The Integra® External Fixation System is a single-use modular external fixator consisting of rings, half-pin bone screws, wires, and struts and is intended for the treatment of bone conditions including leg lengthening, osteotomies, arthrodesis, fracture fixation, and other bone conditions amenable to treatment by use of external fixation.
Device Story
Modular external fixation system; used for bone stabilization, lengthening, and reconstruction. Components include rings, foot plates, compression/distraction struts, half-pin bone screws, wires, rods, nuts, bolts, and clamps. System is assembled by surgeons in clinical/OR settings to provide rigid skeletal fixation. Device provides mechanical support to bone segments; allows for controlled compression or distraction. Benefits include stabilization of fractures and correction of deformities. System is single-use; requires reusable instruments (wire tensioners, wrenches, drill guides) for assembly and application.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. No clinical data. Performance verified via static and dynamic mechanical testing, including torsional strength and wire retention tests. Stiffness comparisons between subject and predicate systems demonstrated statistical equivalence.
Technological Characteristics
Modular external fixator; metallic components (including 17-4 stainless steel). Components: rings, struts, half-pin bone screws, K-wires, rods, clamps. Single-use implants; reusable instruments. Mechanical fixation principle. No software or electronic components.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients requiring bone treatment including leg lengthening, osteotomies, arthrodesis, fracture fixation, deformity correction, revision procedures, bone reconstruction, foot fusions/replantations, Charcot reconstruction, Lisfranc dislocations, and ankle distraction.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
Single/multiple component metallic bone fixation appliances and accessories are devices intended to be implanted consisting of one or more metallic components and their metallic fasteners. The devices contain a plate, a nail/plate combination, or a blade/plate combination that are made of alloys, such as cobalt-chromium-molybdenum, stainless steel, and titanium, that are intended to be held in position with fasteners, such as screws and nails, or bolts, nuts, and washers. These devices are used for fixation of fractures of the proximal or distal end of long bones, such as intracapsular, intertrochanteric, intercervical, supracondylar, or condylar fractures of the femur; for fusion of a joint; or for surgical procedures that involve cutting a bone. The devices may be implanted or attached through the skin so that a pulling force (traction) may be applied to the skeletal system.
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
July 6, 2016
Ascension Orthopedics % Ms. Jayana Kenana Regulatory Associate Integra LifeSciences 311 Enterprise Drive Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536
Re: K160830
Trade/Device Name: Integra® External Fixation System Regulation Number: 21 CFR 888.3030 Regulation Name: Single/multiple component metallic bone fixation appliances and accessories Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: KTT Dated: June 7, 2016 Received: June 8, 2016
Dear Ms. Kenana:
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,
# Vincent J. Devlin -S
for
- Mark N. Melkerson Director Division of Orthopedic Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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#### DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration
# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known)
Device Name Integra® External Fixation System
Indications for Use (Describe)
The Integra® External Fixation System is an external fixation device in the treatment of bone conditions including leg lengthening, osteotomies, arthrodesis, fracture fixation, and other bone conditions amenable to treatment by use of the external fixation modality. Additional indications for the Integra External Fixation System include:
- · Correction of deformity
- · Revision procedures where other treatments or devices have been unsuccessful
- · Bone reconstruction procedures
- · Fusions and replantations of the foot
- · Charcot reconstruction and Lisfranc dislocations
- · Ankle distraction (arthrodiastasis)
Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)
> Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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# 5. 510k Summary
| Device Trade Name: | Integra® External Fixation System |
|--------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Date: | March 23, 2016 |
| Sponsor: | Integra® LifeSciences Corporation |
Contact Person: Integra Life Sciences Corp Jayana Kenana Regulatory Affairs Specialist 311 Enterprise Drive Plainsboro, NJ 08536 609-936-2657 jayana.kenana@integralife.com
### Manufacturer:
Ascension Orthopedics 8700 Cameron Road, Suite 100 Austin, TX 78754 609-936-2657 jayana.kenana@integralife.com
| Common Name: | External Fixation Device |
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| Device Classification: | Class II |
| Classification Name: | Single/multiple component metallic bone fixation appliances and accessories (21 CFR 888.3030) |
| Regulation: | 21 CFR 888.3030, Single/multiple component metallic bone<br>fixation appliances and accessories |
| Device Regulation Panel: | Orthopedic |
| Device Product Code: | Orthopedic KTT |
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## Device Description:
The Integra® External Fixation System is a single-use modular external fixator consisting of the following components: rings, foot plates, compression/distraction struts, half-pin bone screws, straight/olive wires, rods, nuts, bolts, clamps, and other modular fixator components. The modifications to the device include material and minor design updates to the Universal Wire Fixation Bolt and Slotted Posts which do not affect the safety and effectiveness of the device. An update was also made to the position of the olive on the 530mm olive wire. Lastly, the sharpness of the olive wire and k-wire were modified.
### Implants:
### Half-pin Bone Screws
The self-drilling half-pin bone screw is 200mm in length and offered in the following sizes: 4mm diameter w/ 20mm thread length, 4mm diameter w/ 30mm thread length, 4mm diameter w/ 40mm thread length, 5mm diameter w/ 30mm thread length, 5mm diameter w/ 40mm thread length, 5mm diameter w/ 50mm thread length, 6mm diameter w/ 30mm thread length, 6mm diameter w/ 40mm thread length, and 6mm diameter w/ 50mm thread length.
### K-wires
The wires are offered in the following sizes: 400mm smooth, 400mm olive, and 530mm olive.
K-wire washer in 1 size
# Single Use Components:
#### Rings
Full Ring- The full ring is offered in the following sizes: 140mm, 160mm, 180mm, and 200mm.
Half Ring- The half ring is offered in the following sizes: 140mm, 160mm, 180mm, 200mm, and 220mm.
5/8" Ring- The 5/8" ring is offered in the following sizes: 140mm, 160mm, 180mm, 200mm, and 220mm.
Cross bar - Two lengths
### Foot Plates
The foot plate is offered in the following sizes: 140mm, 160mm, and 180mm.
### Struts
Struts are offered in the following lengths: long (180-230mm), medium (140-180mm), and short (95-140mm).
# Rocker bottom
#### K-wire holding bolts Half pin clamps
### Extensions:
Threaded rods (20mm through 200mm, hex posts (20mm through 60mm), cubes (1, 2, 3, and 4 hole)
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#### Miscellaneous components:
Washers, nuts, bolts (10mm through 18mm), universal joint, slotted posts (small and large), and plates ( straight and twisted).
#### Reusable Instruments:
- Wire tensioner Wrenches Wire cutters Wire Benders AO adapters Holding and alignment Blocks Drill guide assembly Drills Provisional Alignment Guides
### Intended Use:
The Integra® External Fixation System is a single-use modular external fixator consisting of rings, half-pin bone screws, wires, and struts and is intended for the treatment of bone conditions including leg lengthening, osteotomies, arthrodesis, fracture fixation, and other bone conditions amenable to treatment by use of external fixation.
#### Indications for Use:
The Integra External Fixation System is an external fixation device intended for use in the treatment of bone conditions including leg lengthening, osteotomies, arthrodesis, fracture fixation, and other bone conditions amenable to treatment by use of the external fixation modality. Additional indications for the Integra External Fixation System include:
- · Correction of deformity
- · Revision procedures where other treatments or devices have been unsuccessful
- · Bone reconstruction procedures
- · Fusions and replantations of the foot
- · Charcot reconstruction and Lisfranc dislocations
- · Ankle distraction (arthrodiastasis)
### Technological Characteristics:
There are no technological characteristics that raise new issues of safety or effectiveness.
### Assessment of performance data:
The performance of the Integra® External Fixation System was verified to be statistically equivalent to that of the predicate device (Integra External Fixation System, K140463). The
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material change done to the wire fixation bolt on the Integra External Fixation System construct were tested both dynamically and statically. The performance testing done on the wire fixation bolt was applied to the material change of the slotted posts to 17-4 SS. The stiffness of the 2 systems was compared and was statistically equivalent. A torsional strength test, static wire retention test, and dynamic wire retention test was performed. Validation was performed on the shift of position of the olive on the olive wire and it was concluded that further verification testing was not needed. Validation was performed on the sharpness of the wires and because this modification has no effect on part strength no further verification testing was performed.
# Legally Marketed Predicate Device:
Integra® External Fixation System (K140463)
### Predicate Indications for Use:
The Integra® External Fixation System (K140463) is indicated for:
Use in the treatment of bone conditions including leg lengthening, osteotomies, arthrodesis, fracture fixation, and other bone conditions amenable to treatment by use of the external fixation modality. Additional indications for the Integra External Fixation System include:
- · Correction of deformity
- · Revision procedures where other treatments or devices have been unsuccessful
- · Bone reconstruction procedures
- · Fusions and replantations of the foot
- · Charcot reconstruction and Lisfranc dislocations
- · Ankle distraction (arthrodiastasis)
### Purpose:
The purpose of this Special 510(k) submission is to gain clearance for the Integra® External Fixation System device modifications including the material change and design updates performed on the Universal Wire Fixation Bolt and Slotted Post. The submission also introduces the minor modifications to the olive location on the olive wire and the sharpness on the olive wire and k-wire.
Based upon the similarities of the Integra External Fixation System and the predicate devices studied, the safety and effectiveness of the Integra External Fixation System is substantially equivalent to the predicate device referenced.
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