FDA product code · General and plastic surgery
Suture, Nonabsorbable, Silk
41 FDA decisions since 1976. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 301 days (half between 185 and 495). 24 recalls name this code, 0 of them Class I. The most-cited predicate is K080684, named by 5 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 GAP 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 · GAP
3in 2024
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · GAP
193in 2024
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · GAP
1in 2023
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · GAP
478in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code GAP, 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 | 1 | — | 0 | 7 |
| 2008 | 1 | — | 0 | 21 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 0 | 12 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 24 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 21 | 6 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 8 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 1 | 15 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 25 |
| 2016 | 2 | — | 0 | 54 |
| 2017 | 1 | — | 0 | 55 |
| 2018 | 1 | — | 1 | 340 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 333 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 426 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 437 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 419 |
| 2023 | 1 | — | 1 | 404 |
| 2024 | 3 | 193 | 0 | 455 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 478 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
Planning a device in GAP? 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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