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| Trade Name | CARPENTIER EDWARDS DURAFLEX BIOPROSTHESIS |
| Classification Name | replacement heart-valve |
| Generic Name | heart valve for mitral valve replacement |
| Regulation Number | 870.3925 |
| Applicant | EDWARDS LIFESCIENCES, LLC. |
| PMA Number | P870077 |
| Supplement Number | S010 |
| Date Received | 10/04/1999 |
| Decision Date | 10/22/1999 |
| Product Code | |
| Advisory Committee |
Cardiovascular |
| Supplement Type | 30-day notice |
| Supplement Reason | process change: sterilization |
| Expedited Review Granted? | No |
| Combination Product |
No
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Approval Order Statement The 30-day notice proposed a change in the quality control tests used to declare sterility of finished bioprosthetic heart valves. The change will allow for parametric release following terminal liquid sterilization in accordance with documentation and release criteria for liquid chemical sterilization process. |