Product code

PAX: Surgical kit

FDA product code · HDE · Neurology

Key facts

Product code PAX
Device Surgical kit
Device class HDE
Review panel Neurology
Submission type HDE - Humanitarian Device Exemption
GMP exempt No
Implanted device No
Life-sustaining or life-supporting No
Definition For creating arteriotomies during an intracranial vascular bypass procedure in patients 13 years of age or older with an aneurysm or a skull base tumor affecting a large [> 2.5 mm], intracranial artery that failed balloon test occlusion, cannot be sacrificed, or cannot be treated with conventional means due to local anatomy or complexity.

At a glance

  • None 510(k) clearances
  • None De Novo grants
  • None PMA approvals
  • 1–9 HDE approvals
  • 1–9 UDI devices (GUDID)
  • None MAUDE adverse event reports
  • 1–9 Recalled products (Z-numbers)

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