# K915693: Proximate Absorbable Staples

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: ETHICON, Inc.
- Decided: Mar 19, 1992 after 87 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
No predicates in its family tree.
69 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 70 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K024117: Insorb Absorbable Staples, Model SP-B20 (2003), 68 descendants of its own
- K051609: Quill Synthetic Absorbable Barbed Suture (2005), 64 descendants of its own
- K071989: Quill Self-Retaining System (SRS) Synthetic Absorbable Surgical Suture Material (2007), 31 descendants of its own
- K080680: Quill Self-Retaining System (SRS) Comprised of Pdo (Polydioxanone (2008), 30 descendants of its own
- K080985: Quill Self-Retaining System (SRS) Comprised of Polydioxanone (Pdo) (2008), 29 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K915693
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology