# K123109: Absorbatack 5MM Single Use Absorbable Fixation Device

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Covidien
- Decided: Oct 23, 2012 after 19 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: 4 generations back to K951658 (1995). 7 ancestors in all.
4 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 12 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K090470: Autosuture Protack; Tacker System; Absorbatack Fixation Devices, Covidien (2009) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K170278: OptiFix AT Absorbable Fixation System with Articulating Technology - 30 Fasteners, OptiFix AT Absorbable Fixation System with Articulating Technology - 15 Fasteners (2017), 1 descendant of its own
- K140609: Reliatack Articulating Reloadable Fixation Device with Standard Purchase Absorble Tacks (2014), 1 descendant of its own
- K191287: OptiFix AT Absorbable Fixation System with Articulating Technology – 30 Fasteners, OptiFix AT Absorbable Fixation System with Articulating Technology – 15 Fasteners (2019), 0 descendants of its own
- K151659: ReliaTack Articulating Reloadable Fixation Device with Deep Purchase Reloadable Tacks (2015), 0 descendants 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/K123109
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology