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Prolene Polypropylene Mesh Nonabsorbable Synthetic Surgical Mesh

K962530510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 9, 199642-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

ETHICON, Inc. · FTL Mesh, Surgical, Polymeric

Cleared on Aug 9, 1996 after a 42-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. 132 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Aug 9, 1996
Review
42 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FTL
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

132 later devices descend from it, 6 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2018: 8 descendants cleared2006: 7 descendants cleared2007: 2 descendants cleared2003: 2 descendants cleared2005: 3 descendants cleared2000: 1 descendant cleared2008: 15 descendants cleared2001: 1 descendant cleared2004: 4 descendants cleared2009: 12 descendants cleared2019: 2 descendants cleared2011: 10 descendants cleared2012: 14 descendants cleared2010: 6 descendants cleared2013: 10 descendants cleared2014: 4 descendants cleared2022: 3 descendants cleared2015: 5 descendants cleared2016: 4 descendants cleared2017: 2 descendants cleared2025: 3 descendants cleared2023: 3 descendants cleared2026: 4 descendants cleared2020: 3 descendants cleared2021: 1 descendant cleared2024: 3 descendants cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK962530 Prolene Polypropylene Mesh Nonabsorbable Synthetic Surgical MeshETHICON, Inc. · 1996
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 113 of its ownK002721 Ams Triangle Silicone-Coated Sling and Surgical MeshAmerican Medical Systems, Inc. · 2000
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 80 of its ownK010931 Ams Sacral Colpopexy Sling, Model 72403501American Medical Systems, Inc. · 2001
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 79 of its ownK033636 Ams Large Pore Polypropylene MeshAmerican Medical Systems, Inc. · 2003
  5. Descendant · 4 generations on · 74 of its ownK040521 Modification to Ams Large Pore Polypropylene MeshAmerican Medical Systems, Inc. · 2004
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 70 of its ownK040623 Ams Perigee SystemAmerican Medical Systems, Inc. · 2004

Showing 5 of 132 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2000: 12001: 12003: 22004: 42005: 32006: 72007: 22008: 152009: 122010: 62011: 102012: 142013: 102014: 42015: 52016: 42017: 22018: 82019: 22020: 32021: 12022: 32023: 32024: 32025: 32026: 4
2000high 15 (2008) · low 0 (2002)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 132 · See all
  • K002721Ams Triangle Silicone-Coated Sling and Surgical MeshAmerican Medical Systems, Inc. · 2000 · cites it directly113descendants
  • K010931Ams Sacral Colpopexy Sling, Model 72403501American Medical Systems, Inc. · 2001 · 2 generations on80descendants
  • K033636Ams Large Pore Polypropylene MeshAmerican Medical Systems, Inc. · 2003 · 3 generations on79descendants
  • K040521Modification to Ams Large Pore Polypropylene MeshAmerican Medical Systems, Inc. · 2004 · 4 generations on74descendants
  • K040623Ams Perigee SystemAmerican Medical Systems, Inc. · 2004 · 4 generations on70descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K962530Prolene Polypropylene Mesh Nonabsorbable Synthetic Surgical MeshETHICON, Inc.1996—
+1K002721Ams Triangle Silicone-Coated Sling and Surgical MeshAmerican Medical Systems, Inc.2000—
+2K010931Ams Sacral Colpopexy Sling, Model 72403501American Medical Systems, Inc.2001—
+3K033636Ams Large Pore Polypropylene MeshAmerican Medical Systems, Inc.2003—
+4K040521Modification to Ams Large Pore Polypropylene MeshAmerican Medical Systems, Inc.2004—
+4K040623Ams Perigee SystemAmerican Medical Systems, Inc.2004—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200010
200110
200320
200440
200530
200670
200720
2008150
2009120
201060
2011100
2012140
2013100
201440
201550
201640
201720
201880
201920
202030
202110
202230
202330
202430
202530
202640
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K962530, 1996–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (1)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*—PROLENE* polypropylene mesh nonabsorbable synthetic surgical mesh
Named without a submission number
—

What descends from it? (132)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K002721Ams Triangle Silicone-Coated Sling and Surgical MeshAmerican Medical Systems, Inc.2000113
K052864Tyrx Surgical Mesh, Model SMPC-0501Tyrx Pharma, Inc.200525
K023237Xylos Surgical MeshXylos Corporation200312
K053158Optilene Mesh LPAesculap, Inc.20065
K180829PROLENE Polypropylene Mesh Non-Absorbable Synthetic Surgical Mesh, PROLENE…ETHICON, Inc.20181
K070018Universal Surgical Mesh, Model 100Generic Medical Device, Inc.20070

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, K002721 (American Medical Systems, Inc., 2000) has gone furthest, with 113 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

2007: 202008: 232009: 152010: 182011: 152012: 122013: 82014: 112015: 122016: 32017: 62018: 122019: 42020: 52021: 22022: 62023: 42024: 22025: 62026 (partial year): 2
2007high 23 (2008) · low 2 (2021)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FTL

30in 2025

2007: 92 days median2008: 114 days median2009: 97 days median2010: 132 days median2011: 90 days median2012: 213 days median2013: 90 days median2014: 70 days median2015: 121 days median2016: 186 days median2017: 132 days median2018: 105 days median2019: 99 days median2020: 138 days median2022: 195 days median2023: 29 days median2025: 30 days median
2007high 213 (2012) · low 29 (2023)2026

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

Recalls per year · FTL

1in 2020

2007: 22008: 12009: 12010: 122011: 82012: 22013: 12014: 32017: 12018: 12020: 1
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

2007: 1,7372008: 1,5692009: 1,9062010: 2,1752011: 3,6082012: 14,7002013: 26,5192014: 2,6832015: 2,5262016: 2,4172017: 3,9472018: 11,8932019: 21,7242020: 18,8192021: 16,2842022: 11,4392023: 8,0252024: 8,5652025: 3,487
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
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
2007209221,737
20082311411,569
2009159711,906
201018132122,175
2011159083,608
201212213214,700
2013890126,519
2014117032,683
20151212102,526
2016318602,417
2017613213,947
201812105111,893
2019499021,724
20205138118,819
20212—016,284
20226195011,439
202342908,025
20242—08,565
202563003,487
20262—0—

What is it indicated for?

Modified PROLENE mesh is intended for the repair of hernia and other fascial deficiencies that require the addition of a reinforcing or bridging material.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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https://510kreport.com/device/K962530 · printed Nov 4, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K962530: Prolene Polypropylene Mesh Nonabsorbable Synthetic Surgical Mesh.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K962530

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026