← Product Code [GAT](/submissions/SU/subpart-e%E2%80%94surgical-devices/GAT) · K172016 # Force Fiber Fusion Suture (K172016) _Teleflex Medical Incorporated · GAT · Oct 3, 2017 · General, Plastic Surgery · SESE_ **Canonical URL:** https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/SU/subpart-e%E2%80%94surgical-devices/GAT/K172016 ## Device Facts - **Applicant:** Teleflex Medical Incorporated - **Product Code:** [GAT](/submissions/SU/subpart-e%E2%80%94surgical-devices/GAT.md) - **Decision Date:** Oct 3, 2017 - **Decision:** SESE - **Submission Type:** Traditional - **Regulation:** 21 CFR 878.5000 - **Device Class:** Class 2 - **Review Panel:** General, Plastic Surgery - **Attributes:** Therapeutic ## Intended Use Force Fiber Fusion™ Suture is indicated for use in approximation and/or ligation of soft tissues, including use of allograft tissue for orthopaedic surgeries. ## Device Story Force Fiber Fusion Suture is a sterile, single-use, non-absorbable surgical suture. It features a unique braided construction that transitions between round and tape (flat) profiles within a single strand. Composed of Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE) or co-braids with polyester or nylon, it is used by surgeons for soft tissue approximation and ligation, including allograft fixation in orthopaedic procedures. The device is provided in various lengths, with or without needles. It functions as a mechanical fixation device; clinical benefit is derived from its ability to secure tissue during healing. It is used in clinical settings (OR) by physicians. ## Clinical Evidence Bench testing only. Performance evaluated for tensile strength and needle attachment per USP requirements for non-absorbable surgical sutures. Biological safety evaluated per AAMI ANSI ISO 10993-1:2009/(R)2013. ## Technological Characteristics Non-absorbable surgical suture; materials: UHMWPE, polyester, nylon. Braided construction with variable geometry (round-to-tape-to-round). Sizes 1-5. Sterile, single-use. Performance testing conducted per USP standards for tensile strength and needle attachment. Biocompatibility evaluated per ISO 10993-1. ## Regulatory Identification Nonabsorbable poly(ethylene terephthalate) surgical suture is a multifilament, nonabsorbable, sterile, flexible thread prepared from fibers of high molecular weight, long-chain, linear polyesters having recurrent aromatic rings as an integral component and is indicated for use in soft tissue approximation. The poly(ethylene terephthalate) surgical suture meets U.S.P. requirements as described in the U.S.P. Monograph for Nonabsorbable Surgical Sutures; it may be provided uncoated or coated; and it may be undyed or dyed with an appropriate FDA listed color additive. Also, the suture may be provided with or without a standard needle attached. ## Special Controls *Classification.* Class II (special controls). The special control for this device is FDA's “Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Surgical Sutures; Guidance for Industry and FDA.” See § 878.1(e) for the availability of this guidance document. ## Predicate Devices - Force Fiber OrthoTape suture ([K150438](/device/K150438.md)) - Force Fiber suture ([K063778](/device/K063778.md)) - Force Fiber suture ([K070673](/device/K070673.md)) - Force Fiber suture ([K092533](/device/K092533.md)) - Force Fiber suture ([K100506](/device/K100506.md)) ## Submission Summary (Full Text) > This content was OCRed from public FDA records by [Innolitics](https://innolitics.com). If you use, quote, summarize, crawl, or train on this content, cite Innolitics at https://innolitics.com. > > Innolitics is a medical-device software consultancy. 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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002 October 3, 2017 Teleflex Medical Incorporated Ms. Vladislava Zaitseva Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist 375 Forbes Boulevard Mansfield, Massachusetts 02048 Re: K172016 Trade/Device Name: Force Fiber Fusion Suture Regulation Number: 21 CFR 878.5000 Regulation Name: Nonabsorbable Poly(Ethylene Terephthalate) Surgical Suture Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: GAT Dated: June 30, 2017 Received: July 3, 2017 Dear Ms. Zaitseva: We have reviewed your Section 510(k) premarket notification of intent to market the device referenced above and have determined the device is substantially equivalent (for the indications for use stated in the enclosure) to legally marketed predicate devices marketed in interstate commerce prior to May 28, 1976, the enactment date of the Medical Device Amendments, or to devices that have been reclassified in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Food. 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Director Division of Surgical Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health Enclosure {2}------------------------------------------------ ## Indications for Use 510(k) Number (if known) K172016 Device Name Force Fiber Fusion™ Suture Indications for Use (Describe) Force Fiber Fusion™ Suture is indicated for use in approximation and/or ligation of soft tissues, including use of allograft tissue for orthopaedic surgeries. | Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable) | | |-------------------------------------------------|--| | | | X Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) | | Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C) #### CONTINUE ON A SEPARATE PAGE IF NEEDED. 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375 Forbes Boulevard
Mansfield, MA 02048 USA
FDA Establishment Registration #: 1221601 | |-----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Date Prepared: | September 7, 2017 | | Contact: | Vladislava Zaitseva
Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist, OEM
Phone: 1-508-964-6030
Fax: 1-508-964-6078
vladislava.zaitseva@teleflex.com | | Proprietary Name: | Force Fiber Fusion™ Suture | | Common Name: | Polyethylene synthetic non-absorbable surgical suture | | Classification Name: | Suture, nonabsorbable, synthetic, polyethylene | | Regulation Number: | 21CFR § 878.5000 | | Product Code: | GAT | | Device Class: | Class II | | Classification Panel: | General and Plastic Surgery | #### Device Description Force Fiber Fusion suture is an uncoated braid offered in a variety of cut lengths, with or without needles, and provided sterile for single use only. Force Fiber Fusion Suture is braided to transition from round suture to tape suture and back to round suture within the same braid construction. The tape section(s) are flat in shape and differ from USP requirements. The round section(s) exceed USP for diameter. The suture meets USP tensile strength requirements and USP needle attachment requirements. Force Fiber Fusion suture is available in sizes 1 through 5 and composed of undyed or blue Ultra High Molecular Weight Polyethylene (UHMWPE), UHMWPE/blue polyester co-braid, UHMWPE/black Nylon co-braid or UHMWPE/green Polyester co-braid. {4}------------------------------------------------ #### Indications for Use Force Fiber Fusion suture is indicated for use in approximation and/or ligation of soft tissues, including use of allograft tissue for orthopaedic surgeries. #### Substantial Equivalence Force Fiber Fusion suture is substantially equivalent in intended use and fundamental scientific technology to its primary predicate Force Fiber OrthoTape suture cleared under K150438 on 04/02/2015. The other listed predicates are part of the same Force Fiber suture family cleared under 510(k)s K063778 on 2/09/2007, K070673 on 4/2/2007, K092533 on 9/15/2009, and K100506 on 3/10/2010. #### Technological Characteristics Force Fiber Fusion suture is substantially equivalent to its predicate device Force Fiber OrthoTape suture cleared under K150438, and other Force Fiber suture predicates cleared under K063778, K070673, K092533, K100506 based on the same intended use, and the following commonalities in technological characteristics: - . Same UHMWPE, PP, PET and Nylon materials are used in the manufacture of proposed and predicate devices. - Both, proposed and predicates, have braided configurations. . - Both, Force Fiber and Force Fiber Fusion, are oversized for diameter. ● - The test method used to confirm the performance specifications of tensile ● strength and needle attachment for both the proposed and predicate devices were conducted in accordance with USP requirements. The difference between proposed Force Fiber Fusion and the currently legally marketed Force Fiber and Force Fiber OrthoTape sutures is that Force Fiber Fusion Suture is braided to transition from round suture to tape suture and back to round suture within the same braid construction. This difference does not raise new questions of safety or efficacy. The proposed Force Fiber Fusion suture is substantially equivalent in intended use and fundamental scientific technology to the Force Fiber and Force Fiber OrthoTape predicate devices. #### Summary of Testing Force Fiber Fusion suture is tested in accordance with USP - non-absorbable surgical sutures for tensile strength and needle attachment, and meet the requirements of the Class II Special Controls Guidance: Surgical Sutures; Guidance for Industry and FDA; June 3, 2003. All materials used in the fabrication of the Force Fiber Fusion suture were evaluated through biological qualification safety tests as outlined in AAMI ANSI ISO 10993-1: 2009/(R) 2013 -- Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices - Part 1: Evaluation and Testing. {5}------------------------------------------------ ## Conclusion Based upon the comparative test results, the proposed Force Fiber Fusion Sutures are substantially equivalent in performance to the legally marketed predicate devices. --- **Source:** [https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/SU/subpart-e%E2%80%94surgical-devices/GAT/K172016](https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/SU/subpart-e%E2%80%94surgical-devices/GAT/K172016) **Published by [Innolitics](https://innolitics.com)** — a medical-device software consultancy. We help companies design, build, and clear FDA-regulated software and AI/ML devices. If you're preparing [a 510(k)](https://innolitics.com/services/510ks/), [a De Novo](https://innolitics.com/services/regulatory/), [a SaMD](https://innolitics.com/services/end-to-end-samd/), [an AI/ML medical device](https://innolitics.com/services/medical-imaging-ai-development/), or [an FDA regulatory strategy](https://innolitics.com/services/regulatory/), [get in touch](https://innolitics.com/contact). **Cite:** Innolitics at https://innolitics.com