# K151659: ReliaTack Articulating Reloadable Fixation Device with Deep Purchase Reloadable Tacks

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Covidien, LLC
- Decided: Jul 17, 2015 after 28 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: 6 generations back to K951658 (1995). 9 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 10 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K140609: Reliatack Articulating Reloadable Fixation Device with Standard Purchase Absorble Tacks, Covidien (2014) Summary page 4.

## 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/K151659
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology