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The Acute Bone Screw is a general purpose screw intended to stabilize and provide fixation for fractures, fusions, and osteotomies of the thorax (ribs, sternum, clavicle, scapula).
The Acute Bone Screws consists of bone screws of varying lengths. The screws are partially and fully threaded, have a head with a hex drive, are cannulated or solid, and can be used with or without a plate or washer. The screws are manufactured out of titanium per ASTM F-136 and are provided non-sterile.
The provided text does not describe acceptance criteria, device performance metrics, or a study to prove the device meets acceptance criteria.
Instead, the document is a 510(k) summary for a medical device called "Acute Bone Screw." This type of submission to the FDA focuses on demonstrating substantial equivalence to existing, legally marketed predicate devices, rather than reporting on specific performance studies or acceptance criteria for the new device.
Here's why the requested information cannot be extracted from this document:
- No acceptance criteria or device performance reported: The document explicitly states: "An assessment of performance data is not applicable. A discussion of clinical and non-clinical tests is not applicable." This means the submission did not include performance metrics or acceptance criteria as it was deemed unnecessary for demonstrating substantial equivalence for this type of device.
- Focus on substantial equivalence: The core argument of the 510(k) is that the "Acute Bone Screw" is "substantially equivalent" to predicate devices (Macropore OS Reconstruction System K024169 and Acumed Cortical Bone Screw K942340) based on shared technological characteristics (Titanium per ASTM F-136) and similar intended use.
- No studies described: Since performance data and tests were deemed "not applicable," there is no mention of a study, sample sizes, data provenance, expert ground truth, adjudication methods, MRMC studies, or standalone algorithm performance.
Therefore, it is not possible to fill out the requested table or answer the questions based on the provided text.
The document concludes that "Based upon the similarities of the Acute Bone Screw and the predicate devices studied, the safety and effectiveness of the Acute Bone Screw is substantially equivalent to the predicate devices referenced." This implies that the 'acceptance criteria' were met by demonstrating sufficient similarity to already approved devices, rather than through novel performance testing.
§ 888.3040 Smooth or threaded metallic bone fixation fastener.
(a)
Identification. A smooth or threaded metallic bone fixation fastener is a device intended to be implanted that consists of a stiff wire segment or rod made of alloys, such as cobalt-chromium-molybdenum and stainless steel, and that may be smooth on the outside, fully or partially threaded, straight or U-shaped; and may be either blunt pointed, sharp pointed, or have a formed, slotted head on the end. It may be used for fixation of bone fractures, for bone reconstructions, as a guide pin for insertion of other implants, or it may be implanted through the skin so that a pulling force (traction) may be applied to the skeletal system.(b)
Classification. Class II.