K122795 · Bridgepoint Medical · DQX · Nov 8, 2012 · Cardiovascular
Device Facts
Record ID
K122795
Device Name
STINGRAY GUIDEWIRES
Applicant
Bridgepoint Medical
Product Code
DQX · Cardiovascular
Decision Date
Nov 8, 2012
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Special
Regulation
21 CFR 870.1330
Device Class
Class 2
Indications for Use
The BridgePoint Medical Stingray™ Guidewires are intended to facilitate placement of balloon dilatation catheters or other intravascular devices during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA). The Stingray™ Guidewires are not to be used in the cerebral blood vessels. When used as part of the BridgePoint Medical System (consisting of the CrossBoss™ Catheter, Stingray™ Catheter, and Stingray™ Guidewire), the Stingray™ Guidewire is indicated for use to facilitate the intraluminal placement of conventional guidewires beyond stenotic coronary lesions (including chronic total occlusions [CTOs]) prior to PTCA or stent intervention.
Device Story
Single-use, disposable percutaneous guidewire; stainless steel core shaft with distal taper for flexibility; platinum/tungsten distal coil for fluoroscopic visibility; hydrophilic coating. Used in clinical settings (e.g., cath lab) by physicians to facilitate placement of balloon dilatation catheters or other intravascular devices during PTCA/PTA. When used with the BridgePoint Medical System (CrossBoss/Stingray catheters), it assists in navigating beyond stenotic coronary lesions or chronic total occlusions. Provides mechanical support and guidance for interventional tools; enables precise placement via radiopaque tip visualization under fluoroscopy. Benefits include improved procedural success in complex coronary interventions.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. No clinical data or in vivo testing performed. Bench tests included tensile, dimensional, insertion/withdrawal, flexibility, fatigue, coating, torque, surface defects, tip memory, and corrosion. Biocompatibility testing included cytotoxicity, sensitization, irritation, systemic toxicity, pyrogenicity, hemocompatibility, complement activation, and thrombogenicity. All results met established performance criteria.
Technological Characteristics
Single-use guidewire; 302 stainless steel core; proximal PTFE coating with cobalt titanate green colorant; distal platinum/tungsten coil (0.0020" diameter); hydrophilic coating; angled distal tip geometry. Radiopaque for fluoroscopic visualization. Mechanical device; no energy source or software.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients undergoing PTCA or PTA procedures requiring intravascular device placement. Used to facilitate intraluminal placement of guidewires beyond stenotic coronary lesions, including chronic total occlusions (CTOs). Contraindicated for use in cerebral blood vessels.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A catheter guide wire is a coiled wire that is designed to fit inside a percutaneous catheter for the purpose of directing the catheter through a blood vessel.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The device, when it is a torque device that is manually operated, non-patient contacting, and intended to manipulate non-cerebral vascular guide wires, is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 870.9.
BridgePoint Medical System (CrossBoss™ Catheter, Stingray™ Catheter and Stingray™ Guidewire) (K102725)
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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BridgePoint Medical Stingray™ Guidewire Special 510(k)
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NOV 8 2012
# 9. 510(K) SUMMARY
This summary of 510(k) safety and effectiveness information is submitted in accordance with the requirements of SMDA 1990 and 21 CFR 807.92.
### 510(k) Number: K122795
### Applicant Information:
September 11, 2012 Date Prepared:
Name: Address:
BridgePoint Medical 13355 10th Ave. N., #110 Plymouth, MN 55441 Phone: 763-225-8500 Fax: 763-225-8718
| Contact Person: | Jill Munsinger |
|-----------------|-------------------------------------------|
| Phone Number: | office: 763-225-8510 / cell: 651-270-0572 |
| E-mail: | jmunsinger@bridgepointmedical.com |
#### Device Information:
| Classification: | Class II Percutaneous Guidewire |
|----------------------|---------------------------------|
| Trade Name: | Stingray™ Guidewire |
| Common Name: | Percutaneous Guidewire |
| Classification Name: | Percutaneous Guidewire |
### Predicate Devices:
The modified BridgePoint Medical Stingray™ Guidewires are substantially equivalent in intended use, method of operation and technical aspects to the following predicate device:
K081187 and K083727 - Stingray™ Guidewires K 102725 - BridgePoint Medical System consisting of the CrossBoss™ Catheter, Stingray™ Catheter and Stingray™ Guidewire
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BridgePoint Medical Stingray™ Guidewire Special 510(k)
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#### Device Description:
The modified Stingray™ Guidewires are conventionally constructed, single use. disposable guidewires that consist of a full-length stainless steel shaft with proximal PTFE coating where the distal portion of the stainless steel core is taper ground to provide distal flexibility. The distal portion also includes a coaxially positioned coil constructed of platinum/tungsten material for visibility under fluoroscopy. The coil is fixed to the stainless steel core wire via silver alloy solder and is hydrophilic coated. The distal tip of the guidewire is supplied with an angled geometry which transitions to a conventional rounded tip. A short extension with an approximate diameter of 0.0035" (which is a monolithic extension of the core wire) extends approximately 0.007" distal of the rounded tip.
#### Intended Use:
The BridgePoint Medical Stingray™ Guidewires are intended to facilitate placement of balloon dilatation catheters or other intravascular devices during percutaneous transluminal coronary angiography (PTCA) and percutaneous transluminal angiography (PTA). The Stingray™ Guidewires are not to be used in cerebral blood vessels.
When used as part of the BridgePoint Medical System (consisting of the CrossBoss™ Catheter, Stingray™ Catheter, and Stingray™ Guidewire), the Stingray™ Guidewire is indicated for use to facilitate the intraluminal placement of conventional guidewires beyond stenotic coronary lesions (including chronic total occlusions [CTOs]) prior to PTCA or stent intervention.
#### Comparison to Predicate Device(s):
The modified Stingray™ Guidewires are substantially equivalent to the previously cleared Stingray™ Guidewires. K081187 and K083727. in that they are all designed to facilitate placement of balloon dilatation catheters or other intravascular devices during PTCA and PTA procedures.
The Stingray™ Guidewires and previously cleared Stingray™ Guidewires are manufactured using the same processes and components and have similar physical attributes (flexibility, radiopacity, lubricity, tensile, torque, etc.). The distal tips of each device are radiopaque and can be seen with fluoroscopy for precise placement. All devices are highly lubricious for smooth delivery of multiple devices.
The modifications made to the originally cleared Stingray™ Guidewires include changes in the core wire material, colorant compound used in the proximal PTFE coating, and platinum tungsten coil diameter of the hydrophilic guidewires only (models M-3004 and M-3012). The core wire material is being modified from 304 stainless steel to 302 stainless steel. The PTFE colorant is being modified from chromium oxide green (CAS i 308-38-9) to cobalt titanate green (CAS 68186-85-6). Both of the new materials (core wire and proximal coating colorant) are currently used on other legally marketed devices within the same classification regulation for the same intended use. The distal platinum tungsten coil diameter is being modified from 0.0025" to 0.0020".
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#### Performance Data:
The modified Stingray™ Guidewires have been evaluated using the following in vitro bench testing to confirm the performance characteristics as compared to the predicate device:
- Tensile .
- Dimensional .
- Guidewire Insert & Withdrawal
- Flexibility .
- Fatigue .
- Coating
- Torque
- Surface Defects
- Tip Memory, and
- Corrosion
In vivo testing was not deemed necessary based on the significance of the proposed modifications to the baseline device. The modified proximal coating formulation, core wire material, and distal coil dimensions result in a device that meets the original design requirements of the currently marketed Stingray™ Guidewires as demonstrated in the bench tests above. Animal studies were successfully completed with the currently marketed Stingray™ Guidewires.
Biocompatibility tests were completed to ensure all materials utilized to construct the modified Stingray™ Guidewires were biocompatibility tests included:
- Cytotoxicity .
- . Kligman Sensitization
- Irritation .
- Acute Systemic Cytotoxicity .
- Pryogen .
- Hemocompatibility
- In Vitro Hemocompatibility t
- . Complement Activation Assay (Direct)
- In Vivo Thrombogenicity, and .
- Unactivated Partial Thromboplastin Time.
All results demonstrated the materials, manufacturing processes, and design of the modified Stingray™ Guidewires met the established performance criteria and will perform as intended.
#### Summary:
Based upon the intended use and descriptive information provided in this pre-market notification, the modifications to the BridgePoint Stingray™ Guidewires have been shown to be substantially equivalent to the currently marketed predicate device.
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### DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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#### Public Health Service
Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-002
BridgePoint Medical Ms. Jill Munsinger 13355 10th Ave N, Suite #110 Plymouth, MN 55441 US
8 2012 NOV
Re: K122795
Trade/Device Name: Stingray Guidewires Regulation Number: 21 CFR 870.1330 Regulation Name: Percutaneous Guidewire Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: DQX Dated: October 10, 2012 Received: October 11, 2012
Dear Jill Munsinger:
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 (reporting of medical device-related adverse events) (21 CFR 803); good manufacturing practice requirements as set
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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.
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,
M.S. Killebrew
Bram D. Zuckerman, M.D. Director Division of Cardiovascular Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
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# 8. INDICATIONS FOR USE STATEMENT
### 510(k) Number: (TBA) K | ZZ795
#### BridgePoint Medical Stingray™ Guidewires Device Name:
#### Indications For Use:
The BridgePoint Medical Stingray™ Guidewires are intended to facilitate placement of balloon dilatation catheters or other intravascular devices during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA). The Stingray™ Guidewires are not to be used in the cerebral blood vessels.
When used as part of the BridgePoint Medical System (consisting of the CrossBoss™ Catheter, Stingray™ Catheter, and Stingray™ Guidewire), the Stingray™ Guidewire is indicated for use to facilitate the intraluminal placement of conventional guidewires beyond stenotic coronary lesions (including chronic total occlusions [CTOs]) prior to PTCA or stent intervention.
Prescription Use X (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) AND/OR
Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 807 Subpart C)
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Concurrence of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE)
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Division of Cardiovascular Devices
510(k) Number K122771
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