K232581 · Suzhou Haishen Medical Device Associates Co., Ltd. · GXZ · Dec 4, 2023 · Neurology
Device Facts
Record ID
K232581
Device Name
Medical Disposable Sterile Needle Electrode
Applicant
Suzhou Haishen Medical Device Associates Co., Ltd.
Product Code
GXZ · Neurology
Decision Date
Dec 4, 2023
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 882.1350
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Pediatric
Indications for Use
This product is intended for use with recording, monitoring equipment for the recording of bioelectrical signals, such as electromyograph (EMG). The electrodes are sterile and for single patient use only.
Device Story
Medical disposable sterile needle electrodes; invasive, single-use devices; penetrate skin to contact extracellular fluid/muscle/nerves. Collect bioelectrical signals (myoelectric currents) for transmission to EMG diagnostic instruments. Used in hospital settings under physician supervision. Configurations include monopolar, concentric, spiral, and subdermal designs; some include lead wires. Device acts as passive interface between tissue and recording equipment; no active processing or stimulation. Healthcare providers use output to assess muscle electrical activity; aids in clinical diagnosis of neuromuscular conditions. Benefits include reliable signal acquisition for diagnostic monitoring.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Testing included surface quality, sharpness index, toughness, connection strength, electrical conductivity, insulation, and sterility. Biocompatibility testing per ISO 10993-1 (cytotoxicity, sensitization, intracutaneous reactivity, acute systemic toxicity, pyrogenicity) confirmed safety. Sterilization validated per ISO 11135.
Technological Characteristics
Stainless steel needle; PVC-insulated tin-plated copper lead wires. Ethylene Oxide sterilization (SAL 10^-6). Dimensions: 20-75mm length, 0.25-0.65mm diameter depending on configuration. Passive sensing; no energy source. Complies with ISO 10993-1, ISO 10993-5, ISO 10993-10, ISO 10993-11, ISO 10993-23, and ISO 11135.
Indications for Use
Indicated for adults, children, and infants requiring recording of bioelectrical signals (EMG) via subdermal or muscle tissue needle electrodes. Contraindications: Not for stimulation.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A needle electrode is a device which is placed subcutaneously to stimulate or to record electrical signals.
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December 4, 2023
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Suzhou Haishen Medical Device Associates Co., Ltd % Jie Gao Consultant Sinow Medical AS Høyteknologisenteret Thormøhlens Gate 55 Bergen, 5008 Norway
Re: K232581
Trade/Device Name: Medical Disposable Sterile Needle Electrode Regulation Number: 21 CFR 882.1350 Regulation Name: Needle Electrode Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: GXZ Dated: August 23, 2023 Received: August 25, 2023
Dear Jie Gao:
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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(https://www.fda.gov/media/99812/download) and "Deciding When to Submit a 510(k) for a Software Change to an Existing Device" (https://www.fda.gov/media/99785/download).
Your device is also subject to, among other requirements, the Quality System (QS) regulation (21 CFR Part 820), which includes, but is not limited to, 21 CFR 820.30. Design controls; 21 CFR 820.90. Nonconforming product; and 21 CFR 820.100, Corrective and preventive action. Please note that regardless of whether a change requires premarket review. the OS regulation requires device manufacturers to review and approve changes to device design and production (21 CFR 820.30 and 21 CFR 820.70) and document changes and approvals in the device master record (21 CFR 820.181).
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Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21 CFR 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.
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for Jay Gupta Assistant Director DHT5A: Division of Neurosurgical,
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Neurointerventional and Neurodiagnostic Devices OHT5: Office of Neurological and Physical Medicine 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)
Device Name
Medical Disposable Sterile Needle Electrode
Indications for Use (Describe)
This product is intended for use with recording, monitoring equipment for the recording of bioelectrical signals, such as electromyograph (EMG). The electrodes are sterile and for single patient use only.
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
#### I. SUBMITTER
Submitter: Suzhou Haishen United Medical Device Associates Co., Ltd
Address: 3F, 4F 401, 4F 402, 5F, Building 10, No. 168 Majian Road, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China
Telephone: +86 18921623557
Email: 785445240@qq.com
Contact Person: Leyi Dai
Date Prepared: 01.07.2023
II. Consultant
Company: Sinow Medical AS
Address: Høyteknologisenteret Thormøhlens Gate 55, Bergen, Norway
Contact Person: Jie Gao
Telephone: +47 99127913
Email: gao@bergemed.com
III. DEVICE
Trade Name: Medical Disposable Sterile Needle Electrode
Classification Name: Needle Electrode
Regulatory Class: II
Product Code: GXZ
IV. PREDICATE DEVICE
Product Name: Subdermal Needle Electrodes
510(k) Number: K072276
Product Code: GXZ
Manufacture: Xian Friendship Electronics Co., Ltd.
V. DEVICE DESCRIPTION
Medical disposable sterile needle electrodes are sterile, single use products that penetrate the skin and directly contact the extracellular fluid during use, forming a good electrolyte interface. The pointed part of the needle electrode makes contact with the nerves, muscles, or
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other tissues under examination to collect and transmit the corresponding bioelectrical signals (myoelectric currents) to the electromyography (EMG) recorder. Needle electrodes are used in conjunction with EMG diagnostic instruments and serve as accessories to the EMG machine for detecting myoelectric potentials. Medical disposable sterile needle electrodes are invasive since they are positioned subcutaneously and are used under the supervision of a licensed physician.
The subject device, available in configurations with and wires, which encompasses subdermal, monopolar, spiral, and concentric designs. The subject device's configurations of monopolar and concentric needles correspond to those without lead wires, while the configurations involving spiral and subdermal designs include lead wires.
### VI. INDICATIONS FOR USE
This product is intended for use with recording, monitoring equipment for the recording of bioelectrical signals, such as electromyograph (EMG). The electrodes are sterile and for single patient use only.
## VII. COMPARISON OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS WITH THE PREDICATE DEVICES
The technological characteristics comparing to the predicate device are outlined in the Substantial Equivalent table.
| Attribute | Medical Disposable<br>Sterile Needle Electrodes<br>(Subject Device) | Friendship Subdermal<br>Needle Electrodes<br>(Predicate device<br>K072276) | Comment |
|---------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Regulation<br>Number | 21 CFR 882.1350 | 21 CFR 882.1350 | SE |
| Regulation Name | Needle Electrode | Needle Electrode | SE |
| Regulatory Class | Class II | Class II | SE |
| Product Code | GXZ | GXZ | SE |
| Indications for<br>Use | This product is intended for<br>use with recording,<br>monitoring equipment for<br>the recording of<br>bioelectrical signals, such<br>as electromyograph<br>(EMG). The electrodes are<br>sterile and for single patient<br>use only. | Subdermal Needle<br>Electrodes are intended for<br>use with recording,<br>monitoring and<br>stimulation/recording<br>equipment for the recording<br>of biopotential signals<br>including<br>electroencephalograph<br>(EEG), electromyograph<br>(EMG) and nerve potential<br>signals and for stimulation<br>during the intraoperative<br>diagnosis of acute<br>dysfunction in corticospinal | Subject<br>Device<br>without<br>stimulation<br>function;<br>Subject<br>Device only<br>records in<br>EMG |
| | | axonal conduction. The<br>electrodes are sterile and for<br>single patient use only. | |
| Environment of<br>Use | Hospital | Hospital | SE |
| Provided Sterile | Yes | Yes | SE |
| Method of<br>Sterilization | Ethylene Oxide | Ethylene Oxide | SE |
| Sterility<br>assurance level<br>(SAL) | $10^{-6}$ | $10^{-6}$ | SE |
| Single Use,<br>Disposable | Yes | Yes | SE |
| Basic Principle | A needle electrode is an<br>electrode that requires<br>penetration through the<br>skin to directly contact<br>extracellular fluid. It forms<br>a good electrode-electrolyte<br>interface and is used in<br>conjunction with<br>electromyography (EMG)<br>diagnostic instruments as<br>an electrode for detecting<br>muscle electrical activity. | A needle electrode is an<br>electrode that requires<br>penetration through the skin<br>to directly contact<br>extracellular fluid. It forms<br>a good electrode-electrolyte<br>interface and is used in<br>conjunction with recording,<br>monitoring and<br>stimulation/recording<br>equipment for the recording<br>of biopotential signals<br>including<br>electroencephalograph<br>(EEG), electromyograph<br>(EMG) and nerve potential<br>signals and for stimulation<br>during the intraoperative<br>diagnosis of acute<br>dysfunction in corticospinal<br>axonal conduction. | Same basic<br>principle but<br>Subject<br>Device has<br>less clinical<br>usage than<br>Predicate<br>Device |
| Target Population | Adults, children and infants | Adults, children and infants | SE |
| Anatomical Sites | Subdermal, muscle tissue | Subdermal, nerve or muscle<br>tissue | Subject<br>Device has<br>less<br>Anatomical<br>Sites |
| Needle material | Stainless steel | Stainless steel | SE |
| Needle length | Spiral needle:<br>$20 \pm 1.5mm$<br>Concentric needle:<br>$(20 - 75) \pm 1.5mm$<br>Subdermal needle: | Spiral needle:<br>NA<br>Concentric needle:<br>20 - 75mm<br>Subdermal needle: | Equivalent |
| | | | |
| | (6, 7, 13, 19, 20, 22) ±<br>1.5mm | 7, 13, 17, 23mm | |
| | Monopolar needle:<br>(20, 25, 30, 37, 50, 75) ±<br>1.5mm | Monopolar needle:<br>20, 25, 30, 38, 50, 75mm | |
| Needle diameter | Spiral needle:<br>0.60 ± 0.15mm | Spiral needle:<br>0.60 mm | Equivalent |
| | Concentric needle:<br>(0.25 - 0.65) ± 0.15mm | Concentric needle:<br>0.25 - 0.65mm | |
| | Subdermal needle:<br>(0.35, 0.40, 0.45) ±<br>0.15mm | Subdermal needle:<br>0.35, 0.40, 0.45mm | |
| | Monopolar needle:<br>(0.25, 0.30, 0.35, 0.40,<br>0.45, 0.50, 0.65) ± 0.15mm | Monopolar needle:<br>0.25, 0.30, 0.35, 0.40, 0.45,<br>0.50, 0.65mm | |
| Lead wire<br>material | PVC insulated tin plated<br>with copper | PVC insulated tin plated<br>with copper | SE |
| Lead wire length | (1000 - 2500) ± 25mm | 1200 - 2500mm | Equivalent |
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#### VIII. NON-CLINCAL TESTING
Suzhou Haishen United Medical Device Associates Co., Ltd has performed the following nonclinical laboratory testing to determine substantial equivalence.
| Test | Result |
|-------------------------------------------------|--------|
| Surface quality | Pass |
| Sharpness index | Pass |
| Toughness | Pass |
| Connection strength | Pass |
| Electrical conductivity | Pass |
| Conductive terminals and needle body insulation | Pass |
| Sterility testing | Pass |
## IX. BIOCOMPATIBILITY TESTING
The contact classification for the Medical Disposable Sterile Needle Electrode component of the subject device is a subdermal communicating device with muscle. The biocompatibility evaluation for the subject device was conducted in accordance with ISO 10993-1:2018 Biological evaluation of medical devices - Part 1: Evaluation and testing within a risk management process and in accordance with FDA guidance Use of International Standard ISO 10993-1, "Biological evaluation of medical devices - Part 1: Evaluation and testing within a risk
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management process", Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff. The results of biocompatibility testing included in the table below demonstrate that the device meets biological safety requirements per ISO 10993-1 for subdermal communicating devices with muscle.
| Test | Standard | Result |
|---------------------------|--------------|-----------------------------|
| In vitro cytotoxicity | ISO 10993-5 | Non-cytotoxic |
| Skin sensitization | ISO 10993-10 | Non-sensitive |
| Intracutaneous reactivity | ISO 10993-23 | Non- irritation |
| Acute systemic toxicity | ISO 10993-11 | Non-acute systemic toxicity |
| Pyrogen | ISO 10993-11 | Non-pyrogenic |
## X. STERILIZATION AND SHELF-LIFE TESTING
The subject device is sterilized using Ethylene Oxide. The sterilization validation has been performed in accordance with the principles of ISO 11135:2014 Sterilization of health-care products - Ethylene oxide - Requirements for the development, validation and routine control of a sterilization process for medical devices. A sterility assurance level (SAL) of 100 has been demonstrated. The device meets EO residuals per ISO 10993-7.
A shelf-life of 3 years has been established based on accelerated and real-time aging.
#### XI. CONCLUSIONS
The subject and predicate device share intended use - for temporary use with recording and monitoring equipment for the recording and monitoring of bioelectrical signals from the corresponding muscle parts of the human body, such as electromyography (EMG). The subject device does not have stimulation function as the predicate device. The differences in technological characteristics do not raise different questions of safety and effectiveness, and the nonclinical performance data submitted in the 510(k) demonstrate that the subject device is as safe, as effective, and performs as well as the predicate device.
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