K203247 · SI-BONE, Inc. · OUR · Feb 25, 2021 · Orthopedic
Device Facts
Record ID
K203247
Device Name
iFuse-TORQ™ Implant System
Applicant
SI-BONE, Inc.
Product Code
OUR · Orthopedic
Decision Date
Feb 25, 2021
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 888.3040
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
The iFuse-TORQ™ Implant System is indicated for: Fusion of the sacroiliac joint for sacroiliac joint dysfunction including sacroiliac joint disruption and degenerative sacroiliitis. Fracture fixation of small and large bones of the pelvis
Device Story
iFuse-TORQ Implant System provides non-impacted, threaded fixation for sacroiliac joint fusion and pelvic bone fracture fixation. Implants are 3D-printed, sterile, single-use, cannulated devices featuring flutes, multiple fenestrations, and dual-lead threads; designs include fully threaded and lag configurations with optional washers. System includes dedicated instrument sets (primary, navigation, revision) for implant introduction, positioning, and removal. Instruments are both disposable and reusable (requiring steam sterilization). Implants allow for autograft/allograft packing. Used in clinical settings by surgeons to achieve joint compression and stabilization. Output is physical fixation of bone segments; clinical benefit is joint fusion and fracture healing.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data. Evidence consists of bench performance testing (fatigue, torsion, shear, tensile, abrasion), biocompatibility, sterilization/cleaning validation, packaging/transit validation, shelf-life assessment, and simulated use testing.
Indicated for patients requiring sacroiliac joint fusion due to dysfunction (disruption or degenerative sacroiliitis) or fracture fixation of small and large pelvic bones.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A smooth or threaded metallic bone fixation fastener is a device intended to be implanted that consists of a stiff wire segment or rod made of alloys, such as cobalt-chromium-molybdenum and stainless steel, and that may be smooth on the outside, fully or partially threaded, straight or U-shaped; and may be either blunt pointed, sharp pointed, or have a formed, slotted head on the end. It may be used for fixation of bone fractures, for bone reconstructions, as a guide pin for insertion of other implants, or it may be implanted through the skin so that a pulling force (traction) may be applied to the skeletal system.
Predicate Devices
M.U.S.T. Sacral Iliac Screw and Pelvic Trauma System (K193083)
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SI-BONE, Inc. Susan Noriega Sr. Director Regulatory Affairs 471 El Camino Real, Suite 101 Santa Clara, California 95050
Re: K203247
Trade/Device Name: iFuse-TORQ™ Implant System Regulation Number: 21 CFR 888.3040 Regulation Name: Smooth or threaded metallic bone fixation fastener Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: OUR
Dear Susan Noriega:
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is sending this letter to notify you of an administrative change related to your previous substantial equivalence (SE) determination letter dated February 25, 2021. Specifically, FDA is updating this SE as an administrative correction due to a typographical error in the Indications for Use form.
Please note that the 510(k) submission was not re-reviewed. For questions regarding this letter please contact Colin O'Neill, M.B.E., OHT6: Office of Orthopedic Devices, (301) 796-6428, colin.oneill@fda.hhs.gov.
Sincerely,
## Colin O'neill -S
Colin O'Neill, M.B.E. Assistant Director DHT6B: Division of Spinal Devices OHT6: Office of Orthopedic Devices Office of Product Evaluation and Quality Center for Devices and Radiological Health
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February 25, 2021
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SI-BONE, Inc. Susan Noriega Sr. Director Regulatory Affairs 471 El Camino Real, Suite 101 Santa Clara, California 95050
Re: K203247
Trade/Device Name: iFuse-TORQ™ Implant System Regulation Number: 21 CFR 888.3040 Regulation Name: Smooth Or Threaded Metallic Bone Fixation Fastener Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: OUR Dated: January 22, 2021 Received: January 25, 2021
Dear Susan Noriega:
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.
# Colin O'neill -S
Colin O'Neill, M.B.E. Assistant Director DHT6B: Division of Spinal 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) K203247
Device Name iFuse-TORQTM Implant System
Indications for Use (Describe)
The iFuse-TORQ™ Implant System is indicated for:
· Fusion of the sacroiliac joint for sacroiliac joint dysfunction including sacroiliac joint disruption and degenerative sacroiliitis.
· Fracture fixation of small and large bones of the pelvis
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## 510(k) SUMMARY iFuse-TORQ™ Implant System
#### I. DATE PREPARED
February 22, 2021
#### II. 510(k) SUBMITTER
SI-BONE, Inc. 471 El Camino Real, Suite 101, Santa Clara, CA 95050 Phone: 408-207-0700 Fax: 408-557-8312
Contact Person: Susan Noriega, Sr. Director Regulatory Affairs
FDA Establishment Registration No.: 3007700286
#### III. DEVICE
| Trade Name of Device: | iFuse-TORQ TM Implant System |
|------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Common or Usual Name: | Sacroiliac Joint Fixation |
| Classification: | II |
| Regulation Number: | 21 CFR 888.3040; Smooth or threaded metallic bone |
| fastener Product Code: | OUR |
#### IV. PREDICATE DEVICES
| Primary Predicate Device | Manufacturer | 510(k)# | Clearance Date |
|---------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|---------|--------------------|
| M.U.S.T. Sacral Iliac Screw and<br>Pelvic Trauma System | Medacta International SA | K193083 | December 3, 2019 |
| Additional Predicate Devices | Manufacturer | 510(k)# | Clearance Date |
| iFuse-3D Implant System | SI-BONE, Inc. | K193524 | March 31, 2020 |
| Genesys Spine Sacroiliac Joint<br>Fusion System | Genesys Spine | K191748 | September 26, 2019 |
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#### V. DEVICE DESCRIPTION
The iFuse-TORO Implant System consists of the iFuse-TORO Implants and associated Instruments which are included in two Instrument Sets: iFuse-TORQ Instrument Set and iFuse-TORQ Revision Instrument Set. The iFuse-TORQ Implant System is designed to provide a non-impacted, threaded solution for sacroiliac joint fusion, as well as compression across the SI joint, and for fracture fixation of small and large bones of the pelvis.
The iFuse-TORQ Implants are sterile, single use 3D-printed implants that are provided in various lengths and diameters, and feature flutes and multiple fenestrations along the shaft length (Table 1). The iFuse-TORO Implants are provided in two primary configurations – fully threaded and lag implant designs with optional washers. The cannulated implants include a tapered distal tip and dualsingle-dual lead threads that are compatible with off-the-shelf 3.2 mm guidewires. The iFuse-TORQ Implant designs allow for packing of autograft and allograft materials.
| Implants | Description |
|------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Fully Threaded Implant | |
| Models: | 100XXT, 115XXT, 135XXT* |
| Diameters: | Ø10.0 mm, Ø11.5 mm, Ø13.5 mm |
| Lengths: | 30 mm – 90 mm in 5 mm increments |
| Lag Implant | |
| Models: | 100XXLG, 115XXLG, 135XXLG |
| Diameters: | Ø10.0 mm (with optional 16mm washer), Ø11.5 mm (with<br>optional 18mm washer), Ø13.5 mm (with optional 18mm<br>washer) |
| Lengths: | 40 mm – 90 mm in 5 mm increments |
#### Table 1. iFuse-TORQ Implant Key Dimensions
*Note that XX represents length
The iFuse-TORO Instruments are provided in two sets: iFuse-TORO Instrument Set (with Primary and Navigation Instruments) and the iFuse TORO Revision Instrument Set. The iFuse-TORO Instruments Sets consist of single use, disposable and reusable instruments. The instruments are provided non-sterile and are intended for cleaning and steam sterilization by the user prior to each use. The iFuse-TORQ Instruments consist of both Class II and Class I medical devices which facilitate the introduction, adjustment / positioning, final placement, and removal (if required) of the implants in the target anatomy.
#### VI. INDICATIONS FOR USE
The iFuse-TORQ™ Implant System is indicated for:
- Fusion of the sacroiliac joint for sacroiliac joint dysfunction including sacroiliac joint disruption and . degenerative sacroiliitis
- . Fracture fixation of small and large bones of the pelvis
#### VII. SUMMARY OF SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENCE
The SI-BONE iFuse-TORQ Implant System has the same intended use, similar indications for use and technological characteristics as the FDA cleared Medacta International M.U.S.T. Sacral Iliac Screw and Pelvic Trauma System (most recently cleared in K193083 and K171595). The iFuse-TORO Implant is fabricated from similar materials, manufactured using similar processes, and utilizes similar cleaning and identical sterilization processes as the SI-BONE iFuse-3D Implant (most recently cleared in K193524 and in K162733). Additionally, the iFuse-TORQ Implant 3D-printed porous surface is based on similar 3D-printed technology used for the SI-BONE iFuse-3D Implant.
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Design verification and validation testing provided in the subject premarket notification, including Sterilization and Cleaning Validations, Packaging / Transit Validations, Shelf Life Assessment; Biocompatibility Assessment; and Bench Performance Testing, including MR Compatibility Assessment, as well as Simulated Use Testing, demonstrate that the iFuse-TORQ Implant System meets requirements of the product specification for its intended clinical use and is substantially equivalent to the predicate devices.
#### VIII. SUMMARY OF VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION ACTIVITIES
SI-BONE performed comprehensive Design Verification and Validation Testing to demonstrate the performance of SI-BONE's iFuse-TORQ Implant System for its intended clinical use (Table 2). Sterilization and Cleaning Validations, Packaging / Transit Validations, Shelf-Life Assessment; Biocompatibility Assessment; and Bench Performance Testing, including MR Compatibility Assessment, as well as Simulated Use Testing have been performed.
| Test | Standards |
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| Sterilization Validation | SS EN ISO 11137-1:2015 - Sterilization of Health Care Products: Radiation Sterilization - Part 1: Requirements for development, validation, and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices |
| Sterilization Validation<br>iFuse-TORQ Implants | SS EN ISO 11137-2:2015 - Sterilization of Health Care Products: Radiation Sterilization - Part 2: Establishing the Sterilization Dose – Method VD-Max 25 SS EN ISO 11137-3:2017 - Sterilization of health care products – Radiation - Part 3: Guidance on Dosimetric aspects of development, validation, and routine control ANSI / AAMI / ISO 11737-1:2018 - Sterilization of medical devices — Microbiological methods, Part 1: Determination of population of microorganisms on products ANSI / AAMI / ISO 11737-2:2019 - Sterilization of medical devices — Microbiological methods, Part 2: Tests of sterility performed in the definition, validation, and maintenance of a sterilization process |
| Sterilization Validation<br>iFuse-TORQ Instruments | ANSI/AAMI/ISO 17665-1:2006/(R)2013 - Requirements for the Development, Validation and Routine Control of a Sterilization Process for Medical Devices AAMI TIR12-2010 - Designing, testing, and labeling reusable medical device for reprocessing in health care facilities. A guide for medical device manufacturers ANSI/AAMI ST79:2017 - Comprehensive guide to steam sterilization and sterility assurance in health care facilities ANSI/AAMI ST77:2013 - Containment devices for reusable medical device sterilization |
| Cleaning Validation | |
| Cleaning Validation iFuse<br>TORQ Implants | EN ISO 19227:2018 - Implants for Surgery - Cleanliness of Orthopedic Implants – General Requirements ISO 10993-5:2009 - Biological evaluation of medical devices – Part 5: Tests for in vitro cytotoxicity |
| Cleaning Validation<br>Assessment iFuse-TORQ<br>Instruments | AAMI TIR30:2011(R):2016 - A compendium of processes materials, test methods, and acceptance criteria for cleaning reusable medical devices |
| Repeat Cleaning and<br>Steam Sterilization<br>Assessment - iFuse-<br>TORQ Instruments | AAMI TIR12:2010 - Designing, testing, and labeling reusable medical devices for reprocessing in health care facilities: A guide for medical device manufacturers AAMI TIR17:2017 - Compatibility of materials subject to sterilization |
| Packaging Validation | |
| Packaging Validation<br>iFuse-TORQ Implants | EN ISO 11607-1:2019 - Packaging for terminally sterilized medical devices – Part 1: Requirements for materials, sterile barrier systems and packaging systems ASTM D4332-14 - Standard Practice for Conditioning Containers, Packaging, or Packaging Components for Testing ASTM D4169-16 (Distribution Cycle 13) – Standard Practice for Performance Testing of Shipping Containers and Systems ASTM F2096-11 (2019) - Standards Test Method for Detecting Gross Leaks in Packaging by Internal Pressurization (Bubble Test) ASTM F88-15 – Standard Test Method for Seal Strength of Flexible Barrier Materials |
| Packaging Validation | ASTM D4332-14 - Standard Practice for Conditioning Containers, Packaging, or |
| Test | Standards |
| iFuse-TORQ Instruments | • Packaging Components for Testing<br>ASTM D4169-16 (Distribution Cycle 13) - Standard Practice for Performance Testing of<br>Shipping Containers and Systems |
| Shelf Life | |
| Shelf Life Rationale for<br>iFuse-TORQ Implants | • ASTM F1980-16 – Standard Guide for Accelerated Aging of Sterile Barrier Systems for<br>Medical Devices |
| Biocompatibility<br>Assessments | |
| Biological Safety<br>Evaluation iFuse-TORQ<br>Implants | • ISO 10993-1:2018 - Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices – Part 1: Evaluation and<br>Testing within a Risk Management Process |
| Biological Safety<br>Evaluation iFuse-TORQ<br>Instruments | • ISO 10993-1:2018 - Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices – Part1: Evaluation and<br>Testing within a Risk Management Process |
| Bench Performance<br>Testing - iFuse-TORQ<br>Implant System -<br>Implants | |
| Bench Testing iFuse-<br>TORQ Implant System | • ASTM F543-17 – Standard Specification and Test Methods for Metallic Medical Bone<br>Screws<br>• ASTM F2193-20 - Standard Specifications and Test Methods for Components Used in the<br>Surgical Fixation of the Spinal Skeletal System |
| Elemental Analysis iFuse-<br>TORQ Implants | • ASTM F3001-14 - Standard Specification for Additive Manufacturing Titanium-6-<br>Aluminum-4 Vanadium ELI (Extra Low Interstitial) with Powder Bed Fusion |
| Fatigue Testing iFuse-<br>TORQ Implants | • ASTM F2193-20 - Standard Specifications and Test Methods for Components Used in the<br>Surgical Fixation of the Spinal Skeletal System |
| Torsion Testing iFuse-<br>TORQ Implants | • ASTM F543-17 - Standard Specifications and Test Methods for Metallic Medical Bone<br>Screws |
| Surface Characteristics<br>and Surface Treatment<br>Performance iFuse-TORQ<br>Implants: | |
| Stereological Evaluation<br>of the Porous Layer | • ASTM F1854-15 - Standard Test Method for Stereological Evaluation of Porous Coatings<br>on Medical Implants |
| Static Shear Testing | • ASTM F1044-05 (2017) - Standard Test Method for Shear Testing of Calcium Phosphate<br>Coatings and Metallic Coatings |
| Shear Fatigue Testing | • ASTM F1160-14 (2017) - Standard Test Method for Shear and Bending Fatigue Testing of<br>Calcium Phosphate and Metallic Medical and Composite Calcium Phosphate/Metallic<br>Coatings |
| Static Tensile Testing | • ISO 13179-1:2014 - Implants for surgery - Plasma-sprayed unalloyed titanium coatings<br>on metallic surgical implants - Part 1: General requirements<br>• ASTM F1147-05 (2017) - Standard Test Method for Tension Testing of Calcium<br>Phosphate and Metallic Coatings |
| Abrasion Properties | • ASTM F1978-18 - Standard Test Method for Measuring Abrasion Resistance of Metallic<br>Thermal Spray Coatings by Using the Taber Abraser |
| MR Compatibility<br>Assessment | • ASTM F2052-15 - Standard Test Method for Measurement of Magnetically Induced<br>Displacement Force on Medical Devices in the Magnetic Resonance Environment<br>• ASTM F2119-13 - Standard Test Method for Evaluation of MR Image Artifacts from<br>Passive Implants<br>• ASTM F2182-19e2 - Standard Test Method for Measurement of Radio Frequency Induced<br>Heating on or Near Passive Implants During Magnetic Resonance Imaging<br>• ASTM F2213-06 (2011) - Standard Test Method for Measurement of Magnetically<br>Induced Torque on Medical Devices in the Magnetic Resonance Environment<br>• ASTM F2503 -13 - Standard Practice for Marking Medical Devices and Other Items for<br>Safety in the Magnetic Resonance Environment |
| Test | Standards |
| Bench Performance<br>Testing -Instruments | |
| Bench Testing-iFuse-<br>TORQ<br>Implant System -<br>Instruments | • ASTM F543-17 - Standard Specification and Test Methods for Metallic Medical Bone<br>Screws |
| Navigational Instrument<br>Positional Error iFuse-<br>TORQ Instruments | • ASTM F2554-2018 – Standard Practice for Measurement of Positional Accuracy of<br>Computer Assisted Surgical Systems |
| Navigation Adapter iFuse-<br>TORQ Instruments | N/A |
| System Validation | |
| Simulated Use Testing | • ANSI/AAMI HE75:2009/(R) 2018 - Human factors engineering - Design of medical<br>devices<br>• EN 62366: 2008, Medical devices – Application of usability engineering to medical<br>devices (IEC 62366:2007)<br>• IEC 62366-1: 2015 - Medical devices - Part 1: Application of usability engineering to<br>medical devices |
#### Table 2. Design Verification and Validation Testing
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### IX. CONCLUSION
The SI-BONE iFuse-TORQ Implant System has the same intended use, similar indications for use and technological characteristics as the FDA cleared Medacta International M.U.S.T. Sacral Iliac Screw and Pelvic Trauma System (most recently cleared in K193083 and K171595). The iFuse-TORQ Implant is fabricated from similar materials, manufactured using similar processes, and utilizes similar cleaning and identical sterilization processes as the SI-BONE iFuse-3D Implant (most recently cleared in K193524 and in K162733).
Verification and validation testing provided in the subject premarket notification demonstrates that the iFuse-TORQ Implant System meets the requirements of the product specification for its intended clinical use and is substantially equivalent to the predicate devices.
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Browse product codes and regulation numbers, read the identification text and special controls, browse sibling product codes, open device PDFs on the right, and search by product code or regulation number at the top of the tree.
8. Chart view
Click Show Chart and segment by regulation number (or product code) to see which regulations dominate your result set. Clicking a regulation takes you into the regulations tree. Great for spotting that most matches are, say, hardware laparoscopic devices — a cue to go back and filter.
How do you see which regulations dominate a search result set?
Click "Show Chart" and segment by Regulation Number. Clicking a regulation takes you to the regulations tree.
9. The predicate graph
Open the Predicates tab for a family-tree view of predicate relationships. Click a node to trace its parents and children; selections from search carry over pre-selected. Commonly predicated devices are worth reading — a lot of people predicated them for a reason. The visual lineage is also handy on client calls, e.g. to show how a predicate family evolved and justify why your predicate still holds.
In the predicate graph, why are commonly predicated devices worth reading?
A lot of people predicated them for a reason. Clicking a node traces parents and children, and selections from search carry over pre-selected.
10. Embeddings: the galaxy map
The Embeddings tab plots every matching document in a 2-D "galaxy map" where semantically similar devices cluster together. Hover or click clusters to explore, and let AI label the clusters for you. Embeddings beat product codes for grouping: two devices can carry different product codes (LLZ vs. QIH) yet do the same thing — the embedding captures the meaning of the intended use and device story. This is also exactly how retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) works under the hood, and it makes a great visual on client calls.
Try it yourself
Head to the search page and work through a few of these AI/ML fuzzy searches to build intuition: perivascular fat on CT · aortic valve calcification opportunistic screening on noncontrast CT · breast cancer prediction on digital pathology slides · autism detection · gestational age prediction · a hearing aid that can also detect a pulse · foundation model based analysis of ECG · large language models · penetration test. Watch how the relevance scores, intended use, and AI Performance tables tell you when results stop being meaningful.