Cleared Traditional

K043518 - RADIOPAQUE BONE CEMENT

K043518 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for RADIOPAQUE BONE CEMENT, manufactured by Cardinalhealth. The device is a Class 2 Orthopedic device with product code NDN cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 142-day FDA review.

K043518 · Cardinalhealth · Orthopedic device
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May 2005
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Class 2
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K043518 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the RADIOPAQUE BONE CEMENT. Classified as Cement, Bone, Vertebroplasty (product code NDN), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Cardinalhealth (Mcgaw Park, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on May 11, 2005 after a review of 142 days - within the typical 510(k) review window.

This device falls under the Orthopedic FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 888.3027 - 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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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K043518

510(k) Number K043518 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received December 20, 2004
Decision Date May 11, 2005
Days to Decision 142 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
20d slower than avg
Panel avg: 122d · This submission: 142d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

NDN Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

Product Code NDN Cement, Bone, Vertebroplasty
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 888.3027
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 - NDN Cement, Bone, Vertebroplasty

All 52
Devices cleared under the same product code (NDN) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K043518.
VERTEFIX VERTEBROPLASTY PROCEDURE SET
K042691 · Cook, Inc. · Nov 2005
VERTEBROPLASTIC RADIOPAQUE BONE CEMENT
K043406 · Depuy Spine, Inc. · Jul 2005
PARALLAX ACRYLIC RESIN WITH TRACERS TA
K050864 · Arthrocare Corp. · Jun 2005
CONCORD Radiopaque Bone Cement
K042168 · Globus Medical, Inc. · Jan 2005
PARALLAX ACRYLIC RESIN WITH TRACERS, MODEL KP-PAR-003
K042947 · Arthrocare Corp. · Dec 2004