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Micrins Microsurgical Suture

K993970510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 30, 2000128-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.5020

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

Micrins Surgical, Inc. · GAR Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polyamide

Cleared on Mar 30, 2000 after a 128-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

Decided
Mar 30, 2000
Review
128 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GAR
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K993970Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA 510(k) statement (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?

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

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.

How does its category compare?

All GAR devices

GAR Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polyamide: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · GAR

1in 2023

2008: 12013: 12015: 12016: 12017: 12020: 12021: 12022: 12023: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 1 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GAR

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

Recalls per year · GAR

1in 2023

2008: 12011: 12023: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 1 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · GAR

823in 2025

2007: 182008: 142009: 122010: 392011: 82012: 52013: 422014: 1032015: 862016: 1242017: 1802018: 5412019: 5182020: 3842021: 5322022: 5492023: 6072024: 6682025: 823
2007high 823 (2025) · low 5 (2012)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GAR, 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
20070—018
20081—114
20090—012
20100—039
20110—18
20120—05
20131—042
20140—0103
20151—086
20161—0124
20171—0180
20180—0541
20190—0518
20201—0384
20211—0532
20221—0549
20231—1607
20240—0668
20250—0823
20261—1—

What is it indicated for?

Micrins microsurgical suture is indicated for use in general soft tissue approximation and/or ligation, including use in cardiovascular, ophthalmic and neurological procedures.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA 510(k) statement, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K993970: Micrins Microsurgical Suture.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K993970

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