# K091278: Valeo Spacer System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Amedica Corp.
- Decided: Jan 28, 2010 after 272 days
- Product code: MAX (Intervertebral Fusion Device With Bone Graft, Lumbar)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3080
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
601 later devices descend from it; 4 cite it directly.
1 of 602 devices in its family (counting itself) has a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The FDA summary names no predicate by number.

## Most influential descendants
- K131082: Interform Interbody Cage System (2013), 595 descendants of its own
- K141665: NuVasive CoRoent System (2015), 588 descendants of its own
- K151472: NuVasive CoRoent Lumbar System (2015), 479 descendants of its own
- K150994: NuVasive CoRoent Thoracolumbar Implants (2015), 402 descendants of its own
- K153419: NuVasive CoRoent Thoracolumbar System (2016), 400 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Valeo® Spacer System is indicated for intervertebral body fusion of the spine in skeletally mature patients. The device system is designed for use with autograft to facilitate fusion. The device must be used with additional anterior or posterior instrumentation to augment stability. The Valeo® Spacer System -C is intended for use at one level in the cervical spine, from C3 to T1, for the treatment of cervical disc disease (defined as neck pain of discogenic origin with degeneration of the disc confirmed by history and radiographic studies). The Valeo® Spacer System -C is to be used in patients who have had six weeks of non-operative treatment. The Valeo® Spacer System -AL, -TL, -PL, -XT are intended for use at either one level or two contiguous levels in the lumbar spine, from L2 to S1, for the treatment of degenerative disc disease (DDD) with up to Grade 1 spondylolisthesis. DDD is defined as back pain of discogenic origin with degeneration of the disc confirmed by history and radiographic studies. The Valeo® Spacer System -AL, -TL, -PL, -XT is to be used in patients who have had six months of non-operative treatment.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K091278
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology