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  • aaq2 replied to the topic Discussion Topic: Antibiotic-Releasing Hip Stem in the forum Regulatory Basics for Medical Devices 7 years, 6 months ago

    It falls under combination products per the definitions below:
    Combination products are products that combine drugs, devices and or biological products.
    1. A product comprised of two or more regulated components
    2. Two or more separate products packaged together in a single package
    3. A drug, device, or biological product packaged separately that according to its investigation plan or proposed labeling is intended for use only with an approved individually specified drug
    https://www.fda.gov/CombinationProducts/AboutCombinationProducts/ucm118332.htm
    The primary mode of action is defined as “the single mode of action of a combination product that provides the most important therapeutic action of the combination product.”
    https://www.mddionline.com/combination-products-primary-mode-action-refined

    Its primary mode of action is intended to replace a defective bone to support the hip.
    Class II device
    The claim would be the implant will treat infection in a single procedure.
    Pre-clinical Research
    The tests should include cytotoxicity, genotoxicity, irritation, system Tox, hemocompatability, implantation, Toxikokinetics
    IDE is required for significant risk device study:
    It is considered significant risk if the implant poses a serious risk to health, safety or welfare and it sustains life. Being that that hip stem is not supporting life an IDE is not required.
    https://www.fda.gov/downloads/RegulatoryInformation/Guidances/UCM126418.pdf