K131914 · Boston Scientific Corp · PDU · Oct 31, 2013 · Cardiovascular
Device Facts
Record ID
K131914
Device Name
OFFROAD RE-ENTRY CATHETER SYSTEM
Applicant
Boston Scientific Corp
Product Code
PDU · Cardiovascular
Decision Date
Oct 31, 2013
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 870.1250
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
The OffRoad Re-Entry Catheter System is intended to facilitate the placement and positioning of guidewires within the peripheral vasculature beyond stenotic lesions, including sub and chronic total occlusions.
Device Story
OffRoad Re-Entry Catheter System comprises a positioning balloon catheter and a micro-catheter lancet; designed to assist in accessing the true lumen after bypassing chronic total occlusion (CTO) lesions in peripheral vasculature. Used by physicians in clinical settings during endovascular procedures. The device facilitates guidewire placement distal to CTOs; enables re-entry from a subintimal track into the true lumen. Benefits include improved technical success in recanalizing complex peripheral arterial occlusions. Performance is monitored via angiography; clinical decision-making relies on successful guidewire positioning to restore blood flow.
Clinical Evidence
Prospective clinical study (Re-ROUTE, N=92) evaluated safety and technical success in femoropopliteal CTOs. Primary safety endpoint: 30-day composite rate of major adverse events (MAE) was 3.3% (upper 95% CI 6.5%), meeting the 15% threshold. Primary effectiveness endpoint: site-reported technical success was 84.8% (lower 95% CI 79%), exceeding the 76% threshold. Core lab-confirmed technical success was 92.1%. Pre-clinical animal study (N=6 swine) confirmed successful re-entry into the true lumen with vascular effects similar to the predicate.
Technological Characteristics
System consists of a positioning balloon catheter and a micro-catheter lancet. Materials underwent biocompatibility testing (cytotoxicity, sensitization, reactivity, systemic toxicity, pyrogenicity, hemolysis, mutagenicity, hemocompatibility). Mechanical characteristics include tensile strength, balloon rated burst pressure, and torque. No specific ASTM standards cited. Device is a percutaneous catheter for peripheral vascular use.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients with claudication or critical limb ischemia (Rutherford Category 2-5) requiring guidewire placement and positioning beyond stenotic lesions, including subintimal and chronic total occlusions (CTO) in the peripheral vasculature.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A percutaneous catheter is a device that is introduced into a vein or artery through the skin using a dilator and a sheath (introducer) or guide wire.
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## OCT 3 1 2013
## 510(k) Summary
### per 21 CFR §807.92
| Submitter's<br>Name and<br>Address | Boston Scientific Corporation<br>One Scimed Place<br>Maple Grove, MN 55311 |
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| Contact Name<br>and<br>Information | Carol Tiffany<br>Regulatory Affairs Specialist<br>Phone: 763-494-1106<br>Fax: 763-494-2222<br>e-mail: carol.tiffany@bsci.com |
| Date Prepared | 20 September 2013 |
| Proprietary<br>Name | OffRoad™ Re-Entry Catheter System |
| Common Name | Percutaneous Catheter |
| Product Code | PDU - Catheter for Crossing Total Occlusions |
| Classification | Class II, 21 CFR Part 870.1250 - Percutaneous Catheter |
| Predicate<br>Device | Cordis Outback Re-Entry Catheter<br>K083814<br>January 13, 2009 |
| Device<br>Description | The OffRoad Re-Entry Catheter System consists of two components;<br>the OffRoad Positioning Balloon Catheter and the OffRoad Micro-<br>Catheter Lancet. Together they assist in accessing the true lumen after<br>bypassing a chronic total occlusion lesion in the peripheral vasculature. |
| Intended Use/<br>Indications for<br>Use of Device | The OffRoad Re-Entry Catheter System is intended to facilitate the<br>placement and positioning of guidewires within the peripheral<br>vasculature beyond stenotic lesions, including sub and chronic total<br>occlusions. |
| Comparison of<br>Technological<br>Characteristics | The OffRoad Re-Entry Catheter System is substantially equivalent to<br>the Cordis Outback Re-Entry Catheter (K083814) (the Predicate Device)<br>that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has already cleared for<br>use to facilitate placement and positioning of quidewires and catheters<br>within the peripheral vasculature. The OffRoad Re-Entry Catheter<br>System and the predicate device have the same intended use and<br>similar indications, technological characteristics, and principles of<br>operation. The minor technological differences between the OffRoad<br>Re-Entry Catheter System and its predicate device do not raise any new<br>issues of safety or effectiveness. |
| Performance<br>Data | Currently no FDA mandated or voluntary performance standards exist<br>for this device. Bench testing, biocompatibility testing, and pre-clinical<br>animal testing were performed to support a determination of substantial<br>equivalence. The results of these tests provide reasonable assurance<br>that the proposed device has been designed and tested to assure<br>conformance to the requirements for its intended use. No new safety or<br>performance issues were raised during the testing and, therefore, these<br>devices may be considered substantially equivalent to the predicate<br>devices. |
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The following biocompatibility and bench testing were completed on the OffRoad ™ Re-Entry Catheter System:
Biocompatibility
- MEM Elution Cytotoxicity Sensitization Intracutaneous Reactivity Acute Systemic Toxicity Materials Mediated Pyrogenicity USP Physicochemical Complement Activation
Hemolysis (Direct Contact) Ames Mutagenicity Mouse Lymphoma Coaqulation In Vitro Hemocompatibility Partial Thromboplastin Time Natural Rubber Latex
The following in-vitro performance tests were completed on the OffRoad™ Re-Entry Catheter System:
Bench Tensile Strength Catheter Effective Length
Deflation Time Balloon Rated Burst Pressure (RBP)
Balloon Repeat Inflation Surface Finish and Cleanliness Balloon Catheter/Micro Catheter Compatibility Flexibility and Kink
Shaft Outer Diameter (OD) Shaft to Y-Connector Tensile Strength Balloon Nominal Diameter Proximal Balloon Bond Tensile Strength Corrosion Guidewire Compatibility Sheath Compatibility
Simulated Use and Coating Integrity Torque after Conditioning
#### Particulate Evaluation
#### Pre-Clinical Animal Testing
BSC conducted a Preclinical study in naïve peripheral arteries of six common swine to evaluate the acute performance of the OffRoad™ Reentry Catheter System in comparison to the predicate Cordis OUTBACK® LTD Re-Entry Catheter.
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| Devices | Evaluation Criteria | OffRoad Testing Summary |
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| OffRoad™ Re-entry Catheter<br>N=7 | Pass all required performance criteria during use:<br>Device preparation Support product compatibility Proper positioning and use of Re-entry device Confirm re-entry Withdrawal after use | OffRoad received passing ratings for all performance criteria.<br>Device preparation was rated acceptable in all cases Compatibility with all support product was rated acceptable Positioning and use was rated acceptable in all cases Re-entry was confirmed with all devices. Withdrawal of all devices was rated acceptable |
| Cordis<br>OUTBACK®<br>LTD™ Re-Entry<br>Catheter<br>N=5 | Histological characterization, and comparison of vessel wall effects after use of devices | Two instances of small arterial wall perforations associated with very limited perivascular hemorrhage near the site of re-entry were observed. Based on the data collected, neither perforation was considered a safety concern by the Study Pathologist and Study Director. |
#### Study Results Conclusion:
OffRoad and Outback devices met all protocol-specified evaluation criteria, and were used successfully to gain re-entry into the true lumen from within a vascular subintimal track created in the porcine naïve peripheral artery model. Vascular effects attributed to re-entry procedures using OffRoad and Outback devices were similar.
Two instances of arterial wall perforations near the site of re-entry were observed, and were not considered a safety concern. This is based on the small size, limited perivascular hemorrhage, aggressive study procedures, which required creation of a subintimal track using a wire prior to any re-entry device use, and the fact that porcine non-diseased peripheral vessels are thinner than human diseased peripheral arteries. 1. 2
Results from the study support safety of the OffRoad™ Re-entry Catheter System during clinical use in the peripheral vasculature.
References
- 1. Sarkola T, Transcutaneous very-high resolution ultrasound to quantify arterial wall layers of muscular and elastic arteries: Validation of a method. Atherosclerosis. 2010 Oct; 212(2); 516-23 Wong M et al, Ultrasonic – Pathological Comparison of the Human Arterial 2. Wall Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 1993; 13;482-486 A prospective clinical study of 92 subjects was conducted at 12 Performance investigational sites to provide additional clinical data regarding the Data - Clinical safety and technical success of the OffRoad Re-Entry Catheter System for subintimal recanalization of chronic total occlusion (CTO) in the femoropopliteal arteries (Re-ROUTE, NCT01500031). Study Subjects Study subjects were required to have claudication or critical limb ischemia (Rutherford Category 2-5) and a de novo or re-occluded CTO (99-100%) lesion in a native femoropopliteal artery.
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Traditional 510(k) Submission OffRoad™ Re-Entry Catheter System
| Study<br>Endpoints | The primary safety endpoint was a composite rate of major adverse<br>events (MAEs) related to the OffRoad System through 30 days post<br>index procedure including: death, perforation requiring intervention,<br>clinically significant peripheral embolism, and major amputation<br>(amputation of the treated lower limb at the ankle level or above). |
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| | The primary effectiveness endpoint was device technical success,<br>defined as the placement of a guidewire in the true lumen distal to a<br>CTO as confirmed by the angiography core lab. |
| Clinical Study<br>Results | The composite rate of major adverse events (MAEs) related to the<br>OffRoad System at 30 days was 3.3%. The single sample z-<br>approximation one-sided 95% upper confidence bound was 6.5%, which<br>was less than the threshold value of 15%, thus, the primary safety<br>endpoint has been met. The site-reported device technical success rate<br>was 84.8%. The single sample z-approximation one-sided 95% lower<br>confidence bound was 79%, which was greater than the threshold value<br>of 76%, thus, the primary effectiveness endpoint has been met. The<br>primary safety and effectiveness endpoint results are summarized in<br>Table 1. |
| Characteristics | Overall | 95% CI | Non-Inferiority Analysis | |
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| Safety (at 30-Day) | | | Upper 1-Sided<br>95% CI | Performance<br>goal (PG) |
| MAE (Device-related) | 3.3%<br>(3/90) | [0.0%,<br>7.0%] | 6.5%b | 15% |
| Death | 0.0%<br>(0/90) | [0.0%,<br>0.0%] | | |
| Perforation requiring<br>intervention | 0.0%<br>(0/90) | [0.0%,<br>0.0%] | | |
| Clinically significant<br>peripheral embolism | 3.3%<br>(3/90) | [0.0%,<br>7.0%] | | |
| Major amputation at<br>ankle level or above | 0.0%<br>(0/90) | [0.0%,<br>0.0%] | | |
| MAE (Regardless of<br>relatedness to device) | 7.8%<br>(7/90) | [2.2%,<br>23.3%] | | |
| Death | 1.1%<br>(1/90) | [0.0%,<br>3.3%] | | |
| Perforation requiring<br>intervention | 1.1%<br>(1/90) | [0.0%,<br>3.3%] | | |
| Clinically significant<br>peripheral embolism | 5.6%<br>(5/90) | [0.8%,<br>10.3%] | | |
| Major amputation at<br>ankle level or above | 0.0%<br>(0/90) | [0.0%,<br>0.0%] | | |
| Effectiveness (On the day<br>of Procedure) | | | Lower 1-Sided<br>95% CI | PG |
| Device Technical Successa | | | | |
| Site Reported | 84.8%<br>(78/92) | [77.4%,<br>92.1%] | 78.6%c | 76% |
| Core Lab Confirmed | 92.1%<br>(70/76) | [86.0%,<br>98.2%] | 87.0% | 76% |
#### Table 1 Primary Endpoints - Subjects: N=92
Numbers are % (Count/Sample Size)
Denominators are based on 1) subjects with events, and 2) subjects with no events but have been enrolled at least 23 days.
4 Device Technical Success rate, defined as placement of a guidewire in the true lumen distal to a CTO as confirmed by angiography core lab.
6 Event rate was lower than the pre-specified acceptable threshold
" Technical success rates exceeded the pre-specified performance goal Events are based on CEC data.
Abbreviations: MAE= major adverse event, PG= performance goal, CEC= Clinical Event Committee
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Traditional 510(k) Submission OffRoad™ Re-Entry Catheter System
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| Clinical Study<br>Conclusion | The Re-ROUTE results are consistent with published data on other re-<br>entry devices. The results of the Re-ROUTE study support the safety<br>and performance of the OffRoad Re-Entry Catheter System and the<br>determination of substantial equivalence. |
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| Conclusion | Based on the indications for use, technological characteristics, safety<br>and performance testing, pre-clinical studies, and the Re-ROUTE<br>clinical study, the OffRoad Re-Entry Catheter System has been shown<br>to be appropriate for its intended use and is considered to be<br>substantially equivalent to the Cordis Outback Re-Entry Catheter,<br>K083814. |
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
October 31, 2013
Boston Scientific Corporation c/o Ms. Carol Tiffany Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist One Scimed Place Maple Grove, MN 55311-1566
Re: K131914
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Trade/Device Name: OffRoadTM Re-Entry Catheter System Regulation Name: Percutaneous Catheter Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: PDU Dated: September 25, 2013 Received: September 26, 2013
#### Dear Ms. Tiffany:
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 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.
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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/ResourcesforYou/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
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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
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Sincerely vours.
## Bram D. Zuckerman -S
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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K131914
## Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known): K131914
Device Name: OffRoad™ Re-Entry Catheter System
Indications for Use:
The OffRoad Re-Entry Catheter System is intended to facilitate the placement and positioning of guidewires within the peripheral vasculature beyond stenotic lesions, including sub and chronic total occlusions.
X Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
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# Bram D. Zucke 2013.10.31 08:5
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