Fast-FIX

Tfcc Fast-FIX KIT Includes Fast-FIX 360 Delivery Device, Disposable Slotted Cannula, AND Knot Pusher/Suture Cutter

Registry build 21.09.26
6manufacturers in China registered for this device type
14catalogue numbers in this listing
11510(k) clearances naming this product code
4recalls on this code

Who Else Makes It

Concentrated in Shanghai (2), Shandong (2), Fujian (1).

Chinese manufacturers registered for FDA product code GAT
Manufacturer City Province Registered as Device types
Zimmer (Shanghai) Medical International Trading Co., Ltd. Shanghai Shanghai Exporter 106
Arthrex (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Shanghai Shanghai Exporter 38
Shandong Haidike Medical Products Co., Ltd. Heze Shandong Manufacturer 22
Xiamen Zhiyuan Medical Technology Co., Ltd. Xiamen Fujian Contract manufacturer 22
Foosin Medical Supplies Inc.ltd Weihai Shandong Manufacturer 8
ARC Medical Supplies (Beijing) Co., Ltd. Beijing Beijing Manufacturer 7

Record

Regulatory record for Fast-FIX
Listed by Smith & Nephew, Inc., United States
FDA product code GAT
Device type Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polyethylene
Device class Class 2
Regulation 21 CFR 878.5000
Establishment Contract manufacturer, Remanufacturer, Specification developer, Repacker / relabeller, Complaint-file establishment, Manufacturer, Exporter
510(k) K151105
Record published 2015-08-29
Record revised 2023-09-07 (version 8)

Specifications

Specifications
MRI safety MR Safe
Supplied sterile Yes
Single use Yes
Prescription Prescription only
Supplied as a kit Yes
Label carries lot or batch number, expiry date

Catalogue Numbers

Catalogue numbers for Fast-FIX
Catalogue number Size Status
72202467 In distribution
72201495 In distribution
72202468 In distribution
72205677 In distribution
72201490 In distribution
72202469 In distribution
72205325 In distribution
72201493 In distribution
72205324 In distribution
72201494 In distribution
72203986 In distribution
72201492 In distribution
72201491 In distribution
72205676 In distribution

Same Product Code

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Product Sold by Catalogue numbers
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DemeBOND Demetech Corp. 939
Ti-Cron Covidien LP 482
HS FIber Riverpoint Medical LLC 413
Ethibond Excel Ethicon, Inc. 383
Arthrex® Arthrex, Inc. 307
Dagrofil B Braun Surgical SA 195
WEGO-Polyester Nonabsorbable Surgical Suture With Needle Foosin Medical Supplies Inc.ltd 175
Cardioxyl ® Peters Surgical 162
Silkam B Braun Surgical SA 150

Showing 12 of 275. All products under Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polyethylene

510(K) Clearances

FDA 510(k) clearances naming this product code
Clearance Decision date
K203393 2021-02-01
K132079 2013-12-05
K132357 2013-10-30
K121861 2012-10-18
K092508 2010-01-28
K072322 2007-09-18
K052652 2005-10-21
K041216 2004-06-07
K040789 2004-06-04
K984550 1999-03-01
K980155 1998-04-01

Recalls Naming This Product

1 recall names this product by its own identifier, the 510(k) it is cleared under.

Recalls naming the identifiers of Fast-FIX
Recalled by Identified by Initiated FDA class Root cause Reason Quantity Closed
Smith & Nephew, Inc. 510(k) number 2015-04-30 Class II Package design/selection Sterility of device maybe compromised 202,279 units 2017-09-19

Recalls

The FDA has not published a severity grade for these. Volume alone is not a quality signal: a manufacturer that ships more recalls more.

Recalls referencing this product code
Initiated FDA class Root cause Reason Quantity Closed
2010-10-14 Not classified Device Design FasT-Fix 360 Needle Delivery System may not allow the T-2 (anchor) to advance for implantation. 621 units 2012-05-09
2010-10-14 Not classified Device Design FasT-Fix 360 Needle Delivery System may not allow the T-2 (anchor) to advance for implantation. 53 units 2012-05-09
2010-10-14 Not classified Device Design FasT-Fix 360 Needle Delivery System may not allow the T-2 (anchor) to advance for implantation. 130 units 2012-05-09

PMA Approvals

A premarket approval is the full Class III route, granted on clinical evidence rather than on equivalence to an existing device. It is the highest regulatory bar a device of this type can clear.

FDA premarket approvals naming this product code
PMA number Decision Trade name Approved to
N16374 1986-01-23 PROLENE*POLYPROPYLENE SUTURE NONABSORBABLE SURG. S Ethicon, Inc.
P810028 1984-12-17 DEKLENE(TM) Deknatel, Inc.
N17825 1981-09-24 SURGILENE Davis & Geck, Inc.

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Where China Actually Supplies

Every device page names the company that lists it and the factories registered to make the same thing. These are the sections with the most of them.

5,100manufacturers registered in China
2,581device types they are registered for
340,248device records, each naming its maker
31provinces with a registered manufacturer