activL® Next Generation Instrumentation

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July 13, 2023 Aesculap Implants Systems LLC Hamza Ahmed Regulatory Affairs Specialist 3773 Corporate Parkway Center Valley, Pennsylvania 18034 Re: K231769 Trade/Device Name: activL® Next Generation Instrumentation Regulation Number: 21 CFR 888.4515 Regulation Name: Orthopedic manual surgical instrumentation for use with total disc replacement devices Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: QLQ Dated: June 16, 2023 Received: June 16, 2023 Dear Hamza Ahmed: We have reviewed your Section 510(k) premarket notification of intent to market the device referenced above and have determined the device is substantially equivalent (for the indications for use stated in the enclosure) to legally marketed predicate devices marketed in interstate commerce prior to May 28, 1976, the enactment date of the Medical Device Amendments, or to devices that have been reclassified in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Act) that do not require approval of a premarket approval application (PMA). 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Sincerely. # Brent Showalter -S Brent Showalter, Ph.D. Assistant Director DHT6B: Division of Spinal Devices OHT6: Office of Orthopedic Devices Office of Product Evaluation and Quality Center for Devices and Radiological Health Enclosure {2}------------------------------------------------ # Indications for Use 510(k) Number (if known) K231769 #### Device Name activL® Next Generation Instrumentation #### Indications for Use (Describe) The Aesculap Implant Systems® activL® Next Generation Instrumentation are indicated for the successful implantation of the Aesculap activL® device. These instruments are intended to manipulate tissue or implant materials for the positioning, alignment, defect creation, placement, or removal of the activL® device. | Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable) | | |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | <span style="font-family: sans-serif;"> <input checked="true" type="checkbox"/> Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) </span> | <span style="font-family: sans-serif;"> <input type="checkbox"/> Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C) </span> | ### CONTINUE ON A SEPARATE PAGE IF NEEDED. 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These are manual surgical instruments which aid in selecting, placing, and revising the activL® device. These activL® instruments device comprises of trial, trial holders, single and double chisels, implant inserter, depth stop, depth stop driver, and impaction caps. {4}------------------------------------------------ ### Indications for Use: The Aesculap Implant Systems activL® Next Generation are indicated for the successful implantation of the Aesculap activL® device. These instruments are intended to manipulate tissue or implant materials for the positioning, alignment, defect creation, placement, or removal of the activL® device. # Performance Testing Summary: activL® Next Generation Instrumentation have been evaluated via the following performance testina: - Simulated use/Functional testing - . Transit testing - . Sterilization/Cleaning validation The results demonstrated the performance of activL® Next Generation Instrumentation is substantially equivalent to the predicate devices. # Substantial Equivalence: The subject device is substantially equivalent to the predicate devices with respect to indication, design, materials, function, and performance. ### Conclusion: activL® Next Generation Instrumentation have the same intended use, indications for use, technological characteristics as the predicate devices (K220861 / P170036 / Q200722, P120024), and the results of performance testing demonstrate the subject device do not introduce any new question of safety or effectiveness. Therefore, the activL® Next Generation Instrumentation is substantially equivalent to the cited predicate devices.