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PMA Final Decisions Rendered for September 2001 |
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APPLICATION NUMBER / DATE of APPROVAL | DEVICE TRADE NAME | COMPANY NAME, CITY, STATE, & ZIP | DEVICE DESCRIPTION / INDICATIONS |
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9/24/01 |
Deflux® Injectable Gel |
Q-Med AB Uppsala, Sweden S752-28 |
Approval for Deflux® Injectable Gel. The device is indicated for treatment of children with vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) grades II-IV. |
8/28/01 |
DERMAGRAFT® |
Advanced Tissue Sciences La Jolla, CA 93037 |
Approval for the DERMAGRAFT®. The device is indicated for use in the treatment of full-thickness diabetic foot ulcers greater than six weeks duration which extend through the dermis, but without tendon, muscle, joint capsule or bone exposure. DERMAGRAFT® should be used in conjunction with standard wound care regimens and in patients that have adequate blood supply to the involved foot. |
9/28/01 |
NovaSure; Impedance Controlled Endometrial Ablation System |
Novacept, Inc. Palo Alto, CA 94303 |
Approval for the NovaSure Impedance Controlled Endometrial Ablation System. The device is intended to ablate the endometrial lining of the uterus of pre-menopausal women with menorrhagia (excessive bleeding) due to benign causes for whom childbearing is complete. |
9/25/01 |
SenoScan® Full Field Digital Mammography System |
Fischer Imaging, Corp. Denver, CO 80241 |
Approval for the SenoScan® Full Field Digital Mammography System. The device is a dedicated mammography system intended to produce radiographic images of the human breast for the purpose of diagnostic and screening mammography. The SenoScan® Full Field Digital Mammography System is intended to be used in the same clinical applications as traditional film-based mammography systems. |
9/7/01 |
SOUNDTEC® Direct System |
SOUNDTEC, Inc. Oklahoma City, OK 73112 |
Approval for the SOUNDTEC® Direct System. This device is indicated for use in adults, 18 years of age or older, who have a moderate to severe sensorineural hearing loss and desire an alternative to an acoustic hearing aid. Prior to receiving the device, it is recommended that an individual have experience with appropriately fit hearing aids. |
APPLICATION NUMBER / DATE of APPROVAL | DEVICE TRADE NAME | COMPANY NAME, CITY, STATE, & ZIP | DEVICE DESCRIPTION / INDICATIONS |
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P830037/S044 9/14/01 135-Day |
Phemfilcon A soft (hydrophilic) contact lens |
CIBA Vision Corporation Duluth, GA 30097 |
Approval for a material change to incorporate the use of a different adhesion promoter to be used in the pigment application process. |
P830045/S077 9/5/01 Real-Time |
Model 3307 Version 2.4a Programmer Software |
St. Jude Medical Sylmar, CA 91342 |
Approval for the Model 3307 Version 2.4a Programmer Software. |
P860019/S176 9/7/01 180-Day |
Scimed and Schneider PTCA Catheters |
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. Maple Grove, MN 55311 |
Approval for the alternate facilities for packaging and labeling located at Boston Scientific Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts and Boston Scientific European Distribution Center, Beek, The Netherlands. |
P880003/S082 9/27/01 180-Day |
RAPTORAIL™ PTCA Dilatation Catheter |
Cordis Corp. Miami, FL 33102 |
Approval for a new catheter model. The device, as modified, will be marketed under the trade name RAPTORAIL™ PTCA Dilatation Catheter and is indicated for balloon dilatation of the stenotic portion of a coronary artery or bypass graft stenosis for the purpose of improving myocardial perfusion. |
P880027/S061 9/7/01 180-Day |
Scimed and Schneider PTCA Catheters |
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. Maple Grove, MN 55311 |
Approval for the alternate facilities for packaging and labeling located at Boston Scientific Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts and Boston Scientific European Distribution Center, Beek, The Netherlands. |
P880086/S084 9/5/01 Real-Time |
Model 3307 Version 2.4a Programmer Software |
St. Jude Medical Sylmar, CA 91342 |
Approval for the Model 3307 Version 2.4a Programmer Software. |
9/24/01 Panel |
Model 3100B High-Frequency Oscillatory Ventilator (HFOV) |
SensorMedics Corp. Yorba Linda, CA 92687 |
Approval for the Model 3100B HFOV. The device is indicated for use in the ventilatory support and treatment of selected patients 35 kilograms and greater with acute respiratory failure. |
P900009/S013 9/4/01 180-Day |
Exogen 2000 Sonic Accelerated Fracture Healing System (SAFHS®) |
Smith & Nephew, Inc. Memphis, TN 38116 |
Approval for the low intensity ultrasound Fracture treatment system, Sonic Accelerated Fracture Healing System (SAFHS®). The device , as modified, will be marketed under the trade name Exogen 2000 Sonic Accelerated Fracture Healing System (SAFHS®) and is indicated for the non-invasive treatment of established nonunions* excluding skull and vertebra. In addition, the Exogen 2000+™ or Sonic Accelerated Fracture Healing System (SAFHS®) is indicated for accelerating the time to a healed fracture for fresh, closed, posteriorly displaced distal radius fractures and fresh, closed or Grade 1 open tibial diaphysis in skeletally mature individuals when these fractures are orthopedically managed by closed reduction and cast immobilization. *A nonunion is considered to be established when the fracture site shows no visibly progressive signs of healing. |
P900043/S027 9/21/01 180-Day |
BX VELOCITY Stent on RaptorRail™ Stent Delivery System (RX) with 3.0 mm – 5.0 mm diameters and 8 mm – 33 mm lengths |
Cordis Corp. Warren, NJ 07059 |
Approval for the elective indication as specified: For treatment of patients with symptomatic ischemic heart disease due to discrete de novo or restenotic lesions (≤ 30 mm in length) in native coronary arteries with reference diameters ranging from 3.0 to 5.0 mm. |
P900043/S028 9/21/01 180-Day |
BX VELOCITY™ with HEPACOAT™ on Raptor™ Stent System |
Cordis Corp. Warren, NJ 07059 |
Approval for a new indication (elective stenting of de novo and restenotic coronary arteries) and additional stent diameters (4.5 and 5.0 mm) for the BX VELOCITY™ with HEPACOAT™ on Raptor™ Stent System. The device, as modified, is now indicated for improving coronary luminal diameter in the following: 1) for treatment of patients with symptomatic ischemic heart disease due to discrete de novo or restenotic lesions (≤ 30 mm in length in native coronary arteries with reference diameters ranging from 3.0 mm to 5.0 mm; and 2) for treatment of abrupt or threatened vessel closure in patients with failed interventional therapy in lesions (≤ 30 mm in length) with reference diameters in the range of 2.25 mm in 4.00 mm. The 2.25 mm, 2.50 mm, and 2.75 mm diameters are solely indicated for use in patients with abrupt or threatened closure, and the 4.5 and 5.0 mm diameters are indicated solely for use in patients with symptomatic ischemic heart disease due to discrete de novo or restenotic lesions. |
P900056/S064 9/7/01 180-Day |
Rotablator® Rotational Angioplasty System |
Boston Scientific Corporation Redmond, WA 98052 |
Approval for the alternate manufacturing facilities located at Plexus Corporation, Bothell, Washington for the manufacture of the Rotablator® Console and Dynaglide™ Foot Pedal and Boston Scientific Scimed IVUS Technology Center, Fremont, California for inspection functions. |
P900061/S046 9/5/01 Real-Time |
Medtronic® Model 5719 Active Can® Emulator (ACE) and Model 5460 ACE Header |
Medtronic, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 55432 |
Approval for the Medtronic® Model 5719 Active Can® Emulator (ACE) and Model 5460 ACE Header. The device is used to emulate an implantable device during defibrillation efficacy testing. |
P910023/S054 9/5/01 Real-Time |
Model 3307 Version 2.4a Programmer Software |
St. Jude Medical Sylmar, CA 91342 |
Approval for the Model 3307 Version 2.4a Programmer Software. |
P920004/S015 9/20/01 180-Day |
VasoSeal® ES and VasoSeal® VHD |
Datascope Corp. Mahwah, NJ 07430 |
Approval to modify language in the Instructions for Use (IFU) for the VasoSeal® EA and VasoSeal® VHD devices to add clinical study data to the labeling for both devices in support of a new claim for reduced time-to-discharge for diagnostic angiography patients and to expand the indications for use for the VasoSeal® VHD device from balloon angioplasty or stent procedures to the general category of interventional procedures. The devices, as modified, will be marketed under the trade names VasoSeal® ES and VasoSeal® VHD and the VasSeal® VHD is indicated for use in sealing the femoral arterial puncture site in patients who have undergone diagnostic and interventional catheterization procedures using an 8 French or smaller procedural sheath and retrograde approach. The VasoSeal® VHD reduces time to hemostasis, and ambulation in patients who have undergone diagnostic or interventional catheterization procedures. In addition, the VasoSeal® VHD reduces time to discharge in diagnostic patients. The VasoSeal® VHD also reduces time to hemostasis in interventional patients, when immediate sheath removal is desired. However, early ambulation in these patients has not been demonstrated. |
P950014/S021 9/19/01 180-Day |
Prostatron |
Urologix Minneapolis, MN 55447 |
Approval for a new manufacturing site located at Venusa de Mexico S.A. de C.V, Chihuahua, Mexico, in which the Prostatron Disposable Treatment Applicator will be assembled. In addition, approval for a manufacturing facility located at Venusa Ltd., El Paso, Texas, for the receipt, inspection, storage, and release of components and the quarantine of finished sterilized devices. Also, the applicator will be sterilized at Griffith MicroScience, Santa Teresa, New Mexico. |
P950022/S013 9/26/01 180-Day |
TVL® Lead System |
St. Jude Medical, Inc. Sunnyvale, CA 94086 |
Approval for the alternate manufacturing facility located at St. Jude Medical, Cardiac Rhythm Management Division, Sylmar, California. |
P950035/S010 9/13/01 Special |
NeuroControl Freehand® System |
NeuroControl Corp. Valley View, OH 44125 |
Approval for revisions to the labeling that specify the maximum depth below the surface of the skin at which the Implantable Receiver-Stimulator (IRS) should not exceed when implanted and clarifying the instructions for connecting the External Controller to the Clinical Programming Station. |
P950037/S021 9/10/01 180-Day |
EDP 30 External Dual Chamber Pacemaker |
Biotronik, Inc. Lake Oswego, OR 97035 |
Approval for the External Dual-Chamber Pacemaker Model EDP 30. The device, as modified, will be marketed under the trade name EDP 30 and is indicated for: 1) Temporary treatment of arrhythmias and heart block; 2) Pre-, intra-, and postoperative temporary stimulation of patients undergoing cardiac surgery; 3) Prophylactic pacing for prevention of arrhythmias; and 4) Emergency pacing. |
P960025/S007 9/17/01 180-Day |
Lumbar I/F Cage System |
DePuy AcroMed Raynham, MA 02767 |
Approval for an additional manufacturing facility located at DePuy AcroMed, Raynham, Massachusetts. |
P970003/S035 9/4/01 Special |
NeuroCybernetic Prosthesis (NCP®) System |
Cyberonics, Inc. Houston, TX 77058 |
Approval for a change to the labeling to add a contraindication regarding the use of diathermy on patients implanted with the NeuroCybernetic Prosthesis (NCP®) System. |
P970004/S016 9/7/01 180-Day |
InterStim Model 3095 Lead Extension |
Medtronic, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 55421 |
Approval for an alternate manufacturing facility located at Medtronic Neurological Puerto Rico Operations (MNPRO), Villalba, Puerto Rico. |
P970053/S006 9/4/01 180-Day |
Nidek EC-5000 Excimer Laser System |
Nidek Technologies, Inc. Pasadena, CA 91105 |
Approval to modify the approved claim for the EC-5000 Excimer Laser System to allow for treatments using an optical zone size of 5.5 mm to 6.5 mm, in addition to the approved optical zone size of 5.5 mm, for LASIK treatment of myopia and myopia with astigmatism. The device, as modified, will continue to be marketed under the trade name Nidek EC-5000 Excimer Laser System and remains indicated for the reduction or elimination of –1.00 D to –14.00 D myopia spherical equivalent with or without <=-4 D astigmatism. |
P980001/S037 9/20/01 180-Day |
NIR® Premounted Stent Delivery Systems |
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. Maple Grove, MN 55311 |
