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Nonabsorbable Polypropylene Surgical Mesh

K905655510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 31, 199013-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

United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc · FTL Mesh, Surgical, Polymeric

Cleared on Dec 31, 1990 after a 13-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 30 later devices descend from it.

Decided: Dec 31, 1990
Review: 13 days
Class: Class II
Product code: FTL
Recalls: None
Predicates: 0

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

This deviceK905655 Nonabsorbable Polypropylene Surgical MeshUnited States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc · 1990
Descendant · cites it directly · 27 of its ownK041632 Minimesh Polypropylene MeshMpathy Medical Devices, Ltd. · 2004 · Recalled
Descendant · 2 generations on · 16 of its ownK053361 Modification to: Minimesh Polypropylene MeshMpathy Medical Devices, Ltd. · 2006 · Recalled
Descendant · 2 generations on · 13 of its ownK092207 Restorelle Polypropylene MeshMpathy Medical Devices, Inc. · 2009
Descendant · 3 generations on · 9 of its ownK090739 Bard Sacrocolpopexy GraftC.R. Bard, Inc. · 2009
Descendant · 4 generations on · 8 of its ownK101722 Alyte Y-Mesh GraftC.R. Bard, Inc. · 2011

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Descendants cleared per year

1998high 5 (2012) · low 0 (1999)2026

Most influential descendants

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K041632Minimesh Polypropylene MeshMpathy Medical Devices, Ltd. · 2004 · cites it directly27descendants
K053361Modification to: Minimesh Polypropylene MeshMpathy Medical Devices, Ltd. · 2006 · 2 generations on16descendants
K092207Restorelle Polypropylene MeshMpathy Medical Devices, Inc. · 2009 · 2 generations on13descendants
K090739Bard Sacrocolpopexy GraftC.R. Bard, Inc. · 2009 · 3 generations on9descendants
K101722Alyte Y-Mesh GraftC.R. Bard, Inc. · 2011 · 4 generations on8descendants

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
0 (this device)	K905655	Nonabsorbable Polypropylene Surgical Mesh	United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc	1990	—
+1	K041632	Minimesh Polypropylene Mesh	Mpathy Medical Devices, Ltd.	2004	1
+2	K053361	Modification to: Minimesh Polypropylene Mesh	Mpathy Medical Devices, Ltd.	2006	1
+2	K092207	Restorelle Polypropylene Mesh	Mpathy Medical Devices, Inc.	2009	—
+3	K090739	Bard Sacrocolpopexy Graft	C.R. Bard, Inc.	2009	—
+4	K101722	Alyte Y-Mesh Graft	C.R. Bard, Inc.	2011	—

Descendants by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
1998	1	0
2004	1	0
2006	2	0
2007	1	0
2008	1	0
2009	2	0
2010	3	0
2011	2	0
2012	5	0
2013	2	0
2014	2	0
2015	3	0
2016	1	0
2017	1	0
2018	2	0
2022	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K905655, 1990–2022Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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? (30)

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4 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Descendants
K041632	Minimesh Polypropylene Mesh	Mpathy Medical Devices, Ltd.	2004	27
K142192	Insightra Freedom Ventral Hernia Repair System	Insightra Medical	2015	0
K060018	Trulene Mesh	Sutures India Pvt., Ltd.	2006	0
K982575	Mesh, Surgical, Polymeric	United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc	1998	0

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?

Of its descendants, K041632 (Mpathy Medical Devices, Ltd., 2004) has gone furthest, with 27 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

2007high 23 (2008) · low 2 (2021)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FTL

30in 2025

2007high 213 (2012) · low 29 (2023)2026

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

Recalls per year · FTL

1in 2020

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

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

Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	20	92	2	1,737
2008	23	114	1	1,569
2009	15	97	1	1,906
2010	18	132	12	2,175
2011	15	90	8	3,608
2012	12	213	2	14,700
2013	8	90	1	26,519
2014	11	70	3	2,683
2015	12	121	0	2,526
2016	3	186	0	2,417
2017	6	132	1	3,947
2018	12	105	1	11,893
2019	4	99	0	21,724
2020	5	138	1	18,819
2021	2	—	0	16,284
2022	6	195	0	11,439
2023	4	29	0	8,025
2024	2	—	0	8,565
2025	6	30	0	3,487
2026	2	—	0	—

https://510kreport.com/device/K905655 · printed Nov 6, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K905655: Nonabsorbable Polypropylene Surgical Mesh.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K905655

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