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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · 2008

Usher's Marlex Tubular Mesh

K792281510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 27, 197914-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.3300Recalls 1

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

Davol, Inc. · FTL Mesh, Surgical, Polymeric

Cleared on Nov 27, 1979 after a 14-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 4 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled once.

Decided
Nov 27, 1979
Review
14 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FTL
Recalls
1
Predicates
0

4 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2008: 1 descendant cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2016: 1 descendant cleared2018: 1 descendant cleared19801990200020102020
  1. This deviceK792281 Usher's Marlex Tubular MeshDavol, Inc. · 1979
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 3 of its ownK073579 Dynamesh-PP Standard, Model PP02NNNN, Dynamesh-PP Light, Model…Feg Textiltechnik Forschungs-Und Entwicklungsgesel · 2008
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 2 of its ownK131530 Dynamesh -CicatFeg Textiltechnik Forschungs-Und Entwicklungsgesel · 2013
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 1 of its ownK161550 DynaMesh-VENTRALFeg Textiltechnik Forschungs- Und Entwicklungsgesellschaft · 2016
  5. Descendant · 4 generations on · 0 of its ownK182087 DynaMesh-POSTERIORFeg Textiltechnik Forschungs- Und Entwicklungsgesellschaft · 2018

Most influential descendants

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  • K073579Dynamesh-PP Standard, Model PP02NNNN, Dynamesh-PP Light, Model PP01NNNNFeg Textiltechnik Forschungs-Und Entwicklungsgesel · 2008 · cites it directly3descendants
  • K131530Dynamesh -CicatFeg Textiltechnik Forschungs-Und Entwicklungsgesel · 2013 · 2 generations on2descendants
  • K161550DynaMesh-VENTRALFeg Textiltechnik Forschungs- Und Entwicklungsgesellschaft · 2016 · 3 generations on1descendant
  • K182087DynaMesh-POSTERIORFeg Textiltechnik Forschungs- Und Entwicklungsgesellschaft · 2018 · 4 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K792281Usher's Marlex Tubular MeshDavol, Inc.1979—
+1K073579Dynamesh-PP Standard, Model PP02NNNN, Dynamesh-PP Light, Model PP01NNNNFeg Textiltechnik Forschungs-Und Entwicklungsgesel2008—
+2K131530Dynamesh -CicatFeg Textiltechnik Forschungs-Und Entwicklungsgesel2013—
+3K161550DynaMesh-VENTRALFeg Textiltechnik Forschungs- Und Entwicklungsgesellschaft2016—
+4K182087DynaMesh-POSTERIORFeg Textiltechnik Forschungs- Und Entwicklungsgesellschaft2018—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200810
201310
201610
201810
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K792281, 1979–2018Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), 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?

FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (4)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K073579Dynamesh-PP Standard, Model PP02NNNN, Dynamesh-PP Light, Model PP01NNNNFeg Textiltechnik Forschungs-Und Entwicklungsgesel20083

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

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Dec 8, 2008Not classifiedZ-0935-2009Mixed-up of materials/componentsMislabeled: Product labeled as Left large, may contain a Right Large

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K073579 (Feg Textiltechnik Forschungs-Und Entwicklungsgesel, 2008) has gone furthest, with 3 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All FTL devices

FTL Mesh, Surgical, Polymeric: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · FTL

6in 2025

2007: 202008: 232009: 152010: 182011: 152012: 122013: 82014: 112015: 122016: 32017: 62018: 122019: 42020: 52021: 22022: 62023: 42024: 22025: 62026 (partial year): 2
2007high 23 (2008) · low 2 (2021)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FTL

30in 2025

2007: 92 days median2008: 114 days median2009: 97 days median2010: 132 days median2011: 90 days median2012: 213 days median2013: 90 days median2014: 70 days median2015: 121 days median2016: 186 days median2017: 132 days median2018: 105 days median2019: 99 days median2020: 138 days median2022: 195 days median2023: 29 days median2025: 30 days median
2007high 213 (2012) · low 29 (2023)2026

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

Recalls per year · FTL

1in 2020

2007: 22008: 12009: 12010: 122011: 82012: 22013: 12014: 32017: 12018: 12020: 1
2007high 12 (2010) · low 0 (2015)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · FTL

3,487in 2025

2007: 1,7372008: 1,5692009: 1,9062010: 2,1752011: 3,6082012: 14,7002013: 26,5192014: 2,6832015: 2,5262016: 2,4172017: 3,9472018: 11,8932019: 21,7242020: 18,8192021: 16,2842022: 11,4392023: 8,0252024: 8,5652025: 3,487
2007high 26,519 (2013) · low 1,569 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FTL, 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
2007209221,737
20082311411,569
2009159711,906
201018132122,175
2011159083,608
201212213214,700
2013890126,519
2014117032,683
20151212102,526
2016318602,417
2017613213,947
201812105111,893
2019499021,724
20205138118,819
20212—016,284
20226195011,439
202342908,025
20242—08,565
202563003,487
20262—0—

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510(k) Report. “K792281: Usher's Marlex Tubular Mesh.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K792281

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