# K130078: Quill Polypropylene Knotless Tissue-Closure Device, Variable Loop Design

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Surgical Specialties Corp. Dba Angiotech
- Decided: Feb 28, 2013 after 45 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: 10 generations back to K014153 (2002). 33 ancestors in all.
5 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 39 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.
- K113744: Quill Pdo Knotless Tissue-Closure Device (Polydioxanone), Angiotech (2012) Summary page 1.
- K123409: Quill Monoderm Knotless Tissue-Closure Device, Variable Loop Design, Surgical Specialties Corp. Dba Angiotech (2012) 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
- K151112: Quill Polypropylene Knotless Tissue-Closure Device, Variable Loop Design (2015), 1 descendant of its own
- K253572: STRATAFIX™ Spiral PRONOVA™ Unidirectional Knotless Tissue Control Device  STRATAFIX™ Spiral PRONOVA™ Bidirectional Knotless Tissue Control Device (2026), 0 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
QuiITM Knotless Tissue-Closure Device comprised of Polypropylene is indicated for soft tissue approximation excluding closure of the epidermis.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K130078
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology