The Paragon Adult Maxi PMP oxygenator is a hollow fiber membrane oxygenator intended for physiologic gas exchange in adults and small adults undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass surgery. The integrated heat exchanger makes it possible to regulate the blood temperature. The Paragon Adult Maxi PMP Oxygenator is intended for clinical use for up to 6 hours.
Device Story
Paragon Adult Maxi PMP Oxygenator is a hollow fiber membrane oxygenator with an integrated heat exchanger; used during cardiopulmonary bypass surgery. Device facilitates gas exchange (O2 diffusion into blood, CO2 diffusion out) via plasma-tight hollow fiber membranes; blood contacts outer side of fibers while gas flows through inner lumen. Integrated heat exchanger uses non-porous hollow fiber membranes with water circulating through inner lumen to regulate blood temperature. Device includes Rheopak surface coating to reduce platelet adhesion. Used in clinical settings by medical professionals. Provides physiologic support during bypass; benefits patient by maintaining gas exchange and temperature control during surgery.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Performance evaluated per FDA Guidance (2000), ISO 7199:2016, and ISO 15676:2016. Comparative testing against predicate showed no statistically significant differences in O2/CO2 transfer rates, heat exchanger performance, or blood cell damage (hemolysis, WBC, platelet counts). Subject device demonstrated lower blood-side pressure drop. Biocompatibility assessed per ISO 10993-1:2009; sterility (SAL 10^-6) and endotoxin levels (<20 EU/device) confirmed.
Technological Characteristics
Hollow fiber membrane oxygenator with integrated heat exchanger. Materials: plasma-tight hollow fiber membranes (gas exchange), non-porous hollow fiber membranes (heat exchange). Surface: Rheopak coating. Single-use, disposable, sterile (ethylene oxide). Standards: ISO 7199:2016, ISO 15676:2016, ISO 10993-1:2009, ANSI/AAMI ST72:2011.
Indications for Use
Indicated for physiologic gas exchange and blood temperature regulation in adults and small adults undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass surgery for up to 6 hours.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A cardiopulmonary bypass oxygenator is a device used to exchange gases between blood and a gaseous environment to satisfy the gas exchange needs of a patient during open-heart surgery.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The special control for this device is the FDA guidance document entitled “Guidance for Cardiopulmonary Bypass Oxygenators 510(k) Submissions.”
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February 28, 2020
Chalice Medical Ltd Carol Middleton Quality Manager Manton Wood Enterprise Park, Worksop. S80 2RS Gb
Re: K191246
Trade/Device Name: Paragon Adult Maxi PMP Oxygenator (Model: XCMOP405PMP) Regulation Number: 21 CFR 870.4350 Regulation Name: Cardiopulmonary Bypass Oxygenator Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: DTZ, DTR Dated: January 2, 2020 Received: January 6, 2020
Dear Carol Middleton:
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,
Fernando Aguel for Assistant Director DHT2B: Division of Circulatory Support, Structural and Vascular Devices OHT2: Office of Cardiovascular Devices Office of Product Evaluation and Quality Center for Devices and Radiological Health
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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K191246
Device Name
Paragon Adult Maxi PMP Oxygenator (Model: XCMOP405PMP)
Indications for Use (Describe)
The Paragon Adult Maxi PMP oxygenator is a hollow fiber membrane oxygenator intended for physiologic gas exchange in adults and small adults undergoing cardopulmonary bypass surgery. The integrated heat exchanger makes it possible to regulate the blood temperature. The Paragon Adult Maxi PMP Oxygenator is intended for up to 6 hours.
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# 2. 510(k) Summary
| Date Prepared: | 21st February 2020 |
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| Submitter's Name<br>and Address | Chalice Medical Ltd<br>Manton Wood Enterprise Park,<br>Worksop, Nottinghamshire,<br>S80 2RS,<br>United Kingdom |
| Contact Person: | Carol Middleton<br>Quality Manager, Chalice Medical Ltd<br>Phone: +44 1909 470 777<br>Email: cmiddleton@chalicemedical.com |
| Alternate Contact: | Stephen Horan<br>Project Manager<br>Phone: +44 1909 470 777<br>Email: shoran@chalicemedical.com |
| Proprietary Name: | Paragon Adult Maxi PMP Oxygenator (Model:<br>XCMOP405PMP) |
| Common Name: | Hollow fiber membrane oxygenator with an<br>integrated heat exchanger. |
| Requlation Name: | Cardiopulmonary Bypass Oxygenator |
| Regulation Number: | 870.4350, 870.4240 |
| Product Code: | DTZ, DTR |
| Regulatory Class: | Class II |
| 510(k) Review Panel | Cardiovascular |
| Predicate Device | Sorin Group Italia Inspire 8M (K122254) |
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# 5.1 Device Description
The Paragon Adult Maxi PMP oxygenator (Paragon Maxi) is a hollow fiber membrane oxygenator with an integrated heat exchanger. The Paragon Maxi facilitates the gas exchange into and out of the blood, and the regulation of blood temperature during cardiopulmonary bypass. The Paragon Maxi is supplied with a Rheopak surface coating that reduces platelet adhesion to coated surfaces.
The gas exchanger part of the Paragon Maxi is formed of plasma tight hollow fiber membranes. The gas flow takes place through the inner lumen of the fibers. Blood is in contact with the outer side of the membranes, so that oxygen can diffuse into the venous blood, while carbon dioxide diffuses out of the blood. The heat exchanging part of the Paragon Maxi is made of non-porous hollow fiber membranes. Water flows through the inner lumen of the fibers, so that blood temperature flowing outside is regulated.
# 5.2 Indications for Use
## Paragon Adult Maxi PMP Oxygenators (Model: XCMOP405PMP)
The Paragon Adult Maxi PMP oxygenator is a hollow fiber membrane oxygenator intended for physiologic gas exchange in adults and small adults undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass surgery. The integrated heat exchanger makes it possible to regulate the blood temperature. The Paragon Adult Maxi PMP Oxygenator is intended for clinical use for up to 6 hours.
# 5.3 Technological Characteristics
The Paragon Maxi has been compared with a predicate device and found to be substantially equivalent. The devices have the following similarities:
- Same intended use, ●
- Same operating principle, ●
- Same fundamental technological characteristics, .
- . Same biological status (i.e. sterile, non-pyrogenic),
- . Similar base materials,
- Similar packaging materials and configurations,
- Same methods of sterilisation. ●
The Paragon Maxi is a single use disposable product, supplied sterile, sterilised by ethylene oxide, non-toxic and non-pyrogenic. The shelf life of the Paragon
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Maxi has been substantiated using products that have been subjected to simulated distribution conditions and aged prior to performance testing.
# 5.4 In Vitro Test Results
Performance testing has been planned and conducted in accordance with the requirements of the following:
- . FDA's Guidance for Cardiopulmonary Bypass Oxygenators (2000),
- . ISO 7199:2016 Cardiovascular implants and artificial organs — Blood-gas exchangers (oxygenators),
- ISO 15676:2016 Cardiovascular implants and artificial organs --. Requirements for single-use tubing packs for cardiopulmonary bypass and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO),
The following performance characteristics were evaluated for the Paragon Maxi:
| Test | Method | Conclusion |
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| Blood Pathway<br>Integrity | Non-comparative | Acceptance criteria met by the<br>devices. |
| Heat Exchanger<br>Fluid Pathway<br>Integrity | Non-comparative | Acceptance criteria met by the<br>devices. |
| Gas Pathway<br>Integrity | Non-comparative | Acceptance criteria met by the<br>devices. |
| Connector<br>security | Non-comparative | Acceptance criteria met by the<br>devices. |
| Coating<br>Characterization | Non-comparative | Acceptance criteria met by the<br>devices. |
| Oxygen Transfer<br>Rates | Comparative | No statistically significant difference<br>in the O2 transfer rates of the<br>Paragon Maxi oxygenator and the<br>predicate. |
| Carbon Dioxide<br>Transfer Rates | Comparative | No statistically significant difference<br>in the CO2 transfer rates of the<br>Paragon Maxi oxygenator and the<br>predicate. |
| Blood Side<br>Pressure Drop | Comparative | The Paragon Maxi has a lower blood<br>side pressure drop than the<br>predicate oxygenator as a |
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| | | consequence of slight differences in<br>the oxygenator design. |
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| Heat Exchanger<br>Performance<br>Factor | Comparative | No statistically significant difference<br>in the heat exchanger performance<br>of the Paragon Maxi oxygenator and<br>the predicate. |
| Blood cell<br>damage | Comparative | No statistically significant difference<br>in the blood cell damage test results<br>(e.g. hemolysis, white blood cell<br>count, platelet count) of the Paragon<br>Maxi oxygenator and the predicate. |
# 5.5 Non-Clinical Test Results
The biological safety of the Paragon Maxi has been evaluated in accordance with the process defined in ISO 10993-1:2009. Biological risk assessments and the applicable biocompatibility testing demonstrate the biocompatibility and biological safety of the device.
The Paragon Maxi is sterilised by ethylene oxide gas to achieve a SAL of 10-6. The pyrogen levels of the devices were determined following ANSI/AAMI ST72:2011 – Bacterial Endotoxins Test Methods, Routine Monitoring and Alternatives to Batch Testing. The Bacterial Endotoxin Testing validation confirmed that the endotoxin recoveries were all below the 'Endotoxin Release Limit' of <20 EU/device.
## 5.6 Conclusion
The information provided within this submission demonstrates that the Paragon Adult Maxi PMP oxygenator is substantially equivalent to the identified predicate device.
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