K173407 · Carilex Medical, Inc. · OMP · Aug 9, 2018 · General, Plastic Surgery
Device Facts
Record ID
K173407
Device Name
VT - 100, VT - 200
Applicant
Carilex Medical, Inc.
Product Code
OMP · General, Plastic Surgery
Decision Date
Aug 9, 2018
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 878.4780
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
Carilex VT • 100/VT • 200 is indicated for patients who would benefit from wound management via the application of negative pressure for removal of fluids and excess exudate, infectious material, and tissue debris which may promote wound healing. The VT • 100/VT • 200 suction therapy unit is indicated on use with patients with the following wounds: Traumatic, Dehisced wounds, Partial-thickness burns, Chronic wounds including pressure ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers and venous leg ulcers, Acute wounds, Flaps and grafts.
Device Story
VT-100 and VT-200 are powered suction pumps for negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT). Devices connect to wound dressings via tubing and disposable collection canisters. Pumps provide adjustable negative pressure to remove exudate, infectious material, and tissue debris from wound sites. Operated via mains power or internal lithium-ion battery. VT-200 features a modified outer case design compared to VT-100. Used in clinical settings to manage various wound types; healthcare providers monitor output via device interface. Therapy aims to promote wound healing by maintaining a clean wound environment.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data. Substantial equivalence is supported by bench testing, including electrical safety, electromagnetic compatibility, and performance verification (suction pressure, fluid removal rate, and alarm functionality).
Technological Characteristics
Powered suction pump; negative pressure range up to -200 mmHg. Operates on AC 100-240V or internal lithium-ion battery. Continuous and intermittent modes. Dimensions: 18x17x9 cm (VT-100) and 18x17.5x9 cm (VT-200). Weight: 1.35 kg. Standards: AAMI/ANSI ES60601-1, IEC 60601-1-2. Software-controlled alarm functionality and pressure regulation.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients requiring negative pressure wound therapy for removal of fluids, exudate, infectious material, and tissue debris to promote healing. Applicable to traumatic wounds, dehisced wounds, partial-thickness burns, chronic wounds (pressure, diabetic foot, venous leg ulcers), acute wounds, and flaps/grafts. Contraindicated for exposed arteries, veins, nerves, or organs; use over anastomotic sites; unexplored or non-enteric fistulas; and exposed bone or tendons.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A powered suction pump is a portable, AC-powered or compressed air-powered device intended to be used to remove infectious materials from wounds or fluids from a patient's airway or respiratory support system. The device may be used during surgery in the operating room or at the patient's bedside. The device may include a microbial filter.
Predicate Devices
VOLTERA Powered Suction Pump, S1001-3 Series (K112853)
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August 9, 2018
Carilex Medical, Inc. Henry Kao RA Specialist No. 77 Keji 1st Rd., Guishan Dist. Taoyuan City, Taiwan 333
### Re: K173407
Trade/Device Name: VT - 100, VT - 200 Regulation Number: 21 CFR 878.4780 Regulation Name: Powered Suction Pump Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: OMP Dated: July 6, 2018 Received: July 9, 2018
Dear Henry Kao:
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. Although this letter refers to your product as a device, please be aware that some cleared products may instead be combination products. The 510(k) Premarket Notification Database located at https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrl/cfdocs/cfpmn/pmn.cfm identifies combination product submissions. 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.
If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (PMA), it may be subject to additional controls. Existing major regulations affecting your device can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Parts 800 to 898. In addition, FDA may publish further announcements concerning your device in the Federal Register.
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 or any Federal statutes and regulations administered by other Federal agencies. You must comply with all the Act's requirements, including, but not limited to: registration and listing (21 CFR Part 807); labeling (21 CFR Part 801); medical device reporting of medical device-related adverse events) (21 CFR 803) for
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Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21 CFR Part 807.97). For questions regarding the reporting of adverse events under the MDR regulation (21 CFR Part 803), please go to http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/ReportaProblem/default.htm.
For comprehensive regulatory information about mediation-emitting products, including information about labeling regulations, please see Device Advice (https://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/) and CDRH Learn (http://www.fda.gov/Training/CDRHLearn). Additionally, you may contact the Division of Industry and Consumer Education (DICE) to ask a question about a specific regulatory topic. See the DICE website (http://www.fda.gov/DICE) for more information or contact DICE by email (DICE@fda.hhs.gov) or phone (1-800-638-2041 or 301-796-7100).
Sincerely,
### David Krause -S
for Binita S. Ashar, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.S. Director Division of Surgical Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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| DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES |
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| Food and Drug Administration |
Indications for Use
| Form Approved: OMB No. 0910-0120 |
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| Expiration Date: 06/30/2020 |
| See PRA Statement below. |
| 10(k) Number (if known) | K172407 |
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### 510(k) SUMMARY
The assigned 510(k) number is: K173407
### Submitter's Information 1.
Carilex Medical, Inc. No. 77, Keji 186 Rd., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan City, Taiwan 333 Registration Number: 9710603 Contact: Henry Kao Tel: +886-3-3287882 Fax: +886-3-3288622 Email: henry.kao@carilexmedical.com
Date Summary Prepared: October 27, 2017
- Trade Name of the Device: Carilex VT · 100 & VT · 200 2.
- 3. Common or Usual Name: Powered Suction Pump
- 4. Classification Name: Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Powered Suction Pump Regulation Number: 878.4780 Product Code: ОМР Panel: General & Plastic Surgery
### 5. Predicate Device Information:
VOLTERA Powered Suction Pump, S1001-3 Series, K112853
### 6. Device Description
Carilex VT • 100 and VT • 200 are suction pumps with collection canisters for negative pressure wound therapy. The VT · 100 and VT · 200 are modified from their precursor VOLTERA Powered Suction Pump, S1001-3 Series (K112853). The pump is connected to the wound dressing via a tube connected to a disposable canister. The devices provide negative pressure wound therapy to the wound at a range of pressure settings and removes exudates from the wound site to the disposable canister. The devices can operate either by a mains power supply or internal battery. The VT • 200 is developed with technology and components that are almost identical to VT • 100, but for marketing differentiation it is designed with a new outer case which contains extra room to allow incorporation with different types of air compressors in the future.
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### 7. Intended Use
Carilex VT • 100/VT • 200 is indicated for patients who would benefit from wound management via the application of negative pressure for removal of fluids and excess exudate, infectious material, and tissue debris which may promote wound healing. The VT · 100/VT · 200 suction therapy unit is indicated on use with patients with the following wounds: Traumatic, Dehisced wounds, Partial-thickness burns, Chronic wounds including pressure ulcers, diabetic foot ulcers and venous leg ulcers, Acute wounds, Flaps and grafts.
| Item | Proposed Devices | | Predicate Device |
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Device Name | VT · 200 | VT · 100 | VOLTERA Powered Suction<br>Pump |
| Model | S1002-0012 | S1001-0032 | S1001-3 Series |
| Classification | Class II | Class II | Class II |
| Code for Federal<br>Regulations | 878.4780 | 878.4780 | 878.4780 |
| Product Code | OMP | OMP | OMP |
| Prescription Medical<br>Device | YES | YES | YES |
| Compatible NPWT<br>Dressing | DeRoyal Foam Kits<br>(K112458) | DeRoyal Foam Kits<br>(K112458) | DeRoyal Foam Kits<br>(K112458) |
| Intended Use | Carilex VT · 200 is indicated<br>for patients who would benefit<br>from wound management via<br>the application of negative<br>pressure for removal of fluids<br>and excess exudate, infectious<br>material, and tissue debris<br>which may promote wound<br>healing. | Carilex VT · 100 is indicated<br>for patients who would benefit<br>from wound management via<br>the application of negative<br>pressure for removal of fluids<br>and excess exudate, infectious<br>material, and tissue debris<br>which may promote wound<br>healing. | The VOLTERA Powered<br>Suction Pump, S1001-3 Series<br>is indicated for patients who<br>would benefit from wound<br>management via the<br>application of negative<br>pressure for removal of fluids<br>and excess exudate, infectious<br>material, and tissue debris<br>which may promote wound<br>healing. |
| | The VT • 200 suction therapy | The VT • 100 suction therapy | The VOLTERA suction pump |
| | unit is indicated on use with | unit is indicated on use with | is indicated on use with |
| | patients with the following | patients with the following | patients with the following |
| | wounds: | wounds: | wounds: |
| | > Traumatic | > Traumatic | > Traumatic |
| | > Dehisced wounds | > Dehisced wounds | > Dehisced wounds |
| | > Partial thickness burns | > Partial thickness burns | > Partial thickness burns |
| Indications for Use | > Chronic wounds<br>including pressure<br>ulcers, diabetic foot<br>ulcers, and venous leg<br>ulcers | > Chronic wounds<br>including pressure<br>ulcers, diabetic foot<br>ulcers, and venous leg<br>ulcers | > Chronic wounds<br>including pressure<br>ulcers, diabetic foot<br>ulcers, and venous leg<br>ulcers |
| | > Acute wounds | > Acute wounds | > Acute wounds |
| | > Flaps and grafts | > Flaps and grafts | > Flaps and grafts |
| | > Presence of necrotic<br>tissue | > Presence of necrotic<br>tissue | > Presence of necrotic<br>tissue |
| | > Malignancy | > Malignancy | > Malignancy |
| | > Untreated Osteomyelitis | > Untreated Osteomyelitis | > Untreated Osteomyelitis |
| | > Untreated malnutrition | > Untreated malnutrition | > Untreated malnutrition |
| Contraindications | > Exposed arteries, veins,<br>nerves, or organs. | > Exposed arteries, veins,<br>nerves, or organs. | > Exposed arteries, veins,<br>nerves, or organs. |
| | > Use over anastomotic<br>sites | > Use over anastomotic<br>sites | > Use over anastomotic<br>sites |
| | > Unexplored or<br>non-enteric fistulas | > Unexplored or<br>non-enteric fistulas | |
| | > Exposed bone or tendons | > Exposed bone or tendons | |
| Suction Capacity | 9.5 Liter / min | 2.5 Liter / min | 2.5 Liter / min |
| Max. Vacuum | -200 mmHg | -200 mmHg | -200 mmHg |
| Power Input | AC 100-240V / 50-60 Hz | AC 100-240V / 50-60 Hz | AC 100-240V / 47-63 Hz |
| Power Output | DC 9.1V / 3.3A | DC 9.1V / 3.3A | DC 9V / 3A |
| Battery Type | Lithium-ion | Lithium-ion | Lithium-ion |
| Operating Time<br>(Battery) | At least 24 hours,<br>depend on use | At least 24 hours,<br>depend on use | At least 24 hours,<br>depend on use |
| Dimensions | 18 x 17.5 x 9 cm | 18 x 17 x 9 cm | 17 x 16 x 9 cm |
| Weight | 1.35 kg | 1.35 kg | 1.35 kg |
| Operating Mode | Continuous & Intermittent | Continuous & Intermittent | Continuous & Intermittent |
| Canister | 300/500 ml | 300/500 ml | 300/800 ml |
| Life-time | 3 years | 3 years | 3 years |
### Technological Comparison to Predicate Devices: 8.
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### 9. Discussion of Non-Clinical Tests Performed for Determination of Substantial Equivalence are as follows:
The following tests were performed to determine substantial equivalence:
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Performance/Comparison Testing of VT · 100/VT · 200 with the predicate. The pumps met all pre-determined acceptance criteria and passed the tests (suction pressure, fluid removal rate, alarm functionality).
### 10. Discussion of Clinical Tests Performed
Clinical tests were not performed.
### 11. Conclusion
After analyzing intended use, indications for use, technology, bench test report, shelf-life test reports, software documents, and EMC and electrical safety test reports, it can be concluded that Carilex VT • 100 and VT • 200 are substantially equivalent to the predicate device (K112853).
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