K222405 · Lima Corporate S.P.A. · QHE · Dec 20, 2022 · Orthopedic
Device Facts
Record ID
K222405
Device Name
Smart SPACE Shoulder Planner and 3D Positioners
Applicant
Lima Corporate S.P.A.
Product Code
QHE · Orthopedic
Decision Date
Dec 20, 2022
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 888.3660
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Software as a Medical Device
Indications for Use
Smart SPACE Shoulder 3D Positioners and Anatomical Models The Smart SPACE Shoulder 3D Positioners and Anatomical Models are intended to be used as surgical instruments for adult patients that are candidates for primary elective shoulder replacement surgery and they are intended to to transfer a pre-operative plan into surgery, designed on the basis of patient-specific pre-operative CT scans. The Smart SPACE Shoulder 3D Positioners are intended, by quiding the surgical instruments in some steps of the orthopedic surgical procedure, to prepare the bone to host the implantable components. The Smart SPACE Shoulder Anatomical Models are a 3D representation of the patient anatomical condition, as previously evaluated by the surgeon. The model is intended to be used to check that the 3D Positioner(s) is properly placed on the anatomical compartment. These devices must be exclusively utilized by an orthopedic surgeon who has a good knowledge of the specific operative technique. Smart SPACE Shoulder 3D Positioners and Anatomical Models are indicated for use on adult patients that are candidates for primary elective reverse and anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty. Smart SPACE Shoulder Planner Smart SPACE Shoulder Planner is a medical device for surgeons component. It is intended to be used as a pre-surgical planner for shoulder orthopedic surgery. Smart SPACE Shoulder Planner does not include any system to manufacture the shoulder patient-specific instrumentation. Smart SPACE Shoulder Planner is intended to be used by an orthopedic surgeon, with clinical experience in shoulder replacement surgery to make decisions regarding implant position, orientation and sizing. Smart SPACE Shoulder Planner is intended to be used for adult patients planning only. The Smart SPACE Shoulder Planner is intended for use with patients that are candidates for primary reverse and anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty.
Device Story
System comprises software (Planner) and patient-specific surgical instruments (3D Positioners/Anatomical Models). Planner uses patient CT scans to assist orthopedic surgeons in pre-operative planning of implant position, orientation, and sizing for shoulder arthroplasty. Output includes 3D anatomical models and positioners used to guide surgical instruments during bone preparation. Used by orthopedic surgeons in clinical settings. Benefits include transfer of pre-operative plan to surgical site, aiding accurate implant placement. Software upgrades improve speed, memory usage, and user experience.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data. Substantial equivalence demonstrated via comparison of intended use, technological characteristics, and non-clinical software testing.
Technological Characteristics
System includes software-based pre-surgical planner and 3D-printed patient-specific positioners/models. Software developed per ANSI AAMI IEC 62304:2006/A1:2015. Devices are provided non-sterile. Operates based on patient-specific CT scan data.
Indications for Use
Indicated for adult patients candidates for primary elective reverse or anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A shoulder joint metal/polymer semi-constrained cemented prosthesis is a device intended to be implanted to replace a shoulder joint. The device limits translation and rotation in one or more planes via the geometry of its articulating surfaces. It has no linkage across-the-joint. This generic type of device includes prostheses that have a humeral resurfacing component made of alloys, such as cobalt-chromium-molybdenum, and a glenoid resurfacing component made of ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene, and is limited to those prostheses intended for use with bone cement (§ 888.3027).
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II. The special controls for this device are:(1) FDA's:
(i) “Use of International Standard ISO 10993 ‘Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices—Part I: Evaluation and Testing,’ ”
(ii) “510(k) Sterility Review Guidance of 2/12/90 (K90-1),”
(iii) “Guidance Document for Testing Orthopedic Implants with Modified Metallic Surfaces Apposing Bone or Bone Cement,”
(iv) “Guidance Document for the Preparation of Premarket Notification (510(k)) Application for Orthopedic Devices,” and
(v) “Guidance Document for Testing Non-articulating, ‘Mechanically Locked’ Modular Implant Components,”
(2) International Organization for Standardization's (ISO):
(i) ISO 5832-3:1996 “Implants for Surgery—Metallic Materials—Part 3: Wrought Titanium 6-aluminum 4-vandium Alloy,”
(ii) ISO 5832-4:1996 “Implants for Surgery—Metallic Materials—Part 4: Cobalt-chromium-molybdenum casting alloy,”
(iii) ISO 5832-12:1996 “Implants for Surgery—Metallic Materials—Part 12: Wrought Cobalt-chromium-molybdenum alloy,”
(iv) ISO 5833:1992 “Implants for Surgery—Acrylic Resin Cements,”
(v) ISO 5834-2:1998 “Implants for Surgery—Ultra-high Molecular Weight Polyethylene—Part 2: Moulded Forms,”
(vi) ISO 6018:1987 “Orthopaedic Implants—General Requirements for Marking, Packaging, and Labeling,” and
(vii) ISO 9001:1994 “Quality Systems—Model for Quality Assurance in Design/Development, Production, Installation, and Servicing,” and
(3) American Society for Testing and Materials':
(i) F 75-92 “Specification for Cast Cobalt-28 Chromium-6 Molybdenum Alloy for Surgical Implant Material,”
(ii) F 648-98 “Specification for Ultra-High-Molecular-Weight Polyethylene Powder and Fabricated Form for Surgical Implants,”
(iii) F 799-96 “Specification for Cobalt-28 Chromium-6 Molybdenum Alloy Forgings for Surgical Implants,”
(iv) F 1044-95 “Test Method for Shear Testing of Porous Metal Coatings,”
(v) F 1108-97 “Specification for Titanium-6 Aluminum-4 Vanadium Alloy Castings for Surgical Implants,”
(vi) F 1147-95 “Test Method for Tension Testing of Porous Metal,”
(vii) F 1378-97 “Standard Specification for Shoulder Prosthesis,” and
(viii) F 1537-94 “Specification for Wrought Cobalt-28 Chromium-6 Molybdenum Alloy for Surgical Implants.”
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December 20, 2022
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LimaCorporate S.p.A % Kenneth Newman Regulatory Affairs Associate Lima USA Inc. 2001 NE Green Oaks Blvd. Ste 100 Arlington, Texas 76006
#### Re: K222405
Trade/Device Name: Smart SPACE Shoulder Planner and 3D Positioners Regulation Number: 21 CFR 888.3660 Regulation Name: Shoulder joint metal/polymer semi-constrained cemented prosthesis Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: QHE, KWS, MBF Dated: November 18, 2022 Received: November 21, 2022
## Dear Kenneth Newman:
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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For Victoria Lilling, M.D. Assistant Director DHT6A: Division of Joint Arthroplasty 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)
#### · K222405
#### Device Name
Smart SPACE Shoulder Planner and 3D Positioners
Indications for Use (Describe)
#### Smart SPACE Shoulder 3D Positioners and Anatomical Models
The Smart SPACE Shoulder 3D Positioners and Anatomical Models are intended to be used as surgical instruments for adult patients that are candidates for primary elective shoulder replacement surgery and they are intended to to transfer a pre-operative plan into surgery, designed on the basis of patient-specific pre-operative CT scans.
The Smart SPACE Shoulder 3D Positioners are intended, by quiding the surgical instruments in some steps of the orthopedic surgical procedure, to prepare the bone to host the implantable components.
The Smart SPACE Shoulder Anatomical Models are a 3D representation of the patient anatomical condition, as previously evaluated by the surgeon. The model is intended to be used to check that the 3D Positioner(s) is properly placed on the anatomical compartment.
These devices must be exclusively utilized by an orthopedic surgeon who has a good knowledge of the specific operative technique.
Smart SPACE Shoulder 3D Positioners and Anatomical Models are indicated for use on adult patients that are candidates for primary elective reverse and anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty.
#### Smart SPACE Shoulder Planner
Smart SPACE Shoulder Planner is a medical device for surgeons component. It is intended to be used as a pre-surgical planner for shoulder orthopedic surgery.
Smart SPACE Shoulder Planner does not include any system to manufacture the shoulder patient-specific instrumentation.
Smart SPACE Shoulder Planner is intended to be used by an orthopedic surgeon, with clinical experience in shoulder replacement surgery to make decisions regarding implant position, orientation and sizing.
Smart SPACE Shoulder Planner is intended to be used for adult patients planning only. The Smart SPACE Shoulder Planner is intended for use with patients that are candidates for primary reverse and anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty.
The specific functionalities of the Smart SPACE Shoulder Planner version are described in the User Manual and Quick Start Guide provided by LimaCorporate.
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# 510(k) Summary
Date: December 20th, 2022
Manufacturer: Limacorporate S.p.A. Via Nazionale, 52 33038 – Villanova di San Daniele Udine - Italy
U.S. Contact Person: Dr. Kenneth Newman Kenneth.Newman@limacorporate.com Lima USA Inc. 2001 NE Green Oaks Blvd. Ste.100 Arlington, Texas 76006, USA www.limacorporate.com Cell Phone: 682-597-3381
Trade name: Smart SPACE Shoulder Planner and 3D Positioners. Common Name: Shoulder Arthroplasty Implantation System
## Classification Name
| Product Code | Regulation and Classification Name |
|--------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| QHE | Shoulder Arthroplasty Implantation System per 21 CFR 888.3660 |
| KWS | Prosthesis, Shoulder, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer Cemented per<br>21 CFR 888.3660 |
| MBF | Prosthesis, Shoulder, Semi-Constrained, Metal/Polymer, Uncemented<br>per 21 CFR 888.3670 |
# Description:
The Smart SPACE Shoulder Planner consists of a software which assists the user in planning anatomic total or reverse shoulder arthroplasty. It provides the user to select surgical execution using either a glenoid 3D positioner or Smart SPACE Shoulder Cubit Guidance.
The Smart SPACE Shoulder system was cleared by TechMah Medical via K202151, K202454. K191247, and it includes the Smart SPACE Shoulder Planner, the Cubit Guidance system, the 3D Humeral and Glenoid Positioners and the Anatomical models. TechMah Medical became part of Limacorporate S.p.A in 2021.
With this registration, LimaCorporate aims to:
- introduce an upgrade of the Smart SPACE Shoulder Planner; -
- introduce the Smart SPACE Shoulder 3D Positioners and Anatomical Models manufactured by LimaCorporate, that are provided non-sterile.
#### Indications for Use:
Smart SPACE Shoulder 3D Positioners and Anatomical Models
The Smart SPACE Shoulder 3D Positioners and Smart SPACE Shoulder Anatomical Models are intended to be used as surgical instruments for adult patients that are candidates for primary elective shoulder replacement surgery and they are intended to be a surgical tool to transfer a pre-operative plan into surgery, designed on the basis of
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patient-specific pre-operative CT scans.
The Smart SPACE Shoulder 3D Positioners are intended, by guiding the surgical instruments in some steps of the orthopedic surgical procedure, to prepare the bone to host the implantable components.
The Smart SPACE Shoulder Anatomical Models are a 3D representation of the patient anatomical condition, as previously evaluated by the surgeon. The model is intended to be used to check that the 3D Positioners is properly placed on the anatomical compartment.
These devices must be exclusively utilized by an orthopaedic surgeon who has a good knowledge of the specific operative technique.
Smart SPACE Shoulder 3D Positioners and Anatomical Models are indicated for use on adult patients that are candidates for primary elective reverse and anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty.
# Smart SPACE Shoulder Planner
Smart SPACE Shoulder Planner is a medical device for surgeons composed of one software component. It is intended to be used as a pre-surgical planner for shoulder orthopedic surgery.
Smart SPACE Shoulder Planner does not include any system to manufacture the shoulder patient-specific instrumentation.
Smart SPACE Shoulder Planner is to be used for adult patients only and should not be used for diagnostic purposes.
Smart SPACE Shoulder Planner is intended to be used for adult patients planning only. The Smart SPACE Shoulder Planner is intended for use with patients that are candidates for primary reverse and anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty.
The specific functionalities of the Smart SPACE Shoulder Planner version are described in the User Manual and Quick Start Guide provided by LimaCorporate.
# Predicate Devices:
| No. | Company | Device name | Cleared via |
|-----|------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
| 1 | TECHMAH<br>MEDICAL LLC | Smart SPACE Shoulder System | K202151, K202454,<br>K191247, |
## Summary of technology comparison:
Traditional 510(k) - Smart SPACE Shoulder Planner and 3D Positioners December 20th, 2022
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The Smart SPACE Shoulder Planner and 3D Positioners manufactured by LimaCorporate S.p.A. and the Smart SPACE Shoulder System (K202151) manufactured by TechMah Medical LLC have substantially equivalent principles of operation and performance characteristics, with the exception of minor differences that aims to improve the software speed and memory usage, improve the user experience and solve bugs.
The Smart SPACE Shoulder 3D Positioners manufactured by LimaCorporate S.p.A. and the Smart SPACE 3D Positioners (K202151) manufactured by TechMah Medical LLC have substantially equivalent principles of operation, materials and performance characteristics.
The Smart SPACE Shoulder Glenoid 3D Positioners of the subject device are characterized by three similar designs that differ in minor design characteristics and are equivalent to the predicate device K202151. The Smart SPACE Shoulder Humerus 3D Positioner is provided with the same design of the device K202151.
#### Non-clinical testing
The Software Testing has been performed on Smart SPACE Shoulder Planner according to the requirements of ANSI AAMI IEC 62304:2006/A1:2015.
## Clinical testing
Clinical testing was not necessary to demonstrate substantial equivalence of the subject devices to the predicate devices.
#### Conclusion
Based upon a comparison of intended use, materials, summary of technological characteristics, and preclinical testing, the Smart SPACE Shoulder Planner and 3D Positioners manufactured by LimaCorporate S.p.A are substantially equivalent to the predicate device identified in this premarket notification.
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