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PMA Final Decisions Rendered for December 1995

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PMA Original Approvals



P870072         THORATEC            ADVANCED BIORESEARCH    INTENDED AS A BRIDGE 
12/20/95        VENTRICULAR         ASSOCIATES              TO CARDIAC
                ASSIST DEVICE       ROCKVILLE, MD           TRANSPLANTATION FOR
                (VAD) SYSTEM            20852-1631          USE IN PATIENTS
                                                            SUFFERING FROM
                                                            END-STAGE HEART
                                                            FAILURE             
                                                                             

P940010        OPTIGUIDE            QLT PHOTOTHERAPEUTICS, APPROVAL FOR         
12/27/95        FIBER OPTIC          INC.                   OPTIGUIDE FIBER OPTIC
                DIFFUSER,            SEATTLE, WA            DIFFUSER, MODELS DCYL
                MODELS DCYL 10,          98101              10, DCYL 15, AND      
                DCYL 15, AND                                DCYL 25 FOR USE WITH
                DCYL 25                                     PHOTOFRIN FOR 
                                                            PALLIATION ESOPHAGEAL
                                                            CANCER


P940011       COHERENT PDL1        QLT PHOTOTHERAPEUTICS, COHERENT PDL1 AND    
12/27/95        AND PDL2 LAMBDA      INC.                   PDL2 LAMBDA PLUS 
                PLUS                 SEATTLE, WA            PHOTODYNAMIC LASERS
                PHOTODYNAMIC             98101              FOR USE WITH       
                LASERS                                      PHOTOFRIN FOR
                                                            PALLIATION ESOPHAGEAL
                                                            CANCER


P940012        600 SERIES DYE       QLT PHOTOTHERAPEUTICS, 600 SERIES DYE       
12/27/95        MODULES (MODELS      INC.                   MODULES (MODELS 630
                630 AND 630 XP)      SEATTLE, WA            AND 630XP) AND SERIES
                AND SERIES 700           98101              700 AND 800 KTP/532
                AND 800 KTP/532                             AND KTP/YAG           
                AND KTP/YAG                                 (OPERATING AT 532NM) 
                SURGICAL LASERS                             SURGICAL LASERS FOR
                                                            USE WITH PHOTOFRIN


P940034        GEN-PROBE            GEN-PROBE INC.         FOR USE AS AN        
12/15/95        AMPLIFIED                                   ADJUNCTIVE TEST FOR
                MYCOBACTERIUM        SAN DIEGO, CA          EVALUATING AFB SMEAR
                TUBERCULOSIS             92121              POSITIVE CONCENTRATED
                DIRECT TEST                                 SEDIMENTS FROM 
                                                            UNTREATED PATIENTS
                                                            SUSPECTED OF HAVING 
                                                            TB



P950021         TECHNICON IMMUNO     BAYER CORPORATION      APPROVAL FOR THE     
12/22/95        1 PSA ASSAY                                 TECHNICON IMMUNO 1
                                     TARRYTOWN, NY          PSA ASSAY - THIS
                                         10591              DEVICE IS AN IN VITRO
                                                            DIAGNOSTIC DEVICE

PMA Supplement Approvals



N17600 /S013    AVITENE              MEDCHEM PRODUCTS,      ALTERNATIVE FINISHED
12/27/95        MICROFIBRILLAR       INC.                   DEVICE FACILITY AT
                COLLAGEN HEMOSTAT    WOBURN, MA             WOBURN, MA 01801
                (MCH)                     01801


P790018/S026    MEDTRONIC HALL       MEDTRONIC, INC.        APPROVAL FOR 100% ETO
12/07/95        PROSTHETIC HEART                            STERILIZATION
                VALVE                MINNEAPOLIS, MN
                                         55440      
                                              

P800049/S007    IRIDOCAPSULAR        ALCON LABORATORIES,    APPROVAL FOR AN      
12/13/95        INTRAOCULAR          INC.                   ALTERNATE
                LENS                 FORT WORTH, TX         STERILIZATION PROCESS
                                         76134-2099         INCLUDING AERATION
                                                            TIME AND THE
                                                            ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
                                                            BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR
                                                            INCUBATION TIME


P810001/S012    ANTERIOR CHAMBER     ALCON LABORATORIES,    APPROVAL FOR AN      
12/13/95        INTRAOCULAR LENS     INC.                   ALTERNATE
                                     FORT WORTH, TX         STERILIZATION PROCESS
                                         76134-2099         INCLUDING AERATION
                                                            TIME AND THE
                                                            ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
                                                            BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR
                                                            INCUBATION TIME


P810018/S035    UV ABSORBING         ALCON LABORATORIES,    APPROVAL FOR AN      
12/13/95        POSTERIOR CHAMBER    INC.                   ALTERNATE
                INTRAOCULAR LENS     FORT WORTH, TX         STERILIZATION PROCESS
                                         76134-2099         INCLUDING AERATION
                                                            TIME AND THE
                                                            ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
                                                            BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR
                                                            INCUBATION TIME


P810032/S048    UV ABSORBING         ALCON LABORATORIES,    APPROVAL FOR AN      
12/13/95        POSTERIOR            INC.                   ALTERNATE
                CHAMBER              FORT WORTH, TX         STERILIZATION PROCESS
                INTRAOCULAR LENS         76134-2099         INCLUDING AERATION
                                                            TIME AND THE
                                                            ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
                                                            BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR
                                                            INCUBATION TIME
 

P810046/S157    ACS SIMPSON-         ADVANCED               APPROVAL FOR THE ACS 
12/05/95        ROBERT CORONARY      CARDIOVASCULAR         OTW LIFESTREAM
                DILATATION           SANTA CLARA, CA        CORONARY DILATATION
                CATHETER                 95052-8167         CATHETER


P810046/S160    SIMPSON-ROBERT       ADVANCED               MODIFICATIONS OF THE 
12/28/95        PTCA CATHETER        CARDIOVASCULAR         INFLATION/DEFLATION 
                ACS RX LIFESTREAM    TEMECULA, CA           NOTCH AND CHANGES TO
                AND ACS OTW              92591-4628         THE GUIDE WIRE EXIT 
                LIFESTREAM PTCA                             NOTCH AND PROXIMAL   
                CATHETERS                                   ADAPTION VISUAL   
                                                            INSPECTION CRITERIA
                                                                             

P820001/S018    OPTI-FREE            ALCON LABORATORIES     APPROVAL FOR A       
12/28/95        SUPRA-CLENS DAILY                           PANCREATIN-BASED
                PROTEIN REMOVER      FORT WORTH, TX         LIQUID ENZYMATIC
                                         76134-2099         CLEANER              
                                                          

P820021/S025    NEWVUES, NEWVUES     CIBA VISION,           ALTERNATE 
12/13/95        SOFTCOLORS,          CORPORATION            MANUFACTURING SITE 
                FOCUS, FOCUS         DULUTH, GA             TO MAKE SOFT CONTACT
                VISITINT, AND            30136-1518         LENS BLANKS 
                FOCUS SOFTCOLORS                                             
                (VIFILCON A) SOFT                                                
                (HYDROPHILIC)                                                  
                CONTACT LENSES                                           


P820035/S014    ANTERIOR CHAMBER     ALCON LABORATORIES,    APPROVAL FOR AN      
12/13/95        INTRAOCULAR          INC.                   ALTERNATE
                LENS                 FORT WORTH, TX         STERILIZATION PROCESS
                                         76134-2099         INCLUDING AERATION
                                                            TIME AND THE
                                                            ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
                                                            BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR
                                                            INCUBATION TIME



P820040/S033    AOSEPT               CIBA VISION,           APPROVAL FOR LABELING
12/13/95        DISINFECTANT         CORPORATION            MODIFICATIONS IN THE
                                     DULUTH, GA             PACKAGE INSERT 
                                         30136-1518
                                            

P820060/S009    ABBOTT AXSYM AFP     ABBOTT LABORATORIES    MODIFICATION OF THE  
12/26/95                                                    POTENCY TEST FOR THE 
                                     ABBOTT PARK, IL        ANTI-AFP: ALKALINE  
                                         60064-3500         PHOSPHATASE CONJUGATE 
                                                                                     

P820076/S020    BIOTRONIK GEMNOS     BIOTRONIK, INC.        APPROVAL FOR THE     
12/22/95        AND GEMNOS 04,                              CHANGE IN THE BURN-IN
                O4A, AND TC 04       LAKE OSWEGO, OR        PROCESSING OF THE
                                         97035-5369         WILSON GREATBATCH
                                                            BATTERIES REDUCTION
                                                            OF BATTERY BURN-IN 
                                                            TIME FROM 35 DAYS
                                                            TO 4 DAYS          


P830040/S025    3M VISION CARE       ALCON LABORATORIES,    APPROVAL FOR AN      
12/13/95        POSTERIOR CHAMBER    INC.                   ALTERNATE
                INTRAOCULAR LENS     FT. WORTH, TX          STERILIZATION PROCESS
                                         76134-2099         INCLUDING AERATION
                                                            TIME AND THE
                                                            ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
                                                            BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR
                                                            INCUBATION TIME


P830055/S042    NEW JERSEY LCS       DEPUY, INC.            APPROVAL OF MINIMUM  
12/13/95        TOTAL KNEE SYSTEM                           DOSE GAMMA
                                     WARSAW, IN             IRRADIATION
                                         46581-0988         VALIDATION FOR
                                                            POLYETHYLENE
                                                            COMPONENTS


P830055/S044    ROTATING PLATFORM    DEPUY, INC.            APPROVAL FOR THE     
12/28/95        CONFIGURATION OF                            ADDITION OF SMALL AND
                THE NEW JERSEY       WARSAW, IN             SMALL+ SIZED BEARING
                LCS TOTAL KNEE           46581-0988         COMPONENTS
                SYSTEM


P840001/S038    MODEL 7495,          MEDTRONIC              APPROVAL FOR THE USE 
12/06/95        ITREL II             NEUROLOGICAL           OF SEALING RINGS IN
                PERMANENT            MINNEAPOLIS, MN        THE MODEL 7495
                EXTENSION                55440-9087         PERMANENT EXTENSION



P840024/S059    NUCLEUS 22           COCHLEAR               CHANGES TO THE       
12/11/95        CHANNEL COCHLEAR     CORPORATION            INTEGRATED CIRCUIT 
                IMPLANT SYSTEM       ENGLEWOOD, CO          (IC) TEST SOFTWARE 
                                         80112              (K15001) IN ORDER 
                                                            TO ADD SEVERAL TESTS
                                                            OF IMPROVED QUALITY 
                                                            ASSURANCE           
                                                           

P840060/S024    POSTERIOR CHAMBER    ALCON LABORATORIES,    APPROVAL FOR AN      
12/13/95        INTRAOCULAR LENS     INC.                   ALTERNATE
                                     FORT WORTH, TX         STERILIZATION PROCESS
                                         76134-2099         INCLUDING AERATION
                                                            TIME AND THE
                                                            ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
                                                            BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR
                                                            INCUBATION TIME


P850064/S011    MODEL 203 LIFE       BUNNELL, INC.          ADDITION OF AN
12/18/95        PULSE HIGH                                  ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE
                FREQUENCY JET        SALT LAKE CITY, UT     ADAPTER - TRADE NAME:
                VENTILATOR                84115             "LIFEPORT"


P850089/S033    CAPSURE Z            MEDTRONIC, INC.        NEW MODELS:
12/21/95        MODELS 5034/                                CAPSURE Z 5035, 
                5534/5033            MINNEAPOLIS, MN        5534, AND 5033
                PACING LEADS              55432-3576        PACING LEADS


P860019/S094    SCIMED PTCA          SCIMED LIFE SYSTEMS,   APPROVAL FOR A CHANGE
12/07/95        CATHETERS            INC.                   IN STERILIZATION
                                     MAPLE GROVE, MN        PROCESS FROM 12/88
                                         55311-1566         ETHYLENE OXIDE/CFC-12
                                                            TO 8.6/91.6 OXYFUME
                                                            2000 MIXTURE


P870036/S037    VERSAFLEX            MEDTRONICS             ALTERNATE ADHESIVE   
12/07/95        BUCHBINDER           INTERVENTIONAL         FOR PTCA CATHETERS
                OMNIFLEX PTCA        SAN DIEGO, CA                          
                CATHETER SYSTEM          92121-2256         
                MEDTRONIC 18K,                            
                18K WITH TIP                              
                MARKER, 14K, 14K                          
                LONG, PANTHER,                            
                PANTHER 30, AND
                PANTHER 40 PTCA
                CATHETERS



P880003/S050    CORDIS PTCA          CORDIS CORPORATION     MODIFICATION OF THE  
12/05/95        DILATATION                                  EXIT MARKER MATERIAL
                CATHETER             MIAMI, FL              AND APPLICATION     
                CORDIS TITAN             33102-5700         PROCESS         
                18 PTCA                                  
                DILATATION 
                CATHETER AND
                TITAN XL PTCA
                DILATATION
                CATHETER


P880003/S051    CORDIS               CORDIS CORPORATION     ALTERNATE            
12/06/95        PTCA DILATION                               STERILIZATION SITE
                CATHETERS            MIAMI, FL              (ISOMEDIX)        
                                         33102-5700         NORTHBOROUGH,
                                                            MASSACHUSETTS
                                                                          

