Device Dossier

Knee stem

Device Dossier for Knee stem (Knee stem, Class IIb, sponsor B Braun). ARTG record, intended purpose, GMDN category — compiled by arcimedes.

Intended purpose

A sterile device designed to provide additional stability for an implanted knee femur prosthesis by extending the attachment of the prosthesis from the distal femur into the midshaft of the bone. It is typically a shaft-like device made of metal (e.g., cobalt chrome) and is often used in prosthesis revision to compensate for bone loss.

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