# K173722: PATRIOT COLONIAL Spacer, SUSTAIN Spacer

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Globus Medical, Inc.
- Decided: May 23, 2018 after 169 days
- Product code: ODP (Intervertebral Fusion Device With Bone Graft, Cervical)
- 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
Longest line of descent: 16 generations back to K003155 (2001). 180 ancestors in all.
94 later devices descend from it; 5 cite it directly.
0 of 275 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K072991: Patriot Spacers: Colonial Acdf, Globus Medical, Inc. (2008) Summary page 5.
- K143578: SUSTAIN R TPS Spacers, PATRIOT TPS Spacers, CALIBER TPS Spacer, COALITION TPS Spacers, INDEPENDENCE TPS Spacer, FORTIFY -R TPS Corpectomy Spacer, FORTIFY I-R TPS Corpectomy Spacer, XPand -R TPS Corpectomy Spacer, NIKO TPS Corpectomy Spacer, Globus Medical, Inc. (2016) Summary page 5.
- K130478: Sustain and Sustain Radiolucent Spacers, Globus Medical, Inc. (2013) Summary page 5.
- K163491: NuVasive CoRoent Small Interbody System, Nu Vasive, Incorporated (2017) Summary page 5.
- K150619: CONSTRUX Mini PEEK Spacer System, CONSTRUX Mini PEEK Ti Spacer System, Orthofix, Inc. (2015) Summary page 5.
- K153373: CORNERSTONE PSR Cervical Fusion System, PERIMETER C Spinal System, PEEK PREVAIL Cervical Interbody Device, Medtronic Sofamor Danek (2016) Summary page 5.

## Most influential descendants
- K183083: Shoreline Cervical Interbody RT System (2019), 60 descendants of its own
- K210497: SeaSpine Spacer System NM (Hollywood, Hollywood VI, Pacifica, Redondo, Ventura), Vu a•POD-L NanoMetalene, SeaSpine Vu e•POD System, SeaSpine Vu a•POD Prime NanoMetalene Intervertebral, SeaSpine Shoreline ACS - Anterior Cervical Standalone, SeaSpine Cervical Interbody RT System, SeaSpine Cambria System, SeaSpine Regatta Lateral System, SeaSpine Reef TO/TA System, SeaSpine Reef TH System, SeaSpine Meridian System (2021), 39 descendants of its own
- K191243: HEDRON Cervical Spacers (2019), 36 descendants of its own
- K222028: IdentiTi™ Porous Ti Interbody System, IdentiTi™ NanoTec™ Interbody System, Transcend™ PEEK Interbody System, Transcend™ NanoTec™ Interbody System, IdentiTi™ ALIF Standalone Interbody System, IdentiTi™ NanoTec™ ALIF Standalone Interbody System (2022), 28 descendants of its own
- K222270: HEDRON Cervical Spacers, HEDRON Lumbar Spacers, SABLE Expandable Spacer, ExcelsiusGPS Instruments (2022), 23 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
PATRIOT® COLONIAL® ACDF Spacers are interbody fusion devices indicated at one or more levels of the cervical spine C2-T1 in patients with cervical disc disease, instability, trauma including fractures, deformity defined as kyphosis, lordosis, or scoliosis, cervical spondylotic myelopathy, spinal stenosis, and failed previous fusion. Cervical disc disease is defined as intractable radiculopathy and/or myelopathy with herniated disc and/or osteophyte formation on posterior vertebral endplates producing symptomatic nerve root and/or spinal cord compression confirmed by radiographic studies. These patients should be skeletally mature and have had at least six (6) weeks of non-operative treatment. All PATRIOT® TPS coated spacers are indicated for the same use as non-coated versions. PATRIOT® Spacers are to be filled with autograft bone and/or allogenic bone graft composed of cancellous, cortical, and/or corticocancellous bone. These devices are intended to be used with supplemental fixation, such as the ASSURE® or PROVIDENCE® Anterior Cervical Plate Systems. When used as cervical intervertebral body fusion devices, SUSTAIN® Spacers including SUSTAIN® R are intended for one or more levels of the cervical spine C2-T1 in patients with cervical disc disease, instability, trauma including fractures, deformity defined as kyphosis, lordosis, or scoliosis, cervical spondylotic myelopathy, spinal stenosis, and failed previous fusion. Cervical disc disease is defined as intractable radiculopathy and/or myelopathy with herniated disc and/or osteophyte formation on posterior vertebral endplates producing symptomatic nerve root and/or spinal cord compression confirmed by radiographic studies. These patients should be skeletally mature and have had at least six (6) weeks of non-operative treatment. All SUSTAIN® TPS coated spacers are indicated for the same use as non-coated versions. SUSTAIN® Spacers are to be filled with autograft bone and/or allogenic bone graft composed of cancellous, cortical, and/or corticocancellous bone. These devices are intended to be used with supplemental fixation, such as the ASSURE®, PROVIDENCE®, or XTEND® Anterior Cervical Plate Systems.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K173722
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology