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Battery-Powered Instruments Charged Through Sterile Barriers

Page Type
Product Code
Definition
Battery-powered instruments intended for use during surgical procedures to provide power to operate various accessories or attachments to cut hard tissues (bones) and soft tissues. Accessories or attachments may include saw blades, drill chuck, pin driver, and reamer.
Physical State
Battery-powered motor and handpiece with modular metallic attachments. The packaging is designed to allow battery charging through the sterile barrier without exposing the device to contamination.
Technical Method
The device uses a battery-powered motor and metallic bone cutting accessories (e.g., saw, drill, reamer attachments) to cut bones and soft tissues.
Target Area
Bones and soft tissues
Regulation Medical Specialty
General and Plastic Surgery
Review Panel
Orthopedic
Submission Type
510(K)
Device Classification
Class 1
Regulation Number
878.4820
GMP Exempt?
No
Summary Malfunction Reporting
Ineligible
Implanted Device
No
Life-Sustain/Support Device
No
Third Party Review
Not Third Party Eligible

CFR § 878.4820 Surgical instrument motors and accessories/attachments

§ 878.4820 Surgical instrument motors and accessories/attachments.

(a) Identification. Surgical instrument motors and accessories are AC-powered, battery-powered, or air-powered devices intended for use during surgical procedures to provide power to operate various accessories or attachments to cut hard tissue or bone and soft tissue. Accessories or attachments may include a bur, chisel (osteotome), dermabrasion brush, dermatome, drill bit, hammerhead, pin driver, and saw blade.

(b) Classification. Class I (general controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to § 878.9.

[55 FR 48440, Nov. 20, 1990, as amended at 65 FR 2318, 2000]

Battery-Powered Instruments Charged Through Sterile Barriers

Page Type
Product Code
Definition
Battery-powered instruments intended for use during surgical procedures to provide power to operate various accessories or attachments to cut hard tissues (bones) and soft tissues. Accessories or attachments may include saw blades, drill chuck, pin driver, and reamer.
Physical State
Battery-powered motor and handpiece with modular metallic attachments. The packaging is designed to allow battery charging through the sterile barrier without exposing the device to contamination.
Technical Method
The device uses a battery-powered motor and metallic bone cutting accessories (e.g., saw, drill, reamer attachments) to cut bones and soft tissues.
Target Area
Bones and soft tissues
Regulation Medical Specialty
General and Plastic Surgery
Review Panel
Orthopedic
Submission Type
510(K)
Device Classification
Class 1
Regulation Number
878.4820
GMP Exempt?
No
Summary Malfunction Reporting
Ineligible
Implanted Device
No
Life-Sustain/Support Device
No
Third Party Review
Not Third Party Eligible

CFR § 878.4820 Surgical instrument motors and accessories/attachments

§ 878.4820 Surgical instrument motors and accessories/attachments.

(a) Identification. Surgical instrument motors and accessories are AC-powered, battery-powered, or air-powered devices intended for use during surgical procedures to provide power to operate various accessories or attachments to cut hard tissue or bone and soft tissue. Accessories or attachments may include a bur, chisel (osteotome), dermabrasion brush, dermatome, drill bit, hammerhead, pin driver, and saw blade.

(b) Classification. Class I (general controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to § 878.9.

[55 FR 48440, Nov. 20, 1990, as amended at 65 FR 2318, 2000]