Coagulation (thermoablation) of soft tissue. Not for use in cardiac procedures.
Device Story
HS AMICA system performs soft tissue thermoablation via microwave (2450 MHz) or radiofrequency (450 kHz) energy. System comprises programmable generator (AGN-H-1.3 or AGN-3.3) and disposable applicators (17G/18G probes). Generator features touchscreen interface, rotary knob, and peristaltic pump for applicator cooling. Physician operates system in clinical setting. Generator delivers energy to applicator tip; system monitors forward/reflected microwave power, RF load impedance, and tissue temperature. Safety features include automatic energy suspension upon applicator disconnection, hardware anomalies, or impedance/continuity faults. Output enables physician to control ablation; system provides visual/acoustic feedback. Increased microwave power (250W) in pulsed mode supports treatment efficacy. System benefits patients by enabling minimally invasive tissue ablation with smaller gauge probes.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Ex-vivo functional ablation performance testing conducted for 18G AMICA-PROBE to validate "moving shot" technique. Electrical safety and EMC testing performed per IEC standards. Software verification and validation performed per IEC 62304.
Technological Characteristics
Generator: 100-240 Vac, 600VA; 2450 MHz MW or 450 kHz RF output. Applicators: PTFE-coated, 17G/18G gauge, 70-150mm length. Cooling: Integrated peristaltic pump. Interface: Monochromatic touchscreen. Connectivity: Standalone. Sterilization: Ethylene Oxide. Software: Class B (Moderate Level of Concern).
Indications for Use
Indicated for soft tissue coagulation (thermoablation) in patients requiring such procedures, excluding cardiac applications.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
An electrosurgical cutting and coagulation device and accessories is a device intended to remove tissue and control bleeding by use of high-frequency electrical current.
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February 9, 2024
HS Hospital Service SPA % Guido Bonapace Consultant Isemed s.r.l Via Palmiro Togliatti 19/X Imola, Bologna 40026 Italy
Re: K232072
Trade/Device Name: HS AMICA devices family Regulation Number: 21 CFR 878.4400 Regulation Name: Electrosurgical Cutting And Coagulation Device And Accessories Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: GEI Dated: December 13, 2023 Received: December 13, 2023
Dear Guido Bonapace:
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 (the 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 available 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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Mark Trumbore, Ph.D. Assistant Director DHT4A: Division of General Surgery Devices OHT4: Office of Surgical and Infection Control Devices
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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K232072
Device Name HS AMICA devices family
Indications for Use (Describe) Coagulation (thermoablation) of soft tissue. Not for use in cardiac procedures.
| Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable) | |
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X Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
| Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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#### 1. General Information
| Submitter: | HS Hospital Service establishment is at:<br>Via A. Vacchi, 23/25, 04011 Aprilia (LT) – Italy<br>Phone: +39 06 920 1961<br>Establishment Registration Number: 8010312 |
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| Consultant/ Contact: | Guido Bonapace<br>ISEMED srl<br>Via P. Togliatti. 19/X,a |
Imola, BO 40026 ITALY Mob. +39 335 537 8686 Tel. +39 0542 683803 Fax +39 0542 698456 Email: regulatory@isemed.eu
Summary Prepared Date:
February 09, 2024
## 2. Device
Name of Device: HS AMICA devices family (AMICA-GEN AGN-H-1.3 and AGN-3.3, AMICA-PROBE 17G & 18G applicators) Classification Name: Electrosurgical cutting and coagulation device and accessories (21 CFR 878.4400) Regulation Class: II Product Code: GEI
## 3. Predicate Devices
The AMICA-GEN models AGN-H-1.3 and AGN-3.3 and AMICA-PROBE 17G & 18G applicators are claimed substantially equivalent to the following devices legally marketed in the US:
| Applicant | Device name | 510(k) Number |
|------------------------------|-------------------------|---------------|
| H.S. Hospital Service S.p.A. | HS AMICA devices family | K182605 |
These predicate devices have not been subject to a design-related recall.
## 4. Device Description
The devices subject of this submission, generator AGN-H-1.3, generator AGN-3.3 and AMICA-PROBE 17G & 18G applicators, belong to the HS AMICA devices family and they represent an evolution and implementation of previous models, already authorized by FDA under K182605. The working configuration of the HS AMICA commercial system consists of:
- . A programmable generator for the generation and control of the energy required for the thermoablative treatment;
- . Disposable applied parts (or applicators) for the direct release of energy into the patients or for temperature measurements inside the patient's body.
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The result is an integrated system for thermoablation of tissues through controlled emission of nonionizing electromagnetic radiations in the microwave and radiofrequency ranges. The generators and its accessories are able to emit only microwaves (MW, 2450 MHz), or only radiofrequency waves (RF, 450 kHz) or either microwaves or radiofrequency waves (not simultaneously). The new electrosurgical devices introduced by H.S. Hospital Service S.p.A. are the AMICA-GEN models named AGN-H-1.3 and AGN-3.3, along with 17G and 18G AMICA-PROBE disposable applicators.
AGN-H-1.3 and AGN-3.3, are identical to the approved AMICA-GEN models named AGN-H-1.2 and AGN-3.2, respectively, as for principles of operation, design, architecture, and critical components; however, the new models feature a higher MW rated power, increased from 190W to 250W. This power increase solely affects the PULSED energy delivery mode and does not alter the total amount of microwave energy that the HS AMICA system may administer to a patient in a single treatment session. To support the increased MW power rating, new generator models use AC-DC power supply units with 600W DC output, whereas previously approved models used 500W AC-DC power supply units.
Both new AMICA-GEN models and previously approved models feature a monochromatic touchscreen LCD display (serving as human-machine interface), a rotary knob for parameters selection, a set of connection ports, buttons and indicators, and a built-in peristaltic pump for inner convective cooling of the applied parts used in conjunction with the generator: none of these features is changed in new models with respect to previously approved models.
The new variants of AMICA-PROBE disposable applicators are characterized by a smaller diameter of the needle and shaft length options limited to 70mm, 100mm or 150mm; these applicators better serve the purpose of further minimizing treatment invasiveness and further enhancing safety in clinical applications that prioritize the tailoring of the treatment area to the target tissues geometry rather than the absolute maximization volume. The new models of AMICA-PROBE share the same performance specifications and the same manufacturing materials with already approved applicators (K182605). The difference with previous models resides in the probe gauge (i.e., the outer diameter of the introducing cannula), which is 17G and 18G in the new models vs 11G, 14G or 16G in the previously approved devices.
As predicate devices, the new applicators are supplied in sterile conditions and cannot be resterilized; the sterile kits composed by the microwave applicators and their disposable accessories (a scalpel for skin pre-incision, and a self-adhesive drape for better delimitation of the operating area) are the same as for predicate devices. The sterilization method used for the sterile kits is Ethylene Oxide (unchanged with respect to what was described and validated in K182605).
## 5. Indications for Use
Coagulation (thermoablation) of soft tissue. Not for use in cardiac procedures.
## 6. Substantial equivalence comparison
In the table below a detailed comparison between subject devices (AMICA-GEN AGN-H-1.3, AGN-3.3 and AMICA PROBE applicators) and predicate devices HS AMICA devices family (K182605) is provided.
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| Characteristic | Proposed Device | Main Predicate |
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| | AMICA-GEN AGN-H-1.3<br>AMICA-GEN AGN-3.3 | HS AMICA devices family<br>(AGN-H-1.2 and AGN-3.2) |
| Manufacturer | H.S. Hospital Service S.p.A. | K182605<br>H.S. Hospital Service S.p.A. |
| Classification Name | Electrosurgical cutting and<br>coagulation device and accessories. | Electrosurgical cutting and coagulation device and accessories. |
| Regulation number | 878.4400 | 878.4400 |
| Regulatory class | II | II |
| Classification<br>Product Code | GEI | GEI |
| Indications for use | Coagulation (thermoablation) of soft<br>tissue. Not for use in cardiac<br>procedures. | Coagulation (thermoablation) of soft tissue. Not for use in<br>cardiac procedures. |
| Prescription or OTC | Prescription use. | Prescription use. |
| Mechanism of action | Thermoablation of soft tissues<br>through controlled emission of MW<br>energy or RF energy<br>(nonsimultaneous), respectively at<br>the tip of a microwave coaxial<br>antenna lodged into a needle or at<br>the tip of RF electrodes. | Thermoablation of soft tissues through controlled emission of<br>MW energy or RF energy (nonsimultaneous), respectively at the<br>tip of a microwave coaxial antenna lodged into a needle or at the<br>tip of RF electrodes. |
| Classification | Risk class (93/42/CE as modified by<br>2007/47/EEC): IIb<br>Electrical class (EN60601-1): I BF<br>EMC Class (EN60601-1-2): Class A,<br>group 2<br>Software Class (EN62304): B<br>(Moderate Level of Concern) | Risk class (93/42/CE as modified by 2007/47/EEC): IIb<br>Electrical class (EN60601-1): I BF<br>EMC Class (EN60601-1-2): Class A, group 2<br>Software Class (EN62304): B (Moderate Level of Concern) |
| Technical features | | |
| Design structure | ■ Generator with RF and MW<br>module, integrated peristaltic<br>pump<br>■ Footswitch | ■ Generator with RF and MW module, integrated peristaltic<br>pump<br>■ Footswitch |
| Interface | Monochromatic display touchscreen | Monochromatic display touchscreen |
| Input AC power supply | 100-240 Vac / 50-60Hz 600VA | 100-240 Vac / 50-60Hz max 500VA |
| Fuses | 2 x F6.3AL 250V 5x20mm | 2 x T5A, 5x20, 250V |
| Protection, alarms and<br>safety features | Immediate suspension and disabling<br>of microwave and / or radio<br>frequency supply, appropriate<br>acoustic and light signals and display<br>of an appropriate error message on<br>the LCD in the event of:<br>• Disconnection of the applicator;<br>• Attempt to use incompatible or<br>unrecognized applied parts;<br>• Hardware anomalies at the level of<br>the microwave or radio frequency<br>module;<br>Impedance detected between<br>radiofrequency electrode and<br>dispersion plates less than 25 Ohm<br>or greater than 1000 Ohm<br>Anomalies detected by the<br>electrical continuity monitoring<br>circuit of the neutral electrodes.<br>Excessive reflections on the<br>microwave coaxial line | Immediate suspension and disabling of microwave and / or<br>radio frequency supply, appropriate acoustic and light signals<br>and display of an appropriate error message on the LCD in the<br>event of:<br>• Disconnection of the applicator;<br>• Attempt to use incompatible or unrecognized applied parts;<br>• Hardware anomalies at the level of the microwave or radio<br>frequency module;<br>• Impedance detected between radiofrequency electrode and<br>dispersion plates less than 25 Ohm or greater than 1000 Ohm<br>• Anomalies detected by the electrical continuity monitoring<br>circuit of the neutral electrodes.<br>• Excessive reflections on the microwave coaxial line<br>Hardware / software protections added to the aforementioned<br>software protections:<br>• Availability of a button (Output Enable) with direct action, that<br>is not mediated by the software, for the emergency stop of the<br>energy supply.<br>The Brown Out Detection circuit is activated on the CPUs that<br>govern the control electronics: in the event of disturbances on<br>the power supply such as to bring the DC voltage applied to<br>the CPUs below a fixed threshold (2.7V), the reset is forced of<br>the machine after a few ms, deactivating the energy supply |
| | Hardware / software protections added to the aforementioned software protections:<br>• Availability of a button (Output Enable) with direct action, that is not mediated by the software, for the emergency stop of the energy supply.<br>• The Brown Out Detection circuit is activated on the CPUs that govern the control electronics: in the event of disturbances on the power supply such as to bring the DC voltage applied to the CPUs below a fixed threshold (2.7V), the reset is forced of the machine after a few ms, deactivating the energy supply<br>• Filtering grid applied to the bottom surface of the cabinet, to prevent the entry of dust and other foreign bodies. | • Filtering grid applied to the bottom surface of the cabinet, to prevent the entry of dust and other foreign bodies. |
| Mechanical features –<br>Dimensions | Width 47 cm (18,5 in) x Depth 35 cm (13,8 in) x Height 13 cm (5,1 in);<br>Bending tips applied to the cabinet bottom lid and lateral strap handle for easy transportation and field placing. | Width 47 cm (18,5 in) x Depth 35 cm (13,8 in) x Height 13 cm (5,1 in)<br>Bending tips applied to the cabinet bottom lid and lateral strap handle for easy transportation and field placing. |
| Mechanical features –<br>Weight | • AGN-H-1.3: 13 Kg (28.5 lbs)<br>• AGN-3.3: 10.5Kg (23 lbs) | • AGN-H-1.2: 13 Kg (28.5 lbs)<br>• AGN-3.2: 10.5Kg (23 lbs) |
| Measurements | • Measurements of forward and reflected microwave power and dissipated power on radio frequencies.<br>Measurement range: 1-200W.<br>Accuracy equal to ± 20% for powers> 10W and even to ± 2W for powers less than 10W<br>• Radio frequency load impedance measurements.<br>Measurement range: 10- 1500 Ohm.<br>Accuracy of ± 20%<br>• Temperature measurements:<br>Measurement range: 10-150° C.<br>Accuracy equal to ± 3 °C. | • Measurements of forward and reflected microwave power and dissipated power on radio frequencies.<br>Measurement range: 1-200W.<br>Accuracy equal to ± 20% for powers> 10W and even to ± 2W for powers less than 10W<br>• Radio frequency load impedance measurements.<br>• Measurement range: 10- 1500 Ohm. Accuracy of ± 20%<br>• Temperature measurements:<br>Measurement range: 10-150° C. Accuracy equal to ± 3 °C. |
| Radiofrequency<br>applicator<br>connection | Yes for AGN-H-1.3, not for AGN-3.3 | Yes for AGN-H-1.2, not for AGN-3.2 |
| Cooling system<br>management | Automatic or manual | Automatic or manual |
| Treatment time range<br>(min) | Up to 15 | Up to 15 |
| | Microwave and radiofrequency emission features | |
| Microwave<br>output power | 250 W CW max | 190 W CW max |
| Microwave<br>Output frequency | 2450 MHz | 2450 MHz |
| Radiofrequency Output<br>Power | 200W @ 50 Ohm | 200W @ 50 Ohm |
| Radiofrequency Output<br>frequency | 450 kHz | 450 kHz |
| Max nominal voltage | 100 Vrms | 100 Vrms |
| Max current | 2 Arms | 2 Arms |
| Microwave power<br>delivery control | Continuous or Pulsed | Continuous or Pulsed |
| Maximum Microwave<br>power in continuous<br>mode | 80W | 80W…
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