# K142808: CapSure Fixation System-Straight 5mm x 37 cm-30 Permanent fasteners, CapSure Fixation System-Straight 5mm x 37 cm-15 Permanent fasteners

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: C.R. Bard, Inc.
- Decided: Mar 9, 2015 after 161 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.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 9 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 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K160900: CapSure Fixation System - Straight 5mm x 37 cm – 30 Permanent fasteners, CapSure Fixation System - Straight 5mm x 37 cm – 15 Permanent fasteners (2016), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The CapSure ™ Permanent Fixation System is indicated for the approximation of soft tissue and fixation of surgical mesh to tissues during open or laparoscopic surgical procedures, such as hernia repair.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K142808
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology