VAPORIZED HYDROGEN PEROXIDE (VHP) STERILIZATION OF UHMWPE COMPONENTS IN THE REFLECTION ACTABULAR SYSTEM (ACETABULAR LINE
K012787 · Smith & Nephew, Inc. · LPH · Mar 15, 2002 · Orthopedic
Device Facts
Record ID
K012787
Device Name
VAPORIZED HYDROGEN PEROXIDE (VHP) STERILIZATION OF UHMWPE COMPONENTS IN THE REFLECTION ACTABULAR SYSTEM (ACETABULAR LINE
Applicant
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
Product Code
LPH · Orthopedic
Decision Date
Mar 15, 2002
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 888.3358
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
Total hip components are indicated for individuals undergoing primary and revision surgery where other treatments or devices have failed in rehabilitating hips damaged as a result of trauma, inflammatory joint disease such as theumatoid arthritis, or noninflammatory degenerative joint disease (NIDJD) or any of its composite diagnoses such as osteoarthritis; avascular necrosis; traumatic arthritis; slipped capital eviphysis; fused hip; fracture of the pelvis and diastrophic variant; inflammatory degenerative joint disease including rheumatoid arthritis, arthritis secondary to a variety of diseases and anomalies, and congenital dysplasia; old, remote osteomyelitis with an extended drainage-free period, in which case, the patient should be warned of an above nonmal danger of infection postoperatively; treatments of non-union; femoral neck fracture and trochanteric fractures of the proximal femur with head involvement that are unmanageable using other techniques, femoral osteotomy, or Girdlestone resection; fracture dislocation of the hip; and correction of deformity. When used in combination with an appropriately sized Reflection metal acetabular shell, Reflection Acetabular Liners are intended for cemented or uncemented use. Reflection All Polyethylene Cups are intended for cemented use only. Reflection Acetabular Liners and All Polyethylene Cups are intended for single use only. The Orthopaedic Division of Smith & Nephew, Inc. will utilize the VHP® sterilization process to terminally sterilize all orthopaedic implant components manufactured from UHMWPE material in the Reflection Acetabular System (i.e. acetabular liners and all polyethylene cups)
Device Story
Reflection Acetabular System components (acetabular liners and all polyethylene cups) manufactured from UHMWPE; sterilized using VHP® (vaporized hydrogen peroxide) process. VHP process utilizes H2O2 gas injections at deep vacuum set points followed by chamber evacuations for aeration. Intended for terminal sterilization of orthopaedic implants to achieve Sterility Assurance Level (SAL) of 10^-6. Components packaged in Tyvek Mylar pouches. Device used by surgeons in clinical/OR settings for hip arthroplasty. No changes to device design or material properties; only sterilization method modified.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Testing verified microbicidal effectiveness of VHP sterilization, effects of the cycle on UHMWPE materials and packaging, and process reproducibility to achieve a SAL of 10^-6.
Indicated for primary and revision hip surgery patients with hip damage due to trauma, inflammatory joint disease (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis), or noninflammatory degenerative joint disease (e.g., osteoarthritis, avascular necrosis, traumatic arthritis, slipped capital epiphysis, fused hip, pelvic fracture, congenital dysplasia, osteomyelitis, non-union, femoral neck/trochanteric fractures, or deformity).
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A hip joint metal/polymer/metal semi-constrained porous-coated uncemented prosthesis is a device intended to be implanted to replace a hip joint. The device limits translation and rotation in one or more planes via the geometry of its articulating surfaces. It has no linkage across the joint. This generic type of device has a femoral component made of a cobalt-chromium-molybdenum (Co-Cr-Mo) alloy or a titanium-aluminum-vanadium (Ti-6Al-4V) alloy and an acetabular component composed of an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene articulating bearing surface fixed in a metal shell made of Co-Cr-Mo or Ti-6Al-4V. The femoral stem and acetabular shell have a porous coating made of, in the case of Co-Cr-Mo substrates, beads of the same alloy, and in the case of Ti-6Al-4V substrates, fibers of commercially pure titanium or Ti-6Al-4V alloy. The porous coating has a volume porosity between 30 and 70 percent, an average pore size between 100 and 1,000 microns, interconnecting porosity, and a porous coating thickness between 500 and 1,500 microns. The generic type of device has a design to achieve biological fixation to bone without the use of bone cement.
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MAR 1 5 2002
K012 787
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Orthopaedic Division
Smith & Nephew, Inc 217 Forminer
**Smith+Nephew**
# 510(k) Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
| Submitter's name: | Smith & Nephew, Inc., Orthopaedic Division |
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Submitter's address: | 1450 Brooks Road, Memphis, TN 38116 |
| Submitter's telephone number: | Direct phone: 901-399-6487 or FAX: 901-398-5146 |
| Contact person: | David Henley, Senior Clinical/Regulatory Affairs Specialist |
| Date summary prepared: | March 15, 2002 |
| Trade or proprietary device name: | UHMWPE Components of the Reflection® Acetabular System<br>Sterilized with the VHP® Sterilization Process |
| Common or usual name: | Reflection Acetabular System UHMWPE Components |
| Classification name: | 21 CFR 888.3358, hip joint, metal/polymer/metal, semi-<br>constrained porous-coated, uncemented prosthesis<br>21 CFR 888.3350, hip joint, metal/polymer, semi-constrained,<br>cemented prosthesis |
## Substantially Equivalent Legally Marketed Devices
Reflection® Acetabular System - Smith & Nephew, Inc. �
#### Device Description
There have been no changes in indications for use, design, or material property changes to any Reflection Acetabular Liner or All Polyethylene Cup components that will be sterilized using the VHP® process.
The VHP® sterilization process uses hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) vapor for sterilization of Reflection Acetabular System components (acetabular liners and all polyethylene cups) manufactured from UHMWPE using the Century SL VHP® Sterilizer. Sterilization is achieved by a series of H2O2 gas injections at deep vacuum set points. Aeration of the medical devices after sterilization is conducted by a series of chamber evacuations.
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#### Device Intended Use
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Total hip components are indicated for individuals undergoing primary and revision surgery where other treatments or devices have failed in rehabilitating hips damaged as a result of trauma, inflammatory joint disease such as theumatoid arthritis, or noninflammatory degenerative joint disease (NIDJD) or any of its composite diagnoses such as osteoarthritis; avascular necrosis; traumatic arthritis; slipped capital eviphysis; fused hip; fracture of the pelvis and diastrophic variant; inflammatory degenerative joint disease including rheumatoid arthritis, arthritis secondary to a variety of diseases and anomalies, and congenital dysplasia; old, remote osteomyelitis with an extended drainage-free period, in which case, the patient should be warned of an above nonmal danger of infection postoperatively; treatments of non-union; femoral neck fracture and trochanteric fractures of the proximal femur with head involvement that are unmanageable using other techniques, femoral osteotomy, or Girdlestone resection; fracture dislocation of the hip; and correction of deformity.
When used in combination with an appropriately sized Reflection metal acetabular shell, Reflection Acetabular Liners are intended for cemented or uncemented use. Reflection All Polyethylene Cups are intended for cemented use only. Reflection Acetabular Liners and All Polyethylene Cups are intended for single use only.
The Orthopaedic Division of Smith & Nephew, Inc. will utilize the VHP® sterilization process to terminally sterilize all orthopaedic implant components manufactured from UHMWPE material in the Reflection Acetabular System (i.e. acetabular liners and all polyethylene cups)
#### Technological Characteristics
The VHP® sterilization process is similar to the predicate sterilization processes listed above. Both of these predicate sterilization processes are intended to teminally sterilize orthopaedic implants/medical devices to a Sterility Assurance Level (SAL) of 10 . When compared to the VHP® process, the predicate processes also have similar technological characteristics.
#### Performance Characteristics
The Orthopaedic Division of Smith & Nephew, Inc. has conducted numerous tests as supporting evidence that the VHP sterilization process is qualified for sterilization of all UHMWPE orthopaedic implants in the Reflection Acetabular System by demonstrating the following:
- ◆ Microbicidal effectiveness of the vaporized hydrogen peroxide
- The effects of the VHP® sterilization cycle on UHMWPE materials in which the . product is packaged
- Process validation efforts to demonstrate that the VHP® sterilization process is effective and � reproducible resulting in a SAL of at least 10°
Test results demonstrated that the VHD® sterilization process is capable of terminally sterilizing UHMWPE orthopaedic implants and verifies achievement of a SAL of 10°. The VHR® sterlization process was also demonstrated to be safe, reproducible, predictable and effective in sterilizing UHMWPE orthopaedic implants packaged and sealed in Tyvek Mylar pouches.
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# MAR 1 5 2002
Mr. David Henley Senior Clinical/Regulatory Affairs Specialist Orthopedic Division Smith & Nephew, Inc. 1450 Brooks Road Memphis, Tennessee 38116
Re: K012787
Trade/Device Name: UHMWPE Components of the Reflection® Acetabular Systems Regulation Number: 21 CFR 888.3358 and 21CFR 888.3350 Regulation Name: Hip Joint Metal/Polymer/Metal, Semi-constrained Porous Coated Uncemented Prosthesis; and Hip Joint Metal/Polymer/Metal, Semi-constrained Cemented Prosthesis Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: LPH, JDI Dated: December 14, 2001 Received: December 17, 2001
Dear Mr. Henley:
We have reviewed your Section 510(k) premarket notification of intent to market the device referenced above and have determined the device is substantially equivalent (for the indications for use stated in the enclosure) to legally marketed predicate devices marketed in interstate commerce prior to May 28, 1976, the enactment date of the Medical Device Amendments, or to devices that have been reclassified in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Act) that do not require approval of a premarket approval application (PMA). You may, therefore, market the device, subject to the general controls provisions of the Act. The general controls provisions of the Act include requirements for annual registration, listing of devices, good manufacturing practice, labeling, and prohibitions against misbranding and adulteration.
If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (PMA), it may be subject to such additional controls. Existing major regulations affecting your device can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Parts 800 to 898. In addition, FDA may publish further announcements concerning your device in the Federal Register.
Please be advised that FDA's issuance of a substantial equivalence determination does not mean that FDA has made a determination that your device complies with other requirements of the Act or any Federal statutes and regulations administered by other Federal agencies. You must comply with all the Act's requirements, including, but not limited to: registration and listing (21 CFR Part 807); labeling (21 CFR Part 801); good manufacturing practice requirements as set forth in the quality systems (QS) regulation (21 CFR Part 820); and if applicable, the electronic product radiation control provisions (Sections 531-542 of the Act); 21 CFR 1000-1050.
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This letter will allow you to begin marketing your device as described in your Section 510(k) premarket notification. The FDA finding of substantial equivalence of your device to a legally marketed predicate device results in a classification for your device and thus, permits your device to proceed to the market.
If you desire specific advice for your device on our labeling regulation (21 CFR Part 801 and additionally 21 CFR Part 809.10 for in vitro diagnostic devices), please contact the Office of Compliance at (301) 594-4659. Additionally, for questions on the promotion and advertising of your device, please contact the Office of Compliance at (301) 594-4639. Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21CFR Part 807.97). Other general information on your responsibilities under the Act may be obtained from the Division of Small Manufacturers, International and Consumer Assistance at its toll-free number (800) 638-2041 or (301) 443-6597 or at its Internet address http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/dsma/dsmamain.html
Sincerely yours,
for Mark N. Millerson
Celia M. Witten, Ph.D., M.D. Director Division of General, Restorative and Neurological Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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Premarket Notification Indications Enclosure
510(k) Number (if known): K012787
Device Name: UHMWPE Components of the Reflection® Acetabular System Sterilized with the VHP® Sterilization Process
#### Indications for Use:
Total hip components are indicated for individuals undergoing primary and revision surgery where other treatments or devices have failed in rehabilitating hips damaged as a result of trauma, inflammatory joint disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, or noninflammatory degenerative joint disease (NDJD) or any of its composite diagnoses such as osteoarthritis; avascular necrosis; traumatic arthritis; slipped capital epiphysis; fused hip: fracture of the pelvis and diastrophic variant; inflammatory degenerative joint disease including rheumatoid arthritis, arthritis secondary to a variety of diseases and anomalies, and congenital dysplasia; old, remote osteomyelitis with an extended drainage-free period, in which case, the patient should be warned of an above normal danger of infection postoperatively; treatments of non-union; femoral neck fracture and trochanteric fractures of the proximal femur with head involvement that are unmanageable using other techniques; femoral osteotomy, or Girdlestone resection; fracture dislocation of the hip; and correction of deformity.
When used in combination with an appropriately sized Reflection metal acetabular shell, Reflection Acetabular Liners are intended for cemented or uncemented use. Reflection All Polyethylene Cups are intended for cemented use only. Reflection Acetabular Liners and All Polyethylene Cups are intended for single use only.
The Orthopaedic Division of Smith & Nephew, Inc. will utilize the VHP® sterilization process to terminally sterilize all orthopaedic implant components manufactured from UHMWPE material in the Reflection Acetabular System (i.e. acetabular liners and all polyethylene cups)
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