Recorded device evidence

QUARTEX® Occipito-Cervico-Thoracic Spinal System ExcelsiusGPS® Instruments (K231850): indications, design and recorded evidence

The acquired K231850 file contains product-specific indications and users, recorded comparison and differences, performance evidence actually described sections. Compare these dated manufacturer statements with your own indication and design before commissioning evidence work. They describe this submission; they do not prescribe your testing, validate performance independently or establish a suitable predicate.

Evidence retrieved 2026-10-07. Source versions and topic-specific limits are listed below.

Computed exact-code research

This decision beside its recorded product-code cohort

The 2021–2025 complete-year cohort contains 33 selected decisions under primary code NKG. 33 have valid reported receipt/decision pairs; 0 pairs are missing or invalid.

Calendar elapsed days: lower quartile 55.0, median 58.0, upper quartile 108.0. These are recorded calendar differences, not active FDA review time.

The table shows the named decision and up to four latest exact-code research records through 2026-09-27. It can include partial-year records outside the complete-year cohort. The quartiles above use the full stated cohort, not this displayed selection.

Research recordRecorded deviceReceipt → decisionCalendar elapsed daysRecorded submission type
K231850 ↗ · this pageQUARTEX® Occipito-Cervico-Thoracic Spinal System ExcelsiusGPS® Instruments2023-06-23 → 2024-03-14265Traditional
K254260 ↗The VEGA Cervical Screw System2025-12-29 → 2026-09-17262Traditional
K253195 ↗TAURUS Posterior Occipital-Cervico-Thoracic Spinal Systems2025-09-26 → 2026-06-02249Traditional
K254045 ↗CarboClear® Posterior Cervical Screw System; CarboClear® Hybrid Posterior Cervical Screw System2025-12-17 → 2026-03-1689Traditional
K254165 ↗Infinity™ OCT System2025-12-22 → 2026-01-2130Special

Use this comparison: select a record to investigate, read its actual indications and design, and document differences. A shared code or elapsed period cannot establish its relevance to your device.

Calendar elapsed days are not active FDA review time, a promised schedule or a success probability. The selection includes only the stated recorded decisions, not all applications. Latest records can postdate the named historical decision and are contextual research, not its predicates. Shared codes, summaries and observed records do not prove equivalence, current market availability, buyer applicability or predicate suitability.

Calculation, selection and source versions

Reuse the complete-endpoint exact-primary-code, documented SE-decision cohort and its stated cutoff/window. Retain its type-7 quartiles only when at least 20 valid date pairs are present. Independently subtract the named official record’s receipt date from its decision date; missing or negative pairs remain unknown. Show up to four latest exact-code research records, excluding the named ID. Parent analysis hash, source snapshots and calculation versions are retained.

Calculation: fda-named-decision-cohort-context-1; cutoff 2026-09-27; 0 parent records excluded; units record counts; calendar elapsed days.

Source snapshots: 5a86994ba49a37e71e09be96803fd51981c6c43eaa96caab41aea2b188bfe002.

Read beyond the decision row

Recorded evidence and differences to investigate

The summary is manufacturer-submitted context hosted by FDA. Negative/no-study statements are preserved. Evidence themes are not binding legal requirements.

Short opening excerpts identify the source sections. Read the linked original for the full study context, negative statements, tables and limitations. Public quotations are limited to 120 words per acquired summary; the internal evidence packet retains exact section ranges for review.

Indications and users

K231850 · PDF page 7 ↗ Source 2

Read this statement in the original PDF; no complete statement fits the short excerpt.

Compare with your product: Compare the recorded indication, population, body site and use environment with your proposed label. Record each change instead of assuming the primary code settles intended use.

Recorded comparison and differences

K231850 · PDF page 8 ↗ Source 3

Subject implants and instruments have the same technological characteristics as
the predicate devices including design, intended use, material composition,
function, and range of sizes.

The excerpt is shortened at a complete statement. Read the complete section in the original PDF before interpreting the evidence.

Compare with your product: The summary’s comparison is a manufacturer statement about that submission. Investigate the actual design differences and cited records before considering any comparator or predicate.

Performance evidence actually described

K231850 · PDF page 7 ↗ Source 2

Mechanical testing (static and dynamic compression bending) was conducted in
accordance with ASTM F1717 and the “Guidance                    for Industry and FDA Staff,
Guidance for Spinal System 510(k)s,” May 3, 2004, to                                  demonstrate substantial
equivalence to the predicate devices.

The excerpt is shortened at a complete statement. Read the complete section in the original PDF before interpreting the evidence.

Compare with your product: The source labels this section as performance data. Determine which described evidence is bench, software, biological or clinical from the actual narrative and original tables; the section label alone does not settle that distinction or prescribe your testing.

Extraction selection and limits

Select observed whole-line section headings or explicit colon-delimited inline labels on readable PDF pages, including the explicitly documented heading-spacing variants in this parser version. Preserve the original heading, character ranges and layout; do not repair excerpt text. Exclude letter boilerplate and uncertain pages. Stop at observed table headings; do not infer table columns or scalar results from layout text. Multi-column or suspicious split-numeric excerpts are excluded until reviewed alternate extraction is available. Original layout records remain retained; any alternate text has its own extractor-version locator and requires original-page review. For each dimension, prefer usable versioned alternate text where available, selecting its longest usable excerpt; otherwise select the longest usable original-layout excerpt. Ties preserve source order. Bounded to 64 PDF pages and 3,500 characters per section. This is a selection, not a complete dossier analysis.

Excluded extraction items: {'uncertain_pdf_page': 2}.

Known facts and deciding inputs

Known context: US. Confirm the organisation’s role, relevant activities and markets against the cited criteria.

Source factRecorded valueWhat to check
510(k) identifierK231850 [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Generic device categoryQUARTEX® Occipito-Cervico-Thoracic Spinal System ExcelsiusGPS® Instruments [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Recorded applicantGlobus Medical, Inc. [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
FDA product codeNKG [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Decision date2024-03-14 [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Recorded decision codeSESE [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Submission typeTraditional [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Receipt date2023-06-23 [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.

Prepare a differences and evidence worksheet

Use this checklist to gather your business or product details before speaking with a specialist. The items below explain what to record and suggest useful supporting documents. You can add your own answers in the editable project brief.

  1. Indications and users — what differs in our product?

    Compare the recorded indication, population, body site and use environment with your proposed label. Record each change instead of assuming the primary code settles intended use.

    Useful evidence: Our proposed indication, user/population and use environment beside this exact recorded indication.

  2. Recorded comparison and differences — what differs in our product?

    The summary’s comparison is a manufacturer statement about that submission. Investigate the actual design differences and cited records before considering any comparator or predicate.

    Useful evidence: Feature-by-feature differences and the underlying cited documents; no automated predicate selection.

  3. Performance evidence actually described — what differs in our product?

    The source labels this section as performance data. Determine which described evidence is bench, software, biological or clinical from the actual narrative and original tables; the section label alone does not settle that distinction or prescribe your testing.

    Useful evidence: The cited narrative and full tables, underlying protocols/results and a reviewed comparison with the proposed product.

Work packages and dependencies

Questions for providers

Sources and data dates

Read the official document in context. The audit details identify the precise locators and preserved versions used for this page.

FDA openFDA — 510(k) decision records ↗

2026-10-05 · retrieved 2026-10-06

Audit details: precise locators and snapshot identifiers

Source key D01 · snapshot 5a86994ba49a37e71e09be96803fd51981c6c43eaa96caab41aea2b188bfe002

  • [1] device-510k-0001-of-0001.json:results[195] · record 856e3c6e95572946adf7e44986731ec20f50491af7275c9fab805f72078ede0b
  • [4] Complete results array / fda-decision-context:K231850 · record whole dataset partition

FDA 510(k) summary — K231850 ↗

Fri, 15 Mar 2024 14:55:32 GMT · retrieved 2026-10-07

Audit details: precise locators and snapshot identifiers

Source key D02 · snapshot e4c5d72ca360ae4bfbe13c9052c3f5a6fc617bee274858e7823179a4bba634ce

  • [2] PDF page 7 · record f4575b2b7243239bb9042f5c6363dee2e831de8f7dad06558c035dbee7570d1d
  • [3] PDF page 8 · record 8351721d50d412a25c9174f2acd383a8e14b907924f73009ba2d33f73b0f3f49

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