HOSPIRA LATEX-FREE ADVANCED SENSOR CATHETERS; HOSPIRA LATEX-FREE CRITICAL CARE CATHETERS
K061450 · Hospira, Inc. · DQE · Aug 4, 2006 · Cardiovascular
Device Facts
Record ID
K061450
Device Name
HOSPIRA LATEX-FREE ADVANCED SENSOR CATHETERS; HOSPIRA LATEX-FREE CRITICAL CARE CATHETERS
Applicant
Hospira, Inc.
Product Code
DQE · Cardiovascular
Decision Date
Aug 4, 2006
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 870.1230
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
Hospira Latex-Free Advanced Sensor Catheters: Indicated for the assessment of the hemodynamic status of a patient, including but not restricted to the following: Venous Pressures, Cardiac Output, Oxyhemoglobin Saturation, and Venous Blood Sampling, A secondary indication is for the therapeutic infusion of solutions. Hospira Latex-Free Critical Care Catheters: Indicated for the assessment of hemodynamic status through right ventricular, and pulmonary artery and / or wedge pressure monitoring for patients including the following: acute heart failure; differentiating ruptured ventricular septum from mitral regurgitation; diagnosis of tamponade; severe hypovolemia; complex circulatory situations (e.g., fluid management with acute burn patients); medical emergencies; adult respiratory distress syndrome; gram negative sepsis; drug intoxication; acute renal failure; hemorrhagic pancreatitis; intra- and postoperative management of high risk patients; history of pulmonary or cardiac disease; fluid shifts (such as extensive intra-abdominal operations); management of high risk obstetrical patients; known cardiac disease; toxemia; premature separation of placenta; cardiac output determination by thermodilution method; and blood sampling. Additional indication for Hospira Latex-Free Critical Care Pacing Lead Catheters: Indicated for temporary transluminal ventricular pacing a temporary ventricular pacing lead.
Device Story
Multi-lumen flow-directed catheters used for hemodynamic monitoring and therapeutic infusion. Inputs include blood flow (for positioning), thermal signals (via thermistor/heater coil for cardiac output), and optical signals (via fiber optics for SvO2). Catheters feature distal balloon for flow-directed placement, insertion markings, and access ports. Used in clinical settings (e.g., OR, ICU) by physicians to monitor hemodynamic status (pressures, cardiac output, oxygen saturation) and manage high-risk patients. Output is displayed on compatible monitoring equipment, enabling clinicians to make real-time decisions regarding fluid management, drug delivery, and cardiac support. Benefits include improved diagnostic accuracy for complex circulatory conditions and patient management.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data. Bench testing only. Biocompatibility, expansion symmetry, over-inflation, multiple inflations, deflation time, and burst strength testing performed on the Polyisoprene-Polyurethane balloon material; all passed acceptance criteria.
Technological Characteristics
Multi-lumen catheter with distal balloon (Polyisoprene-Polyurethane), heater coil, thermistor, and fiber optics. Features insertion distance markings. Sterilized via gamma radiation. Connectivity via standard catheter ports to hemodynamic monitoring systems. No software/algorithm described.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients requiring hemodynamic assessment (venous pressures, cardiac output, oxyhemoglobin saturation, blood sampling) or therapeutic infusion. Specific patient populations include those with acute heart failure, tamponade, severe hypovolemia, ARDS, sepsis, drug intoxication, renal failure, hemorrhagic pancreatitis, high-risk surgical/obstetrical patients, and cardiac/pulmonary disease. Pacing lead catheters indicated for temporary transluminal ventricular pacing.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A fiberoptic oximeter catheter is a device used to estimate the oxygen saturation of the blood. It consists of two fiberoptic bundles that conduct light at a desired wavelength through blood and detect the reflected and scattered light at the distal end of the catheter.
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## HOSPIRA Latex-Free Critical Care and Advanced Sensor Catheters
# 1061450
## 510(k) Summary
Name of Submitter: Hospira, Incorporated 275 North Field Drive Lake Forest, Illinois 60045 Owner/Operator #: 9063339
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AUG - 4 2006
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#### Manufacturer and Establishment Registration Number:
| Manufacturer: | Sterilization Site: |
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| ICU MEDICAL (UTAH), INC.<br>4455 Atherton Dr.<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84123 | Isomedix Operations Inc.<br>9120 South 150 East<br>Sandy, UT 84070 |
| Establishment Registration #: 1713468 | Establishment Registration #: 1720929 |
## Proprietary or Trade Name of Proposed Device: HOSPIRA Latex-Free Critical Care and Advanced Sensor Catheters
Common Name: Flow-Directed Catheter
## Device Classification, Pancode and ProCode: Class II, 74 - DYG
Performance Standards: No performance standards have been established under Section 514 of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act for Flow-Directed Catheters regulated within 21 CFR 870.1240.
#### Intended Use / Indications for Use:
Hospira Latex-Free Advanced Sensor Catheters:
Indicated for the assessment of the hemodynamic status of a patient, including but not restricted to the following: Venous Pressures, Cardiac Output, Oxyhemoglobin Saturation, and Venous Blood Sampling, A secondary indication is for the therapeutic infusion of solutions.
## Hospira Latex-Free Critical Care Catheters:
Indicated for the assessment of hemodynamic status through right ventricular, and pulmonary artery and / or wedge pressure monitoring for patients including the following: acute heart failure; differentiating ruptured ventricular septum from mitral regurgitation; diagnosis of tamponade; severe hypovolemia; complex circulatory situations (e.g., fluid management with acute burn patients); medical emergencies; adult respiratory distress syndrome; gram negative sepsis; drug intoxication; acute renal failure; hemorrhagic pancreatitis; intra- and postoperative management of high risk patients; history of pulmonary or cardiac disease; fluid shifts (such as extensive intra-abdominal operations); management of high risk obstetrical patients; known cardiac disease; toxemia; premature separation of placenta; cardiac output determination by thermodilution method; and blood sampling.
Additional indication for Hospira Latex-Free Critical Care Pacing Lead Catheters:
Indicated for temporary transluminal ventricular pacing a temporary ventricular pacing lead.
## Proposed Device Description:
The HOSPIRA Latex-Free Critical Care and Advanced Sensor Catheters have multi-Iumens that incorporate some or all of the following components and features: a distal balloon for positioning the catheter tip via blood flow within the pulmonary artery, a heater coil for determining continuous cardiac
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## HOSPIRA Latex-Free Critical Care and Advanced Sensor Catheters
output, a thermistor for monitoring core temperature and cardiac output, fiber optics for monitoring mixed venous oxygen saturation (SvO2), and access ports for drug delivery or blood sampling. In addition, the HOSPIRA Latex-Free Critical Care Pacing Lead Catheters include an access port for use with Transluminal Right Ventricular Pacing Leads. The catheters also incorporate insertion distance markings and are provided with a syringe for inflating the latex-free balloon.
## Summary of Substantial Equivalence
The HOSPIRA Latex-Free Critical Care and Advanced Sensor Catheters as described in this submission are substantially equivalent to the predicate Flow Directed Thermal-Dilution Infusion Catheter (821057), OptiCath Heparin Coated Flow-Directed Catheter (K823007), and Sorenson Thermo Flow-Directed Transluminal Pacing Catheter (K874465) with respect to the following characteristics:
#### Similarities:
- 1) The catheters have the same intended use and indications for use.
- 2) The catheters contain the same type of components.
- 3) The method of sterilization of Hospira Latex-Free Advanced Sensor Catheters is the same.
## Differences:
- 1) The material used to manufacture the balloon in both the Critical Care Catheters and Advanced Sensor Catheters is Polyisoprene-Polyurethane compound rather than Latex Rubber.
- 2) Critical Care catheters will be sterilized using gamma radiation rather than EtO sterilization.
#### Statement of Safety and Effectiveness
The gamma sterilized Polyisoprene-Polyurethane balloon has been tested for biocompatibility and for expansion symmetry, over inflation, multiple inflations, deflation time, and burst strength and has passed all acceptance criteria. The HOSPIRA Latex-Free Critical Care and Advanced Sensor Catheters meet the functional claims and intended use as described in the product labeling, and are as safe and effective in terms of substantial equivalence as the predicate catheters described in this document.
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## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850
AUG - 4 2006
Hospira, Inc. c/o Mr. Thomas P. Sampogna Director Global Regulatory Affairs 275 North Field Drive Dept. 389, Bldg. H2 Lake Forest, IL 60045
Re: K061450
Trade Names: Hospira Latex-Free Advanced Sensor Catheters Hospira Latex-Free Critical Care Catheters Regulation Number: 21 CFR 870.1230, 21 CFR 870.1240; and, 21 CFR 870.1915 Regulation Name: Fiberoptic Oximeter Catheter, Flow-Directed Catheter; and, Thermodilution Probe Regulatory Class: Class II (two) Product Code: DQE, DYG; and, KRB Dated: June 23, 2006 Received: June 26, 2006
Dear Mr. Sampogna:
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 rr your de rise is onabilional 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.
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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 or mr) vith 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 (21 CFR & uality 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. 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), please contact the Office of Compliance at (240) 276-0120. Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21CFR Part 807.97). You may obtain other general information on your responsibilities under the Act from the Division of Small Manufacturers, International and Consumer Assistance at its toll-free number (800) 638-2041 or (240) 276-3150 or at its Internet address http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/industry/support/index.html.
Sincerely yours,
Въпиство вос
Bram D. Zuckerman, M.D. Director Division of Cardiovascular Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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## Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known)
KOG1450
#### Device Name: HOSPIRA Latex-Free Critical Care and Advanced Sensor Catheters
## Indications for Use:
Hospira Latex-Free Advanced Sensor Catheters:
Indicated for the assessment of the hemodynamic status of a patient, including but not restricted to the following: Venous Pressures, Cardiac Output, Oxyhemoglobin Saturation, and Venous Blood Sampling. A secondary indication is for the therapeutic infusion of solutions.
Hospira Latex-Free Critical Care Catheters:
Indicated for the assessment of hemodynamic status through right atrial, right ventricular, and pulmonary artery and / or wedge pressure monitoring for patients including the following: acute heart failure; differentiating ruptured ventricular septum from mitral regurgitation; diagnosis of tamponade; severe hypovolemia; complex circulatory situations (e.g., fluid management with acute burn patients); medical emergencies; adult respiratory distress syndrome; gram negative sepsis; drug intoxication; acute renal failure; hemorrhagic pancreatitis; intra- and postoperative management of high risk patients; history of pulmonary or cardiac disease; fluid shifte (setch as extensive intra-abdominal operations); management of high risk obstetrical patients; known cardiac disease; toxemia; premature separation of placenta; cardiac output determination by thermodilution method; and blood sampling.
Additional indication for Hospira Latex-Free Critical Care Pacing Lead Catheters:
Indicated for temporary transluminal ventricular pacing using a temporary ventricular pacing lead.
Prescription Use × (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
AND/OR
Over-The-Counter Use (Part 21 CFR 807 Subpart C)
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(Division Sign-Off) Concurrence of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE) Division of Cardiovascular Devices
| 510(k) Number | K\$\alpha\$1450 |
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