K222812 · Scivita Medical Technology Co., Ltd. · HIF · May 16, 2023 · Obstetrics/Gynecology
Device Facts
Record ID
K222812
Device Name
Insufflator
Applicant
Scivita Medical Technology Co., Ltd.
Product Code
HIF · Obstetrics/Gynecology
Decision Date
May 16, 2023
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 884.1730
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Pediatric
Indications for Use
The Insufflator is a device intended to facilitate the use of the laparoscope by filling the peritoneal cavity with gas to distend it.
Device Story
Microprocessor-controlled CO2 insufflator; inputs include gas from central supply or cylinders; transforms inputs via pressure regulation and heating (optional) to maintain set pressure/flow in peritoneal cavity; outputs gas through pneumoperitoneum tube; used in clinical settings by healthcare professionals; monitors pressure, flow, and temperature; features overpressure, gas supply, contamination, venting, and heater defect warnings; provides automated gas delivery to distend cavity for laparoscopic access; benefits patient by enabling minimally invasive surgical visualization and instrumentation.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data. Bench testing only. Performance verified via comparative testing against predicate for leakage compensation, flow rate, gas temperature, overpressure release time, overpressure alarm, and set pressure output. Compliance with IEC 60601-1, IEC 60601-1-2, and IEC 60601-2-18 confirmed.
Technological Characteristics
Microprocessor-controlled CO2 insufflator. Materials: steel plate housing, resin composite front panel; high pressure tube (synthetic rubber, braided steel); pneumoperitoneum tube (Silicone, SUS304, PSU). Power: 100-240V, 50/60Hz. Features: pressure reducers, venting system, fluid sensor, gas heater. Standards: IEC 60601-1, IEC 60601-1-2, IEC 60601-2-18, ISO 17665-1, ISO 14971, AAMI TIR 30/12.
Indications for Use
Indicated for use in laparoscopic procedures to distend the peritoneal cavity with gas to facilitate the use of a laparoscope. Applicable for pediatric, adult, and bariatric patient populations.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A laparoscopic insufflator is a device used to facilitate the use of the laparoscope by filling the peritoneal cavity with gas to distend it.
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May 16, 2023
Scivita Medical Technology Co., Ltd. % Diana Hong General Manager Mid-Link Consulting Co., Ltd P.O. Box 120-119 Shanghai, 200120 China
Re: K222812 Trade/Device Name: Insufflator Regulation Number: 21 CFR§ 884.1730 Regulation Name: Laparoscopic Insufflator Regulatory Class: II Product Code: HIF Dated: April 14, 2023 Received: April 14, 2023
Dear Diana Hong:
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,
# Jason Roberts -S
Jason R. Roberts, Ph.D. Assistant Director DHT3B: Division of Reproductive. Gynecology and Urology Devices OHT3: Office of GastroRenal, ObGyn, General Hospital and Urology 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) K222812
Device Name Insufflator
Indications for Use (Describe)
The Insufflator is a device intended to facilitate the use of the laparoscope by filling the peritoneal cavity with gas to distend it.
Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)
X Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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# 510(k) Summary
This 510(k) Summary is being submitted in accordance with requirements of Title 21, CFR Section 807.92.
The assigned 510(k) Number: _ K222812
- 1. Date of Preparation: 05/12/2023
- 2. Sponsor Identification
## Scivita Medical Technology Co., Ltd. No. 8, Zhong Tian Xiang, Suzhou Industrial Park, 215000 Suzhou, Jiangsu Prov., P.R. CHINA.
Establishment Registration Number: 3020746799.
Contact Person: Ruqin Wu Position: Regulation Manager Tel: +86-512-81877788 Fax: +86-512-85187285 Email: wuruqin@scivitamedical.com
- 3. Designated Submission Correspondent
Ms. Diana Hong (Primary Contact Person) Ms. Jing Cheng (Alternative Contact Person)
Mid-Link Consulting Co., Ltd. P.O. Box 120-119, Shanghai, 200120, China
Tel: +86-21-22815850, Fax: 360-925-3199 Email: info@mid-link.net
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#### 4. Identification of Subject Device
Trade Name: Insufflator Common Name: Laparoscopic Insufflator
Classification Name: Laparoscopic insufflator Regulatory Class: II Product Code: HIF (Insufflator, Laparoscopic) Regulation Number: 21 CFR 884.1730 Review Panel: Obstetrics/Gynecology
Indications for Use:
The Insufflator is a device intended to facilitate the use of the laparoscope by filling the peritoneal cavity with gas to distend it.
Device Description:
The subject device consists of an insufflator, a high pressure tube and a pneumoperitoneum tube. The insufflator is a microprocessor-controlled CO2 insufflator that consists of the following major components and features: housing, power supply, pressure reducers, venting system, fluid sensor, gas heater, various setting keys and display elements. The insufflator is not intended to enter the field and cannot be sterilized. The pneumoperitoneum tube shall be cleaned, disinfected, and sterilized prior to subsequent use.
| System name | Component name | Model |
|-------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Insufflator | Insufflator | SL101, SL102 |
| | Pneumoperitoneum tube | IL-QFH02, IL-QF02 |
| | High pressure tube | High pressure Tube for Central Gas supply:<br>IL-GY(G)02, IL-GY(E)02, IL-GY(A)02<br>High pressure Tube for Gas Cylinder:<br>IL-GY02 |
Table 1. System Configuration
The SL101 insufflator has the gas heating function, while the SL102 insufflator does not have the gas heating function. And the IL-QFH02 pneumoperitoneum tube has the gas heating function, while the IL-QF02 pneumoperitoneum tube does not have the gas heating function. The high pressure tube is provided in two types, connected to Central Gas supply and to Gas Cylinder. The high pressure tube for Central Gas supply can be available in 3 models, IL-GY(G)02, IL-GY(E)02, IL-GY(A)02; while the high pressure tube for Gas Cylinder can only be available in IL-GY02 model.
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### 5. Identification of Predicate Devices
Predicate Device 510(k) Number: K030837 Trade/Device Name: 40 L HIGH FLOW INSUFFLATOR F108
The predicate device has not been subject to a design-related recall.
Reference Device 510(k) Number: K153513 Trade/Device Name: Insufflator 50L FM134
#### 6. Summary of Technological characteristics
| ITEM | Subject Device | Predicate Device | Reference Device | Remark |
|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|
| Product | Insufflator | K030837 | K153513 | / |
| | | 40 L HIGH FLOW<br>INSUFFLATOR F108 | Insufflator<br>FM134<br>50L | |
| Product Code | HIF | HIF | HIF, OSV | Same |
| Regulation No. | 21 CFR 884.1730 | 21 CFR 884.1730 | 21 CFR 884.1730 | Same |
| Class | II | II | II | Same |
| Indications for Use | The Insufflator is a<br>device intended to<br>facilitate the use of the<br>laparoscope by filling the<br>peritoneal cavity with<br>gas to distend it. | The 40L High Flow<br>Insufflator F108 with<br>low flow mode is a<br>device intended to<br>facilitate the use of the<br>laparoscope by filling<br>the peritoneal cavity<br>with gas to distend it. | The device Insufflator<br>50L FM134 is a CO2<br>insufflator intended<br>for use during<br>diagnostic and/or<br>therapeutic<br>endoscopic<br>procedures to distend<br>a cavity by filling it<br>with gas. The<br>Standard, Pediatric<br>and Bariatric<br>operating modes of<br>the device are<br>indicated to fill and<br>distend a peritoneal<br>cavity with gas during<br>a laparoscopic | Same |
| | | | | |
| | | | procedure. The<br>Pediatric operating<br>mode is specifically<br>indicated for pediatric<br>laparoscopic<br>procedures. The<br>Vessel Harvesting<br>operating mode is<br>indicated for use<br>during endoscopic<br>vessel harvesting<br>procedures to create a<br>cavity along the<br>saphenous vein or<br>radial artery. | |
| Configuration | Insufflator (housing,<br>power supply, pressure<br>reducers, venting system,<br>fluid sensor, gas heater,<br>various setting keys and<br>display elements), high<br>pressure tube and<br>pneumoperitoneum tube | Housing, power<br>supply, pressure<br>reducers, a venting<br>system, a fluid sensor,<br>a gas heater, various<br>setting keys and<br>display elements | Casing, world power<br>supply, pressure<br>reducers, venting<br>system, redundant<br>pressure pressure<br>measurement, fluid<br>sensor, gas heater,<br>software controlled<br>graphical user<br>interface (GUI) touch<br>screen and various<br>setting keys and<br>display elements | Different |
| Mechanism of<br>Action | Microprocessor<br>controlled CO2<br>insufflator | Microprocessor<br>controlled CO2<br>insufflator | Microprocessor<br>controlled CO2<br>insufflator | Same |
| ITEM | Subject Device | Predicate Device K030837 | Reference Device K153513 | Remark |
| Product | Insufflator | 40 L HIGH FLOW<br>INSUFFLATOR F108 | Insufflator 50L<br>FM134 | / |
| Operating Modes | Pediatric mode, adult mode and bariatric mode | Veress operating mode, High Flow operating mode | Standard, Pediatric and Bariatric operating mode | Different |
| Set Pressure Range | Pediatric mode:<br>1-10mmHg<br>Adult mode and bariatric mode: 1-30mmHg | 1-30mmHg | / | Different |
| Accuracy of Pressure | $\pm$ 2mmHg | $\pm$ 1mmHg | / | Different |
| Set Gas Flow Range | 1-50L/min | 1-40L/min | 1-50L/min | Different |
| Power Supply | 100-240V, 50/60Hz | 100-240V, 50/60Hz | / | Same |
| Weight | About 8.2kg | About 7kg | / | Different |
| Dimension (W x H x D) | 267mm x 395mm x 134mm | 267mm x 138mm x 410mm | / | Different |
| Overpressure warning function | Has the overpressure warning function;<br>When the actual pressure is > 3 mmHg above the nominal pressure, the overpressure warning is initiated. | Has the overpressure warning function;<br>When the actual pressure is > 4 mmHg above the nominal pressure, the overpressure warning is initiated. | / | Different |
| Gas supply warning function | When gas cylinder pressure falls below 15 bar or central gas supply pressure falls below 2 bar, injection will be interrupted, device warning initiated. | When gas cylinder pressure falls below 15 bar or central gas supply pressure is too low, injection will be interrupted, device warning initiated. | / | Different |
| Contamination warning function | When the fluid penetrates into the device through the pneumoperitoneum tube joint, the gas injection will | When the fluid penetrates into the device through the pneumoperitoneum | / | Same |
Table 2. General Comparison
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| | Table 3. Performance and Safety Comparison | | |
|--|--------------------------------------------|--|--|
|--|--------------------------------------------|--|--|
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| | be interrupted, device warning initiated. | tube joint, the gas injection will be interrupted, device warning initiated. | | |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------|
| Venting defect warning function | When the device vents defect, the gas injection will be interrupted, device warning initiated. | / | / | Different |
| Heater defect warning function | When the gas temperature is greater than 41°C, the gas injection will be interrupted, device warning initiated. | When the gas temperature is greater than 42°C, the gas injection will be interrupted, device warning initiated. | / | Different |
| Material | Insufflator: The shell material is steel plate, and the front panel is resin composite material.<br>High Pressure Tube: Synthetic rubber, double braided steel wire<br>Pneumoperitoneum Tube: Silicone, SUS304, PSU | Host: The outer surface is steel plate and resin.<br>Tube: Silicone, PSU, Special steel | / | Different |
| Electrical Safety | Comply with IEC 60601-1 | Comply with IEC 60601-1 | Comply with IEC 60601-1 | Same |
| EMC | Comply with IEC 60601-1-2 | Comply with IEC 60601-1-2 | Comply with IEC 60601-1-2 | Same |
The differences between the subject and predicate devices do not raise different questions of safety or effectiveness.
- 7. Summary of Non-Clinical Performance Testing
Non clinical tests were conducted to verify that the subject device met all design specifications as was same/similar to the predicate device and reference device. The test results demonstrated that the subject device complies with the following standards:
- A IEC 60601-1-2005+CORR.1:2006+CORR.2:2007+AM1:2012, Medical Electrical Equipment-Part 1: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance, including the US National Differences
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- A IEC 60601-1-2:2014 Medical electrical equipment- Part 1-2: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance- Collateral standard: Electromagnetic compatibility- Requirements and tests
- > ASTM D4169-16 Standard Practice for Performance Testing of Shipping Containers and Systems
- > AAMI TIR 30: 2011/ (R) 2016 A compendium of processes, materials, test methods, and acceptance criteria for cleaning reusable medical devices.
- > AAMI TIR 12:2020 Designing, testing, and labeling medical devices intended for processing by health care facilities: A guide for device manufacturers.
- > ISO 15883-2:2006 Washer-disinfectors - Part 2: Requirements and tests for washer-disinfectors employing thermal disinfection for surgical instruments, anaesthetic equipment, bowls, dishes, receivers, utensils, glassware, etc.
- A ISO 17665-1: 2006 Sterilization of health care products - Moist heat - Part 1: Requirements for the development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices.
- > ISO 14971: 2019 Medical devices - Application of risk management to medical devices
- > IEC 60601-2-18:2009 Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-18: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of endoscopic equipment
The software verification and validation for software with a Major Level of Concern were conducted in accordance with the "Guidance for the Content of Premarket Submissions for Software Contained in Medical Devices," dated May 11, 2005. The test results demonstrated the software function met the requirements.
The following comparative performance testing was also conducted on the subject and predicate devices:
- > Compensation of leakages
- > Flow rate
- > Gas temperature
- > Overpressure release time
- A Overpressure alarm test
- > Set pressure output
- 8. Summary of Clinical Testing
No clinical study is included in this submission.
#### 9. Conclusion
The results of nonclinical testing demonstrate that the subject devices are as safe and effective as the predicate device to support a substantial equivalence determination.
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