K181031 · Pressure Products Medical Device Manufacturing, LLC · DYB · Oct 26, 2018 · Cardiovascular
Device Facts
Record ID
K181031
Device Name
TSI Transseptal Introducer
Applicant
Pressure Products Medical Device Manufacturing, LLC
Product Code
DYB · Cardiovascular
Decision Date
Oct 26, 2018
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 870.1340
Device Class
Class 2
Indications for Use
The Transseptal Introducer is used for introducing various cardiovascular catheters into the left side of the heart through the interatrial septum. The Transseptal Introducer is intended for single use only.
Device Story
TSI Transseptal Introducer facilitates cardiovascular catheter access to the left heart. System comprises HDPE sheath, dilator with hydrophobic coating, and introducer guidewire. Used in hospital settings by physicians during transseptal procedures. Guidewire guides needle to fossa ovalis; needle punctures septum; dilator expands puncture site; sheath crosses into left atrium. Provides port for subsequent catheter introduction. Single-use; duration <24 hours. Device enables minimally invasive access to left heart chambers for diagnostic or therapeutic procedures.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. No clinical data. Performance testing included visual/dimensional inspection, particulate testing (USP <788>), leakage/pressure testing, tensile/pull testing, curve integrity, and in vitro simulated use. Biocompatibility testing conducted per ISO 10993 and ASTM standards, including cytotoxicity, sensitization, irritation, systemic toxicity, genotoxicity, and hemocompatibility (PTT, platelet/leukocyte count, complement activation).
Technological Characteristics
Materials: HDPE sheath, lubricious hydrophobic coated dilator. Dimensions: 8F/8.5F sizes, 63cm/81cm lengths, LO (50°) and L1 (40°, 51°) curves. Features: Marker band tip, sideholes for fluid passage. Sterilization: 100% ethylene oxide (ANSI/AAMI/ISO 11135-1) to SAL 10^-6. Standalone mechanical device.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients requiring cardiovascular catheter access to the left side of the heart via the interatrial septum. Used in conjunction with a transseptal needle and guidewire.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A catheter introducer is a sheath used to facilitate placing a catheter through the skin into a vein or artery.
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October 26, 2018
Pressure Products Medical Device Manufacturing LLC Andrew Armour Managing Director 1 School Street Morton, Pennsylvania 19070
Re: K181031
Trade/Device Name: TSI Transseptal Introducer Regulation Number: 21 CFR 870.1340 Regulation Name: Catheter Introducer Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: DYB Dated: April 13, 2018 Received: April 18, 2018
Dear Mr. Armour:
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,
Rachel E. Neubrander -S
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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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) K181031
Device Name TSI Transseptal Introducer
Indications for Use (Describe)
The Transseptal Introducer is used for introducing various cardiovascular catheters into the left side of the heart through the interatrial septum. The Transseptal Introducer is intended for single use only.
| Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable) |
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| <div> <span> <span style="font-size:20px">☐</span> Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C) </span> </div> |
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# 510(k) Summary
## Submitter
Pressure Products Medical Device Manufacturing LLC. 1 School Street Morton, PA 19070 Phone: 610-285-9858 Fax: 610-285-9859
Contact Person: Andrew Armour Prepared: October 24, 2018
### Identification of the Device
Proprietary-Trade Name: TSI Transseptal Introducer Device Class: Class II Classification Name: Catheter Introducer (CFR 870.1340) Common/Usual Name: Transseptal Introducer Product Code: DYB
### Equivalent Legally Marketed Devices
Daig Corp. (St. Jude Medical, now Abbott), Fast-Cath Transseptal Guiding Introducer, K964518
### Reference Devices
Oscor Inc., Adelante-S Lite (SafeSheath Ultra Lite), K122084 Oscor Inc., Adelante-SII (SafeSheath II), K122084
### Description of the Devices
The Transseptal Introducer consists of a high-density polvethylene (HDPE) sheath, a dilator with a lubricious hydrophobic coating, and an uncoated introducer quidewire in a dispenser. The transseptal introducer comes in two French sizes, 8F and 8.5F, two lengths, 63cm and 81cm, and two curves, LO (50°) and L1 (40°, 51°). The components of the Transseptal Introducer include the transseptal sheath, transseptal dilator, introducer guidewire with dispenser, sterile packaging and labeling. There are eight model numbers: TSIL0863, TSIL1863, TSIL0881, TSIL1881, TSIL08563, TSIL18563, TSIL08581, and TSIL18581. The Transseptal Introducer is sterilized by 100% ethylene oxide cycle and is for single-use only. The Transseptal Introducer is used in a healthcare facility/hospital.
The Transseptal Introducer is used in transseptal procedures to introduce cardiovascular catheters into the left side of the heart after transseptal access was achieved with a transseptal needle and dilator. The device is used by inserting the device through the femoral vein in conjunction with a transseptal needle. The introducer quidewire is inserted through the femoral vein and guides the needle up to the fossa ovalis in the right atrium. The needle punctures the fossa ovalis and the dilator is used to insert and dilate the fossa further where the needle has punctured. This allows the sheath to cross and creates access to the left side of the heart. The introducer's duration in the body is less than 24 hours.
#### Indications for Use
The Transseptal Introducer is used for introducing various cardiovascular catheters into the left side of the heart through the interatrial septum. The Transseptal Introducer is intended for single use only.
The Indications for Use statement for the Transseptal Introducer device is identical to the predicate device. Both devices have the same intended use and are used for the introduction of catheters into the heart. The devices are used in conjunction with a transseptal needle. Both
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devices are used to create a port to the left side of the heart from the right side so that cardiovascular catheters can be introduced.
## Comparison of Technological Characteristics with the Predicate Device
The technological characteristics of this device are similar to the predicate device. The subject and predicate device are based on the follow technological elements:
- Similar materials for the introduction of catheters into the heart ●
- . Marker band tip used by the physician to locate the sheath across the fossa
- Sideholes to allow for fluids to pass through at a sufficient rate ●
- Device used in conjunction with other transseptal devices such as a transseptal needle or ● quidewire
- Introducer quidewire used to quide the introducer into the right atrium
- Needle extends past the transseptal dilator to puncture the fossa
- . Dilator tip used to dilate fossa ovalis up to the sheath inner diameter
- Dilator shaft to sheath tip transition allows the sheath to pass through the fossa after ● dilator insertion
### Performance Testing
The following performance tests were performed in support of the substantial equivalence to the predicate:
- . Visual and dimensional inspection
- Particulate testing (USP <788>, Light Obscuration Method) ●
- Liquid leakage from sheath introducers under pressure ●
- Air pressure leak test
- Sideport-stopcock-hub tug test ●
- Sheath joint pull tests ●
- . Guidewire restriction
- Curve template inspection
- . Dilator flexibility testing
- Corrosion resistance ●
- Guidewire tensile strength ●
- Fracture and flex testing
- Curve integrity testing
- Packaging testing ●
- . In vitro simulated use
- . Surface morphology assessment
In addition, the sterilization conditions have been validated in accordance with ANSI/AAMI//SO 11135- 1, Sterilization of health care products - Ethylene oxide - Part 1: Requirements for development, validation and routine control of sterilization process for medical devices. The device is sterilized to a SAL of 106. The results of the testing demonstrated the subject device performed equivalently to the predicate device.
#### Biocompatibility Data
The biocompatibility evaluation for the Transseptal Introducer was conducted in accordance with FDA 510(k) Memorandum- #G95-1 "Use of International Standard ISO-10993, 'Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices Part 1: Evaluation and Testing," June 16, 2016, and International Standard ISO 10993- "Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices – Part 1: Evaluation and Testing Within a Risk Management Process," as recognized by the FDA. The following tests were performed:
- ISO 10993-5 Cytotoxicity ●
- ISO 10993-10 Sensitization ●
- ISO 10993-10 Irritation/Intracutaneous Reactivity ●
- . ISO 10993-11 Acute Systemic Toxicity
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- ISO 10993-11 Pyrogenicity ●
- ISO 10993-3 Genotoxicity ●
- ISO 10993-4 Hemocompatibility ASTM Hemolysis Complete ●
- . ISO 10993-4 Hemocompatibility - Complement Activation Complete with C3a & SC5b-9
- ASTM F2382-17 Partial Thromboplastin Time (PTT) testing .
- . Platelet/Leukocyte Count (Guideline: ASTM F2888-13)
The Transseptal Introducer is considered an external communicating device with circulating blood contact and limited exposure (less than 24 hours). The Transseptal Introducer met the requirements set forth in ISO-10993.
## Conclusion
When compared to the predicate device, the Transseptal Introducer is substantially equivalent in design, technological characteristics, materials and performance testing.
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