NKM · Class III — High Risk (PMA approval required, life-sustaining) · Unknown
Classification
FDA Product Code
NKM
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
N
Implant
Y
Third-party review
N
Definition
To repair the mitral valve by coapting the valve leaflets to prevent mitral regurgitation. These devices are different from the classified device (annuloplasty rings) in that a cardiotomy is not required to place them, some of them are placed percutaneously, and they definitely are not rings that are sewn on to the valve annulus.