The Stryker OrthoMap Express Knee system, which is comprised of the OrthoMap Express Knee 2.0 Software and a platform of the NAV31 platform family, is intended as a planning and intra-operative guidance system to enable open or percutaneous image-guided surgery. The system can be used for intraoperative guidance where a rigid anatomical structure can be identified. The system is indicated for conditions of the knee joint in which the use of computer assisted surgery may be appropriate.
Device Story
Planning and intra-operative guidance system for open or percutaneous knee surgery; uses wireless optical tracking technology. System inputs: infrared light emitted by diodes on navigated surgical instruments sensed by camera array on computer platform. System transforms inputs into spatial information relative to computed anatomical model of patient's leg (femur and tibia) derived from intra-operative anatomy survey. Output: real-time display of instrument location relative to patient anatomy on monitor. Used in OR by surgeons to assist in bone resection and component alignment. Benefits: enables precise determination of mechanical axes and alignment during total knee arthroplasty. System components: computer, navigation camera, IO-Tablet, monitor, and smart instruments (trackers/pointers).
Clinical Evidence
No clinical studies were performed. Evidence consists of bench testing only, including electrical safety/EMC testing (IEC 60601-1, IEC 60601-1-2), software verification/validation, and system accuracy testing using mechanical leg models and Sawbones to simulate total knee arthroplasty procedures.
Technological Characteristics
Infrared optical active sensing; infrared light emitted by diodes on instruments sensed by camera array. Components: computer, navigation camera, IO-Tablet, monitor. Accuracy: <2mm translational, <1° rotational error. Connectivity: platform-based system. Software: OrthoMap Express Knee 2.0. Standards: ASTM F2554-10 (accuracy), ANSI/AAMI ES60601-1, IEC 60601-1-2.
Indications for Use
Indicated for conditions of the knee joint requiring computer-assisted surgery. Contraindicated in cases of advanced osteoporosis or dysplastic hip.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A stereotaxic instrument is a device consisting of a rigid frame with a calibrated guide mechanism for precisely positioning probes or other devices within a patient's brain, spinal cord, or other part of the nervous system.
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Stryker Corporate Ms. Becky Ditty Principal Regulatory Affairs Specialist 4100 East Milham Avenue Kalamazoo, Michigan 49001
Re: K153240
Trade/Device Name: Stryker OrthoMap Express Knee System Regulation Number: 21 CFR 882.4560 Regulation Name: Stereotaxic instrument Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: OLO Dated: June 6, 2016 Received: June 7, 2016
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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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### Indications for Use
# 510(k) Number (if known)
Device Name Stryker OrthoMap Express Knee system
#### Indications for Use (Describe)
The Stryker OrthoMap Express Knee system, which is comprised of the OrthoMap Express Knee 2.0 Software and a platform of the NAV31 platform family, is intended as a planning and intra-operative guidance system to enable open or percutaneous image-guided surgery.
The system can be used for intraoperative guidance where a rigid anatomical structure can be identified.
The system is indicated for conditions of the knee joint in which the use of computer assisted surgery may be appropriate.
Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)
2 Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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# Section 5. 510(k) Summary
# Section 5.1 Submitter
| Submitter: | Stryker Leibinger GmbH & Co. KG<br>Boetzinger Strasse 41<br>D-79111 Freiburg, Germany<br>Phone number: +49-761-4512117<br>Fax number: +49-761-451249117 |
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| Contact Person: | Becky Ditty<br>Principal Regulatory Affairs Specialist<br>4100 E. Milham Ave<br>Kalamazoo, MI 49001<br>becky.ditty@stryker.com<br>(269) 389-3434 |
| Date Prepared: | June 23, 2016 |
# Section 5.2 Device
| Name of Device: | Stryker OrthoMap Express Knee system |
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| Common or Usual Name: | Orthopedic Stereotaxic Instrument |
| Classification Name: | §882.4560 – Stereotaxic Instrument |
| Regulatory Class: | Class II |
| Product Code: | OLO - Orthopedic Stereotaxic Instrument |
# Section 5.3 Predicate Devices
| Primary Predicate | |
|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Name | Stryker Navigation System – Knee Module |
| 510(k) Number | K022579 |
| Description | The Knee Module is a part of the product series of the<br>Stryker Navigation System. The system comprises a knee<br>joint kinematics analysis module based on a wireless<br>optical tracking localization device for use in primary total<br>knee arthroplasty. |
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| Additional Predicates | |
|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Name | PROFESS System (Stryker Nav3/Adapt Platform) |
| 510(k) Number | K141551 |
| Description | The PROFESS™ System, consisting of a computer platform, software and sterile single-use accessories, is designed to enable image guided surgery in intranasal and sinus surgery. Specifically, the system tracks and displays to the surgeon the intraoperative location of Navigated Surgical Instruments, such as suction tools, relative to a CT image. This submission included the NAV3 Platform. |
| Name | Stryker NAV3i Platform |
| 510(k) Number | K130874 |
| Description | The Stryker Nav3i Platform is a modular component of the Stryker Navigation System and is intended to run Stryker Navigation surgical software for surgical procedures using stereotactic techniques. The surgical navigation software used on this device is cleared as a separate 510(k). |
| Name | NavSuite3 Kit |
| 510(k) Number | K150301 |
| Description | The NavSuite®3 Kit is a minor modification of the previously cleared Stryker NAV3i Platform. The NavSuite3 Kit consists of the same components that were cleared in K130874 without the mobile cart so that they can be configured and affixed in the operation room suite based on user preferences. The NavSuite3 Kit platform is compatible with the following Stryker Software Application Modules: K131214 CranialMap Neuro Navigation (Including CranialMap Express) and K141941 SpineMap Navigation. |
# Section 5.4 Device Description
The Stryker OrthoMap Express Knee system is intended to be used as a planning and intraoperative guidance system to enable open or percutaneous image guided knee surgery. The system uses wireless optical tracking technology to display to the surgeon the intraoperative location of navigated surgical instruments relative to a
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computed anatomical model of the patient's leg (femur and tibia). The computed model is based on an intra-operative anatomy survey of the leg. The system consists of a Stryker surqical software application (software), which runs on a platform, consisting of a Stryker computer, a navigation camera, an IO-Tablet and a monitor. The Stryker surgical software application interfaces with smart instruments (e.g. patient trackers, instrument trackers or pointers) and several accessories enabling the tracking of surgical instruments.
The Stryker OrthoMap Express Knee 2.0 software is compatible with the NAV3i Platform Family. The NAV3i platform family is a family of platforms that. when used with a surgical software application, displays patient specific images and/or patient specific anatomical landmark information and tracks the position and movement of surgical instruments in relation to a target anatomical site on a patient. The NAV3i platform family consists of the following three platforms that have been previously cleared independently or with other Stryker surgical software applications:
- . Stryker NAV3 Platform (K141551)
- Stryker NAV3i Platform (K130874) ●
- Stryker NAVSuite3 Kit (K150301) ●
The platforms consist of the following components:
- Stryker computer
- Navigation camera ●
- IO-Tablet
- Monitor ●
- Mobile cart (if applicable) ●
## Section 5.5 Indications for Use
The Stryker OrthoMap Express Knee system, which is comprised of the OrthoMap Express Knee 2.0 software and a platform of the NAV3i Computer Platform Family, is intended as a planning and intra-operative guidance system to enable open or percutaneous image-guided surgery.
The system can be used for intraoperative guidance where a reference to a rigid anatomical structure can be identified.
The system is indicated for conditions of the knee joint in which the use of computer assisted surgery may be appropriate.
Contraindications:
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The surgeon has to determine whether the patient's conditions are appropriate for this kind of procedure or not. A pathological condition against the use of this system could be in some cases advanced osteoporosis or a dysplastic hip.
## Section 5.6 Substantial Equivalence Rationale
The intended uses of the subject and predicate devices are similar. The systems are intended as planning and intraoperative guidance systems to enable open or percutaneous computer assisted surgery. Minor modifications were made to the indication for use statement to provide clarification, but do not change the meaning of the indication for use statement.
Both the subject device and the primary predicate device use the same main system components, use similar modes of operation, and use the same localization and tracking technology. Also, both systems use similar accessories (Smart Instruments, Patient Tracker Fixation, Navigated Manual Instruments and other accessories).
The technological characteristics of the subject and predicate device are equivalent. None of the changes alter the operating principle, the control mechanism, the localization and tracking technology, the main system components or the system accuracy performance. The workflow, user interaction, the software architecture and the software features are similar. As demonstrated by the performance testing described in Section 18, the subject device continues to meet the same accuracy specifications as the predicate device. Therefore the differences in technological characteristics to do not raise new questions of safety and effectiveness.
In conclusion, the OrthoMap Express Knee system can be found substantially equivalent to the Stryker Navigation System - Knee Module.
The device comparison table below provides a comparison of the technological characteristics of the subject device to the primary predicate device.
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# Device Comparison Table
| | Subject Device<br>Stryker OrthoMap Express Knee<br>system | Predicate Device - K022579<br>Stryker Navigation System – Knee<br>Module | Equivalence Assessment |
|----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 510(k) Number | Under review | K022579 | N/A |
| Clearance Date | Under review | 06/01/2003 | N/A |
| Device Name | Stryker OrthoMap Express Knee<br>system | Stryker Navigation System – Knee<br>System | N/A |
| Regulation<br>Number | §882.4560 - Stereotaxic Instrument | §882.4560 - Stereotaxic Instrument | Identical |
| Product Code | OLO - Orthopedic Stereotaxic<br>Instrument | HAW - Neurological Stereotaxic<br>Instrument<br>Subsequent Product Code:<br>OLO - Orthopedic Stereotaxic Instrument | Identical<br>Both devices fall within the Class II<br>Stereotaxic Instrument regulation.<br>OLO is the Product Code specific to<br>Orthopedic Stereotaxic Instruments<br>and is the most appropriate product<br>code for the subject device. |
| Product Class | II | II | Identical |
| Localization and<br>Tracking<br>technology | Infrared optical active sensing<br>technology: Infrared light emitted by<br>diodes placed in a known fashion on<br>navigated surgical instruments is<br>sensed by a camera array (navigation<br>camera) on the computer platform,<br>thus allowing for computation of the<br>spatial information. | Infrared optical active sensing technology:<br>Infrared light emitted by diodes placed in<br>a known fashion on navigated surgical<br>instruments is sensed by a camera array<br>(navigation camera) on the computer<br>platform, thus allowing for computation of<br>the spatial information. | Identical |
| | Subject Device<br>Stryker OrthoMap Express Knee<br>system | Predicate Device - K022579<br>Stryker Navigation System – Knee<br>Module | Equivalence Assessment |
| Main System<br>Components | 1. Platform<br>2. OrthoMap Express Knee 2.0<br>Software<br>3. Smart Instruments<br>4. Patient Tracker Fixation<br>5. Navigated Manual Instruments<br>6. Instrument Battery, Trays | 1. Platform<br>2. Knee Software<br>3. Smart Instruments<br>4. Patient Tracker Fixation<br>5. Navigated Manual Instruments<br>6. Instrument Battery, Trays | Similar |
| Compatible<br>Platforms | NAV3i Computer Platform Family:<br>• Stryker NAV3 Platform (SPC-3.1)<br>• Stryker NAV3i Platform (SPC-3.1)<br>• Stryker NAVSuite3 Kit (SPC-3.1) | • Cart I | Similar |
| Registration and<br>Navigation Work<br>Flow | • Patient Preparation<br>• System Setup<br>• Patient Registration (femur)<br>• Navigation (femur)<br>• Patient Registration (tibia)<br>• Navigation (tibia) | • Patient Preparation<br>• System Setup<br>• Patient Registration (femur and tibia)<br>• Navigation (femur and tibia) | Similar |
| System Accuracy | • The system enables the<br>determination of the mechanical<br>axes of the leg as well as cut and<br>component alignment with a mean<br>translational error of < 2 mm and a<br>mean rotational error of < 1°. | The Knee Navigation Module provides a<br>mean system accuracy of<br>• ± 2 mm (translational component) and<br>• ± 1° (rotational component). | Identical |
| | Subject Device<br>Stryker OrthoMap Express Knee<br>system | Predicate Device - K022579<br>Stryker Navigation System - Knee<br>Module | Equivalence Assessment |
| Accessories:<br>Smart<br>Instruments | Femur Trackers Tibia Trackers Instrument Trackers Pointers | Femur Tracker Tibia Tracker Instrument Tracker Pointers | Similar |
| Accessories:<br>Patient Tracker<br>Fixation | ASM Fixation Plate | Anchoring Pins | Similar |
| Accessories:<br>Navigated<br>Manual<br>Instruments | Dedicated Mini Jig used for: Navigation bone resection ASM Resection Plane Probe used for: Verification of bone | Resection Plane Probes, used for: Navigation bone resection Verification of bone resection. | Similar |
| Accessories -<br>Other | Instrument Battery Sterilization Containers | Instrument Battery Sterilization Containers | Similar |
| Additional<br>Software<br>Modifications | Black-style graphical user interface (GUI) 16:9 screen ratio Workflow-oriented application Recognition of Ortho Grip Knee Pointer and Pointer, Straight Recognition of nGenius Femur Trackers, nGenius Tibia Tracker, nGenius Universal Tracker | Grey-style graphical user interface (GUI) 4:3 screen ratio Workflow-oriented application | Similar |
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## Section 5.7 Performance Data
The following performance data were provided in support of the substantial equivalence decision:
### Electrical Safety and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) Testing
Electrical safety and EMC testing were conducted on the subject device in accordance with the following standards:
- ANSI/AAMI ES60601-1:2005/(R)2012 and A1:2012, C1:2009/(R)2012 and . A2:2010/(R)2012 (Consolidated Text) Medical electrical equipment - Part 1: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance (IEC 60601-1:2005, MOD) (FDA Rec# 19-4)
- AAMI / ANSI ES60601-1:2005/(R)2012 and C1:2009/(R)2012 and, . A2:2010/(R)2012 (consolidated text) medical electrical equipment -- part 1: general requirements for basic safety and essential performance (IEC 60601-1:2005, mod). (General II (ES/EMC)) (FDA Rec# 19-5)
- . IEC 60601-1-2:2007: Medical electrical equipment - Part 1-2: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance - Collateral standard: Electromagnetic compatibility - Requirements and tests (FDA Rec#19-1)
### Software Verification and Validation Testing
Software verification and validation testing were conducted and documentation was provided as recommended by FDA's Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff, "Guidance for the Content of Premarket Submissions for Software Contained in Medical Devices." The software for this device was considered as a "MAJOR" level of concern.
### Performance Testing - Bench
The following design verification activities have been performed to ensure the correct functionality of the system as it has been specified:
- ASTM accuracy testing verifying the accuracy performance of the localization . and tracking technology using the standardized test procedure according to ASTM Standard F2554-10.
- System accuracy testing verifying the specified accuracy of ± 2 mm and ± 1° using a mechanical leq mimicking the patient's anatomy.
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- . Clinical workflow testing verifying that all system components (application, computer platform and accessories) are compatible. Complete total knee arthroplasty procedures are simulated using Sawbones mimicking the patient's anatomy.
- . Functional testing to ensure that all functional requirements are fulfilled.
- . Safety testing verifying the effectiveness of all risk controls determined in the device risk analysis and in the risk analyses of the platforms.
This strategy ensures the verification of the accuracy, system integration, software algorithms, system functionality, and correct implementation of the risk control measures. All tests have been successfully completed.
#### Animal Study
No animal studies were performed to support substantial equivalence.
#### Clinical Studies
No clinical studies were performed to support substantial equivalence.
### Section 5.8 Conclusions
Based on the comparison of intended use and technological characteristics the device is similar to the predicate device. The hardware and software verification and validation testing demonstrate that the subject device meets its performance specifications and will perform as intended in the specified use conditions and that any differences between the subject device and predicate device do not raise new questions of safety and effectiveness. Therefore the subject device can be found substantially equivalent to the predicate device.
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