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PMA Final Decisions Rendered for March 1996

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Some of the documents on this section of the CDRH Website are available only in PDF format and may not be accessible to those with certain disabilities. If you cannot access the documents you are interested in, please use the accessibility link for assistance. Below are Premarket Approvals (PMA), Product Development Protocols (PDP), Supplement and Notice Decisions for March 1996. This list is generated on a monthly basis.

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PMA Original Approvals


P890055      MODEL 3000           ARROW                   INDICATED FOR THE    
03/11/96     CONSTANT FLOW        INTERNATIONAL           CONTINUOUS REGIONAL 
             IMPLANTABLE PUMP     WALPOLE, MA             INTRA-ARTERIAL DELIVERY
             WITH BOLUS SAFETY        02081               OF 2'-DEOXY-5-              
             VALVE                                        FLUOROURIDINE (FUDER,
                                                          HEPARINIZED SALINE,
                                                          NORMAL SALINE, AND
                                                          BACTERIOSTATIC WATER


P900033      INTEGRA              INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES    INDICATED FOR THE POST-
03/01/96     (ARTIFICIAL SKIN)    CORP.                   EXCISIONAL TREATMENT OF
                                  PLAINSBORO, NJ          LIFE-THREATENING FULL-
                                      08536               THICKNESS OR DEEP 
                                                          PARTIAL-THICKNESS THERMAL
                                                          INJURY WHERE SUFFICIENT
                                                          AUTOGRAFT IS NOT AVAILABLE


P930016      VISX EXCIMER         VISX, INC.              INDICATED FOR A 6.0 MM
03/27/96     LASER SYSTEM                                 ABLATION ZONE, MYOPIC
             MODELS "B" AND       SANTA CLARA, CA         PHOTOREFRACTIVE 
             "C"                      95051               KERATECTOMY (PRK) IN 
                                                          PATIENTS WHO MEET SPECIFIC
                                                          CRITERIA


P930039      CAPSUREFIX PACING    MEDTRONIC, INC.         INDICATED TO BE USED WITH
03/29/96     LEAD, MODEL 4068                             A PULSE GENERATOR AS PART
                                  MINNEAPOLIS, MN         OF A CARDIAC PACING SYSTEM
                                      55432-3576 


P940022     CLARION              ADVANCED BIONICS        INDICATED TO RESTORE A
03/22/96     MULTI-STRATEGY       CORP.                   LEVEL OF AUDITORY
             COCHLEAR IMPLANT     SYLMAR, CA              SENSATION TO INDIVIDUALS
                                      91342               WITH PROFOUND        
                                                          SENSORINEURAL DEAFNESS 
                                                          VIA ELECTRICAL STIMULATION
                                                          OF THE AUDITORY NERVE


P950011      TRUQUANT             BIOMIRA                 AN IN VITRO DIAGNOSTIC
03/29/96     BR RIA               DIAGNOSTICS, INC.       DEVICE FOR THE  
                                  ROCKVILLE, MD           QUANTITATIVE DETERMINATION
                                      20855               OF CA 27.29 ANTIGEN IN 
                                                          SERUM OR EDTA PLASMA OF 
                                                          PATIENTS PREVIOUSLY TREATED
                                                          FOR STAGE II OR III BREAST
                                                          CANCER

PMA Supplement Approvals


N18033/S028  MOLDED               VISTAKON, JOHNSON       UTILIZATION OF AN    
03/05/96     ETAFILCON A          AND JOHNSON, INC.       ALTERNATE PROTOCOL
             SOFT (HYDROPHILIC)   JACKSONVILLE, FL        FOR ESTABLISHING  
             CONTACT LENSES           32247               SHELF-LIFE STABILITY
             (CLEAR AND WITH                                                  
             VISIBILITY TINT)

P810002/S038 ST. JUDE MEDICAL     ST. JUDE MEDICAL,       EXTENSION OF THE SHELF
03/13/96     MECHANICAL HEART     INC.                    LIFE OF THE MECHANICAL
             VALVE                ST. PAUL, MN            HEART VALVE (ALL       
                                      55117               CURRENTLY APPROVED
                                                          MODELS) AND THE COATED
                                                          AORTIC VALVED GRAFT (CAVG),
                                                          MODEL CAVG-404                                                                                                  

P810002/S039 ST. JUDE MEDICAL     ST. JUDE MEDICAL,       EXPANDED VERSION OF  
03/21/96     MECHANICAL HEART     INC.                    THE DEVICE WITH    
             VALVE                ST. PAUL, MN            TEFLON SEWING CUFF   
             (EXPANDED SEWING         55117               
             CUFF)                                        
                                                                    
                                                          
P820003/S071 VERSATRAX PULSE      MEDTRONIC, INC.         ALTERNATE            
03/13/96     GENERATOR SYSTEM                             STERILIZATION
             ENHANCEMENT          MINNEAPOLIS, MN         PROCESS      
             MODULE                   55432-3576                 


P820021/S028 FOCUS AND NEWVUES    CIBA VISION,            AUTOMATED            
03/18/96     (VILFILCON A)        CORP.                   MANUFACTURING LINE
             SOFT (HYDROPHILIC)   DULUTH, GA              AND PROCESS        
             CONTACT LENSES           30136-1518          
                                                          
                                                          
P820049/S063 POSTERIOR CHAMBER    ALLERGAN MEDICAL        ADDITION OF THE      
03/11/96     PMMA INTRAOCULAR     OPTICS                  STERILIZATION
             LENSES (IOLS)        IRVINE, CA              SERVICES OF TENNESSEE
                                      92713-9534          (SST) AS AN ALTERNATE
                                                          100% ETO
                                                          STERILIZATION SITE
                                                          FOR IOLS              
                                                                        

P830026/S066 COSMOS II            INTERMEDICS, INC.       INTRODUCTION OF      
03/22/96     PACING SYSTEM                                LABELING ADDRESSING
                                  ANGLETON, TX            COMPATIBILITY OF   
                                      77515               PACEMAKERS WITH  
                                                          CELLULAR TELEPHONES
                                                           
                                                                            
P840019/S012 TANDEM-R CEA         HYBRITECH, INC.         ENHANCEMENTS IN THE  
03/07/96     IMMUNORADIOMETRIC                            FORMULATION OF THE 
             ASSAY                SAN DIEGO, CA           ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE-
                                      92196               LABELED ANTI-CEA 
                                                          CONJUGATE AND THE 
                                                          ADDITION OF THE BLOCKING
                                                          REAGENT POLY MAK 33 NEW
                                                          TRADE NAME:TANDEM-E CEA    


P840024/S060 NUCLEUS 22           COCHLEAR, CORP.         COMPONENT REVISIONS,
03/26/96     CHANNEL COCHLEAR                             LABELING, AND 
             IMPLANT SYSTEM       ENGLEWOOD, CO           MANUFACTURING CHANGES
                                      80112               
                                                          

P840064/S015 VISCOAT              ALCON LABORATORIES      ALTERNATE MANUFACTURING
03/22/96     VISCOELASTIC                                 SITE; 100% ETHYLENE OXIDE
             MATERIAL             FORT WORTH, TX          STERILIZATION PROCESS; 
                                      76134-2099          AND INCREASE IN THE 
                                                          ALLOWABLE FILL VOLUME TO
                                                          0.75 ML


P840064/S016 DUOVISC              ALCON LABORATORIES      ALTERNATE MANUFACTURING
03/26/96     VISCOELASTIC                                 SITE (PUURS, BELGIUM)
             SYSTEM               FORT WORTH, TX          AND A SINGLE BLISTER
                                      76134-2099          PACKAGE CONTAINING
                                                          BOTH PROVISC AND    
                                                          VISCOAT WITH DELIVERY
                                                          CANNULAS (24 MONTHS EXP.)
                                                          

P840068/S027 VIGOR DDD MODEL      CARDIAC                 ADDITION OF AN ALTERNATE
03/12/96     950 PACEMAKER        PACEMAKERS (CPI)        LOWER PROFILE CONNECTOR
                                  ST. PAUL, MN            TOP 
                                      55112-5798          
                                                          

P840068/S028 VIGOR MODEL 2880     GUIDANT CORP.           DEVICE USED IN       
03/22/96     SOFTWARE                                     CONJUNCTION WITH THE
             APPLICATION          ST. PAUL, MN            MODEL 2909 MULTIPLE
                                      55112-5798          APPLICATION UTILITY
                                                          (MAU) ON MODEL 2950 
                                                          PRM FOR PROGRAMMING
                                                          OF ALL COMMERCIALLY
                                                          AVAILABLE VIGOR 
                                                          PACEMAKERS



P850051/S052 ACTIVITRAX PULSE     MEDTRONIC, INC.         ALTERNATE STERILIZATION
03/13/96     GENERATOR SYSTEM                             PROCESS
             PACEMAKERS           MINNEAPOLIS, MN         
                                      55432


P860007/S017 INTERTACH            INTERMEDICS, INC.       INTRODUCTION OF      
03/22/96     PACING SYSTEM                                LABELING ADDRESSING
                                  ANGLETON, TX            COMPATIBILITY OF  
                                      77515               PACEMAKERS WITH 
                                                          CELLULAR TELEPHONES
                                                           
                                                          
P860034/S014 ANTERIOR CHAMBER     ALLERGAN MEDICAL        ADDITION OF          
03/11/96     PMMA IOLS            OPTICS                  STERILIZATION
                                  IRVINE, CA              SERVICES OF TENNESSEE
                                      92713-9534          (SST) AS AN ALTERNATE
                                                          100% ETO
                                                          STERILIZATION SITE
                                                          
                                                          
P870018/S011 LITHOSTAR SHOCK      SIEMENS MEDICAL         MODIFICATIONS MADE TO
03/01/96     WAVE SYSTEM C        SYSTEMS, INC.           THE SHOCK TUBE, WATER
                                  ISELIN, NJ              CONDITIONING SYSTEM, 
                                      08830               SHOCK WAVE GENERATOR,
                                                          SHOCK WAVE ENERGY    
                                                          SETTING, AND LABELING
                                                                       
                                                                              
P870018/S013 LITHOSTAR            SIEMENS MEDICAL         MODIFICATIONS MADE TO
03/13/96     LITHOTRIPTER         SYSTEMS, INC.           THE ZOOM FUNCTION AND
                                  ISELIN, NJ              LABELING; NEW TRADE  
                                      08830               NAME:LITHOSTAR


P870049/S024 MICROSCAN RAPID      DADE                    OFLOXACIN TO BE ADDED
03/12/96     FLUOROGENIC          INTERNATIONAL           TO THE GRAM-NEGATIVE 
             PANELS               WEST SACRAMENTO, CA     RAPID FLUOROGENIC   
                                      95691               PANELS AT THE     
                                                          EQUIVALENCY   
                                                          CONCENTRATIONS OF
                                                          0.25 TO 16 UG/ML 
                                                                             

P870076/S003 FALOPE-RING          CABOT MEDICAL           CHANGE STERILIZATION 
03/01/96     BAND AND             CORP.                   FACILITY TO THE 
             APPLICATOR           LANGHORNE, PA           MEDICAL MANUFACTURING
             SYSTEM                   19047               CORP. ERIE, PA      
                                                          
                                                                  

P880003/S052 CORDIS PTCA          CORDIS CORP.            NEW MODELS:TITAN AND
03/13/96     DILATATION                                   TITAN XL 3.25 AND 
             CATHETER             MIAMI, FL               3.75MM AND 9 OR 18MM
                                      33102-5700          LENGTHS; MODIFIED 
                                                          LABELING AND BONDING
                                                          PROCESS

                                                          
P880032/S002 BIO-RAD              BIO-RAD                 CHANGE IN            
03/01/96     CYCLOSPORINE BY      LABORATORIES            MANUFACTURER SITE FOR
             HPLC TEST            HERCULES, CA            THE ANALYTICAL
                                      94547               CARTRIDGE AND A CHANGE
                                                          IN VENDOR FOR THE    
                                                          "CLEAN UP" COLUMNS FOR
                                                          THE CYCLOSPORIN TEST
                                                          BY HPLC            


P880081/S020 ULTRAVIOLET-         ALLERGAN MEDICAL        ADDITION OF          
03/11/96     ABSORBING            OPTICS                  STERILIZATION
             SILICONE             IRVINE, CA              SERVICES OF TENNESSEE
             POSTERIOR                92713-9534          (SST) AS AN ALTERNATE
             CHAMBER IOLS                                 100% ETO
                                                          STERILIZATION SITE
                                                          
                                                          
P890003/S039 MEDTRONIC            MEDTRONIC, INC.         NEW MODELS:THERA VDD 
03/22/96     THERA VDD MODEL                              8968: LEAD 9879E 
             8968I AND PRODIGY    MINNEAPOLIS, MN         SOFTWARE AND 9759
             MODEL 8168 PULSE         55432-3576          MEMORYMOD MODELS
             GENERATORS, MODEL                            
             5032 CAPSURE VDD                             
             LEAD, MODEL 9879E                            
             SOFTWARE, AND MODEL                          


P890027/S029 NUCLEUS 22           COCHLEAR CORP           COMPONENT REVISIONS,
03/26/96     CHANNEL COCHLEAR                             LABELING, AND 
             IMPLANT              ENGLEWOOD, CO           MANUFACTURING CHANGES
                                      80112               
                                                          

P890047/S008 PROVISC              ALCON                   CHANGE IN MANUFACTURING
03/22/96     VISCOELASTIC         LABORATORIES            SITE AND METHOD; DESIGN
             MATERIAL             FORT WORTH, TX          CHANGE
                                      76134-2099           

          


P890047/S009 DUOVISC              ALCON LABORATORIES      MANUFACTURE OF DEVICE
03/26/96     VISCOELASTIC                                 AT ALCON-COUVREUR        
             SYSTEM               FORT WORTH, TX          (PUURS, BELGIUM) AND
                                      76134-2099          A SINGLE BLISTER PACKAGE
                                                          WILL CONTAIN BOTH PROVISC
                                                          AND VISCOAT WITH DELIVERY
                                                          CANNULAS (24 MONTHS EXP.)


P890056/S004 POSTERIOR CHAMBER    ALLERGAN MEDICAL        ADDITION OF          
03/11/96     PMMA IOLS            OPTICS                  STERILIZATION
                                  IRVINE, CA              SERVICES OF TENNESSEE
                                      92713-9534          (SST) AS AN ALTERNATE
                                                          100% ETO
                                                          STERILIZATION SITE
                                                          
                                                          
P900023/S016 ABIOMED BVS          ABIOMED, INC.           CHANGE TO A COMPONENT
03/12/96     5000                                         IN THE BVS 5000   
             BI-VENTRICULAR       DANVERS, MA             CONSOLE, THE HONEYWELL
             SUPPORT SYSTEM           01923               SOLENOID VALVE, AND
                                                          EXTENSION OF THE   
                                                          RECOMMENDED  
                                                          REPLACEMENT TIME
                                                          

P900030/S005 CONTIGEN BARD        COLLAGEN CORP.          MODIFIED PACKAGING   
03/08/96     COLLAGEN IMPLANT                             CONFIGURATION; LOCATION
                                  PALO ALTO, CA           CHANGE OF THE SKIN TEST
                                      94303-3308          PACKAGING OPERATION;
                                                          REVISION OF WARNING 
                                                          STATEMENT; AND UPDATING
                                                          PATIENT RECORD AND SKIN
                                                          TEST CARD LABELING


P900059/S002 ALBUNEX              MOLECULAR BIOSYSTEMS,   RELEASE OF THE FINAL 
03/01/96     ULTRASOUND           INC.                    PRODUCT BASED ON USP
             CONTRAST             SAN DIEGO, CA           STERILITY TESTING
             MICROSPHERES             92121-2789          PERFORMED BY MOLECULAR
                                                          BIOSYSTEM'S, INC.
                                                                               
                                                                          
P910020/S010 RATE ADAPTIVE PULSE  INTERMEDICS, INC.       ALTERNATE            
03/15/96     GENERATORS           ANGLETON, TX            ACCELEROMETER
                                      77515                                  


P910020/S011 RELAY FAMILY OF      INTERMEDICS, INC.       CHANGE IN STERILANT  
03/22/96     PULSE GENERATORS,                            FROM A MIXTURE OF 12%
             INCLUDING THE        ANGLETON, TX            ETHYLENE OXIDE AND  
             RELAY, DASH,             77515               88% FREON TO A MIXTURE
             STRIDE, DART,                                OF 8.5% ETHYLENE OXIDE
             AND UNITY C                                  AND 91.5% CARBON 
                                                          DIOXIDE            
                                                          

P910020/S014 RELAY/DASH/STRIDE    INTERMEDICS, INC.       INTRODUCTION OF      
03/22/96     STRIDE/DART                                  LABELING ADDRESSING
             PACING SYSTEMS       ANGLETON, TX            COMPATIBILITY OF   
                                      77515               PACEMAKERS WITH  
                                                          CELLULAR TELEPHONES
                                                          
                                                          
P910031/S005 CATHSCANNER ORACLE   ENDOSONICS CORP.        NEW MODEL: ARC        
03/13/96     MICRO PTCA                                   CORONARY BALLOON
             CATHETER/ARC         RANCHO CORDOVA, CA      DILATATION CATHETER
             CORONARY BALLOON         95670
             DILATATION
             CATHETER


P910077/S009 VENTAK PRX III       CPI/GUIDANT             SUBPECTORAL          
03/14/96     AICD PULSE           CORP.                   IMPLANTATION OF THE
             GENERATOR            ST. PAUL, MN            VENTAK PRX III PULSE
                                      55112-5798          GENERATOR 
                                                          
                           
P920014/S004 TCI HEARTMATE        THERMO CARDIOSYSTEMS,   REVISED LABELING TO  
03/13/96     IP LVAS              INC.                    DELETE THE HEMODYNAMIC
                                  WOBURN, MA              CRITERIA FROM THE 
                                      01888-2697          INDICATIONS FOR USE 
                                                          
                                                          
P920015/S005 MEDTRONIC MODEL      MEDTRONIC, INC.         ADDITION OF MODEL    
03/22/96     6937 TRANSVENE                               6937 TRANSVENE      
             SUPERIOR VENA        MINNEAPOLIS, MN         SUPERIOR VENA CAVA
             CAVA LEAD                55432-3576          LEAD


P920015/S007 MEDTRONIC            MEDTRONIC, INC.         ADDITION OF MODEL    
03/13/96     MODEL 6934S                                  6934S TRANSVENE-RIGHT
             TRANSVENE-RIGHT      MINNEAPOLIS, MN         VENTRICULAR LEAD
             VENTRICULAR LEAD         55432-3576          



P930014/S002 ACRYSOF MODELS       ALCON LABORATORIES      ALTERNATE            
03/26/96     MA60BM AND MA30BA                            STERILIZATION PROCESS
             ULTRAVIOLET-         FORT WORTH, TX          INCLUDING AERATION
             ABSORBING ACRYLIC        76134               AND THE ESTABLISHMENT
             FOLDABLE                                     OF THE BIOLOGICAL   
             INTRAOCULAR LENSES                           INDICATOR INCUBATION 
             (IOLS)                                       TIME AT THE HUNTINGTON,
                                                          WEST VIRGINIA SITE   


P940008/S001 RES-Q ACD            INTERMEDICS, INC.       ALTERNATE STERILIZATION
03/21/96     MODEL 101-1                                  PROCESS
             AND MODEL 101-01R    ANGLETON, TX
                                      77515


P940031/S003 VIGOR MODEL          GUIDANT CORP.           USE OF THE VIGOR     
03/21/96     2880 SOFTWARE                                MODEL 2880 USED IN 
             APPLICATION          ST. PAUL, MN            CONJUNCTION WITH THE 
                                      55112-5798          MODEL 2909 ON MODEL  
                                                          2950 PRM FOR        
                                                          PROGRAMMING ALL     
                                                          COMMERCIALLY       
                                                          AVAILABLE VIGOR    
                                                          PACEMAKERS          
 
Updated 7/23/1997

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