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| Trade Name | LORDOTEC(TM) TAPERED FUSION DEVICE |
| Classification Name | intervertebral fusion device with bone graft, lumbar |
| Generic Name | intervertebral body fusion device |
| Regulation Number | 888.3080 |
| Applicant | SOFAMOR DANEK |
| PMA Number | P970015 |
| Supplement Number | S010 |
| Date Received | 11/24/1999 |
| Decision Date | 09/28/2000 |
| Product Code | |
| Advisory Committee |
Orthopedic |
| Supplement Type | normal 180 day track |
| Supplement Reason | change design/components/specifications - other |
| Expedited Review Granted? | No |
| Combination Product |
No
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Approval Order Statement Approval for a tapered version of the interfix(tm) threaded fusion device. The device, as modified, will be marketed under the trade name lt-cage(tm) tapered fusion device and is indicated for spinal fusion procedures in skeletally mature patients with 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. Lt-cage(tm) implants are to be used with autogenous bone graft and implanted via a laparoscopic or an open anterior approach. Patients receiving the lt-cage(tm) lumbar tapered fusion device should have had at least six months of nonoperative treatment prior to treatment with the lt-cage(tm). |