FALLER STYLET
Device Facts
| Record ID | K130441 |
|---|---|
| Device Name | FALLER STYLET |
| Applicant | Medionics International, Inc. |
| Product Code | FJS · Gastroenterology, Urology |
| Decision Date | Apr 19, 2013 |
| Decision | SESE |
| Submission Type | Traditional |
| Regulation | 21 CFR 876.5630 |
| Device Class | Class 2 |
| Attributes | Therapeutic |
Indications for Use
The Faller stylet is a surgical tool used to create a subcutaneous tunnel for a peritoneal dialysis catheter, from the initial implantation site to the preferred exit-site. It separates the tissue as it leads the catheter through to the skin exit-site.
Device Story
Faller Stylet is a surgical instrument designed for peritoneal dialysis catheter placement. Device functions as a tunneling tool to create a subcutaneous path from the primary implantation site to the desired exit site. During the procedure, the stylet separates tissue while guiding the catheter through the tunnel to the skin exit point. Used in clinical/surgical settings by physicians. Benefits include facilitating precise catheter placement and minimizing tissue trauma during the tunneling process.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data provided; device is a surgical tool evaluated via bench testing/design comparison.
Technological Characteristics
Surgical tunneling tool; manual operation; mechanical tissue separation; dimensions and materials not specified in provided text.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients requiring peritoneal dialysis catheter implantation; used by surgeons to create a subcutaneous tunnel and guide the catheter to the exit site.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
(1) A peritoneal dialysis system and accessories is a device that is used as an artificial kidney system for the treatment of patients with renal failure or toxemic conditions, and that consists of a peritoneal access device, an administration set for peritoneal dialysis, a source of dialysate, and, in some cases, a water purification mechanism. After the dialysate is instilled into the patient's peritoneal cavity, it is allowed to dwell there so that undesirable substances from the patient's blood pass through the lining membrane of the peritoneal cavity into this dialysate. These substances are then removed when the dialysate is drained from the patient. The peritoneal dialysis system may regulate and monitor the dialysate temperature, volume, and delivery rate together with the time course of each cycle of filling, dwell time, and draining of the peritoneal cavity or manual controls may be used. This generic device includes the semiautomatic and the automatic peritoneal delivery system.(2) The peritoneal access device is a flexible tube that is implanted through the abdominal wall into the peritoneal cavity and that may have attached cuffs to provide anchoring and a skin seal. The device is either a single use peritioneal catheter, intended to remain in the peritoneal cavity for less than 30 days, or a long term peritoneal catheter. Accessories include stylets and trocars to aid in the insertion of the catheter and an obturator to maintain the patency of the surgical fistula in the abdominal wall between treatments. (3) The disposable administration set for peritoneal dialysis consists of tubing, an optional reservoir bag, and appropriate connectors. It may include a peritoneal dialysate filter to trap and remove contaminating particles. (4) The source of dialysate may be sterile prepackaged dialysate (for semiautomatic peritoneal dialysate delivery systems or “cycler systems”) or dialysate prepared from dialysate concentrate and sterile purified water (for automatic peritoneal dialysate delivery systems or “reverse osmosis” systems). Prepackaged dialysate intended for use with either of the peritoneal dialysate delivery systems is regulated by FDA as a drug.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The following accessories are exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 876.9: A catheter finger grip that is non-patient contacting and intended for single use with a peritoneal catheter; a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) belt; and a catheter stand that does not include weigh scales.