# K011372: Aesculap, Inc. Safil Quick Synthetic Absorbable Surgical Suture

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Aesculap, Inc.
- Decided: Aug 1, 2001 after 89 days
- Product code: GAM (Suture, Absorbable, Synthetic, Polyglycolic Acid)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4493
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
5 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 6 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K031286: Safil and Safil Quick Synthetic Absorbable Surgical Suture (2003), 3 descendants of its own
- K061796: Hepatostat Set, Model 760X (2006), 1 descendant of its own
- K233265: Monotime and Optime R (2024), 0 descendants of its own
- K143584: Pga Resorba, Pga Resoquick, Glycolon (2015), 0 descendants of its own
- K073493: Hepatostat Set (2008), 0 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K011372
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology