K190742 · Neogenix, LLC Dba Ogenix · KPJ · Dec 13, 2019 · General, Plastic Surgery
Device Facts
Record ID
K190742
Device Name
EPIFLO-28
Applicant
Neogenix, LLC Dba Ogenix
Product Code
KPJ · General, Plastic Surgery
Decision Date
Dec 13, 2019
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 878.5650
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
The EPIFLO-28 is intended to provide topical oxygen to treat 1) skin ulcerations due to diabetes, venous stasis, post-surgical infections and gangrenous lesions, 2) pressure ulcers, 3) amputations/infected stumps, 4) skin grafts, 5) burns, and 6) frostbite.
Device Story
EPIFLO-28 is a single-patient, disposable, battery-operated oxygen concentrator; delivers 98-100% oxygen continuously at ~3.0 ml/hour for 28 days. Oxygen travels via sterile cannula to wound site beneath bandage; operates at ambient pressure. Used in home or clinical settings; patient or caregiver operates. Device features green/red LEDs for status/error monitoring. Provides topical oxygen therapy to promote healing; reduces pro-inflammatory cytokines, proteases, and macrophages in wound tissue. Benefits include extended 28-day therapy duration compared to predicate.
Clinical Evidence
Clinical study (n=61) evaluated predicate device usability over 12 weeks. Subject device usability study included lay users (n=17) and healthcare professionals (n=18). Clinical validation study evaluated wound response to delivery cannula via weekly measurements, wound fluid, and tissue punch biopsies over 4 weeks. Results demonstrated reduction in pro-inflammatory cytokines, proteases, and macrophages at 4-week follow-up.
Technological Characteristics
Single-patient, disposable, battery-operated oxygen concentrator. Uses Membrane Electrode Assembly for oxygen generation. Delivers ~3.0 ml/hour at ambient pressure. Enclosure contacts intact skin; cannula contacts breached/compromised skin. Biocompatibility testing per ISO 10993 standards (cytotoxicity, sensitization, irritation, pyrogenicity). Includes LED status indicators. No complex software algorithms; device is a mechanical/electrochemical oxygen delivery system.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients with skin ulcerations (diabetic, venous stasis, post-surgical, gangrenous), pressure ulcers, amputations/infected stumps, skin grafts, burns, and frostbite.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A topical oxygen chamber for extremities is a device that is intended to surround a patient's limb and apply humidified oxygen topically at a pressure slightly greater than atmospheric pressure to aid healing of chronic skin ulcers such as bedsores.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The special control for this device is FDA's “Class II Special Controls Guidance: Topical Oxygen Chamber for Extremities.” See § 878.1(e) for the availability of this guidance document.
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December 13, 2019
Neogenix, LLC dba Ogenix Srinivasan Sarangapani President 3401 Enterprise Pkwy, Suite 340 Beachwood, Ohio 44122
Re: K190742
Trade/Device Name: EPIFLO-28 Regulation Number: 21 CFR 878.5650 Regulation Name: Topical Oxygen Chamber For Extremities Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: KPJ Dated: November 12, 2019 Received: November 12, 2019
Dear Srinivasan Sarangapani:
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,
Kimberly M. Ferlin, Ph.D. Assistant Director (acting) 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) K190742
Device Name EPIFLO-28
Indications for Use (Describe)
The EPIFLO-28 is intended to provide topical oxygen to treat 1) skin ulcerations due to diabetes, venous stasis, post-surgical infections and gangrenous lesions, 2) amputations/infected stumps, 4) Skin grafts, 5) burns, and 6) frostbite
Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)
| <div> <span> <b> </b> Prescription Use (Part 21 CER 801 Subpart D) </span> </div> |
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| <div> <span> <b> </b> Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C) </span> </div> |
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### 510(k) SUMMARY FOR EPIFLO-28
#### 1. SPONSOR
Neogenix, LLC DBA Ogenix 3401 Enterprise Pkwy, Suite 340 Beachwood, OH 44122
Contact Person: Srinivasan (Sarang) Sarangapani, President 781-702-6732 Telephone:
Date Prepared: December 13, 2019
#### 2. Device Name
| Proprietary Name: | EPIFLO-28 |
|----------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| Common/Usual Name: | Transdermal continuous Oxygen Therapy System |
| Classification Name: | Topical oxygen chamber for extremities |
| | 21 CFR 878.5650 – Class II (Special Controls) |
Product Code: KPJ
#### 3. PREDICATE DEVICES
EPIFLO System - K120764
#### 4. Device Description
EPIFLO-28 is an oxygen delivery device that incorporates a disposable oxygen concentrator. It consists of (1) the oxygen concentrator, and (2) the sterile cannula. The oxygen concentrator is a single patient, single use, disposable, battery-operated device that is capable of delivering 98 to 100 percent oxygen continuously for twenty eight days at a rate of ~3.0 ml/hour. The cannula conveys the oxygen from the oxygen concentrator to the area beneath the bandage overlying the wound.
#### 5. INDICATIONS FOR USE
The EPIFLO-28 is intended to provide topical oxygen to treat 1) skin ulcerations due to diabetes, venous stasis, post-surgical infections and gangrenous lesions, 2) pressure ulcers, 3) amputations/infected stumps, 4) skin grafts, 5) burns, and 6) frostbite.
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#### 6. Technological Characteristics and Substantial Equivalence
The predicate device EPIFLO System (7 & 15 day models) as well as the current model EPIFLO-28 delivers oxygen to the wound at ambient pressure (typically 1 atmosphere). The predicate devices as well as the EPIFLO-28 deliver near 100 percent pure oxygen to the wound site at a rate of ~ 3 mL/hr). Both the Predicate EPIFLO 7 & 15 day models and the EPIFLO-28 are single patient, single use disposable devices. The Membrane Electrode Assembly in the EPIFLO-28 is the same as used in the predicate device EPIFLO System (7&15 day models).
The predicate device provides continuous oxygen for 15 days, whereas EPIFLO-28 provides continuous oxygen for 28 days. The predicate device uses different blinking rates of the red indicator light to indicate normal operation and end of life. EPIFLO-28 has two indicator LEDs (green and red) to indicate normal operation and error state and/or end of life. There is no error state indication in the predicate device. EPIFLO-28 has the same footprint as the predicate device, but is taller by quarter of an inch. The delivery cannula was changed from the predicate.
#### 7. Performance Testing
Testing was conducted to validate that the EPIFLO-28 performed according to its specifications. These tests included performance testing for oxygen delivery per the specification for labeled durations, LED operation verification and EMC compatibility. Test methods were the same or more as used in the predicate device.
Biocompatibility testing for EPIFLO-28 enclosure (permanent contact with intact skin) included: cytotoxicity, sensitization, and irritation; for the oxygen delivery cannula (permanent contact with breached/compromised skin) the tests included: cytotoxicity, sensitization, irritation, and material mediated pyrogenicity. In addition, the cannula was subjected to an extractable/leachable analysis. A toxicological risk assessment was performed on the chemical compounds identified in the extractables/leachables testing; no chemical compound was detected above the conservative threshold of toxicological concern. To address the local tissue response to the delivery cannula, a clinical study evaluated wounds exposed to the delivery cannula throuqh wound measurements, wound fluid, and tissue punch biopsies collected weekly for 4 weeks. The wound fluid and punch biopsies were evaluated for pro-inflammatory cytokines, proteases, and macrophaqes and the results demonstrated a reduction in pro-inflammatory cytokines, proteases, and macrophages at the Week 4 follow up.
To address usability in the home environment, patients (n = 61) in a clinical study used the predicate device for up to 12 weeks. At each visit, patients answered questions in the case report forms about any issues with using the device. A usability study was also conducted with the subject device to evaluate lay user (n = 17) and healthcare professional (n = 18) user experience with the EPIFLO-28.
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#### CONCLUSIONS 8.
EPIFLO-28 delivers the same oxygen therapy as the predicate device, but does so for a longer period before replacement is required. It also has the same risk/benefit profile as the predicate. Based on these facts, and based on the results of the performance tests and clinical validation performed by Ogenix, it is concluded that EPIFLO-28 is as safe and as effective as the predicate device.
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