P880010/S018    POSTERIOR            ALCON LABORATORIES     APPROVAL FOR AN      
12/13/95        CHAMBER                                     ALTERNATE
                INTRAOCULAR          FORT WORTH, TX         STERILIZATION PROCESS
                LENS                     76134-2099         INCLUDING AERATION
                                                            TIME AND THE 
                                                            ESTABLISHMENT OF   
                                                            THE BIOLOGICAL
                                                            INDICATOR INCUBATION


P880028/S003    DEXTRAN HM 32%       ABBOTT LABORATORIES    APPROVAL FOR DELETING
12/15/95        HYSTEROSCOPIC                               THE TEST FOR
                DISTENTION           ABBOTT PARK, IL        ANTIGENIC IMPURITIES
                MEDIUM                   60064-3537         IN THE TESTING
                                                            SPECIFICATIONS FOR
                                                            THE DEXTRAN 70 (CODE
                                                            59479) BULK DRUG
                                                            SUBSTANCE


P880087/S006    ANTERIOR CHAMBER     ALCON LABORATORIES     APPROVAL FOR AN      
12/13/95        INTRAOCULAR                                 ALTERNATE
                LENS                 FORT WORTH, TX         STERILIZATION PROCESS
                                         76134-2099         INCLUDING AERATION
                                                            TIME AND THE
                                                            ESTABLISHMENT OF THE
                                                            BIOLOGICAL INDICATOR
                                                            INCUBATION TIME




P890003/S041    MEDTRONIC            MEDTRONIC, INC.        ALTERNATE            
12/06/95        SYNERGYST II                                STERILIZATION
                PULSE GENERATOR      MINNEAPOLIS, MN        PROCESS       
                SYSTEM                   55432-3576                  


P890027/S028    NUCLEUS 22           COCHLEAR               ADDITIONAL QUALITY   
12/11/95        CHANNEL COCHLEAR     CORPORATION            ASSURANCE PROVISIONS
                IMPLANT SYSTEM       ENGLEWOOD, CO          DURING TESTING OF  
                                         80112              THE MINI 22 COCHLEAR
                                                            IMPLANT FOR THE   
                                                            NUCLEUS 22-CHANNEL  
                                                            COCHLEAR IMPLANT   
                                                            SYSTEM           


P890034/S005    MODEL 1010           INFRASONICS, INC.      APPROVAL FOR AN      
12/28/95        ULTRAHIGH                                   PROXIMAL MONITORING
                FREQUENCY            SAN DIEGO, CA          ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE
                VENTILATOR               92121-1402         ADAPTER FOR USE WITH
                                                            THE ADULT STAR MODEL
                                                            1010 ULTRAHIGH
                                                            FREQUENCY VENTILATOR
                                                          

P900052/S003    PORT-A-CATH          SIMS DELTEC, INC.      ADDITION OF A 16     
12/21/95        INTRASPINAL                                 GAUGE, THIN-WALL 
                IMPLANTABLE          ST PAUL, MN            INTRODUCER NEEDLE
                ACCESS SYSTEM            55112              (MANAN EPIDURAL  
                                                            NEEDLE (K852428)) TO
                                                            THE PORT-A-CATH     
                                                            EPIDURAL IMPLANTABLE
                                                                              

P900061/S014    MEDTRONIC MODEL      MEDTRONIC, INC.        APPROVAL FOR THE     
12/06/95        7219C/7202C                                 MEDTRONIC MODEL
                JEWEL ACTIVE CAN     MINNEAPOLIS, MN        7219C/7202C JEWEL
                MANAGEMENT               55432-3576         ACTIVE CAN ARRHYTHMIA
                SYSTEMS                                     MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
                                                          

P900061/S020    MEDTRONIC MODEL      MEDTRONIC, INC.        APPROVAL FOR MED REL,
12/14/95        7219B, 7219E, AND                           ROAD 909, KM.0.4,
                7202E ARRHYTHMIA     MINNEAPOLIS, MN        BARRIO MARIANA,
                MANAGEMENT               55432-3576         HUMACAO, PUERTO RICO
                DEVICES                                     00661 TO MANUFACTURE
                                                            THE MODELS 7219B,
                                                            7219E, AND 7202E




P910016/S005    UNICOMPARTMENTAL     DEPUY INC.             APPROVAL OF MINIMUM  
12/13/95        DEVICE                                      DOSE GAMMA
                CONFIGURATION OF     WARSAW, IN             IRRADIATION
                THE NEW JERSEY           46581-0988         VALIDATION FOR
                LCS TOTAL KNEE                              POLYETHYLENE
                SYSTEM                                      COMPONENTS


P910016/S006    UNICOMPARTMENTAL     DEPUY INC.             APPROVAL OF ETHYLENE 
12/13/95        DEVICE                                      OXIDE STERILIZATION
                CONFIGURATION OF     WARSAW, IN             FOR POLYETHYLENE
                THE NEW JERSEY           46581-0988         COMPONENTS
                LCS TOTAL KNEE
                SYSTEM


P910023/S012    CADET V-105 "C"      VENTRITEX, INC.        APPROVAL FOR CADENCE 
12/22/95        AND "D" AND                                 TIERED THERAPY
                V-115 "C" AND        SUNNYVALE, CA          DEFIBRILLATOR SYSTEM
                "D" PULSE                94086-6527         WITH "C" AND "D"
                GENERATORS, AND                             HEADER STYLES 
                SOFTWARE VERSION                          
                4.1 FOR THE
                PROGRAMMER MODEL
                PR-1500                          


P910031/S003    CATHSCANNER          ENDOSONICS CORP.       APPROVAL  FOR THE    
12/07/95        ORACLE MICRO                                ENDOSONICS ORACLE
                PTCA CATHETER        RANCHO CORDOVA, CA     FOCUS PTCA CATHETER,
                                         95670              AS MODIFIED WILL BE
                                                            MARKETED UNDER THE
                                                            TRADE NAME ENDOSONICS
                                                            ORACLE FOCUS PTCA
                                                            CATHETER


P910058/S007    MODEL C11UB          CHIRON VISION CORP.    APPROVAL FOR MODEL   
12/14/95        ULTRAVIOLET-                                C11UB
                ABSORBING            CLAREMONT, CA          ULTRAVIOLET-ABSORBING
                SILICONE                 91711              POSTERIOR CHAMBER
                POSTERIOR                                   INTRAOCULAR LENS
                CHAMBER
                INTRAOCULAR LENS




P910075/S004    COMPLETE BRAND       ALLERGAN OPTICAL       APPROVAL FOR THE     
12/05/95        LUBRICATING AND                             FOLLOWING ALTERNATE
                REWETTING DROPS      IRVINE, CA             MANUFACTURING
                                         92713-9534         SITE:ALLERGAN
                                                            AMERICA, PUERTO RICO
                                                            ROAD 345 KM 1.5,
                                                            HORMIGUEROS, PUERTO
                                                            RICO, 00660


P910077/S008    VENTAK MINI          GUIDANT CORPORATION    APPROVAL FOR THE     
12/21/95        AICD SYSTEM                                 VENTAK MINI AICD
                                     ST. PAUL, MN           SYSTEM, WHICH
                                         55112-5798         INCLUDES:MODEL
                                                            NUMBERS 1645, 1740,
                                                            1741, 1745, AND 1746
                                                            PULSE GENERATORS;
                                                            MODEL 2840 SOFTWARE


P920015/S008    MEDTRONIC            MEDTRONIC, INC.        APPROVAL FOR USE OF  
12/07/95        TRANSVENE LEAD                              AN ALTERNATE
                SYSTEM               MINNEAPOLIS, MN        STERILIZATION PROCESS
                                         55432-3576         AND A MODIFICATION TO
                                                            THE DISTAL END OF THE
                                                            TRANSVENE LEADS

 
P920030/S001    CIBA CORNING ACS     CIBA-CORNING           CHANGE IN THE METHOD
12/13/95        PSA IMMUNOASSAY      DIAGNOSTICS            OF STANDARDIZATION 
                                     MEDFIELD, MA           OF THE CALIBRATORS 
                                         02052-1688         FOR THE ASSAY      
                                                                               

P920051/S001    STORZ MODULITH       KARL STORZ             APPROVAL FOR A MOBILE 
12/19/95        LITHOTRIPTER         LITHOTRIPSY-AMERICA,   VERSION OF THE STORZ
                MODEL SL20           CULVER CITY, CA        MODULITH
                                         90230-7600         LITHOTRIPTER, MODEL
                                                            SL20


P920051/S002    STORZ MODULITH       KARL STORZ             INCLUSION OF AN      
12/11/95        LITHOTRIPTER,        LITHOTRIPSY-AMERICA,   UPGRADED VIDEO  
                SL20                 KENNESAW, GA           MIXER AND A   
                                         30144              MODIFICATION OF THE
                                                            WATER CIRCUIT TO      
                                                            INCLUDE PRESSURE  
                                                                                 
  

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