Neurology · 510(k) · 2024

Automatic Registration

Brainlab AG. Cleared by FDA on 20 March 2024 under submission K234047, product code OLO (orthopedic stereotaxic instrument). What FDA's record says, in FDA's words.

Device record · K234047

  1. Device. Automatic RegistrationDEVICE
  2. Company. Brainlab AG (DE)COMPANY
  3. Decision. 20 March 2024, 510(k), substantially equivalent (traditional review); received 21 December 2023DECISION
  4. Panel. NeurologyPANEL
  5. Product code. OLO, Orthopedic Stereotaxic InstrumentCODE
  6. Regulation. 21 CFR 882.4560, Class IIREG
  7. Source. FDA database entry · decision document (7 pages)SOURCE

Retrieved · the fields above are FDA's; the statement below was copied from the decision document on that day.

What FDA cleared it for

The Indications for Use statement, verbatim, from the decision document.

Automatic Registration is a software device for image guided surgery intended to be used in combination with compatible Brainlab navigation systems such as the Brainlab Spine & Trauma Navigation System. Automatic Registration provides an image registration for intraoperatively acquired 3D CT/CBCT or fluoroscopic images.

K234047, FDA decision document · source

The product code's definition, from FDA's classification record. Stereotaxic guidance during orthopedic surgery procedures. Indicated for Orthopedic joint or spine surgery. Neurological stereotaxic instruments are classified under product code HAW.

What the statement says

Pattern matches on the Indications for Use text. Each line is a fact that the text contains the words, not a finding about the device.

Adverse-event reports in MAUDE, by product code

As of , MAUDE held 20,865 reports filed against devices carrying product code OLO. That code is shared by every device of this type, not this device alone, and MAUDE reports are submitted by manufacturers, facilities and the public without FDA verification. The latest reports, in the reporter’s words:

30 September 2026 · Malfunction · REAMER HANDLE OFFSET · MAKO Surgical Corp. · report 3005985723-2026-00510

Screws loose Case Type / Application: THA 5.0.

30 September 2026 · Malfunction · Stealth AXiS · MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. · report 1723170-2026-01387

Medtronic received information regarding a navigation device being used intra-operatively during a sacroiliac and thoracolumbar procedure. It was reported that the trajectories could not be reached. All were marked as red. The site attempted to reposition to R-L5 and the trajectory guide ran into the patient reference frame clamped on L4. Surgeon grabbed the arm to stop it using the force sensor. Performed anatomy checks with probe to confirm accuracy. Accuracy was confirmed and the procedure […]

30 September 2026 · Malfunction · NAVLOCK · MEDTRONIC NAVIGATION, INC. · report 1723170-2026-01388

Medtronic received information regarding a navigation system being used during a sacroiliac and thoracolumbar procedure. It was reported that the probes tip broke. Delay and patient impact were not reported.

30 September 2026 · Injury · 5.5mm Tap, Navigation · Orthopediatrics · report 3006460162-2026-00057

29 September 2026 · Malfunction · REAMER HANDLE OFFSET · MAKO Surgical Corp. · report 3005985723-2026-00503

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