AM-BIO EXTENDED RANGE SERIES DIALYZER, MODELS WET AND DRY
Applicant
Asahi Medical Co., Ltd.
Product Code
KDI · Gastroenterology, Urology
Decision Date
Jul 9, 2002
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 876.5860
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
Asahi AM-BIO Extended Range (AM-BIO-HX series) Dialyzers are intended for use for hemodialysis treatment of patients who have chronic renal failure or acute renal failure. Asahi AM-BIO Extended Range (AM-BIO-HX series) Dialyzers must be used in accordance with the instructions of a physician familiar with hemodialysis and familiar with the conditions of the patient. Asahi AM-BIO Extended Range (AM-BIO-HX series) Dialyzers are intended for single use only. Asahi AM-BIO Extended Range (AM-BIO-HX series) Dialyzers are designed only to be used only on dialysis systems equipped with volumetric ultrafiltration controllers. The expiration date of ASAHI AM-BIO Extended Range (AM-BIO-HX series) Dialyzers is 3 years from the sterilization date. The user must use the dialyzers before the expiration date.
Device Story
Hollow fiber hemodialyzer for chronic or acute renal failure treatment; utilizes modified cellulose (alkyl ether polymer grafted cellulose) membrane fibers to facilitate blood filtration; requires dialysis system with volumetric ultrafiltration controller; single-use device; sterilized via gamma radiation; available in wet (priming fluid included) or dry models; performance specifications adjusted via fiber pore size to accommodate diverse patient populations; provides safe, effective hemodialysis by removing waste products from blood.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. In-vitro testing included permeability (saline and bovine plasma), urea, creatinine, and phosphate clearance rates. Biocompatibility testing included cytotoxicity, sensitization, irritation/intracutaneous reactivity, acute systemic toxicity, genotoxicity, hemocompatibility, and pyrogenicity.
Technological Characteristics
Hollow fiber dialyzer; membrane: modified cellulose (alkyl ether polymer grafted cellulose) derived from cuprammonium rayon; casing/end caps: styrene butadiene block polymer; potting: polyurethane; port caps: hydrogenated styrene butadiene block polymer; sterilization: gamma radiation; connectivity: none (mechanical component); intended for use with volumetric ultrafiltration controllers.
Indications for Use
Indicated for hemodialysis treatment of patients with chronic or acute renal failure. Must be used under physician supervision on dialysis systems equipped with volumetric ultrafiltration controllers. Single use only.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A high permeability hemodialysis system is a device intended for use as an artificial kidney system for the treatment of patients with renal failure, fluid overload, or toxemic conditions by performing such therapies as hemodialysis, hemofiltration, hemoconcentration, and hemodiafiltration. Using a hemodialyzer with a semipermeable membrane that is more permeable to water than the semipermeable membrane of the conventional hemodialysis system (§ 876.5820), the high permeability hemodialysis system removes toxins or excess fluid from the patient's blood using the principles of convection (via a high ultrafiltration rate) and/or diffusion (via a concentration gradient in dialysate). During treatment, blood is circulated from the patient through the hemodialyzer's blood compartment, while the dialysate solution flows countercurrent through the dialysate compartment. In this process, toxins and/or fluid are transferred across the membrane from the blood to the dialysate compartment. The hemodialysis delivery machine controls and monitors the parameters related to this processing, including the rate at which blood and dialysate are pumped through the system, and the rate at which fluid is removed from the patient. The high permeability hemodialysis system consists of the following devices:(1) The hemodialyzer consists of a semipermeable membrane with an in vitro ultrafiltration coefficient (K uf ) greater than 8 milliliters per hour per conventional millimeter of mercury, as measured with bovine or expired human blood, and is used with either an automated ultrafiltration controller or anther method of ultrafiltration control to prevent fluid imbalance.(2) The hemodialysis delivery machine is similar to the extracorporeal blood system and dialysate delivery system of the hemodialysis system and accessories (§ 876.5820), with the addition of an ultrafiltration controller and mechanisms that monitor and/or control such parameters as fluid balance, dialysate composition, and patient treatment parameters (e.g., blood pressure, hematocrit, urea, etc.). (3) The high permeability hemodialysis system accessories include, but are not limited to, tubing lines and various treatment related monitors (e.g., dialysate pH, blood pressure, hematocrit, and blood recirculation monitors).
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II. The special controls for this device are FDA's:(1) “Use of International Standard ISO 10993 ‘Biological Evaluation of Medical Device—Part I: Evaluation and Testing,’ ”
(2) “Guidance for the Content of 510(k)s for Conventional and High Permeability Hemodialyzers,”
(3) “Guidance for Industry and CDRH Reviewers on the Content of Premarket Notifications for Hemodialysis Delivery Systems,”
(4) “Guidance for the Content of Premarket Notifications for Water Purification Components and Systems for Hemodialysis,” and
(5) “Guidance for Hemodialyzer Reuse Labeling.”
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#### Summary for Public Disclosure
9 2002 JUL
#### SUBMITTER
Asahi Medical Company, Ltd. 9-1, Kanda Mitoshirocho Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-8482 Japan
Tel: 81-3-3259-5880 Fax: 81-3-3259-5899
#### DATE SUMMARY WAS PREPARED
July 8,2001
## NAME OF DEVICE
Asahi AM-BIO Extended Range Series Dialyzers (AM-BIO-HX series)
### IDENTIFICATION OF PREDICATE DEVICES
Asahi AM-BIO Series Dialyzers (K983720) Asahi APS Series Dialyzer (K001250) Fresenius Hemoflow (K892262)
#### DESCRIPTION OF THE DEVICE
The line of Asahi AM-BIO Extended Range Series Dialyzers (AM-BIO-HX series) is a family of hemodialysis membranes, or hollow fiber dialyzers, developed to provide safe and effective hemodialysis over ranges of dialyzer patient treatment requirements. The device is intended for use in patients who have chronic renal failure or acute renal failure, for only single use.
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The membrane fibers are made of modified cellulose (i.e., alkyl ether polymer grafted cellulose), derived from cuprammonium rayon. The cuprammonium rayon is manufactured to have a thin layer of modified cellulose exposed to blood contact surfaces. The modification to the cellulose vields the fiber more compatible to the patient's blood, manifested through lower complement activation (C3g and C52) when compared to regular cellulose membrane dialyzers.
The membranes are housed within a plastic casing of styrene butadiene block polymer. Non-removable casing end caps are also made of styrene butadiene block polymer. The potting material (sealant) is polyurethane and the port caps (stoppers) are made of hydrogenated styrene butadiene block polymer. Like the AM-BIO Series Dialyzers, the AM-BIO Extended Range Series Dialyzers will be offered for sale in both a "wet" model and a "dry" model. The wet and dry dialyzers are identical to each other except that the wet models are filled at the factory with a fluid to facilitate priming by the user and the dry models are not filled. The use of a wet or dry dialyzer is a matter of user preference. The fluid in wet dialyzers is made of water containing 600 ppm sodium pyrosulfite and 300 ppm sodium carbonate. Asahi AM-BIO Extended Range Series Dialyzers are sterilized by gamma radiation before shipment.
## INTENDED USE
The indications for use for the Asahi AM-BIO Extended Range Series Dialyzer is as follows:
- Asahi AM-BIO Extended Range (AM-BIO-HX series) Dialyzers are a. intended for use for hemodialysis treatment of patients who have chronic renal failure or acute renal failure.
- Asahi AM-BIO Extended Range (AM-BIO-HX series) Dialyzers must be b. used in accordance with the instructions of a physician familiar with hemodialysis and familiar with the conditions of the patient.
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- Asahi AM-BIO Extended Range (AM-BIO-HX series) Dialyzers are c. intended for single use only.
- đ. Asahi AM-BIO Extended Range (AM-BIO-HX series) Dialyzers are designed only to be used only on dialysis systems equipped with volumetric ultrafiltration controllers.
- e. The expiration date of ASAHI AM-BIO Extended Range (AM-BIO-HX series) Dialyzers is 3 years from the sterilization date. The user must use the dialyzers before the expiration date.
## Comparison of Device Characteristics to Predicates
The indications for use, design, and manufacturing of the Asahi AM-BIO Extended Range Series Dialyzers are the same as a predicate device, the AM-BIO Series Dialyzers. The AM-BIO Extended Range Series Dialyzers have the same materials and construction as the AM-BIO Series Dialyzers, but with extended range of performance specifications to accommodate a more diverse patient population. The intended changes in performance specifications are achieved by changing the pore size of the dialyzer fibers. Note, the AM-BIO Extended Range Series Dialyzers are labeled for only single use.
## Non-clinical Testing
In-vitro testing of the AM-BIO Extended Range Series Dialyzers includes the following:
- Permeability saline .
- ◆ Permeability - bovine plasma
- Urea clearance rate ●
- Creatinine clearance rate ●
- . Phosphate clearance rate
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Additionally, the following testing supports the biocompatibility of the AM-BIO Extended Range Series Dialyzers:
- Cytotoxicity ●
- Sensitization .
- Irritation or Intracutaneous Reactivity .
- Systemic Toxicity (Acute) ●
- Genotoxicity: ●
- Hemocompatibility .
- Pyrogenicity ◆
## CONCLUSIONS
The indications for use (other than regarding single use), design, and manufacturing of the Asahi AM-BIO Extended Range Series Dialyzers (AM-BIO-HX series) are the same as, and therefore substantially equivalent to, the predicate Asahi AM-BIO Series Dialyzers.
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#### DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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#### Public Health Service
Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850
9 2002 JUL
Asahi Medical Company, Ltd. c/o David L. West, Ph.D. Vice President, Medical Device Development Quintiles Consulting 1801 Rockville Pike, Suite 300 ROCKVILLE MD 20852
Re: K013418 Trade/Device Name: AM-BIO Extended Range Series Dialyzers (HX Series) Regulation Number: 21 CFR 876.5860 Regulation Name: High permeability hemodialysis system Regulatory Class: II Product Code: 78 KDI Dated: April 10, 2002 Received: April 10, 2002
Dear Dr. West:
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. Iisting 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 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 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), please contact the Office of Compliance at one of the following numbers, based on the regulation number at the top of this letter:
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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" (21 CFR 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,
Nancy C. Boydon
Nancy C. Brogdon Director, Division of Reproductive, Abdominal, and Radiological Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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510(k) Number (if known): Device Name: Asahi AM-BIO Extended Range Series Dialyzers (AM-BIO-HX series)
Indications For Use:
- Asahi AM-BIO Extended Range (AM-BIO-HX series) Dialyzers are intended for use ત્ત્વ for hemodialysis treatment of patients who have chronic renal failure or acute renal failure.
- Asahi AM-BIO Extended Range (AM-BIO-HX series) Dialyzers must be used in b. accordance with the instructions of a physician familiar with hemodialysis and familiar with the conditions of the patient.
- Asahi AM-BIO Extended Range (AM-BIO-HX series) Dialyzers are intended for single C. use only.
- Asahi AM-BIO Extended Range (AM-BIO-HX series) Dialyzers are designed only to be d. used only on dialysis systems equipped with volumetric ultrafiltration controllers.
- The expiration date of ASAHI AM-BIO Extended Range (AM-BIO-HX series) e. Dialyzers is 3 years from the sterilization date. The user must use the dialyzers before the expiration date.
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