B Recon Line is intended for transfer of solvent from IV bag to a vial with powder drug to be reconstituted, through the APOTECAbag automated system. B Double Filling Line is intended for the transfer of solvent from a bag and liquid drug from a vial to a bag through the APOTECAbag automated system. B Filling Line is intended for transfer of drug from a vial to a bag through the APOTECAbag automated system. B Recon Line with needle is intended for transfer of solvent from a bag to a vial with powder drug to be reconstituted, through the APOTECAbag automated system. B Double Filling Line with vial needle is intended for the transfer of solvent from a bag and liquid drug from a bottle to a bag through the APOTECAbag automated system. B Filling Line for bag is intended for transfer of drug from a bag to another bag through the APOTECAbag automated system. B Dispensing Line devices are only to be used with APOTECAbag pharmacy compounding device. These devices are not to be used for the compounding of chemotherapy and oncology drugs.
Device Story
B Dispensing Line is a sterile, single-use disposable IV fluid transfer set designed for use with the APOTECAbag automated pharmacy compounding system. The device consists of PVC tubing with specific terminal connectors (vented spikes, microspikes, or needles) tailored to the variant (Recon, Filling, or Double Filling). It operates via the APOTECAbag's peristaltic pump, which drives fluid transfer between containers (e.g., IV bags, vials, bottles) to facilitate drug reconstitution or medication preparation. The device is used by trained healthcare personnel in hospital pharmacies to automate compounding workflows. By automating the transfer process, the device aims to improve dosage accuracy and repeatability compared to manual methods. It is not intended for chemotherapy or oncology drug compounding.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data. Bench testing only. Performance verified via dose accuracy, repeatability, leakage, tensile stress, and transparency tests per ISO 8536-9. Biocompatibility confirmed via cytotoxicity, systemic toxicity, sensitization, hemolysis, pyrogen, and bacterial endotoxin testing per ISO 10993 and USP standards. Sterilization validated per ISO 11135.
Technological Characteristics
Disposable IV fluid transfer set; PVC tubing; ABS connectors; peristaltic pump interface; EO sterilization. Variants include vented spikes, microspikes, and needles. Complies with ISO 8536-9 (leakage, tensile, transparency), ISO 10993 (biocompatibility), and ISO 11135 (sterilization).
Indications for Use
Indicated for pharmacy compounding of non-chemotherapy/non-oncology drugs, including solvent transfer, drug reconstitution, and liquid drug transfer between containers (vials, bags, bottles) using the APOTECAbag automated system. Intended for use by trained healthcare personnel in hospital pharmacy environments.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
An intravascular administration set is a device used to administer fluids from a container to a patient's vascular system through a needle or catheter inserted into a vein. The device may include the needle or catheter, tubing, a flow regulator, a drip chamber, an infusion line filter, an I.V. set stopcock, fluid delivery tubing, connectors between parts of the set, a side tube with a cap to serve as an injection site, and a hollow spike to penetrate and connect the tubing to an I.V. bag or other infusion fluid container.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The special control for pharmacy compounding systems within this classification is the FDA guidance document entitled “Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Pharmacy Compounding Systems; Final Guidance for Industry and FDA Reviewers.” Pharmacy compounding systems classified within the intravascular administration set are exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of this part and subject to the limitations in § 880.9.
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September 27, 2021
AEA srl Michele Mengoni Quality Assurance & Regulatory Affairs Via Fiume 16 Angeli de Rosora, Ancona 60030 Italy
Re: K203674
Trade/Device Name: B Dispensing Line Regulation Number: 21 CFR 880.5440 Regulation Name: Intravascular administration set Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: LHI, NEP Dated: August 5, 2021 Received: August 26, 2021
Dear Michele Mengoni:
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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### Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K203674
Device Name B Dispensing Line
#### Indications for Use (Describe)
B Recon Line is intended for transfer of solvent from IV bag to a vial with powder drug to be reconstituted, through the APOTECAbag automated system.
B Double Filling Line is intended for the transfer of solvent from a bag and liquid drug from a vial to a bag through the APOTECAbag automated system.
B Filling Line is intended for transfer of drug from a vial to a bag through the APOTECAbag automated system.
B Recon Line with needle is intended for transfer of solvent from a bag to a vial with powder drug to be reconstituted, through the APOTECAbag automated system.
B Double Filling Line with vial needle is intended for the transfer of solvent from a bag and liquid drug from a bottle to a bag through the APOTECAbag automated system.
B Filling Line for bag is intended for transfer of drug from a bag to another bag through the APOTECAbag automated system.
B Dispensing Line devices are only to be used with APOTECAbag pharmacy compounding device. These devices are not to be used for the compounding of chemotherapy and oncology drugs.
| Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable) | |
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# LOCCIONI
### 510k K203674 - Summary
The following 510(k) summary has been prepared pursuant to requirements specified in 21 CFR 807.92.
# I. SUBMITTER
AEA SRL Via Fiume, 16 Angeli di Rosa 60030 Ancona Italy Phone: 0039-0731-816689 Contact Person: Michele Mengoni Date prepared: September 27th, 2021
### II. DEVICE
| Name of device: | B Dispensing Line |
|-----------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Common or Usual Name: | IV Fluid Transfer Set |
| Classification Name: | Set, IV Fluid Transfer |
| Regulation Number: | 880.5440 - Intravascular administration set |
| Regulatory Class: | II |
| Product Code: | LHI – NEP (Secondary product code) |
| Panel Identification: | General Hospital |
# III. PREDICATE DEVICE
KIRO Set (510k Number: K152441, Regulation number: 880.5440, Product code: LHI)
| Subject device: B Dispensing Line |
|-----------------------------------|
| Traditional 510(k) |
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# LOCCIONI
### IV. DEVICE DESCRIPTION
B Dispensing Line is a disposable medical device used for the transfer of liquids from an initial container to a final one, by means of the action of a peristaltic pump. It is a sterile tube, with sections designed to be inserted in peristaltic pump and with specific terminal connectors for the connection of the device with the different containers.
The tube section to be inserted in the peristaltic pump presents a larger diameter than the other sections of tube.
The device is intended to be used with the purpose of pharmacy compounding in the automated system APOTECAbag.
The device is manufactured with biocompatible materials and it is provided sterile by EO sterilization method.
| List of products/variants | Code | UDI-DI |
|----------------------------------------|--------|---------------|
| B Recon Line | BDL-01 | 5060304050830 |
| B Double Filling Line | BDL-02 | 5060304050847 |
| B Filling Line | BDL-03 | 5060304050854 |
| B Recon Line with needle | BDL-04 | 5060304050878 |
| B Double Filling Line with vial needle | BDL-05 | 5060304050885 |
| B Filling Line for bag | BDL-06 | 5060304050892 |
Six different variants of the device are available:
# V. INDICATION FOR USE
# B Recon Line (BDL-01)
B Recon Line is intended for transfer of solvent from IV bag to a vial with powder drug to be reconstituted, through the APOTECAbag automated system.
# B Double Filling Line (BDL-02)
B Double Filling Line is intended for the transfer of solvent from a bag and liquid drug from a vial to a bag through the APOTECAbag automated system.
# B Filling Line (BDL-03)
B Filling Line is intended for transfer of drug from a vial to a bag through the APOTECAbag automated system.
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### B Recon Line with needle (BDL-04)
B Recon Line with needle is intended for transfer of solvent from a bag to a vial with powder drug to be reconstituted, through the APOTECAbag automated system.
#### B Double Filling Line with vial needle (BDL-05)
B Double Filling Line with vial needle is intended for the transfer of solvent from a bag and liquid drug from a bottle to a bag through the APOTECAbag automated system.
### B Filling Line for bag (BDL-06)
B Filling Line for bag is intended for transfer of drug from a bag to another bag through the APOTECAbag automated system.
B Dispensing Line devices are only to be used with APOTECAbag pharmacy compounding device.
These devices are not to be used for the compounding of chemotherapy and oncology drugs.
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# VI. COMPARISON OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS WITH THE PREDICATE DEVICES
| | B Dispensing Line (BDL-01,<br>BDL-02, BDL-03, BDL-04, BDL-<br>05, BDL-06) | KIRO set | Differences |
|------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| BRIEF<br>DESCRIPTION<br>AND INTENDED<br>USE | B Dispensing Line is a single-use<br>transfer set device intended to<br>be used by pharmacists as<br>disposable in an automated<br>drug compounding systems,<br>called APOTECAbag. Six<br>different variants of the device<br>exist:<br>B Recon Line (BDL-01) and B<br>Recon Line with vial needle<br>(BDL-04) for the transfer of<br>solvent inside drug vials with<br>the purpose of<br>reconstitution of lyophilized<br>drugs B Double Filling Line (BDL-<br>02) and B Double Filling Line<br>with vial needle (BDL-05) for<br>the transfer inside a bag of<br>liquid drug and solvent B Filling Line (BDL-03) for the<br>transfer of drug from a vial<br>to a bag B Filling Line for bag (BDL-<br>06) for the transfer of liquid<br>drug from a bag to another<br>bag B Dispensing Line is provided of<br>a section compatible with a<br>peristaltic pump. | The KIRO Set is a sterile,<br>single-use disposable<br>ancillary device used with the<br>peristaltic pump in the KIRO<br>Oncology pharmacy<br>compounding device for the<br>transfer of fluids in the<br>preparation of final<br>medication containers and<br>the reconstitution of drug<br>vials in hospital pharmacies. | Same intended use:<br>transfer of fluids in<br>the preparation of<br>final medication<br>containers and the<br>reconstitution of drug<br>vials in hospital<br>pharmacies by means<br>of peristaltic pumps |
| PRODUCT CODE | LHI, NEP (Secondary Product<br>Code) | LHI, NEP (Secondary Product<br>Code) | Same |
| PHARMACY<br>COMPOUNDING<br>DEVICE<br>SPECIFIED | APOTECAbag | KIRO Oncology | Different |
| USE<br>ENVIRONMENT | Hospital pharmacy, inside<br>APOTECAbag (PCD). ISO 5<br>environment | Hospital pharmacy inside the<br>KIRO Oncology PCD ISO 5<br>environment | Same use<br>environment |
| | B Dispensing Line (BDL-01,<br>BDL-02, BDL-03, BDL-04, BDL-<br>05, BDL-06) | KIRO set | Differences |
| TARGET USERS | Health-care personnel,<br>specifically trained in injectable<br>drug manipulation and<br>compounding | Trained health-care<br>personnel | Same |
| TUBING | Medical Grade Polyvinylchloride<br>(PVC) | Medical Grade<br>Polyvinylchloride (PVC) and<br>Medicale Grade Silicone | Different |
| CONNECTOR<br>MATERIAL | ABS | ABS | Same |
| INFUSION<br>METHOD | Peristaltic pump | Peristaltic pump | Same |
| STERILIZATION | Ethylene Oxide | Gamma Radiation | Different |
| SINGLE USE | Yes | Yes | Same |
| INPUT<br>LINE<br>CONNECTOR(S) | B Recon Line: Vented Spike<br>B Double Filling Line: Vented Spike and Vented Microspike<br>B Filling Line: Vented Microspike<br>B Recon Line with vial: Vented Spike<br>B Double Filling Line with vial needle: Vented Spike and needle<br>B Filling Line for bag: Vented spike | Vented Spike or Male Luer | Same |
| OUTPUT<br>LINE<br>CONNECTOR(S) | B Recon Line: Vented Microspike<br>B Double Filling Line: Needle<br>B Filling Line: Needle<br>B Recon Line with vial: Needle<br>B Double Filling Line with vial needle: Needle<br>B Filling Line for bag: Needle | Male Luer Connector | Different |
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### Differences discussion
B Dispensing Line and KIRO set have the same purpose, both are used for the compounding of drugs and reconstitution of vials containing lyophilized drugs by means of peristaltic pumps. The liquid transfer method is therefore the same. Reference and subject device have product code. The use environment and target users are the same except the systems in which they have to be used. To address this difference, performance tests of B Dispensing Line with APOTECAbag system have been performed.
KIRO Set and B Dispensing Line are both for single use and provided sterile. Both devices are provided of vented spikes and mini-spikes as input line connector
| Subject device: B Dispensing Line<br>Traditional 510(k) | Section: 510 (k) Summary Rev.04 | VOL#:005 |
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The sterilization method is different, B Dispensing Line is provided sterile by means of EO sterilization cycle, while KIRO Set is sterilized using gamma radiations. A complete validation of sterilization method of B Dispensing Line has been performed according to standard ISO 11135.
The tube material is different, B Dispensing Line is made of PVC, while KIRO Set is made of PVC and silicone. To address this difference a drug compatibility analysis has been performed and a biocompatibility test campaign according to ISO 10993 has been performed.
The connector material (spikes, mini-spikes and luer connection) is the same.
As input connector B Double Filling Line with vial needle and a spike, KIRO Set is provided with spike and with male luer connectors. The material of connector in both devices is the same. As output line connector, KIRO Set is provided of male luer connector and B Dispensing Line is provided of a mini-spike (only B Recon Line) or needle (all the other models). The material of connector in both devices is the same. To address the difference of the output line connector performance tests according to ISO 8536-9 have been performed.
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# VII. PERFORMANCE DATA
### Non-Clinical Testing
AEA srl has performed the following non-clinical/design verification testing based on the risk analysis conducted and the favourable outcome of these tests demonstrate that the AEA proposed devices perform in an equivalent manner to the predicate devices.
| TEST | CONCLUSIONS | ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA / STANDARD |
|---------------------------------------------|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Performance Testing | | |
| Performance test (in APOTECAbag) | PASS | Acceptable dosage time and accuracy<br>• No leakage<br>• Right disconnection, no ruptures<br>• Ability to maintain acceptable performances after prolonged used<br>• Dosage accuracy |
| Dose accuracy and repeatability | PASS | Acceptable dosage accuracy, mean<br>• and maximum error in the limits imposed by US Pharmacopoeia<br>• Ability to maintain performances after prolonged use |
| Leakage test | PASS | ISO 8536-9 |
| Tensile stress test | PASS | ISO 8536-9 |
| Test for transparency | PASS | ISO 8536-9 |
| Drug Compatibility | PASS | No adverse compatibility effects |
| Biocompatibility Testing | | |
| Cytotoxicity MEM Elution | PASS | ISO 10993-5:2009, ISO 10993-12:2012 |
| Acute Systemic Toxicity | PASS | ISO 10993-11:2017, ISO 10993-12:2012 |
| Guinea Pig Sensitization Test | PASS | ISO 10993-10:2010, ISO 10993-12:2012 |
| Haemolysis test direct and indirect contact | PASS | ISO 10993-4:2017, ISO 10993-12:2012 |
| Pyrogen Test on rabbits | PASS | USP 41-NF36:2018 <151> Pyrogen Test<br>(USP Rabbit Test) |
| Rabbit Intracutaneous injection test | PASS | ISO 10993-10:2010, ISO 10993-12:2012 |
| Bacterial Endotoxins Test | PASS | USP 41-NF36:2019 <85> Bacterial<br>Endotoxins Test; |
| Particulate contamination | PASS | ISO 8536-4 |
| Chemical characterization | PASS | ISO 8536-4 |
| Particulate Matter for Injections | PASS | USP <788> (Method 1 Light Obscuration<br>Particle Count Test) |
| Sterilization and Shelf Life Testing | | |
| Packaging Validation | PASS | Effective microbiological barrier, product<br>sterility and integrity preservation |
| Sterilization Validation | PASS | ISO 11135:2014 |
| Subject device: B Dispensing Line<br>Traditional 510(k) | Section: 510 (k) Summary Rev.04 | VOL#:005 |
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| TEST | CONCLUSIONS | ACCEPTANCE CRITERIA / STANDARD |
|-----------------------|-------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Shelf life, Real time | Ongoing | Sterility and product integrity maintained<br>over the entire shelf life |
| Labelling validation | PASS | Correctness and completeness of labeling |
# Clinical Testing
Clinical testing was not required for this submission.
## Substantial Equivalence
B Dispensing Line is substantially equivalent to the predicate device in its intended use, principles of operation, technology, design, materials and performance.
## VIII. CONCLUSION
Results of performance and biocompatibility testing conducted on the proposed devices demonstrate that B Dispensing Line is substantially equivalent to the predicate devices.
| Subject device: B Dispensing Line<br>Traditional 510(k) | Section: 510 (k) Summary Rev.04 | VOL#:005 |
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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.