Advance Medical Designs, Inc. Sterile Ultrasound Gel
K163050 · Advance Medical Designs, Inc. · MUI · Oct 25, 2017 · Radiology
Device Facts
Record ID
K163050
Device Name
Advance Medical Designs, Inc. Sterile Ultrasound Gel
Applicant
Advance Medical Designs, Inc.
Product Code
MUI · Radiology
Decision Date
Oct 25, 2017
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 892.1570
Device Class
Class 2
Indications for Use
Advance Medical Designs, Inc. Sterile Ultrasound Gel is intended for general use as a sterile transmission media for acoustically coupling a transducer to a human body surface during external therapeutic and diagnostic ultrasound imaging procedures. It is placed on the patient's intact skin prior to initiating an ultrasound examination. It is indicated for prescription use only.
Device Story
Advance Medical Designs, Inc. Sterile Ultrasound Gel is a conductive acoustic coupling medium applied to intact skin. It functions as a couplant between an ultrasound transducer and the patient's body, eliminating air gaps and conforming to skin contours to facilitate acoustic transmission. The gel is used by clinicians during diagnostic and therapeutic ultrasound procedures. It is a water-based, hypoallergenic, non-staining, and non-toxic formulation. The device is vacuum-treated to ensure it is free of air bubbles, preventing interference with ultrasound signals. It does not damage ultrasound probes.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data. The submission relies on non-clinical performance characteristics and comparison to the predicate device.
Indicated for use as a sterile acoustic coupling medium on intact skin for patients undergoing external therapeutic and diagnostic ultrasound imaging procedures.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A diagnostic ultrasonic transducer is a device made of a piezoelectric material that converts electrical signals into acoustic signals and acoustic signals into electrical signals and intended for use in diagnostic ultrasonic medical devices. Accessories of this generic type of device may include transmission media for acoustically coupling the transducer to the body surface, such as acoustic gel, paste, or a flexible fluid container.
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
October 25, 2017
Advance Medical Designs, Inc. % Mr. David Mackie QA/RA Manager 1241 Atlanta Industrial Drive MARIETTA GA 30066
Re: K163050
Trade/Device Name: Advance Medical Designs, Inc. Sterile Ultrasound Gel Regulation Number: 21 CFR 892.1570 Regulation Name: Diagnostic ultrasonic transducer Regulatory Class: II Product Code: MUI Dated: October 9, 2017 Received: October 10, 2017
Dear Mr. Mackie:
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.
Michael D. O'Hara
For
Robert Ochs, Ph.D. Director Division of Radiological Health Office of In Vitro Diagnostics and Radiological Health Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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510(k) Summary Advance Medical Designs, Inc. Sterile Ultrasound Gel Common Name: Ultrasound Gel Product Code: MUI Device classification: Class II 21 CFR 892.1570 Traditional 510(k) Submission October 20, 2017
## General Information
- 510(k) owner's name: 0
Advance Medical Designs, Inc. 1241 Atlanta Industrial Drive Marietta, GA 30066 USA (770) 422-3125
- o Contact person: David Mackie, QA/RA Manager at Advance Medical Designs, Inc. (770) 422-3125 ext. 244 mackied@advmeddes.com
. Prepared on October 20, 2017
### Device Name
0
- 0 Trade name: Advance Medical Designs, Inc. Sterile Ultrasound Gel
- o Common Name: Ultrasound Gel
- Classified Name: Diagnostic ultrasonic transducer/acoustic gel (21 CFR 892.1570, Product code MUI)
### Predicate Device
- Konix® Ultrasound Gel (K101952) 0
# Device Description
Advance Medical Designs, Inc. Sterile Ultrasound Gel consists of deionized water, glycerin, butylene glycol, glyceryl acrylic acid copolymer, propylene glycol, carbomer, phenoxyethanol, cellulose gum, sodium hydroxide, hydroxyethlcellulose, ethylhexylglycerin. It is a type of conductive medium (i.e.) scanning gel used in ultrasound therapeutic and diagnostic imaging techniques. A scanning
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gel acts as a couplant that provides an acoustic pathway between transducer and the intact skin. In addition, the gel eliminates air (a disruptive influence) from the interface and adapts to the contours of the probe to the intact skin.
The major characteristics of Advance Medical Designs, Inc. Sterile Ultrasound Gel:
- 0 Hypoallergenic, non-irritating
- 0 Water soluble, non-staining and easily cleanable
- 0 Free from formaldehyde and salt
- 0 Does not contain oil or fatty matter
- o No toxic effects
- 0 Vacuum treated production
- 0 Produced as a completely harmless material
- 0 Does not damage the probe
- 0 Does not contain air bubbles
## Intended Use
Advance Medical Designs, Inc. Sterile Ultrasound Gel is intended for general use as a sterile transmission media for acoustically coupling a transducer to a human body surface during external therapeutic and diagnostic ultrasound imaging procedures. It is placed on the patient's intact skin prior to initiating an ultrasound examination. It is indicated for prescription use only.
## Technological Characteristics:
Advance Medical Designs, Inc. Sterile Ultrasound Gel has substantially the same technological characteristics as the predicate device.
## Conclusions
The comparisons of the technological and non-clinical performance characteristics indicate that Advance Medical Designs, Inc. Sterile Ultrasound Gel is almost identical to the predicate device and therefore substantially equivalent to it and other coupling gels commonly used in the United States today.
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