COBE CLOSED VENOUS RESERVOIR BAGS WITH SMARX T, MODELS VRB 1200 AND VRB 1800
K980786 · Cobe Cardiovascular, Inc. · DTN · Aug 24, 1998 · Cardiovascular
Device Facts
Record ID
K980786
Device Name
COBE CLOSED VENOUS RESERVOIR BAGS WITH SMARX T, MODELS VRB 1200 AND VRB 1800
Applicant
Cobe Cardiovascular, Inc.
Product Code
DTN · Cardiovascular
Decision Date
Aug 24, 1998
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 870.4400
Device Class
Class 2
Indications for Use
The COBE® Closed Venous Reservoir Bags With SMAR,T™ are closed, flexible reservoir bags intended to be used as blood reservoirs during adult cardiac surgical procedures requiring extracorporeal support for periods up to six hours.
Device Story
Flexible, closed blood reservoir bags (1200 ml or 1800 ml) used during adult cardiac surgery with extracorporeal support. Inputs include systemic venous and cardiotomy return blood. Features surface-modifying material to improve blood compatibility. VRB 1200 includes rigid backing plate, three-stopcock sampling system, one-way vent valve, and level-sensing magnet for integration with COBE Air Emboli Protection System. VRB 1800 is a simplified version without the rigid plate. Operated by perfusionists/clinicians in surgical settings. Device collects and stores blood, assists in air removal, and provides volume indication. Benefits include improved blood compatibility and integrated air emboli protection.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data. Evidence consists of bench testing including SEM analysis, mechanical integrity, air challenge, bag shutoff, collapse volume, blood cell damage, and surface-modifying material leaching/compatibility testing, plus ex-vivo blood compatibility testing.
Technological Characteristics
Flexible reservoir bags with surface-modifying material on blood-contact surfaces. VRB 1200 includes rigid backing plate, stopcock sampling system, one-way vent valve, and level-sensing magnet. Single-use, sterile, non-pyrogenic. No electronic components; level sensing is mechanical/magnetic for external system integration.
Indications for Use
Indicated for adult patients undergoing cardiac surgical procedures requiring extracorporeal support for up to six hours.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A cardiopulmonary bypass blood reservoir is a device used in conjunction with short-term extracorporeal circulation devices to hold a reserve supply of blood in the bypass circulation.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls), except that a reservoir that contains a defoamer or filter is classified into the same class as the defoamer or filter. The device, when it is a cardiopulmonary bypass blood reservoir that does not contain defoamers or blood filters, is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 870.9.
Predicate Devices
COBE® VRB® 1200™ Closed Venous Reservoir Bag (K980786)
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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510(k) Pre-Market Notification: COBE® Closed Venous Reservoir Bags With SMAR, T™
K980786
20
AUG 24 1998
## 510(k) Summary
SUBMITTER:
COBE Cardiovascular, Inc. 14401 W. 65th Way Arvada, CO 80004
Lynne Leonard
CONTACT PERSON:
(303) 467-6429 Fax:
February 24, 1998 DATE PREPARED:
COBE® Closed Venous Reservoir Bags With SMAR TTM, DEVICE TRADE NAME: Model Numbers VRB® 1200™ and VRB® 1800™
Phone: (303) 467-6586
Venous Reservoir Bag COMMON/USUAL NAME:
Cardiopulmonary Bypass Blood Reservoir CLASSIFICATION NAME:
COBE® VRB® 1200™ Closed Venous Reservoir Bag PREDICATE DEVICE:
DEVICE DESCRIPTION:
The COBE® Closed Venous Reservoir Bags With SMAR TT™, Model Numbers VRB® 1200™ and VRB® 1800™ are sterile devices with non-pyrogenic fluid pathways, for single use only, and are not to be resterilized by the user. The devices accomodate both systemic venous and cardiotomy return blood. A surface-modifying material is added to the primary blood contact surfaces of the device to improve the blood compatibility of the materials.
The VRB® 1200™ with SMAR,T consists of the bag with its basic ports (venous inlet, cardiotomy inlet, reservoir outlet, reservoir vent, venous sample ports) along with several additional user features. The reservoir bag is attached directly to a rigid backing plate that contains a three stopcock blood sampling system, a reservoir vent line with a one-way valve, and a front plate that is designed to exert pressure on the bag, squeezing it between the front and back plates to assist in air removal. There is a volume indicator tape on the back plate which provides an indication of the amount of blood in the bag. There is also a level sensing magnet on the outside of the reservoir bag and a sensor in the bracket which allows the VRB® 1200™ with SMAR,T to be used with the COBE® Air Emboli Protection System. The maximum volume of the reservoir bag is 1200 ml.
The VRB® 1800™ with SMAR,T is a simplified version of the VRB® 1200™ with SMAR,T. The VRB® 1800™ with SMAR, T consists of only the bag with its basic ports (venous inlet, cardiotomy inlet, reservoir outlet, reservoir vent, venous sample port, and auxillary ports). It does not have the additional user features listed above for the VRB® 1200™ with SMAR. T. The maximum volume of the reservoir bag is 1800 ml (the reservoir bag is identical to the VRB® 1200™ with SMART, but the maximum volume is greater in the VRB® 1800™ with SMAR, T because it is not attached to the rigid back plate).
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## INDICATIONS FOR USE
The COBE® Closed Venous Reservoir Bags With SMAR,T™ are closed, flexible reservoir bags intended to be used as blood reservoirs during adult cardiac surgical procedures requiring extracorporeal support for periods up to six hours.
## STATEMENT OF TECHNICAL CHARACTERISTICS COMPARISON
The COBE® Closed Venous Reservoir Bags With SMAR T™ have the same intended use as the COBE® VRB® 1200™ Closed Venous Reservoir Bag. The only differences between the COBE® Closed Venous Reservoir Bags With SMAR TTM and the currently marketed VRB® 1200™ are 1) the COBE® Closed Venous Reservoir Bags With SMAR T™ contain the surface-modifying material; 2) Model VRB® 1800™ with SMAR,T is a simplified version of the VRB® 1200™, consisting only of the bag with its basic ports.
Biocompatibility testing, in-vitro testing, and ex-vivo testing were performed to demonstrate that the COBE® Closed Venous Reservoir Bags With SMAR, T™ are substantially equivalent to the currently marketed COBE® VRB® 1200™ Closed Venous Reservoir Bag.
In-vitro testing consisted of:
SEM Analysis Mechanical Integrity Air Challenge Bag Shutoff Collapse Volume Blood cell damage Surface-modifying material leaching Surface-modifying material blood compatibility
Ex-vivo testing consisted of:
Surface-modifying material blood compatibility
These data support that the COBE® Closed Venous Reservoir Bags With SMAR, T™ are substantially equivalent to the currently marketed COBE® VRB® 1200™ Closed Venous Reservoir Bag, and the addition of the surface-modifying material does not affect safety and effectiveness.
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AUG 2 4 1998
Ms. Lynne Leonard Manager, Requlatory Submissions COBE Cardiovascular, Inc. 14401 W. 65th Way Arvada, CO 80004-3599
K980786 Re: COBE® Closed Venous Reservoir Bags with SMAR,T™ Regulatory Class: II (Two) DTN Product Code: Dated: June 10, 1998 Received: June 11, 1998
Dear Ms. Leonard:
We have reviewed your Section 510(k) notification of intent to market the device referenced above and we have determined the marice is substantially equivalent (for the indications for use stated in the enclosure) to legally marketed predicate devices maxketed 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 Requlations, 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 (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.
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This letter will allow you to beqin 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) 594-4648. 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" (21CFR 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/dsma/dsmamain.html".
Sincerely yours,
Thomas J. Callahon
Thomas J. Cal ahan, Ph.D. Director Division of Cardiovascular, Respiratory, and Neurological Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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Indications For Use
510(k) Number (If known): _ K98 0786
COBE® Closed Venous Reservoir Bags With SMAR T™, Device Names: Model Numbers VRB® 1200™ and VRB® 1800™
Indications For Use:
The COBE® Closed Venous Reservoir Bags With SMAR,T™ (Model Numbers VRB® 1200™ and The CODE Closed Transable be used in adult surgical procedures requiring extracorporeal support for periods of up to six hours.
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