Cleared Traditional

X-MESH® Expandable Cage System, OCELOT® Stackable Cage System, Stackable Cage System, Surgical Titanium Mesh System, BENGAL Stackable Cage System, BENGAL System, CONCORDE® System, CONCORDE® Inline Lumbar Interbody System, CONCORDE® Curve Lumbar Interbody System, CONCORDE® Bullet Lumbar Interbody System, COUGAR® System, COUGAR® LS Lateral Cage System, DEVEX® System, LEOPARD® System, DePuy PULSE Cervical Cage System, DePuy PULSE Lumbar Cage System, LUMBAR I/F CAGE® System (K173787) - FDA 510(k) Clearance

Class II General & Plastic Surgery device cleared through predicate-based substantial equivalence - typically does not require clinical trials.

K173787 · Medos International SARL · General & Plastic Surgery device
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Jun 2018
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Class 2
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K173787 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the X-MESH® Expandable Cage System, OCELOT® Stackable Cage System, Stackable Cage.... Classified as Spinal Vertebral Body Replacement Device (product code MQP), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Medos International SARL (Lelocle, CH). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on June 11, 2018 after a review of 179 days - an extended review cycle.

This device falls under the General & Plastic Surgery FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 888.3060 - the FDA general and plastic surgery device 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 General & Plastic Surgery review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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Submission Details

510(k) Number K173787 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received December 14, 2017
Decision Date June 11, 2018
Days to Decision 179 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel General & Plastic Surgery (SU)
Summary Summary PDF
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
64d slower than avg
Panel avg: 115d · This submission: 179d
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 General & Plastic Surgery devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Consultant

Depuy Synthes Spine
Sheree Geller

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