Disposable Reuter Tip Deflecting Wire Guides are intended for use in curving or deflecting catheter tips for pulmonary angiography, selective angiography, translumbar aortography, repositioning of central venous catheter tips and other vascular and non-vascular applications. Reuter Tip Deflecting Wire Guides are intended for use with the Reuter Tip Deflecting Handle assembly for curving or deflecting catheter tips for pulmonary angiography, translumbar aortography, bronchography, bronchography, repositioning of central venous catheter tips and other vascular and non-vascular applications.
Device Story
Wire guide device used to curve or deflect catheter tips during diagnostic and interventional procedures; includes stainless steel mandrils and coils. Two configurations: TDW (used with reusable handle) and DTDW (includes permanently affixed polycarbonate/stainless steel handle). Operates via manual retracting motion on handle to deflect wire tip to specific radius. Used in clinical settings (e.g., angiography suites) by physicians. Facilitates precise catheter positioning; improves access to target anatomy; benefits patient by enabling accurate diagnostic imaging and interventional placement. Supplied sterile for single-patient use; includes side-arm flushing adapter accessory.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Testing included biocompatibility (ISO 10993-1), corrosion, flexing, surface examination, fracture, tensile strength (ISO 11070), dimensional/catheter compatibility, and radiopacity (ASTM F640-12). All predetermined acceptance criteria were met.
Technological Characteristics
Materials: stainless steel (mandrils, coils), polycarbonate (handle). Dimensions: 0.025/0.035 inch OD, 80-145 cm length. Principle: manual mechanical deflection via retracting handle. Standards: ISO 10993-1 (biocompatibility), ISO 11070 (corrosion, flexing, fracture, tensile), ASTM F640-12 (radiopacity). Sterile, single-use.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients requiring catheter tip deflection during pulmonary angiography, selective angiography, translumbar aortography, bronchography, or central venous catheter repositioning in vascular and non-vascular applications.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A catheter guide wire is a coiled wire that is designed to fit inside a percutaneous catheter for the purpose of directing the catheter through a blood vessel.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The device, when it is a torque device that is manually operated, non-patient contacting, and intended to manipulate non-cerebral vascular guide wires, is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 870.9.
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December 20, 2018
Cook Incorporated Jennifer Allman Regulatory Affairs Specialist 750 Daniels Way Bloomington, Indiana 47402
Re: K180830
Trade/Device Name: Reuter Tip Deflecting Wire Guide Regulation Number: 21 CFR 870.1330 Regulation Name: Catheter Guide Wire Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: DQX Dated: November 20, 2018 Received: November 21, 2018
Dear Jennifer Allman:
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/cdrh/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.
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Sincerely,
Michael John -S 2018.12.20 14:57:13 -05'00' for Bram D. Zuckerman, M.D. Director Division of Cardiovascular Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K180830
Device Name
Reuter Tip Deflecting Wire Guides
#### Indications for Use (Describe)
Disposable Reuter Tip Deflecting Wire Guides are intended for use in curving or deflecting catheter tips for pulmonary angiography, selective angiography, translumbar aortography, repositioning of central venous catheter tips and other vascular and non-vascular applications.
Reuter Tip Deflecting Wire Guides are intended for use with the Reuter Tip Deflecting Handle assembly for curving or deflecting catheter tips for pulmonary angiography, translumbar aortography, bronchography, bronchography, repositioning of central venous catheter tips and other vascular and non-vascular applications.
| Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable) | |
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X Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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#### 510(k) SUMMARY
## Reuter Tip Deflecting Wire Guide 21 CFR §807.92 Date Prepared: March 30, 2018
## Submitted By:
| Applicant: | Cook Incorporated |
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| Contact: | Jennifer L. Allman |
| Applicant Address: | Cook Incorporated<br>750 Daniels Way<br>Bloomington, IN 47404 |
| Contact Phone Number: | (812) 335-3575 x104280 |
| Contact Fax Number: | (812) 332-0281 |
#### Device Information:
| Trade Name: | Reuter Tip Deflecting Wire Guides |
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| Common Name: | Wire, Guide, Catheter |
| Classification Name: | Catheter guide wire |
| Regulation: | 21 CFR §870.1330 |
| Product Code: | DQX |
| Device Classification/Panel: | Class II, Cardiovascular |
## Primary Predicate Device:
The predicate device is the Reuter Tip Deflecting Wire Guide (Cook Inc., D012681) granted pre-amendment status on April 28, 2014.
## Reference Devices:
K171764, Fixed Core Wire Guides
K140485, Mandrel Guidewires or M-Wires
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## Device Description:
The Reuter Tip Deflecting Wire Guides, subject of this submission, are Class II devices according to 21 CFR §870.1330; product code DQX (Wire, Guide, Catheter). The subject devices are available with outer diameters of 0.025 and 0.035 inches, lengths of 80 - 145 centimeters, and a curved tip.
The subject device includes two configurations indicated by prefixes TDW and DTDW. Both configurations are constructed with stainless steel mandrils, coils, and internal handles. The coils cover the entire mandril and are secured using distal and proximal anchor points. The internal handle is permanently affixed to the proximal end of the wire guide and is designed to mate with the tip deflecting handle. The internal handle of the wire guide is not patient contacting.
The Reuter Tip Deflecting Wire Guide configuration with the TDW prefix is a disposable wire guide designed to be used with the Reusable Reuter Tip Deflecting Wire Guide handle which is not subject of this submission.
The Disposable Reuter Tip Deflecting Wire Guide configuration with the DTDW prefix is designed with a deflecting handle permanently affixed to the proximal end of the wire guide. The deflecting handle is manufactured from polycarbonate and stainless steel materials.
The purpose of the handle is to operate in a retracting motion thereby causing the tip of the connected wire guide to deflect to the specified radius.
The side-arm flushing adapter (Class II 510(k) exempt under product code DTL) is supplied with the Disposable Reuter Tip Deflecting Wire Guides as an accessory. The flushing adapter may be used to flush a catheter being used with the subject device during diagnostic and interventional procedures.
The subject device is a packaged, sterile device intended for single patient use.
#### Indication for Use:
Disposable Reuter Tip Deflecting Wire Guides are intended for use in curving or deflecting catheter tips for pulmonary angiography, selective angiography, translumbar aortography, bronchography, repositioning of central venous catheter tips and other vascular and non-vascular applications.
Reuter Tip Deflecting Wire Guides are intended for use with the Reuter Tip Deflecting Handle assembly for curving or deflecting catheter tips for pulmonary angiography,
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selective angiography, translumbar aortography, bronchography, repositioning of central venous catheter tips and other vascular and non-vascular applications.
# Comparison to Predicates:
The Reuter Tip Deflecting Wire Guide, subject of this submission, has been modified from the predicate Reuter Tip Deflecting Wire Guide (D012681), with the reuseable handle to include wire guide lengths of 110 and 145 centimeters, an additional diameter of 0.025 inches, a disposable handle configuration, and specific curve configurations of 5 and 10 millimeters.
# Technological Characteristics:
The following tests were performed to demonstrate that the Reuter Tip Deflecting Wire Guide met applicable design and performance requirements and support a determination of substantial equivalence.
- . Biocompatibility Testing - Tested in accordance with ISO 10993-1:2009. The predetermined acceptance criteria were met.
- Corrosion Testing - Tested in accordance with Annex B of ISO 11070:2014. The predetermined acceptance criteria were met.
- . Flexing Test - Tested in accordance with the Annex G of ISO 11070:2014. The predetermined acceptance criteria were met.
- . Surface Examination - Testing in accordance with Section 8.5 and Annex G of ISO 11070:2014, and an approved study protocol. The predetermined acceptance criteria were met.
- Fracture Testing - Tested in accordance with Annex F of ISO 11070:2014. The predetermined acceptance criteria were met.
- . Tensile Testing of the Union of the Core Wire and Coil of the Guide Wire -Tested in accordance with the applicable values of ISO 11070:2014, Annex H. The predetermined acceptance criteria were met.
- I Tensile Testing of the Union between the Deflecting Handle and the Wire Guide - Tested in accordance with the applicable values of ISO 11070:2017, Annex H.
- . Dimensional and Catheter Compatibility Testing - Testing in accordance with an approved study protocol. The predetermined acceptance criteria were met.
- . Radiopacity Testing - Testing in accordance with ASTM F640-12. The predetermined acceptance criteria were met.
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## Conclusion:
The results of these tests support a conclusion that the Reuter Tip Deflecting Wire Guides met the design input requirements based on the intended use and support the conclusion that the modifications do not raise new questions of safety or effectiveness. The results of these tests support a determination of substantial equivalence to the predicate device, the Reuter Tip Deflecting Wire Guide (D012681).
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