Intended use for fixation of complex intra and extra-articular fractures and osteotomies, selective trauma, reconstructive procedures, fusions osteotomies, non-unions, replantations, complex extra articular fractures and fusions of bones of the anatomical regions of the hand, foot and ankle, particularly for osteopenic bone in adults and adolescents.
Device Story
System of metallic bone plates and screws for orthopedic fixation; used in hand, foot, and ankle surgery. Plates feature orifices for locking or non-locking screws; screws available in fully or partially threaded, self-tapping, and locking configurations. Surgeon implants device to stabilize bone fractures, fusions, or osteotomies. Provides mechanical support to bone segments during healing process; benefits patient by restoring skeletal alignment and stability. Device is purely mechanical; no electronic or software components.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Engineering analysis compared static bending and torsional yield strengths to predicates using SolidWorks for area moment of inertia calculations. Mechanical testing of screws performed per ASTM F543 (torsional properties, insertion/removal torque, axial pullout strength). Biocompatibility risk assessment conducted.
Technological Characteristics
Materials: Stainless Steel (ASTM F138-13a) and Titanium alloy (ASTM F136-12a). Design: Plates with locking/non-locking screw orifices. Standards: ASTM F543 (screws), ASTM F382-99 (plates), ASTM F983-86 (marking), ISO 5832 (metallic materials). Mechanical fixation principle. No energy source, connectivity, or software.
Indications for Use
Indicated for fixation of complex intra/extra-articular fractures, osteotomies, trauma, reconstructive procedures, fusions, non-unions, and replantations in hand, foot, and ankle bones, including osteopenic bone in adults and adolescents.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
Single/multiple component metallic bone fixation appliances and accessories are devices intended to be implanted consisting of one or more metallic components and their metallic fasteners. The devices contain a plate, a nail/plate combination, or a blade/plate combination that are made of alloys, such as cobalt-chromium-molybdenum, stainless steel, and titanium, that are intended to be held in position with fasteners, such as screws and nails, or bolts, nuts, and washers. These devices are used for fixation of fractures of the proximal or distal end of long bones, such as intracapsular, intertrochanteric, intercervical, supracondylar, or condylar fractures of the femur; for fusion of a joint; or for surgical procedures that involve cutting a bone. The devices may be implanted or attached through the skin so that a pulling force (traction) may be applied to the skeletal system.
Predicate Devices
Depuy Synthes Variable Angle Locking Hand System (K150099)
Synthes Stainless Steel Modular Hand System (K030310)
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Truemed Group LLC Nina Galeana Rodriguez Coordinator 2002 Timberloch Place Suite 200 The Woodlands, Texas 77380
Re: K200575
Trade/Device Name: Truemed Hand, Foot and Ankle Plates System Regulation Number: 21 CFR 888.3030 Regulation Name: Single/Multiple Component Metallic Bone Fixation Appliances And Accessories Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: HRS, HWC Dated: June 4, 2021 Received: July 8, 2021
Dear Nina Rodriguez:
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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For: Shumaya Ali, M.P.H. 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
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# DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Indications for Use
Form Approved: OMB No. 0910-0120 Expiration Date: 06/30/2020 See PRA Statement below.
| 510(k) Number (if known) | K200575 |
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| Device Name | Truemed Hand Foot and Ankle Plates System |
| Indications for Use (Describe) | Intended use for fixation of complex intra and extra-articular fractures and osteotomies, selective trauma, reconstructive procedures, fusions osteotomies, non-unions, replantations, complex extra articular fractures and fusions of bones of the anatomical regions of the hand, foot and ankle, particularly for osteopenic bone in adults and adolescents. |
| Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable) | <span> <svg height="12" width="12"> <rect height="12" style="fill:none;stroke:#000000;stroke-width:2" width="12"></rect> <line style="stroke:#000000;stroke-width:2" x1="0" x2="12" y1="0" y2="12"></line> <line style="stroke:#000000;stroke-width:2" x1="12" x2="0" y1="0" y2="12"></line> </svg> Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) </span> <span> <svg height="12" width="12"> <rect height="12" style="fill:none;stroke:#000000;stroke-width:2" width="12"></rect> </svg> Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C) </span> |
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# Premarket Notification 510(k) Summary
| 1. Submitter's Name: | Truemed Group LLC |
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| 2. Contact Person: | Nina V. Galeana<br>2002 Timberloch Place Suite 200 The Woodlands, TX 77380<br>Telephone: 832 442 2310 |
| 3. Date Prepared: | July 8th, 2021 |
| 4. Device Name: | Truemed Hand, Foot and Ankle Plates System |
| 5. Common Name: | plates and screws |
| 6. Classification Name: | Primary: Plate, Fixation, Bone and accessories per 21 CFR section 888.3030<br>Secondary: Screw, Fixation, Bone and accessories per 21 CFR section 888.3040 |
| 7. Product Codes: | HRS, HWC |
| 8. Devices Classification: | Class II |
| 9. Regulation Numbers: | 21 CFR 888.3030/21 CFR 888.3040 |
| 10. Predicate Devices: | PRIMARY PREDICATE<br>K150099 -Depuy Synthes Variable Angle Locking Hand System (1.3 Y 2.0 Mm Plates and Screws).<br>SECONDARY PREDICATES<br>K030310 -Synthes Stainless Steel Modular Hand System.<br>K050110-Synthes (USA) LCP Modular Foot Plates.<br>K100776-Synthes 2.4 Mm / 2.7 Mm Variable Angle (Va)- LCP Forefoot/Midfoot System.<br>K071264-Synthes (USA) 2.4/2.7mm Locking Foot Module.<br>K020401-Synthes Calcaneal Plate.<br>K120854-Synthes Variable Angle LCP Ankle Trauma System.<br>K143191-McGinley Innovations IntelliSense Drill. |
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## 11. Device Description:
The Truemed Hand, Foot and Ankle Plates System consist in a variety of plates designed for specific bone areas, with orifices to receive either locking or non- locking screws. The screws can be total or partially threaded, some are self-tapping and they can be with or without locking features. All plates and screws may be manufactured in either Stainless Steel (ASTM 138 - 13a) or Titanium (ASTM F136-12a).
- 12. Indications for Intended use for fixation of complex intra and extra- articular fractures use: and osteotomies, selective trauma, reconstructive procedures, fusions osteotomies, non- unions, replantations, complex extra articular fractures and fusions of bones of the anatomical regions of the hand, foot and ankle, particularly for osteopenic bone in adults and adolescents.
- Truemed Hand, Foot and Ankle Plates System and predicate devices 13.Technological Arzzt Radius and Ulna System (K182650) are manufactured from the Comparison same metals (stainless steel 316LS and Ti 6AI-4V ELI). Both materials meet specifications and chemical and physical characteristics that are necessary for the development of medical implants according to ISO 5832 Implants for surgery metallic materials.
We performed engineering analyses comparing the static bending and 14.Test static torsional yield strengths of the locking plates to the predicate Performed: devices proving to be as strong as the predicate devices. Mechanical Testing was also performed on the screws in accordance to ASTM F543 ANNEX: A1, A2 and A3 (Torsional properties, Insertion and Removal Torque, Axial Pullout Strength).
> Engineering Analysis was performed on the plates in comparison to the predicate device. We used sectional views to calculate the Area moment of inertia and distance from the neutral axis to the surface at the minimum cross section using SolidWorks.
> According to the minimum yield stress for stainless steel (ASTM F138-13a) and Titanium alloy (ASTM F136-12a), subject device proves to be as functional as predicate device.
> Biocompatibility risk assessment was also performed for all components included in the subject device.
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- ASTM F 983-86 (Reapproved 2009) Standard Practice . Permanent Marking of Orthopedic Implant for Components
- ASTM F 543 13 Standard Specification and Test ● Methods for Metallic Medical Bone Screws
- ASTM F 382-99 Standard Specification and Test . Method for Metallic Bone Plates
### 15. Substantial Equivalence:
- The Truemed Hand, Foot and Ankle Plates System has an intended use, target population, materials, performance properties equal to those featured in the predicates K150099, K030310, K050110, K100776, K071264, K020401, K120854, K143191 and K182650. In consideration of the technological and morphological characteristics of the devices, K150099, K030310, K050110, K100776, K071264, K020401, K120854, K143191 and K182650, a review of the product features and design lead us to find substantial equivalence. Engineering analysis and mechanical testing performed on the plates and screws that make up the Truemed Hand, Foot and Ankle Plates System indicate that they are substantially equivalent to the predicate devices in performance and functionality.
### CONCLUSION
Based on the testing and technological properties of the subject device as compared to the predicate device, we believe that no new questions of safety and effectiveness have been raised, and that the subject device is substantially equivalent to the predicate devices.
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