K241357 · Biodynamik, Inc. · JDW · Jan 22, 2025 · Orthopedic
Device Facts
Record ID
K241357
Device Name
XT3 System
Applicant
Biodynamik, Inc.
Product Code
JDW · Orthopedic
Decision Date
Jan 22, 2025
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 888.3040
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
The BioDynamik XT3 System is indicated for fracture fixation and bone transport of the tibia in adults.
Device Story
The XT3 System is an external fixation device used for tibial fracture stabilization and bone transport. It consists of an XT3 fixator, half pins, and instrumentation (spacer, drill/cut guide, drivers). The system operates on principles of locked skeletal fixation and distraction osteogenesis. The fixator features an integrated lifting plate for adjustment. The device is used in a clinical setting by orthopedic surgeons. The fixator and instruments are single-use and supplied non-sterile (steam sterilized before use), while half pins are supplied sterile via gamma irradiation. The surgeon uses the system to stabilize bone segments; the mechanical design facilitates controlled bone movement for transport. This provides clinical benefit by enabling bone healing and reconstruction in patients with tibial fractures.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data. Evidence consists of bench testing and cadaver testing. Bench testing performed per ASTM F1541-17 Annex 7, including static axial compression, A-P and M-L four-point bending, and torsion tests. All XT3 samples met acceptance criteria and demonstrated performance substantially equivalent to the Orthofix Modulsystem predicate. Cadaver testing confirmed successful use in accordance with the intended use.
Technological Characteristics
External skeletal fixator system. Components include fixator, half pins, and instrumentation. Materials and construction verified via ASTM F1541-17. Mechanical principles: locked skeletal fixation and distraction osteogenesis. Single-use. Fixator/instruments steam sterilized; half pins gamma irradiated. No software or electronic components.
Indications for Use
Indicated for fracture fixation and bone transport of the tibia in skeletally mature adults.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A smooth or threaded metallic bone fixation fastener is a device intended to be implanted that consists of a stiff wire segment or rod made of alloys, such as cobalt-chromium-molybdenum and stainless steel, and that may be smooth on the outside, fully or partially threaded, straight or U-shaped; and may be either blunt pointed, sharp pointed, or have a formed, slotted head on the end. It may be used for fixation of bone fractures, for bone reconstructions, as a guide pin for insertion of other implants, or it may be implanted through the skin so that a pulling force (traction) may be applied to the skeletal system.
Pitkar External Fixation System - Rail Mechanism (K200518)
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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January 22, 2025
Biodynamik, Inc. Johnny Chen, CEO 11 Orchard Road Suite 107 Lake Forest, California 92630
Re: K241357
Trade/Device Name: XT3 System Regulation Number: 21 CFR 888.3040 Regulation Name: Smooth or threaded metallic bone fixation fastener Regulatory Class: Class II Product Codes: JDW, KTT Dated: December 24, 2024 Received: December 26, 2024
Dear Johnny Chen:
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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Additional information about changes that may require a new premarket notification are provided in the FDA guidance documents entitled "Deciding When to Submit a 510(k) for a Change to an Existing Device" (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 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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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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Sincerely,
Peter G. Allen -S
Digitally signed by Peter G. Allen -S Date: 2025.01.22 17:45:27 -05'00'
For Lixin Liu, Ph.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
Submission Number (if known)
K241357
Device Name
XT3 System
Indications for Use (Describe)
The BioDynamik XT3 System is indicated for fracture fixation and bone transport of the tibia in adults.
Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)
> Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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| 510(k) #: | K241357 | 510(k) Summary | Prepared on: 2025-01-22 |
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| Contact Details | | | 21 CFR 807.92(a)(1) |
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| Applicant Name | BioDynamik, Inc. | | |
| Applicant Address | 11 Orchard Road Suite 107 Lake Forest CA 92630 United States | | |
| Applicant Contact Telephone | (949)295-9868 | | |
| Applicant Contact | Mr. Johnny Chen | | |
| Applicant Contact Email | jchen@biodynamik.tech | | |
| Device Name | | | 21 CFR 807.92(a)(2) |
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| Device Trade Name | XT3 System | | |
| Common Name | Pin, Fixation, Threaded | | |
| Classification Name | Smooth or threaded metallic bone fixation fastener | | |
| Regulation Number | 888.3040 | | |
| Product Code(s) | JDW, KTT | | |
| Legally Marketed Predicate Devices | | | 21 CFR 807.92(a)(3) |
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| Predicate # | Predicate Trade Name (Primary Predicate is listed first) | | Product Code |
| K955848 | Orthofix Modulsystem | | JDW |
| K200518 | Pitkar External Fixation System - Rail Mechanism | | KTT |
| Device Description Summary | | | 21 CFR 807.92(a)(4) |
|----------------------------|--|--|---------------------|
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The XT3 System is composed of the XT3 fixator, Half Pins, and instrumentation, which includes a Spacer, a Drill and Cut Guide, and drivers. The XT3 Fixator and instruments are single-use devices and are supplied non-sterile intended to be steam sterilized prior to use. The Half Pins are provided sterile by gamma irradiation and are for single use only. The XT3 fixator can be adjusted via an incorporated lifting plate to provide fracture fixation or bone transport.
| Intended Use/Indications for Use | | | 21 CFR 807.92(a)(5) |
|----------------------------------|--|--|---------------------|
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The BioDynamik XT3 System is indicated for fracture fixation and bone transport of the tibia in adults.
| Indications for Use Comparison | | | 21 CFR 807.92(a)(5) |
|--------------------------------|--|--|---------------------|
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The BioDynamik XT3 System is indicated for fracture fixation and bone transport of the tibia in adults.
While the indications for use statement is not identical to the predicate device, the intended use for both devices is the same; the subject and predicate devices are both fixation devices that utilize an external fixator device and accessories for fixation of fractures and bone transport. The predicate device, Orthofix Advanced ModulSystem, is indicated for fracture, joint fixation, bone transport, lengthening and angular correction in long bones.
Although the XT3 System is indicated to be used specifically for fracture fixation and bone transport of the tibia in skeletally mature
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adults, both devices are external fixation devices that provide stabilization of tibial fractures with mechanisms to facilitate bone transport. The differences in the predicate device's indications and the subject device's indications do not alter the intended use or application; both devices are intended for bone fracture fixation.
# Technological Comparison
# 21 CFR 807.92(a)(6)
The design of the XT3 System is similar to the LRS - Limb Reconstruction System components of the predicate device Orthofix Modulsystem (K955848). Both the subject XT3 System and Orthofix Modulsystem utilize an external fixator component and half pins for fracture stabilization and instrumentation to facilitate fracture fixation and bone transport by principles of locked skeletal fixation and distraction osteogenesis and is implanted using the same surgical technique. Although the indications for use between the subject XT3 System and the predicate mechanism are not identical, new questions about safety and effectiveness are not raised.
In summary, the key technological features and principles of operation of the subject XT3 System are substantially equivalent to the primary predicate Orthofix Modulsystem. The minor differences in technological characteristics do not affectiveness. Additional performance testing demonstrates that the XT3 System performs in a manner that is substantially equivalent to the performance of the predicate Orthofix Modulsystem.
#### Non-Clinical and/or Clinical Tests Summary & Conclusions 21 CFR 807.92(b)
Comprehensive testing was performed on the XT3 System and the Orthofix LRS components of the Modulsystem per ASTM F1541-17 Annex 7: axial load test, four-point bend test. The objective comparison of performance testing results demonstrate the XT3 System is substantially equivalent to the predicate device.
In addition, cadaver testing was performed to demonstrate that the XT3 System could be used successfully in accordance with the intended use.
Comprehensive testing on the XT3 System was performed per ASTM F1541-17 Annex 7: axial load test, and torsion test. These tests are designed to determine the stiffness, strength, and dynamic loading performance characteristics of the external skeletal fixator-bone constructs of the XT3 System when subjected to force loading. All XT3 samples passed their respective acceptance criterion for static axial compression, A-P and M-L four-point bending, and torsion. Additionally, mechanical testing of the Orthofix Modulsystem was performed per ASTM F1541-17 in order to provide objective comparison of mechanical performance testing data. The mechanical testing results of the XT3 system are verified to meet the design inputs and are substantially equivalent to the predicate device.
Cadaver testing was performed to demonstrate that the XT3 System could be used successfully in accordance with the intended use.
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