K162377 · C.R. Bard, Inc. · FOZ · Sep 22, 2016 · General Hospital
Device Facts
Record ID
K162377
Device Name
PowerGlide Pro Midline Catheter
Applicant
C.R. Bard, Inc.
Product Code
FOZ · General Hospital
Decision Date
Sep 22, 2016
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Special
Regulation
21 CFR 880.5200
Device Class
Class 2
Indications for Use
The PowerGlide Pro™ Midline Catheter is intended to be inserted in the patient's vascular system for short term use (less than 30 days) to sample blood or administer fluids intravenously.
Device Story
PowerGlide Pro™ Midline Catheter is a sterile, single-use intravascular catheter for short-term (<30 days) peripheral vascular access. Device components include an introducer needle with a passive safety mechanism, guidewire, and a single-lumen catheter. The catheter features a reinforced tip to maintain patency during aspiration and blood draw. It is inserted percutaneously over a guidewire. The device is used by clinicians in a clinical setting to administer fluids or sample blood; it is compatible with power injectors for contrast media delivery. The reinforced tip design improves structural integrity under pressure. The device provides reliable vascular access, reducing the need for frequent re-insertion and supporting high-flow power injection requirements.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. No clinical data. Performance testing included catheter tip adhesion/break force, swelling, collapse resistance, tip location during power injection, flexural fatigue, and separation strength. Biocompatibility evaluation per ISO 10993-1 and ISO 10993-4 included hemolysis, coagulation (PT/PTT), and complement activation. All tests met predetermined acceptance criteria.
Technological Characteristics
Single-lumen intravascular catheter; 18, 20, 22 gauge sizes; 8-10 cm lengths. Materials: Polyurethane shaft, Isoplast polyurethane luer hub, stainless steel needle, nitinol guidewire. Reinforced tip uses integrated material. Sterilization: Ethylene Oxide (EO). Standards: ISO 10555-1:2013, ISO 10993-1:2009, ISO 10993-4:2002, BS EN ISO 14971:2012.
Indications for Use
Indicated for insertion into a patient's vascular system for short-term use (<30 days) to sample blood or administer fluids intravenously. Suitable for any patient population where vascular anatomy and procedure are appropriate. Compatible with power injectors.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
An intravascular catheter is a device that consists of a slender tube and any necessary connecting fittings and that is inserted into the patient's vascular system for short term use (less than 30 days) to sample blood, monitor blood pressure, or administer fluids intravenously. The device may be constructed of metal, rubber, plastic, or a combination of these materials.
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
September 22, 2016
C. R. Bard, Inc. Mr. Jacob Lee Regulatory Affairs Specialist 605 North 5600 West Salt Lake City, Utah 84116
Re: K162377
Trade/Device Name: PowerGlide Pro™ Midline Catheter Regulation Number: 21 CFR 880.5200 Regulation Name: Intravascular Catheter Regulatory Class: II Product Code: FOZ Dated: August 22, 2016 Received: August 24, 2016
Dear Mr. Jacob Lee:
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,
Tina
Kiang -S
Tina Kiang, Ph.D. Acting Director Division of Anesthesiology, General Hospital, Respiratory, Infection Control and Dental Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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## Indications for Use
Form Approved: OMB No. 0910-0120 Expiration Date: January 31, 2017 See PRA Statement below.
510(k) Number (if known)
K162377
Device Name PowerGlide Pro Midline Catheter
Indications for Use (Describe)
The PowerGlide Pro Midline Catheter is inserted into a patient's vascular system for short-term use (<30 days) to sample blood or administer fluids intravenously. These catheters may patient population with consideration given to adequacy of vascular anatomy and appropriateness of the PowerGlide Pro Midline Catheter is suitable for use with power injectors.
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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K162377
## 510(k) Summary
21 CFR 807.92(a)
| General<br>Provisions | Submitter Name:<br>Submitter Address:<br>Contact Person:<br>Telephone Number:<br>Fax Number:<br>Date of Preparation: | Bard Access Systems, Inc.<br>605 North 5600 West<br>Salt Lake City, UT 84116<br>Jacob Lee<br>Regulatory Affairs Specialist<br>(801) 522-5823<br>(801) 522-5425<br>September 14, 2016 |
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| Subject<br>Device | Trade Name:<br>Common Name:<br>Regulation Name:<br>Product Code:<br>Regulation:<br>Regulatory Class:<br>Classification Panel: | PowerGlide Pro™ Midline Catheter<br>Intravascular Catheter<br>Intravascular Catheter<br>FOZ<br>21 CFR § 880.5200<br>II<br>General Hospital |
| Predicate<br>Device | Predicate Trade Name:<br>Premarket Notification:<br>Manufacturer:<br>Common Name:<br>Regulation Name:<br>Product Code:<br>Regulation:<br>Regulatory Class:<br>Classification Panel: | PowerGlide Pro™ Midline Catheter<br>K153280 (cleared June 2, 2016)<br>Bard Access Systems, Inc.<br>Intravascular Catheter<br>Intravascular Catheter<br>FOZ<br>21 CFR § 880.5200<br>II<br>General Hospital |
| Device<br>Description | The PowerGlide Pro™ Midline Catheter is a sterile, single use device<br>designed to provide access to the patient's vascular system. The device is<br>intended for short term use (<30 days) to sample blood and administer fluids<br>intravenously, and employs an identical placement technique to the cited<br>predicate device. The subject device consists of an introducer needle with a<br>passive safety mechanism, guidewire, and single lumen catheter rated for<br>power injection. The subject PowerGlide Pro™ Midline Catheter features a<br>catheter with a reinforced tip to support patency of the catheter during<br>aspiration or blood draw.<br>The PowerGlide Pro™ Midline Catheter is offered in 18, 20, and 22 gauge | |
| | sizes. The 18 and 20 gauge devices are offered in 8 cm or 10 cm lengths.<br>The 22 gauge device is offered in only an 8 cm length. | |
| Intended Use | The PowerGlide Pro™ Midline Catheter is intended to be inserted in the<br>patient's vascular system for short term use (less than 30 days) to sample | blood or administer fluids intravenously. |
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| Indications For<br>Use | The PowerGlide Pro™ Midline Catheter is inserted into a patient's vascular<br>system for short-term use (<30 days) to sample blood or administer fluids<br>intravenously. These catheters may be used for any patient population with<br>consideration given to adequacy of vascular anatomy and appropriateness of<br>the procedure. The PowerGlide Pro™ Midline Catheter is suitable for use with<br>power injectors. | | | |
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| | The technological characteristics of the subject PowerGlide Pro™ Midline<br>Catheter are substantially equivalent with respect to basic design, materials<br>and function to those of the cited predicate device. The differences are not<br>critical to the intended use of the device and do not raise any new or different<br>questions of safety and effectiveness. | | | |
| | Key modifications made to the subject device when compared to the predicate<br>device are as follows: | | | |
| | Reinforced catheter tip - Integration of material to the inner diameter<br>●<br>of the catheter tip. | | | |
| | Labeling modifications - The content description of the unit label will<br>●<br>be revised to identify the catheter with reinforced tip. All other types<br>of device labeling (case labels, IFU, inserts, etc.) will remain the same<br>as the predicate device. | | | |
| The following table provides a comparison between the technological<br>characteristics of the subject and predicate device. | | | | |
| | Subject and Predicate Device Comparison Table | | | |
| Technological | | | | |
| Characteristics | Attribute | Subject Device:<br>PowerGlide Pro™ Midline<br>Catheter | Predicate Device:<br>PowerGlide Pro™ Midline<br>Catheter (K153280) | |
| | Owner | Same as predicate | Bard Access Systems, Inc. | |
| | Classification | Same as predicate | FOZ - 21 CFR 880.5200 - Short-<br>term - Intravascular Catheter | |
| | 510(k) Status | Subject of this Premarket<br>Notification | K153280 - Clearance date<br>June 2, 2016 | |
| | Indications for<br>Use | Same as predicate | The PowerGlide Pro™ Midline<br>Catheter is inserted into a<br>patient's vascular system for<br>short-term use (<30 days) to<br>sample blood or administer fluids<br>intravenously. These catheters<br>may be used for any patient<br>population with consideration<br>qiven to adequacy of vascular<br>anatomy and appropriateness of<br>the procedure. The PowerGlide<br>Pro™ Midline Catheter is<br>suitable for use with power<br>injectors. | |
| | | Subject and Predicate Device Comparison Table | | |
| | Attribute | Subject Device:<br>PowerGlide Pro™ Midline<br>Catheter | Predicate Device:<br>PowerGlide Pro™ Midline<br>Catheter (K153280) | |
| Technological<br>Characteristics | Catheter<br>Dimensions | Same as predicate | Length: 8 and 10 cm<br>Diameter: 18, 20, 22* Gauge<br>*22Ga is 8cm length only | |
| | Duration of<br>Use | Same as predicate | Short term (<30 days) | |
| | Primary Device<br>Components | Same as predicate | Catheter<br>● Needle<br>● Guidewire | |
| | Means of<br>Insertion | Same as predicate | Percutaneous, Over a Guidewire | |
| | Insertion Site | Same as predicate | Peripheral | |
| | Primary Device<br>Materials | Catheter Base Materials:<br>● Shaft Tubing:<br>Same as predicate<br>● Luer Hub:<br>Same as predicate<br>● Catheter Tip (Inner<br>Diameter):<br>Isoplast Polyurethane<br>(same as Luer Hub)<br>Needle<br>● Same as predicate<br>Guidewire<br>● Same as predicate | Catheter Base Materials:<br>● Shaft Tubing:<br>Polyurethane<br>● Luer Hub:<br>Isoplast Polyurethane<br>Needle<br>● Stainless Steel<br>Guidewire<br>● Nitinol | |
| | Catheter<br>Proximal<br>Configuration | Same as predicate | Luer Connection | |
| | Catheter Distal<br>Configuration | Same as predicate | Open Ended | |
| | Number of<br>Lumens | Same as predicate | Single Lumen | |
| | Power Injection<br>Maximum Flow<br>Rate | Same as predicate | 18 Gauge = 7 mL/s max<br>20 Gauge = 5 mL/s max<br>22 Gauge = 2 mL/s max | |
| | Sterility | Same as predicate | Provided Sterile (EO) | |
| | Packaging<br>Configurations | Same as predicate | Basic Configuration<br>Full Configuration<br>Max Configuration | |
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As part of Bard Access Systems, Inc.'s design controls, a risk analysis was conducted to assess the impact of the proposed device modifications. Based upon the results of the risk analysis, the necessary design control activities were identified to ensure that specified design requirements were met. The performance tests completed on the subject device were limited to those tests required to support a determination of substantial equivalence to the predicate device. In addition, when technological characteristics between the subject and predicate device were found to be identical, results of the performance testing conducted on the predicate device were applied to the subject device. As required by the risk analysis, the following table identifies the performance tests completed on the subject device based upon the specific modification to the catheter tip, including a test description and applicable standard associated with each test.
| | Performance Tests | Test Description / Standard Utilized |
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| Performance<br>Tests | Catheter Tip Adhesion<br>Break Force | Test to demonstrate the force required to push the<br>catheter off the needle after potential adhesion due to<br>conditioning. The force required shall be less than or<br>equal to the predicate device.<br>Bard internal standards and procedures |
| | Catheter Swelling OD | Test to confirm that the catheter does not swell beyond<br>twice the size of the labeled OD during power injection.<br>Bard internal standards and procedures |
| | Catheter Collapse | Test to measure the flow rate of aspiration and<br>demonstrate that the catheter tip will not collapse under a<br>vacuum.<br>Bard internal standards and procedures and FDA<br>guidance, Guidance on Premarket Notification<br>[510(k)] Submission for Short-Term and Long-Term<br>Intravascular Catheters (March 16, 1995) |
| | Tip Location During<br>and After Power<br>Injection | Test to confirm that the catheter tip remains in the same<br>orientation during power injection (tip pointing in direction<br>of venous flow) and does not kink following power<br>injection when conducted at the maximum indicated flow<br>rate.<br>Bard internal standards and procedures |
| | Reinforced Tip<br>Flexural Fatigue<br>(Cyclic Kinking and<br>Burst Test) | Burst pressure test to confirm the reinforced tip material<br>will not separate from the catheter shaft under maximum<br>use pressure conditions following cyclical kink<br>conditioning of the catheter tip. The burst pressure must<br>be greater than maximum use pressure when the tip is<br>occluded.<br>Bard internal standards and procedures and ISO<br>10555-1:2013 – Sterile Single-Use Intravascular<br>Catheters - Part 1: General requirements |
| | Reinforced Tip<br>Separation Strength | Burst pressure test to confirm the reinforced tip material<br>will not separate from the catheter shaft under maximum<br>use pressure conditions. The burst pressure must be<br>greater than maximum use pressure when the tip is<br>occluded.<br>ISO 10555-1:2013 – Sterile Single-Use Intravascular<br>Catheters - Part 1: General requirements |
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| Performance<br>Tests | A biocompatibility evaluation was conducted based upon the specific<br>modification to the subject device per ISO 10993-1:2009, Biological<br>Evaluation of Medical Devices - Part 1: Evaluation and Testing Within a Risk<br>Management Process. According to this evaluation the following<br>hemocompatibility tests were conducted per ISO 10993-4:2002, Biological<br>Evaluation of Medical Devices - Part 4: Selection of tests for interaction with<br>blood:<br>• Hemolysis<br>• Coagulation (UPTT & PT)<br>• Compliment Activation<br>Per design control requirements as specified in 21 CFR 820.30, the subject<br>device met all predetermined acceptance criteria derived from the above listed<br>verification tests and demonstrated substantial equivalence as compared to<br>the cited predicate device. |
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| | Risk management, including a failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA), of<br>the subject device was conducted in accordance with BS EN ISO 14971:2012,<br>Medical Devices - Application of Risk Management to Medical Devices. |
| Summary of<br>Substantial<br>Equivalence | The subject PowerGlide Pro™ Midline Catheter has the same intended use<br>and fundamental technological characteristics as the cited predicate device<br>cleared under K153280. Based on the intended use, technological<br>characteristics, and results of performance testing, the subject PowerGlide<br>Pro™ Midline Catheter is considered substantially equivalent to the cited<br>predicate device. |
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