The CinchLock Knotless Suture Anchor and the NanoTack Suture Anchor 1.4mm are intended for the fixation of soft tissue to bone in the hip, shoulder, foot/ankle, hand/wrist, elbow, and knee. Please see individual indications for use statements.
Device Story
Non-degradable suture anchors (CinchLock Knotless and NanoTack 1.4mm) used for soft tissue-to-bone fixation. Manufactured from PEEK-OPTIMA LT1 polymer; pre-assembled to stainless steel inserters. Includes UHMWPE blue co-braid #1 suture. Used by surgeons in orthopedic procedures (hip, shoulder, foot/ankle, hand/wrist, elbow, knee). Anchors provide mechanical fixation of soft tissue to bone to facilitate healing. Single-use, sterile devices.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Performance testing included insertion strength, anchor strength, suture strength, and biocompatibility testing to demonstrate substantial equivalence to the predicate device.
Technological Characteristics
Materials: PEEK-OPTIMA LT1 polymer, stainless steel (inserter), UHMWPE (suture). Form factor: Suture anchor with inserter. Sterilization: Sterile, single-use. No software or electronic components.
Indications for Use
Indicated for soft tissue to bone fixation in hip, shoulder, foot/ankle, hand/wrist, elbow, and knee procedures, including capsule repair, labrum reattachment, capsular stabilization, Bankart repair, SLAP lesion repair, rotator cuff repair, biceps tenodesis, hallux valgus repair, ligament/tendon reconstructions, bunionectomy, and patellar realignment. Prescription use only.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A smooth or threaded metallic bone fixation fastener is a device intended to be implanted that consists of a stiff wire segment or rod made of alloys, such as cobalt-chromium-molybdenum and stainless steel, and that may be smooth on the outside, fully or partially threaded, straight or U-shaped; and may be either blunt pointed, sharp pointed, or have a formed, slotted head on the end. It may be used for fixation of bone fractures, for bone reconstructions, as a guide pin for insertion of other implants, or it may be implanted through the skin so that a pulling force (traction) may be applied to the skeletal system.
Predicate Devices
Smith and Nephew BioRaptor 2.3PK Suture Anchor (K071586)
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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Premarket Notification - Traditional 510(k)
### Section 5. 510(k) Summary
#### 510(k) Owner
Pivot Medical Inc. 247 Humboldt Court Sunnyvale CA 94089 Phone: 408-774-1452 Fax: 408-739-4199 Jon Cook Director Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance
### FDA Contact
Jon Cook Director Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance Pivot Medical 247 Humboldt Court Sunnyvale CA 94089 Telephone: (408) 774-1452 Facsimile: (408) 739-4199 Email: icook@pivotmedical.com
OCT 07 2013
Date Summary Prepared: June 12, 2013
Device Names
| Trade Names: | CinchLock Knotless Suture Anchor |
|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| | NanoTack Suture Anchor 1.4mm |
| Common Name: | Bone Anchor |
| Classification Name: | Smooth or threaded metallic bone fixation fastener |
| Regulation number: | 21 CFR 888.3040 |
| Product Code: | MBI |
#### Predicate Devices
Smith and Nephew BioRaptor 2.3PK Suture Anchor - K071586
Device Description
The Pivot Suture Anchors which are part of this expanded indications submission are as follows:
Pivot CinchLock Knotless Suture Anchor Pivot NanoTack Suture Anchor 1.4mm
These anchors are non-degradable suture anchors manufactured from PEEK-OPTIMA® LT1 polymer. The CinchLock and NanoTack Anchors are attached to / pre-assembled to a stainless steel Inserter. Non-degradable ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) blue co-braid #1 suture is provided in the sterile package with the CinchLock Knotless Suture Anchor and Inserter. The Pivot NanoTack Suture Anchor incorporates
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a non-degradable ultra high molecular weight polyethylene (UHMWPE) blue co-braid #1 suture. The CinchLock Knotless Suture Anchor and NanoTack Suture Anchor 1.4mm devices are provided as a single use sterile devices.
#### Intended Use
The CinchLock Knotless Suture Anchor and the NanoTack Suture Anchor 1.4mm are intended for the fixation of soft tissue to bone in the hip, shoulder, foot/ankle, hand/wrist, elbow, and knee. Please see individual indications for use statements.
### Summary of Technological Characteristics
The technological characteristics of the Pivot anchors included in this submission remain identical to those initially submitted in the prior Pivot 510(k) submissions. The main difference between the original submissions and this 510(k) submission is the addition of indications for use. The predicate device with the expanded indications is the Smith & Nephew BioRaptor 2.3PK Suture Anchor - K071586.
#### Summary of Performance Testing
The performance testing conducted demonstrates that the insertion and fixation properties of the CinchLock Knotless Suture Anchor and the NanoTack Suture Anchor 1.4mm are substantially equivalent to the predicate device.
Pre-clinical testing includes insertion strength, anchor strength, suture strength, and biocompatibility testing.
### Summary of Substantial Equivalence
Based upon the indications for use, technological characteristics, and comparison to the predicate device, the CinchLock Knotless Suture Anchor and NanoTack Suture Anchor 1.4mm are substantially equivalent to the predicate device, including the expanded indications for use.
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#### DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
October 7, 2013
Pivot Medical, Incorporated Mr. Jon Cook Director, Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance 247 Humboldt Court Sunnyvale, California 94089
Re: K131769
Trade/Device Name: CinchLock" Knotless Anchor NanoTack® Suture Anchor 1.4mm Regulation Number: 21 CFR 888.3040 Regulation Name: Smooth or threaded metallic bone fixation fastener Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: MBI Dated: July 8, 2013 Received: July 9, 2013
Dear Mr. Cook:
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.
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device-related adverse events) (21 CFR 803); 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.
If you desire specific advice for your device on our labeling regulation (21 CFR Part 801), please contact the Division of Small Manufacturers, International and Consumer Assistance at its tollfree number (800) 638-2041 or (301) 796-7100 or at its Internet address
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Resources/orYou/Industry/default.htm. 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/ResourcesforYou/Industry/default.htm.
Sincerely yours.
Erin Keith
for
Mark N. Melkerson Director Division of Orthopedic Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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#### Section 4. Indications for Use
#### 510(k) Number (if known): K131769
Device Name: NanoTack® Suture Anchor 1.4mm
#### Indications for Use:
The NanoTack® Suture Anchor, previously cleared under 510(k) K110473 and K130351, is intended for fixation of soft tissue to bone in the hip, shoulder, foot/ankle, hand/wrist, elbow, and knee, in the following procedures:
| Hip | Foot and Ankle |
|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
| Hip capsule repair | Hallux valgus repairs |
| Acetabular labrum reattachment | Medial or lateral instability repairs/reconstructions |
| | Achilles tendon repairs/reconstructions |
| <b>Shoulder</b> | Midfoot reconstructions |
| Capsular stabilization | Metatarsal ligament/tendon<br>repairs/reconstructions |
| - Bankart repair | Bunionectomy |
| - Anterior shoulder instability | |
| - SLAP lesion repairs | |
| - Capsular shift or capsulolabral reconstructions | <b>Elbow, Wrist, and Hand</b> |
| Acromilavicular separation repairs | Biceps tendon reattachment |
| Deltoid repairs | Ulnar or radial collateral ligament reconstructions |
| Rotator cuff tear repairs | Lateral epicondylitis repair |
| Biceps tenodesis | |
| | <b>Knee</b> |
| | Extra-capsular repairs |
| | - Medial collateral ligament |
| | - Lateral collateral ligament |
| | - Posterior oblique ligament |
| | Patellar realignment and tendon repairs |
| | - Vastus medialis obliquous advancement |
| | Iliotibial band tenodesis |
Prescription Use __ X (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
AND / OR
Over-The-Counter-Use _
(21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
## (PLEASE DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE-CONTINUE ON ANOTHER PAGE IF NEEDED)
Concurrence of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE)
# Elizabeth L. Frank -S
Division of Orthopedic Devices
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#### Indications for Use (continued): Section 4.
510(k) Number (if known): K i 31769
CinchLock™ Knotless Anchor Device Name:
Indications for Use:
The CinchLock™ Knotless Anchor, previously cleared under 510(k) K123651, is intended for fixation of soft tissue to bone in the hip, shoulder, foot/ankle, hand/wrist, elbow, and knee, in the following procedures:
#### Hip
Hip capsule repair Acetabular labrum reattachment
#### Shoulder
- Capsular stabilization
- Bankart repair
- Anterior shoulder Instability
- SLAP lesion repairs
- Capsular shift or capsulolabral reconstructions Acromilavicular separation repairs
Deltoid repairs Rotator cuff tear repairs Biceps tenodesis
#### Foot and Ankle
- Hallux valgus repairs Medial or lateral instability repairs/reconstructions Achilles tendon repairs/reconstructions Midfoot reconstructions Metatarsal ligament/tendon repairs/reconstructions Bunionectomy
#### Elbow, Wrist, and Hand
Biceps tendon reattachment Ulnar or radial collateral ligament reconstructions Lateral epicondylitis repair
### Kuea
- Extra-capsular repairs
- Medial collateral ligament
- Lateral collateral ligament
- · Posterior oblique ligament
Patellar realignment and tendon repairs - Vastus medialis obliquous advancement Iliotibial band tenodesis
Prescription Use X ....... (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
AND / OR
Over-The-Counter-Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
(PLEASE DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE-CONTINUE ON ANOTHER PAGE IF NEEDED)
Concurrence of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE)
# Elizabeth L. Frank -S
Division of Orthopedic Devices
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