FDA clearance for Planmed Verity® Extremity Scanner

On February 1, 2013 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued 510(k) approval letter for the Planmed Verity® Extremity Scanner. Planmed Verity is intended to be used for X-ray computed tomography of anatomies within upper and lower extremities.Planmed Verity® is designed to find subtle extremity fractures at the first visit to the clinic – fractures that have been the most commonly missed using only 2D radiographs. Planmed Verity Extremity Scanner is a unique solution to the problem with fast 3D imaging at the point of care. It is intended for pre- and postoperative imaging with