# K081366: Kumar T-Anchors Hernia Set

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Nashville Surgical Instruments
- Decided: Jul 15, 2008 after 61 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: 2 generations back to K944415 (1994). 2 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 4 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K963999: Auto Suture* Modified Endoscopic Fascia Stapler** Device, United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc (1996) Summary page 4.

## Cited in the summary but kept off the family tree
- K032478: Ranfac Disposable Suture Grasper Needle. Not in FDA’s 510(k), De Novo or PMA lists as we hold them (a misreading, a typo, or a number FDA does not list), so it is kept off the family tree Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K173917: neoClose PDS (2018), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Kumar T-ANCHORS Hernia Set provides a means for fixation of prosthetic material and passage of suture during repair of hernia and soft tissue.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K081366
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology