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# STRATAFIX™ Symmetric PDS™ Plus Knotless Tissue Control Devices (K252047)

_ETHICON, Inc. · NEW · May 18, 2026 · General, Plastic Surgery · SESE_

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## Device Facts

- **Applicant:** ETHICON, Inc.
- **Product Code:** [NEW](/submissions/SU/subpart-e%E2%80%94surgical-devices/NEW.md)
- **Decision Date:** May 18, 2026
- **Decision:** SESE
- **Submission Type:** Traditional
- **Regulation:** 21 CFR 878.4840
- **Device Class:** Class 2
- **Review Panel:** General, Plastic Surgery

## Regulatory Identification

An absorbable polydioxanone surgical suture is an absorbable, flexible, sterile, monofilament thread prepared from polyester polymer poly (p-dioxanone) and is intended for use in soft tissue approximation, including pediatric cardiovascular tissue where growth is expected to occur, and ophthalmic surgery. It may be coated or uncoated, undyed or dyed, and with or without a standard needle attached.

## Special Controls

*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The special control for the 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.

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**Source:** [https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/SU/subpart-e%E2%80%94surgical-devices/NEW/K252047](https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/SU/subpart-e%E2%80%94surgical-devices/NEW/K252047)

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