# K232372: Peters Surgical ADVANTIME Absorbable Suture (ADVANTIME)

- Pathway: 510(k) (Abbreviated)
- Applicant: Peters Surgical
- Decided: Jul 12, 2024 after 339 days
- Product code: GAM (Suture, Absorbable, Synthetic, Polyglycolic Acid)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4493
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 5 generations back to K960653 (1996). 14 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 15 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K130083: Demecaprone (Poliglecaprone 25) Synthetic Monofilament (PGCL) Absorbable Suture, Demetech Corp. (2013) Summary page 4.

## Indications for use
ADVANTIME® synthetic absorbable surgical sutures are intended for use in general soft tissue approximation and/or ligation, but not for use cardiovascular surgery, microsurgery, ophthalmic surgery, and neurological tissue.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K232372
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology