# K113744: Quill Pdo Knotless Tissue-Closure Device (Polydioxanone)

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Angiotech
- Decided: Feb 1, 2012 after 43 days
- Product code: NEW (Suture, Surgical, Absorbable, Polydioxanone)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.4840
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 6 generations back to K014153 (2002). 17 ancestors in all.
25 later devices descend from it; 7 cite it directly.
0 of 43 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K051609: Quill Synthetic Absorbable Barbed Suture, Quill Medical, Inc. (2005) Summary page 1.
- K082662: V-Loc 180 Absorbable Wound Closure Device, Surgical Devices, Tyco Healthcare Group LP (2009) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- 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
- K123877: Quill Pdo Knotless Tissue-Closure Device, Variable Loop Design (2013), 11 descendants of its own
- K123836: Quill Monoderm Knotless Tissue-Closure Device, Variable Loop Design (2012), 11 descendants of its own
- K141778: Quill Monoderm Knotless Tissue-Closure Device, Variable Loop Design (2014), 10 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
QUiITM PDO Knotless Tissue-Closure Device, comprised of Polydioxanone, is indicated for soft tissue approximation where use of an absorbable suture is appropriate.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K113744
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology