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Regulator

The FDA cleared the ROSA Knee System through the 510(k) route (K182964). The application was filed by Orthosoft, a Zimmer Biomet company.

A regulator's decision · Sets ROSA's stage

What the source says

“510(k) Number K182964 Device Name ROSA Knee System Applicant Orthosoft Inc (D/B/A Zimmer Cas)”
FDA 510(k) database, K182964

What it means

ROSA, from Zimmer Biomet, is at stage 5 of 5 on our ladder: regulator-cleared or mass market. This event is one of the milestones that placed it there.

Human help: A surgeon in the operating room controls it; it doesn't operate on its own.