CERALAS G FREQUENCY DOUBLED ND: YAG LASER SYSTEMS, CERALAS G3
K981126 · Ceram Optec, Inc. · GEX · Jun 25, 1998 · General, Plastic Surgery
Device Facts
Record ID
K981126
Device Name
CERALAS G FREQUENCY DOUBLED ND: YAG LASER SYSTEMS, CERALAS G3
Applicant
Ceram Optec, Inc.
Product Code
GEX · General, Plastic Surgery
Decision Date
Jun 25, 1998
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 878.4810
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
The Ceralas G Frequency Doubled Nd:YAG Laser System, the Ceralas G3 laser and accessories, is intended as a surgical instrument for use in the photocoagulation of vascular and pigmented skin lesions.
Device Story
Ceralas G3 is a compact, self-contained, diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser system; utilizes intercavity Potassium Titanyl Phosphate (KTP) crystal to frequency-double infrared light to 532 nm green visible spectrum. System includes laser crystal, cooling module, power meter with auto-calibration, and front control display. Delivers up to 3 Watts optical power in continuous or pulsed modes. Operated by clinicians in surgical settings. Energy delivered via hand-held, sterile, quartz fiber optic delivery systems (200-1400 micron diameter) with SMA connectors. Physician uses device to photocoagulate target tissue; laser-tissue interaction achieves therapeutic effect for vascular/pigmented lesions and ocular tissue. Benefits include precise surgical photocoagulation.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data provided. Substantial equivalence is based on technological characteristics, design, and intended use comparisons to predicate laser systems.
Technological Characteristics
Solid-state diode-pumped Nd:YAG laser; KTP crystal for frequency doubling to 532 nm. Air-cooled. Power output 0.1-3 Watts. Continuous and pulsed modes. Quartz fiber delivery systems (200-1400 micron). SMA connector interface. Compact modular design with integrated power meter and calibration.
Indications for Use
Indicated for photocoagulation of ocular tissue and vascular and pigmented skin lesions.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
(1) A carbon dioxide laser for use in general surgery and in dermatology is a laser device intended to cut, destroy, or remove tissue by light energy emitted by carbon dioxide.(2) An argon laser for use in dermatology is a laser device intended to destroy or coagulate tissue by light energy emitted by argon.
Predicate Devices
Ceralas G Frequency Doubled Nd:YAG Laser System (K954834)
Ceralas G Frequency Doubled Nd:YAG Laser System (K923953)
Ceralas G Frequency Doubled Nd:YAG Laser System (K943445)
Ceralas G Frequency Doubled Nd:YAG Laser System (K951775)
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JUN 25 1998
K981126
#### 510(k) SUMMARY
### Ceralas G Frequecy Doubled Nd:YAG Laser Systems (including the Ceralas G3 Laser and Accessories)
## Submitter's Name, Address, Telephone Number, Contact Person and Date Prepared
Submitted by Regulatory Counsel for:
CeramOptec, Inc. 515 Shaker Road East Longmeadow, Massachusetts 01028 413-525-0600 Phone: Facsimile: 413-525-0611
Carol Morello, V.M.D. Contact Person:
Date Prepared: March 26, 1998
#### Name of Device and Name/Address of Sponsor
Ceralas G Frequency Doubled Nd: YAG Laser System and Accessories("Ceralas G3")
CeramOptec, Inc. 515 Shaker Road East Longmeadow, Massachusetts 01028
#### Common or Usual Name
Frequency Doubled Nd: YAG Laser
#### Classification Name
Laser surgical instrument for use in general and plastic surgery and in dermatology.
#### Predicate Devices
CeramOptec's Ceralas G Frequency Doubled Nd:YAG Laser System and Accessories (K954834, K923953, K943445, and K951775), the Iris Medical DioLite 532 (K964074), and the Continuum Biomedical CB Diode/532 Laser (K954905).
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#### Intended Use
The Ceralas G Frequency Doubled Nd:YAG Laser System, the Ceralas G3 laser and accessories, is intended as a surgical instrument for use in the photocoagulation of vascular and pigmented skin lesions.
