# K931271: Ethi-Pack* Surgical Stainless Steel Suture

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: ETHICON, Inc.
- Decided: Jan 7, 1994 after 305 days
- Product code: GAQ (Suture, Nonabsorbable, Steel, Monofilament And Multifilament, Sterile)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4495
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
114 later devices descend from it; 19 cite it directly.
0 of 115 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

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

## Most influential descendants
- K110789: Synthes Sternal Zipfix System (2011), 85 descendants of its own
- K111908: Biomet Microfixation Sternal Closure System (2011), 78 descendants of its own
- K121302: Biomet Microfixation Sternal Closure System (2012), 75 descendants of its own
- K051165: KLS Martin Sternal Talon (2006), 62 descendants of its own
- K070169: KLS Martin Quick Disc, Sternal Talon and Sternal Plating - Sterile (2007), 61 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K931271
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology