Cleared Traditional

K003709 - SURGICAL DYNAMICS MESH CAGE SYSTEM

K003709 is the FDA 510(k) clearance for SURGICAL DYNAMICS MESH CAGE SYSTEM by United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc. It is a Class 2 Orthopedic device (product code MQP) cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 229-day FDA review.

K003709 · United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc · Orthopedic device
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Decision
229d
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Class 2
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K003709 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the SURGICAL DYNAMICS MESH CAGE SYSTEM. Classified as Spinal Vertebral Body Replacement Device (product code MQP), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc (Norwalk, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on July 18, 2001 after a review of 229 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the Orthopedic FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 888.3060 - the FDA orthopedic device regulatory framework. The Traditional 510(k) pathway establishes clearance through substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device, without requiring clinical trial data.

Device pattern: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the Orthopedic review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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Submission Details

510(k) Number K003709 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received December 01, 2000
Decision Date July 18, 2001
Days to Decision 229 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Orthopedic (OR)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
107d slower than avg
Panel avg: 122d · This submission: 229d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

Device Classification

Product Code MQP Spinal Vertebral Body Replacement Device
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 888.3060
What this classification means

Class II devices require demonstration of substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device. This pathway does not require clinical trials - it relies on engineering equivalence and performance data. Most Orthopedic devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - MQP Spinal Vertebral Body Replacement Device

All 161
Devices cleared under the same product code (MQP) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K003709.
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GEO STRUCTURE
K010530 · Interpore Cross Intl. · Aug 2001
SURGICAL TITANIUM MESH SYSTEM
K003043 · Depuyacromed · May 2001
SYNTHES SYNMESH SPACER SYSTEM
K003275 · Synthes (Usa) · Apr 2001
STACKABLE CAGE SYSTEM
K001340 · Depuyacromed · Jul 2000