Orthocord

2-0 ORTHOCORD w/Double-Armed Meniscal Needles ORTHOCORD Violet braided composite suture, Size 2-0 (3 metric), 38 Inches (96.5cm), Double - Armed with 13 Inches (33cm) meniscal needles (2).

Registry build 21.09.26
6manufacturers in China registered for this device type
10catalogue numbers in this listing

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 Orthocord
Listed by Medos International Sàrl, Switzerland
FDA product code GAT
Device type Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polyethylene
Device class Class 2
Regulation 21 CFR 878.5000
510(k) K040004
Record published 2015-09-01
Record revised 2026-03-31 (version 8)

Specifications

Specifications
MRI safety MR Safe
Supplied sterile Yes
Single use Yes
Prescription Prescription only
Label carries lot or batch number, expiry date
Packaging Package of 12, package of 10

Catalogue Numbers

Catalogue numbers for Orthocord
Catalogue number Size Status
223105 In distribution
228144 In distribution
223103 In distribution
223104 In distribution
223121 In distribution
223125 In distribution
223115 In distribution
223124 In distribution
223123 In distribution
223102 In distribution

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

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 Orthocord
Recalled by Identified by Initiated FDA class Root cause Reason Quantity Closed
Ethicon, Inc. 510(k) number 2009-02-02 Not classified Process control Sterility Issue: The firm decided to remove the product because it cannot assure the sterility of the products due to a failure in the sterilization process. 1,758,360 total 2009-10-21

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