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ZIRCONIA CERAMIC FEMORAL HEADS WITH FOUNDATION FORGED, TEXTURED AND POROUS STEMS, THE ENCORE VITALITY STEMS AND SL AND

FDA 510(k) clearance K965002 · decided 1997-06-27

Clearance details

K-number
K965002
Device name
ZIRCONIA CERAMIC FEMORAL HEADS WITH FOUNDATION FORGED, TEXTURED AND POROUS STEMS, THE ENCORE VITALITY STEMS AND SL AND
Applicant
Encore Orthopedics, Inc.
Decision
Substantially Equivalent
Date received
1996-12-16
Decision date
1997-06-27
Days to decision
193 days
Clearance type
Traditional
Product code
LZO
Device class
2
Regulation number
888.3353
Medical specialty
Orthopedic
Advisory committee
Orthopedic
Location
Austin, TX, US
Third-party review
No
Expedited review
No

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