# K060721: Lariat Loop Applicator

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Sentreheart
- Decided: Jun 2, 2006 after 77 days
- Product code: GAT (Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polyethylene)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.5000
- 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 K931994 (1994). 6 ancestors in all.
4 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 11 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K963329: Ethicon Endosuture System, ETHICON, Inc. (1996) Summary page 1.
- K022410: Saph-Loop Ligating Loop, Genzyme Biosurgery (2002) Summary page 1.
- K993695: Liga-Loop Suture Applicator, Hysterx, Inc. (2000) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K090385: Lariat II Suture Delivery Device (2009), 2 descendants of its own
- K142241: LARIAT sulture Delivery Device (2014), 1 descendant of its own
- K153096: LARIAT RS Suture Delivery Device (2015), 0 descendants of its own
- K073096: Anchorage Closure Device (2008), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The LARIAT Loop Applicator facilitates suture placement and knot tying for use in surgical applications where soft tissue are being approximated and/or ligated with a pre-tied polyester suture.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K060721
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology