510(k) clearance
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Zimmer Cas · 24 March 2011 · K110054
- Decision
- Cleared: the FDA found it substantially equivalent to a device already on the market
- Decision date
- 24 March 2011
- Application received
- 7 Jan 2011
- Company
- Zimmer Cas
- Device type
- Orthopedic stereotaxic instruments (knee, hip and spine robots) (OLO)
What it means
A 510(k) clearance means the FDA agreed the device is as safe and effective as one already on the market, so it may be sold in the US. It is not an approval and not a finding that it works better than surgery without a robot. See FDA clearance, explained.
The record
The FDA publishes this record in its public device database. The summary documents the company filed, when available, are linked from the FDA's page.