Recorded device evidence

APTOS Threads – Polypropylene Surgical Sutures (K192953): indications, design and recorded evidence

The acquired K192953 file contains product-specific indications and users, design and operating principle, non-clinical evidence actually described sections. Compare these dated manufacturer statements with your own indication and design before commissioning evidence work. They describe this submission; they do not prescribe your testing, validate performance independently or establish a suitable predicate.

Evidence retrieved 2026-10-07. Source versions and topic-specific limits are listed below.

Computed exact-code research

This decision beside its recorded product-code cohort

The 2021–2025 complete-year cohort contains 4 selected decisions under primary code GAW. 4 have valid reported receipt/decision pairs; 0 pairs are missing or invalid.

No quartiles are displayed: this complete-year cohort has fewer than 20 valid pairs.

The table shows the named decision and up to four latest exact-code research records through 2026-09-27. It can include partial-year records outside the complete-year cohort. The quartiles above use the full stated cohort, not this displayed selection.

Research recordRecorded deviceReceipt → decisionCalendar elapsed daysRecorded submission type
K192953 ↗ · this pageAPTOS Threads – Polypropylene Surgical Sutures2019-10-21 → 2020-08-27311Traditional
K253572 ↗STRATAFIX™ Spiral PRONOVA™ Unidirectional Knotless Tissue Control Device STRATAFIX™ Spiral PRONOVA™ Bidirectional Knotless Tissue Control Device2025-11-17 → 2026-03-27130Traditional
K233355 ↗Cypris eXact Suturing System2023-09-29 → 2024-01-12105Traditional
K230746 ↗Non absorbable Surgical Polypropylene Suture2023-03-17 → 2023-09-14181Traditional
K221280 ↗Vesseal2022-05-03 → 2022-12-09220Traditional

Use this comparison: select a record to investigate, read its actual indications and design, and document differences. A shared code or elapsed period cannot establish its relevance to your device.

Calendar elapsed days are not active FDA review time, a promised schedule or a success probability. The selection includes only the stated recorded decisions, not all applications. Latest records can postdate the named historical decision and are contextual research, not its predicates. Shared codes, summaries and observed records do not prove equivalence, current market availability, buyer applicability or predicate suitability.

Calculation, selection and source versions

Reuse the complete-endpoint exact-primary-code, documented SE-decision cohort and its stated cutoff/window. Retain its type-7 quartiles only when at least 20 valid date pairs are present. Independently subtract the named official record’s receipt date from its decision date; missing or negative pairs remain unknown. Show up to four latest exact-code research records, excluding the named ID. Parent analysis hash, source snapshots and calculation versions are retained.

Calculation: fda-named-decision-cohort-context-1; cutoff 2026-09-27; 7 parent records excluded; units record counts; calendar elapsed days.

Source snapshots: 5a86994ba49a37e71e09be96803fd51981c6c43eaa96caab41aea2b188bfe002.

Read beyond the decision row

Recorded evidence and differences to investigate

The summary is manufacturer-submitted context hosted by FDA. Negative/no-study statements are preserved. Evidence themes are not binding legal requirements.

Short opening excerpts identify the source sections. Read the linked original for the full study context, negative statements, tables and limitations. Public quotations are limited to 120 words per acquired summary; the internal evidence packet retains exact section ranges for review.

Indications and users

K192953 · PDF page 5 ↗ Source 2

The APTOS Threads –                                    Polypropylene Surgical Sutures are indicated for general soft tissue
    approximation, excluding closure of the epidermi s, where use of a non-abs orbable suture is
    appropriate.

Compare with your product: Compare the recorded indication, population, body site and use environment with your proposed label. Record each change instead of assuming the primary code settles intended use.

Design and operating principle

K192953 · PDF page 4 ↗ Source 3

APTOS Threads -             Pol ypr op ylen e Sur gical Sutures  are a d yed, nonabso rbab le, sterile sur gical
  strand of pol yprop ylene i n USP size 2-                                    0.

The excerpt is shortened at a complete statement. Read the complete section in the original PDF before interpreting the evidence.

Compare with your product: Compare physical design, materials, energy, accessories and operating principle with your design. Ask which documented differences change the evidence scope.

Non-clinical evidence actually described

K192953 · PDF page 7 ↗ Source 4

Read this statement in the original PDF; no complete statement fits the short excerpt.

Compare with your product: Treat these as documented evidence themes in this case, including any limitations or negative statements. Ask which protocols, design inputs and acceptance rationale would be justified for your product; these excerpts are not a mandatory test panel.

Extraction selection and limits

Select observed whole-line section headings or explicit colon-delimited inline labels on readable PDF pages, including the explicitly documented heading-spacing variants in this parser version. Preserve the original heading, character ranges and layout; do not repair excerpt text. Exclude letter boilerplate and uncertain pages. Stop at observed table headings; do not infer table columns or scalar results from layout text. Multi-column or suspicious split-numeric excerpts are excluded until reviewed alternate extraction is available. Original layout records remain retained; any alternate text has its own extractor-version locator and requires original-page review. For each dimension, prefer usable versioned alternate text where available, selecting its longest usable excerpt; otherwise select the longest usable original-layout excerpt. Ties preserve source order. Bounded to 64 PDF pages and 3,500 characters per section. This is a selection, not a complete dossier analysis.

Excluded extraction items: {'uncertain_pdf_page': 1}.

Known facts and deciding inputs

Known context: US. Confirm the organisation’s role, relevant activities and markets against the cited criteria.

Source factRecorded valueWhat to check
510(k) identifierK192953 [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Generic device categoryAPTOS Threads – Polypropylene Surgical Sutures [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Recorded applicantAptos, LLC [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
FDA product codeGAW [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Decision date2020-08-27 [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Recorded decision codeSESE [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Submission typeTraditional [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Receipt date2019-10-21 [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.

Prepare a differences and evidence worksheet

Use this checklist to gather your business or product details before speaking with a specialist. The items below explain what to record and suggest useful supporting documents. You can add your own answers in the editable project brief.

  1. Indications and users — what differs in our product?

    Compare the recorded indication, population, body site and use environment with your proposed label. Record each change instead of assuming the primary code settles intended use.

    Useful evidence: Our proposed indication, user/population and use environment beside this exact recorded indication.

  2. Design and operating principle — what differs in our product?

    Compare physical design, materials, energy, accessories and operating principle with your design. Ask which documented differences change the evidence scope.

    Useful evidence: Design description, materials/components, accessory list and a differences matrix.

  3. Non-clinical evidence actually described — what differs in our product?

    Treat these as documented evidence themes in this case, including any limitations or negative statements. Ask which protocols, design inputs and acceptance rationale would be justified for your product; these excerpts are not a mandatory test panel.

    Useful evidence: Existing protocols/results and design-specific evidence gaps, with standard editions and scope reviewed separately.

Work packages and dependencies

What needs to happen first

Questions for providers

Sources and data dates

Read the official document in context. The audit details identify the precise locators and preserved versions used for this page.

FDA openFDA — 510(k) decision records ↗

2026-10-05 · retrieved 2026-10-06

Audit details: precise locators and snapshot identifiers

Source key D01 · snapshot 5a86994ba49a37e71e09be96803fd51981c6c43eaa96caab41aea2b188bfe002

  • [1] device-510k-0001-of-0001.json:results[73256] · record 536d2dd1bcd127ceb42e905ca2ffa1dc5c6279b9428c778dbf66d22976b89d52
  • [5] Complete results array / fda-decision-context:K192953 · record whole dataset partition

FDA 510(k) summary — K192953 ↗

Tue, 08 Sep 2020 12:29:08 GMT · retrieved 2026-10-07

Audit details: precise locators and snapshot identifiers

Source key D02 · snapshot f171eaa1615935c7c842598f1d5f7ec8c5449eda857bda568b9781c875d60fc3

  • [2] PDF page 5 · record 6d8c227eb09fb3658cf5143439ec2a0fae14db0335b377040bda25c4b1987515
  • [3] PDF page 4 · record 17a421e1e5936516b2affa5d59328cec7651e120e4988b637b4dbd723798e6af
  • [4] PDF page 7 · record 9a6e94aaacee64e9d40d679c923a5472a73b621614c2a1ad3561d7f727736c96

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