The Summit Patella Plating System is indicated for use in surgical stabilization of patella fractures during open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) procedures in adults. Each system includes a plate, screws, surgical suture, and instruments that are provided in a sterile procedure kit and intended for single use.
Device Story
System for patella fracture fixation; includes titanium alloy plates, cobalt chrome locking screws, polyblend sutures, and ancillary surgical instruments (K-wires, drill bits, drivers). Provided as a single-use, sterile procedure kit. Used by orthopedic surgeons in OR settings during ORIF procedures. Surgeon uses instruments to prepare fracture fragments, reduce patella, and fixate plate to dorsal surface. Provides compression for fracture healing; sutures allow for soft-tissue fixation. Benefits include stable repair and reduced soft-tissue irritation via smooth, rounded plate design.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data. Evidence based on non-clinical bench testing, including biocompatibility, construct/functional testing, and sterilization/packaging validation.
Technological Characteristics
Titanium alloy plates; cobalt chrome locking screws; polyblend suture with stainless steel needle. Includes ancillary instruments (K-wires, olive wires, drill bits, T8 driver). Terminally sterilized via electron beam radiation. Single-use kit.
Indications for Use
Indicated for surgical stabilization of patella fractures in adults undergoing open reduction internal fixation (ORIF).
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.
DePuy Synthes Variable Angle Locking Patella Plating System (K201578)
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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July 30, 2021
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Endeavor Orthopaedics, LLC % Alyssa Thomas Principal Consultant Allegiance Regulatory Consulting LLC 16642 SW Lansford Ct. Beaverton, Oregon 97007
Re: K203408
Trade/Device Name: Summit Patella Plating 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, GAT Dated: July 26, 2021 Received: July 28, 2021
Dear Alyssa Thomas:
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.
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
Enclosure
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#### Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K203408
Device Name
Summit Patella Plating System
#### Indications for Use (Describe)
The Summit Patella Plating System is indicated for use in surgical stabilization of patella fractures during open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) procedures in adults. Each system includes a plate, screws, surgical suture, and instruments that are provided in a sterile procedure kit and intended for single use.
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This summary of 510(k) information is being submitted in accordance with the requirements of SMDA (Safe Medical Devices Act) 1990 and 21 CFR 807.92.
The assigned 510(k) number is:
# Submitter Contact Information
| Name: | Endeavor Orthopaedics, LLC |
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| Address: | 11601 S. Richmond Avenue<br>Tulsa, OK USA |
| Phone: | 217-721-0758 |
| Contact: | John Alleman |
| Date Prepared: | July 30, 2021 |
# Device Identification
| Trade Name: | Summit Patella Plating System |
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| Common Names: | Bone Fixation Plate & Non-absorbable Surgical Suture |
| Classification Name(s)<br>& Reference(s): | Primary Classification: 21 CFR 888.3030 Single/multiple<br>component metallic bone fixation appliances & accessories<br><br>21 CFR 878.5000 Nonabsorbable poly(ethylene terephthalate)<br>surgical suture |
| Device Class: | Class II |
| Product Code(s): | HRS & GAT |
# Legally Marketed Predicate & Reference Devices
| Primary Predicate Device: | K992616 SDB Cerclage System (marketed by Synthes as<br>"Orthopaedic Cable System") |
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| Additional Predicates: | K100006 HS Fiber (Polyblend) Suture<br>K201578 DePuy Synthes Variable Angle Locking Patella<br>Plating System) |
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## Device Description
The Endeavor Orthopaedics Summit Patella Plating System is a plating system used for fixation of patella fractures. The system includes implants and ancillary instruments needed for open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) of a patella fracture, packaged together in a single use sterile procedure kit. The kit provides a patella plate, locking screws, nonabsorbable sutures with needles and surgical instrumentation required for preparation of fracture fragments, manipulation/reduction of the patella, provisional fixation, plate placement and definitive fixation to the dorsal surface of the patella. The system is intended for single use, by a licensed orthopedic surgeon.
# Intended Use / Indications for Use
The Summit Patella Plating System is indicated for use in surgical stabilization of patella fractures during open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) procedures in adults. Each system includes a plate, screws, surgical suture, and instruments that are provided in a sterile procedure kit and intended for single use.
# Summary of Technological Characteristics
The Summit Patella Plating System includes plates, screws, sutures and instrumentation to provide the benefit of plating for patella fracture repair. The plates are available in two sizes. Each sterile procedure kit contains a plate, sutures with needles, locking screws and ancillary surgical instruments needed for stable repair of patella fractures. The patella plates are titanium alloy. The locking screws are manufactured from cobalt chrome and the suture is a polyblend suture with a stainless steel needle. The instruments within the procedure kit include K-wires, olive wires, drill bit, drill guides and a T8 driver and driver shaft. The characteristics associated with the plates, screws, sutures with needles and surgical instruments give the surgeon the standard features required for plating and suturing in one procedure kit. The kits are terminally sterilized by a validated electron beam radiation process.
## Performance Data
Non-Clinical Testing - The application includes details associated with nonclinical testing. In all instances of the Summit Patella Plating System's components and construct testing the system performed as intended. The biocompatibility evaluation and testing performed demonstrate that the component materials, manufacturing processes and final packaging/sterilization processes are acceptable based on the contact category for the kit components. Construct/functional testing was done to compare the performance of the Summit plate's fixation to that of its predicate device. Summit system screw testing was completed, and aged suture strength was evaluated. The acceptance criteria were met during performance tests. Sterilization and packaging
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testing validate the procedure kit's sterility and ability to protect the component within the Summit System. The nonclinical evaluations provide evidence of the Summit Patella Plating System's safety and effectiveness when used as intended.
Clinical Testing - Clinical testing is not included in this submission.
### Substantial Equivalence
The Summit Patella Plating System provides a safe and effective device system to address both the bony components and soft-tissue components of a patella fractures, in a single surgical procedure kit. The Summit System and the predicate are both indicated for use in surgical repair of the patella. The Summit system has similar indications for use, materials, performance, labeling, packaging and sterilization as the predicate system. Both systems include titanium and cobalt chrome components. Both systems provide compression for patella fractures. The labeling content is similar for both device systems. Both systems include single-use radiation sterilized components. The FDA product codes for each system are different, i.e., HRS for plates and JDQ for cerclage; however, they both include metallic implantable devices for fracture compression. The Summit System uses a plate for fracture compress and the Synthes Cable System uses cerclage cabling around K-wires. The Summit patella plates have a smooth surface with rounded edges designed to help reduce soft tissue irritation. The crimp block included in the Cable system includes spikes for anchoring to the bone. The Summit System includes an optional cerclage type component, the sutures, for soft tissue fixation. The Cable System does not include optional components for soft tissue fixation. The differences between the two systems do not raise any new or different questions or issues related to safety or effectiveness, as evident by the discussions and testing provided within the application. The performance data demonstrates that the Summit Patella Plating System is as safe and effective as the Synthes Orthopaedic Cable System. Thus, the Summit Patella Plating System is substantially equivalent.
# Conclusions
Conclusions drawn from the comparison to the predicate device and the nonclinical testing demonstrate that the Summit Patella Plating System is as safe, as effective, and performs as well as or better than the predicate device.
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