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| Trade Name | X-STOP INTERSPINOUS SPACER SYSTEM |
| Classification Name | prosthesis, spinous process spacer/plate |
| Generic Name | interspinous process prosthesis |
| Applicant | MEDTRONIC SPINE LLC. |
| PMA Number | P040001 |
| Supplement Number | S019 |
| Date Received | 03/08/2011 |
| Decision Date | 05/04/2011 |
| Product Code | |
| Advisory Committee |
Orthopedic |
| Supplement Type | real-time process |
| Supplement Reason | change design/components/specifications - other |
| Expedited Review Granted? | No |
| Combination Product |
No
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Approval Order Statement Approval for implementation of new instrument cleaning and sterilization processes and is indicated for treatment of patients aged 50 or older suffering from neurogenic intermittent claudication secondary to a confirmed diagnosis of lumbar spinal stenosis (with x-ray, mri, and/or ct evidence of thickened ligamentum flavum, narrowed lateral recess and/or central canal narrowing). The x-stop spacer is indicated for those patients with moderately impaired physical function who experience relief in flexion from their symptoms of leg/ buttock/groin pain, with or without back pain, and have undergone a regimen of at least 6 months of nonoperative treatment. The x-stop spacer may be implanted at one or two lumbar levels in patients in whom operative treatment is indicated at no more than two levels. |