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| Trade Name | DUAL INTERFIX-RP(TM) THREADED FUSION DEVICE |
| Classification Name | intervertebral fusion device with bone graft, lumbar |
| Generic Name | intervertebral body fusion device |
| Regulation Number | 888.3080 |
| Applicant | MEDTRONIC SOFAMOR DANEK USA, INC. |
| PMA Number | P970015 |
| Supplement Number | S019 |
| Date Received | 04/09/2001 |
| Decision Date | 07/19/2001 |
| Product Code | |
| Advisory Committee |
Orthopedic |
| Supplement Type | normal 180 day track |
| Supplement Reason | labeling change - instructions |
| Expedited Review Granted? | No |
| Combination Product |
No
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Approval Order Statement Approval for use of dual interfix-rp(tm) threaded fursion devices (instead of the already approved use of a single interfix-rp(tm) threaded fusion device used in conjunction with an interfix(tm) threaded fusion device) the unmodified device will continue to be marketed under the trade name interfix-rp(tm) threaded fusion device and is indicated for spinal fusion procedures in skeletally mature patients wtih degenerative disc disease (ddd) at one level from l2-s1. Ddd is defined as discogenic back pain with degeneration of the disc confirmed by patient history and radiographic studies. These ddd patients may also have up to grade i spondylolisthesis or retrolisthesis at the involved level. Interfix-rp(tm) threaded fusion devices are to be used with autogenous bone graft and implanted via an open anterior approach. Patients receiving the interfix-rp(tm) threaded fusion devices should have had at least six months of nonoperative treatment prior to treatment with the interfix-rp(tm) threaded fusion device. |