K161797 · Molnlycke Health Care Us, LLC · OMP · Oct 19, 2016 · General, Plastic Surgery
Device Facts
Record ID
K161797
Device Name
Avance Tubing, Avance Y-Connector, Avance ViewPad
Applicant
Molnlycke Health Care Us, LLC
Product Code
OMP · General, Plastic Surgery
Decision Date
Oct 19, 2016
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 878.4780
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
The Avance NPWT system, with associated products, are indicated for patients who would benefit from a suction device (negative pressure wound therapy), as it may promote wound healing via the removal of fluids, including irrigation and body fluids, wound exudate and infectious materials. Examples of appropriate wound types include: chronic, acute, traumatic, sub-acute and dehisced wounds, ulcers (such as pressure or diabetic), partial-thickness bums, flaps and grafts.
Device Story
Avance NPWT system components (tubing, Y-connector, ViewPad) facilitate negative pressure wound therapy. Tubing connects pump to dressings; Y-connector allows multi-dressing connection to single pump; ViewPad interfaces with wound cover to transport exudate. Used in clinical settings by healthcare providers to manage wound healing. System delivers negative pressure to wound bed; removes fluids/infectious materials to canister. Benefits include promoted wound healing through exudate management. Subject devices are modifications of existing Avance components (e.g., colorant addition, clamp design, dual-lumen configuration).
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data was required. Substantial equivalence supported by bench testing (fluid transport, pressure delivery, alarm functionality) and biocompatibility testing (ISO 10993: non-cytotoxic, non-sensitizing, non-irritating).
Technological Characteristics
Components include single/dual lumen tubing, Y-connectors, and ViewPad interface. Materials evaluated per ISO 10993. Sterilization via EtO. Connectivity is mechanical/pneumatic within the NPWT system. No software or electronic sensing integral to these specific components.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients requiring negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) to promote healing via fluid removal. Applicable to chronic, acute, traumatic, sub-acute, dehisced wounds, ulcers (pressure/diabetic), partial-thickness burns, flaps, and grafts.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A powered suction pump is a portable, AC-powered or compressed air-powered device intended to be used to remove infectious materials from wounds or fluids from a patient's airway or respiratory support system. The device may be used during surgery in the operating room or at the patient's bedside. The device may include a microbial filter.
Predicate Devices
Venturi Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System (K080897)
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
October 19, 2016
Molnlycke Health Care, Us LLC Megan Bevill Manager, Regulatory Affairs 5550 Peachtree Parkway Suite 500 Norcross, Georgia 30092
Re: K161797
Trade/Device Name: Avance Tubing, Avance Y-connector, Avance Viewpad Regulation Number: 21 CFR 878.4780 Regulation Name: Powered Suction Pump Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: OMP Dated: September 19, 2016 Received: September 21, 2016
Dear Megan Bevill:
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 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) K161797
#### Device Name
Avance Tubing, Avance Y-Connector, and Avance View Pad
#### Indications for Use (Describe)
The Avance NPWT system, with associated products, are indicated for patients who would benefit from a suction device (negative pressure wound therapy), as it may promote wound healing via the removal of fluids, including irrigation and body fluids, wound exudate and infectious materials. Examples of appropriate wound types include: chronic, acute, traumatic, sub-acute and dehisced wounds, ulcers (such as pressure or diabetic), partial-thickness bums, flaps and grafts.
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#### 510(k) SUMMARY
This 510(k) summary information is being submitted in accordance with the requirements of 21 CFR 807.92(c).
| Date Prepared: | October 14, 2016 |
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| Applicant: | Mölnlycke Health Care US, LLC<br>5550 Peachtree Parkway, Suite 500<br>Norcross, GA 30092<br>Registration number: 3004763499<br>Owner/Operator Number: 8030877 |
| Official Correspondent: | Megan Bevill<br>Manager, Regulatory Affairs<br>Tel: 470-375-0049<br>Fax: 678-245-7746<br>email: megan.bevill@molnlycke.com |
| Trade/Proprietary Names: | Avance® Tubing, Avance® Y-Connector, and Avance®<br>ViewPad™ |
| Common Name: | NPWT System Components |
| Regulation Name: | Powered Suction Pump |
| Device Class: | Class II |
| Regulation Number: | 21 CFR 878.4780 |
| Product Code: | OMP |
| Predicate Device Information: | Venturi Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System (K080897)<br>Avance® Y-Connector S (K151872)<br>Avance® Foam Dressing Kits (K141847) |
#### Reason for 510(k) Submission:
This premarket notification has been prepared to obtain clearance for the following line additions to Mölnlycke's Avance Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) System: Avance Tubing, Avance Y-Connector, and Avance ViewPad.
#### Description of Devices:
The subject Avance Tubing serves as the connecting link between the Avance NPWT pump and the Avance dressings, thereby delivering negative pressure wound therapy from the pump to the wound bed and facilitating the transport of fluid and exudate from the wound site to the canister. It consists of a 1.5 m length of tubing with connectors on each end to facilitate connection to other components of the Avance NPWT System.
The subject Avance Y-Connector allows connection of multiple Avance dressings to one Avance pump in order to accommodate large or multiple wounds. It consists of y-tubing with connectors on all ends to facilitate connection to other components of the Avance NPWT System. A maximum of one Avance Y-Connector may be used to connect up to two large dressing kits to a single pump.
The subject Avance ViewPad used in conjunction with the Avance dressings; it is placed on top of the wound cover (film), connected to the wound filler via a hole cut in the wound cover, and then connected to
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the Avance NPWT pump tubing for delivery of NPWT and transport of fluids and exudate away from the wound. The subject Avance ViewPad is similar to the existing ViewPad component of the Avance Foam Dressing Kits (K141847), with the exception of a green colorant that has been added to the connector and a modification to the design of the slide clamp.
#### Indication for Use:
The Avance NPWT system, with associated products, are indicated for patients who would benefit from a suction device (negative pressure wound therapy), as it may promote wound healing via the removal of fluids, including irrigation and body fluids, wound exudate and infectious materials. Examples of appropriate wound types include: chronic, acute, traumatic, sub-acute and dehisced wounds, ulcers (such as pressure or diabetic), partial-thickness burns, flaps and grafts.
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## Technological Characteristics:
| Subject Avance Tubing | | |
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| Feature | Avance Tubing | Extension Tubing, as cleared within the Venturi Negative Pressure<br>Wound Therapy System |
| 510(k)<br>clearance | Subject device | K080897 |
| Manufacturer | Mölnlycke Health Care | Talley Medical |
| Common name | Canister tubing for NPWT system | Canister tubing for NPWT system |
| Regulation | 21 CFR 878.4780 | 21 CFR 878.4780 |
| Class name | Powered Suction Pump | Powered Suction Pump |
| Class | II | II |
| Product code | OMP | OMP |
| Functionality<br>within NPWT<br>system | The Avance tubing serves as the connecting link between the<br>Avance NPWT pump and the Avance dressings, thereby delivering<br>negative pressure from the pump to the wound bed and facilitating<br>the transport of fluid and exudate from the wound site to the<br>canister. | The Extension Tubing connects an NPWT dressing to an NPWT pump,<br>thereby delivering negative pressure from the pump to the wound bed<br>and facilitating the transport of fluid and exudate from the wound site to<br>the canister |
| Indication for<br>use | The Avance NPWT system, with associated products, are indicated<br>for patients who would benefit from a suction device (negative<br>pressure wound therapy), as it may promote wound healing via the<br>removal of fluids, including irrigation and body fluids, wound<br>exudate and infectious materials. Examples of appropriate wound<br>types include: chronic, acute, traumatic, sub-acute and dehisced<br>wounds, ulcers (such as pressure or diabetic), partial-thickness<br>burns, flaps and grafts. | The Talley Venturi system is intended for use for patients with acute or<br>chronic wounds that may be benefited by the application of negative<br>pressure therapy and the potential wound healing effects of removal of<br>fluids including wound exudates, irrigation fluids, body fluids, and<br>infectious materials. |
| Design Features | The Avance Tubing is a single lumen tubing with connectors on<br>each end to facilitate the assembly of the tubing to a dual lumen<br>transfer pad on one end and to the pump's canister on the other<br>end. | The Extension Tubing is a single lumen tubing with connectors on each<br>end to facilitate the assembly of the tubing to a single lumen transfer pad<br>on one end and to the pump's canister on the other end. |
| Product Offering | Unit item<br>Kitted with Avance canisters | Unit item<br>Kitted with Venturi canisters |
| Single Use | Y | Y |
| Sterility | EtO | NS |
| Subject Avance Y-Connector | | |
| Feature | Avance Y-Connector | Avance Y-Connector S |
| 510(k)<br>clearance | Subject device | K151872 |
| Manufacturer | Mölnlycke Health Care | Mölnlycke Health Care |
| Common name | Y-connector for NPWT system | Y-connector for NPWT system |
| Regulation | 21 CFR 878.4780 | 21 CFR 878.4780 |
| Class name | Powered Suction Pump | Powered Suction Pump |
| Class | II | II |
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| Product code | OMP | OMP | | |
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| Functionality<br>within NPWT<br>system | The Avance Y-Connector allows connection of multiple Avance<br>dressings to one pump in order to accommodate large or multiple<br>wounds. | The Avance Y-Connector S connects and allows therapy of multiple<br>wounds simultaneously by using one pump. | | |
| Indication for<br>use | The Avance NPWT system, with associated products, are indicated<br>for patients who would benefit from a suction device (negative<br>pressure wound therapy), as it may promote wound healing via the<br>removal of fluids, including irrigation and body fluids, wound<br>exudate and infectious materials. Examples of appropriate wound<br>types include: chronic, acute, traumatic, sub-acute and dehisced<br>wounds, ulcers (such as pressure or diabetic), partial-thickness<br>burns, flaps and grafts. | The Avance NPWT system, with associated products, are indicated for<br>patients who would benefit from a suction device (negative pressure<br>wound therapy), as it may promote wound healing via the removal of<br>fluids, including irrigation and body fluids, wound exudate and infectious<br>materials. Examples of appropriate wound types include: chronic, acute,<br>traumatic, sub-acute and dehisced wounds, ulcers (such as pressure or<br>diabetic), partial-thickness burns, flaps and grafts. | | |
| Design Features | Dual lumen y-tube with quick connectors on each end to facilitate<br>assembly to canister tubing and dual lumen transfer pads; allows<br>therapy of multiple wounds simultaneously using one pump. | Single lumen tubing with y-connector; ends utilize taper fit connectors to<br>facilitate assembly to canister tubing and single lumen transfer pads;<br>allows therapy of multiple wounds simultaneously using one pump. | | |
| Single Use | Y | Y | | |
| Sterility | EtO | NS | | |
| Subject Avance ViewPad | | | | |
| Feature | Avance ViewPad | Avance ViewPad, as cleared within the Avance Foam Dressing Kits | | |
| 510(k)<br>clearance | Subject device | K141847 | | |
| Manufacturer | Mölnlycke Health Care | Mölnlycke Health Care | | |
| Common name | Dressing kit component for NPWT system | Dressing kit component for NPWT system | | |
| Regulation | 21 CFR 878.4780 | 21 CFR 878.4780 | | |
| Class name | Powered Suction Pump | Powered Suction Pump | | |
| Class | II | II | | |
| Product code | OMP | OMP | | |
| Functionality<br>within NPWT<br>system | Placed on top of the wound cover (film), connected to the wound<br>filler via a hole cut in the wound cover, and then connected to the<br>pump tubing for delivery of NPWT and transport of fluids/exudate<br>away from the wound. | Placed on top of the wound cover (film), connected to the wound filler via<br>a hole cut in the wound cover, and then connected to the pump tubing for<br>delivery of NPWT and transport of fluids/exudate away from the wound. | | |
| Indication for<br>use | The Avance NPWT system, with associated products, are indicated<br>for patients who would benefit from a suction device (negative<br>pressure wound therapy), as it may promote wound healing via the<br>removal of fluids, including irrigation and body fluids, wound<br>exudate and infectious materials. Examples of appropriate wound<br>types include: chronic, acute, traumatic, sub-acute and dehisced<br>wounds, ulcers (such as pressure or diabetic), partial-thickness<br>burns, flaps and grafts. | The Avance NPWT system, with associated products, are indicated for<br>patients who would benefit from a suction device (negative pressure<br>wound therapy), as it may promote wound healing via the removal of<br>fluids, including irrigation and body fluids, wound exudate and infectious<br>materials. Examples of appropriate wound types include: chronic, acute,<br>traumatic, sub-acute and dehisced wounds, ulcers (such as pressure or<br>diabetic), partial-thickness burns, flaps and grafts. | | |
| Design Features | Same design feature as Avance ViewPad (K141847) With<br>modifications to the quick connector and slide clamp. | The Avance ViewPad consists of a body with dual lumen tubing and a<br>quick connector to facilitate connection to the canister tubing.<br>Incorporates a slide clamp to block tubing during dressing changes. | | |
| Product Offering | Unit item | Unit item | | |
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| | Kitted in Avance Foam Dressing Kits | Kitted in Avance Foam Dressing Kits |
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| Single Use | Y | Y |
| Sterility | EtO | EtO |
All technological differences between the subject and producted for within the submission through detailed device comparisons, nonclinical testing, and other means. Technological differences have been shown to raise of safety or effectiveness.
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#### Non-Clinical Testing:
The subject devices have been evaluated in accordance with ISO 10993 and have been shown to be non-cytotoxic, non-sensitizing, and non-irritating. The results meet the ISO 10993 criteria for their intended use.
Bench testing has been performed to demonstrate that the line additions to the Avance NPWT System do not negatively affect the ability of the NPWT system to transport fluid away from the wound, that pressure is delivered in accordance with the pump settings, and that the alarm functionality of the NPWT pump is maintained. The subject Avance Tubing, Avance Y-Connector, and Avance ViewPad performed as intended in the test setups, and all predefined acceptance criteria were met.
#### Clinical Data:
No clinical data was required to support substantial equivalence.
#### Conclusion:
The subject devices are substantially equivalent to the predicate and reference devices with respect to design, technological characteristics, intended use, and conformance to standard requirements.
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