K210078 · Stryker Endoscopy · MBI · Mar 11, 2021 · Orthopedic
Device Facts
Record ID
K210078
Device Name
Stryker ProCinch Adjustable Loop Device
Applicant
Stryker Endoscopy
Product Code
MBI · Orthopedic
Decision Date
Mar 11, 2021
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 888.3040
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
The Stryker ProCinch Adjustable Loop Fixation Device is intended for the fixation of bone-to-bone or soft tissue-to-bone as fixation posts, a distribution bridge, or for distributing suture tension during ligament or tendon repair and reconstruction procedures such as Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL), Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL), Medial Patellofemoral Ligament (MPFL), and Posterolateral Corner (PLC).
Device Story
Cortical suspension fixation implant; used in orthopedic ligament/tendon repair (ACL, PCL, MPFL, PLC). Consists of adjustable nonabsorbable UHMWPE/polyester suture loop. Configurations include Standard/Reverse Tensioning (pre-assembled with titanium button) and No Button (NB) version. NB configuration requires user to assemble compatible button intraoperatively after passing suture loop through bone tunnel. Facilitates bone-to-bone or soft tissue-to-bone fixation; acts as fixation post or distribution bridge; distributes suture tension. Used by surgeons in clinical/OR settings. Provides mechanical stability for tissue healing.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Evaluated cyclic extension and ultimate tensile strength (UTS). Material-mediated pyrogenicity and bacterial endotoxin testing performed with passing results.
Indicated for fixation of bone-to-bone or soft tissue-to-bone during ligament or tendon repair and reconstruction procedures, including ACL, PCL, MPFL, and PLC.
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.
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March 11, 2021
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Stryker Endoscopy Victoria Milich Staff Regulatory Compliance Specialist 5900 Optical Court San Jose, California 95138
# Re: K210078
Trade/Device Name: Stryker ProCinch Adjustable Loop Device Regulation Number: 21 CFR 888.3040 Regulation Name: Smooth or threaded metallic bone fixation fastener Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: MBI Dated: January 8, 2021 Received: January 12, 2021
# Dear Victoria Milich:
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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# K210078 - Victoria Milich
https://www.fda.gov/combination-products/guidance-regulatory-information/postmarketing-safetyreporting-combination-products); good manufacturing practice requirements as set forth in the quality systems (QS) regulation (21 CFR Part 820) for devices or current good manufacturing practices (21 CFR 4, Subpart A) for combination products; and, if applicable, the electronic product radiation control provisions (Sections 531-542 of the Act); 21 CFR 1000-1050.
Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21 CFR Part 807.97). For questions regarding the reporting of adverse events under the MDR regulation (21 CFR Part 803), please go to https://www.fda.gov/medical-device-safety/medical-device-reportingmdr-how-report-medical-device-problems.
For comprehensive regulatory information about mediation-emitting products, including information about labeling regulations, please see Device Advice (https://www.fda.gov/medicaldevices/device-advice-comprehensive-regulatory-assistance) and CDRH Learn (https://www.fda.gov/training-and-continuing-education/cdrh-learn). Additionally, you may contact the Division of Industry and Consumer Education (DICE) to ask a question about a specific regulatory topic. See the DICE website (https://www.fda.gov/medical-device-advice-comprehensive-regulatoryassistance/contact-us-division-industry-and-consumer-education-dice) for more information or contact DICE by email (DICE@fda.hhs.gov) or phone (1-800-638-2041 or 301-796-7100).
Sincerely.
Laura C. Rose, Ph.D. 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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Form Approved: OMB No. 0910-0120
Expiration Date: 06/30/2023
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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known)
K210078
### Device Name
ProCinch Adjustable Loop Device (Configurations: Reverse Tensioning, Standard Tensioning, and No Button).
Indications for Use (Describe)
The Stryker ProCinch Adjustable Loop Fixation Device is intended for the fixation of bone-to-bone as fixation posts, a distribution bridge, or for distributing suture tension during ligament or tendon repair and reconstruction procedures such as Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL), Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL), Medial Patellofemoral Ligament (MPFL), and Posterolateral Corner (PLC).
Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)
> Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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## Section 006: 510(k) Summary
#### I. SUBMITTER
Stryker Endoscopy 5900 Optical Court San Jose, CA 95138
Contact Person: Victoria Milich, RAC Staff Regulatory Compliance Specialist Phone: 508-642-6132
Date Prepared: 08-January-2021
#### II. DEVICES
Trade Name: Stryker ProCinch Adjustable Loop Device Configurations: Standard Tensioning, Reverse Tensioning, No Button Common Name: Fastener, Fixation, Nondegradable, Soft Tissue Classification Name: Smooth or threaded metallic bone fixation fastener Regulatory Class: II Product Code: MBI
#### III. PREDICATE DEVICE
Predicate Device: Stryker ProCinch Adjustable Loop Device Configurations: Standard Tensioning, Reverse Tensioning Company Name: Stryker 510(k) Number: K150416 This predicate has not been subject to a design-related recall.
#### IV. Objective
The ProCinch Adjustable Loop Device product family consists of two cleared configurations, Standard Tensioning (ProCinch ST) and Reverse Tensioning (ProCinch RT). The purpose of this Traditional 510(k) submission is to obtain Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorization to market a modified ProCinch Adjustable Loop Device. Specifically, this submission proposes two unrelated modifications to Stryker's legally marketed ProCinch Adjustable Loop Device: 1) a line extension that introduces a new configuration, the ProCinch No Button Adjustable Loop Implant, and 2) an expansion in the indications for use to include two additional ligament and tendon repair and reconstruction procedures - Medial Patellofemoral Ligament (MPFL), and Posterolateral Corner (PLC).
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#### V. DEVICE DESCRIPTION
Stryker Endoscopy is introducing a new device configuration as a line extension to the ProCinch product family, the Stryker ProCinch No Button Adjustable Loop Implant (ProCinch NB), for use in orthopedic applications.
All ProCinch Adjustable Loop device configurations are cortical suspension fixation implants that consist of an adjustable nonabsorbable UHMWPE/polyester suture loop. The ProCinch RT and ProCinch ST configurations have three non-implanted polyester sutures that are intended to facilitate insertion of the implant and flipping of the button. The ProCinch RT and ProCinch ST configurations are provided preassembled to a titanium button. The ProCinch NB configuration contains one non-implanted polyester suture that is intended to facilitate insertion of the implant. The ProCinch NB configuration is provided without a titanium button; it is intended to be used with a separate compatible button to achieve fixation. The user will assemble a compatible button to the ProCinch NB suture loop after passing the suture loop implant through the bone tunnel. All configurations are provided sterile and are labeled for single use.
#### INDICATIONS FOR USE VI.
The Stryker ProCinch Adjustable Loop Fixation Device is intended for the fixation of bone-tobone or soft tissue-to-bone as fixation posts, a distribution bridge, or for distributing suture tension during ligament or tendon repair and reconstruction procedures such as Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL), Posterior Cruciate Ligament (PCL), Medial Patellofemoral Ligament (MPFL), and Posterolateral Corner (PLC).
### VII. COMPARISON OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS WITH THE PREDICATE DEVICE
The proposed and predicate devices are cortical suspension fixation devices that allow for intraoperative adjustability of cortical fixation through the same operational principle. The proposed device is identical to the predicate in terms of intended use, raw material intended for implantation, operational principle, sterility, packaging and performance requirements. It is substantially equivalent in terms of general design features.
The ProCinch NB configuration is comprised of an implantable suture loop and one nonimplanted suture. The user must assemble a compatible slotted button to the ProCinch NB configuration following insertion of the implant through the bone tunnel to achieve fixation. The predicate device configurations, ProCinch RT and ProCinch ST, contain the same components, plus two additional non-implanted sutures and a pre-assembled titanium button for fixation.
The minor differences between the proposed and predicate device do not raise new questions of safety and effectiveness, and these devices are substantially equivalent based on the criteria described in 21 CFR 807.100.
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#### VIII. PERFORMANCE DATA/NON-CLINICAL TESTING
Non-clinical benchtop testing was performed to evaluate the performance characteristics of the ProCinch NB configuration, including cyclic extension and ultimate tensile strength (UTS). The ProCinch NB configuration met all acceptance criteria established by the predicate device, and no new issues of safety and effectiveness were identified.
Testing for material-mediated pyrogenicity and bacterial endotoxins was performed, with passing results below the required limits.
#### CONCLUSIONS IX.
The information presented within this traditional premarket submission demonstrates that the proposed device is substantially equivalent to the predicate configurations and will perform as safety and as effectively within the intended use.
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