The Bard® No-rinse Hemoconcentrator is intended for the relief or mitigation of overhydration in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary procedures and to increase the concentration of cells and proteins in the blood.
Device Story
Hemoconcentrator for cardiopulmonary bypass circuits; removes excess fluid and solutes via ultrafiltration; glycerin-free polysulfone membrane; no-rinse feature allows direct insertion into external blood circuit; accessory kit includes PVC tubing and luer adapters; operated by clinical staff during bypass procedures; benefits patient by mitigating overhydration and concentrating blood components; output is ultrafiltrate; device performance verified via bench testing of cell damage, protein analysis, and sieving coefficients.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Evaluated cell damage, protein analysis, sieving coefficient, dynamic prime volume, ultrafiltration rate, and pressure drop. Results demonstrate performance substantially equivalent to predicate devices.
Technological Characteristics
Polysulfone hollow fiber membrane; polycarbonate housing; polyurethane potting; silicone O-ring; polyethylene port caps. 0.7m² surface area; 42ml priming volume; 600 mmHg max transmembrane pressure; 500 ml/min max blood flow. Sterilized via ethylene oxide. Accessory kit includes PVC tubing.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients undergoing cardiopulmonary procedures experiencing overhydration or requiring increased concentration of blood cells and proteins.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A high permeability hemodialysis system is a device intended for use as an artificial kidney system for the treatment of patients with renal failure, fluid overload, or toxemic conditions by performing such therapies as hemodialysis, hemofiltration, hemoconcentration, and hemodiafiltration. Using a hemodialyzer with a semipermeable membrane that is more permeable to water than the semipermeable membrane of the conventional hemodialysis system (§ 876.5820), the high permeability hemodialysis system removes toxins or excess fluid from the patient's blood using the principles of convection (via a high ultrafiltration rate) and/or diffusion (via a concentration gradient in dialysate). During treatment, blood is circulated from the patient through the hemodialyzer's blood compartment, while the dialysate solution flows countercurrent through the dialysate compartment. In this process, toxins and/or fluid are transferred across the membrane from the blood to the dialysate compartment. The hemodialysis delivery machine controls and monitors the parameters related to this processing, including the rate at which blood and dialysate are pumped through the system, and the rate at which fluid is removed from the patient. The high permeability hemodialysis system consists of the following devices:(1) The hemodialyzer consists of a semipermeable membrane with an in vitro ultrafiltration coefficient (K uf ) greater than 8 milliliters per hour per conventional millimeter of mercury, as measured with bovine or expired human blood, and is used with either an automated ultrafiltration controller or anther method of ultrafiltration control to prevent fluid imbalance.(2) The hemodialysis delivery machine is similar to the extracorporeal blood system and dialysate delivery system of the hemodialysis system and accessories (§ 876.5820), with the addition of an ultrafiltration controller and mechanisms that monitor and/or control such parameters as fluid balance, dialysate composition, and patient treatment parameters (e.g., blood pressure, hematocrit, urea, etc.). (3) The high permeability hemodialysis system accessories include, but are not limited to, tubing lines and various treatment related monitors (e.g., dialysate pH, blood pressure, hematocrit, and blood recirculation monitors).
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II. The special controls for this device are FDA's:(1) “Use of International Standard ISO 10993 ‘Biological Evaluation of Medical Device—Part I: Evaluation and Testing,’ ”
(2) “Guidance for the Content of 510(k)s for Conventional and High Permeability Hemodialyzers,”
(3) “Guidance for Industry and CDRH Reviewers on the Content of Premarket Notifications for Hemodialysis Delivery Systems,”
(4) “Guidance for the Content of Premarket Notifications for Water Purification Components and Systems for Hemodialysis,” and
(5) “Guidance for Hemodialyzer Reuse Labeling.”
Predicate Devices
Fresenius Hemoflow F40 Capillary Dialyzer
Bard® Hemoconcentrator with Tubing Set, HC70TS
Research Medical Hemoconcentrator, Biofilter™ 140
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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Bard Vascular Systems Division
C.R. Bard, Inc.
25 Computer Drive
Haverhill, MA 01832
508-373-1000
JUL 24 1997
An ISO 9001
Registered Division
of
BARD
# 510(k) SUMMARY FOR THE BARD® NO-RINSE HEMOCONCENTRATOR AND ACCESSORY KIT- HC40TS
This 510(k) Summary of Safety and Effectiveness is being submitted in accordance with the requirements of SMDA 1990 and 21CFR §807.92.
## I. Submitter Information:
Name: Bard Vascular Systems Division, C.R. Bard Inc.
Address: 25 Computer Drive, Haverhill, MA 01832
Contact Person: Sandra L. Perreand
Date Summary Prepared: July 2, 1997
## II. Device Name:
Proprietary Name: Bard® No-rinse Hemoconcentrator and Accessory Kit, HC40TS
Common or Usual Name: Hemoconcentrator
Classification Name: High Permeability dialyzer
## III. Predicate Device(s):
1) Fresenius Hemoflow F40 Capillary Dialyzer
2) Bard® Hemoconcentrator with Tubing Set, HC70TS
3) Research Medical Hemoconcentrator, Biofilter™ 140
## IV. Device Description:
The Bard® No-rinse Hemoconcentrator and accessory kit for hemoconcentration serve the needs of cardiopulmonary procedures. Connected to the external cardiopulmonary blood circuit, the hemoconcentrator generates ultrafiltrate with electrolyte and solute compositions similar to that of plasma water.
The Bard® No-rinse Hemoconcentrators are made of glycerin-free polysulphone membranes. The no-rinse feature provides convenience of inserting the device into the external cardiopulmonary blood circuit without the need to rinse the device.
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Pre-rinsed Hemoconcentrator:
Unit Length: 29.4 cm
Unit Diameter: 2.8 cm
Membrane Surface Area: 0.7m²
Blood Vol (Approx): 42 ml
Hollow Fiber Material: Polysulfone
Potting Material: Polyurethane
Filter Housing: Polycarbonate
Port Caps: Polyethylene
Sterilization: Ethylene Oxide
O-Ring: Silicone
Max Transmembrane Pressure: 600 mm Hg
Max Safe Blood Flow Rate: 500 ml/min
Accessory Kit
| | ID | OD | Length |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Blood Inlet tubing | 1/4" | 3/8" | 36" |
| Blood Outlet tubing | 1/4" | 3/8" | 36" |
| Filtrate tubing | 1/4" | 3/8" | 36" |
| 1/4" Male Luer Adapter | 2 each | | |
| Tubing material: | Polyvinyl chloride | | |
## V. Indications for Use:
The indications for use for the subject device and the three predicate device’s are as follows:
| Indications | |
| --- | --- |
| Bard HC40TS hemoconcentrator | The Bard No-rinse Hemoconcentrator is intended for the relief or mitigation of overhydration in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary procedures and to increase the concentration of cells and proteins in the blood. |
| Bard HC70TS hemoconcentrator | The Bard HC70TS Hemoconcentrator with Tubing Set is intended for use as an ultrafiltration system to remove excess fluid during and/or following cardiopulmonary bypass procedures where acute hemodilution has been employed. |
| Research Medical Biofilter 140 hemoconcentrator | The RMI BioFilter Hemoconcentrator is intended for use as an ultrafiltration device for the relief or mitigation of overhydration in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass procedures and to decrease the concentration of plasma water in blood. |
| Fresenius Hemoflow F40 hemodialyzer | Hemoflow dialyzer Series F (High-Flux) are designed for single use in acute and chronic haemodialysis. |
While the Fresenius dialyzer is indicated for use during kidney dialysis and the Bard hemoconcentrator is indicated for use during cardiopulmonary bypass procedures both device function in the same manner. Both devices are intended to remove excessive fluid and solutes
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from the patients blood. The only difference between the two uses is the procedure in which it's incorporated into, ie; dialysis vs. bypass procedures.
## VI. Technological Characteristics:
The Bard HC40TS is identical in terms of design and materials to the Fresenius Hemoflow F40 hemodialyzer. As summary of the technological characteristics are as follows:
| | HC40TS Bard Hemoconcentrator | Fresenius Hemoflow F40 Hemoconcentrator |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Housing | Polycarbonate | Polycarbonate |
| Potting Compound | Polyurethane | Polyurethane |
| Capillaries | Polysulfone | Polysulfone |
| O-ring | Silicone | Silicone |
| Port Caps | Polyethylene | Polyethylene |
| Unit Length | 29.4 cm | 29.4 cm |
| Unit Diameter | 2.8 cm | 2.8 cm |
| Membrane Surface Area | 0.7 m² | 0.7 m² |
| Max TMP | 600 mmHg | 600 mmHg |
| Max blood flow | 500 ml/min | 300 ml/min |
| Priming volume | 42 ml | 42 ml |
## VII. Performance testing
To determine the adequacy of the HC40TS as a hemoconcentrator the following performance testing was done: Cell damage, protein analysis, sieving coefficient, dynamic prime volume, ultrafiltration rate, and pressure drop. Results of this testing indicate that the HC40TS performs in a manner that is substantially equivalent to the predicate devices.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
JUL 24 1997
Food and Drug Administration
9200 Corporate Boulevard
Rockville MD 20850
Ms. Sandra L. Perreand
Regulatory Affairs Program Manager
Bard Vascular Systems Division
C.R. Bard, Inc.
25 Computer Drive
Haverhill, Massachusetts 01832
Re: K971180
Bard® No-Rinse Hemoconcentrator and
Accessory Kit - HC40 and HC40TS
Dated: July 2, 1997
Received: July 3, 1997
Regulatory class: III
21 CFR §876.5860/Product code: 78 KDI
Dear Ms. Perreand:
We have reviewed your Section 510(k) notification of intent to market the device referenced above and we have determined the device is substantially equivalent (for the indications for use stated in the enclosure) to 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). You may, therefore, market the device, subject to the general controls provisions of the Act. 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.
If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (Premarket Approval), it may be subject to such additional controls. Existing major regulations affecting your device can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Parts 800 to 895. A substantially equivalent determination assumes compliance with the Current Good Manufacturing Practice requirement, as set forth in the Quality System Regulation (QS) for Medical Devices: General regulation (21 CFR Part 820) and that, through periodic QS inspections, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will verify such assumptions. Failure to comply with the GMP regulation may result in regulatory action. In addition, FDA may publish further announcements concerning your device in the Federal Register. Please note: this response to your premarket notification submission does not affect any obligation you might have under sections 531 through 542 of the Act for devices under the Electronic Product Radiation Control provisions, or other Federal laws or regulations.
This letter will allow you to begin marketing your device as described in your 510(k) premarket notification. The FDA finding of substantial equivalence of your device to a legally marketed predicate device results in a classification for your device and thus, permits your device to proceed to the market.
If you desire specific advice for your device on our labeling regulation (21 CFR Part 801 and additionally 809.10 for in vitro diagnostic devices), please contact the Office of Compliance at (301) 594-4613. Additionally, for questions on the promotion and advertising of your device, please contact the Office of Compliance at (301) 594-4639. Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21 CFR 807.97). Other general information on your responsibilities under the Act may be obtained from the Division of Small Manufacturers Assistance at its toll-free number (800) 638-2041 or (301) 443-6597 or at its Internet address http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/dsnamain.html".
Sincerely yours,

Enclosure
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# INDICATION STATEMENT
Device Name: Bard® No-rinse Hemoconcentrator and Accessory Kit- HC40 and HC40TS
Indication for Use: The Bard® No-rinse Hemoconcentrator is intended for the relief or mitigation of overhydration in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary procedures and to increase the concentration of cells and proteins in the blood.
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510(k) Number 1971180
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