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K181652Substantially Equivalent

Coated Vicryl Plus Antibacterial (Polyglactin 910) Absorable Suture

Ethicon, Inc, Somerville NJ / Traditional, Substantially Equivalent
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K181652 is the FDA 510(k) clearance record for Coated Vicryl Plus Antibacterial (Polyglactin 910) Absorable Suture, a class II device, cleared for ETHICON, Inc. on under FDA product code GAM (Suture, Absorbable, Synthetic, Polyglycolic Acid). FDA records list 208 510(k) clearances for ETHICON, Inc., from to . As of , FDA records show one recall naming K181652.

Clearance record

Decision date
Received
(98 days to decision)
Product code
GAM Suture, Absorbable, Synthetic, Polyglycolic Acid
Regulation
21 CFR 878.4493
Device class
Class II
Review panel
General, Plastic Surgery
Applicant
ETHICON, Inc. Rte. 22 W. P.O. Box 151, Somerville NJ
510(k) summary
Summary PDF
Third party review
No

Clearances, product code GAM

Trailing 12 months
5 clearances under product code GAM in the twelve months to October 2026, December 2025 the highest month at 2.
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Monthly 510(k) clearances under FDA product code GAM, trailing twelve months
MonthClearances
November 20250
December 20252
January 20260
February 20261
March 20260
April 20260
May 20261
June 20261
July 20260
August 20260
September 20260
October 20260