# K091900: Absorbatack 5MM Single Use Absorbable Fixation Device

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Covidien Lp, Formerly Registered AS United States
- Decided: Jul 16, 2009 after 21 days
- Product code: GDW (Staple, Implantable)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4750
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 3 generations back to K951658 (1995). 4 ancestors in all.
12 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 17 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K071920: Autosuture Absorbable Tack and Applicator, United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc (2007) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K093845: Ethicon Securestrap 5MM Absorbable Strap Fixation Device, Model STRAP25 (2010), 11 descendants of its own
- K132698: Fastouch Fixation System (2014), 3 descendants of its own
- K131635: Rotation Medical Bone Staple (RMB Staple) (2013), 3 descendants of its own
- K162252: FasTouch Fixation System (2016), 2 descendants of its own
- K223860: Integrity™ Bone Staple Fixation System (2023), 1 descendant of its own

## Indications for use
The device is intended for fixation of prosthetic material to soft tissue in various minimally invasive and open surgical procedures such as hernia repair

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K091900
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology