NIU · Class III — High Risk (PMA approval required, life-sustaining) · Unknown
Classification
FDA Product Code
NIU
Device class
Class III — High Risk (PMA approval required, life-sustaining)
Regulation
—
Review panel
CV
Medical specialty
Unknown
Submission type
2
GMP exempt
N
Life sustaining
Y
Implant
Y
Third-party review
N
Definition
Stent, Superficial Femoral Artery, Drug-Eluting -- a metal scaffold with a drug coating placed via a delivery catheter into the superficial femoral artery artery to maintain the lumen. The drug coating is intended to inhibit restenosis.