# K930590: Silk Sutures

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Davis & Geck, Inc.
- Decided: Dec 17, 1993 after 316 days
- Product code: GAT (Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polyethylene)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.5000
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
18 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 19 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
- K982853: Silk Suture (1999), 16 descendants of its own
- K100006: HS Fiber (Polyblend), River Bond, Riversilk (Silk), Riverpro (Polypropylene), Riverlon (Nylon) Model Veries by Size/Need (2010), 15 descendants of its own
- K153307: HS SutureTape (2016), 7 descendants of its own
- K190817: HS Fiber (2019), 6 descendants of its own
- K231163: HS Fiber Sutures (2024), 3 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K930590
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology