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PMA Final Decisions Rendered for March 2000

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PMA Original Approvals

APPLICATION NUMBER / DATE of APPROVAL DEVICE TRADE NAME COMPANY NAME CITY, STATE, & ZIP DEVICE DESCRIPTION / INDICATIONS

P990054
3/17/00

CHILLI COOLED ABLATION SYSTEM

CARDIAC PATHWAYS CORP.

SUNNYVALE, CA
94086

THE CHILLI COOLED ABLATION SYSTEM IS INDICATED FOR CARDIAC ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL MAPPING, DELIVERING DIAGNOSTIC PACING STIMULI, RF ABLATION OF MAPPABLE VENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIAS ATTRIBUTABLE TO ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE OR CARDIOMYOPATHY IN PATIENTS WHO HAVE FAILED DRUG THERAPY. IN ADDITION, THE CHILLI CATHETER WITH TRACKING IS USED WITH THE ARRHYTHMIA MAPPING AND TRACKING SYSTEM TO PROVIDE CATHETER LOCATION INFORMATION.

 

PMA Supplemental Approvals
APPLICATION NUMBER / DATE of APPROVAL DEVICE TRADE NAME COMPANY NAME CITY, STATE, & ZIP DEVICE DESCRIPTION / INDICATIONS

N50510/S121
3/9/00
180-DAY

VITEK 2 GRAM NEGATIVE AST FOR MEROPENEM

BIOMERIEUX, INC.

HAZELWOOD, MO 63042

APPROVAL FOR THE ADDITION OF THE ANTIBIOTIC MEROPENEM AT CONCENTRATIONS OF 0.5, 4, AND 16 UG/ML TO THE VITEK 2 GRAM NEGATIVE SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST SYSTEM.

N50510/S122
3/20/00
180-DAY
VITEK 2 GRAM NEGATIVE AST FOR CEFTIZOXIME

BIOMERIEUX, INC.

HAZELWOOD, MO 63042

APPROVAL FOR THE ADDITION OF THE ANTIBIOTIC CEFTIZOXIME AT CONCENTRATIONS OF 2, 8, AND 32UG/ML TO THE VITEK 2 GRAM NEGATIVE SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST SYSTEM.
N50510/S123
3/20/00
VITEK 2 GRAM NEGATIVE AST FOR NALIDIXIC ACID

BIOMERIEUX, INC.

HAZELWOOD, MO 63042

APPROVAL FOR THE ADDITION OF THE ANTIBIOTIC NALIDIXIC ACID AT CONCETRATIONS OF 8, 16, AND 32UG/ML TO THE VITEK 2 GRAM NEGATIVE SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST SYSTEM.
N50510/S124
3/20/00
180-DAY
VITEK 2 GRAM NEGATIVE AST FOR AMOXICILLIN / CLAVULANIC ACID

BIOMERIEUX, INC.

HAZELWOOD, MO 63042

APPROVAL FOR THE ADDITION OF THE ANTIBIOTIC AMOXICILLIN/CLAVULANI C ACID AT CONCENTRATIONS OF 4/2, 16/8, AND 32/16UG/ML TO THE VITEK 2 GRAM NEGATIVE SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST SYSTEM.
N50510/S125
3/31/00
180-DAY
VITEK 2 GRAM POSITIVE AST FOR AMPICILLIN / SULBACTAM

BIOMERIEUX, INC.

HAZELWOOD, MO 63042

THIS DEVICE WILL BE MARKETED AS VITEK 2 WHICH TESTS FOR THE ANTIBIOTIC AMPICILLIN/SULBACTAM AT CONCENTRATIONS OF 4/2, 8/4, 16/8 AND 64/32 MICROGRAMS PER MILLILITER.

N50510/S126
3/31/00
180-DAY

VITEK(R) 2 GRAM POSITIVE AST FOR CEFAZOLIN

BIOMERIEUX, INC.

HAZELWOOD, MO 63042

THIS DEVICE WILL BE MARKETED UNDER THE TRADENAME VITEK 2 AND ADDS THE ANTIBIOTIC CEFAZOLIN AT CONCENTRATIONS 4,8,AND 16 MICROGRAMS PER MILLILETER TO THE VITEK 2 GRAM POSITIVE SUSCEPTIBILITY TEST SYSTEM.
P830055/S068
3/6/00
180-DAY
LCS TOTAL KNEE SYSTEM

DEPUY, INC.

WARSAW, IN 46581

EXPRESS SUPPLEMENT APPROVAL FOR MANUFACTURING FACILITY LOCATED AT DEPUY (IRELAND) LTD., LOUGHBEG, RINGASKIDDY, CORK, IRELAND.
P830055/S069
3/16/00
REAL-TIME
LCS(R) TOTAL KNEE SYSTEM DESIGN MODIFICATION TO ROTATING PLATFORM BEARINGS

DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.

WARSAW, IN 46581

APPROVAL FOR A DESIGN MODIFICATION TO THE PROXIMAL ARTICULAR SURFACE OF THE LCS ROTATING PLATFORM BEARINGS TO MATCH THE GEOMETRY OF THE PFC SIGMA FEMORAL COMPONENTS THAT ARE IMPLANTED USING SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT DISTAL CUTS THAN THE CURRENT LCS FEMORAL COMPONENTS.
P830055/S070
3/30/00
180-DAY
LCS TOTAL KNEE SYSTEM

DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, INC.

WARSAW, IN 46581

APPROVAL FOR THE ADDITIONAL MANUFACTURING FACILITY LOCATED AT DEPUY-RAYNHAM, A DIVISION OF DEPUY ORTHOPAEDICS, RAYNHAM, MASSACHUSETTS.
P830060/S046
3/10/00
180-DAY
VENTAK IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR SYSTEM

GUIDANT CORP.

ST. PAUL, MN 55112

APPROVAL FOR THE USE OF A MODIFIED SUTURE SLEEVE.
P840001/S044
3/21/00
REAL-TIME
ITREL II MODEL 7424 NEUROSTIMULATOR

MEDTRONIC, INC.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55421

APPROVAL FOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS CHANGES TO THE EXISTING MODEL 7424 ITREL II NEUROSTIMULATOR, FOR USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE MEDTRONIC ITREL SPINAL CORD STIMULATION SYSTEM.
P850007/S020
3/9/00
180-DAY
PHYSIO STIM AND PHYSIO STIM LITE BONE GROWTH STIMULATORS

ORTHOFIX, INC.

RICHARDSON, TX 75081

APPROVAL TO MODIFY THE DEVICE LABELING TO INCLUDE PATIENT REGISTRY DATA IN ADDITION TO THE ORIGINAL DATA CONTAINED IN THE PMA
P860003/S033
3/6/00
180-DAY
UVADEX(R) STERILE LIQUID

THERAKOS, INC., JOHNSON & JOHNSON

EXTON, PA 19341

APPROVAL FOR A LABELING CHANGE TO REFLECT THE USE OF UVADEX, THE STERILE LIQUD FORMULATION OF 8-METHOXYPSORALEN.
P860019/S159
3/24/00
SPECIAL
PTCA CATHETER

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC/SCIMED

MAPLE GROVE, MN 55311

APPROVAL FOR A LABELING CHANGE THAT ADVISES THE USER NOT TO USE THE PTCA CATHETER IF THE PROXIMAL SHAFT HAS BEEN BENT OR KINKED.
P890040/S005
3/23/00
180-DAY
SOF-FORM 55 (METHAFILCON A) SOFT (HYDROPHILIC) CONTACT LENSES

UNILENS CORP., USA

LARGO, FL 33777

APPROVAL FOR A MANUFACTURING SITE LOCATED AT UNILENS CORPORATION, LARGO, FLORIDA.
P890064/S007
3/16/00
180-DAY
DIGENE HYBRID CAPTURE II HIGH-RISK HPV DNA TEST

DIGENE DIAGNOSTICS, INC.

SILVER SPRING, MD 20904

APPROVAL FOR REMOVAL OF THE REAGENT COMPONENT "PROBE A" AND INDICATION NUMBER 1. THE DEVICE, AS MODIFIED, WILL BE MARKETED UNDER THE TRADE NAME DIGENE HIGH-RISK HPV DNA TEST USING HYBRID CAPTURE.
P900023/S030
3/13/00
180-DAY
ABIOMED BVS 5000 BI-VENTRICULAR SUPPPORT SYSTEM

ABIOMED CARDIOVASCULAR, INC.

DANVERS, MA 1923

APPROVAL FOR USING MODEL EWS300P-24 AC/DC CONVERTER MANUFACTURED BY LAMBDA, MELVILLE, NY AS AN ALTERNATE AC/DC CONVERTER IN THE BVS 5000 AND BVS 5000I CONSOLES.
P900043/S022
3/2/00
180-DAY
CROSSFLEX LC BALLOON EXPANDABLE STENT (ANGLED END/SQUARE END) WITH OVER THE WIRE DELIVERY SYSTEM

CORDIS CORP.

MIAMI LAKES, FL 33014

MODIFICATION OF THE MANUFACTURING PROCESS TO FORM BALLOON SHOULDERS AT THE DISTAL AND PROXIMAL ENDS OF THE STENT.
P900056/S036
3/8/00
SPECIAL
ROTABLATOR ROTATIONAL ANGIOPLASTY SYSTEM

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP.

REDMOND, WA 98052

APPROVAL FOR AN ADDITIONAL STEP TO THE INSPECTION PROCEDURE OF THE INFUSION TUBE TO ENSURE ADEQUATE CLEANING OF THE COMPONENT.
P900056/S037
3/8/00
SPECIAL
ROTABLATOR ROTATIONAL ANGIOPLASTY SYSTEM

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP.

REDMOND, WA 98052

APPROVAL TO ADD AN ADDITIONAL STEP TO THE INSPECTION PROCEDURE OF THE INSERT HUB TO CONFIRM THAT THE DEPTH OF THE GROOVES ARE WITHIN SPECIFICATION.
P900056/S038
3/24/00
SPECIAL
ROTABLATOR(R) ROTATIONAL ANGIOPLASTY SYSTEM

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP.

REDMOND, WA 98052

APPROVAL OF A CHANGE IN THE ACCEPTANCE CRITERION, FROM <= 15 PSI TO <= 13PSI, FOR THE QUALITY ASSURANCE WET TEST FOR THE A19 MODEL.
P900061/S041
3/2/00
180-DAY
GEM IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER/ DEFIBRILLATOR

MEDTRONIC, INC.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55432

APPROVAL FOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE CIRCUITRY OF THE MEDTRONIC MODEL 7227 GEM IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILLATOR.
P900066/S003
3/16/00
180-DAY
PERFLUOROPROPANE FOR PNEUMATIC RETINOPEXY

SCOTT MEDICAL PRODUCTS GROUP

PLUMSTEADVILLE,, PA 18949

1)CHANGE IN MANUFACTURING SITE; 2)ALTERNATE SYNTHESIS ROUTE FOR PERFLUOROPROPANE; AND 3) CHANGING RELEASE SPECIFICATION FOR THE PERFLUOROPROPANE GAS.
P910001/S017
3/17/00
135-DAY
ETHYLENE OXIDE (EO)STERILIZATION EQUIPMENT

SPECTRANETICS CORP.

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80907

THE 135-DAY SUPPLEMENT REQUESTED APPROVAL FOR THE ADDITION OF ETHYLENE OXIDE STERILIZATION EQUIPMENT.
P910065/S002
3/3/00
180-DAY
AIA PACK PA

TOSOH MEDICS, INC.

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, CA 94080

APPROVAL FOR THE ADDITION OF THE AIA 600 II ANALYZER INSTRUMENT TO THE LIST OF APPROVED ANALYZERS USING THE AIA-PACK PA ASSAY.
P910066/S014
3/9/00
REAL-TIME
ORTHOLOGIC 1000-SC BONE GROWTH STIMULATOR

ORTHOLOGIC CORP.

TEMPE, AZ 85281

APPROVAL FOR REVISIONS TO THE PHYSICIAN MANUAL AND PACKAGE INSERT, AND THE PATIENT MANUAL.
P910073/S029
3/10/00
180-DAY
ENDOTAK(R) TRANSVENOUS DEFIBRILLATION LEAD SYSTEM

GUIDANT CORP.

ST. PAUL, MN 55112

APPROVAL FOR THE USE OF A MODIFIED SUTURE SLEEVE.
P910077/S030
3/10/00
180-DAY
VENTAK PRX AICD SYSTEM

GUIDANT CORP.

ST. PAUL, MN 55112

APPROVAL FOR THE USE OF A MODIFIED SUTURE SLEEVE.
P930038/S019
3/8/00
180-DAY
ANGIO-SEAL HEMOSTATIC PUNCTURE CLOSURE DEVICE

DAIG CORP.

MINNETONKA, MN 55345

APPROVAL FOR THE 6F ANGIO-SEAL(TM) HEMOSTATIC PUNCTURE CLOSURE DEVICE. THE DEVICE, AS MODIFIED, WILL BE MARKETED UNDER THE TRADE NAME 6F ANGIO-SEAL(TM) HEMOSTATIC PUNCTURE CLOSURE DEVICE AND IS INDICATED FOR CLOSING THE FEMORAL ARTERIAL PUNCTURE SITE IN PATIENTS WHO HAVE UNDERGONE DIAGNOSTIC ANGIOGRAPHY PROCEDURES USING A RETROGRADE APPROACH AND A 6 FRENCH OR SMALLER PROCEDUREAL SHEATH. THE ANGIO-SEAL (TM) DEVICE REDUCES THE TIMES TO HEMOSTASIS, AMBULATION AND DISCHARGE IN PATIENTS WHO HAVE UNDERGONE DIAGNOSTIC CATHETERIZATION PROCEDURES WITHOUT COMPLICATING CLINICAL CONDITIONS (REFER TO PRECAUTIONS, SPECIAL PATIENT POPULATIONS).
P930038/S023
3/1/00
180-DAY
ANGIO-SEAL HEMOSTATIC PUNCTURE CLOSURE DEVICE

ST. JUDE MEDICAL, INC.

MINNETONKA, MN 55345

APPROVAL FOR MODIFICATIONS TO THE ANCHOR FAILURE YIELD STRENGTH SPECIFICATIONS.
P930038/S024
3/23/00
180-DAY
ANGIO-SEAL

DAIG CORP.

MINNETONKA, MN 55345

APPROVAL FOR AN ALTERNATE STERILIZATION FACILITY LOCATED AT STERIGENICS INTERNATIONAL, INC., GURNEE, ILLINOIS.
P950001/S005
3/10/00
180-DAY
SELUTE(R) STEROID-ELUTING LEAD

GUIDANT CORP.

ST. PAUL, MN 55112

APPROVAL IS FOR THE USE OF A MODIFIED SUTURE SLEEVE.
P950005/S007
3/13/00
REAL-TIME
CELSIUS II DIAGNOSTIC/ABLATI ON DEFLECTABLE TIP CATHETER THERMOCOUPLE OR THERMISTOR

CORDIS WEBSTER, INC.

DIAMOND BAR, CA 91765

APPROVAL FOR A SIX-MONTH SHELF LIFE.
P950015/S005
3/8/00
180-DAY
THE HEART LASER-TM CO2 TMR SYSTEM (THE HEART LASER)

PLC MEDICAL SYSTEMS, INC.

FRANKLIN, MA 2038

APPROVAL FOR SPECIFIC SOFTWARE REVISIONS ADDRESSED TO DISARMING THE LASER AFTER IT HAS FIRED AND TO RESOLVING A MINOR Y2K PROBLEM.
P950019/S009
3/2/00
180-DAY
RAY THREADED FUSION CAGE (TFC) DEVICE WITH INSTRUMENTATION

UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP.

NORWALK, CT 6856

MODIFIED INDICATIONS FOR USE FOR THE RAY TFC AND UNITE THREADED FUSION CAGE WITH INSTRUMENTATION. THESE DEVICES ARE INDICATED FOR USE WITH AUTOGENOUS BONE GRAFTS IN PATIENTS WITH DEGENERATIVE DISC DISEASE (DDD) AT ONE OR TWO LEVELS FOR L2 TO S1.
P950034/S014
3/23/00
REAL-TIME
SEPRAFILM BIORESORBABLE MEMBRANE

GENZYME CORP.

CAMBRIDGE, MA 2139

APPROVAL FOR THE USE OF DENATURED ALCOHOL 3C TO PRECIPITATE THE SODIUM HYALURONATE/CARBOXYME THYLCELLULOSE POWDER (HA/CMC) RATHER THAN ETHYL ALCOHOL.
P960004/S010
3/29/00
180-DAY
THINLINE ENDOCARDIAL PACING LEADS

GUIDANT CORP.

ST. PAUL, MN 55112

APPROVAL FOR THE USE OF NUSIL MED 4870 AS AN ALTERNATE MATERIAL FOR THE SUTURE SLEEVE AND EXTENSION OF THE SHELF LIFE OF YOUR DEVICES TO 4 YEARS.
P960006/S003
3/10/00
180-DAY
SWEET TIP RX STEROID ELUTING LEAD

GUIDANT CORP.

