# K930517: Non-Absorbable Surgical Sutures

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Alcon Laboratories
- Decided: Dec 17, 1993 after 319 days
- Product code: GAR (Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polyamide)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.5020
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 2 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K053637: Mani Needle & Suture Pack (Nylon) (2006), 0 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K930517
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology