SIG Medical wins FDA clearance for rib fracture device

February 21, 2019 By Danielle Kirsh

SIG Medical (Hershey, Penn.) has received FDA 510(k) clearance for its enhanced AdvantageRib System, the K183317.

The system is the third rib fracture system from SIG Medical that has received 510(k) clearance recently and is being commercialized. The most recent 510(k) includes new implants that treat patients, as well as the entire spectrum of bone quality and modifications to existing implants to improve patient experience, according to the company.

AdvantageRib is currently in a limited market release. It has been used in over 50 rib fractures and the first patient was treated almost two years ago.

SIG Medical now plans to make the AdvantageRib available across all of the U.S. next month at the 2019 Chest Wall Injury Society annual meeting.

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Danielle Kirsh

Danielle Kirsh is an award-winning journalist and senior editor for Medical Design & Outsourcing, MassDevice, and Medical Tubing + Extrusion, and the founder of Women in Medtech and lead editor for Big 100. She received her bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism and mass communication from Norfolk State University and is pursuing her master's in global strategic communications at the University of Florida. You can connect with her on Twitter and LinkedIn, or email her at dkirsh@wtwhmedia.com.