Amedica Gets 510k for Interbody Fusion Device System

Amedica Corporation, a spinal and reconstructive medical device manufacturer, announced today it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to legally market a second generation family of cervical and lumbar interbody fusion devices (IBF) manufactured with the company's proprietary Silicon Nitride biomaterial. The product portfolio expansion offers design enhancements including a threaded insertion feature, additional footprints, and design elements that will allow surgeons to perform minimally invasive and lumbar lateral interbody fusion (LLIF) approaches.