Injector, Vertebroplasty (Does Not Contain Cement)
OAR · Class I — Low Risk (general controls) · Orthopedic · 21 CFR 888.4200
Classification
FDA Product Code
OAR
Device class
Class I — Low Risk (general controls)
Regulation
21 CFR 888.4200
Review panel
OR
Medical specialty
Orthopedic
Submission type
4
GMP exempt
N
Life sustaining
N
Implant
N
Third-party review
N
Definition
Intended for injection of vertebroplasty bone cement for the fixation of pathological fractures of the vertebral body using vertebroplasty or kyphoplasty procedures. Painful vertebral compression fractures may result from osteoporosis, benign lesions (hemangioma), and malignant lesions (metastatic cancers, myeloma).