# K170278: OptiFix AT Absorbable Fixation System with Articulating Technology - 30 Fasteners, OptiFix AT Absorbable Fixation System with Articulating Technology - 15 Fasteners

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: C.R. Bard, Inc.
- Decided: May 31, 2017 after 121 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 K913469 (1991). 15 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 17 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K142873: OptiFix Fixation System - Straight 5mm X 39 cm - 30 absorbable fasteners, OptiFix Fixation System - Straight 5mm x 39 cm - 15 absorbable fasteners, C.R. Bard, Inc. (2015) Summary page 4.
- K123109: Absorbatack 5MM Single Use Absorbable Fixation Device, Covidien (2012) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- 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

## Indications for use
The OptiFix AT Absorbable Fixation System with Articulating Technology 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/K170278
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology