VertebraLINK Fusion Platform
Device Facts
| Record ID | K162693 |
|---|---|
| Device Name | VertebraLINK Fusion Platform |
| Applicant | Facetlink Dba Linkspine |
| Product Code | MAX · Orthopedic |
| Decision Date | Mar 29, 2017 |
| Decision | SESE |
| Submission Type | Traditional |
| Regulation | 21 CFR 888.3080 |
| Device Class | Class 2 |
| Attributes | Therapeutic |
Indications for Use
The VertebraLINK Fusion Platform is indicated for use in patients with degenerative disc disease (DDD) at one or two levels from L2 to S1. These DDD patients may also have up to Grade 1 Spondylolisthesis or retrolisthesis at the involved levels. DDD is defined as discogenic back pain with degeneration of the disc confirmed by history and radiographic studies. These patients should be skeletally mature and have had six months of non-operative treatment. These implants may be implanted via an open or a minimally invasive posterior approach. Alternatively, these implants may also be implanted via posterior and/or transforaminal approach. These implants are to be used with autogenous bone graft. These devices are intended to be used with supplemental fixation instrumentation, which has been cleared by the FDA for use in the lumbar spine.
Device Story
VertebraLINK Fusion Platform consists of box-shaped intervertebral body fusion devices; implanted into prepared disc space to facilitate fusion. Devices feature central axial opening for autogenous bone graft; superior/inferior teeth to resist expulsion; tantalum radiographic markers. Manufactured from PEEK Optima LT1 or PEEK Optima HA Enhanced. Offered in various dimensions/lordoses for patient-specific anatomy. Used in lumbar spine (L2-S1) via open, minimally invasive, posterior, or transforaminal approaches. Requires supplemental fixation instrumentation cleared for lumbar spine. Surgeon-operated in clinical/OR settings. Provides structural support to disc space; promotes fusion; benefits patients by addressing discogenic back pain.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Testing included static and dynamic axial compression (ASTM F2077), expulsion (ASTM Draft Standard F-04.25.02.02), subsidence (ASTM F2267), and Bacterial Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) testing (AAMI ST72). Results demonstrate mechanical strength and safety equivalent to predicate devices.
Technological Characteristics
Materials: PEEK Optima LT1 or PEEK Optima HA Enhanced (ASTM F2026); Tantalum markers (ASTM F560). Form factor: Box-shaped intervertebral cages with central graft aperture and surface teeth. Energy source: None (mechanical). Sterilization: Not specified. Connectivity: None.
Indications for Use
Indicated for skeletally mature patients with degenerative disc disease (DDD) at one or two levels from L2 to S1, including those with up to Grade 1 Spondylolisthesis or retrolisthesis, who have failed six months of non-operative treatment.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
An intervertebral body fusion device is an implanted single or multiple component spinal device made from a variety of materials, including titanium and polymers. The device is inserted into the intervertebral body space of the cervical or lumbosacral spine, and is intended for intervertebral body fusion.
Special Controls
*Classification.* (1) Class II (special controls) for intervertebral body fusion devices that contain bone grafting material. The special control is the FDA guidance document entitled “Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Intervertebral Body Fusion Device.” See § 888.1(e) for the availability of this guidance document.(2) Class III (premarket approval) for intervertebral body fusion devices that include any therapeutic biologic (e.g., bone morphogenic protein). Intervertebral body fusion devices that contain any therapeutic biologic require premarket approval. (c) *Date premarket approval application (PMA) or notice of product development protocol (PDP) is required.* Devices described in paragraph (b)(2) of this section shall have an approved PMA or a declared completed PDP in effect before being placed in commercial distribution.
Predicate Devices
- Interbody System (K130573)
- AccuLiF® TL-PEEK Cage and AccuLiF® TL and PL (K112095)
- PLIF Cage (K113478)
Reference Devices
- Px HATM PEEK IBF System (K151785)