FDA cleared the STRATAFIX™ Symmetric PDS™ Plus Knotless Tissue Control Devices from ETHICON, Inc. on May 18, 2026 under K252047, a traditional 510(k). The device falls under product code NEW, Suture, Surgical, Absorbable, Polydioxanone, regulated at 21 CFR 878.4840 as a Class 2 device. The review panel was General, Plastic Surgery.

FDA logged the submission as received on Jun 30, 2025. The decision came 322 days later, longer than the 90 FDA-day review goal, which usually means at least one additional information request.

ETHICON, Inc. has 6 other decisions in the tracker over the last 12 months: K253394 (Coated VICRYL™ (Polyglactin 910) Plus Antibacterial Suture), K253572 (STRATAFIX™ Spiral PRONOVA™ Unidirectional Knotless Tissue Control Device STRATAFIX™ Spiral PRONOVA™ Bidirectional Knotless Tissue Control Device), K253852 (MONOCRYL™ Plus Antibacterial Poliglecaprone – 25 (Monofilament), Sterile Synthetic Absorbable Surgical Suture), K252743 (STRATAFIX™ Spiral PDS™ Plus Knotless Tissue Control Device; STRATAFIX™ Spiral MONOCRYL™ Plus Knotless Tissue Control Device).