K240146 · Bard Access Systems, Inc. · IYO · Feb 18, 2024 · Radiology
Device Facts
Record ID
K240146
Device Name
BD Prevue™ II Peripheral Vascular Access System
Applicant
Bard Access Systems, Inc.
Product Code
IYO · Radiology
Decision Date
Feb 18, 2024
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Special
Regulation
21 CFR 892.1560
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Pediatric
Indications for Use
BD Prevue™ II Peripheral Vascular Access System is indicated for Vascular Access Imaging Applications performed by appropriately trained healthcare professionals in a medical setting. Typical examinations performed using the BD Prevue™ II Peripheral Vascular Access System include: Vascular [Exam Type (Adult and Pediatric)]: Assessment of vessels in the extremities and neck leading to or coming from the heart, superficial veins in the arms and legs, and vessel mapping. Assessment of superficial thoracic vessels. Vascular Access [Exam Type (Adult and Pediatric)]: Guidance for PICC, CVC, dialysis catheter, port, PIV, midline, arterial line placement, access to fistula and general vein and artery access in adult and pediatric patients, including those patients with difficult intravascular access who may have small, fragile, and/or non-palpable vessels.
Device Story
Portable 2D ultrasound system with integrated Cue™ Needle Tracking System; used by trained healthcare professionals in medical settings for vascular access guidance. System inputs include ultrasound signals and passive magnetic fields emitted from magnetized needles detected by sensors in specialized ultrasound probes. Software processes sensor data to generate a virtual needle image overlaid on the real-time ultrasound display, showing needle position, trajectory, and intersection window. Provides clinicians with visual guidance during needle insertion; facilitates accurate vessel access, particularly in patients with difficult intravascular access (small, fragile, or non-palpable vessels). Includes procedure documentation, vessel measurement tools, and electronic connectivity.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data. Bench testing conducted for the predicate device (K211193) covers the proposed patient population; no additional testing required for this modification.
Technological Characteristics
Portable 2D ultrasound system; includes Cue™ Needle Tracking System using passive magnetic field sensing. Components: Cue™ Traditional/Vascular Access Probes with integrated sensors, Cue™ Magnetizer, and Cue™ enabled needles. Connectivity: electronic data transfer. Software-based needle tracking and visualization. No changes to materials or design from predicate.
Indications for Use
Indicated for vascular and vascular access imaging in adult and pediatric patients, including those with difficult intravascular access (small, fragile, or non-palpable vessels). Used by trained healthcare professionals in medical settings for vessel assessment and guidance for PICC, CVC, dialysis catheter, port, PIV, midline, arterial line, and fistula/graft access.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
An ultrasonic pulsed echo imaging system is a device intended to project a pulsed sound beam into body tissue to determine the depth or location of the tissue interfaces and to measure the duration of an acoustic pulse from the transmitter to the tissue interface and back to the receiver. This generic type of device may include signal analysis and display equipment, patient and equipment supports, component parts, and accessories.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). A biopsy needle guide kit intended for use with an ultrasonic pulsed echo imaging system only is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 892.9.
Predicate Devices
BD Prevue II Peripheral Vascular Access System (K211193)
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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March 1, 2024
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Bard Access Systems, Inc. % Samira Saeed Regulatory Affairs Specialist I 605 N 5600 W SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116
Re: K240146
Trade/Device Name: BD Prevue™ II Peripheral Vascular Access System Regulation Number: 21 CFR 892.1560 Regulation Name: Ultrasonic Pulsed Echo Imaging System Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: IYO, IYX, LLZ
Dear Samira Saeed:
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is sending this letter to notify you of an administrative change related to your previous substantial equivalence (SE) determination letter dated February 18, 2014. Specifically, FDA is updating this SE Letter to include the correct IFU statement and 510(k) Summary, as an administrative correction.
