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Standard Staple-Line Reinforcement (SSLR23)

K231603510(k) TraditionalCleared Oct 6, 2023127-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.3300

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

Standard Bariatrics, Inc. · OXC Mesh, Surgical, Absorbable, Staple Line Reinforcement

Cleared on Oct 6, 2023 as substantially equivalent to K181940 (W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc., 2018) after a 127-day review. Its family tree reaches back 9 generations to 1985.

Decided
Oct 6, 2023
Review
127 days
Class
Class II
Product code
OXC
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 9 generations to K842066 (1985). 23 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 9 generations backK842066 Peri-Guard Pericardial PatchGenetic Laboratories, Inc. · 1985
  2. 5 generations between
  3. 3 generations backK032865 Gore Seamguard Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement MaterialW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · 2003
  4. 2 generations backK043056 Gore Seamguard Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement MaterialW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · 2004
  5. 1 generation backK181940 GORE SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line ReinforcementW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · 2018
  6. This deviceK231603 Standard Staple-Line Reinforcement (SSLR23)Standard Bariatrics, Inc. · 2023
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  1. Root · 9 generations backK842066 Peri-Guard Pericardial PatchGenetic Laboratories, Inc. · 1985
  2. 8 generations backK961811 Peri-Guard PericardiumBio-Vascular, Inc. · 1996
  3. 7 generations backK983162 Peri-Guard, CV Peri-Guard, Ocu-Guard, Supple Peri-Guard, Peri-Strips…Bio-Vascular, Inc. · 1998 · Recalled
  4. 6 generations backK992537 Peri-Strips-Sleeve, Peri-Strips-Strip and Peri-Strips Dry…Bio-Vascular, Inc. · 2000
  5. 5 generations backK014183 Afb (Absorbable Foam Buttress)J&J Corporate Biomaterials Center · 2002
  6. 4 generations backK030782 Seamguard Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement MaterialW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · 2003
  7. 3 generations backK032865 Gore Seamguard Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement MaterialW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · 2003
  8. 2 generations backK043056 Gore Seamguard Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement MaterialW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · 2004
  9. 1 generation backK181940 GORE SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line ReinforcementW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc. · 2018
  10. This deviceK231603 Standard Staple-Line Reinforcement (SSLR23)Standard Bariatrics, Inc. · 2023
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−9K842066Peri-Guard Pericardial PatchGenetic Laboratories, Inc.1985—
−8K961811Peri-Guard PericardiumBio-Vascular, Inc.1996—
−7K983162Peri-Guard, CV Peri-Guard, Ocu-Guard, Supple Peri-Guard, Peri-Strips - Sleeve…Bio-Vascular, Inc.19982
−6K992537Peri-Strips-Sleeve, Peri-Strips-Strip and Peri-Strips Dry (Non-Naoh-Treated…Bio-Vascular, Inc.2000—
−5K014183Afb (Absorbable Foam Buttress)J&J Corporate Biomaterials Center2002—
−4K030782Seamguard Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement MaterialW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.2003—
−3K032865Gore Seamguard Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement MaterialW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.2003—
−2K043056Gore Seamguard Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement MaterialW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.2004—
−1K181940GORE SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line ReinforcementW. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.2018—
0 (this device)K231603Standard Staple-Line Reinforcement (SSLR23)Standard Bariatrics, Inc.2023—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199230
199310
199420
199640
199710
199910
200010
200110
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K231603, 1985–2023Source: 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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Top candidate predicates for a new OXC device

  1. #1 K252906 ECHELON ENDOPATH Staple Line Reinforcement…score 13.0 · 9 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
  3. #3 Held for the reportin the report
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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
*K181940GORE SEAMGUARD Bioabsorbable Staple Line Reinforcement
Summary page 5
…e OXC - Mesh, Surgical, Absorbable, Staple Line Reinforcement FDA clearance K181940 IV. Device Description The Standard Staple-Line Reinforcement (SSLR23) is an implantable device designed to be used with S…
W. L. Gore & Associates, Inc.2018—

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 38 years and passes through 5 companies; a new generation was cleared every 2.3 years on median.
  • 3 of the 23 ancestors have a recall of any class.

How does its category compare?

All OXC devices

OXC Mesh, Surgical, Absorbable, Staple Line Reinforcement: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2023, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · OXC

1in 2023

2013: 22015: 12018: 12019: 12022: 22023: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 2 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · OXC

Too few OXC 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · OXC

No recall names OXC since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · OXC

45in 2025

2018: 42020: 42021: 332022: 1642023: 262024: 382025: 45
2007high 164 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code OXC, 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
20070—00
20080—00
20090—00
20100—00
20110—00
20120—00
20132—00
20140—00
20151—00
20160—00
20170—00
20181—04
20191—00
20200—04
20210—033
20222—0164
20231—026
20240—038
20250—045
20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

Standard Staple-Line Reinforcement is indicated for use in bariatric procedures in which gastric tissue transection and resection with staple line reinforcement is needed.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K231603: Standard Staple-Line Reinforcement (SSLR23).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K231603

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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