# K052900: Quill Nonabsorbable Nylon Barbed Suture

- Pathway: 510(k) (Abbreviated)
- Applicant: Quill Medical, Inc.
- Decided: Nov 28, 2005 after 45 days
- Product code: GAR (Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polyamide)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.5020
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 7 generations back to K014153 (2002). 18 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 19 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K930825: Suture Nonabsorbable-Nylon,Silk,Polyester,Stainles, Surgical Specialties, Inc. (1994) Summary page 1.
- K003000: Grams Nylon Nonabsorbable Suture, Gramsmed, LLC (2000) Summary page 1.
- K052373: Quill Nonabsorbable Polypropylene Barbed Suture, Quill Medical, Inc. (2005) Summary page 3.

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

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K052900
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology