K152054 · Medtronic, Inc. · DYB · Aug 7, 2015 · Cardiovascular
Device Facts
Record ID
K152054
Device Name
Confida Adaptive Sheath
Applicant
Medtronic, Inc.
Product Code
DYB · Cardiovascular
Decision Date
Aug 7, 2015
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 870.1340
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
3rd-Party Reviewed
Indications for Use
The Confida™ Adaptive Sheath is intended to provide a conduit through the iliofemoral vessels for the insertion of diagnostic or interventional devices used during cardiovascular procedures, including transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).
Device Story
Confida Adaptive Sheath is single-use, disposable, hydrophilically coated introducer sheath; provides flexible, hemostatic conduit for insertion of diagnostic/interventional devices (up to 18 Fr) into iliofemoral vasculature. Comprised of dilator with tapered distal tip for atraumatic tracking and sheath with hemostatic valve assembly to minimize blood loss. Sideport extension with three-way valve allows flushing. Used in hospital/healthcare facilities by professionals. Sheath body temporarily expands to accommodate devices; facilitates TAVR procedures. Benefits include reduced insertion/withdrawal forces via hydrophilic coating and minimized blood loss during procedure.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Evaluations included system pressure/leak/hemostasis, dimensional measurements, tensile strength, coating integrity, particulate testing, kink resistance, device/delivery system interaction forces, and simulated use (system recovery/functionality). Biocompatibility testing performed per ISO 10993-1:2009 (cytotoxicity, sensitization, intracutaneous reactivity, systemic toxicity, material-mediated pyrogen, hemolysis, PTT coagulation, complement activation, thromboresistance, and chemical characterization). In vivo design validation performed in an animal model. All acceptance criteria met.
Technological Characteristics
Hydrophilically coated sheath with hemostatic valve assembly; dilator with tapered tip. Accommodates 0.035in guidewires and up to 18 Fr devices. Sterilized by Ethylene Oxide (EtO) to SAL 10^-6. Surgically invasive, short-term use (<24 hours). Biocompatibility per ISO 10993-1:2009. Hemolysis and PTT testing per ASTM standards.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients undergoing cardiovascular procedures, including TAVR, requiring iliofemoral vessel access for diagnostic or interventional device insertion. Contraindicated for unheparinized patients and patients with intolerance to anticoagulation therapy.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A catheter introducer is a sheath used to facilitate placing a catheter through the skin into a vein or artery.
Predicate Devices
Medtronic Sentrant Introducer Sheath with Hydrophilic Coating (K123990)
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
August 7, 2015
Medtronic, Inc. c/o Mark Job Regulatory Technology Services LLC 1394 25th Street NW Buffalo, MN 55313
Re: K152054
Trade/Device Name: Confida Adaptive Sheath Regulation Number: 21 CFR 870.1340 Regulation Name: Catheter Introducer Regulatory Class: II Product Code: DYB Dated: July 23, 2015 Received: July 23, 2015
Dear Mark Job:
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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Sincerely yours,
# Bram D. Zuckerman -S
Bram Zuckerman, MD Director Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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### Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known)
Device Name Confida™ Adaptive Sheath
Indications for Use (Describe)
The Confida™ Adaptive Sheath is intended to provide a conduit through the iliofemoral vessels for the insertion of diagnostic or interventional devices used during cardiovascular procedures, including transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR).
| Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable) | |
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| Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) | Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C) |
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## 510(k) Summary
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As required by the Safe Medical Devices Act of 1990, coded under Section 513, part (1)(3)(A) of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, a 510(k) summary upon which substantial equivalence determination is based is as follows:
| Date Prepared: | April 13, 2015 |
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| Applicant/<br>Submitter: | Medtronic, Inc.<br>710 Medtronic Parkway<br>Minneapolis, MN 55432<br>USA<br>Phone: (763) 526-7890<br>Fax: (763) 526-7888 |
| Contact Person: | Matthew Lobeck<br>Regulatory Affairs Specialist<br>Medtronic Heart Valves<br>Phone: (763) 514-9515<br>Fax: (763) 514-9521<br>Email: matthew.lobeck@medtronic.com |
| Device Trade Name: | Confida™ Adaptive Sheath |
| Model Number: | CAS131830 |
| Device Common<br>Name: | Confida Sheath |
| Classification Name: | Catheter Introducer |
| Classification: | Class II, 21 CFR 870.1340 |
| Product Code: | DYB |
| Predicate Devices: | Primary Predicate Device: Medtronic Sentrant Introducer Sheath with Hydrophilic Coating (K123990, cleared April 26, 2013) Secondary Predicate Device: Edwards eSheath Introducer Set (K141696, cleared September 18, 2014) |
| Device Description: | The Confida™ Adaptive Sheath is a single-use, disposable, hydrophilically<br>coated sheath designed to provide a flexible and hemostatic conduit for the<br>insertion of diagnostic and interventional devices, including devices used in<br>transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The Confida™ Adaptive<br>Sheath is a prescription use device, intended to be used by professionals in<br>healthcare/hospital facilities. There is only one model of the Confida™<br>Adaptive Sheath, corresponding to model number CAS131830. |
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The Confida™ Adaptive Sheath is comprised of two components:
● Dilator component: The Dilator component includes a flexible, tapered distal tip that facilitates atraumatic tracking through the vasculature. The Dilator component contains an internal lumen able to accommodate up to a 0.035in (0.89mm) guidewire. Introducer Sheath component: A hydrophilic coating is applied ● to the sheath body to reduce the forces required for insertion into and withdrawal from the vasculature. The seal housing contains a hemostatic valve assembly designed to minimize blood loss during device use. The Introducer Sheath component contains a sideport extension with a three-way valve, providing a means for fluid to be flushed through the Introducer Sheath component during clinical use. The sheath body temporarily expands in diameter to allow the introduction and removal of devices up to 18 Fr in outer diameter, including devices used in TAVR procedures. There are no specific accessories required for use with the Confida™ Adaptive Sheath. The Confida™ Adaptive Sheath is designed for use with guidewires up to 0.035in (.89mm) in diameter, and has been developed for use with various devices used in diagnostic and interventional procedures, including TAVR procedures. The Confida™ Adaptive Sheath is classified as a surgically invasive device for short-term use (<24 hours) contacting circulatory blood, per ISO 10993-1:2009. The Confida™ Adaptive Sheath is sterilized by Ethylene Oxide (EtO) to a minimum sterility assurance level (SAL) of 10-6. The Confida™ Adaptive Sheath is intended to provide a conduit for the Statement of insertion of diagnostic and interventional devices into the vasculature and Intended Use: minimize blood loss associated with such insertions. Statement of The Confida™ Adaptive Sheath is intended to provide a conduit through Indications for Use: the iliofemoral vessels for the insertion of diagnostic or interventional devices used during cardiovascular procedures, including transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The Indications for Use of the Confida™ Adaptive Sheath are within the Comparison of scope of the Indications for Use of both predicate devices. While Indications for Use to Predicate Devices: differences exist between the Indications for Use of the subject and predicate devices, these differences do not raise any new issues of safety and effectiveness of the subject device: nor do these differences result in a subject device intended use that differs significantly from the intended use of the predicate devices. The Confida™ Adaptive Sheath is contraindicated for unheparinized Contraindications: patients and patients presenting with an intolerance to anticoagulation therapy.
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Comparison of The Confida™ Adaptive Sheath has the following similarities to the Technological predicate devices: Characteristics to Predicate Device(s): Intended Use (all predicates) ● ● Indications for Use (all predicates) Target population (all predicates) ● Fundamental scientific technology (all predicates) ● ● Operating principle (all predicates) ● Expandability (secondary predicate) . Guidewire compatibility (all predicates) Hemostasis technology (all predicates) ● ● Packaging Materials (primary predicate) Sterility Assurance Level (all predicates) ● ● Method of sterilization (secondary predicate) The following technological characteristics of the Confida™ Adaptive Sheath differ from the predicate devices: Device working length ● . Device materials In order to demonstrate substantial equivalence of the subject device Summary of Non-Clinical Data: (ConfidaTM Adaptive Sheath) to the predicate devices, the following nonclinical evaluations were performed: ● System Pressure Capability: Leak and Hemostasis Testing ● Dimensional Measurement Testing Tensile Strength Testing ● ● Coating Integrity . Particulate Testing . Kink Resistance Testing Device and Delivery System Interaction Forces Testing ● ● Simulated Use: System Recovery and Device Functionality Testing ● Usability Testing for Design Validation In Vivo Design Validation Testing in an Animal Model ● Biocompatibility testing was also performed on the Confida™ Adaptive Sheath per the requirements of ISO 10993-1: 2009, as listed below: Cytotoxicity Study using the ISO MEM Elution Method ● ISO Sensitization (Maximization Method) ● ISO Intracutaneous Reactivity ● ● ISO Systemic Toxicity . Material Mediated Pyrogen Study ASTM Hemolysis Study . ASTM Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) Coagulation Testing ● C3a and SC5b-9 Complement Activation Testing ● ● Thromboresistance
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- . Chemical Characterization Testing In addition, sterilization validation, packaging, and shelf life testing (product and package) was performed on the Confida™ Adaptive Sheath. The results of the non-clinical testing performed for the Confida™ Adaptive Sheath show that all acceptance criteria were met. The non-clinical evaluations verify the Confida™ Adaptive Sheath is substantially equivalent to the predicate devices and is adequate for its intended use. Based on the information above, the Confida™ Adaptive Sheath is Conclusion: substantially equivalent in intended use, performance, and fundamental scientific technology to the predicate devices, the Medtronic Sentrant Introducer Sheath with Hydrophilic Coating (K123990) and the Edwards eSheath Introducer Set (K141696).
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