Suture Kit

What Is It?

This product code has been established in accordance with the may 20, 1997, guidance entitled, convenience kits interim regulatory guidance, found at https://www.fda.gov/downloads/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/ucm080217.pdf. This type of convenience kit, as listed in the guidance above, is under enforcement discretion, and does not require a premarket notification (510(k)) to market if it meets all criteria in the guidance.

What Is FDA Product Code OVN?

Suture Kit is FDA product code OVN, Class 2, 21 CFR 878.4830.

What Does It Take to Sell It in the United States?

The FDA exercises enforcement discretion for this code and does not currently require a premarket submission for devices that meet the conditions it has set for it.

What Has Gone Wrong With It?

The FDA has recorded 10 recalls under this product code since 2014. None was by a company in China. The root cause the FDA records most often is Nonconforming Material/Component (8).

A recall is a fact about one product and its maker, not a grade for every manufacturer of the type.