MTS225 and MTS300 Multiple Tray Sterilization Systems
K190541 · Pmbs, LLC · KCT · Nov 5, 2019 · General Hospital
Device Facts
Record ID
K190541
Device Name
MTS225 and MTS300 Multiple Tray Sterilization Systems
Applicant
Pmbs, LLC
Product Code
KCT · General Hospital
Decision Date
Nov 5, 2019
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 880.6850
Device Class
Class 2
Indications for Use
The MTS System (Multiple Tray Sterilization System) is indicated for enclosing other medical devices that are to be sterilized by a healthcare provider. It is intended to allow sterilization of the enclosed materials and maintain sterility for up to 30 days. The unit must be used with the MTS System Transfer Cart, MTS System Filters and MTS System Integrity Locks. The MTS System is intended to be used in prevacuum steam sterilizers with a prevacuum cycle of 270°F and exposure time of 4 minutes. Use no more than 3 trays per shelf or 25 lbs. per tray. The MTS System was tested and validated with rigid instruments containing lumens with an inner diameter of .7mm and an overall length of 500mm as well as lumens with an inner diameter of 1.0mm and an overall length of 850mm. Do not use with instruments containing lumens with an inner diameter smaller than .7mm and an overall length longer than 500mm or lumens with an inner diameter smaller than 1.0mm and an overall length longer than 850mm. Use only uncovered, perforated or wire mesh general delivery trays within the MTS System.
Device Story
MTS225 and MTS300 are stainless steel sterilization cabinets designed to enclose medical devices during steam sterilization; used with MTS System Transfer Cart, disposable filters, and integrity locks. Healthcare providers load uncovered, perforated, or wire mesh trays into the cabinet; cabinet is deployed into a prevacuum steam sterilizer via the transfer cart. System facilitates sterilization and maintains sterility for 30 days post-processing. Optional STEAMPlus tray record cards/integrators may be used. Device benefits include standardized containment for reusable instruments, ensuring sterility maintenance during storage and transport. The MTS225 is a smaller, lighter version of the predicate MTS300, offering identical sterilization performance with reduced drying time requirements.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Studies performed per ANSI/AAMI ST77:2013. Validated sterilization efficacy to 10^-6 SAL for rigid instruments with lumens (0.7mm ID/500mm length and 1.0mm ID/850mm length). Confirmed 10-minute minimum dry time and 30-day sterility maintenance following rigorous outdoor transportation and storage.
Technological Characteristics
16-gauge stainless steel cabinet; disposable heavy-duty sterilization wrap filters; adjustable transfer cart for deployment. Prevacuum steam sterilization (270°F, 4-minute exposure). Dimensions vary by model (MTS225/MTS300). No electronic components or software.
Indications for Use
Indicated for enclosing medical devices for sterilization by healthcare providers; maintains sterility for up to 30 days. Compatible with prevacuum steam sterilizers (270°F, 4-minute exposure). Supports rigid instruments with minimum lumen ID 0.7mm (max length 500mm) or 1.0mm (max length 850mm). Contraindicated for lumens smaller than 0.7mm/500mm or 1.0mm/850mm.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A sterilization wrap (pack, sterilization wrapper, bag, or accessories, is a device intended to be used to enclose another medical device that is to be sterilized by a health care provider. It is intended to allow sterilization of the enclosed medical device and also to maintain sterility of the enclosed device until used.
Predicate Devices
MTS300 Multiple Tray Sterilization System (K152014)
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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November 5, 2019
Pmbs, LLC % Annette Hillring President Hillring & Associates, Inc 3012 St. Charles Drive Tampa, Florida 33618
Re: K190541
Trade/Device Name: MTS225 and MTS300 Multiple Tray Sterilization Systems Regulation Number: 21 CFR 880.6850 Regulation Name: Sterilization Wrap Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: KCT Dated: September 27, 2019 Received: September 30, 2019
Dear Annette Hillring:
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.
For Elizabeth Claverie, M.S. Assistant Director for THT4B2 Acting Assistant Director for THT4B1 DHT4B: Division of Infection Control and Plastic Surgery Devices OHT4: Office of Surgical and Infection Control Devices Office of Product Evaluation and Quality Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K190541
#### Device Name
MTS225 and MTS300 Multiple Tray Sterilization Systems
Indications for Use (Describe)
The MTS System (Multiple Tray Sterilization System) is indicated for enclosing other medical devices that are to be sterilized by a healthcare provider. It is intended to allow sterilization of the enclosed materials and maintain sterility for up to 30 days. The unit must be used with the MTS System Transfer Cart, MTS System Filters and MTS System Integrity Locks.
The MTS System is intended to be used in prevacuum steam sterilizers with a prevacuum cycle of 270°F and exposure time of 4 minutes. Use no more than 3 trays per shelf or 25 lbs. per tray.
The MTS System was tested and validated with rigid instruments containing lumens with an inner diameter of .7mm and an overall length of 500mm as well as lumens with an inner diameter of 1.0mm and an overall length of 850mm. Do not use with instruments containing lumens with an inner diameter smaller than .7mm and an overall length longer than 500mm or lumens with an inner diameter smaller than 1.0mm and an overall length longer than 850mm. Use only uncovered, perforated or wire mesh general delivery trays within the MTS System.
| Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable) | |
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Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
X Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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# 510(k) Summary: K190541
| Submitter | PMBS, LLC<br>5419 Delette Ave S<br>St Petersburg, FL 33707<br>Contact person: Michele E. Mauzerall, CEO<br>Phone: 908-300-7093<br>Email: mem.pmbs@gmail.com |
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| Date prepared | November 1, 2019 |
| Device | MTS225 and MTS300 Multiple Tray Sterilization Systems |
| Predicate Device | MTS300 Multiple Tray Sterilization System ("MTS300 System")<br>K152014 |
| Device Description | The MTS System is comprised of the stainless steel sterilization cabinet and<br>adjustable transfer cart. Single use filters and integrity locks with sterilization<br>indicator dots are used with the system for each sterilization cycle. An<br>optional STEAMPlus™ tray record card with STEAMPlus sterilization<br>integrator (SPS Medical) may be utilized by the healthcare provider. |
| | Adjustable shelves within the cabinet can hold up to three trays (uncovered,<br>perforated or wire mesh) of devices and/or surgical instruments intended for a<br>single patient surgery. No more than 25 pounds can be loaded per tray for a<br>maximum of 75 pounds per shelf. The MTS300 Cabinet (with four shelves)<br>can hold up to 300 pounds per load and the MTS225 Cabinet (with three<br>shelves) can hold up to 225 pounds per load. |
| | The loaded cabinet is deployed from the adjustable transfer cart and processed<br>in pre-vacuum steam sterilizers. Processing includes the standard<br>conditioning phase of the autoclave followed by a sterilization cycle time of a<br>minimum of 4 minutes and a dry cycle of a minimum of 10 minutes. Sterility<br>is maintained for up to 30 days. |
| Indications for Use | The MTS System (Multiple Tray Sterilization System) is indicated for<br>enclosing other medical devices that are to be sterilized by a healthcare<br>provider. It is intended to allow sterilization of the enclosed materials and<br>maintain sterility for up to 30 days. The unit must be used with the MTS<br>System Transfer Cart, MTS System Filters and MTS System Integrity Locks. |
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The MTS System is intended to be used in prevacuum steam sterilizers with a prevacuum cycle of 270°F and exposure time of 4 minutes. Use no more than 3 trays per shelf or 25 lbs. per tray.
The MTS System was tested and validated with rigid instruments containing lumens with an inner diameter of 0.7mm and an overall length of 500mm as well as lumens with an inner diameter of 1.0mm and an overall length of 850mm. Do not use with instruments containing lumens with an inner diameter smaller than 0.7mm and an overall length longer than 500mm or lumens with an inner diameter smaller than 1.0mm and an overall length longer than 850mm.
Use only uncovered, perforated or wire mesh general delivery trays within the MTS System.
Comparison of Technological Characteristics with the Predicate Device
There are no new technological characteristics associated with the modified (smaller) MTS300 System, the MTS225 System. A comparison of the technological characteristics of the subject device, the MTS System (MTS225 and MTS300 Systems) to the predicate, the currently-marketed MTS300 System, is provided in the table on the following pages.
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# Comparison of Technological Characteristics with the Predicate Device
| Characteristic | Subject Device: | Predicate Device: |
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| | MTS System (both the MTS225 and MTS300 | MTS300 System |
| | Systems) K190541 | (K152014) |
| Indications for Use | The MTS System (Multiple Tray Sterilization System) is<br>indicated for enclosing other medical devices that are to be<br>sterilized by a healthcare provider. It is intended to allow<br>sterilization of the enclosed materials and maintain sterility for up<br>to 30 days. The unit must be used with the MTS System Transfer<br>Cart, MTS System Filters and MTS System Integrity Locks. | The MTS300 System is indicated for enclosing other medical<br>devices that are to be sterilized by a healthcare provider. It is<br>intended to allow sterilization of the enclosed materials and<br>maintain sterility for up to 30 days until used. The unit must<br>be used with the MTS300 Transfer Cart, MTS300 filters and<br>integrity locks. |
| | The MTS System is intended to be used in prevacuum steam<br>sterilizers with a prevacuum cycle of 270°F and exposure time of<br>4 minutes. Use no more than 3 trays per shelf or 25 lbs. per tray. | The MTS300 System is intended to be used in prevacuum<br>steam sterilizers with a prevacuum cycle of 270°F and<br>exposure time of 4 minutes. Use no more than 3 trays per<br>shelf or 25 lbs. per tray. |
| | The MTS System was tested and validated with rigid instruments<br>containing lumens with an inner diameter of 0.7mm and an<br>overall length of 500mm as well as lumens with an inner<br>diameter of 1.0mm and an overall length of 850mm. Do not use<br>with instruments containing lumens with an inner diameter<br>smaller than 0.7mm and an overall length longer than 500mm or<br>lumens with an inner diameter smaller than 1.0mm and an overall<br>length longer than 850mm. | The MTS300 System was tested and validated with rigid<br>instruments containing lumens with an inner diameter of<br>3.8mm and an overall length of 370mm. Do not use with<br>instruments containing lumens with an inner diameter smaller<br>than 3.8mm and an overall length longer than 370mm. |
| | Use only uncovered, perforated or wire mesh general delivery<br>trays within the MTS System. | Use only uncovered, perforated or wire mesh general<br>delivery trays within the MTS300 System. |
| Sterilization<br>Parameters | Prevacuum cycle of 270°F and exposure time of 4<br>minutes | Prevacuum cycle of 270°F and exposure time of 4<br>minutes |
| Drying Time | 10 minutes | 30 minutes |
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### Comparison of Technological Characteristics with the Predicate Device
| Characteristic | Subject Device:<br>MTS System (both the MTS225 and MTS300<br>Systems) K190541 | Predicate Device:<br>MTS300 System<br>(K152014) |
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| Sterility<br>Maintenance | 30 days | 30 days |
| Cabinet Material | 16 gauge stainless steel | 16 gauge stainless steel |
| Weight w/ Shelves | 212 lbs (MTS300) and 185 lbs (MTS225) | 212 lbs |
| Filter Material | Heavy duty sterilization wrap by SPS Medical | Heavy duty sterilization wrap by SPS Medical |
| Volume-to-Vent<br>Ratio | 129.131 (MTS300) and 94.725 (MTS225) | 129.131 |
| Deployment into<br>Sterilization<br>Chamber | Adjustable transfer cart | Adjustable transfer cart |
| Recommended<br>Sterilization Trays | All manufacturers' trays – uncovered, perforated or<br>wire mesh general delivery trays | All manufacturers' trays - uncovered, perforated or wire<br>mesh general delivery trays |
| Recommended<br>Sterilizers | All makes and models with dimensions compatible<br>with the MTS System | All makes and models with dimensions compatible with<br>the MTS300 System |
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| Comparison of<br>Technological<br>Characteristics<br>with the<br>Predicate<br>Device | Modifications introduced into the MTS300 Multiple Tray Sterilization<br>Systems do not affect the technological characteristics. The cabinet material<br>remains stainless steel and a filtration system utilizing disposable filters of the<br>same material from the same supplier is the method by which sterilization is<br>achieved and maintained. The cabinet continues to be deployed into the<br>sterilization chamber with an adjustable transfer cart. The sterilization<br>parameters and sterility maintenance specifications are identical to the<br>predicate device. |
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| Nonclinical<br>Testing | Nonclinical data was generated to ensure the MTS Systems meet the intended<br>use. Sterilization efficacy verification studies were performed in accordance<br>with the requirements of ANSI/AAMI ST77:2013 Containment devices for<br>reusable medical device sterilization.<br>The smaller modified MTS300 System (the MTS225 System) is<br>dimensionally smaller in height and lighter weight. Because of its smaller<br>size, the Volume-to-Vent ratio is less than the MTS300 System.<br>The MTS Systems (both the MTS225 and MTS300 Systems) have<br>demonstrated the ability to: achieve a 10-6 SAL when sterilizing longer and smaller lumen sized instruments (rigid instruments containing lumens with an inner diameter of 0.7mm and an overall length of 500mm as well as lumens with an inner diameter of 1.0mm and an overall length of 850mm), meet or exceed the shorter minimum dry time of 10 minutes, and maintain sterility for 30 days following rigorous outdoor transportation and storage outside the sterilization facility. |
| Conclusion | The nonclinical tests demonstrate that the MTS225 and MTS300 Multiple<br>Tray Sterilization Systems are as safe, as effective, and perform as well as or<br>better than the legally marketed device, the MTS300 Multiple Tray<br>Sterilization System (K152014). |
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