K231850 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the QUARTEX® Occipito-Cervico-Thoracic Spinal System ExcelsiusGPS® Instruments. This device is classified as a Posterior Cervical Screw System (Class II - Special Controls, product code NKG).
Submitted by Globus Medical, Inc. (Audubon, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 14, 2024, 265 days after receiving the submission on June 23, 2023.
This device falls under the Orthopedic FDA review panel. Regulated under 21 CFR 888.3075. Posterior Cervical Screw Systems Are Intended For Use In Fusion Procedures Of The Cervical Spine And/or Craniocervical Junction And/or Cervicothoracic Junction For: 1) Spinal Fractures And Dislocations; 2) Deformities; 3) Instabilities; 4) Failed Previous Fusions; 5) Tumors; 6) Inflammatory Disorders; 7) Spinal Degeneration, 8) Facet Degeneration With Instability; And 9) Reconstruction Following Decompression To Treat Radiculopathy And/or Myelopathy. These Systems Are Also Intended To Stabilize The Spine In The Absence Of Fusion For A Limited Time Period In Patients With Tumors Involving The Cervical Spine In Whom Life Expectancy Is Of Insufficient Duration To Permit Achievement Of Fusion..
| 510(k) Number | K231850 FDA.gov |
| FDA Decision | Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE) |
| Date Received | June 23, 2023 |
| Decision Date | March 14, 2024 |
| Days to Decision | 265 days |
| Submission Type | Traditional |
| Review Panel | Orthopedic (OR) |
| Summary | Summary PDF |
| Product Code | NKG — Posterior Cervical Screw System |
| Device Class | Class II - Special Controls |
| CFR Regulation | 21 CFR 888.3075 |
| Definition | Posterior Cervical Screw Systems Are Intended For Use In Fusion Procedures Of The Cervical Spine And/or Craniocervical Junction And/or Cervicothoracic Junction For: 1) Spinal Fractures And Dislocations; 2) Deformities; 3) Instabilities; 4) Failed Previous Fusions; 5) Tumors; 6) Inflammatory Disorders; 7) Spinal Degeneration, 8) Facet Degeneration With Instability; And 9) Reconstruction Following Decompression To Treat Radiculopathy And/or Myelopathy. These Systems Are Also Intended To Stabilize The Spine In The Absence Of Fusion For A Limited Time Period In Patients With Tumors Involving The Cervical Spine In Whom Life Expectancy Is Of Insufficient Duration To Permit Achievement Of Fusion. |