# K042075: Quill Synthetic Absorbable Barbed Suture

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Quill Medical, Inc.
- Decided: Oct 26, 2004 after 85 days
- Product code: NEW (Suture, Surgical, Absorbable, Polydioxanone)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4840
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
68 later devices descend from it; 4 cite it directly.
0 of 69 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- (no number) PDS II, a Synthetic Monofilament Absorbable Suture: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K051609: Quill Synthetic Absorbable Barbed Suture (2005), 64 descendants of its own
- K082662: V-Loc 180 Absorbable Wound Closure Device (2009), 34 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
QuillTM Synthetic Absorbable Barbed Sutures are indicated to close easily approximated edges of dermis where use of absorbable sutures is appropriate.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K042075
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology