# K984151: Stainless Steel Nonabsorbable Surgical Suture, Usp

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Mill Pond, Inc.
- Decided: Apr 28, 1999 after 160 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.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 1 device in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- (no number) Lukens® Stainless Steel Surgical Suture: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) U.S. Surgical Corporation Auto Suture® Powered Endoscopic GIA Stapler: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) 3M Maxi-Driver II Battery-Powered System: named in the summary without a submission number

## Indications for use
Mill Pond. Inc. Stainless Steel Surgical Suture used with the Mill Pond, Inc. Suturer has applications in gynecological, orthopedic, and general abdominal and thoracic endoscopic surgical wound closure procedures including creation of anastomoses and hernia repair.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K984151
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology