PMA · Approved
ApprovedMersilene*Polyester Suture
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
ETHICON, Inc. · GAO Suture, Nonabsorbable
Approved on Dec 22, 1988 through premarket approval, which rests on the device’s own clinical evidence after a 310-day review.
- Decided
- Dec 22, 1988
- Review
- 310 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- GAO
- Recalls
- None
PMA approvals rest on their own clinical evidence and do not claim a predicate, so this family tree starts here.
Sources: FDA PMA database (decision fields and supplements), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.
Planning a device in GAO? A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.
- Candidate predicates for a device like this, rankedin the report
- Recall history across each candidate’s familyin the report
Does it have a predicate?
PMA decisions do not claim a predicate device.
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 GAO devicesGAO Suture, Nonabsorbable: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · GAO
FDA has decided no GAO device since 2007.
Median 510(k) review, days · GAO
Too few GAO 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · GAO
No recall names GAO since 2007.
Adverse event reports per year · GAO
26in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code GAO, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 | — | 0 | 22 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 0 | 16 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 0 | 17 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 17 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 0 | 50 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 28 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 44 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 6 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 6 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 7 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 6 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 14 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 13 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 5 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 12 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 26 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
https://510kreport.com/device/N12815/S023 · printed Nov 6, 2026
Cite this page
510(k) Report. “N12815/S023: Mersilene*Polyester Suture.” Lineage record from FDA PMA data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/N12815/S023
Report an extraction error
Are you the manufacturer?
Record history
- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026