FDA cleared the MONOCRYL™ Plus Antibacterial Poliglecaprone – 25 (Monofilament), Sterile Synthetic Absorbable Surgical Suture from ETHICON, Inc. on Feb 6, 2026 under K253852, a traditional 510(k). The device falls under product code GAM, Suture, Absorbable, Synthetic, Polyglycolic Acid, regulated at 21 CFR 878.4493 as a Class 2 device. The review panel was General, Plastic Surgery.

FDA logged the submission as received on Dec 2, 2025. The decision came 66 days later, inside the 90 FDA-day goal for a 510(k).

ETHICON, Inc. has 6 other decisions in the tracker over the last 12 months: K253394 (Coated VICRYL™ (Polyglactin 910) Plus Antibacterial Suture), K252047 (STRATAFIX™ Symmetric PDS™ Plus Knotless Tissue Control Devices), K253572 (STRATAFIX™ Spiral PRONOVA™ Unidirectional Knotless Tissue Control Device STRATAFIX™ Spiral PRONOVA™ Bidirectional Knotless Tissue Control Device), K252743 (STRATAFIX™ Spiral PDS™ Plus Knotless Tissue Control Device; STRATAFIX™ Spiral MONOCRYL™ Plus Knotless Tissue Control Device).