K162216 · Laboratorios Grifols, S.A. · LHI · Oct 19, 2017 · General Hospital
Device Facts
Record ID
K162216
Device Name
GRI-FILL PERISTALTIC SET
Applicant
Laboratorios Grifols, S.A.
Product Code
LHI · General Hospital
Decision Date
Oct 19, 2017
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Abbreviated
Regulation
21 CFR 880.5440
Device Class
Class 2
Indications for Use
Gri-Fill Peristaltic Set fluid transfer set is an ancillary device used in conjunction with the Gri-Fill Pharmacy Compounder and ancillary Gri-Fill sets in hospital pharmacy to provide a fluid pathway through which one solution source is delivered into a final IV container. The device is not intended to be directly connected to the patient.
Device Story
Disposable fluid transfer set; connects source container to Gri-Fill Pharmacy Compounder. Components: silicone tubing, male luer-lock, vented spike with 1.2 um hydrophobic air filter, female luer-lock. Used in hospital pharmacies by trained personnel. Operates via peristaltic pump to transfer fluids from source to final IV container. Closed system; no direct patient contact. Provides fluid pathway for pharmacy compounding. Benefits: enables automated, sterile fluid transfer for drug reconstitution and medication preparation.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data presented. Substantial equivalence supported by non-clinical bench testing, including biocompatibility (ISO 10993-1), sterility (ISO 11135, ISO 11607-1), and physical/mechanical performance (leakage, tensile strength, luer-lock testing per ISO 594, and dosage accuracy verification).
Technological Characteristics
Single-use, sterile (EtO, SAL 10^-6), non-pyrogenic fluid transfer set. Materials: medical-grade platinum-cured silicone tubing, ABS vented spike, acrylic copolymer spike filter, polypropylene connectors. Peristaltic pump-driven. Dimensions/form factor: single-channel tubing. Connectivity: standalone component for pharmacy compounding system. Complies with ISO 10993-1, ISO 8536-4, ISO 22413, ISO 594-1/2.
Indications for Use
Indicated for use by trained healthcare personnel in hospital pharmacies as an ancillary fluid transfer set for the Gri-Fill Pharmacy Compounder to deliver solutions into final IV containers. Not for direct patient connection.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
An intravascular administration set is a device used to administer fluids from a container to a patient's vascular system through a needle or catheter inserted into a vein. The device may include the needle or catheter, tubing, a flow regulator, a drip chamber, an infusion line filter, an I.V. set stopcock, fluid delivery tubing, connectors between parts of the set, a side tube with a cap to serve as an injection site, and a hollow spike to penetrate and connect the tubing to an I.V. bag or other infusion fluid container.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The special control for pharmacy compounding systems within this classification is the FDA guidance document entitled “Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Pharmacy Compounding Systems; Final Guidance for Industry and FDA Reviewers.” Pharmacy compounding systems classified within the intravascular administration set are exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of this part and subject to the limitations in § 880.9.
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
October 19, 2017
Laboratorios Grifols, S.A. Marta Daniela Serra De Fortuny Technical Director C/can Guasch, 2 08150 Parets Del Valles, Barcelona SPAIN
Re: K162216 Trade/Device Name: Gri-fill Peristaltic Set Regulation Number: 21 CFR 880.5440 Regulation Name: Intravascular Administration Set Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: LHI Dated: September 8, 2017 Received: September 13, 2017
Dear Marta Daniela Serra De Fortuny:
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) K162216
Device Name GRI-FILL PERISTALTIC SET
### Indications for Use (Describe)
Gri-Fill Peristaltic Set fluid transfer set is an ancillary device used in conjunction with the Gri-Fill Pharmacy Compounder and ancillary Gri-Fill sets in hospital pharmacy to provide a fluid pathway through which one solution source is delivered into a final IV container. The device is not intended to be directly connected to the patient.
Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)
| <span></span> Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) |
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| <span></span> Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C) |
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## 510k Summary (K162216)
#### 1. SUBMITTER
Submitter name: Laboratorios Grifols, S.A. Submitter address: C/ Can Guasch, 2 08150 PARETS DEL VALLES BARCELONA SPAIN
Contact person: Marta Daniela Serra de Fortuny Phone: +34 93 571 03 04 Fax: +34 93 573 09 12 e-mail: marta.serra@grifols.com
Date Prepared:
October 2nd, 2017
#### DEVICE II.
Device Trade Name: Common Name: Regulation Name: Regulatory Class: Product Code: Regulation Number:
GRI-FILL PERISTALTIC SET I.V. FLUID TRANSFER SET INTRAVASCULAR ADMINISTRATION SET Class II LHI 880.5440
#### III. PREDICATE DEVICE
## Predicate Device
KIRO Set, K152441
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### IV. DEVICE DESCRIPTION
Gri-fill Peristaltic Set is a disposable fluid transfer set for connection to a source container and to Gri-fill sets for use with the Gri-Fill Pharmacy Compounder.
lt consists of a silicone tube linking a male luer-lock connector and a spike (with a 1.2 um hydrophobic air filter) for connecting to the source container, and a female luer-lock connection, for connecting to the Gri-fill set. The silicone tube allows the set to be used with a peristaltic pump.
The Gri-fill Peristaltic Set is intended to be used by trained health-care personnel.
The product is presented sterile (SAL = 1 x 10-6) in peel-pack pouches each containing 1 unit. Sterility is achieved using a validated ethylene oxide sterilization process.
Gri-fill Peristaltic Set is not intended to be used for direct patient contact.
### V. INDICATIONS FOR USE
Gri-fill Peristaltic Set fluid transfer set is an ancillary device used in conjunction with the Gri-fill Pharmacy Compounder and ancillary Gri-fill sets in hospital pharmacy to provide a fluid pathway through which one solution source is delivered into a final IV container.
This device is not intended to be directly connected to the patient.
Gri-fill Peristaltic Set and its predicate device are intended to be used for fluid transfer in conjunction with their respective Pharmacy compounding systems by trained health-care personnel in the hospital pharmacy environment. Both devices are not intended to be connected directly to patients.
### COMPARISON OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS WITH THE VI. PREDICATE DEVICE
Both Gri-fill Peristaltic Set and the predicate device are tubing sets with similar inlets for connection to source containers. Both the subject and predicate devices are based upon the same technological elements:
- Both devices are single use, presented sterile (SAL = 1 x 10-6) and nonpyrogenic.
- Tubing - Both are silicone tubing based upon medical grade tubing.
- Input line connectors Both have vented spike connected by luer-lock to the . silicone tubing. In both devices, the female luer-lock end of the vented spike is connected to a barbed male luer-lock attached to the tubing.
- Materials - The materials used for the vented spike, the spike filter and the spike cap in both devices are identical.
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- Fluid transfer mechanism Both use a peristaltic pump for fluid transfer. .
The following technological differences exist between Gri-fill Peristaltic Set and predicate device:
- Output line connectors Gri-fill Peristaltic Set uses a luer-lock female barb . connector while KIRO Set uses a luer- lock male barb connector.
- Gri-fill Peristaltic Set has a single channel silicone tubing whilst KIRO Set has . a double channel silicone tubing.
- Dose range/ Accuracy The dose range and accuracy of fluid transfer ● claimed for Gri-fill Peristaltic Set are different to those claimed for the KIRO Set.
- Materials The material used for the luer-lock male barb connector in both ● devices is different. The luer-lock male barb connector of the Gri-fill Peristaltic Set is made of Polypropylene while in KIRO Set is made of Polycarbonate.
- Components Gri-fill Peristaltic Set does not include any Y-connector, ● because is a single-channel tubing, whereas KIRO Set includes two Yconnector to connect the double-channel segments of tubing.
- Packaging Gri-fill Peristaltic Set is packaged individually in a heat-sealed ● pouch made up of medical paper web sealed to a multilayer film laminate (PET/PP) whilst KIRO Set is packaged individually in a heat-sealed Tyvek/ PET pouch.
- Sterilization Gri-fill Peristaltic Set is sterilized using ethylene oxide gas ● whereas KIRO Set is sterilized by gamma radiation.
In the establishment of substantial equivalence, Gri-fill Peristaltic Set is compared to the predicate device KIRO Set (K152441) as detailed in the comparison provided in the table below.
| Characteristics | Gri-fill Peristaltic Set | Kiro Set - K152441 | Comparison |
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| | | Predicate Device | |
| Indications for Use | Gri-Fill Peristaltic Set<br>fluid transfer set is an<br>ancillary device used in<br>conjunction with the Gri-<br>Fill Pharmacy<br>Compounder and<br>ancillary Gri-Fill sets in<br>hospital pharmacy to<br>provide a fluid pathway<br>through which one<br>solution source is<br>delivered into a final IV<br>container.<br>This device is not<br>intended to be directly<br>connected to the<br>patient. | The KIRO Set is a<br>sterile, single-use,<br>disposable ancillary<br>device used with the<br>peristaltic pumps in<br>the KIRO Oncology<br>pharmacy<br>compounding device<br>for the transfer of<br>fluids into sterile<br>powder drug vials for<br>reconstitution of<br>intravenous drugs or<br>into sterile<br>medication<br>containers for<br>intravenous drug<br>administration | The Indications for<br>Use statement for<br>the Gri-fill Peristaltic<br>Set is not identical to<br>that of the predicate<br>device. However, the<br>differences do not<br>alter the intended<br>use of the device nor<br>do they affect the<br>safety and<br>effectiveness of the<br>device relative to the<br>predicate. |
| Intended Use | Gri-Fill Peristaltic Set is<br>a disposable component | This product would<br>be used for fluid | Subject and<br>predicate have |
| Characteristics | Gri-fill Peristaltic Set | Kiro Set - K152441<br>Predicate Device | Comparison |
| | of the Gri-Fill Pharmacy<br>Compounder used to<br>provide a fluid pathway<br>through which one<br>source substance is<br>channeled repeatedly to<br>an IV container. The<br>device is NOT intended<br>to be connected directly<br>to the patient. | transfer in the<br>preparation final<br>medication<br>containers and the<br>reconstitution of drug<br>vials in hospital<br>pharmacies when<br>used with the KIRO<br>Oncology pharmacy<br>compounding device. | similar intended use<br>for fluid transfer in<br>conjunction with their<br>respective pharmacy<br>compounding<br>systems to provide a<br>fluid pathway through<br>which a source<br>substance is<br>delivered into a final<br>IV container. |
| Product Code | LHI | LHI | Identical to predicate<br>device |
| Regulation No. | 21 CFR 880.5440 | 21 CFR 880.5440 | Identical to predicate<br>device |
| Classification | Class II | Class II | Identical to predicate<br>device |
| SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENCE BASED UPON INTENDED USE | | | |
| Use | Single Use | Single Use | Identical to predicate<br>device |
| Prescription /OTC<br>use | Prescription Use | Prescription Use | Identical to predicate<br>device |
| Pharmacy<br>Compounding<br>Device Specified | Gri-Fill Pharmacy<br>Compounder | KIRO Oncology<br>pharmacy<br>compounding device | Subject and<br>predicate work with<br>their respective<br>pharmacy<br>compounding<br>systems |
| Intended for Direct<br>Connection to<br>Patient | NO | NO | Identical to predicate<br>device |
| Use environment | Hospital pharmacy | Hospital pharmacy | Identical to predicate<br>device |
| Target users | Trained health-care<br>personnel | Trained health-care<br>personnel | Identical to predicate<br>device |
| Sterility | Sterile; Non-pyrogenic<br>fluid pathway | Sterile; Non-<br>pyrogenic fluid<br>pathway | Identical to predicate<br>device |
| Sterilization | Ethylene Oxide | Gamma Radiation | Different to predicate<br>device |
| Sterility Assurance<br>Level | 10-6 | 10-6 | Identical to predicate<br>device |
| Biocompatibility | Per ISO 10993-1 | Per ISO 10993-1 | Identical to predicate<br>device. Same<br>biological tests<br>performed. |
| SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENCE BASED UPON TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS | | | |
| Biocompatibility | Per ISO 10993-1 | Per ISO 10993-1 | Identical to predicate<br>device. Same<br>biological tests<br>performed. |
| Tubing to channel<br>fluids | Medical Grade Silicone | Medical Grade<br>Silicone | Identical to predicate<br>device |
| Dosification<br>Mechanism | Peristaltic Pump | Peristaltic Pump | Identical to predicate<br>device |
| Characteristics | Gri-fill Peristaltic Set | Kiro Set - K152441<br>Predicate Device | Comparison |
| Closed system (fluid<br>not in contact with<br>any reusable part of<br>the compounding<br>device) | YES | YES | Identical to predicate<br>device |
| Dose Range | 2 ml to 3000 ml | 0.5 ml to 200 ml | Different dose range<br>as programmed<br>through the<br>respective pharmacy<br>compounding<br>devices |
| Accuracy | Doses from 2.0 ml to 10<br>ml: ±0.2 ml<br>Doses from 10 ml to 25<br>ml: ±0.5 ml<br>Doses from 25 ml to<br>3000 ml: ±2 % | Doses into vials:<br>5.0 ml to 100 ml:<br>±5%<br>1.0 ml to 4.99 ml:<br>±10%<br>0.5 ml to 0.99 ml:<br>±0.1 ml<br>Doses into<br>reservoirs:<br>50 ml to 200 ml:<br>±10%<br>10 ml to 49.99 ml: ±2<br>ml | Different<br>accuracy<br>claims as achieved<br>with the respective<br>pharmacy<br>compounding<br>devices. |
| Number of<br>source containers | One | One | Identical to predicate<br>device |
| Input line<br>connectors | Vented spike or male<br>luer | Vented spike or male<br>luer | Identical to predicate<br>device |
| Output line<br>connectors | Female luer lock | Male Luer Connector | Subject device<br>output connector is<br>to be connected to<br>Set Gri-fill 2 Way<br>(K050339) which is<br>then connected to<br>the final IV container.<br>Predicate device is to<br>be connected directly<br>to the final IV<br>container. |
| Final container | Vials, Infusion Bags<br>(Gribag,<br>Gri-flex), Syringes,<br>Elastomeric pumps | Vials, Infusion Bags,<br>Cassettes,<br>Elastomeric<br>pumps | Equivalent to<br>predicate device |
| Shelf life | 5 years | 5 years | Identical to predicate<br>device |
| Packaging | Individual packaging:<br>Pouch Paper/Film PET-<br>PP | Individual packaging:<br>Pouch Tyvek / PET<br>film | Different<br>packaging<br>materials |
| Materials | Medical grade silicone.<br>Platinum cured | Medical grade<br>silicone. Platinum<br>cured | Identical to predicate<br>device |
| Vented Spike | ABS | ABS | Identical to predicate<br>device |
| Spike filter | Filter: Acrylic copolymer | Filter: Acrylic | Identical to predicate |
| Characteristics | Gri-fill Peristaltic Set | Kiro Set - K152441<br>Predicate Device | Comparison |
| | Housing: Polypropylene | copolymer<br>Housing:<br>Polypropylene | device |
| Spike cap | Polyethylene | Polyethylene | Identical to predicate<br>device |
| Luer-lock male<br>barb connector | Polypropylene | Polycarbonate | Different to predicate<br>device |
| Luer-lock female<br>barb connector | Polypropylene | Component not<br>included in KIRO Set | Component not<br>included in predicate<br>device |
| Luer-lock male<br>connector cap | Polypropylene | Component not<br>included in KIRO Set | Component not<br>included in predicate<br>device |
| Luer-lock female<br>connector cap | Component not included<br>in Gri-fill Peristaltic Set | Polyethylene | Component not<br>included in subject<br>device |
| Y- connector | Component not included<br>in Gri-fill Peristaltic Set | Polycarbonate | Component not<br>included in subject<br>device |
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| Table 1. Substantial Equivalence Comparison – Gri-Fill Peristaltic Set and Predicate |
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| Device (K152441) |
Based on the results of comparison of intended use and technological characteristics, Gri-fill Peristaltic Set is substantially equivalent to the predicate device, Kiro Set. Any technological differences between Gri-fill Peristaltic Set and the predicate device have been demonstrated to raise no different questions of safety or effectiveness.
### VII. PERFORMANCE DATA
Performance testing was conducted in accordance with "FDA Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff - Intravascular Administration Sets Premarket Notification Submissions [510(k)]" dated July 11, 2008 including the following specific testing:
## Biocompatibility Testing
The biocompatibility evaluation for Gri-fill Peristaltic Set device was conducted in accordance with the FDA Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff - "Use of International Standard ISO 10993-1, `Biological evaluation of medical devices- Part 1: Evaluation and testing within a risk management process", June 16, 2016; ISO 10993-1 "Biological evaluation of medical devices- Part 1: Evaluation and testing within a risk management process", as recognized by FDA; and FDA Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff - "Intravascular Administration Sets Premarket Notification Submissions [510(k)],"July 11, 2008. Biocompatibility testing as required for External Communicating Devices, Indirect Contact with the blood path, Limited Duration was conducted in accordance with cited guidances and standards.
The battery of testing included the following tests:
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- Hemocompatibility Hemolysis ●
- Cytotoxicity ●
- Sensitization
- Irritation or Intracutaneous reactivity ●
- Acute systemic toxicity ●
- Material-mediated pyrogenicity ●
## Sterility Testing
- Individual packaging validation according to ISO 11607-1. ●
- Ethylene oxide sterilization process validation according to ISO 11135:2014. ●
- Residuals of the ethylene oxide sterilization process according to ISO 10993-● 7:2008.
- Bacterial endotoxin testing based on ANSI/AAMI ST72:2002 and following ● FDA Guidance for Industry - Pyrogen and Endotoxins Testing: Questions and Answers.
# Performance Testing
- Chemical, physical and functional performance testing was conducted as set . out in the applicable parts of ISO 8536-4, including leakage and tensile strength testing. The applicable parts of ISO 22413 were also taken into account for chemical, physical and functional performance testing.
- . Physical Testing of luer-locks was conducted as set out in the applicable parts of ISO 594-1 and ISO 594-2.
- Functionality, simulating worst case conditions (device and compounding ● system during 8 hours in continuous, nonstop) including determination of the accuracy of the dosage achieved (dose verification at different intervals) and tightness test. Also conducted in the stress stability study.
# Summary discussion of non-clinical data:
Chemical, physical, mechanical and biological test data relevant to the new device are used to support the device biocompatibility and stability as well the applicable physical and mechanical specifications. Non-clinical bench testing performed on Grifill Peristaltic Set included leakage testing, flow-rate testing and functional checking as per its intended use. Final evaluation included specific testing for ethylene oxide sterilization process residuals, manufacturing process residuals, sterility and endotoxins on final finished sterilized devices. All tests yielded correct results.
# Summary discussion of clinical data:
No clinical data presented in this submission.
### VIII. CONCLUSIONS
Minor technological differences have been analyzed and the results of the bench testing conducted demonstrate the subject device is substantially equivalent to the predicate device in the intended use, indication for use and functionality .
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7. Product codes and the regulations tree
Click a product code in the results to jump to it in the regulations tree — identification text, sibling product codes, and devices you can open in a PDF viewer on the right. Click a regulation number to see its identification, special controls, and related product codes. You can also search by product code or regulation number at the top of the tree. Always read the special controls if any exist for your device — it broadens your search and sharpens pre-kickoff research.
What can you do from the regulations tree view?
Browse product codes and regulation numbers, read the identification text and special controls, browse sibling product codes, open device PDFs on the right, and search by product code or regulation number at the top of the tree.
8. Chart view
Click Show Chart and segment by regulation number (or product code) to see which regulations dominate your result set. Clicking a regulation takes you into the regulations tree. Great for spotting that most matches are, say, hardware laparoscopic devices — a cue to go back and filter.
How do you see which regulations dominate a search result set?
Click "Show Chart" and segment by Regulation Number. Clicking a regulation takes you to the regulations tree.
9. The predicate graph
Open the Predicates tab for a family-tree view of predicate relationships. Click a node to trace its parents and children; selections from search carry over pre-selected. Commonly predicated devices are worth reading — a lot of people predicated them for a reason. The visual lineage is also handy on client calls, e.g. to show how a predicate family evolved and justify why your predicate still holds.
In the predicate graph, why are commonly predicated devices worth reading?
A lot of people predicated them for a reason. Clicking a node traces parents and children, and selections from search carry over pre-selected.
10. Embeddings: the galaxy map
The Embeddings tab plots every matching document in a 2-D "galaxy map" where semantically similar devices cluster together. Hover or click clusters to explore, and let AI label the clusters for you. Embeddings beat product codes for grouping: two devices can carry different product codes (LLZ vs. QIH) yet do the same thing — the embedding captures the meaning of the intended use and device story. This is also exactly how retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) works under the hood, and it makes a great visual on client calls.
Try it yourself
Head to the search page and work through a few of these AI/ML fuzzy searches to build intuition: perivascular fat on CT · aortic valve calcification opportunistic screening on noncontrast CT · breast cancer prediction on digital pathology slides · autism detection · gestational age prediction · a hearing aid that can also detect a pulse · foundation model based analysis of ECG · large language models · penetration test. Watch how the relevance scores, intended use, and AI Performance tables tell you when results stop being meaningful.