ASSURE Anterior Cervical Plate System, PROVIDENCE Anterior Cervical Plate System, VIP Anterior Cervical Plate System, XTEND Anterior Cervical Plate System, UNIFY Dynamic Anterior Cervical Plate System, CITADEL Anterior Lumbar Plate System, TRUSS Thoracolumbar Plate System, PLYMOUTH Thoracolumbar Plate System, SP-Fix Spinous Process Fixation Plate, RELIEVE Laminoplasty Fixation System

FDA 510(k) K181846 · Globus Medical, Inc.

Substantially Equivalent

510(k) numberK181846

Submission

Device name
ASSURE Anterior Cervical Plate System, PROVIDENCE Anterior Cervical Plate System, VIP Anterior Cervical Plate System, XTEND Anterior Cervical Plate System, UNIFY Dynamic Anterior Cervical Plate System, CITADEL Anterior Lumbar Plate System, TRUSS Thoracolumbar Plate System, PLYMOUTH Thoracolumbar Plate System, SP-Fix Spinous Process Fixation Plate, RELIEVE Laminoplasty Fixation System
Applicant
Globus Medical, Inc.
Audubon, PA, US
Received
July 11, 2018
Decision date
November 6, 2018
Decision
Substantially Equivalent (SESE)
Type
Traditional 510(k)
Summary
510(k) summary available from FDA

Official FDA 510(k) record

Device classification

Product code
KWQ – Appliance, Fixation, Spinal Intervertebral Body
Device class
Class II (moderate risk)
Regulation
21 CFR 888.3060
Specialty
Orthopedic
Implant
Yes

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Questions and answers

When was ASSURE Anterior Cervical Plate System, PROVIDENCE Anterior Cervical Plate System, VIP Anterior Cervical Plate System, XTEND Anterior Cervical Plate System, UNIFY Dynamic Anterior Cervical Plate System, CITADEL Anterior Lumbar Plate System, TRUSS Thoracolumbar Plate System, PLYMOUTH Thoracolumbar Plate System, SP-Fix Spinous Process Fixation Plate, RELIEVE Laminoplasty Fixation System cleared by the FDA?

ASSURE Anterior Cervical Plate System, PROVIDENCE Anterior Cervical Plate System, VIP Anterior Cervical Plate System, XTEND Anterior Cervical Plate System, UNIFY Dynamic Anterior Cervical Plate System, CITADEL Anterior Lumbar Plate System, TRUSS Thoracolumbar Plate System, PLYMOUTH Thoracolumbar Plate System, SP-Fix Spinous Process Fixation Plate, RELIEVE Laminoplasty Fixation System (K181846) received a 510(k) decision of Substantially Equivalent on November 6, 2018, 118 days after the submission was received.

What is the product code of K181846?

The FDA product code is KWQ – Appliance, Fixation, Spinal Intervertebral Body, a Class II (moderate risk) device regulated under 21 CFR 888.3060.