ALTAPORE SHAPE is an implant intended to fill bony voids or gaps of the skeletal system (i.e., extremities, pelvis and posterolateral spine). ALTAPORE SHAPE must be used in combination with autograft as a bone graft extender in posterolateral spinal fusion procedures. These osseous defects are surgically created or the result of traumatic injury to the bone and are not intrinsic to the stability of the bony structure. ALTAPORE resorbs and is replaced with bone during the healing process.
Device Story
Altapore Shape is a bioactive, osteoconductive bone void filler consisting of silicate-substituted calcium phosphate microgranules (1-2 mm) suspended in an absorbable alkylene oxide co-polymer carrier. Supplied as a sterile, wax-like putty in various cylinder and strip sizes. Used by surgeons in clinical settings to fill skeletal voids or as an autograft extender in spinal fusion. The device does not set in-situ. It acts as a scaffold for new bone growth; the apatite layer forms upon contact with body fluids, facilitating cell-mediated remodeling and eventual replacement by natural bone. Benefits include support for bone healing in non-structural defects.
Clinical Evidence
No new clinical data provided. Substantial equivalence is supported by bench testing and preclinical animal studies previously conducted for the predicate (K181225) and reference (K082575) devices. Animal studies evaluated effectiveness in posterolateral fusion and extremity defect models using radiographic, histopathological, histomorphometric, and mechanical analyses. Biocompatibility testing was performed per ISO 10993-1, including cytotoxicity, sensitization, irritation, systemic toxicity, pyrogenicity, genotoxicity, and implantation.
Technological Characteristics
Bioactive silicate-substituted calcium phosphate microgranules (Ca, P, O, H, Si) in an absorbable alkylene oxide co-polymer carrier. Total porosity 80-85%; interconnected porous structure. Supplied as sterile, non-setting putty. Sterilized via radiation per ANSI/AAMI/ISO 11137-2. Shelf life 5 years.
Indications for Use
Indicated for filling bony voids or gaps in the skeletal system (extremities, pelvis, posterolateral spine) in patients with surgically created or traumatic osseous defects not intrinsic to bony stability. Must be used with autograft as a bone graft extender in posterolateral spinal fusion.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A resorbable calcium salt bone void filler device is a resorbable implant intended to fill bony voids or gaps of the extremities, spine, and pelvis that are caused by trauma or surgery and are not intrinsic to the stability of the bony structure.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The special control for this device is the FDA guidance document entitled “Class II Special Controls Guidance: Resorbable Calcium Salt Bone Void Filler Device; Guidance for Industry and FDA.” See § 888.1(e) of this chapter for the availability of this guidance.
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Baxter Healthcare Corporation Phillip Romei Specialist, Global Regulatory Affairs 32650 N. Wilson Road Round Lake, Illinois 60073
Re: K191513
Trade/Device Name: Altapore Shape Regulation Number: 21 CFR 888.3045 Regulation Name: Resorbable calcium salt bone void filler device Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: MQV Dated: September 16, 2019 Received: September 18, 2019
Dear Mr. Romei:
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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Laurence D. Coyne, Ph.D. Acting 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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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K191513
Device Name Altapore Shape
Indications for Use (Describe)
ALTAPORE SHAPE is an implant intended to fill bony voids or gaps of the skeletal system (i.e., extremities, pelvis and posterolateral spine).
ALTAPORE SHAPE must be used in combination with autograft as a bone graft extender in posterolateral spinal fusion procedures. These osseous defects are surgically created or the result of traumatic injury to the bone and are not intrinsic to the stability of the bony structure. ALTAPORE resorbs and is replaced with bone during the healing process.
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## Section 5. 510(k) Summary
October 17, 2019
#### OWNER:
Baxter Healthcare Corporation One Baxter Parkway Deerfield, Illinois 60015
## CONTACT PERSON:
Phillip Romei Specialist, Regulatory Affairs 32650 N Wilson Road Round Lake, IL 60073 Telephone: (224) 948-2652 Fax: (224) 270-4119
#### IDENTIFICATION OF THE DEVICE:
Common Name: Bone Void Filler Trade/Device Name: ALTAPORE SHAPE Classification Panel: 87 Orthopedic Regulation Number: 21 CFR 888.3045 Regulation Name: Resorbable Calcium Salt Bone Void Filler Device Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: MQV
| Model Number | Name |
|--------------|----------------------------------------|
| 1508043 | ALTAPORE SHAPE, 1.6 ml small cylinder |
| 1508044 | ALTAPORE SHAPE, 2.6 ml medium cylinder |
| 1508045 | ALTAPORE SHAPE, 8 ml large cylinder |
| 1508046 | ALTAPORE SHAPE, 15.8 ml large strip |
#### Table 1. Model Numbers for ALTAPORE
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## PREDICATE AND REFERENCE DEVICES:
ALTAPORE SHAPE is substantially equivalent to the following predicate and reference devices (Table 2):
| Device | Company | 510(k) | Clearance Date |
|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|---------|-------------------|
| ALTAPORE<br>(Predicate Device) | Baxter Healthcare<br>Corporation | K181225 | August 31, 2018 |
| ACTIFUSE SHAPE<br>(Reference Device) | Baxter Healthcare<br>Corporation | K082575 | November 25, 2018 |
| MASTERGRAFT® Putty<br>(Predicate Device) | Medtronic Sofamor Danek<br>USA, Inc. | K140375 | April 18, 2014 |
Table 2. Predicate and Reference Devices
## DESCRIPTION OF THE DEVICE:
ALTAPORE SHAPE is a bioactive and osteoconductive silicate-substituted calcium phosphate bone void filler. The interconnected and open porous structure of the silicatesubstituted calcium phosphate phase of ALTAPORE SHAPE is similar to human cancellous bone and is intended to support bone growth with macro and micro-porosity. The microgranule phase ALTAPORE SHAPE is composed solely of elements that exist naturally in normal bone (Ca, P, O, H, Si).
ALTAPORE SHAPE is supplied as a shaped wax-like putty in a sterile pouch containing ALTAPORE microgranules, sized 1-2 mm, 80-85% total porosity, suspended in an absorbable Alkylene Oxide co-polymer carrier. ALTAPORE does not set in-situ following implantation. ALTAPORE is available as a 1.6 ml small cylinder, 2.6 ml medium cylinder, 8 ml large cylinder, and 15.8 ml large strip.
ALTAPORE SHAPE is designed for use as a standalone bone graft substitute or as an autograft extender. While not necessary, the product can be mixed with autologous blood or autologous bone at the discretion of the surgeon.
ALTAPORE SHAPE is bioactive based on in vitro studies that show it forms a surface apatite-layer when submerged in simulated body fluid that contains the same ion concentrations as human blood plasma. This apatite layer provides scaffolding onto which the patient's new bone will grow, allowing complete repair of the defect.
ALTAPORE SHAPE is osteoconductive based on in vivo animal studies that show it achieves bone healing in a critical defect model as confirmed with radiographic,
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histolopathological, histomorphometric, and mechanical analyses. ALTAPORE SHAPE undergoes cell-mediated remodeling and is replaced by natural bone.
#### INDICATIONS FOR USE
ALTAPORE SHAPE is an implant intended to fill bony voids or gaps of the skeletal system (i.e., extremities, pelvis and posterolateral spine).
ALTAPORE SHAPE must be used in combination with autograft as a bone graft extender in posterolateral spinal fusion procedures. These osseous defects are surgically created or the result of traumatic injury to the bone and are not intrinsic to the stability of the bony structure. ALTAPORE resorbs and is replaced with bone during the healing process.
## PURPOSE OF SUBMISSION
The purpose of this submission is to introduce the ALTAPORE SHAPE bone void filler to the market. The proposed device is a suspension of ALTAPORE microgranules currently used in Baxter's ALTAPORE Bone Graft substitute product lines, previously cleared under 510(k) premarket notifications K181225, in the alkylene oxide copolymer carrier currently used in Baxter's ACTIFUSE SHAPE bone graft substitute, previously cleared under 510(k) premarket notification K082575. The hydroxyapatite granules used in ALTAPORE SHAPE, ALTAPORE, and ACTIFUSE SHAPE are all chemically identical. The intended use of the proposed product is the same as the predicate and reference device, and the fundamental technology of the device is the same across all three devices.
## TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENCE
ALTAPORE SHAPE is substantially equivalent to the predicate device previously cleared under 510(k) premarket notification, K181225 and the reference devices cleared under 510(k) premarket notifications K082575 and K140375. The function and intended use of the proposed device are equivalent to the predicate and reference devices. Table 3 provides a comparison of the technological characteristics of the proposed and predicate devices.
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| | Predicate Device<br>(K140375): | Reference Device<br>(K082575): | Predicate Device<br>(K181225): | Proposed Device: |
|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Features | MASTERGRAFT® Putty | ACTIFUSE<br>SHAPE | ALTAPORE | ALTAPORE<br>SHAPE |
| Composition | Calcium Phosphate<br>Salt:<br>Purified collagen<br>of bovine origin and<br>biphasic calcium<br>phosphate ceramic.<br>Type I bovine<br>collagen.<br>15 percent<br>hydroxyapatite and<br>85 percent β-<br>tricalcium<br>phosphate<br>formulation. | Calcium Phosphate<br>Salt:<br>Silicate-substituted<br>calcium phosphate<br>composed solely of<br>elements that exist<br>naturally in normal<br>bone (Ca, P, O, H,<br>Si). | Calcium Phosphate<br>Salt:<br>Silicate-substituted<br>calcium phosphate<br>composed solely of<br>elements that exist<br>naturally in normal<br>bone (Ca, P, O, H,<br>Si). | Identical to<br>Altapore predicate<br>device and<br>ACTIFUSE<br>SHAPE refrence<br>device. |
| Physical<br>Structure | Granules with a<br>natural,<br>interconnected,<br>porous structure<br>which mimics the<br>natural structure of<br>bone. | Granules with a<br>natural,<br>interconnected,<br>porous structure<br>which mimics the<br>natural structure of<br>bone. | Granules with a<br>porosity similar to<br>cancellous bone. | Identical to<br>Altapore (predicate)<br>and Actifuse Shape<br>(reference device). |
| Nominal<br>(Total)<br>Porosity | 80%<br>(interconnected<br>porosity) | 80 ± 2.5% | 82.5 ± 2.5% | Identical to<br>Altapore (predicate)<br>and Actifuse Shape<br>(reference device). |
| Strut<br>Porosity | Information not<br>publicly available. | Microporous | 31-47% | Identical to<br>Altapore<br>(predicate). |
| Sterility | Irradiation | Irradiation | Irradiation | Identical to<br>Altapore (predicate)<br>and Actifuse Shape<br>(reference device). |
# Table 3. Technological Characteristics
# DISCUSSION OF NONCLINICAL TESTS
Baxter Healthcare Corporation conducts risk analyses and design verification tests based on the result of these analyses. All test results met the acceptance criteria, and support that the proposed devices are appropriately designed for their intended use.
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#### Sterility
The ALTAPORE SHAPE device is sterilized with radiation. The minimum sterilizing dose (MSD) required to provide a 10-6 Sterility Assurance Level (SAL) for this (sub) category was established and validated at the manufacturing facility as described in ANSI/AAMI/ISO ISO 11137-2, "Sterilization of health care products- Radiation-Part 2: Establishing the Sterilization Dose."
These products are labeled "Sterile". Package Verification testing is based on Visual Inspection, Seal Strength, and Bubble Leak testing.
#### Shelf Life
Stability indicating parameters are identical between the reference device ACTIFUSE SHAPE and ALTAPORE SHAPE. as both are composed of the same materials and have identical packaging materials. A shelf life claim of 5 years is substantiated by stability results of the reference device ACTIFUSE SHAPE, (cleared under K082575).
#### Performance Testing- Bench
The microgranule phase of the proposed device and predicate device has identical chemical composition, physical structure, and manufacturing process and the carrier phase of the proposed device is identical to the chemical composition, packaging and sterilization methods . As such, no additional bench testing was conducted. All previous verification and validation testing performed for the predicate device, cleared under K181225, and testing performed for the ACTIFUSE SHAPE reference device, cleared under K082575, are applicable to the proposed product.
The following in vitro studies were conducted as part of the predicate submission to evaluate the performance characteristics of ALTAPORE SHAPE:
- Bioactive properties
#### Performance Testing- Animal
A preclinical animal study was conducted to evaluate the following performance characteristics of ALTAPORE SHAPE for use in the spine:
- Effectiveness for use in posterolateral fusion (with autogenous iliac crest bone graft (ICBG))
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A preclinical animal study was carried out to assess the following performance characteristics of ALTAPORE SHAPE in extremities:
- Effectiveness for use in extremities (with and without autologous blood))
#### Biocompatibility
The hydroxyapatite microgranule phase in the proposed device has been used in the predicate device, ALTAPORE, with the same intended use and with the same type and duration of contact. ALTAPORE has been previously cleared under 510(k) submission, K181225.
The alkylene oxide copolymer carrier phase in the proposed device has previously been used in the reference device. ACTIFUSE SHAPE, with the same intended use and with the same type and duration of contact. ACTIFUSE SHAPE has been previously cleared under 510(k) submission, K082575.
Biocompatibility assessments were conducted based on ISO-10993-1 and FDA guidance Use of International Standard ISO-10993-1, "Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices Part 1: Evaluation and Testing within a Risk Management Process," as recommended in the FDA guidance document, Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff- Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Resorbable Calcium Salt Bone Void Filler Device. The battery of testing included the following tests:
- Cytotoxicity
- Sensitization
- Irritation
- System Toxicity
- Pyrogen
- Genotoxicity
- Implantation
#### CONCLUSION
The non-clinical data demonstrate that the subject device is substantially equivalent and performs comparably to the predicate device and reference devices that are currently marketed for the same intended use.
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