- Device
- PHYSIO-STIM & SPINAL-STIM
- Applicant
- Orthofix, Inc.
- PMA number
- P850007
- Supplement
- S028
- Product code
- LOF
- Generic name
- Stimulator, bone growth, non-invasive
- Decision date
- 2009-07-10
- Decision code
- APPR
- Date received
- 2009-05-07
- Supplement type
- Real-Time Process
- Supplement reason
- Change Design/Components/Specifications/Material
- Approval order statement
- APPROVAL FOR THE RELOCATION AND CHANGE OF THE CHARGE MANAGEMENT CONTROLLER AND THE REPLACEMENT OF THE CHARGER UNIT. THE DEVICE, AS MODIFIED, WILL BE MARKETED UNDER THE TRADE NAME PHYSIO-STIM AND SPINAL-STIM. THE PHYSIO-SLIM IS INDICATED FOR THETREATMENT OF AN ESTABLISHED NONUNION ACQUIRED SECONDARY TO TRAUMA, EXCLUDING VERTEBRAE AND ALLFLAT BONES, WHERE THE WIDTH OF THE NONUNION DEFECTS IS LESS THAN ONE-HALF THE WIDTH OF THE BONE TO BE TREATED. A NONUNION IS CONSIDERED LO BE ESTABLISHED WHEN THE FRACTURE SITE SHOWS NO VISIBLYPROGRESSIVE SIGNS OF HEALING. THE SPINAL-SLIM IS INDICATED AS A SPINAL FUSION ADJUNCT TO INCREASETHE PROBABILITY OF FUSION SUCCESS AND AS A NON-OPERATIVE TREATMENT FOR SALVAGE OF FAILED SPINAL FUSION, WHERE A MINIMUM OF NINE MONTHS HAS ELAPSED SINCE LAST SURGERY.