PointerShell LS

PointerShell LS is a reusable adapter that enables electromagnetic navigation of surgical instruments with octagonal shafts up to 6 mm in diameter. It is used with the Fiagon Navigation…

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PointerShell LS is a reusable adapter that enables electromagnetic navigation of surgical instruments with octagonal shafts up to 6 mm in diameter. It is used with the Fiagon Navigation System in ENT procedures where rigid anatomy can be identified relative to CT or MR images.

A sensor within the adapter is tracked in the navigation system’s low-energy magnetic field. The software displays the position of the connected instrument in the preoperative images to assist the surgeon in locating anatomical structures.

Listed Item

The product PointerShell LS is a product variant for the navigation of shavers or surgical instruments without motor in the handle. The product PointerShell LS is used specially for the navigation surgical instruments with octagonal shafts with a maximum diameter of 6mm (For eg: Ostium Seeker produced by Entellus Medical Inc). The instruments are intended as an aid for precisely locating anatomical structures in either open or percutaneous procedures. They are indicated for use with the Fiagon Navigation System using electromagnetic navigation. The instrument are indicated for any medical condition in which the use of stereotactic surgery may be appropriate, and where, reference to a rigid anatomical structure in the field of ENT surgery can be identified relative to a CT or MR based model of the anatomy.

Instrument Connection and Preparation

The adapter mechanically connects to compatible shavers or surgical instruments without a motor in the handle. It is supplied nonsterile and requires sterilization by the user before reuse.

3manufacturers in China registered for this device type
1catalogue number
11510(k) clearances naming this product code

Who Else Makes It

Concentrated in Guangdong (2), Jiangsu (1). One is registered as a contract manufacturer, able to build to a specification.

Chinese manufacturers registered for FDA product code PGW
Manufacturer City Province Registered as Device types
Modern Medical Equipment Manufacturing Ltd. Heng Li, Dongguan Guangdong Contract manufacturer 26
Medtronic (Changzhou) Medical Devices Technology Co., Ltd. Changzhou Jiangsu Manufacturer 53
Modern Medical Equipment Manufacturing (Qing Yuan) Ltd Qing Yuan Guangdong Contract manufacturer 26

Record

Regulatory record for PointerShell LS
Listed by Fiagon GMBH, Germany
FDA product code PGW
Device type Ear, Nose, And Throat Stereotaxic Instrument
Device class Class 2
Regulation 21 CFR 882.4560
Establishment Manufacturer
510(k) K160479
Record published 2016-08-10
Record revised 2023-09-18 (version 7)

Specifications

Specifications
MRI safety MR Unsafe
Sterilisation Moist Heat or Steam Sterilization
Prescription Prescription only
Label carries manufacturing date, serial number
Storage Handling environment temperature 15 to 35 °C; Handling environment humidity 30 to 75 % RH; Storage environment atmospheric pressure 70 to 106 KiloPascal
Distribution end date 2022-01-21

Catalogue Numbers

Catalogue numbers for PointerShell LS
Catalogue number Size Status
1 Withdrawn

Same Product Code

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Product Sold by Catalogue numbers
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Medtronic Navigation Medtronic Navigation, Inc. 14
Ear, Nose, And Throat Stereotaxic Instrument Medtronic Navigation, Inc. 13
Ear, Nose, And Throat Stereotaxic Instrument Stryker Leibinger Gmbh & Co. KG 12
StealthStation Cranial Software Medtronic Navigation, Inc. 11
AxiEM™ Medtronic Navigation, Inc. 10
Profess Stryker Leibinger Gmbh & Co. KG 8
TGS Stryker GmbH 6
StealthStation S8 Medtronic Navigation, Inc. 5
TruDi Probe Acclarent, Inc. 4
TruDi Shaver Blade Acclarent, Inc. 4

Showing 12 of 94. All products under Ear, Nose, And Throat Stereotaxic Instrument

510(K) Clearances

FDA 510(k) clearances naming this product code
Clearance Decision date
K261540 2026-06-02
K211291 2021-07-19
K200041 2020-03-10
K163416 2017-02-16
K162176 2016-12-01
K161940 2016-09-18
K160479 2016-03-23
K160369 2016-03-10
K150473 2015-04-16
K141456 2014-10-08
K133573 2014-04-30

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Where China Actually Supplies

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5,100manufacturers registered in China
2,581device types they are registered for
340,248device records, each naming its maker
31provinces with a registered manufacturer