KYPHON® Xpede™ Bone Cement is indicated for the treatment of pathological fractures of the vertebral body due to osteoporosis, cancer, or benign lesions using a kyphoplasty or vertebroplasty procedure. Cancer includes multiple myeloma and metastatic lesions, including those arising from breast or lung cancer, or lymphoma. Benign lesions include hemangioma and giant cell tumor.
Device Story
Two-component PMMA bone cement system; powder component (PMMA copolymer, barium sulfate radiopacifier, benzoyl peroxide initiator) mixed with liquid component (methylmethacrylate monomer, hydroquinone stabilizer, N,N-dimethyl-p-toluidine promoter) prior to use. Used by physicians during kyphoplasty or vertebroplasty procedures to stabilize vertebral fractures. Provides structural support to the vertebral body. Single-use, sterile device.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. No clinical data provided. Testing included mechanical, handling, physical, chemical, and biocompatibility assessments to verify performance for in vivo applications.
Technological Characteristics
Two-component PMMA bone cement. Powder: PMMA copolymer, barium sulfate, benzoyl peroxide. Liquid: methylmethacrylate monomer, hydroquinone, N,N-dimethyl-p-toluidine. Sterile, single-use. No electronic or software components.
Indications for Use
Indicated for treatment of pathological vertebral body fractures due to osteoporosis, cancer (multiple myeloma, metastatic lesions from breast/lung, lymphoma), or benign lesions (hemangioma, giant cell tumor) via kyphoplasty or vertebroplasty.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) bone cement is a device intended to be implanted that is made from methylmethacrylate, polymethylmethacrylate, esters of methacrylic acid, or copolymers containing polymethylmethacrylate and polystyrene. The device is intended for use in arthroplastic procedures of the hip, knee, and other joints for the fixation of polymer or metallic prosthetic implants to living bone.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The special control for this device is the FDA guidance document entitled “Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) Bone Cement.”
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K102397
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# 510(k) Summary for Kyphon® Xpede™ Bone Cement
| Summary Date: | December 2010 |
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| Trade Name: | Kyphon® Xpede™ Bone Cement |
| Common Name: | PMMA Bone Cement |
| Classification Name: | Bone Cement (21 CFR part 888.3027) |
| Device Code, Class: | NDN, Class II |
| Manufacturer's Name:<br>Address: | Medtronic Spine LLC<br>1221 Crossman Avenue<br>Sunnyvale, CA 94089<br>Establishment Registration No. 2953769 |
| Contact Person: | Mary Rose<br>Sr. Principal Regulatory Affairs Specialist<br>1221 Crossman Avenue<br>Sunnyvale, CA 94089<br>Telephone: 408-548-5203<br>Fax: 408-543-6190 |
| Performance Standards: | The requirements of the Food Drug and Cosmetic Act,<br>under section 514 for performance standards, are not<br>applicable to the KyphX HV-R® Bone Cement. |
| Predicate Devices: | K093829 KyphX HV- R® Bone Cement<br>K041584 KyphX HV- R® Bone Cement<br>K033801 KyphX HV- R® Bone Cement<br>K060300 Confidence High Viscosity Bone Cement |
| Intended Use: | KYPHON® Xpede™ Bone Cement is indicated for the<br>treatment of pathological fractures of the vertebral body<br>due to osteoporosis, cancer, or benign lesions using a<br>kyphoplasty or vertebroplasty procedure. Cancer<br>includes multiple myeloma and metastatic lesions,<br>including those arising from breast or lung cancer, or<br>lymphoma. Benign lesions include hemangioma and<br>giant cell tumor. |
| Device Description: | KYPHON® Xpede™ Bone Cement is provided as a two-<br>component system. The powder component consists of a<br>PMMA copolymer (polymethyl methacrylate/methyl-<br>methacrylate-styrene-copolymer) with barium sulfate as<br>a radiopacifier and benzoyl peroxide as an initiator. The<br>liquid component consists of methylmethacrylate<br>monomer, with the addition of hydroquinone as a<br>stabilizer and N,N-dimethyl-p-toluidine as a promoter.<br>The powder and liquid components are mixed prior to<br>use. |
| Sterilization: | KYPHON® Xpede™ Bone Cement is provided sterile.<br>KYPHON® Xpede™ Bone Cement is intended for single-<br>use only. |
| Substantial Equivalence: | Testing was conducted to verify the performance of<br>Kyphon® Xpede™ Bone Cement for in vivo applications. |
| | The following testing was conducted:<br>- Mechanical (compressive, tensile, flexural, fatigue)<br>- Handling (dough/working time)<br>- Physical (viscosity, exotherm, water absorption)<br>- Chemical (monomer elution, molecular weight, glass<br>transition temperature)<br>- Biocompatibility (cytotoxicity, acute systemic<br>toxicity, intracutaneous reactivity) |
| | The results of this testing support the determination of<br>substantial equivalence. |
| | Therefore, the modified Kyphon® Xpede™ Bone Cement |
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## 510(k) Summary for Kyphon® Xpede™ Bone Cement
is substantially equivalent to the predicates, Kyphon HV-R Bone Cement, and Confidence High Viscosity Bone Cement.
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Re: K102397
Trade/Device Name: KYPHON® Xpede Bone Cement Regulation Number: 21 CFR 888.3027 Regulation Name: Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) bone cement Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: NDN Dated: February 22, 2011 Received: February 23, 2011
Dear Ms. Rose:
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 accordiner with the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Act (Act that do not require approval of the Federal Food, Drug,
You may, therefore, market the dovice, subject to the premarket approval application (PMA) You may, therefore, market the device, subject to the general controls provisions of the Act. The general controls provisions of the Act include requirements for annual registration, listing of devices, good manufacturing practice, labeling, and prohibitions against misbranding and adulteration. Please note: CDRH does not evaluate information related to contract liability warranties. We remind you; however, that device labeling must be truthful and not misleading.
If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (PMA), it may be subject to additional controls. Existing major regulations affecting your device can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Parts 800 to 898. In addition, FDA may publish further announcements concerning your device in the Federal Register.
Please be advised that FDA's issuance of a substantial equivalence determination does not mean that FDA has made a determination that your device complies with other requirements of the Act
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### Indications for Use
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#### Indications for Use:
Kyphon® Xpede™ Bone Cement is indicated for the treatment of pathological fractures of the vertebral body due to osteoporosis, cancer, or benign lesions using a kyphoplasty or vertebroplasty procedure. Cancer includes multiple myeloma and metastatic lesions, including those arising from breast or lung cancer, or lymphoma. Benign lesions include hemangioma and giant cell tumor.
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Part 1 — Search, results, and everyday workflows 16 min
Part 2 — Embeddings: the galaxy map 3 min
1. Search: exact and fuzzy
Type a phrase like "coronary artery calcification" into the search box. You get two kinds of results. Exact results match the literal phrase — prefix searches work ("coronary artery calcificati") but suffix searches do not. Fuzzy results match on the meaning and intent of your phrase rather than the exact words, and are sorted by relevance score. Hover over the Exact or Fuzzy badge on any row to see exactly why it matched.
Use the checkboxes above the results to narrow: SaMD keeps only software-only devices, AI / ML keeps only devices with AI.
Exact vs. fuzzy search: what's the difference?
Exact matches on the literal phrase (prefix search works, suffix does not). Fuzzy matches on the meaning and intent of the phrase rather than the exact words. Hover over the badge on any row to see why it matched.
You search "coronary artery calcification" and want only software devices with AI. What two filters do you apply?
Narrow by SaMD (software-only devices), then narrow by AI/ML (devices with AI).
2. The results table
Scroll right in the results table. The intended use is extracted for you — no need to open the PDF. The device story gives a high-level snapshot of what the device does and how it's used. The AI Performance sub-table shows each output name, acceptance criteria, observed values, and development/test dataset descriptions — the same format Innolitics uses for regulatory strategy outputs, and the fastest high-level fingerprint of an AI device. It is AI-generated but has been very reliable in practice.
Where do you find a device's intended use without opening the PDF?
Scroll right in the search results table. The intended use column is extracted for you; no need to dig into the 510(k) summary PDF.
What does the AI Performance sub-table show, and why is it useful?
Output name, acceptance criteria, observed values, development dataset description, and test dataset description. It's the same format we use for regulatory strategy output and Fast 510(k) input, and the fastest high-level fingerprint of an AI device. AI-generated but reliable in practice.
3. Judging fuzzy relevance
Fuzzy results trail off in relevance as you scroll. Use three signals to decide how far down to go: the fuzzy badge explanations, the intended use column, and whether your target output (e.g., Cobb angle) still appears in the AI Performance sub-table. Once it stops appearing, you're past the relevant zone. A top hit with a low score (~0.4) and a stretched explanation is a hint the closest predicates are far away — the project may be headed for De Novo. Note the fuzzy search is a pattern match: it doesn't handle negation ("not") well, and hardware devices can appear — filter by SaMD/AI ML to cut them.
How do you judge how far down fuzzy search results to go?
Use the relevancy signals: the fuzzy badge explanations, the intended use column, and whether the target output (e.g., Cobb angle) still appears in the AI Performance sub-table. Once it stops appearing, results are trailing off in relevancy.
4. Device detail page: chat and citations
Click a device name to open its detail page: device facts on the left, a chat window on the right. Ask something like "Describe the training data". The answer carries little citation bubbles — click one to jump to the highlighted passage in the source PDF, so you can verify every AI answer against the document. There's also a Download PDF button for sharing.
How do you verify an AI chat answer on the device detail page?
Click the citation bubbles to jump to the relevant highlight in the source document.
Reading rule for every project: how many summaries do you read in full?
At least the three most relevant 510(k) or De Novo summaries, in full. After that, use targeted chat questions to confirm your memory quickly. The tool supports this professional habit — it doesn't replace it.
5. Side-by-side comparison
Select multiple rows in the results table (aim for under ~10), then open the PDF Viewer tab. Ask one question — it goes to all selected devices in parallel, each with citations. This is the fastest way to compare and contrast devices: training data, PCCP scope, how they handled adding new scanners, and so on.
What does the side-by-side PDF viewer mode do?
Select multiple devices, open the PDF viewer tab, and ask one question (e.g., "Describe the training data"). It queries all selected devices simultaneously with citations, so you can compare and contrast quickly.
6. Collections
With rows selected, go to the Collections tab and create a labeled collection (e.g., "Cobb Angle Project"). Reload that selection any time — before a client call, pull up the collection and ask questions across all of its devices at once.
How do you save a set of selected devices for later use?
Select the rows, go to the Collections tab, and create a labeled collection (e.g., "Cobb Angle Project"). You can reload the selection anytime and carry it into the PDF viewer and other tabs that support selections.
7. Product codes and the regulations tree
Click a product code in the results to jump to it in the regulations tree — identification text, sibling product codes, and devices you can open in a PDF viewer on the right. Click a regulation number to see its identification, special controls, and related product codes. You can also search by product code or regulation number at the top of the tree. Always read the special controls if any exist for your device — it broadens your search and sharpens pre-kickoff research.
What can you do from the regulations tree view?
Browse product codes and regulation numbers, read the identification text and special controls, browse sibling product codes, open device PDFs on the right, and search by product code or regulation number at the top of the tree.
8. Chart view
Click Show Chart and segment by regulation number (or product code) to see which regulations dominate your result set. Clicking a regulation takes you into the regulations tree. Great for spotting that most matches are, say, hardware laparoscopic devices — a cue to go back and filter.
How do you see which regulations dominate a search result set?
Click "Show Chart" and segment by Regulation Number. Clicking a regulation takes you to the regulations tree.
9. The predicate graph
Open the Predicates tab for a family-tree view of predicate relationships. Click a node to trace its parents and children; selections from search carry over pre-selected. Commonly predicated devices are worth reading — a lot of people predicated them for a reason. The visual lineage is also handy on client calls, e.g. to show how a predicate family evolved and justify why your predicate still holds.
In the predicate graph, why are commonly predicated devices worth reading?
A lot of people predicated them for a reason. Clicking a node traces parents and children, and selections from search carry over pre-selected.
10. Embeddings: the galaxy map
The Embeddings tab plots every matching document in a 2-D "galaxy map" where semantically similar devices cluster together. Hover or click clusters to explore, and let AI label the clusters for you. Embeddings beat product codes for grouping: two devices can carry different product codes (LLZ vs. QIH) yet do the same thing — the embedding captures the meaning of the intended use and device story. This is also exactly how retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) works under the hood, and it makes a great visual on client calls.
Try it yourself
Head to the search page and work through a few of these AI/ML fuzzy searches to build intuition: perivascular fat on CT · aortic valve calcification opportunistic screening on noncontrast CT · breast cancer prediction on digital pathology slides · autism detection · gestational age prediction · a hearing aid that can also detect a pulse · foundation model based analysis of ECG · large language models · penetration test. Watch how the relevance scores, intended use, and AI Performance tables tell you when results stop being meaningful.