Please note that the 510(k) submission was not re-reviewed. For questions regarding this letter please contact Yanna Kang, OHT8: Office of Radiological Health, (301) 796-6704, Yanna.Kang@fda.hhs.gov.
Sincerely,
## Yanna S. Kang -S
Yanna Kang, Ph.D. Assistant Director Mammography and Ultrasound Team DHT8C: Division of Radiological Imaging and Radiation Therapy Devices OHT8: Office of Radiological Health Office of Product Evaluation and Quality Center for Devices and Radiological Health
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February 18, 2024
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Bard Access Systems, Inc. % Samira Saeed Regulatory Affairs Specialist I 605 N 5600 W SALT LAKE CITY UT 84116
Re: K240146
Trade/Device Name: BD Prevue™ II Peripheral Vascular Access System Regulation Number: 21 CFR 892.1560 Regulation Name: Ultrasonic Pulsed Echo Imaging System Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: IYO, IYX, LLZ Dated: January 18, 2024 Received: January 19, 2024
Dear Samira Saeed:
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/cdrb/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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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 QS 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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Sincerelv.
### Yanna S. Kang -S
Yanna Kang, Ph.D. Assistant Director Mammograph and Ultrasound Team DHT8C: Division of Radiological Imaging and Radiation Therapy Devices OHT8: Office of Radiological Health Office of Product Evaluation and Quality Center for Devices and Radiological Health
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### Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K240146
Device Name
BD Prevue™ II Peripheral Vascular Access System
Indications for Use (Describe)
BD Prevue™ II Peripheral Vascular Access System is indicated for Vascular Access Imaging Applications performed by appropriately trained healthcare professionals in a medical setting. Typical examinations performed using the BD Prevue™ II Peripheral Vascular Access System include:
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Imaging Applications:
Vascular [Exam Type (Adult and Pediatric)]: Assessment of vessels in the extremities and neck leading to or coming from the heart, superficial veins in the arms and legs, and vessel mapping. Assessment of superficial thoracic vessels. Vascular Access [Exam Type (Adult and Pediatric)]: Guidance for PICC, CVC, dialysis catheter, port, PIV, midline, arterial line placement, access to fistula and general vein and artery access in adult and pediatric patients, including those patients with difficult intravascular access who may have small, fragile, and/or non-palpable vessels.
| 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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BD Prevue™ II Peripheral Vascular Access System Special 510(k) Premarket Notification
# 510(k) Summary 21 CFR 807.92(a)
| General<br>Provisions | Submitter Name: | Bard Access Systems, Inc. (Bard has joined BD) |
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| | Submitter Address: | 605 North 5600 West<br>Salt Lake City, Utah 84116 |
| | Contact Person: | Samira Saeed<br>Regulatory Affairs Specialist |
| | Telephone Number: | 801.522.5000 |
| | Date of Preparation: | January 16 2023 |
| Subject<br>Device: | Trade Name: | BD Prevue II Peripheral Vascular Access System |
| | Common Name: | Ultrasound System with Needle Tracking |
| | Regulation Name: | Ultrasonic Pulsed Echo Imaging System<br>Diagnostic Ultrasonic Transducer<br>Picture Archiving and Communication System |
| | Regulation Number: | 21 CFR 892.1560<br>21 CFR 892.1570<br>21 CFR 892.2050 |
| | Product Code: | IYO<br>ITX<br>LLZ |
| | Regulatory Class: | Class II |
| | Classification Panel: | Radiology |
| Predicate<br>Device | Trade Name: | BD Prevue II Peripheral Vascular Access System |
| | Common Name: | Ultrasound System with Needle Tracking |
| | Regulation Name: | Ultrasonic Pulsed Echo Imaging System<br>Diagnostic Ultrasonic Transducer<br>Picture Archiving and Communication System |
| | Regulation Number: | 21 CFR 892.1560<br>21 CFR 892.1570<br>21 CFR 892.2050 |
| | Product Code: | IYO<br>ITX<br>LLZ |
| | Regulatory Class: | Class II |
| | Classification Panel: | Radiology |
| | Premarket Notification Number: | K211193 |
| Device<br>Description | BD Prevue™ II Peripheral Vascular Access System Device Description: | |
| | The BD Prevue™ II Peripheral Vascular Access System is a portable device that features real-<br>time 2D ultrasound imaging, customized vascular access applications, procedure<br>documentation, vessel measurement tools, and electronic connectivity (if enabled). | |
| | Cue™ Needle Tracking System Description: | |
| | Imaging Applications | Exam Type (Adult and Pediatric) |
| Indications for Use | Vascular | Assessment of vessels in the extremities and neck leading to or<br>coming from the heart, superficial veins in the arms and legs, and<br>vessel mapping. Assessment of superficial thoracic vessels. |
| | Vascular Access | Guidance for PICC, CVC, dialysis catheter, port, PIV, midline, arterial<br>line placement, access to fistula and grafts, and general vein and<br>artery access in adult and pediatric patients, including those<br>patients with difficult intravascular access who may have small,<br>fragile, and/or non-palpable vessels. |
| Technological<br>Characteristics | Technological characteristics of the subject BD Prevue™ II Peripheral Vascular Access System<br>are substantially equivalent with respect to design and function to those of the cited predicate<br>device. The key modification made to the subject device when compared to the predicate<br>device is the specification of difficult intravascular access (DIVA) patients in the indications for<br>use. As a result, the indications for use in the product instructions for use was updated to<br>reflect the modification. There are no other differences between the subject and predicate<br>device. | |
| Performance<br>Tests | As part of Bard Access Systems, Inc.'s design controls, risk analysis was<br>conducted to assess the impact of the proposed subject device indications for use<br>modifications. The results of the risk analysis determined that no verification or validation<br>activities were required because the subject device modifications to the Indications for use and<br>resulting modifications to the instructions for use and labeling do not include any changes to<br>the design, materials, performance, or risk profile of the cited predicate device and the<br>performance testing conducted in the predicate device clearance (K211193) covers the<br>proposed specified difficult intravascular access patient population. Therefore, it is not<br>necessary to conduct additional verification and validation testing. | |
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BD Prevue™ II Peripheral Vascular Access System Special 510(k) Premarket Notification
The BD Prevue™ II Peripheral Vascular Access System is equipped with Cue™ Needle Tracking System which is designed to track and display the location and trajectory of a needle under ultrasound guidance. The technology consists of software installed on an ultrasound system and sensors incorporated into the ultrasound probes. The sensors detect a passive magnetic field emitted from the needle. The software interprets the data from the sensors and creates a virtual image of the needle on the ultrasound display, providing clinicians with a visual representation of the needle during the insertion process.
The Cue™ Needle Tracking System requires the use of either the Cue™ Traditional Probe or Cue™ Vascular Access Probe, the Cue™ Magnetizer and a Cue™ enabled needle. The Cue™ Traditional Probe and Vascular Access Probe contain sensors for tracking Cue™ compatible needles (following magnetization by the Cue™ Magnetizer). The tracked needle's current position, trajectory, and intersection window are displayed over the ultrasound image.
BD Prevue™ II Peripheral Vascular Access System is indicated for Vascular and Vascular Access Imaging Applications performed by appropriately trained healthcare professionals in a medical setting. Typical examinations performed using the BD Prevue™ II Peripheral Vascular Access System include:
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BD Prevue™ II Peripheral Vascular Access System Special 510(k) Premarket Notification
| Summary of | The modification to the indications for use and resulting modifications to the product |
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| Substantial | instructions for use has no impact on the intended use, technological characteristics, or risk |
| Equivalence | predicate device. Therefore, the subject BD Prevue™ II Peripheral Vascular Access System is<br>substantially equivalent to the predicate BD Prevue™ II Peripheral Vascular Access System. |
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