Recorded device evidence

RELIATACK ARTICULATING RELOADABLE FIXATION DEVICE WITH STANDARD PURCHASE ABSORBLE TACKS (K140609): indications, design and recorded evidence

The acquired K140609 file contains product-specific indications and users, recorded comparison and differences, performance evidence actually described sections. Compare these dated manufacturer statements with your own indication and design before commissioning evidence work. They describe this submission; they do not prescribe your testing, validate performance independently or establish a suitable predicate.

Evidence retrieved 2026-10-08. Source versions and topic-specific limits are listed below.

Computed exact-code research

This decision beside its recorded product-code cohort

The 2021–2025 complete-year cohort contains 25 selected decisions under primary code GDW. 25 have valid reported receipt/decision pairs; 0 pairs are missing or invalid.

Calendar elapsed days: lower quartile 86.0, median 143.0, upper quartile 264.0. These are recorded calendar differences, not active FDA review time.

The table shows the named decision and up to four latest exact-code research records through 2026-09-27. It can include partial-year records outside the complete-year cohort. The quartiles above use the full stated cohort, not this displayed selection.

Research recordRecorded deviceReceipt → decisionCalendar elapsed daysRecorded submission type
K140609 ↗ · this pageRELIATACK ARTICULATING RELOADABLE FIXATION DEVICE WITH STANDARD PURCHASE ABSORBLE TACKS2014-03-10 → 2014-04-0930Special
K254291 ↗easyEndo™ E-Lite Single Use Powered Endoscopic Staplers; easyEndo™ E-Lite Single Use Powered Endoscopic Staplers with Curved Tip; easyEndo™ E-Lite Single Use Cartridges2025-12-31 → 2026-09-25268Traditional
K260196 ↗ETHICON™ Circular Stapler (CDH21mm); ETHICON™ Circular Stapler (CDH25mm); ETHICON™ Circular Stapler (CDH29mm); ETHICON™ Circular Stapler (CDH33mm); ETHICON™ Circular Stapler - XL Sealed (ECS21mm); ETHICON™ Circular Stapler - XL Sealed (ECS25mm); ETHICON™ Circular Stapler - XL Sealed (ECS29mm); ETHICON™ Circular Stapler - XL Sealed (ECS33mm)2026-01-22 → 2026-05-11109Traditional
K253657 ↗Tri-staple 2.0™ Reloads; Endo GIA™ Reloads with Tri-Staple™ Technology; Endo GIA™ Gray Articulating Reloads; Signia™ Small Diameter Reloads2025-11-20 → 2026-04-10141Traditional
K252739 ↗ETHICON™ 4000 45mm Compact Stapler (EC3DT45C); ETHICON™ 4000 45mm Standard Stapler (EC3DT45S); ETHICON™ 4000 45mm Long Stapler (EC3DT45L); ETHICON™ 3D 45mm White Reload (ER45W); ETHICON™ 3D 45mm Blue Reload (ER45B); ETHICON™ 3D 45mm Green Reload (ER45G); ETHICON™ 3D 45mm Black Reload (ER45T)2025-08-28 → 2025-12-17111Traditional

Use this comparison: select a record to investigate, read its actual indications and design, and document differences. A shared code or elapsed period cannot establish its relevance to your device.

Calendar elapsed days are not active FDA review time, a promised schedule or a success probability. The selection includes only the stated recorded decisions, not all applications. Latest records can postdate the named historical decision and are contextual research, not its predicates. Shared codes, summaries and observed records do not prove equivalence, current market availability, buyer applicability or predicate suitability.

Calculation, selection and source versions

Reuse the complete-endpoint exact-primary-code, documented SE-decision cohort and its stated cutoff/window. Retain its type-7 quartiles only when at least 20 valid date pairs are present. Independently subtract the named official record’s receipt date from its decision date; missing or negative pairs remain unknown. Show up to four latest exact-code research records, excluding the named ID. Parent analysis hash, source snapshots and calculation versions are retained.

Calculation: fda-named-decision-cohort-context-1; cutoff 2026-09-27; 0 parent records excluded; units record counts; calendar elapsed days.

Source snapshots: 5a86994ba49a37e71e09be96803fd51981c6c43eaa96caab41aea2b188bfe002.

Read beyond the decision row

Recorded evidence and differences to investigate

The summary is manufacturer-submitted context hosted by FDA. Negative/no-study statements are preserved. Evidence themes are not binding legal requirements.

Short opening excerpts identify the source sections. Read the linked original for the full study context, negative statements, tables and limitations. Public quotations are limited to 120 words per acquired summary; the internal evidence packet retains exact section ranges for review.

Indications and users

K140609 · PDF page 6 ↗ Source 2

The   device          is intended      for    fixation  of prosthetic      material       to     soft   tissue     in various         minimally       invasive  and   open   surgical
procedures       such      as   hernia     repair.

Compare with your product: Compare the recorded indication, population, body site and use environment with your proposed label. Record each change instead of assuming the primary code settles intended use.

Recorded comparison and differences

K140609 · PDF page 2 ↗ Source 3

of the      subject and       predicate
devices:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        The                  ReliaTackTM               Articulating                      Reloadable              Fixation                 Devicewith           Standard            Purchase      Absorbable          Tacks           is substantially

                                                                                                                                         equivalent           to          the             predicate          devices        with             regard               to          Trigger
                                                                                                                                         firing        force,      media          shear    force     and           shaft    side       load.

The excerpt is shortened at a complete statement. Read the complete section in the original PDF before interpreting the evidence.

Compare with your product: The summary’s comparison is a manufacturer statement about that submission. Investigate the actual design differences and cited records before considering any comparator or predicate.

Performance evidence actually described

K140609 · PDF page 2 ↗ Source 3

Bench                performance              evaluations              were             completed              to            show
                                                                                                                                          ReliaTack    Tm               Articulating                  Reloadable              Fixation               Device               with
                                                                                                                                          Standard                              Purchase                     Absorbable                           Tacks                           is               substantially
                                                                                                                                          equivalent                           to                           the                             predicate                              device                            and                             perform                                    as
                                                                                                                                          intended.

Compare with your product: The source labels this section as performance data. Determine which described evidence is bench, software, biological or clinical from the actual narrative and original tables; the section label alone does not settle that distinction or prescribe your testing.

Extraction selection and limits

Select observed whole-line section headings or explicit colon-delimited inline labels on readable PDF pages, including the explicitly documented heading-spacing variants in this parser version. Preserve the original heading, character ranges and layout; do not repair excerpt text. Exclude letter boilerplate and uncertain pages. Stop at observed table headings; do not infer table columns or scalar results from layout text. Multi-column or suspicious split-numeric excerpts are excluded until reviewed alternate extraction is available. Original layout records remain retained; any alternate text has its own extractor-version locator and requires original-page review. For each dimension, prefer usable versioned alternate text where available, selecting its longest usable excerpt; otherwise select the longest usable original-layout excerpt. Ties preserve source order. Bounded to 64 PDF pages and 3,500 characters per section. This is a selection, not a complete dossier analysis.

Excluded extraction items: {}.

Known facts and deciding inputs

Known context: US. Confirm the organisation’s role, relevant activities and markets against the cited criteria.

Source factRecorded valueWhat to check
510(k) identifierK140609 [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Generic device categoryRELIATACK ARTICULATING RELOADABLE FIXATION DEVICE WITH STANDARD PURCHASE ABSORBLE TACKS [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Recorded applicantCovidien [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
FDA product codeGDW [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Decision date2014-04-09 [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Recorded decision codeSESE [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Submission typeSpecial [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Receipt date2014-03-10 [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.

Prepare a differences and evidence worksheet

Use this checklist to gather your business or product details before speaking with a specialist. The items below explain what to record and suggest useful supporting documents. You can add your own answers in the editable project brief.

  1. Indications and users — what differs in our product?

    Compare the recorded indication, population, body site and use environment with your proposed label. Record each change instead of assuming the primary code settles intended use.

    Useful evidence: Our proposed indication, user/population and use environment beside this exact recorded indication.

  2. Recorded comparison and differences — what differs in our product?

    The summary’s comparison is a manufacturer statement about that submission. Investigate the actual design differences and cited records before considering any comparator or predicate.

    Useful evidence: Feature-by-feature differences and the underlying cited documents; no automated predicate selection.

  3. Performance evidence actually described — what differs in our product?

    The source labels this section as performance data. Determine which described evidence is bench, software, biological or clinical from the actual narrative and original tables; the section label alone does not settle that distinction or prescribe your testing.

    Useful evidence: The cited narrative and full tables, underlying protocols/results and a reviewed comparison with the proposed product.

Work packages and dependencies

Questions for providers

Sources and data dates

Read the official document in context. The audit details identify the precise locators and preserved versions used for this page.

FDA openFDA — 510(k) decision records ↗

2026-10-05 · retrieved 2026-10-06

Audit details: precise locators and snapshot identifiers

Source key D01 · snapshot 5a86994ba49a37e71e09be96803fd51981c6c43eaa96caab41aea2b188bfe002

  • [1] device-510k-0001-of-0001.json:results[171703] · record 8028d1ebe06809b9d85d5a3e1e96009dbb2a1a3eede1f3f25b6a03f0ac472e23
  • [4] Complete results array / fda-decision-context:K140609 · record whole dataset partition

FDA 510(k) summary — K140609 ↗

Wed, 07 May 2014 16:37:08 GMT · retrieved 2026-10-08

Audit details: precise locators and snapshot identifiers

Source key D02 · snapshot 3501d322f4618a103c2504baf44681cb290ae438e51574dbd766e8a94a464e57

  • [2] PDF page 6 · record b4d1bf51c9c41ab200495dfebb502eac7d7ddf705b363a1e88219f2041d2a420
  • [3] PDF page 2 · record a96fb1f2c12bd2ff6130df4546bd16d2036fc9fe125b7ebb8c45c62ff7322646

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