FDA product code · General and plastic surgery
Suture, Nonabsorbable
4 FDA decisions since 1980. No recall names this code.
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly Download the data (CSV)
Twenty years of GAO 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 · 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 | — |
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Other codes under 21 CFR 878.4495.