K160529 · Lsi Soultions · GAW · Sep 15, 2016 · General, Plastic Surgery
Device Facts
Record ID
K160529
Device Name
Pledgeted COR-SUTURE QUICK LOAD
Applicant
Lsi Soultions
Product Code
GAW · General, Plastic Surgery
Decision Date
Sep 15, 2016
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Abbreviated
Regulation
21 CFR 878.5010
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
The Pledgeted COR-SUTURE™ QUICK LOAD® is intended for use in the approximation of soft tissue and prosthetic material.
Device Story
Pledgeted COR-SUTURE™ QUICK LOAD® is a sterile, non-absorbable surgical suture system designed for use with LSI SOLUTIONS® suturing devices. The device consists of monofilament polypropylene or PTFE-coated braided polyester suture with a PTFE pledget pre-attached. Stainless steel ferrules are attached to each end of the suture to facilitate rapid, reliable loading into compatible suturing devices. The system includes a detachable clear tube to prevent tangling. Used in clinical settings by surgeons, the device simplifies suture placement during soft tissue or prosthetic material approximation. The pre-attached pledget reduces procedural steps, potentially improving efficiency and consistency in tissue repair. The device is MR safe and intended for single-patient use.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical studies were required. Substantial equivalence was demonstrated through bench testing, including USP monograph testing for diameter, tensile strength, and needle/ferrule attachment. Biocompatibility was established per ISO 10993-1:2009, including cytotoxicity, sensitization, irritation, toxicity, genotoxicity, implantation, and hemocompatibility testing. Data was leveraged from the suture material supplier and the reference device.
Technological Characteristics
Materials: monofilament polypropylene or PTFE-coated braided polyester; PTFE pledget; stainless steel ferrule. Energy: N/A (mechanical). Form factor: sterile tray with suture release feature and anti-tangle tube. Sterilization: Ethylene oxide. Connectivity: None. Software: None.
Indications for Use
Indicated for the approximation of soft tissue and prosthetic material in patients requiring surgical suture closure.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
Nonabsorbable polypropylene surgical suture is a monofilament, nonabsorbable, sterile, flexible thread prepared from long-chain polyolefin polymer known as polypropylene and is indicated for use in soft tissue approximation. The polypropylene surgical suture meets United States Pharmacopeia (U.S.P.) requirements as described in the U.S.P. Monograph for Nonabsorbable Surgical Sutures; it may be undyed or dyed with an FDA approved color additive; and the suture may be provided with or without a standard needle attached.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The special control for this device is FDA's “Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Surgical Sutures; Guidance for Industry and FDA.” See § 878.1(e) for the availability of this guidance document.
Predicate Devices
LSI SOLUTIONS® Suture Placement Devices and Accessories (K100593)
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
September 15, 2016
LSI Solutions Mr. Kevin Bentley Executive Director of Regulatory Affairs and Quality 7796 Victor-Mendon Rd Victor, New York 14564
Re: K160529
Trade/Device Name: Pledgeted Cor-Suture Quick Load Regulation Number: 21 CFR 878.5010 Regulation Name: Nonabsorbable Polypropylene Surgical Suture Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: GAW, GAS Dated: August 9, 2016 Received: August 11, 2016
Dear Mr. Bentley:
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,
# David Krause -S
Binita S. Ashar, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.S. for Director Division of Surgical Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known)
K160529
Device Name Pledgeted COR-SUTURE™ QUICK LOAD®
Indications for Use (Describe)
The Pledgeted COR-SUTURE™ QUICK LOAD is intended for use in the approximation of soft tissue and prosthetic material.
| Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable) |
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X Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
| Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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# 510(k) SUMMARY
| Submitted By: | LSI SOLUTIONS®, Inc.<br>7796 Victor-Mendon Road<br>Victor, NY 14564 |
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| Contact Person: | Kevin Bentley<br>Executive Director of Regulatory Affairs and Quality<br>Phone: (585) 869-6669<br>Fax: (585) 742-3398<br>Email: kbentley@lsisolutions.com |
| Date Prepared: | February 24, 2016 |
| Trade Name: | Pledgeted COR-SUTURE™ QUICK LOAD® |
| Common Name: | Nonabsorbable Surgical Suture |
| Classification Name: | Nonabsorbable poly(ethylene terephthalate) surgical suture<br>(21 CFR 878.5000, Product Code GAS)<br>Nonabsorbable polypropylene surgical suture<br>(21 CFR 878.5010, Product Code GAW) |
| Device Classification: | Class II |
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#### Predicate Device:
The predicate device, LSI SOLUTIONS® Suture Placement Devices and Accessories, specifically the Non-Absorbable QUICK LOAD® Suture, was selected to demonstrate substantial equivalence to the Pledgeted COR-SUTURE™ QUICK LOAD®. LSI SOLUTIONS® Suture Placement Devices and Accessories was cleared in 510(k) Premarket Notification K100593 on September 24, 2010.
The Bard® PTFE Felt Pledget, which was cleared under 510(k) Premarket Notification K770835 on October 5, 1977, is used as a reference device in this submission.
# Device Description:
Each LSI SOLUTIONS® Pledgeted COR-SUTURE™ QUICK LOAD® sterile surgical suture is held in a customized tray, with suture release feature designed to enable the rapid, easy and reliable loading of suture into compatible LSI SOLUTIONS® suturing devices. Pledgeted COR-SUTURE™ QUICK LOAD® suture is available as a non-absorbable monofilament polypropylene and PTFE coated, braided, polyester surgical suture with attached PTFE pledget. A short length of modified surgical stainless steel tubing, called a "ferrule", is attached to each end of the suture. The Pledgeted COR-SUTURE™ QUICK LOAD® suture also includes a detachable clear suture tube to keep the suture from tangling. Pledgeted COR-SUTURE™ QUICK LOAD® surgical suture is packaged for single patient use. The polypropylene suture is dyed blue with the FDA approved colorant [phthalocyaninato(2-)] copper. The polyester suture is offered undyed, or dyed green with the FDA approved colorant D&C Green No. 6. For both polypropylene and polyester suture, there is no known significant change in tensile strength retention to occur in vivo. The Pledgeted COR-SUTURE™ QUICK LOAD® surgical suture is MR safe.
#### Intended Use:
The Pledgeted COR-SUTURE™ QUICK LOAD® is intended for use in the approximation of soft tissue and prosthetic material.
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The indications for use statement is identical to that of the predicate device, LSI SOLUTIONS® Suture Placement Devices and Accessories, specifically the Non-Absorbable QUICK LOAD® Suture.
# Technological Characteristics (comparison to Predicate Device):
The Pledgeted COR-SUTURE™ QUICK LOAD® is substantially equivalent in intended use and fundamental technological characteristics to the legally marketed predicate device. Both the modified and predicate devices are non-absorbable surgical suture available as either monofilament polypropylene or PTFE coated, braided polyester. The Pledgeted COR-SUTURE™ QUICK LOAD® and the predicate device both have a short length of modified surgical stainless steel tubing, called a ferrule, attached to each end of the suture to facilitate use with LSI SOLUTIONS® suture placement devices. The only technological difference between the Pledgeted COR-SUTURE™ QUICK LOAD® and the predicate device is that the modified device will be packaged as surgical suture with a pledget preattached directly on the suture for ease of use. The pledget is composed of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) and has identical material characteristics to the reference device, Bard® PTFE Felt Pledget. The modified device is packaged and sterilized in an equivalent manner and has equivalent labeling claims to the predicate device, including indications, contraindications, warnings, cautions and precautions. The modified device is considered substantially equivalent and has the same technological characteristics to its predicate device through comparison in design, intended use, material composition, function, and range of sizes.
# Performance Testing Summary:
As recommended by the FDA Guidance for Industry, Class II Special Control Guidance Document: Surgical Sutures; Guidance for Industry and FDA, the Pledgeted COR-SUTURE™ QUICK LOAD® was subject to the requirements of the United States Pharmacopeia (USP) monograph for Non-Absorbable Sutures. Performance testing includes:
- . Sutures - Diameter <861>
- Sutures Tensile Strength <881> .
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- Ferrule Attachment which complies with the requirements for standard needle . attachments as defined in USP section Sutures – Needle Attachment <871>.
Biocompatibility evaluation for the Pledgeted COR-SUTURE™ QUICK LOAD® was conducted in accordance with ISO 10993-1:2009: Biological evaluation of medical devices Part 1: Evaluation and testing within a risk management process and FDA 510(k) Blue Book Memorandum - #G95-1 Table 1 Initial Evaluation Tests for Consideration, to demonstrate that the Pledgeted COR-SUTURE™ QUICK LOAD® is substantially equivalent to the predicate device. The Pledgeted COR-SUTURE™ QUICK LOAD® is a permanent contact duration device that will be implanted in circulating blood, which is the identical type and duration of patient contact as the predicate device. Biocompatibility data has been leveraged from the manufacturer that supplies the surgical suture material to LSI SOLUTIONS®. The testing included the following:
- Cytotoxicity ●
- Sensitization .
- Irritation .
- Sub-chronic Toxicity and Sub-acute Toxicity .
- Genotoxicity ●
- Implantation .
- Hemocompatibility .
All biocompatibility testing passed.
The Bard® PTFE Felt Pledget, which has identical material characteristics to the pledget used in the Pledgeted COR-SUTURE™ QUICK LOAD®, was tested and found biocompatible based on the materials, manufacturing processes, body contact, sterilization properties, acceptable biocompatibility test results and long clinical history of this type of use.
The Pledgeted COR-SUTURE™ QUICK LOAD® will be sterilized using a validated ethylene oxide cycle.
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#### Clinical Testing:
The technological characteristics, material, manufacturing and sterilization processes are the same as the predicate device, therefore, no clinical studies were required to demonstrate the safety or effectiveness of the modified device.
## Substantial Equivalence:
With the addition of the pledget there are no new risks introduced and no negative impact to the safety and effectiveness of the surgical suture. The indications for use remain exactly the same. Both the Non-Absorbable QUICK LOAD® Suture and the Pledgeted COR-SUTURE™ QUICK LOAD® are indicated for use in the approximation of soft tissue and prosthetic material. The Pledgeted COR-SUTURE™ QUICK LOAD® is substantially equivalent to the currently marketed LSI SOLUTIONS® Suture Placement Devices and Accessories, specifically the Non-Absorbable QUICK LOAD® Suture, cleared in 510(k) Premarket Notification K100593 on September 29, 2010.
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