K170784 · W.O.M. World of Medicine GmbH · HIF · May 15, 2017 · Obstetrics/Gynecology
Device Facts
Record ID
K170784
Device Name
PNEUMOCLEAR
Applicant
W.O.M. World of Medicine GmbH
Product Code
HIF · Obstetrics/Gynecology
Decision Date
May 15, 2017
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 884.1730
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic, Pediatric
Indications for Use
The device PNEUMOCLEAR™ is a CO2 insufflator intended for use during diagnostic and/or therapeutic endoscopic procedures to distend a cavity by filling it with gas. The Standard, High Flow/Bariatric, Pediatric and Advanced Flow operating modes of the device are indicated to fill and distend a peritoneal cavity with gas during a laparoscopic procedure. The Pediatric operating mode is indicated for pediatric laparoscopic procedures. The Vessel Harvest operating mode is indicated for use during endoscopic vessel harvesting procedures to create a cavity along the saphenous vein or radial artery. The TAMIS operating mode is indicated to fill and distend the rectum and colon using CO2 gas during trans anal minimal invasive surgery.
Device Story
Microprocessor-controlled CO2 insufflator; inputs include CO2 gas supply and pressure/flow sensor data; outputs include controlled gas delivery and smoke evacuation. Used in OR/clinic settings by physicians/nurses. Features six operating modes: Standard, High Flow/Bariatric, Pediatric, Advanced Flow, Vessel Harvest, and TAMIS. Includes suction pump for smoke evacuation and GUI touch screen for settings. Advanced Flow mode utilizes 'Intelligent Steady Insufflation' (Steady Control) algorithm to manage large leakages. Device connects to single-use sterile tube sets (with optional integrated filter, heating wire, and humidification media). Healthcare providers monitor pressure/flow via GUI; output affects cavity distension and surgical visibility. Benefits include stable pneumoperitoneum, smoke removal, and optimized gas delivery for specific surgical contexts.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. No clinical data. Performance demonstrated via comparative bench testing against predicates/reference devices, covering pressure regulation, leakage compensation, smoke evacuation, desufflation, and tube set performance. Safety/effectiveness of 'Steady Control' algorithm and RFID tube recognition verified. Electrical safety (IEC 60601-1, IEC 60601-1-2), biocompatibility (ISO 10993), and sterilization (ISO 11135) validated.
Technological Characteristics
Microprocessor-controlled CO2 insufflator. Components: casing, power supply, pressure reducers, pressure sensors, venting systems, safety valves, suction pump, fluid sensor, GUI touch screen. Connectivity: RFID transponder for tube set recognition. Software: IEC 62304 compliant. Sterilization: ETO for single-use tube sets (ISO 11135). Materials: Biocompatible per ISO 10993.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients undergoing diagnostic/therapeutic endoscopic procedures requiring cavity distension via CO2 gas, including laparoscopic procedures (Standard, High Flow/Bariatric, Pediatric, Advanced Flow modes), pediatric laparoscopic procedures, endoscopic vessel harvesting (saphenous vein or radial artery), and transanal minimally invasive surgery (TAMIS) for rectum/colon distension.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A laparoscopic insufflator is a device used to facilitate the use of the laparoscope by filling the peritoneal cavity with gas to distend it.
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
May 15, 2017
W.O.M. WORLD OF MEDICINE GmbH % Susanne Raab Regulatory Consultant Susanne Raab 1480 Cambridge Street Cambridge, MA 02139
Re: K170784
> Trade/Device Name: PNEUMOCLEAR™ Regulation Number: 21 CFR§ 884.1730 Regulation Name: Laparoscopic Insufflator Regulatory Class: II Product Code: HIF, OSV Dated: February 10, 2017 Received: March 15, 2017
Dear Susanne Raab:
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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Please be advised that FDA's issuance of a substantial equivalence determination does not mean that FDA has made a determination that your device complies with other requirements of the Act
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Sincerely.
# Benjamin R. Fisher -S
Benjamin R. Fisher, Ph.D. Director Division of Reproductive, Gastro-Renal, and Urological Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K170784
Device Name PNEUMOCLEAR™
Indications for Use (Describe)
The device PNEUMOCLEAR™ is a CO2 insufflator intended for use during diagnostic and/or therapeutic endoscopic procedures to distend a cavity by filling it with gas. The Standard, High Flow/Bariatric, Pediatric and Advanced Flow operating mode of the device are indicated to fill and distend a peritoneal cavity with gas during a laparoscopic procedure. The Pediatric operating mode is indicated for pediatric laparoscopic procedures. The Vest operating mode is indicated for use during endoscopic vessel harvesting procedures to create a cavity along the saphenous vein or radial artery. The TAMIS operating mode is indicated to fill and distend the rectum and colon using CO2 gas during trans anal minimal invasive surgery.
| Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable) | |
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XPrescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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# 510(k) SUMMARY OF SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS
# General Information:
| Submitter: | W.O.M. WORLD OF MEDICINE GmbH |
|------------|-------------------------------|
| | Salzufer 8 |
| | 10587 Berlin |
| | Germany |
| | Phone: +49 30 39981 594 |
| | Fax: +49 30 39981 593 |
Registration Number: 3001556604
| Contact Person: | Susanne Raab |
|-----------------|----------------------------|
| | Regulatory Consultant |
| | 1480 Cambridge Street |
| | Cambridge, MA 02139 |
| | Phone: (617) 547-0628 |
| | Fax: (617) 547-0628 |
| | e-mail: sbraab@comcast.net |
Date Prepared: May 12, 2017
Proposed Device:
| Trade Name: | PNEUMOCLEAR™ |
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| Common Name: | Carbon Dioxide Insufflator for Laparoscopy and Vessel<br>Harvesting |
| Classification Name: | Insufflator, Laparoscopic |
| Regulation Number: | 21 CFR 884.1730 |
| Regulation Name: | Laparoscopic Insufflator |
| Regulatory Class: | II |
| Product Code: | HIF, OSV |
Predicate Devices:
Primary Predicate:
| Trade Name: | Insufflator 50L FM134 |
|--------------------|-------------------------------|
| 510(k) Number: | K153513 |
| Applicant: | W.O.M. WORLD OF MEDICINE GmbH |
| Regulation Number: | 21 CFR 884.1730 |
| Regulatory Class: | II |
| Product Code: | HIF, OSV |
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#### Secondary Predicates
| Trade Name: | SurgiQuest AirSeal iFS System |
|--------------------|------------------------------------------|
| 510(k) Number: | K143404 |
| Applicant: | SurgiQuest, Inc. |
| Regulation Number: | 21 CFR 884.1730 |
| Regulatory Class: | II |
| Product Code: | HIF, GCJ |
| Reference Devices: | |
| Trade Name: | Olympus High Flow Insufflation Unit UHI- |
| 510(k) Number: | K122180 |
| Applicant: | Olympus Medical Systems, Corp. |
| Regulation Number: | 21 CFR 884.1730 and 21 CFR 876.1500 |
| Regulatory Class: | II |
| Product Code: | FCX, HIF and OSV |
| Trade Name: | Insuflow |
| 510(k) Number: | K090456 |
| Applicant: | LEXION Medical LLC |
| Regulation Number: | 21 CER 884.1730 |
II
HIF
# Device Description:
Regulatory Class:
Product Code:
The PNEUMOCLEAR™ is a microprocessor controlled CO2 insufflator that consists of the following major components and features: (1) a casing, (2) a world power supply, (3) pressure reducers, (4) pressure sensors, (4) venting systems, (5) various safety valves. (6) a suction pump. (7) a fluid sensor and (8) a software controlled graphical user interface (GUI) touch screen with various setting keys and display elements. The proposed device offers six operating modes (i.e. Standard, High Flow/Bariatric, Pediatric, Advanced Flow, Vessel Harvest, and TAMIS. The PNEUMOCLEAR™is not intended to enter the sterile field, and cannot be sterilized. It is to be used with specially designed single-use insufflation tube sets that are Specifically, five different tube sets may be used with the delivered sterile. proposed device: (1) insufflation tube set with integrated filter, (2) insufflation tube set with integrated filter and heating wire; (3) insufflation tube set with integrated filter, heating wire and humidification media; (4) insufflation and smoke evacuation tube set with integrated filter, heating wire, and humidification media; and insufflation and smoke evacuation tube set with integrated filter. When used with a smoke evacuation tube set the PNEUMOCLEAR™ allows for removal and filtration of CO2 and surgical smoke from the abdomen, rectum or colon during laparoscopic
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and transanal minimally invasive procedures and at the end of a procedure.
# Intended Use / Indication for Use:
The device PNEUMOCLEAR™ is a CO2 insufflator intended for use during diagnostic and/or therapeutic endoscopic procedures to distend a cavity by filling it with gas. The Standard, High Flow/Bariatric, Pediatric and Advanced Flow operating modes of the device are indicated to fill and distend a peritoneal cavity with gas during a laparoscopic procedure. The Pediatric operating mode is indicated for pediatric laparoscopic procedures. The Vessel Harvest operating mode is indicated for use during endoscopic vessel harvesting procedures to create a cavity along the saphenous vein or radial artery. The TAMIS operating mode is indicated to fill and distend the rectum and colon using CO2 gas during trans anal minimally invasive surgery.
# Substantial Equivalence and Comparison of Technological Characteristics:
The PNEUMOCLEAR™ is substantially equivalent to the predicate devices Insufflator 50L FM134 (K153513) and SurgiQuest AirSeal iFS System (K143404). The PNEUMOCLEAR™ has features similar to those seen in the reference devices Olympus High Flow Insufflation Unit UHI-4 (K122180) and Insuflow (K090456).
The proposed device, PNEUMOCLEARTM, and the predicate devices, Insufflator 50L FM134 and SurgiQuest AirSeal iFS System, as well as the reference device, Olympus High Flow Insufflation Unit UHI-4, are all CO2 insufflators intended for use during diagnostic and/or therapeutic endoscopic procedures to distend a cavity by filling it with gas. In addition, the PNEUMOCLEAR™ is used for the same or similar indications as the primary predicate device Insufflator 50L FM134, i.e. Standard, Bariatric, Pediatric, Vessel Harvest. With regards to the TAMIS indication the PNEUMOCLEAR™ is substantially equivalent to the secondary predicate device, SurgiQuest AirSeal iFS System, that is also indicated to fill and distend the rectum and colon using CO2 gas during trans anal minimally invasive surgery.
Furthermore, the PNEUMOCLEARTM and the primary predicate device, Insufflator 50L FM134, use the same basic operating principles and incorporate the same basic design. Both the proposed device PNEUMOCLEAR™ and the primary predicate device. Insufflator 50L FM134, are microprocessor controlled CO2 insufflators that consist of the same major components and incorporate the same major features except for the addition of a suction pump to provide for smoke evacuation in the proposed device. In addition, both the proposed device and the primary predicate device are to be used with specially designed sterile, single-use insufflation tube sets with integrated filter and optional heating function.
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The differences in the technological characteristics between the proposed device, PNEUMOCLEARTM, and the primary predicate device, Insufflator 50L FM134, do not raise different questions of safety or effectiveness.
Specifically, with regards to the Advanced Flow Operating Mode, the proposed device is substantially equivalent to the Bariatric Operating Mode of the primary predicate device, Insufflator 50L FM134. The main technological differences between the Advanced Flow Operating Mode of the proposed device and the Bariatric Operating Mode of the primary predicate device, Insufflator 50L FM134, consist of an increased maximum gas supply pressure and a special "Intelligent Steady Insufflation" algorithm (Steady Control Feature) that is automatically activated if a large leakage is detected that cannot be compensated with the "conventional intermitted insufflation cycles" of the proposed device. With the Steady Control Feature of the Advanced Flow Operating Mode active, the length of the insufflation cycles are extended compared to the "conventional intermitted insufflation cycles". The Advanced Flow Operating Mode of the proposed device is designed with two safety features to prevent a rise in abdominal pressure above the set value during the extended insufflation cycles of the Steady Control Feature: (1) the plausibility check flow; and (2) the plausibility check pressure. Both the plausibility check flow and pressure are performed permanently while the Steady Control Feature is active, to detect any change in the abdominal pressure and if required to deactivated the Steady Control Feature during operation of the Advanced Flow Operating Mode.
In addition, with regards to the TAMIS Operating Mode, the proposed device is substantially equivalent to the secondary predicate device, SurgiQuest AirSeal iFS System. In addition, the smoke evacuation function and the smoke evacuation tube sets of the proposed device can be found in the reference device, Olympus High Flow Insufflation Unit UHI-4, and secondary predicate device, SurgiQuest AirSeal iFS System. Finally, with regards to the PNEUMOCLEAR™ tube sets with integrated humidification media, these components can be found in the reference device, Insuflow.
# Performance Data:
# Electrical Safety and Electromagnetic Compatibility Testing:
Electrical safety and electromagnetic compatibility testing was performed by independent laboratories and the test results demonstrate that the proposed device conforms to the below standards:
- . IEC 60601-1 2005/(R)2012 and A1:2012. C1:2009/(R)2012 andA2:2010/(R)2012 (consolidated text); and
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- IEC 60601-1-2 Third Edition: 2007-03. .
# Software:
The software was considered as major level of concern in accordance with the FDA guidance document "Guidance for the Content of Premarket Submissions for Software Contained in Medical Devices". Software verification and validation testing of the PNEUMOCLEAR™ demonstrates that the device performs as intended. It was developed, tested and verified in accordance with the above FDA guidance document and in accordance with the following standard:
- IEC 62304 First Edition 2006-05.
# Biocompatibility Testing:
Biocompatibility testing was performed on the insufflation tube sets of the proposed device PNEOMOCLEAR™ in accordance with:
- AAMI/ANSI/ISO 10993-1 Fourth Edition 2009-10-15; ●
- ISO 10993-5: 2009 (R) 2014;
- . ISO 10993-10 Third Edition 2010-08-01; and
- . ISO 10993-11 Second Edition 2006-08-15.
# Sterilization and Package Testing:
ETO sterilization validation for the sterile single use tube sets was performed in accordance with the below standards:
- ISO 11135-1 Second Edition 2014;
- ISO 14937 Second Edition 2009-10-15;
- . ISO 10993-7 Second Edition 2008-10-15; and
- AAMI TIR 28 2009/(R)2013. .
Residual ethylene oxide (EO) and ethylene chlorohydrin (ECH) data shows that the limit of EO < 4 mg and ECH < 5 mg after 4 days of aeration (gas release) that remains on the tube set will not be exceeded. A sterility assurance level (SAL) < 10° is achieved. Package and product integrity of the tube sets were tested in accordance with the following standards:
- ISO 11607-1 First Edition 2006-04-15; and ●
- ASTM-F-1980: 2002.
# Bench Testing:
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Finally, bench testing was performed to demonstrate that the performance of the proposed device, PNEUMOCLELARTM, is substantially equivalent to that of the predicate devices:
- 1. Comparative Bench Testing comparing the pressure regulation of the PNEUMOCLEARTM High Flow/Bariatric Operating Mode with the performance in the Standard Operating Mode of the primary predicate device, Insufflator 50L FM134;
- 2. Comparative Bench Testing comparing the pressure regulation of the PNEUMOCLEARTM Flow/Bariatric Operating Mode with the performance in the Bariatric Operating Mode of the primary predicate device. Insufflator 50L FM134;
- 3. Comparative Bench Testing, comparing the Advanced Flow Operating Mode of the PNEUMOCLEAR™ with the Bariatric Operating Mode of the INSUFFLATOR 50L FM134;
- 4. Bench Testing demonstrating the safety and effectiveness of the Steady Control Feature while in the Advanced Flow Operating Mode;
- 5. Comparative Bench Testing comparing the Advanced Flow Operating Mode of the PNEUMOCLEAR™ with the Bariatric Operating Mode of the INSUFFLATOR 50L FM134 in terms of large leakage compensation and maintenance of abdominal pressure with the Steady Control Feature active.
- 6. Comparative Bench Testing comparing the pressure regulation performance of the PNEUMOCLEAR™ TAMIS Operating Mode with the secondary predicate device, SurgiQuest AirSeal iFS System, with and without the activation of the smoke evacuation function;
- 7. Bench Testing demonstrating the effectiveness of the Stryker SDC3 HD Information Management System in controlling the PNEUMOCLEARTM and to remotely display device settings and warning messages;
- Bench Testing demonstrating the effectiveness of the radio frequency 8. identification (RFID) transponder technology tube set recognition function;
- 9. Comparative Bench Testing comparing the smoke evacuation function of the PNEUMOCLEAR™ with the smoke evacuation function of the reference device, Olympus High Flow Insufflation Unit UHI-4;
- 10. Bench Testing demonstrating the safety and effectiveness of the desufflation function of the PNEUMOCLEARTM:
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- 11. Comparative bench testing comparing the performance of the PNEUMOCLEARTM insufflation tube set with integrated filter and heating wire ST296 with the insufflation tube set with integrated filter and heating wire ST260 of the primary predicate device, FM134, in terms of safety and effectiveness; and
- 12. Comparative bench testing was performed comparing the performance of the PNEUMOCLEAR™ insufflation tube set with integrated filter, heating wire and humidification material ST297 with the reference device, Insuflow.
#### Conclusion:
The PNEOMOCLEAR™ is substantially equivalent to the predicate devices: Insufflator 50L FM134, SurgiQuest AirSeal iFS System.
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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.
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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.