K162461 · Aroa Biosurgery (Formerly Mesynthes Limited) · FTM · Dec 20, 2016 · General, Plastic Surgery
Device Facts
Record ID
K162461
Device Name
Endoform Plastics and Reconstructive Matrix
Applicant
Aroa Biosurgery (Formerly Mesynthes Limited)
Product Code
FTM · General, Plastic Surgery
Decision Date
Dec 20, 2016
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 878.3300
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
Endoform® Plastics and Reconstructive Matrix is for implantation to reinforce soft tissue where weakness exists in patients requiring soft tissue repair or reinforcement in plastic and reconstructive surgery. The device is supplied sterile and is intended for one-time use.
Device Story
Endoform Plastics and Reconstructive Matrix is an advanced collagen matrix composed of >70% natural, non-reconstituted ovine-derived collagen. The device is supplied sterile, dry, and in various sizes/thicknesses. Surgeons trim the matrix to meet patient needs and fix it to surrounding tissue using sutures, staples, or tacks. It is used to reinforce damaged or ruptured soft tissue membranes and muscle flaps. The device is fabricated using a proprietary 'lug lamination' process, which physically bonds individual collagen sheets together without embroidery. By providing a scaffold for soft tissue reinforcement, the device supports surgical repair, potentially improving clinical outcomes in plastic and reconstructive procedures.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical testing was performed. Substantial equivalence is supported by bench testing, including tensile strength, suture retention, biochemical composition, endotoxin levels, dimensional verification, ball burst, modulus of elasticity, and delamination evaluation. Biocompatibility was assessed per ISO 10993-1.
Technological Characteristics
Material: >70% natural, non-reconstituted ovine-derived collagen. Form factor: Lyophilized, multi-laminate lugged sheets (0.15–1.5 mm thick). Sterilization: Validated to SAL 10^-6. Connectivity: None. Energy source: None (mechanical implant).
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients requiring soft tissue repair or reinforcement in plastic and reconstructive surgery where soft tissue weakness exists.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
Surgical mesh is a metallic or polymeric screen intended to be implanted to reinforce soft tissue or bone where weakness exists. Examples of surgical mesh are metallic and polymeric mesh for hernia repair, and acetabular and cement restrictor mesh used during orthopedic surgery.
Predicate Devices
SIS Plastic Surgery Matrix (Cook Biotech) (K034039)
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
December 20, 2016
Aroa Biosurgery c/o Gordon MacFarlane, Ph.D., RAC ICON PLC 62 Forest Street, Suite 300 Marlborough, MA 01752
Re: K162461
Trade/Device Name: Endoform Plastics and Reconstructive Matrix Regulation Number: 21 CFR §878.3300 Regulation Name: Surgical mesh Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: FTM Dated: November 17, 2015 Received: November 21, 2016
Dear Dr. MacFarlane:
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) K162461
Device Name
Endoform® Plastics and Reconstructive Matrix
Indications for Use (Describe)
Endoform® Plastics and Reconstructive Matrix is for implantation to reinforce soft tissue where weakness exists in patients requiring soft tissue repair or reinforcement in plastic and reconstructive surgery. The device is supplied sterile and is intended for one-time use.
| Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable) | |
|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| <span></span> Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) | <span></span> Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C) |
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# 510(K) SUMMARY
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# 510(k) Summary for the Aroa Biosurgery Endoform® Plastics and Reconstructive Matrix (per 21CFR 807.92)
#### 1. SUBMITTER/510(K) HOLDER
Aroa Biosurgery, Limited 2 Kingsford Smith Place Auckland 2022 New Zealand
| Contact Person: | Tina O'Brien |
|-----------------|------------------------------|
| | Director, Regulatory Affairs |
| | tina.obrien@aroabio.com |
| Telephone: | +64 9 8693035 |
| Date Prepared: | August 19, 2016 |
#### 2. DEVICE NAME
| Proprietary Name: | Endoform® Plastics and Reconstructive Matrix |
|--------------------|----------------------------------------------|
| Common/Usual Name: | EndoGraft |
| Device Class: | Surgical Mesh |
| Product Code: | FTM |
#### 3. PREDICATE / REFERENCE DEVICES
Predicate Device:
- · SIS Plastic Surgery Matrix (Cook Biotech) (K034039)
- · Biodesign Sling, Biodesign Plastic Surgery Matrix, Biodesign Anal Fistula Plug (K161221)
Reference Devices:
- · Endoform® Reconstructive Template (Aroa Biosurgery) (K130547/K156366)
#### 4. DEVICE DESCRIPTION
Endoform® Plastics and Reconstructive Matrix is an advanced collagen matrix comprised of natural >70%, non-reconstituted collagen. Endoform® Plastics and Reconstructive Matrix is designed to be fixed, via sutures, staples or tacks to the surrounding tissue, at the discretion of the attending physician for applications in plastic and reconstructive surgery.
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For example, the device can be surgically implanted to reinforce damaged or ruptured soft tissue membranes and reinforce muscle flaps. The device is supplied sterile and dry in a variety of sizes and thicknesses, which can be trimmed by surgeons to meet the individual patient's needs.
Endoform® Plastics and Reconstructive Matrix is laminated via a proprietary process termed 'lug lamination', which is a physical means of fabricating the devices, such that the individual sheets of the device are physically bonded to one another as opposed to using embroidery to sew the laminate of collagen matrix sheets.
#### 5. INDICATIONS FOR USE
Endoform® Plastics and Reconstructive Matrix is for implantation to reinforce soft tissue where weakness exists in patients requiring soft tissue repair or reinforcement in plastic and reconstructive surgery. The device is supplied sterile and is intended for one-time use.
# 6. SUMMARY OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS COMPARED TO THE PREDICATE DEVICES
The predicate and reference devices are listed in the table below. The predicate and reference devices serve to support substantial equivalence for the technological characteristics. The technological characteristics of Endoform® Plastics and Reconstructive Matrix and SIS Plastic Surgery Matrix are equivalent in that they are both primarily composed of mammalian collagens and are indicated for implantation to reinforce soft tissue where weakness exists in patients requiring soft tissue repair or reinforcement in plastic and reconstructive surgery.
| Device Status | Proposed Device | Predicate | Predicate | Reference Predicate |
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Manufacturer | Aroa | Cook Biotech | Cook Biotech | Aroa |
| 510K Number | Proposed | K034039 | K161221 | K130547/K153633 |
| Device name | Endoform® Plastics & Reconstruction Matrix | SIS Plastic Surgery Matrix | Biodesign Plastic Surgery Matrix | Endoform® Reconstructive Template |
| Classification Name | Surgical mesh (FTM)<br>21 CFR 878.3300<br>Class II | Surgical mesh (FTM)<br>21 CFR 878.3300<br>Class II | Surgical mesh (FTM)<br>21 CFR 878.3300<br>Class II | Surgical mesh (FTL/FTM)<br>21 CFR 878.3300<br>Class II |
| Intended use | Endoform® Plastics and Reconstructive Matrix is for implantation to reinforce soft tissue where weakness exists in patients requiring soft tissue repair or reinforcement in | The SIS Plastic Surgery Matrix is for implantation to reinforce soft tissue where weakness exists in patients requiring soft tissue repair or reinforcement in plastic and reconstructive surgery. | For implantation to reinforce soft tissue where weakness exists in patients requiring soft tissue repair or reinforcement in plastic or reconstructive surgery. | Endoform® Reconstructive Template is intended for use as a surgical mesh to reinforce and/or repair soft tissue where weakness exists. Indications for use include, but are not limited to the |
### Side-by-Side Comparison of the Proposed Device and the Predicate and Reference Devices
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| Device Status | Proposed Device | Predicate | Predicate | Reference Predicate |
|---------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Manufacturer | Aroa | Cook Biotech | Cook Biotech | Aroa |
| | plastic and<br>reconstructive surgery.<br>The device is supplied<br>sterile and is intended<br>for one-time use. | The device is supplied<br>sterile and is intended<br>for one-time use. | | following procedures;<br>hernioplasty and repair<br>of body wall defects.<br>The device allows<br>reinforcement or<br>bridging of a deficit to<br>obtain the desired<br>surgical outcome.<br>Endoform®<br>Reconstructive<br>Template is intended<br>for single use only. |
| Animal origin | Ovine | Porcine | Porcine | Ovine |
| Tissue type | Forestomach | Small intestinal<br>submucosa | Small intestinal<br>submucosa | Forestomach |
| Nominal sizes | Sizes ranging from 1<br>cm² to 400 cm²,<br>lugged | 2 to 70 mm width<br>up to 200 mm length | 2 to 70 mm width<br>up to 200 mm length | Sizes ranging up to<br>400 cm² |
| Thickness | 0.15 – 1.5 mm | 0.1 – 1.5 mm | 100 to 1500 µm thick | Approximately 0.15 –<br>1.20 mm |
| Presentation | Sterile, lyophilized,<br>multi-laminate lugged<br>sheets in a peel pouch | The device is supplied<br>sterile in double pouch<br>system. | The device is supplied<br>sterile in double pouch<br>system. | Sterile, lyophilized<br>sheets in peel pouch |
| Components | Ovine derived<br>collagen | Porcine derived<br>collagen | Porcine derived<br>collagen an | Ovine derived<br>collagen and<br>polyglycolic acid<br>(PGA) suture material |
The technological characteristics of Endoform® Plastics and Reconstructive Matrix and the reference device Endoform® Reconstructive Template are equivalent in that they are both primarily composed on ovine ('sheep') collagen and indicated for implantation for soft tissue repair or reinforcement in plastic and reconstructive surgery. Both surgical mesh devices are manufactured from the same ovine source material using an identical manufacturing process.
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## 7. SUMMARY OF NON-CLINICAL PERFORMANCE TESTING AS BASIS FOR SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENCE
Bench testing was conducted on the Endoform® Plastics and Reconstructive Matrix to support the substantial equivalence of the proposed device to the predicate device, as detailed below:
- tensile strength ●
- suture retention ●
- biochemical composition ●
- endotoxin
- dimensional verification ●
- ball burst
- modulus of elasticity ●
- delamination evaluation
In addition to bench testing, validation of the manufacturing process, labeling, packaging transportation, and sterilization to achieve a sterility assurance level (SAL) of 10° were performed. Results of the testing demonstrate that the proposed device meets all product specifications for the intended use.
Biocompatibility of the proposed device has been assessed via ISO 10993-1 and has been concluded that the device is biocompatible based on the established safety of the reference device.
As the proposed predicate and reference devices are technologically equivalent, safety and performance of the proposed device is based on the in vivo performance of the predicate and reference devices.
# 8. SUMMARY OF CLINICAL TESTING AS BASIS FOR SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENCE
There was no clinical testing required to support the indications for use as they are equivalent to the predicate device.
# 9. SUMMARY OF OTHER INFORMATION
No additional information was provided.
# 10. CONCLUSIONS DRAWN FROM NON-CLINICAL AND CLINICAL TESTS
Based on the non-clinical and animal testing completed, and the comparisons with the predicate and reference devices, Endoform® Plastics and Reconstructive Matrix does not raise any new questions on safety and effectiveness and the results support a determination of substantial equivalence.
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