Approval for the alternate manufacturing facilities for packaging and labeling located at Boston Scientific Corporation, Quincy, Massachusetts and Boston Scientific European Distribution Center, Beek, The Netherlands. |
9/28/01 Panel |
LaserSight LaserScan LSX Excimer Laser System for Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) |
LaserSight Technologies, Inc. Winter Park, FL 32792 |
Approval for the LaserSight LaserScan LSX Excimer Laser System for Laser-Assisted In Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK). The device is indicated for LASIK: 1) for the reduction or elimination of myopia ranging from –0.5 to less than –6.0 diopters (D) spherical equivalent, with astigmatism less than or equal to 4.5 D, as measured at the spectacle plane; 2) in patients with documentation of a stable manifest refraction defined as ≤ 0.50 D, or ≤ 10% of preoperative spherical equivalent refraction (SER) shift over one year prior to surgery; and, 3) in patients who are 18 years of age or older. |
P980016/S020 9/5/01 180-Day |
Medtronic® GEM DR Model 7271 ICD |
Medtronic, Inc. Minneapolis, MN 55432 |
Approval for the alternate manufacturing and sterilization facility located at Medtronic Europe S.A., Tolochenaz, Switzerland and an alternate packaging facility located at Medtronic BV Kerkrade, the Netherlands. |
P990017/S011 9/20/01 180-Day |
ANCURE® Endovascular Graft Tube and Bifurcated Systems |
Guidant Corp. Menlo Park, CA 94025 |
Approval for modifications to the five year follow-up protocol: a) changing the follow-up schedule; b) removing the ultrasound and ankle brachial indices (ABI) assessments; c) replacing the annual physical exam for control patients with an annual telephone survey and computed tomography (CT) and physical exam at the five year mark; d) allowing an optional telephone survey for patients unable or unwilling to come to the investigational site; and e) excluding patients who have been converted from further study follow-up. |
P990025/S002 9/26/01 180-Day |
NaviStar Deflectable Tip Diagnostic/ Ablation Catheter |
Biosense Webster Diamond Bar, CA 91765 |
Approval for expanding the Indications for Use. The device, as modified, will be marketed under the trade name NaviStar Deflectable Tip Diagnostic/Ablation Catheter and is indicated a follows: The Biosense Webster NAVI-STAR Diagnostic/Ablation Catheter, and related accessory devices are indicated for catheter-based atrial and ventricular electrophysiological mapping, and for use with a compatible RF generator in adults and children 4 years of age and older in creating endocardial lesions during cardiac ablation procedures to treat arrhythmias. When used with the CARTO EP Navigation System, the NAVI-STAR Diagnostic/Ablation catheter provides location information. |
P990027/S003 9/25/01 180-Day |
TECHNOLAS® 217A Excimer Laser System for Laser In-Situ Keratomileusis (LASIK) for the reduction or elimination of –1.00 D to –12.00 D spherical myopia with or without <-3.50 D astigmatism |
Bausch & Lomb Surgical Claremont, CA 91711 |
Approval to add an active eyetracker as an accessory to the laser system. |
P990048/S001 9/27/01 180-Day |
VISULAS 690s and VISULINK PDT/U Adapter |
Carl Zeiss Inc. Thornwood, NY 10594 |
Approval for a revision of the indication for use statement to read "for the treatment of patients with predominantly classic subfoveal choroidal neovascularization due to macular degeneration, presumed ocular histoplasmosis, or pathologic myopia." |
P990049/S001 9/27/01 180-Day |
Coherent Opal Photoactivator |
Lumenis, Inc. Santa Clara, CA 95051 |
Approval for a revision of the indication for use statement to read "for the treatment of patients with predominantly classic subfoveal choroidal neovascularization due to age-related macular degeneration, pathologic myopia or presumed ocular histoplasmosis." |
P990074/S009 9/21/01 Special |
McGhan RTV Saline-Filled Breast Implants – Styles 68, 163, 168, 363 and 468 |
McGhan Medical Corp. Santa Barbara, CA 93111 |
Approval to add mechanical testing of sample shells produced as part of the incoming inspection process for the RTV silicone dispersion. This testing serves as an additional criterion for the acceptance of the raw material used to make all styles of the saline-filled breast implants. |
