# K051955: Quickclot Acs - Accelerated Clotting Sponge

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Z-Medica Corporation
- Decided: Aug 10, 2005 after 22 days
- Product code: QSY (Hemostatic Wound Dressing Without Thrombin Or Other Biologics)
- Device class: U
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K002550 (2000). 2 ancestors in all.
42 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 45 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K013390: Quickclot, On Site Gas Systems, Inc. (2002) Summary page 5.

## Most influential descendants
- K061767: Quikclot 1ST Response & Quikclot Acs+ (2006), 39 descendants of its own
- K070010: Quikclot Sport and Quikclot Sport Silver (2007), 38 descendants of its own
- K072474: Quikclot EX (2007), 36 descendants of its own
- K090026: Chitogauze, Models 130, 131, 263, 264, 265, 266 (2009), 20 descendants of its own
- K092357: Chitogauze,2 in X 2 in,8 Ply, 4 in X 4 in 8 Ply, 4 in X 8 in, 8PLY, 1 in X 4 in, 8PLY, Chitogauze, Packaging Strip, 1/2 (2009), 10 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
QuikClot ACS - "Advanced Clotting Sponge", is intended for emergency use only as an external traumatic wound treatment to achieve hemostasis for moderate to severe bleeding.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K051955
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology