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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · 2007

Surgical Suture, Nonabsorable Stainless Steel

K930740510(k) TraditionalCleared Jul 26, 1994529-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4495Recalls 1

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

Deknatel, Inc. · GAQ Suture, Nonabsorbable, Steel, Monofilament And Multifilament, Sterile

Cleared on Jul 26, 1994 after a 529-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. It has been recalled once.

Decided
Jul 26, 1994
Review
529 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GAQ
Recalls
1
Predicates
0

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

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K930740Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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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?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Jun 6, 2007Not classifiedZ-1015-2007OtherSuture Diameter/Strength specification failure: The products may not meet their final specifications for suture diameter and/or strength which could lead to premature breakage.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

How does its category compare?

All GAQ devices

GAQ Suture, Nonabsorbable, Steel, Monofilament And Multifilament, Sterile: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · GAQ

1in 2022

2007: 12008: 22014: 22017: 12018: 12020: 12022: 1
2007high 2 (2008) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GAQ

Too few GAQ 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · GAQ

2so far in 2026, the most since 2007

2026 (partial year): 2
2007high 2 (2026) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · GAQ

83in 2025

2007: 72008: 42009: 72010: 132011: 192012: 102013: 162014: 182015: 172016: 232017: 112018: 532019: 762020: 522021: 392022: 702023: 1002024: 1762025: 83
2007high 176 (2024) · low 4 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GAQ, 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
20071—07
20082—04
20090—07
20100—013
20110—019
20120—010
20130—016
20142—018
20150—017
20160—023
20171—011
20181—053
20190—076
20201—052
20210—039
20221—070
20230—0100
20240—0176
20250—083
20260—2—
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510(k) Report. “K930740: Surgical Suture, Nonabsorable Stainless Steel.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K930740

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026