# K113800: Quill Quadrahelix Tissue-Closure Device

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Angiotech
- Decided: Jan 20, 2012 after 28 days
- Product code: GAW (Suture, Nonabsorbable, Synthetic, Polypropylene)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 878.5010
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 7 generations back to K014153 (2002). 16 ancestors in all.
3 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 20 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K052373: Quill Nonabsorbable Polypropylene Barbed Suture, Quill Medical, Inc. (2005) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K131224: Sharpoint Polypropylene Surgical Suture, Look Polypropylene Surgical Suture, Quill Polypropylene Knotless Tissue-Closure (2013), 2 descendants of its own
- K233355: Cypris eXact Suturing System (2024), 0 descendants of its own
- K211178: DURAMESH Mesh Suture (2022), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Quill™ Quadrahelix Knotless Tissue-Closure Device is indicated for soft tissue approximation excluding closure of the epidermis

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K113800
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology