# K082662: V-Loc 180 Absorbable Wound Closure Device

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Surgical Devices, Tyco Healthcare Group LP
- Decided: Mar 26, 2009 after 195 days
- Product code: GAM (Suture, Absorbable, Synthetic, Polyglycolic Acid)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4493
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K990951 (1999). 2 ancestors in all.
34 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 37 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K990951: Maxon** Sterile, Synthetic, Absorbable Suture, United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc (1999) Summary page 1.
- K042075: Quill Synthetic Absorbable Barbed Suture, Quill Medical, Inc. (2004) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K091087: Modification to V-Loc 180 Absorbable Wound Closure Device (2009), 27 descendants of its own
- K113744: Quill Pdo Knotless Tissue-Closure Device (Polydioxanone) (2012), 25 descendants of its own
- K100257: VLOC9ABSORBABLE Wound Closure Device (2010), 24 descendants of its own
- K122898: Quill Monoderm Knotless Tissue-Closure Device, Variable Loop Design (2012), 19 descendants of its own
- K123409: Quill Monoderm Knotless Tissue-Closure Device, Variable Loop Design (2012), 18 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
V-LocTM 180 Absorbable Wound Closure Device is indicated for soft tissue approximation where use of an absorbable suture is appropriate.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K082662
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology