K973328 · International Brachytherapy S.A. · KXK · Dec 10, 1998 · Radiology
Device Facts
Record ID
K973328
Device Name
INTERSOURCE
Applicant
International Brachytherapy S.A.
Product Code
KXK · Radiology
Decision Date
Dec 10, 1998
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 892.5730
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
InterSource103 implants are indicated for interstitial implantation of select localized tumors with low to moderate radiosensitivity. They are used either as primary treatment for tumors such as those of the head, lung, neck, pancreas, prostate, and unresectable tumors, or for residual disease after excision of the primary tumor. InterSource103 implants are indicated for use concurrent with or at the completion of other treatment modalities, such as external beam radiation therapy.
Device Story
InterSeed™ (also referred to as InterSource103) is a hermetically sealed radiotherapeutic source for interstitial implantation. It consists of a medical-grade titanium inner tube containing Palladium 103 (Pd-103) and a platinum radiopaque marker, sealed by a medical-grade titanium outer tube via laser welding. The device is implanted into localized tumors (head, lung, neck, pancreas, prostate) to deliver ionizing radiation. The Pd-103 isotope emits radiation (principal energies 20.1-23.2 keV) to treat tumors with low to moderate radiosensitivity. The device is used by clinicians in a surgical or clinical setting. The radiopaque marker allows for visualization during placement. The radiation dose distribution is determined by the isotope and internal geometry, providing therapeutic effect through localized irradiation. It may be used as primary therapy or in conjunction with external beam radiation.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data provided. Evidence consists of bench testing, including physical dimension verification, biocompatibility of titanium, and comparative dosimetry. Radiation dose distribution was characterized via computational modeling and compared to published data for the predicate device. Angular distribution ratios at 1, 2, and 3 cm were calculated and found to be comparable to the predicate.
Indicated for interstitial implantation of localized tumors with low to moderate radiosensitivity, including head, lung, neck, pancreas, prostate, and unresectable tumors, or residual disease post-excision. Used as primary treatment or concurrent/adjunct to external beam radiation therapy.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A radionuclide brachytherapy source is a device that consists of a radionuclide which may be enclosed in a sealed container made of gold, titanium, stainless steel, or platinum and intended for medical purposes to be placed onto a body surface or into a body cavity or tissue as a source of nuclear radiation for therapy.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). A prostate seeding kit intended for use with a radionuclide brachytherapy source only is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 892.9.
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| | IBt SA | Date: September 2, 1997 | Page 18 of 21 |
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| | | Title: Premarket Notification - InterSeed™ | K973328 |
| 7 | 510(K) SUMMARY | | |
| 7.1 | General Information | | |
| Applicant / Manufacturing Site: | | IBt SA<br>Zone Industrielle C<br>7180 Seneffe - Belgium | |
| | | Tel: (+32) 64 / 520 800<br>FAX: (+32) 64 / 555 397 | |
| Contact Person: | | Vincent E. Coniglione | |
| Classification Name: | | Radionuclide Brachytherapy Source | |
| Common/Usual Name: | | Palladium 103 Seed | |
| Proprietary Name: | | InterSeed™ | |
| Establishment Registration Number: | | Registration application sent to FDA September 1997 | |
| Classification: | | Class II, same as the predicate device (see the Substantial Equivalence<br>section below for predicate device information) | |
| Special Controls: | | InterSeed™ will comply with the regulatory requirements for the Georgia<br>Department of Natural Resources, Environmental Protection Division,<br>Radioactive Materials Division for sealed sources. | |
| Substantial Equivalence: | | InterSeed™ is substantially equivalent to Modified Palladium Seed Model<br>100 (Premarket Notification #K874787), a Class II post-amendment device<br>granted clearance to market November 23, 1987. | |
| 7.2 | | The contents of this premarket notification summary will demonstrate the<br>substantial equivalence of the subject device, InterSeed™, to the<br>predicate device, Modified Palladium Seed Model 100. The substantial<br>equivalence will be based on the following important features of the<br>device: | |
| | 7.2.1 | Indications | |
| | 7.2.2 | Physical Size | |
| | 7.2.3 | Radiopaque Marker | |
| | 7.2.4 | Biocompatibility | |
| | 7.2.5 | Radioisotope | |
| | 7.2.6 | Radiation Dose | |
| 7.3 | | InterSeed™ Description | |
| | | InterSeed™ is an hermetically sealed radiotherapeutic source indicated<br>for interstitial implantation. The radionuclide used in InterSeed™ is<br>Palladium 103 (Pd-103). InterSeed™ is constructed by placing a<br>platinum radiopaque marker and Pd-103 on the surface of a medical<br>grade titanium inner tube. The device is sealed by sliding an outer<br>tube, also medical grade titanium, over the inner tube and laser welding<br>both ends. The resulting device has a hollow center with an inner<br>diameter of 0.35 mm with all body tissue contacting surfaces made from | |
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#### Premarket Notification - InterSeed™ Title:
- Table 8 compares the indications statement drafted for InterSeed™ with 7.4 the predicate device's indications statement.
### Table 8: Indications Statement Comparison Summary
| InterSeed ™ | Predicate Device |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| InterSeed™ implants are indicated for interstitial<br>implantation of select localized tumors with low to<br>moderate radiosensitivity. They are used either as<br>primary treatment for tumors such as those of the head,<br>lung, neck, pancreas, prostate, and unresectable tumors,<br>or for residual disease after excision of the primary<br>tumor. InterSeed™ implants are indicated for use<br>concurrent with or at the completion of other treatment<br>modalities, such as external beam radiation therapy. | (Found on page 20 of K874787) Palladium<br>Seeds are indicated for tumors with the<br>following characteristics: localized,<br>unresectable, low to moderate<br>radiosensitivity. The tumors may be of the<br>following type: superficial, intrathoracic,<br>intraabdominal, lung, pancreas, prostate<br>(stage A or B), residual following external<br>radiation, and recurrent. |
- 7.5 Based on the intent of the indications statement for the subject device, InterSeed™ is substantially equivalent to the predicate device with respect to its indications.
- Table 9 compares the physical size, radiopaque marker, materials of 7.6 construction, and the radioisotope for the subject device and the predicate device.
| Feature Description | InterSeed™ | Predicate Device |
|-------------------------|----------------------------|----------------------------|
| Outer Tube | Medical grade titanium | Titanium |
| Length | 4.5 mm | 4.5 mm |
| Outside Diameter | 0.81 mm | 0.81 mm |
| Radiopaque Marker | Platinum | Lead |
| Isotope Carrier | Medical grade titanium | Aluminum cylinders |
| End Cup | Not Applicable | Titanium |
| Inner Tube | Medical grade titanium | Not Applicable |
| Seal Method | Laser Weld | Laser weld |
| Radioisotope | Palladium 103 | Palladium 103 |
| Half-life | 17 days | 17 days |
| Principal Energy | 20.1 keV, 20.2 keV | 20.1 keV, 20.2 keV |
| Levels | 22.7 keV, 23.2 keV | 22.7 keV, 23.2 keV |
| Distribution of Isotope | Deposited onto the surface | Distributed throughout the |
| Binder | of the isotope carrier | isotope carrier |
| Apparent Activity | 0.5 to 5.0 mCi | 0.5 to 5.0 mCi |
| Levels | | |
| Residual Activity | < 0.1 µCi at 2 years | < 0.1 µCi at 2 years |
#### Table 9: Feature Comparison
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Title: Premarket Notification - InterSeed™
- 7.7 Based on the outside dimensions of the subject device being the same as the predicate device, both devices having a radiopaque marker, the body tissue contacting materials being made of a known biocompatible material, titanium, and both devices using Palladium 103 as the radionuclide, the subject device, InterSeed™ is substantially equivalent to the predicate device with respect to the physical size, presence of a radiopaque marker. biocompatibility, and radioisotope used.
- The radiation dose of InterSeed™ and the therapeutic effect of the ionizing 7.8 radiation emitted are characteristics of the radionuclide selected, Palladium 103. and the shape and placement of the internal components. Figure 7 is a graphical presentation of the computed values for the radiation dose delivered by InterSeed™ as a function of distance (both radial and axial). The graph depicts an isodose line represented by a smooth curve drawn through the data points that were linearly interpolated from the dose matrix data presented at 0.5 cm intervals. Figure 7 is to be compared with Figure 8 which represents comparable data from direct measurements for the predicate device which has been previously published.16
Image /page/2/Figure/6 description: This image shows a diagram of the isodose distribution produced by the InterSeed™ source. The diagram shows the X and Z axes in cm, ranging from -5 to 5. There are multiple contour lines representing different dose levels, including 2, 1, 0.5, 0.2, 0.1, 0.05, and 0.01. An arrow points to the seed location in the center of the diagram.
Isodose distribution produced by InterSeed™ source with an apparent activity of 1 mCi.
Image /page/2/Figure/8 description: The image is a title that reads "Figure 7: InterSeed™ Distribution of Radiation Dose". The title is written in a bold, sans-serif font. The words "Figure 7" are separated from the rest of the title by a colon. The word "InterSeed™" is written with a trademark symbol. The words "Distribution of Radiation Dose" are written in a smaller font than the rest of the title.
16 Meigooni, Ph.D., A.S., et al, "Dosimetry of Palladium 103 Brachytherapy Sources for Permanent Implants." Endocurietherapy / Hypothermia Oncology, Vol. 6, pp. 107-117, April 1990.
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Image /page/3/Figure/0 description: This image shows an isodose distribution produced by a Pd-103 Model 200 source with an apparent activity of 1 mCi. The graph shows the X and Z axis in cm, ranging from -5 to 5. There are multiple lines showing the distribution, with values of 2, 1, 0.5, 0.2, 0.1, 0.05, and 0.01.
## Figure 8: Predicate Device Distribution of Radiation Dose
- The ratio of the average radiation emitted by the seed in all directions to 7.9 the dose delivered at 90 degrees is a measure of the deviation of the angular distribution around the seed from that of an isotropic point source. The ratios for the subject device at distances of 1, 2, and 3 cm from the seed are 0.88, 0.85, and 0.85 respectively. The ratios for the predicate device at the same distances are 0.88, 0.86 and 0.86 respectively.
- Based on InterSeed™ and the predicate device having a similar 7.10 distribution of radiation dose and using the same radioisotope, InterSeed™ is substantially equivalent to the predicate device with respect to radiation dose.
- 7.11 Substantial Equivalence Summary
- Based on the similar characteristics for indications, physical 7.11.1 size, radiopaque marker, biocompatibility, radioisotope, and radiation dose between the subject device, InterSeed™, and the predicate device, InterSeed™ is substantially equivalent to the predicate device.
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Re:
Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850
DEC 1 0 1998
Ruth Feicht President International Brachytherapy, Inc. 6000 Live Oak Parkway Suite 107 Nocross, Georgia 30093
K973328 InterSource (Palladium 103 Seed)
Dated: October 8, 1998 Received: October 9, 1998 Regulatory class: II 21 CFR 892.5730/Procode: 90 KXK
Dear Ms. Feicht:
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 requirements, as set forth in the Quality System Regulation (OS) 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 vitto 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/dsmaldsmam.html",
Sincerely yours,
Lillian Yih, Ph.D.
Lillian Yin, Ph.D. Director, Division of Reproductive Abdominal, Ear, Nose and Throat and Radiological Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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