPE SutureMedos International SARL2021—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200040
200130
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K203186, 1999–2021Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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What was it cleared against? (1)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K181182DYNACORD Suture
Summary page 4
…Common Name: Suture Substantial The DYNATAPE™ Suture is substantially equivalent to: Equivalence  K181182 DYNACORD™ Suture (MEDOS International SARL) Reference devices:  K200949 HEALI…
Medos International SARL2018—
†K200949HEALIX ADVANCE Anchor with DYNATAPE SutureMedos International SARL2020—
†K183506HEALIX ADVANCE Anchor with DYNACORD SutureMedos International SARL2019—
†K021434Arthrex Fiberwire in Usp SizesArthrex, Inc.2002—
†K041553Arthrex Suture Grafting KitArthrex, Inc.2004—

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 22 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 2.6 years on median.
  • 2 of the 13 ancestors have a recall of any class.

How does its category compare?

All GAT devices

GAT Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polyethylene: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2021, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · GAT

5in 2025

2007: 62008: 42009: 92010: 112011: 12012: 62013: 42014: 42015: 72016: 102017: 62018: 62019: 42020: 52021: 42022: 52023: 82024: 32025: 52026 (partial year): 5
2007high 11 (2010) · low 1 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GAT

30in 2025

2007: 40 days median2008: 93 days median2009: 57 days median2010: 27 days median2012: 61 days median2013: 123 days median2014: 45 days median2015: 125 days median2016: 139 days median2017: 57 days median2018: 95 days median2019: 79 days median2020: 201 days median2021: 92 days median2022: 109 days median2023: 220 days median2024: 140 days median2025: 30 days median2026 (partial year): 83 days median
2007high 220 (2023) · low 27 (2010)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · GAT

1in 2011

2007: 12010: 32011: 1
2007high 3 (2010) · low 0 (2008)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · GAT

2,956in 2025

2007: 152008: 152009: 552010: 792011: 972012: 2532013: 2102014: 1652015: 6262016: 6882017: 1,1042018: 1,4532019: 1,2512020: 1,2202021: 1,6432022: 1,4192023: 2,0382024: 2,5972025: 2,956
2007high 2,956 (2025) · low 15 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GAT, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
2007640115
2008493015
2009957055
20101127379
20111—197
20126610253
201341230210
20144450165
201571250626
2016101390688
201765701,104
201869501,453
201947901,251
2020520101,220
202149201,643
2022510901,419
2023822002,038
2024314002,597
202553002,956
20265830—

What is it indicated for?

DYNATAPE suture is indicated for orthopedic procedural use in soft-tissue approximation, and/ or ligation, including use with allograft tissue.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K203186: DYNATAPE Suture.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K203186

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026