510(k) Report

FDA product code · General and plastic surgery

Suture, Recombinant Technology

NWJClass II21 CFR 878.4494510(k) required9 decisions since 20070 recalls

9 FDA decisions since 2007. 510(k) reviews decided 2021–2025 took a median of 28 days (half between 28 and 28). No recall names this code. The most-cited predicate is K082178, named by 4 later devices.

Intended for use in soft tissue approximation. Indicated for use in general soft tissue approximation and/or ligation.

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

FIG. A — Illustration, general and plastic surgery panel

Twenty years of NWJ 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 · NWJ

1in 2021

2007: 22008: 22010: 12012: 12013: 22021: 1
2007high 2 (2007) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · NWJ

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

Recalls per year · NWJ

No recall names NWJ since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · NWJ

4in 2025

2014: 122015: 82016: 132017: 132018: 102019: 32020: 82021: 12022: 72023: 42024: 12025: 4
2007high 13 (2016) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code NWJ, 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
20072—00
20082—00
20090—00
20101—00
20110—00
20121—00
20132—00
20140—012
20150—08
20160—013
20170—013
20180—010
20190—03
20200—08
20211—01
20220—07
20230—04
20240—01
20250—04
20260—0—
FIG. 1 — NWJ by year, 2007–2026Sources: FDA decision databases, recall and enforcement reports, MAUDE · Data through Oct 25, 2026

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