# K052373: Quill Nonabsorbable Polypropylene Barbed Suture

- Pathway: 510(k) (Abbreviated)
- Applicant: Quill Medical, Inc.
- Decided: Sep 26, 2005 after 27 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: 6 generations back to K014153 (2002). 15 ancestors in all.
10 later devices descend from it; 6 cite it directly.
0 of 26 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K050548: Contour Midface Opposing Uni-Directional Threads, Surgical Specialties Corp (2005) Summary page 1.
- K051609: Quill Synthetic Absorbable Barbed Suture, Quill Medical, Inc. (2005) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K130078: Quill Polypropylene Knotless Tissue-Closure Device, Variable Loop Design (2013), 5 descendants of its own
- K113800: Quill Quadrahelix Tissue-Closure Device (2012), 3 descendants of its own
- K131224: Sharpoint Polypropylene Surgical Suture, Look Polypropylene Surgical Suture, Quill Polypropylene Knotless Tissue-Closure (2013), 2 descendants of its own
- K171039: Assut Filbloc Permanent Sutures (2017), 1 descendant of its own
- K151112: Quill Polypropylene Knotless Tissue-Closure Device, Variable Loop Design (2015), 1 descendant of its own

## Indications for use
Quill® Nonabsorbable Polypropylene Barbed Sutures are indicated for soft tissue approximation excluding closure of the epidermis.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K052373
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology