SpaceFlex Knee is a mold intended to assist in the creation of a temporary disposable cement spacer for a total knee replacement (TKR) for skeletally mature patients undergoing a two-stage procedure due to a septic process.
Device Story
SpaceFlex Knee system consists of disposable polypropylene molds used in the operating room to create a temporary total knee replacement (TKR) prosthesis. The surgeon fills the molds with low-viscosity polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) bone cement; once hardened, the resulting cement spacer is implanted into the patient's knee joint. The device is intended for patients undergoing a two-stage procedure to address periprosthetic joint infection. The spacer acts as a temporary joint replacement and provides local antibiotic delivery (via gentamicin-loaded cement). The device is single-use and non-sterile; it is used by orthopedic surgeons in a clinical setting. The output is a patient-specific temporary prosthesis that maintains joint space and aids in infection management during the interval between the removal of an infected implant and the placement of a permanent replacement.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. No clinical data provided. Testing included rupture tests, fatigue tests, gentamicin elution tests, wear tests, molding temperature analysis, and residual analysis on the polymer matrix. Results demonstrated that the device meets performance specifications and exhibits gentamicin release profiles equivalent to the OsteoRemedies Knee Modular Spacer (K112470) at 1-day, 1-week, and 2-week intervals.
Technological Characteristics
Disposable cement spacer molds constructed from medical-grade polypropylene. Operates by molding low-viscosity PMMA bone cement into a temporary knee prosthesis. Single-use; non-re-sterilizable. Mechanical properties and gentamicin elution profiles validated against international standards.
Indications for Use
Indicated for skeletally mature patients undergoing a two-stage total knee replacement procedure due to a septic process. Temporary prosthesis implantation period is 180 days or less. Patients must consistently use mobility assist devices (e.g., crutches, walkers) throughout the implant period due to mechanical limitations of the bone cement material.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) bone cement is a device intended to be implanted that is made from methylmethacrylate, polymethylmethacrylate, esters of methacrylic acid, or copolymers containing polymethylmethacrylate and polystyrene. The device is intended for use in arthroplastic procedures of the hip, knee, and other joints for the fixation of polymer or metallic prosthetic implants to living bone.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The special control for this device is the FDA guidance document entitled “Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) Bone Cement.”
Predicate Devices
StageOne Disposable Cement Spacer Molds for Temporary Knee Prosthesis, Biomet, Inc. (K161273)
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G21 S.r.l % Manjusha Bharadwaj Regulatory/Quality Consultant RQMIS, Inc. 110 Haverhill Road, Suite 526 Amesbury, Massachusetts 01913
Re: K190216
Trade/Device Name: G21 s.r.1 SpaceFlex Knee Regulation Number: 21 CFR 888.3027 Regulation Name: Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) bone cement Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: MBB, JWH Dated: March 5, 2019 Received: March 11, 2019
Dear Manjusha Bharadwaj:
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, 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,
Laurence D. Coyne, Ph.D. Assistant Director DHT6C: Division of Restorative. Repair and Trauma Devices OHT6: Office of Orthopedic Devices Office of Product Evaluation and Quality Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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Form Approved: OMB No. 0910-0120
Expiration Date: 06/30/2020
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### DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration
## Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K190216
Device Name G21 s.r.1 SpaceFlex Knee
### Indications for Use (Describe)
Disposable cement spacer molds are indicated for use to mold a temporary total knee replacement (TKR) for sketetally mature patients undergoing a two stage procedure due to a septic process. The molded temporary knee prosthesis is indicated for an implantation period of 180 days or less. Because of inherent mechanical limitations of the device material (G3A Bone Cement), the molded temporary prosthesis is only indicated for patients who will consistently use traditional mobility assist devices (e.g. crutches, walkers) throughout the implant period.
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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# 510(k) SUMMARY
G21 S.r.l. 's SpaceFlex Knee 510k Submission
#### l. SUBMITTER
G21 S.r.l. Via S. Pertini, 8 41039 S. Possidonio (MO) Italy
Phone: +39 0535 30312 +39 0535 417332 Fax:
Contact Person: Manjusha Bharadwaj Senior Quality/Regulatory Consultant RQMIS, Inc. 110 Haverhill Road, Suite 526 Amesbury, MA 01913 Phone: 1-(978) 358-7307 Fax: 1 (978) 477-0206
Date Prepared: 01 October 2018
#### II. DEVICE
| Trade/Device Name: | SpaceFlex Knee |
|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Common or Usual Name: | Temporary Knee Prosthesis |
| Classification Name: | Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) bone cement, antibiotic<br>Knee joint patellofemorotibial polymer/metal/polymer<br>semi-constrained cemented prosthesis |
| Regulation Number: | 21 CFR 888.3027, 21 CFR 888.3560 |
| Regulatory Class: | Class II |
| Product codes | MBB, JWH |
#### lll. PREDICATE DEVICES
Primary Predicate: StageOne Disposable Cement Spacer Molds for Temporary Knee Prosthesis, Biomet, Inc. (K161273)
Additional Predicates: SPACER-K Temporary Knee Prosthesis, Tecres S.p.A. (K062274), OsteoRemedies Knee Modular Spacer (K112470, filed under Garventis LLC Ronald Reagan and International Trade Center)
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#### IV. DEVICE INFORMATION
## Device Description:
G21 SpaceFlex Knee system are disposable cement spacer molds made of polypropylene (PP) intended to be filled with low-viscosity polymethyl methacrylate bone cement directly in the operating room. Once the bone cement has hardened, the SpaceFlex Knee system creates a polymethyl methacrylate based bone cement spacer for patients undergoing a two-stage procedure following a periprosthetic joint infection. The device can be used in either the left or right knee joint. The SpaceFlex Knee molds are single-use and cannot be re-sterilized.
# Intended Use:
SpaceFlex Knee is a mold intended to assist in the creation of a temporary disposable cement spacer for a total knee replacement (TKR) for skeletally mature patients undergoing a two-stage procedure due to a septic process.
## Indications for Use:
SpaceFlex Knee disposable cement spacer molds are indicated for use to mold a temporary total knee replacement (TKR) for skeletally mature patients undergoing a two-stage procedure due to a septic process. The molded temporary knee prosthesis is indicated for an implantation period of 180 days or less. Because of inherent mechanical limitations of the device material (G3A Bone Cement), the molded temporary prosthesis is only indicated for patients who will consistently use traditional mobility assist devices (e.g. crutches, walkers) throughout the implant period.
#### V. COMPARISON OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS WITH THE PREDICATE DEVICE
The technological features of the SpaceFlex Knee are similar to the predicates with one difference in the materials used for the manufacturing of the material used in the SpaceFlex Knee molds is medical grade polypropylene widely used in medical syringes and the predicate device molds are made of medical grade silicone.
Performance testing was completed on the SpaceFlex Knee device in accordance with established international standards to establish the mechanical properties and gentamicin release profile of the device. The results of the performance testing demonstrated that the SpaceFlex Knee device possess mechanical and elution characteristics equivalent to those of the predicate device. Specifically, the gentamicin release profile for the SpaceFlex Knee spacers was compared to the predicate device OsteoRemedies Knee Modular Spacer (K112470). The cumulative gentamicin release from SpaceFlex Knee was compared at time intervals of day 1, week 1 and week 2 to the predicate device's (OsteoRemedies Knee Modular Spacer (K112470)) gentamicin release profile available from the predicate labeling documents. The comparison of this data evaluated that the
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cumulative release of gentamicin from the SpaceFlex Knee spacer is substantially equivalent to the additional predicate device OsteoRemedies Knee Modular Spacer (K112470).
Based on the comparison data of the mechanical properties and the gentamicin release profile, the subject device and predicate device are similar in design, fundamental scientific technology and comparable gentamicin elution profile. The minor differences between the subject and predicates do not lead to new safety or effectiveness issues.
### VI. PERFORMANCE DATA
The mechanical properties of the SpaceFlex knee System were tested in accordance with applicable international standards. In all instances the device functioned as intended and all results were satisfactory and met all performance specifications. The testing performed includes,
- 1. Rupture Test
- 2. Fatigue Test
- 3. Gentamicin Elution Test
- 4. The Wear Test Mechanical performance
- 5. Molding Temperature Analysis
- 6. Residual Analysis on Polymer Matrix
### VII. CONCLUSION
The SpaceFlex knee disposable cement spacer is substantially equivalent to other legally marketed cement spacers indicated for use to mold a temporary total knee replacement. The SpaceFlex knee has the same general intended use and substantially the same indications for use, technological characteristics, and principles of operation as the previously cleared primary predicate StageOne Disposable Cement Spacer Molds for Temporary Knee Prosthesis, Biomet, Inc. (K161273) and additional predicates SPACER-K Temporary Knee Prosthesis, Tecres S.p.A. (K062274) and OsteoRemedies Knee Modular Spacer (K112470).
The substantial equivalence discussion included in the submission demonstrates the substantial equivalence of the SpaceFlex Knee System (the subject device) and its predicate devices as well as describing the minor differences in the technological characteristics, which do not raise any new questions of safety or efficacy. The indications for use, performance testing mechanical/bench testing and gentamicin elution release profile of the Spacer are comparable to the primary as well as the additional predicates listed above and the data presented demonstrate that the SpaceFlex Knee system is substantially equivalent to its predicate devices.
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