# K171039: Assut Filbloc Permanent Sutures

- Pathway: 510(k) (Abbreviated)
- Applicant: Assut Europe S.P.A.
- Decided: Aug 29, 2017 after 145 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: 7 generations back to K014153 (2002). 16 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 18 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 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K192953: APTOS Threads – Polypropylene Surgical Sutures (2020), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
FilBloc Permanent sutures are intended for general soft tissue approximation, excluding closure of the epidermis, where use of a non-absorbable suture is appropriate.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K171039
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology