# K143413: J+PRAS YOUNG'S Thread

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Y. Jacobs Medical, Inc.
- Decided: Sep 11, 2015 after 287 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: 10 generations back to K014153 (2002). 20 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 21 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K080985: Quill Self-Retaining System (SRS) Comprised of Polydioxanone (Pdo), Surgical Specialties Corp (2008) Summary page 6.
- K130191: MINT, Hans Biomed Corporation (2013) Summary page 6.
- K120827: Quill Pdo Knotless Tissue-Closure Device (Polydixanone), Angiotech (2012) Summary page 6.

## Indications for use
The Y. JACOBS YOUNG'S THREAD is intended for use in soft tissue approximation where use of an absorbable suture is appropriate.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K143413
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology