# K093253: Amid Stapler

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Safestitch, LLC
- Decided: Nov 12, 2009 after 27 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: 1 generation back to K771177 (1977). 3 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 5 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K771177: Surgical Stapling Instru., Auto, Suture, United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc (1977) Summary page 1.
- K780695: Auto Suture Disposable Stapling Instru., United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc (1978) Summary page 1.
- K855047: Auto Suture Titanium Surgical Staples, United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc (1986) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K120268: Amid Stapler (2012), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The SafeStitch LLC AMID Stapler & Non-Absorbable Staples has applications in general surgery procedures for fixation of mesh, in the repair of hernia defects and in other surgical specialties for the approximation of tissue(s), including skin.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K093253
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology