QUILL QUADRAHELIX TISSUE-CLOSURE DEVICE

K113800 · Angiotech · GAW · Jan 20, 2012 · General, Plastic Surgery

Device Facts

• Record ID: K113800
• Device Name: QUILL QUADRAHELIX TISSUE-CLOSURE DEVICE
• Applicant: Angiotech
• Product Code: GAW · General, Plastic Surgery
• Decision Date: Jan 20, 2012
• Decision: SESE
• Submission Type: Special
• Regulation: 21 CFR 878.5010
• Device Class: Class 2
• Attributes: Therapeutic

Intended Use

Quill™ Quadrahelix Knotless Tissue Closure Device is indicated for soft tissue approximation excluding closure of the epidermis.

Device Story

Quill™ Quadrahelix Knotless Tissue-Closure Device is a non-absorbable, isotactic polypropylene monofilament suture. Device features bi-directional quadrahelix barbs along the long axis. Surgeon places suture within tissues; opposing barbs imbed into tissue to provide approximation without requiring knots. Used in surgical settings for soft tissue closure. Benefits include secure tissue approximation and elimination of knot-tying.

Clinical Evidence

Bench testing only. Non-clinical laboratory performance testing confirmed conformance to product requirements for tensile strength and wound security strength.

Technological Characteristics

Material: Isotactic polypropylene per 21 CFR 878.5010. Configuration: Monofilament with bi-directional quadrahelix barbs. Size: USP 3-0. Sterile, undyed (beige).

Indications for Use

Indicated for soft tissue approximation in patients requiring surgical closure, excluding closure of the epidermis.

Regulatory Classification

Identification

Nonabsorbable polypropylene surgical suture is a monofilament, nonabsorbable, sterile, flexible thread prepared from long-chain polyolefin polymer known as polypropylene and is indicated for use in soft tissue approximation. The polypropylene surgical suture meets United States Pharmacopeia (U.S.P.) requirements as described in the U.S.P. Monograph for Nonabsorbable Surgical Sutures; it may be undyed or dyed with an FDA approved color additive; and the suture may be provided with or without a standard needle attached.

Special Controls

*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The special control for this device is FDA's “Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Surgical Sutures; Guidance for Industry and FDA.” See § 878.1(e) for the availability of this guidance document.

Predicate Devices

• Quill™ Nonabsorbable Polypropylene Barbed Suture (K052373)

Submission Summary (Full Text)

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## Section 6 – 510(k) Summary

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| Date Prepared: | December 22, 2011 |
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| Company: | Angiotech |
| | 100 Dennis Dr. |
| | Reading, PA 19606 |
| Contact: | Kirsten Stowell |
| | Regulatory Affairs Manager |
| Phone: | 610-404-3367 |
| Fax: | 610-404-3924 |
| Email: | [e-mail] |
| Device trade name: | Quill™ Quadrahelix Knotless Tissue-Closure Device |
| Device Common Name: | Polypropylene Non-Absorbable Surgical Suture |
| Device classification: | Non-Absorbable Polypropylene Surgical Suture |
| | Product code, GAW |
| | 21 CFR 878.5010 |
| | Class II |
| Legally marketed devices to which the device is substantially equivalent: | K052373: Quill™ Nonabsorbable Polypropylene Barbed Suture |
| Description of the device: | The Quill™ Quadrahelix Knotless Tissue Closure Device is a non-absorbable isotactic polymer comprised of polypropylene per 21 CFR 878.5010. It is available sterile, undyed (beige) in suture and needle configurations in USP Size 3-0. Each suture has bi-directional quadrahelix barbs along the long axis of the suture monofilament. The Quill™ Quadrahelix Knotless Tissue Closure Device approximates tissue by using the opposing barbs on the suture surface to imbed in the tissues after the surgeon precisely places the suture within the tissues. |
| Indications for Use: | Quill™ Quadrahelix Knotless Tissue Closure Device is indicated for soft tissue approximation excluding closure of the epidermis. |

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## Section 6 - 510(k) Summary

Substantial Equivalence: The Quill™ Quadrahelix Knotless Tissue-Closure Device has the same intended use, fundamental scientific technological characteristics, material and size as the predicate device.

Performance tests:

Non-clinical laboratory performance testing was conducted to confirm that the Quill™ Quadrahelix Knotless Tissue-Closure Device conforms to the defined product requirements for tensile strength and wound security strength. The results of this testing demonstrates that the Quill™ Quadrahelix Knotless Tissue-Closure Device is substantially equivalent to the predicate devices.

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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Room-WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002

Angiotech % Ms. Kirsten Stowell Regulatory Affairs Manager 100 Dennis Drive Reading, Pennsylvania 19606

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Re: K113800

Trade/Device Name: Quill™ Quadrahelix Knotless Tissue Closure Device Regulation Number: 21 CFR 878.5010 Regulation Name: Nonabsorbable propylene surgical suture Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: GAW Dated: December 22, 2011 Received: January 09, 2012

Dear Stowell:

We have reviewed your Section 510(k) premarket notification of intent to market the device referenced above and have determined the device is substantially equivalent (for the indications for use stated in the enclosure) to legally marketed predicate devices marketed in interstate commerce prior to May 28, 1976, the enactment date of the Medical Device Amendments, or to devices that have been reclassified in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Act) that do not require approval of a premarket approval application (PMA). You may, therefore, market the device, subject to the general controls provisions of the Act. The general controls provisions of the Act include requirements for annual registration, listing of devices, good manufacturing practice, labeling, and prohibitions against misbranding and adulteration. Please note: CDRH does not evaluate information related to contract liability warranties. We remind you; however, that device labeling must be truthful and not misleading.

If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (PMA), it may be subject to additional controls. Existing major regulations affecting your device can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Parts 800 to 898. In addition, FDA may publish further announcements concerning your device in the Federal Register.

Please be advised that FDA's issuance of a substantial equivalence determination does not mean that FDA has made a determination that your device complies with other requirements of the Act or any Federal statutes and regulations administered by other Federal agencies. You must comply with all the Act's requirements, including, but not limited to: registration and listing (21 CFR Part 807); labeling (21 CFR Part 801); medical device reporting (reporting of medical

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device-related adverse events) (21 CFR 803); good manufacturing practice requirements as set forth in the quality systems (QS) regulation (21 CFR Part 820); and if applicable, the electronic product radiation control provisions (Sections 531-542 of the Act); 21 CFR 1000-1050.

If you desire specific advice for your device on our labeling regulation (21 CFR Part 801), please go to for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health's (CDRH's) Office of Compliance. Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21CFR Part 807.97). For questions regarding the reporting of adverse events under the MDR regulation (21 CFR Part 803), please go to

http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/ReportaProblem/default.htm for the CDRH's Office of Surveillance and Biometrics/Division of Postmarket Surveillance.

You may obtain other general information on your responsibilities under the Act from the Division of Small Manufacturers. International and Consumer Assistance at its toll-free number [phone] or [phone] or at its Internet address http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Resourcesfor You/Industry/default.htm.

Sincerely yours.

Mark N. Melkerson Director Division of Surgical, Orthopedic and Restorative Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health

Enclosure

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## Indications for Use

KI13800 510(k) Number (if known):

Device Name: Quill™ Quadrahelix Knotless Tissue Closure Device

Indications for Use:

Quill™ Quadrahelix Knotless Tissue-Closure Device is indicated for soft tissue approximation excluding closure of the epidermis

Prescription Use _ X (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) AND/OR

Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 807 Subpart C)

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Concurrence of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE)

Daniel Keene for NXM

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510(k) Number K113500