# K041593: Featherlift Extended Length Aptos Thread

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Surgical Specialties Corp
- Decided: Sep 20, 2004 after 98 days
- Product code: GAW (Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polypropylene)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.5010
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 3 generations back to K014153 (2002). 4 ancestors in all.
72 later devices descend from it; 5 cite it directly.
0 of 77 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K032698: Coapt Endotine Midface-ST 4.5 Device, Coapt Systems, Inc. (2003) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K050548: Contour Midface Opposing Uni-Directional Threads (2005), 65 descendants of its own
- K051609: Quill Synthetic Absorbable Barbed Suture (2005), 64 descendants of its own
- K071989: Quill Self-Retaining System (SRS) Synthetic Absorbable Surgical Suture Material (2007), 31 descendants of its own
- K080680: Quill Self-Retaining System (SRS) Comprised of Pdo (Polydioxanone (2008), 30 descendants of its own
- K080985: Quill Self-Retaining System (SRS) Comprised of Polydioxanone (Pdo) (2008), 29 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Featherlift™ Extended Length Aptos Thread is indicated for use in midface suspension surgery to fixate the cheek subdermis in an elevated position.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K041593
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology