# K053380: Contour Thread Synthetic Absorbable Pdo Barbed Suture

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Surgical Specialties Corp
- Decided: Jan 18, 2006 after 44 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
Longest line of descent: 6 generations back to K014153 (2002). 15 ancestors in all.
3 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 19 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K051609: Quill Synthetic Absorbable Barbed Suture, Quill Medical, Inc. (2005) Summary page 3.

## Most influential descendants
- K073614: WG-Surgical Sutures with Needle (2008), 2 descendants of its own
- K200392: Rexsin (2020), 0 descendants of its own
- K173779: Rexmono, Pdrex (2018), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Contour ThreadTM Synthetic Absorbable PDO Barbed Sutures are indicated for use in soft tissue approximation where use of absorbable suture is appropriate.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K053380
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology