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PDS(TM) SUTURE (CLEAR)

FDA premarket approval N18387/S008 · decided 1983-06-07

Approval details

PMA number
N18387
Supplement
S008
Trade name
PDS(TM) SUTURE (CLEAR)
Generic name
Suture, absorbable, synthetic, polyglycolic acid
Applicant
ETHICON, Inc.
Date received
1983-04-18
Decision date
1983-06-07
Days to decision
50 days
Decision code
APPR
Product code
GAM
Advisory committee
General, Plastic Surgery
Expedited review
No
Location
Somerville, NJ

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RecordFirmDate
Coated VICRYL™ (Polyglactin 910) Plus Antibacterial Suture (K253394)ETHICON, Inc.2026-06-25
STRATAFIX™ Symmetric PDS™ Plus Knotless Tissue Control Devices (K252047)ETHICON, Inc.2026-05-18
STRATAFIX™ Spiral PRONOVA™ Unidirectional Knotless Tissue Control Device STRATAFIX™ Spiral PRONOVA™ Bidirectional Knotless Tissue Control Device (K253572)ETHICON, Inc.2026-03-27
MONOCRYL™ Plus Antibacterial Poliglecaprone – 25 (Monofilament), Sterile Synthetic Absorbable Surgical Suture (K253852)ETHICON, Inc.2026-02-06
STRATAFIX™ Spiral PDS™ Plus Knotless Tissue Control Device; STRATAFIX™ Spiral MONOCRYL™ Plus Knotless Tissue Control Device (K252743)ETHICON, Inc.2025-12-22
PDS™ Plus Antibacterial (Polydioxanone) Sterile Synthetic Absorbable Surgical Suture (K243897)ETHICON, Inc.2025-11-12
STRATAFIX™ Spiral MONOCRYL™ Plus Knotless Tissue Control Device (K221744)ETHICON, Inc.2022-11-15
PDS Plus Antibacterial (Polydioxanone) Sterile Synthetic Absorable Surgical Suture (K212380)ETHICON, Inc.2022-02-22