K220632 · Marvao Medical Devices, Ltd. · DQY · Jun 2, 2022 · Cardiovascular
Device Facts
Record ID
K220632
Device Name
Boss Crossing Support Catheter
Applicant
Marvao Medical Devices, Ltd.
Product Code
DQY · Cardiovascular
Decision Date
Jun 2, 2022
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 870.1250
Device Class
Class 2
Indications for Use
The Boss Crossing Support Catheter (Boss CSC) is indicated to guide and support a guidewire during access of the peripheral vasculature, allow for wire exchanges and provide a conduit for the delivery of saline or diagnostic contrast agents.
Device Story
Support catheter for peripheral vasculature access; used by physicians during endovascular procedures. Device advanced over guidewire to provide support for wire advancement; enables wire exchanges and delivery of saline or diagnostic contrast agents. Features two low-profile catheters (2.4F and 3.9F) compatible with 0.018" and 0.035" guidewires. Distal end includes radiopaque marker for fluoroscopic visibility; hydrophilic coating enhances lubricity. Single-use, sterile, EO-gas sterilized. Physician operates device under fluoroscopic guidance to navigate vasculature; output is physical support for guidewire and conduit for fluid delivery. Benefits include improved guidewire trackability and access to target vessels.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. No clinical data provided. Performance verified via visual/dimensional inspection, simulated use, kink resistance, tensile strength, torque, leak, burst, flow rate, and hydrophilic coating integrity tests. Biocompatibility confirmed per ISO 10993-1.
Technological Characteristics
Percutaneous catheter; 2.4F and 3.9F diameters; high modulus thermoplastic material; monolithic single-layer construction. Features Luer fitting, strain relief, radiopaque marker band, and hydrophilic coating. Sterilized via Ethylene Oxide per ANSI/AAMI/ISO 11135-1. Shelf life 12 months.
Indications for Use
Indicated for guiding and supporting guidewires during peripheral vasculature access, facilitating wire exchanges, and delivering saline or diagnostic contrast agents in patients requiring endovascular procedures.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A percutaneous catheter is a device that is introduced into a vein or artery through the skin using a dilator and a sheath (introducer) or guide wire.
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June 2, 2022
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Marvao Medical Devices Ltd Mary Legraw Regulatory Consultant to Marvao Medical Avania Ltd 100 Crowley Drive, Suite 216 Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752
### Re: K220632
Trade/Device Name: Boss Crossing Support Catheter Regulation Number: 21 CFR 870.1250 Regulation Name: Percutaneous Catheter Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: DQY Dated: March 2, 2022 Received: March 4, 2022
#### Dear Mary Legraw:
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.
If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (PMA), it may be subject to additional controls. Existing major regulations affecting your device can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Parts 800 to 898. In addition, FDA may publish further announcements concerning your device in the Federal Register.
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Sincerely,
for Lydia Glaw Assistant Director DHT2C: Division of Coronary and Peripheral Intervention Devices OHT2: Office of Cardiovascular 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) K220632
Device Name Boss Crossing Support Catheter
Indications for Use (Describe)
The Boss Crossing Support Catheter (Boss CSC) is indicated to guide and support a guidewire during access of the peripheral vasculature, allow for wire exchanges and provide a conduit for the delivery of saline or diagnostic contrast agents.
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## Traditional Premarket Notification Submission Boss Crossing Support Catheter Date Prepared: March 2, 2022
#### Submitter
| Name: | Marvao Medical Devices Ltd. |
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| Address: | Unit 1 Galway Business Park,<br>Dangan, Galway H91 A3EF<br>Ireland<br>Chris.davey@marvaomedical.com<br>+353 (0)91-759301 |
| Contact Person: | Mary P. LeGraw<br>Avania<br>100 Crowley Drive, Suite 216<br>Marlborough, MA 01752<br>mary.legraw@avaniaclinical.com<br>Phone: (617) 820-0387 |
#### Device
| Name of Device: | Boss Crossing Support Catheter |
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| Common Name: | Support Catheter |
| Classification Name: | Percutaneous Catheter |
| Regulatory Class: | Class II |
| Product Code: | DQY |
| Device Panel: | Division of Cardiovascular Devices |
| Predicate Device | |
| Primary Predicate Name and 510(k) Number: | Terumo NaviCross Support Catheter K173779 (0.018”) |
| Reference Device: | Terumo NaviCross Support Catheter K110540 (0.035”) |
#### Device Description
The Boss Crossing Support Catheter (Boss CSC) is intended to guide and support a guidewire during access of the peripheral vasculature, allow for wire exchanges and provide a conduit for the delivery of saline or other diagnostic contrast agents. The proposed device is intended for single use and is provided sterile using Ethylene Oxide gas. The device consists of two low
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profile catheters, 2.4F and 3.9F, which are compatible with 0.018" and 0.035" guidewires, respectively. Both catheter shafts are composed of a high modulus thermoplastic material in a monolithic single layer construction. The proximal end of each catheter includes a standard catheter hub with Luer fitting and a strain relief. Like the predicate, Terumo NaviCross Support catheters, the distal end of the Boss CSC catheter is equipped with an RO marker band to enable visibility under fluoroscopy. There is a hydrophilic coating on the distal portion of each catheter shaft to enhance lubricity.
The 2.4Fand 3.9F catheters are packaged together in individual spiral HDPE hoops that are secured to a HDPE card and placed inside a Tyvek Mylar pouch. There are two versions of the device offered:
- 1. 3.9F/90cm length catheter packaged with a 2.4F/135cm length catheter
- 2. 3.9F/90cm length catheter packaged with a 2.4F /150cm length catheter
As stated, the 2.4F and 3.9F catheters are packaged together. Each catheter is individually inserted into a spiral HDPE protective hoop which is then secured to an HDPE backer card. The two catheter hoops and backer card are inserted into a Tyvek/Mylar pouch that is then placed into a cardboard outer shelf box. Five (5) individual pouches are then placed in a cardboard shelf box.
## Principle of Operation
The subject device and predicate devices share the same principle of operation. The physician first establishes access to the vasculature with an introducer sheath and guidewire using standard endovascular procedures and techniques. Like the Terumo NaviCross Support catheters, the BOSS catheter is advanced over a guidewire toward the target vessel. The BOSS catheter is then used to provide support for the guidewire, as needed, while the physician advances the guidewire deeper into the target vessel. As is the case with Terumo's NaviCross catheter, the physician can use the BOSS catheter to exchange the guidewire if needed, and the catheter itself can also be exchanged over the guidewire as needed, or the 0.018" wire compatible catheter can be advanced through the 0.035" wire compatible catheter. Like the Terumo NaviCross catheter, the BOSS catheter can also be used for injection of saline or contrast media.
## Indications for Use
The Boss Crossing Support Catheter (Boss CSC) is indicated to guide and support a guidewire during access of the peripheral vasculature, allow for wire exchanges and provide a conduit for the delivery of saline or diagnostic contrast agents.
## Substantial Equivalence Summary
The proposed device is substantially equivalent in regard to design and materials to the predicate Terumo NaviCross Support catheters 510(k) K110540 (0.035") and 510(k) K173799 (0.018") device.
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# Performance Testing
Bench testing was completed to assure the device performed as intended in accordance with design and functional specifications. The Boss CSC catheters submitted in this 510(k) have demonstrated similar performance characteristics to the predicate devices. Testing was performed on aged and non-aged Boss CSC catheters. The following performance tests were conducted on these catheters.
- Visual and Dimensional Verification ●
- . Simulated Use
- Kink Resistance ●
- Catheter Shaft Tensile Strength .
- Luer to Shaft Joint Tensile Strength ●
- Distal Catheter Shaft Tensile Strength ●
- Luer Hub Physical Performance ●
- Torque Test ●
- . Leak Test
- Catheter Burst Test ●
- Flow Rate Test ●
- Hydrophilic Coating Integrity Test ●
- Package Integrity Test (Seal Strength, Bubble Leak, Visual and Dimensional)
- Simulated Distribution Test
The performance of the Boss CSC Catheters demonstrates substantial equivalence to the performance of the predicate devices.
# Biocompatibility Test Summary
Biocompatibility testing per ISO 10993-1 demonstrates the device is biocompatible. The following testing was performed:
- Cytotoxicity. .
- Maximization Sensitization, .
- Intracutaneous Reactivity ●
- Systemic Toxicity ●
- Pyrogenicity
- ASTM Hemolysis (Direct and Indirect) ●
- SC5b-9 Complement Activation Assay ●
- Hemocompatibility .
# Sterilization and Shelf Life Summary
The Boss CSC catheters are single-use devices sterilized using EO gas. Sterilization is conducted in accordance with ANSI/AAMI/ISO 11135-1, Sterilization of health care products -
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Ethylene Oxide-Part 1: Requirements for development, validation and routine control of sterilization process for medical devices. The device is sterilized to a SAL of 10°.
Accelerated aging testing was performed post device sterilization that supports a shelf life of 12 months from the date of sterilization.
### Conclusions
Marvao Medical Devices believes the proposed Boss Crossing Support Catheter is substantially equivalent to the legally marketed predicate devices. The indications for use, methods of operation, design and materials used are either identical or substantially equivalent to existing legally marketed predicate products. In addition, performance testing supports substantial equivalence of the proposed and predicate devices.
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