FDA product code · General and plastic surgery
Suture, Absorbable, Natural
30 FDA decisions since 1981. 1 recall names this code; it is not Class I. The most-cited predicate is K930738, named by 9 later devices.
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly Download the data (CSV)
Twenty years of GAL at a glance: how often FDA decides these devices, how long 510(k) reviews take, how often they are recalled, and how many adverse event reports name the code.
FDA decisions per year · GAL
1in 2015
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · GAL
Too few GAL 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · GAL
1in 2019
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · GAL
117in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code GAL, 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 | 13 |
| 2008 | 1 | — | 0 | 6 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 0 | 25 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 57 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 0 | 36 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 27 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 32 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 157 |
| 2015 | 1 | — | 0 | 137 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 87 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 133 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 246 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 1 | 229 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 109 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 120 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 130 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 121 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 161 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 117 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
Planning a device in GAL? A 510(k) Report ranks candidate predicates in this code by lineage, citations and recall history, with the review-time outlook.
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Other codes under 21 CFR 878.4830.