ST. PAUL, MN 55112

APPROVAL FOR THE USE OF A MODIFIED SUTURE SLEEVE.
P960007/S013
3/16/00
180-DAY
TRANSCYTE

ADVANCED TISSUE SCIENCES

LAJOLLA, CA 92037

APPROVAL TO EXTEND THE EXPIRATION DATE TO 20 MONTHS AND TO REVISE PRODUCT LABELING TO INDICATE THAT THE DEVICE MAY BE STORED BY THE END USER AT TEMPERATURES BETWEEN -70C AND -20C.
P960009/S009
3/21/00
REAL-TIME
ACTIVA TREMOR CONTROL SYSTEM

MEDTRONIC, INC.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55421

APPROVAL FOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING PROCESS CHANGES TO THE EXISTING MODEL 7424 ITREL II NEUROSTIMULATOR, AND REBRANDING OF THIS DEVICE UNDER THE NEW TRADENAME, SOLETRA MODEL 7426 NEUROSTIMULATOR, FOR USE IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE EXISTING MEDTRONIC ACTIVA TREMOR CONTROL SYSTEM.
P960013/S007
3/7/00
180-DAY
TENDRIL SDX

PACESETTER, INC.

SYLMAR, CA 91392

APPROVAL FOR THE TENDRIL SDX MODEL 1488/K/TC ENDOCARDIAL, STEROID-ELUTING, ACTIVE-FIXATION PACING LEADS.
P960042/S005
3/17/00
135-DAY
SPECTRANETICS LASER SHEATHS (SLS)

SPECTRANETICS CORP.

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO 80907

THE 135-DAY SUPPLEMENT REQUESTED APPRROVAL FOR THE ADDITION OF ETHYLENE OXIDE STERILIZATION EQUIPMENT.
P960043/S021
3/2/00
180-DAY
CLOSER SUTURE MEDIATED CLOSURE DEVICE & ACCESSORIES

PERCLOSE, INC.

REDWOOD CITY, CA 94063

EXPRESS SUPPLEMENT APPROVAL FOR AN ALTERNATE STERILIZATION FACILITY LOCATED AT GRIFFITH MICRO SCIENCE, LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.
D970003/S006
3/10/00
180-DAY
DISCOVERY II, INTELIS II AND MODEL 2891 CONSULT SOFTWARE VERSION 1.15

GUIDANT CORP.

ST. PAUL, MN 55112

APPROVAL FOR SEVERAL NEW MODELS AND SOFTWARE FOR DISCOVERY II, INTELIS II AND MODEL 2891 CONSULT SOFTWARE VERSION 1.14
P970004/S008
3/9/00
REAL-TIME
INTERSTIM SYSTEM FOR URINARY CONTROL

MEDTRONIC, INC.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55421

APPROVAL FOR 1)ELIMINATION OF THE OR SCREENING CABLE FROM THE MODEL 3080 AND 3886 LEAD KITS, 2) TO USE THE GENERIC TERM "FLUOROPOLYMER" IN PLACE OF "PTFE," AND 3) TO MAKE NUMEROUS MINOR REVISIONS TO THE PHYSICIAN AND HOSPITAL STAFF MANUAL FOR THE MODEL 3012 QUADRIPOLAR NEUROSTIMULATOR, MODELS 3080 AND 3886 LEADS, AND MODEL 3095 EXTENSION.
P970008/S014
3/2/00
180-DAY
UROLOGIX TARGIS SYSTEM

UROLOGIX, INC.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55447

APPROVAL FOR A MODIFICATION TO THE SOFTWARE TO ADD THE AUTO-CONTROL OPTION TO THE TARGIS SYSTEM TREATMENT.
P970029/S003
3/22/00
SPECIAL
ECLIPSE TMR HOLMIUN LASER SYSTEM

ECLIPSE SURGICAL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

SUNNYVALE, CA 94089

APPROVAL OF A NEW TEST FIBER AND FOUR NEW LABELS.
P970034/S005
3/27/00
180-DAY
POSTERIOR CHAMBER INTRAOCULAR LENSES

OPHTHALMIC INNOVATIONS INTL., INC.

CLAREMONT, CA 91711

APPROVAL FOR REDUCING THE FREQUENCY OF ETHYLENE CHLOROHYDRIN RESIDUAL TESTING FROM A QUARTERLY BASIS TO AN ANNUAL BASIS.
P980001/S011
3/16/00
180-DAY
NIR W/SOX PREMOUNTED STENT SYSTEM

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP.

NATICK, MA 1760

APPROVAL FOR THE NIR (TM) W/SOX(TM) PREMOUNTED STENT SYSTEM.
P980001/S012
3/20/00
180-DAY
NIR PREMOUNTED STENT SYSTEMS

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC CORP.

NATICK, MA 1760

APPROVAL FOR A MODIFICATION TO THE INDICATIONS FOR USE STATEMENT AND THE INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE (IFU) TO INCLUDE THE RESULTS OF THE NINE-MONTH FOLLOW-UP OF THE NIRVANA CLINICAL TRIAL FOR THE NIR ON RANGER AND NIR PRIMO PREMOUNTED STENT SYSTEMS.
P980009/S005
3/23/00
180-DAY
MAGIC WALLSTENT SELF-EXPANDING CORONARY STENT

BOSTON SCIENTIFIC/SCIMED

MAPLE GROVE, MN 55311

APPROVAL FOR THE ALTERNATE STERILIZATION FACILITY LOCATED AT GAMMASTER IRELAND LTD., WESTPORT, COUNTY MAYO, IRELAND.
P980022/S003
3/10/00
REAL-TIME
CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM

MINIMED TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

SYLMAR, CA 91342

APPROVAL FOR THE SEN-SERTER AUTO INSERTER TO BE USED WITH THE MINIMED CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEM AS AN AID FOR INSERTION OF THE MIMIMED GLUCOSE SENSOR.
P980037/S002
3/17/00
SPECIAL
POSSIS ANGIOJET(R) RHEOLYTIC(TM) THROMBECTOMY SYSTEM - CORONARY USE

POSSIS MEDICAL, INC.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN 55433

APPROVAL FOR THE ADDITION OF A LABEL TO THE CURRENT INVENTORY OF THE LF 140 CATHETER WHICH READS "CAUTION: DO NOT INJECT FLUIDS IN CATHETER OUTFLOW LUMEN".
P990017/S003
3/29/00
180-DAY
EVT ABDOMINAL AORTIC TUBE/EVT ABDOMINAL AORTIC BIF

GUIDANT CORP.

MENLO PARK, CA 94025

APPROVAL FOR SHELF LIFE EXTENSION TEST PROTOCOL.
P990017/S005
3/24/00
REAL-TIME
ANCURE ENDOGRAFT SYSTEM/ANCURE ILIAC BALLOON CATHETER

GUIDANT CARDIAC AND VASCULAR SURGERY

MENLO PARK, CA 94025

APPROVAL TO ADD THE ANCURE BIFURCATED ENDOGRAFT WITH DIFFERENTIAL LIMB LENGTHS TO THE PRODUCT LINE.

 

30-Day Notices (A 135 Day Supplement was not required)
APPLICATION NUMBER & LTR DATE DEVICE TRADE NAME COMPANY NAME CITY, STATE, & ZIP COMMENTS

P850079/S036

3/23/00

METHAFILCON A SOFT HYDROPHILIC CONTACT LENSES FOR EXTENDED WEAR

COOPERVISION, INC.

FREMONT, CA 94538

ALTERNATE MANUFACTURING PROCESS

P950019/S011

3/30/00

RAY THREADED FUSION CAGE(TFC-TM) DEVICE

UNITED STATES SURGICAL CORP.

NORWALK, CT 6856

REMOVAL OF THE POST STERILIZATION INSPECTION FOR THE RAY THREADED FUSION CAGE WITH INSTRUMENTATION.

P970020/S020

3/20/00

ACS MULTI-LINK DUET & TRISTAR CORONARY STENT

GUIDANT CORP.

TEMECULA, CA 92591

CHANGES IN THE ELECTRO- POLISHING PARAMETERS FOR THE STENT

P980031/S003

3/17/00

INTACS CORNEAL

KERAVISION, INC.

FREMONT, CA 94538

CHANGES TO THE TUMBLE POLISHING AND FINAL CLEANING PROCESS

*Real-Time Supplement
**135 Day Supplement
# "Special – Changes Being Effected"
# Panel-Track Supplement

 

Summary of PMA Originals & Supplements Approved
Originals: 1
Supplements: 55
30-Day Notices: 4

Summary of PMA Originals Under Review|
Total Under Review: 102
Total Active: 54
Total On Hold: 48
Number Greater Than 180 Days: 3

Summary of PMA Supplements Under Review
Total Under Review: 198
Total Active: 124
Total On Hold: 74
Number Greater Than 180 Days: 4

Summary of All PMA Submissions Received

Originals: 3
Supplements: 61

Summary of PMA Supplement PMA Approval/Denial Decision Times

Number of Approvals: 55
Number of Denials: 0
Average Days Fr Receipt to Decision (Total Time): 125.9 Days

Filing to Approval:

FDA Time 104 Days
MFR Time: 21.9Days

 

Updated 9/25/2000

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