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Mesh, Surgical, Polymeric

K982575510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 6, 1998105-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

United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc · FTL Mesh, Surgical, Polymeric

Cleared on Nov 6, 1998 as substantially equivalent to K922916 (C.R. Bard, Inc., 1992) and 1 other predicate after a 105-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1990.

Decided
Nov 6, 1998
Review
105 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FTL
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K905655 (1990). 2 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 1992: 1 other ancestorK905655 · Nonabsorbable Polypropylene Surgical Mesh · United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc · 1990199019921994199619982000
Other ancestors, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor K905655 · Nonabsorbable Polypropylene Surgical Mesh · United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc · 19900
  1. Root · 1 generation backK905655 Nonabsorbable Polypropylene Surgical MeshUnited States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc · 1990
  2. This deviceK982575 Mesh, Surgical, PolymericUnited States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc · 1998
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K905655Nonabsorbable Polypropylene Surgical MeshUnited States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc1990—
0 (this device)K982575Mesh, Surgical, PolymericUnited States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc1998—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K982575, 1990–1998Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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What was it cleared against? (2)

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
*K922916Bard Marlex Mesh Dart
Summary page 1
…50 Glover Avenue Norwalk, CT 06856 Jamie Yieh July 23, 1998 Mesh, Surgical, Polymeric Nonabsorbable Surgical Mesh Not yet determined Bard® Marlex® Mesh PerFix™ Plug (K922916) Surgipro* Mesh (K905655) Surgipro* Mesh Plug** device is a nonabsorbable, inert, sterile, porous, surgical mesh knitted from ya…
C.R. Bard, Inc.1992—
*K905655Nonabsorbable Polypropylene Surgical Mesh
Summary page 1
…CT 06856 Jamie Yieh July 23, 1998 Mesh, Surgical, Polymeric Nonabsorbable Surgical Mesh Not yet determined Bard® Marlex® Mesh PerFix™ Plug (K922916) Surgipro* Mesh (K905655) Surgipro* Mesh Plug** device is a nonabsorbable, inert, sterile, porous, surgical mesh knitted from yarns of polypropylene poly…
United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc1990—

Also cleared against K922916: 10 other devices →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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?

  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
  • 10 other devices also cite its predicate K922916.

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?

The Surgipro* Mesh Plug** device is indicated for the repair of groin hernia defects.

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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510(k) Report. “K982575: Mesh, Surgical, Polymeric.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K982575

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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