P990075/S004 9/5/01 180-Day |
Saline-Filled Mammary Prosthesis – Styles 5000 and 5000PT and Spectrum® Post-Operatively Adjustable Saline-Filled Mammary Prosthesis – Styles 6000 and 6000PT |
Mentor Corp. Santa Barbara, CA 93111 |
Approval for 1) an increase in the thickness of the shell radius/base for Style 5000PT and 2) a decrease in thickness of the textured layer from 0.02" to 0.01" for Styles 5000, 5000PT, 6000, and 6000 PT. The second change effectively withdraws the approved change in supplement 2. |
P990085/S001 9/19/01 Real-Time |
Lenefilcon A Hydrophilic Contact Lenses |
Vistakon, Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc. Jacksonville, FL 01057 |
Approval for an alternate package integrity test method to support shelf-life and assign expiration dates in lieu of sterility testing. |
P000009/S002 9/4/01 Real-Time |
Tachos DR Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) System |
Biotronik, Inc. Lake Oswego, OR 97053 |
Approval for changes to the embedded and programmer software for the Tachos DR. The new version number for the software cartridge for Tachos DR/Phylax AV/TMS 1000 applications is I-HDR.0.U/4 (Model 338 373). The device, as modified will be marketed under the trade name Tachos DR Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) System and is intended to provide ventricular antitachycardia pacing and ventricular defibrillation, for automated treatment of life-threatening ventricular arrhythmias. |
P000022/S007 9/26/01 180-Day |
BeStent™ 2 Coronary Stent System |
Medtronic AVE, Inc. Santa Rosa, CA 95403 |
Approval for amending the test of the BeStent 2 Post-Approval Study Protocol to reflect administrative updates. |
P000032S001 9/7/01 Special |
HerOption™ Uterine Cryoblation Therapy™ System |
CryoGen, Inc. San Diego, CA 92121 |
Approval for revisions to the HerOption™ Uterine Cryoblation Therapy™ System labeling. |
APPLICATION NUMBER / DATE of APPROVAL | DEVICE TRADE NAME | COMPANY NAME, CITY, STATE, & ZIP | DEVICE DESCRIPTION / INDICATIONS |
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P950034/S020 9/28/01 |
Seprafilm® Bioresorbable Membrane |
Genzyme Corporation Cambridge, MA 02139 |
Change involving converting the Seprafilm manufacturing area from a dedicated area to a shared area where Sterile Hyaluronic Acid (HA) will be produced. There will be no impact on the manufacturing processes with the proper cleaning of the three vessels. The cleaning process has been validated. |
P980001/S038 9/26/01 |
NIR® and NIROYAL® Stent Delivery Systems |
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. Maple Grove, MN 55311 |
Alternative manufacturing process to produce balloons for the NIR® and NIROYAL® Stent Delivery Systems. The alternative process affects only the method of stretching the balloon tubing prior to molding the balloon. |
P990026/S006 9/4/01 |
GlucoWatch® Automatic Glucose Biographer |
Cygnus, Inc. Redwood City, CA 94063 |
Change in supplier of glucose oxidase for the AutoSensor to Toyobo Research Center Co. Ltd. |
P990066/S005 9/12/01 |
Senographe 2000D Full Field Digital Mammography System |
G.E. Medical Systems Milwaukee, WI 53188 |
Manufacturing process change, adding an additional test to one of the incoming inspections tests for the detector. There will be no labeling changes or design changes to the specifications of the finished device. |
P000018/S017 9/26/01 |
Novoste™ Beta-Cath™ System |
Novoste Corp. Norcross, GA 30093 |
Alternate method of manufacture for the drying operation of the Beta-Cath™ Delivery Catheter. |
Summary of PMA Originals & Supplements Approved
Originals: 5
Supplements: 36
Summary of PMA Originals Under Review
Total Under Review: 80
Total Active: 45
Total On Hold: 35
Number Greater Than 180 Days: 0
Summary of PMA Supplements Under Review
Total Under Review: 246
Total Active: 152
Total On Hold: 94
Number Greater Than 180 Days: 6
Summary of All PMA Submissions Received
Originals: 3
Supplements: 57
Summary of PMA Supplement PMA Approval/Denial Decision Times
Number of Approvals: 36
Number of Denials: 0
Average Days Fr Receipt to Decision (Total Time): 119.3
FDA Time: 84.5 Days MFR Time: 34.8 Days
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