What surgical specialties were included in the Wisman PMA Study?

• A. Cardiac, Neurological, and Vascular surgery
• B. General, Cardiac, and Orthopedic surgery
• C. Pediatric, Thoracic, and Vascular surgery
• D. General, Neurosurgical, and Thoracic surgery

Answer: (B)

This question is about recognizing the breadth of the Wisman PMA Study and why certain specialties were included to represent real-world use. The combination of general surgery, cardiac surgery, and orthopedic surgery covers a wide range of procedures, tissue types, and bleeding risks: general surgery includes a broad mix of soft-tissue and viscera cases, cardiac surgery tests performance in the high-stakes, precision-demanding environment of the heart and great vessels, and orthopedic surgery introduces long procedures with bone and soft-tissue challenges. Together, they provide a broad, pragmatic view of how the device performs across common surgical contexts. Including more specialized or narrowly focused areas (like pediatric, neurosurgical, vascular alone, or thoracic alone) would limit generalizability and fail to capture the device’s behavior across typical use cases.