NPS · Class III — High Risk (PMA approval required, life-sustaining) · Unknown
Classification
FDA Product Code
NPS
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
These devices are intended to repair heart valves by methods other than that used by the classified device (annuloplasty rings). They may be placed using non-traditional techniques or other novel methods for decreasing valvular regurgitation.