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510(k) clearance

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Brainlab AG · 30 Aug 2022 · K221618

Decision
Cleared: the FDA found it substantially equivalent to a device already on the market
Decision date
30 Aug 2022
Application received
3 June 2022
Company
Brainlab AG
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.
FDA database, K221618