The ADAPT for Gamma3 System, when used with the Stryker Navigation System, is a computer controlled stereotaxic image guided surgery system intended to provide static location information derived from image processing of intra-operatively acquired X-ray images, by superposition of virtual implants and instruments onto those X-ray images
Device Story
System assists surgeons during femur fracture surgery using Gamma3 implants. Inputs: intra-operative fluoroscopic X-ray images. Operation: software (ADAPT 2.0) runs on Stryker Navigation platforms; uses reference bodies (ADAPT Gamma3 DTS Clip) containing radiopaque metal marker beads to register surgical site. Software detects radiopaque implants/instruments (nails, K-wires, lag screws, drill sleeves) and superimposes virtual representations onto X-ray images. Output: visual display of implant size and positional information. Benefit: assists surgeon in accurate implant alignment, lag screw length determination, and distal locking. Used in clinical settings by trained personnel.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical testing conducted. Evidence consists of bench testing, including simulated use scenarios on saw bones, functional system testing, component integration testing, code reviews, safety testing, and formative/summative usability studies. Biocompatibility testing for the ADAPT Gamma3 DTS Clip followed ISO 10993-1.
Technological Characteristics
Stereotaxic image-guided surgery system. ADAPT Gamma3 DTS Clip constructed of PEEK with radiopaque metal marker beads (DIN 5401 - 2 G20 - 1.3541). Software-based image processing for registration and implant superposition. Connectivity: runs on Stryker ADAPT and NAV3 platforms. Sterilization: reprocessing/sterilization validated for reusable components.
Indications for Use
Indicated for use by trained surgeons and clinic staff to assist in determining the size and position of orthopedic implants during femur fracture surgery using the Gamma3 System.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A stereotaxic instrument is a device consisting of a rigid frame with a calibrated guide mechanism for precisely positioning probes or other devices within a patient's brain, spinal cord, or other part of the nervous system.
Predicate Devices
FluoroMap Computer Assisted Surgery System (K103400)
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FDA U.S. FOOD & DRUG ADMINISTRATION
Stryker GmbH
Nesli Karakaya
Regulatory Affairs
Associate Manager, Trauma & Extremities
Bohnackerweg 1
Selzach, 2545
Switzerland
Re: K173946
Trade/Device Name: ADAPT for Gamma3
Regulation Number: 21 CFR 882.4560
Regulation Name: Stereotaxic Instrument
Regulatory Class: Class II
Product Code: OLO
Dated: March 21, 2018
Received: March 29, 2018
Dear Nesli Karakaya:
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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May 2, 2018
U.S. Food & Drug Administration
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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 the CDRH's Office of Surveillance and Biometrics/Division of Postmarket Surveillance.
For comprehensive regulatory information about medical devices and radiation-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,
Mark N. Melkerson -S
Mark N. Melkerson
Director
Division of Orthopedic Devices
Office of Device Evaluation
Center for Devices and
Radiological Health
Enclosure
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Stryker ADAPT®
Stryker GmbH
Traditional 510(k) Premarket Notification
# Section 8: Indications for Use Statement (FDA FORM 3881)
| DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
**Indications for Use** | Form Approved: OMB No. 0910-0120
Expiration Date: January 31, 2017
See PRA Statement below. |
| --- | --- |
510(k) Number (if known)
Device Name
ADAPT for Gamma 3
Indications for Use (Describe)
The ADAPT for Gamma3 System, when used with the Stryker Navigation System, assists the surgeon to determine the needed size and position of orthopedic implants during femur fracture surgery using the Gamma3 System.
When used in operation the system should be operated only by trained personnel such as surgeons and clinic staff.
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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Stryker ADAPT®
Stryker GmbH
Traditional 510(k) Premarket Notification
## I. SUBMITTER
Sponsor:
Stryker GmbH
Bohnackerweg 1
2545 Selzach / Switzerland
Contact Person:
Nesli Karakaya, RAC
Associate Manager, Regulatory Affairs
Bohnackerweg 1
2545 Selzach, Switzerland
nesli.karakaya@stryker.com
Phone: +41 32 641 6930
Date Prepared: December 19, 2017
## II. DEVICE
Name of Device: ADAPT for Gamma3
Common Name: ADAPT for Gamma3
Orthopedic stereotaxic instrument
Regulation Number / Name: ADAPT for Gamma3
21CFR 882.4560 (Stereotaxic Instrument)
Product Code: ADAPT for Gamma3
OLO (Orthopedic Stereotaxic Instrument)
Regulatory Class: Class II
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Stryker ADAPT®
Stryker GmbH
Traditional 510(k) Premarket Notification
## III. PREDICATE DEVICE
**ADAPT for Gamma3**
Primary predicate: FluoroMap Computer Assisted Surgery System (K103400)
## IV. DEVICE DESCRIPTION
This Traditional 510(k) submission is being supplied to the U.S. FDA to gain clearance to market the ADAPT for Gamma3 System.
## ADAPT for Gamma3
In the scope of this 510(k), two medical devices are introduced:
- ADAPT 2.0 for Gamma3 SW – Software (stored on a USB stick as a data carrier) for Gamma3® surgery assistance
- ADAPT Gamma3 DTS Clip – Reference body enabling distal locking assistance with ADAPT 2.0 for Gamma3 SW
ADAPT 2.0 for Gamma3 SW is a software which is designed to be run on the existing Stryker ADAPT® Platform (K141551) and Stryker NAV3 Platform (K162937). The software is based on the existing FluoroMap® 1.0 software which belongs to the predicate device FluoroMap Computer Assisted Surgery System (K103400).
ADAPT 2.0 for Gamma3 SW (when using with specific reference bodies: FluoroDiscs [K103400], ADAPT Clip [K103400], ADAPT Gamma3 DTS Clip [in the scope of this submission]) assists the surgeon with implant alignment, lag screw length determination, lag screw positioning and distal locking during Gamma3® surgery.
ADAPT 2.0 for Gamma3 SW uses fluoroscopic X-ray images taken during the surgical procedure. The software uses the reference bodies to perform registration of the surgical site and to assist the surgeon in the selection and placement of orthopedic implants. The registration is based on the geometry of embedded metal marker beads in the reference bodies. The software detects radiopaque implants and instruments such as nails, K-wires, lag screws and drill sleeves and displays positional information to the surgeon to provide assistance in positioning of implants during Gamma3® surgery.
The ADAPT Gamma3 DTS Clip is used as a reference body enabling distal locking assistance (for Gamma3® Long Nails) with ADAPT 2.0 for Gamma3 SW. The ADAPT Gamma3 DTS Clip consists of a PEEK body and contains radiopaque metal marker beads (DIN 5401 - 2 G20 - 1.3541). For assembly on the Gamma3® Distal Targeting Adjusting Device (part of Gamma3® Distal Targeting System), a specific assembly mechanism is integrated. The software (ADAPT 2.0 for Gamma3 SW) detects the metal marker beads of the assembled ADAPT Gamma3 DTS Clip on X-ray images to enable assistance.
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Stryker ADAPT®
Stryker GmbH
Traditional 510(k) Premarket Notification
## V. INTENDED USE
**ADAPT for Gamma3**
The ADAPT for Gamma3 System, when used with the Stryker Navigation System, is a computer controlled stereotaxic image guided surgery system intended to provide static location information derived from image processing of intra-operatively acquired X-ray images, by superposition of virtual implants and instruments onto those X-ray images
## VI. INDICATION FOR USE
**ADAPT for Gamma3**
The ADAPT for Gamma3 System, when used with the Stryker Navigation System, assists the surgeon to determine the needed size and position of orthopedic implants during femur fracture surgery using the Gamma3 System.
When used in operation the system should be operated only by trained personnel such as surgeons and clinic staff.
## VII. COMPARISON OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS WITH THE PREDICATE DEVICE
**ADAPT for Gamma3**
Device comparison demonstrated that the ADAPT for Gamma3 is substantially equivalent to the previously cleared FluoroMap Computer Assisted Surgery System (K103400), in regards to intended use, indications for use, technological characteristics (design features, material and performance) as well as operating principle.
## VIII. PERFORMANCE DATA
The following performance data were provided in support of the substantial equivalence determination.
**ADAPT 2.0 for Gamma3 SW**
The following non-clinical testing was performed for the ADAPT for Gamma3 System:
- Different simulated use case scenarios – to verify a system accuracy of 2 mm. These scenarios include saw bone tests and simulated use tests.
- Functional system tests – to validate the product against all system requirements.
- Component and integration tests – to validate the product against the component requirements.
- Code reviews – to ensure the quality of the software coding.
- Safety tests (part of system tests) – to verify that all risk measures were implemented.
- Formative and summative usability studies
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Stryker ADAPT®
Stryker GmbH
Traditional 510(k) Premarket Notification
Testing demonstrated that ADAPT for Gamma3 is equivalent in performance to the predicate device (K103400).
## ADAPT Gamma3 DTS Clip
For the ADAPT Gamma3 DTS Clip, that has direct patient contact (limited: ≤24 hours), the following tests were performed.
- Biocompatibility testing was performed to evaluate the biological safety of the ADAPT Gamma3 DTS Clip according to FDA Guidance ‘Use of International Standard ISO 10993-1, Biological evaluation of medical devices - Part 1: Evaluation and testing within a risk management process’. Testing demonstrated that the ADAPT for Gamma3 DTS Clip is biocompatible.
- In addition, instrument corrosion, cleaning/disinfection, sterilization, reprocessing aging, functional aging, drop test, functional test, transport simulation as well as interaction of ADAPT 2.0 for Gamma3 SW and ADAPT Gamma3 DTS Clip were evaluated.
## IX. CLINICAL TESTING
### ADAPT for Gamma3
No clinical testing of the ADAPT for Gamma3 System has been conducted.
## X. CONCLUSION
### ADAPT for Gamma3
ADAPT for Gamma3 is substantially equivalent to the predicate device (K103400), identified in this premarket notification.
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