K110853 · Vr Medical · FPD · May 13, 2011 · Gastroenterology, Urology
Device Facts
Record ID
K110853
Device Name
VR MEDICAL ENTERAL ORAL SYRINGE
Applicant
Vr Medical
Product Code
FPD · Gastroenterology, Urology
Decision Date
May 13, 2011
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 876.5980
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic, Pediatric, 3rd-Party Reviewed
Indications for Use
The Oral Enteral Syringe is intended for the delivery of liquid medication, formula and breast milk. The patient population is for neonates and infants. The environments for use are hospital and home environments by trained caregivers only. The Oral Enteral Syringes are disposable and for single patient use only.
Device Story
VR Medical Oral Enteral Syringe is a sterile, single-use manual device for delivering liquid medication, formula, or breast milk to neonates and infants. Available in volumes from 1cc to 60cc. Features bright orange plunger and cap with 'ORAL/ENTERAL ONLY' barrel labeling to prevent medication errors. Incorporates non-Luer safety connectors to prevent accidental IV administration; connectors are incompatible with ISO 594 Luer fittings but compatible with standard enteral feeding tubes. Used in hospital and home settings by trained caregivers. Device provides a physical barrier to misconnection, enhancing patient safety by ensuring enteral-only delivery.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. No clinical data. Testing included syringe tip tensile strength, liquid leakage, volume measurement accuracy (ISO 7886-1/2), biocompatibility analysis, sterilization validation, accelerated/real-time aging, and ISO 80369-1 connector compatibility testing.
Technological Characteristics
Manual syringe; Polypropylene 370Y barrel/plunger/cap/nozzle; Thermoplastic Elastomer IR307 piston; PPE ink series markings. Non-Luer safety connector design. Ethylene oxide sterilization. Sizes: 1cc-60cc. No natural rubber latex, DEHP, or BPA.
Indications for Use
Indicated for delivery of liquid medication, formula, and breast milk in neonates and infants. For use in hospital and home environments by trained caregivers. Single-patient use only.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A gastrointestinal tube and accessories is a device that consists of flexible or semi-rigid tubing used for instilling fluids into, withdrawing fluids from, splinting, or suppressing bleeding of the alimentary tract. This device may incorporate an integral inflatable balloon for retention or hemostasis. This generic type of device includes the hemostatic bag, irrigation and aspiration catheter (gastric, colonic, etc.), rectal catheter, sterile infant gavage set, gastrointestinal string and tubes to locate internal bleeding, double lumen tube for intestinal decompression or intubation, feeding tube, gastroenterostomy tube, Levine tube, nasogastric tube, single lumen tube with mercury weight balloon for intestinal intubation or decompression, and gastro-urological irrigation tray (for gastrological use).
Special Controls
*Classification.* (1) Class II (special controls). The barium enema retention catheter and tip with or without a bag that is a gastrointestinal tube and accessory or a gastronomy tube holder accessory is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 876.9.(2) Class I (general controls) for the dissolvable nasogastric feed tube guide for the nasogastric tube. The class I device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to § 876.9.
Predicate Devices
Phillips Children's Medical Venture Oral/ Enteral Syringe (K100099)
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| SECTION 5 | 510(k) SUMMARY | MAY 13 2011 |
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| Date of Submission: | May 12, 2011 | |
| Official Contact: | Lee Pan, Ph.D.<br>CEO, VR Medical Technology Co.<br>90 Gao Xin Road, ZhouZhuang<br>Kunshan 215325, China<br>T: 86 512 5720 0660<br>C: (US) 6262275727<br>lpan@vrmedical.net | |
| Proprietary Name: | VR Medical Enteral Oral Syringe | |
| Common/ Usual Name: | Gastrointestinal tubes and accessories | |
| Classification Reference: | 21 CFR 876.5980 | |
| Product Code: | FPD | |
| Predicate Devices: | Phillips Children's Medical Venture Oral/ Enteral Syringe<br>(K100099) | |
| | Wei Gao Group Medical Syringe (K072739) | |
### Indication for Use:
The Oral Enteral Syringe is intended for the delivery of liquid medication, formula and breast milk.
#### Patient Population/ Environment of Use:
The patient population is for neonates and infants. The environments for use are hospital and home environments by trained caregivers only. The Oral Enteral Syringes are disposable and for single patient use only.
### Substantial Equivalence
The VR Medical Oral Enteral Syringe is substantially equivalent to commercially available oral enteral syringes. The VR Medical Oral Enteral Syringe's indication for use and FDA Product Code/ Classification Codes are identical to the Phillips Children's Medical Venture Oral/ Enteral Syringe (K100099) and thus is substantially equivalent.
The VR Medical Oral Enteral Syringe components' biocompatible materials are either identical to, or substantially equivalent to, the Phillips Children's Medical Venture Oral/ Enteral Syringe (K100099) and the Wei Gao Group Medical Syringe (K072739).
The VR Medical Oral Enteral Syringe's Technical Characteristics, Packaging and Ethylene Oxide Sterilization Characteristics, as well as Labeling Characteristics, are
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substantially equivalent to both the Phillips Children's Medical Venture Oral/ Enteral Syringe (K100099) and the Wei Gao Group Medical Syringe (K072739).
The VR Medical Oral Enteral Syringe and components successfully completed in-vitro testing that demonstrated that the device functions according to its specifications and is thus substantially equivalent in function to both the Phillips Children's Medical Venture Oral/ Enteral Syringe (K100099) and the Wei Gao Group Medical Syringe (K072739).
Design verification tests were performed on the Oral Enteral Syringe as a result of the risk analysis and product requirements. The following tests and analysis were conducted demonstrating the VR Medical Oral Enteral Syringe met the acceptance criteria.
| Specific Test | Test Model | Justification |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Syringe Tip Tensile Test | VR Medical Syringe<br>and Phillips Syringe<br>(K100099) tested | Actual proposed device and predicate<br>(K100099) tested |
| Syringe Liquid Leakage Test | VR Medical Syringe<br>tested | Actual proposed device tested |
| Volume Measurement Accuracy<br>Testing (manual. ISO 7886-1 and<br>syringe pump, ISO 7886-2) | VR Medical Syringe<br>and Phillips Syringe<br>(K100099) tested | Actual proposed device and predicate<br>(K100099) tested |
| ISO 7886-1 requirements<br>(excluding tip requirements) | VR Medical Syringe<br>tested | Actual proposed device tested |
| Size and Material Inspection | VR Medical Syringe<br>tested | Actual proposed device tested |
| Biocompatibility Analysis<br>(Syringe materials) | Referenced to<br>predicate | VR Medical device component materials and<br>processes identical to referenced predicate<br>(except orange colorant) |
| Biocompatibility Analysis<br>(Orange colorant) | Referenced to 21 CFR<br>178.3297 | These colorants are cleared (or FDA listed) as<br>food contact substance |
| Sterilization Related Testing | VR Medical Syringe<br>tested | Actual proposed device tested |
| Storage and Shelf Life Testing<br>(accelerated-time aging) | VR Medical Syringe<br>tested | Actual proposed package and device tested |
| Storage and Shelf Life Testing<br>(real time aging) | Referenced to<br>predicate | VR Medical device packaging identical to<br>referenced predicate device package/ process |
| Package Related Testing | VR Medical Syringe<br>tested | Actual proposed device tested |
| ISO 80369-1 requirements | VR Medical Syringe<br>tested | Actual proposed device tested |
## Device Description
The Oral Enteral Syringe is intended as a single use, sterile, device for the delivery of liquid medication, formula and breast milk. The Oral Enteral Syringe comes in multiple volume sizes ranging from 1cc to 60cc [e.g., 1cc, 3cc, 10cc, 20cc, 30cc and 60cc]. The VR Medical Oral Enteral Syringe, as well as the predicate device [Phillips Children's Medical Venture Oral/ Enteral Syringe (K100099)] has 'labeling' on the device itself, i.e., highly visible labeling on side of barrel marked ORAL/ENTERAL ONLY, and the utilization of bright orange colorant for the plunger and cap that easily distinguishes the syringe for feeding and not other uses.
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The Oral Enteral Syringe incorporates safety connectors which eliminate the risk of IV administration through the feeding tube, i.e., the safety connectors will not mate with Luer Lock or Leur slip fittings. Analytical comparisons and lab testing of the VR Medical device tip's dimensions to the others devices listed in the ISO 80369-1 allow the conclusions that:
- The VR Medical and Phillips Children's device tips are substantially equivalent. .
- The VR Medical device tip is not substantially equivalent to the Wei Gao Group ● Syringe tip
- The VR Medical device tip is not compliant with the ISO 594 standard's tip . requirements.
- The VR Medical device tip is not compliant with other small-bore connectors . listed in the ISO 80369-1 except Enteral feeding tips.
Syringe tip analytical engineering evaluation again demonstrates that the width (outside diameter, OD) of the VR Medical syringe tip is larger than the ISO 594 Female Luer Connector standard IV connector inner diameter (ID) dimensions [4.27-4.31 mm]. Thus, the VR Medical syringe tip cannot physically fit into an ISO 594 rigid female Leur connector and does not conform to the ISO 594 standard's requirements.
While VR Medical has searched for an applicable standard for the dimensions of feeding tubes' rigid female connectors, none were found. However, in order for hospitals to purchase feeding tubes from a variety of manufactures and be assured that these different devices will all be compatible with the hospitals' existing equipment, the industry utilizes the same female connector ID dimensions, e.g., a 'common use'. To ensure these 'common use' dimensions. the VR Medical syringe was evaluated against three different commercially available feeding tubes in relation to their rigid female connectors.
These analyses demonstrated that the VR Medical Oral Enteral Syringe's tip dimensions fit well within the female connector of commercially available feeding tubes, e.g., the MPS Acacia Enteral Feeding Tube's female connector (K080328), the AMERITUS Enteral Feeding Tube's female connector (K100526) and the NeoMed Enteral Only Extension Set's female connector (K100288).
The VR Medical Oral Enteral Syringe design incorporates various components, e.g., barrels, plungers, caps and end caps, which are comprised of commercially available materials with demonstrated acceptable biocompatibility, as listed below:
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| Syringe Component | Component Material |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Barrel Material | Polypropylene 370Y |
| Piston Material | Thermoplastic Elastomer IR307 |
| Plunger Material | Polypropylene 370Y |
| Plunger Colorant | Orange Pigment* |
| Cap Material | Polypropylene 370Y |
| Cap Colorant | Orange Pigment (P21024) |
| Barrel Gradation Ink | PPE Ink Series<br>(on outside of barrel) |
| Nozzle Material | Polypropylene 370Y (molded with barrel) |
| * It is important to note that the US FDA has already concluded in 21 CFR 178.3297 that these colorants are cleared (or FDA listed) as food contact substance, e.g., acceptable use as an indirect food additive for use as a component of materials used in manufacturing, packaging, transporting or holding food. | |
The Oral Enteral Syringe does not contain natural rubber latex, DEHP, or BPA.
# Conclusion
The conclusions drawn from the actual conducted (as well as the referenced) analytical engineering evaluations, the nonclinical tests and the commercial use of similar and predicate devices, demonstrate that the VR Medical Oral Enteral Syringe is as safe, as effective and performs at least as safely and effectively as the legally marketed (predicate) devices.
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## DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Mail Center - WO66-G604 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
VR Medical Technology Co. c/o Mr. Mark Job Responsible Third Party Official Regulatory Technology Services, LLD 1394 25" Street NW BUFFALO MN 55313
## MAY 1 3 2011
Re: K110853
Trade/Device Name: VR Medical Oral Enteral Syringe Regulation Number: 21 CFR §876.5980 Regulation Name: Gastrointestinal tube and accessories Regulatory Class: II Product Code: FPD Dated: April 26, 2011 Received: April 27, 2011
Dear Mr. Job:
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. Please note: CDRH does not evaluate information related to contract liability warranties. We remind you, however, that device labeling must be truthful and not misleading.
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); medical device reporting of medical device-related
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adverse events) (21 CFR 803); good manufacturing practice requirements as set forth in the quality systems (OS) regulation (21 CFR Part 820); and if applicable, the electronic product radiation control provisions (Sections 531-542 of the Act); 21 CFR 1000-1050.
If you desire specific advice for your device on our labeling regulation (21 CFR Part 801), please go to http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/CDRH/CDRHOffices/ucm115809.htm for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health's (CDRH's) Office of Compliance. Also, please note the regulation entitled. "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21CFR Part 807.97). For questions regarding the reporting of adverse events under the MDR regulation (21 CFR Part 803), please go to
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/ReportaProblem/default.htm for the CDRH's Office of Surveillance and Biometrics/Division of Postmarket Surveillance.
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 (301) 796-7100 or at its Internet address
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Resourcesfor You/Industry/default.htm.
Sincerely yours,
Hubert Lemmer MD
Herbert P. Lerner, M.D., Director (Acting) Division of Reproductive, Gastro-Renal and Urological Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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#### INDICATION FOR USE STATEMENT SECTION 4
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510(k) Number (if known): K1/08SS
Device Name: VR Medical Oral Enteral Syringe
# Indication for Use:
The Oral Enteral Syringe is intended for the delivery of liquid medication, formula and breast milk.
# Patient Population/ Environment of Use:
The patient population is for neonates and infants. The environments for use are hospital and home environments by trained caregivers only. The Oral Enteral Syringes are disposable and for single patient use only.
X Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) AND/ OR
Over-The-Counter Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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