### Technological Characteristics and Substantial Equivalence
The Ceralas G3 is a complete, self-contained, compact surgical laser system that utilizes a diode pumped neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser whose output is frequency doubled to produce radiation in the green visible spectrum at 532 nm. Frequency doubling is achieved by the use of an intercavity Potassium Titanyl Phosphate ("KTP") crystal. KTP is a crystalline material that has nonlinear optical properties which allows the input of light of one color and output of a different light color. Specifically, it allows infrared light in and emits green light. The laser employs a modular design which includes: 1) laser crystal; 2) cooling module; 3) built in power meter with automatic calibration; 4) continuous or pulsed operating modes; and 5) front controls with a display panel. The laser system delivers up to 3 Watts of optical power. The exposure mode for the laser is selectable from 0.10 Watts to 3 Watts at 532 nm. The Ceralas G3 is identical to the Ceralas G Frequency Doubled Nd: YAG Laser Systems that has already received clearance from FDA (K954834). The Ceralas G has already been cleared for the intended use as a surgical instrument for photocoagulation and is indicated for use in ocular tissue. This submission adds an additional indication for the Ceralas G as a surgical instrument for photocoagulation of vasculare and pigmented skin lesions.
The delivery systems for the Ceralas G Frequency Doubled Nd: Y AG Laser Systems consist of an optical fiber in a coaxially mounted protective sheath which is fitted with an SMA connector at the proximal end. The fiber is a bare, polished quartz fiber provided in a 200 micron to 1400 micron diameter range. The delivery systems are hand-held, designed to fit the Ceralas G3, and deliver the laser energy via the SMA connector which couples it to the laser. The Ceralas the delivery systems are supplied sterile. These systems are identical to those MegaBeam Fiber Optic Delivery Systems, which range in fiber sizes of 200 to 1200 micron diameters, and have already been cleared by the FDA. CeramOptec, the manufacturer of the MegaBeam Fiber Optic Delivery Systems, has previously obtained clearance for the use of these delivery systems as accessories to laser systems for any indication for which compatible Nd:YAG, 1.44 YAG, Ho:YAG, KTP, Argon and Diode laser systems are cleared (K923953, K943445, and K951775). This submission includes additional fiber sizes up to a 1400 micron diameter.
The Ceralas G3 has the same intended use, similar principles of operation and similar technological characteristics as previously cleared predicate laser systems. The
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Ceralas G3 and its predicate devices, the CeramOptec Ceralas G Frequency Doubled Nd: YAG Laser Systems (K954834), the Iris Medical Diolite 532 (K964074), and the Continuum Biomedical, Inc. CB Diode/532 Laser System (K954905), have the identical intended use.
The Ceralas G3, like its predicate device, is a solid state laser that emits a beam in the near-infrared region of the electromagnetic spectrum. Furthermore, the Ceralas G3, the Iris Medical Diolite 532 (K964074), and the Continuum Biomedical, Inc. CB Diode/532 (K954905), all employ diode pumped frequency doubled neodymium doped yttrium aluminum garnet laser crystals to generate the treatment beam. The wavelength of all of these lasers is 532nm. Each of the lasers offers continuous and pulsed exposure modes. Thus, the laser tissue interaction and the surgical performance of the Ceralas G3, the Iris Medical Diolite 532, and the Continuum Biomedical, Inc. CB Diode/532, would be expected to be the same.
The Ceralas G3 and all of the predicate devices (K964074, K954905, and K954834) exhibit comparable power outputs of 0.1 to 3 Watts and all are air cooled. All of these devices utilize essentially the same types of fiber optic delivery accessories to transmit the laser energy to the target tissue. The Ceralas G3 delivery systems and the predicate device delivery systems likewise operate in the contact and non-contact modes. The Ceralas G3 fiber delivery systems are available with fiber core diameters of 200 to 1400 microns similar to the Diolite 532 predicate device delivery systems (K964074).
Any differences between the Ceralas G3 and the predicate devices, such as the systems' dimensions and weight, do not raise new questions of safety and effectiveness.
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Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850
JUN 25 1998
CeramOptec, Inc. c/o Mr. Jonathan S. Kahan, Esquire Hogan & Hartson, L.L. P. Columbia Square 555 Thirteenth Street, NW Washington, District of Columbia 20004-1109
Re: K981126
Ceralas G Frequency Doubled ND: YAG Laser Systems and Trade Name: Accessories ("Cerales G3")
Regulatory Class: II Product Code: GEX Dated: March 27, 1998 Received: March 27, 1998
#### Dear Mr. Kahan:
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 (OS) 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.
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Sincerely yours,
Jocuesta
Celia M. Witten, Ph.D., M.D. Director Division of General and · Restorative Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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Ceralas G Frequency Doubled Nd: YAG Laser System and Accessories Device Name:
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The Ceralas G Frequency Doubled Nd:YAG Laser System and Accessories is intended as a surgical instrument for use in the photocoagulation of:
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vascular and pigmented skin lesions. 2)
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