K140584 · Galil Medical , Ltd. · GEH · Mar 31, 2014 · General, Plastic Surgery
Device Facts
Record ID
K140584
Device Name
ICEROD CX CRYOABLATION NEEDLE
Applicant
Galil Medical , Ltd.
Product Code
GEH · General, Plastic Surgery
Decision Date
Mar 31, 2014
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Special
Regulation
21 CFR 878.4350
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
The Galil Medical IceRod CX Cryoablation Needle is intended for cryoablative destruction of tissue during surgical procedures. The IceRod CX Cryoablation Needle is indicated for use as a cryosurgical tool in the fields of general surgery, dermatology, neurology (including cryoanalgesia), thoracic surgery (with the exception of cardiac tissue), ENT, gynecology, oncology, proctology, and urology. The systems are designed to destroy tissue by the application of extreme cold temperatures including prostate and kidney tissue, liver metastases, tumors, skin lesions, and warts.
Device Story
Sterile, single-use cryoablation needle; 1.5mm (17G) shaft; sharp cutting tip; color-coded handle in 90° configuration for CT gantry positioning. Used with Visual-ICE Cryoablation System to destroy tissue via extreme cold. Physician-operated in surgical settings. Input: gas flow through tubing/connector to needle tip. Output: localized tissue destruction via cryoablation. Shaft markings aid physician in needle placement. Modification involves replacing electro-etching with laser marking for shaft depth indicators. No changes to freezing/thawing parameters, materials, or mechanism of action. Benefits include precise tissue ablation for various oncological and dermatological conditions.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. No clinical data provided. Testing included shaft qualification, heat-affected zone measurements, and shaft marking quality/adherence to specifications to ensure the laser marking process did not compromise needle integrity.
Technological Characteristics
17G (1.5mm) stainless steel needle with sharp tip, color-coded handle, gas tubing, and connector. Operates via cryosurgical gas expansion. Laser marking used for shaft depth indicators. Sterile, single-use. No changes to freezing/thawing technology or materials compared to predicate.
Indications for Use
Indicated for cryoablative destruction of tissue in general surgery, dermatology, neurology (including cryoanalgesia), thoracic surgery (excluding cardiac), ENT, gynecology, oncology, proctology, and urology. Specific applications include prostate cancer, BPH, malignant/benign tumors, skin cancers, warts, lesions, angiomas, sebaceous hyperplasia, basal cell tumors, dermatofibromas, hemangiomas, mucocele cysts, keratoses, condylomata, hemorrhoids, anal fissures, pilonidal cysts, breast fibroadenoma, and leukoplakia.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
(1) Cryosurgical unit with a liquid nitrogen cooled cryoprobe and accessories. A cryosurgical unit with a liquid nitrogen cooled cryoprobe and accessories is a device intended to destroy tissue during surgical procedures by applying extreme cold. (2) Cryosurgical unit with a nitrous oxide cooled cryoprobe and accessories. A cryosurgical unit with a nitrous oxide cooled cryoprobe and accessories is a device intended to destroy tissue during surgical procedures, including urological applications, by applying extreme cold. (3) Cryosurgical unit with a carbon dioxide cooled cryoprobe or a carbon dioxide dry ice applicator and accessories. A cryosurgical unit with a carbon dioxide cooled cryoprobe or a carbon dioxide dry ice applicator and accessories is a device intended to destroy tissue during surgical procedures by applying extreme cold. The device is intended to treat disease conditions such as tumors, skin cancers, acne scars, or hemangiomas (benign tumors consisting of newly formed blood vessels) and various benign or malignant gynecological conditions affecting vulvar, vaginal, or cervical tissue. The device is not intended for urological applications.
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#### 510(k) SUMMARY
A summary of 510(k) safety and effectiveness information in accordance with the requirements of 21 CFR 807.92.
| Submitter: | Galil Medical Ltd.<br>Tavor 1 Building<br>Shaar Yokneam<br>Yokneam Industrial Park 20692<br>Israel |
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| Company Contact Person: | Ms. Lynne A Davies<br>Sr. Regulatory Affairs Advisor<br>Galil Medical Inc.<br>Phone: 651-287-5098<br>Fax: 651-287-5099<br>Email: lynne.davies@galilmedical.com |
| Alternate Contact Person: | Ms. Amy E McKinney<br>Sr Director, Global Regulatory Affairs and Quality<br>Galil Medical Inc.<br>Phone: 651-287-5096<br>Fax: 651-287-5097<br>Email: amy.mckinney@galilmedical.com |
| Device Name: | IceRod CX Cryoablation Needle |
| Device Classification<br>Name: | Cryosurgical unit and accessories (GEH)<br>21 CFR 878.4350 |
| Predicate Devices /<br>Referenced 510(k): | IceRod CX Cryoablation Needle (K121251) |
| Date of Preparation | March 6. 2014 |
# Device Description:
Galil is requesting clearance of a laser marking process improvement technique used to create the "markings" on the needle shaft of the previously cleared IceRod CX Needle (K121251). Galil's IceRod CX Needle (K121251) is a sterile, single use, disposable component used in conjunction with Galil Medical's Visual-ICE Cryoablation System (K113860, K123865) when performing cryoablative destruction of tissue. The needle has a sharp cutting tip, a 1.5mm (17G) shaft, a color-coded handle, gas tubing, and a connector. The handle is in a 90° configuration to aid positioning of the needle within the CT imaging system gantry. The IceRod CX needle contains shaft markings to aid the physician in needle placement. There are no changes to the marking dimensions on the needle. Only the marking technique has been modified.
Since Galil is requesting clearance for a revised shaft marking process improvement technique for the IceRod CX Cryoablation Needle design itself (with the exception of the shaft marking method) has not changed. There are no other design, specification, process, or material changes to the needle; additionally, the model number of the needle is unchanged.
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Table 1 provides a summary comparison of the changes related to the shaft marking process for Galil's IceRod CX.
| Table 1 Summary of Changes | |
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| Description of Device | Comments related to the previously cleared IceRod CX<br>(K121251) |
| Design and Construction | |
| Needle Tip | Same |
| Needle Shaft | Same |
| Needle Shaft Marks | Same |
| Needle Shaft Marking Material | Laser marking process replaces the Electro Etching process |
| Needle Shaft Marking Technique | Laser marking process replaces the Electro Etching process |
| Gas Pathway Tubing | Same |
| Handle | Same |
| Needle Connector | Same |
| Performance and Function | |
| Freezing/Thawing Technology | Same |
| Function | Same |
| Freezing Parameters | Same |
| Thaw Parameters | Same |
| Track Ablation | Same |
| Indications for Use | Same |
Therefore as outlined in Table 1 the IceRod CX Needle, incorporating the revised shaft marking technique, has the same:
- . device design;
- . materials;
- . principle of operation: and
- . mechanism of action.
# Intended Use:
There have been no changes to the Indications for Use Statement as a result of the modifications contained in this Special 510(k) from that cleared via Galil's IceRod CX K121251.
The Galil Medical IceRod CX Cryoablation Needle is intended for cryoablative destruction of tissue during surgical procedures. The IceRod CX Cryoablation Needle is indicated for use as a cryosurgical tool in the fields of general surgery, dermatology, neurology (including cryoanalgesia), thoracic surgery (with the exception of cardiac tissue), ENT, gynecology, oncology, proctology, and urology. The systems are designed to destroy tissue by the application of extreme cold temperatures including prostate and kidney tissue, liver metastases, tumors, skin lesions, and warts.
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The Galil Medical IceRod CX Cryoablation Needle has the following specific indications:
- Urology (ablation of prostate tissue in cases of prostate cancer and Benign Prostate Hyperplasia "BPH")
- . Oncology (ablation of cancerous or malignant tissue and benign tumors, and palliative intervention)
- . Dermatology (ablation or freezing of skin cancers and other cutaneous disorders. Destruction of warts or lesions, angiomas, sebaceous hyperplasia, basal cell tumors of the eyelid or canthus area, ulcerated basal cell tumors, dermatofibromas small hemanglomas. mucocele cysts, multiple warts, plantar warts, actinic and seborrheic keratoses, cavernous hemanglomas, perianal condylomata, and palliation of tumors of the skin.)
- . Gynecology (ablation of malignant neoplasia or benign dysplasia of the female genitalia)
- . General surgery (palliation of tumors of the rectum, hemorrhoids, anal fissures, pilonidal cysts, and recurrent cancerous lesions, ablation of breast fibroadenoma)
- . ENT (Palliation of tumors of the oral cavity and ablation of leukoplakia of the mouth)
- . Thoracic surgery (with the exception of cardiac tissue)
- . Proctology (ablation of benign or malignant growths of the anus or rectum, and hemorrhoids)
# Summary of Performance Data and Substantial Equivalence:
The IceRod CX needle design, with the exception of the laser marking process improvement technique for the "markings" on the needle shaft, remains the same and therefore, the design verification testing located in Section 18 Performance Testing - Bench provided in K121251 is applicable. Therefore, since the shaft marking technology is the only change being made to Gali's IceRod CX needle, Galil Medical conducted shaft qualification testing, heat affected zone measurements and shaft marking quality and adherence to specifications. The tests were conducted to ensure the laser marking on the needle shaft does not impact the needle integrity and thereby verify safety and performance characteristics and to establish substantial equivalence.
#### Conclusion:
Galil Medical believes the information and data provided in this Special 510(k) Notification establishes that the IceRod CX Needle utilizing the laser marking process improvement technique to "mark" the needle shaft does not affect safety or effectiveness, or raise different questions of safety and effectiveness from that cleared in the original IceRod CX 510(k) K121251 and is therefore, substantially equivalent to the legally marketed predicate device.
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
March 31, 2014
Galil Medical Ltd. Ms. Lynne A. Davies Senior Regulatory Affairs Advisor 4364 Round Lake Road Arden Hills, Minnesota 55112
Re: K140584
Trade/Device Name: IceRod CX Cryoablation Needle Regulation Number: 21 CFR 878.4350 Regulation Name: Cryosurgical unit and accessories Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: GEH Dated: March 6, 2014 Received: March 7, 2014
Dear Ms. Davies:
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.
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Binita S. Ashar, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.S. for Acting Director Division of Surgical Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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# Indications for Use Statement
510(k) Number (if known): K140584
Device Name: IceRod CX Cryoablation Needle
#### Indications For Use:
The Galil Medical IceRod CX Cryoablation Needle is intended for cryoablative destruction of tissue during surgical procedures. The IceRod CX Cryoablation Needle is indicated for use as a cryosurgical tool in the fields of general surgery, dermatology, neurology (including cryoanalgesia), thoracic surgery (with the exception of cardiac tissue), ENT, gynecology, oncology, proctology, and urology. The systems are designed to destroy tissue by the application of extreme cold temperatures including prostate and kidney tissue, liver metastases, tumors, skin lesions, and warts.
The Galil Medical IceRod CX Cryoablation Needle has the following specific indications:
- Urology (ablation of prostate tissue in cases of prostate cancer and Benjon Prostate Hyperplasia "BPH")
- . Oncology (ablation of cancerous or malignant tissue and benign tumors, and palliative intervention)
- . Dermatology (ablation or freezing of skin cancers and other cutaneous disorders. Destruction of warts or lesions, angiomas, sebaceous hyperplasia, basal cell tumors of the eyelid or canthus area, ulcerated basal cell tumors, dermatofibromas small hemanglomas, mucocele cysts, multiple warts, actinic and seborrheic keratoses, cavernous hemanglomas, perianal condylomata, and palliation of tumors of the skin.)
- Gynecology (ablation of malignant neoplasia or benign dysplasia of the female genitalia) .
- General surgery (palliation of tumors of the rectum, hemorrhoids, anal fissures, pilonidal . cvsts, and recurrent cancerous lesions, ablation of breast fibroadenoma)
- ENT (Palliation of turnors of the oral cavity and ablation of leukoplakia of the mouth) .
- Thoracic surgery (with the exception of cardiac tissue) .
- Proctology (ablation of benign or malignant growths of the anus or rectum, and . hemorrhoids)
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