K181822 · Smith & Nephew Medical Limited · OMP · Mar 21, 2019 · General, Plastic Surgery
Device Facts
Record ID
K181822
Device Name
RENASYS Touch; RENASYS Y-Connector
Applicant
Smith & Nephew Medical Limited
Product Code
OMP · General, Plastic Surgery
Decision Date
Mar 21, 2019
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 878.4780
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
RENASYS TOUCH is indicated for patients who would benefit from a suction device (Negative Pressure Wound Therapy), as it may promote wound healing via removal of fluids, including irrigation fluids and body fluids, wound exudates and infectious materials. Appropriate wound types include: Chronic Acute Traumatic Sub-acute and dehisced wounds Ulcers (such as pressure or diabetic) Partial-thickness burns Flaps and grafts When used with the RENASYS AB Abdominal Kit with Soft Port, RENASYS TOUCH is indicated for temporary bridging of abdominal wall openings where primary closure is not possible and/or repeat abdominal entries are necessary. It is intended to be used in open abdominal wounds with exposed viscera, including but not limited to abdominal compartment syndrome. The use of RENASYS Abdominal Kit with Soft Port is intended for use in acute hospital care settings (trauma, general and plastic surgery wards) and should ideally be applied in the operating theatre.
Device Story
RENASYS TOUCH is a software-controlled, electric motor-driven diaphragm vacuum pump for negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT). It delivers negative pressure (25-200mmHg) to one or two wounds via disposable containers to remove exudate and fluids. Operated by mains power or internal battery; used in clinical or home settings. Features integrated cellular technology for remote transmission of device location, billing, and maintenance data to a secure website; does not transmit patient data or control therapy. Healthcare professionals access device status via the website. Includes Y-connector for dual-wound therapy. Benefits include promoted wound healing and temporary abdominal wall bridging. Device provides visual/video-based alarm troubleshooting and canister change guidance.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical or animal data included. Substantial equivalence supported by bench testing, including simulated wound models, battery verification, pressure maintenance verification, SIM card activation/deactivation, and electrical/mechanical safety testing.
Technological Characteristics
Powered suction pump; diaphragm vacuum pump; electric motor. Materials: PVC tubing (Y-connector). Connectivity: Integrated global cellular technology for device telemetry. Power: Mains or internal battery. Standards: IEC 60601-1-11 (Home Healthcare). Software: Embedded, GUI-based, includes video playback.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients requiring negative pressure wound therapy for chronic, acute, traumatic, sub-acute, dehisced wounds, ulcers (pressure/diabetic), partial-thickness burns, and flaps/grafts. Also indicated for temporary bridging of open abdominal wounds with exposed viscera (e.g., abdominal compartment syndrome) when used with RENASYS AB Abdominal Kit.
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.
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March 21, 2019
Smith & Nephew Medical Limited % Kulsum Master Director, Regulatory Affairs Smith and Nephew 7000 West William Cannon Drive Austin, Texas 78735
Re: K181822
Trade/Device Name: RENASYS Touch; RENASYS Y-Connector Regulation Number: 21 CFR 878.4780 Regulation Name: Powered Suction Pump Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: OMP Dated: February 18, 2019 Received: February 19, 2019
Dear Kulsum Master:
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 mav, 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 avare 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.
# Kimberly Ferlin -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 Food and Drug Administration
### Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K181822
Device Name RENASYS TOUCH
### Indications for Use (Describe)
RENASYS TOUCH is indicated for patients who would benefit from a suction device (Negative Pressure Wound Therapy), as it may promote wound healing via removal of fluids, including irrigation fluids and body fluids, wound exudates and infectious materials.
Appropriate wound types include:
- Chronic
- · Acute
- · Traumatic
- · Sub-acute and dehisced wounds
- · Ulcers (such as pressure or diabetic)
- · Partial-thickness burns
- Flaps and grafts
When used with the RENASYS AB Abdominal Kit with Soft Port, RENASYS TOUCH is indicated for temporary bridging of abdominal wall openings where primary closure is not possible and/or repeat abdominal entries are necessary. It is intended to be used in open abdominal wounds with exposed viscera, including but not limited to abdominal compartment syndrome. The use of RENASYS Abdominal Kit with Soft Port is intended for use in acute hospital care settings (trauma, general and plastic surgery wards) and should ideally be applied in the operating theatre.
Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable) X Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration
### Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K181822
Device Name RENASYS Y-Connector
The RENASYS Y-Connector can only be used with the RENASYS TOUCH system. RENASYS TOUCH is indicated for patients who would benefit from a suction device (negative pressure wound therapy) as it may promote wound healing via removal of fluids, including irrigation and body fluids, wound exudates and infectious materials.
The following wound types may be used with a RENASYS
system that is utilizing a RENASYS Y-connector:
- · Flaps and grafts (only in one wound configuration)
- · Open abdomen (only in one wound configuration & only with RENASYS TOUCH and RENASYS AB Abdominal Kit)
- Chronic
- Acute
- · Traumatic
- Sub-Acute and dehisced wounds
- · Ulcers (such as pressure or diabetic)
- · Partial-thickness burns
When the RENASYS Y-Connector is used with the RENASYS AB Abdominal Kit with Soft Port (only in one wound configuration), it is indicated for temporary bridging of abdominal wall openings where is not possible and/or repeat abdominal entries are necessary. It is intended to be used in open abdominal wounds with exposed viscera, including but not limited to abdominal compartment syndrome. The use of RENASYS Abdominal Kit with Soft Port is intended for use in acute hospital care settings (trauma, general and plastic surgery wards) and should ideally be applied in the operating theatre.
| Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable) | |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| <div> <span> <span style="font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="color: black;">☑</span> </span> </span> Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) </span> </div> | <div> <span> <span style="font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="font-family: Symbol;"> <span style="color: black;">☐</span> </span> </span> Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C) </span> </div> |
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# 510(K) SUMMARY K181822
| <b>General Information</b> | |
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| <b>Submitter Name/Address:</b> | Smith & Nephew Medical Limited<br>101 Hessle Road,<br>Hull<br>HU3 2BN<br>United Kingdom |
| <b>Establishment Registration Number:</b> | 8043484 |
| <b>Contact Person:</b> | Kulsum Master, Director Regulatory Affairs, US Region |
| <b>Phone Number</b> | +1-512-358-5720 |
| <b>Date Prepared:</b> | July 06, 2018 |
| <b>Application Correspondent:</b> | Smith & Nephew Inc.<br>7000 West William Cannon Drive,<br>Austin,<br>Texas, 78735,<br>USA |
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| <b>Contact Person:</b> | Kulsum Master, Director Regulatory Affairs, US Region |
| <b>Phone Number:</b> | +1 512-358-5720 |
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| <b>Device Description</b> | |
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
| <b>Trade Name:</b> | RENASYS TOUCH |
| <b>Common or Usual Name:</b> | Negative Pressure Wound Therapy |
| | powered suction pump |
| <b>Classification Name:</b> | Powered suction pump (21 CFR |
| | 878.4780) |
| <b>Regulatory Class:</b> | Class II |
| <b>Product Code:</b> | OMP |
| <b>Predicate Device Information</b> | |
| <b>510(k) Number:</b> | K153209 |
| <b>Device:</b> | RENASYS TOUCH System |
| <b>Clearance Date:</b> | August 4, 2016 |
| <b>510(k) Number:</b> | K143133 |
| <b>Device:</b> | RENASYS AB Abdominal Kit |
| <b>Clearance Date:</b> | July 23, 2015 |
# Device Description
RENASYS TOUCH device is a software controlled suction device consisting of an electric motor driven, diaphragm, vacuum pump. The device is designed to provide Negative Pressure Wound Therapy at a range of pressure settings between 25-200mmHg to a closed environment over one or two wounds. The device removes exudate from the wound site(s) to a disposable container, which may promote wound healing via removal of fluids, including irrigation of body fluids, wound exudates and infectious materials.
RENASYS TOUCH device can be operated by either a mains power supply or internal battery.
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RENASYS TOUCH device contains integrated global cellular technology that allows device location, billing and maintenance data to be sent wirelessly to a secure Internet website providing Health Care Professionals access to device information.
The RENASYS TOUCH device is compatible with Smith & Nephew RENASYS Foam, RENASYS Gauze and RENASYS Abdominal dressing kits previously cleared under K152163, K153209 and K143133.
RENASYS TOUCH has also demonstrated compatibility with RENASYS Y-Connector. The RENASYS Y-connector is only intended to be used in conjunction with RENASYS Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) systems. The RENASYS Y-Connector can be used to connect one or two wounds through two RENASYS Soft Ports to a single RENASYS TOUCH device. The Y-Connector is constructed of PVC tubing and is compatible with Smith & Nephew RENASYS Foam, RENASYS Gauze and RENASYS Abdominal dressing kits with Soft Port.
### Indications for Use - RENASYS TOUCH
RENASYS TOUCH is indicated for patients who would benefit from a suction device (Negative Pressure Wound Therapy), as it may promote wound healing via removal of fluids, including irrigation fluids and body fluids, wound exudates and infectious materials.
Appropriate wound types include:
Chronic
Acute
Traumatic
Sub-acute and dehisced wounds
Ulcers (such as pressure or diabetic)
Partial-thickness burns
- Flaps and grafts
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When used with the RENASYS AB Abdominal Kit with Soft Port, RENASYS TOUCH is indicated for temporary bridging of abdominal wall openings where primary closure is not possible and/or repeat abdominal entries are necessary. It is intended to be used in open abdominal wounds with exposed viscera. including but not limited to abdominal compartment syndrome. The use of RENASYS Abdominal Kit with Soft Port is intended for use in acute hospital care settings (trauma, general and plastic surgery wards) and should ideally be applied in the operating theatre.
# Indications for Use - RENASYS Y-Connector
The RENASYS Y-Connector can only be used with the RENASYS TOUCH system. RENASYS TOUCH is indicated for patients who would benefit from a suction device (negative pressure wound therapy) as it may promote wound healing via removal of fluids, including irrigation and body fluids, wound exudates and infectious materials.
The following wound types may be used with a RENASYS system that is utilizing a RENASYS Y-connector:
- · Flaps and grafts (only in one wound configuration)
- Open abdomen (only in one wound configuration & only with RENASYS TOUCH and RENASYS AB Abdominal Kit)
- Chronic
- Acute
- Traumatic
- Sub-Acute and dehisced wounds
- Ulcers (such as pressure or diabetic)
- Partial-thickness burns
When the RENASYS Y-Connector is used with the RENASYS AB Abdominal Kit with Soft Port (only in one wound configuration), it is indicated for temporary
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bridging of abdominal wall openings where primary closure is not possible and/or repeat abdominal entries are necessary. It is intended to be used in open abdominal wounds with exposed viscera, including but not limited to abdominal compartment syndrome. The use of RENASYS Abdominal Kit with Soft Port is intended for use in acute hospital care settings (trauma, general and plastic surgery wards) and should ideally be applied in the operating theatre.
# Comparison between New and Predicate Device
The technological principal for delivering the negative pressure wound therapy for both the subject and predicate devices are identical. The main differences between the cleared RENASYS TOUCH device K153209 and the subject device are as follows:
- a) Introduction of an integrated global cellular technology that allows device location, billing and maintenance data to be sent wirelessly to a secure Internet website providing Health Care Professionals access to device information.
The wireless technology does not monitor or control the delivery of negative pressure (range -25mmHg to -200mmHg; optimal therapeutic range: -40mmHg to -120mmHg) or transmit patient data.
- b) The device software has been updated to facilitate the operation of the wireless technology introduced as part of the 510(k) notice for the subject device, including electronic labelling for wireless regulations.
- c) Updated Graphical User Interface (GUI) screen wording when Y-Connector mode to enable to use of the device on one or two wounds when using a Y-connector.
- d) The subject device has demonstrated compliance with the Home Healthcare requirements of IEC 60601-1-11.
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- e) Minor update to the indications for use statement to remove information on use in professional healthcare environments due to the subject device demonstrating compliance to the home healthcare requirements of IEC60601-1-11.
- The device software has been updated to included video playback with f) device usage on alarm troubleshooting and canister changes.
- g) The device includes compatibility with an additional Class I Power Supply and Power Cords for Hospital Use, purchased separately for special Hospital needs.
- h) The indications for use have been updated to clarify that the RENASYS TOUCH pump can be used with the RENASYS AB Abdominal Kit as per the predicate submission K153209. The wording included is taken directly from the indications from the predicate RENASYS AB Abdominal Kit K143133.
### Non Clinical Data
Performance testing has been conducted to verify the RENASYS TOUCH device meets the design specifications and demonstrates substantial equivalence to the predicate device. The principle test methods used to demonstrate performance are simulated wound models, using the same test strategy that was used to clear the predicated device. Additional consideration was taken into account regarding function of the wireless communication with the RENASYS TOUCH devices functioning in the same vicinity. All performance testing of the RENASYS TOUCH device was performed in triplicate with devices in close proximity and 3G-GPS enabled.
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The list below summarizes the testing undertaken and successfully completed for the RENASYS TOUCH device
- Battery verification over the duration of the RENASYS TOUCH devices' . battery life using simulated wound model testing
- Simulated wound model testing to verify the RENASYS TOUCH device . maintains pressure at all pressure settings
- Activation and deactivation of the SIM card
- RENASYS TOUCH compatibility testing with the RENASYS Y-Connector . in simulated wound models
- Electrical safety testing, Electromagnetic compatibility testing and . mechanical/environmental testing to verify its use in transportation, ambulatory and home healthcare environments
# Clinical Data
No clinical or animal data is included in this submission
# Conclusion
In establishing substantial equivalence to the predicate device. Smith & Nephew Medical Ltd evaluated the indications for use, principle of operation, materials, technology, product specifications and energy requirements of the device. Performance testing, software verification testing, electromagnetic compatibility testing and electrical safety testing has been completed to demonstrate that the RENASYS TOUCH device is substantially equivalent to the predicate device for the intended use.
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