K991897 · Catheter Innovations, Inc. · LJT · Oct 21, 1999 · General Hospital
Device Facts
Record ID
K991897
Device Name
CATHETER INNOVATIONS IMPLANTABLE PORT
Applicant
Catheter Innovations, Inc.
Product Code
LJT · General Hospital
Decision Date
Oct 21, 1999
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 880.5965
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
The Catheter Innovations Implantable Port is designed for patients who require long-term access to the central venous system for administration of fluids including but not limited to hydration fluids, antibiotics, chemotherapy, analgesics, nutritional therapy, and blood products. It is also indicated for blood specimen withdrawal.
Device Story
Implantable port system for long-term central venous access; consists of titanium port body with single or dual independent reservoirs and radiopaque silicone catheter. Port implanted in subcutaneous pocket; accessed via non-coring needle through self-sealing silicone septum. Features integrated three-way valve within port-to-catheter adapter housing to control fluid flow; valve remains closed under normal venous pressure, opens with positive (infusion) or negative (aspiration) pressure. Used by healthcare professionals for repeatable infusion and blood withdrawal. Benefits include secure, long-term venous access for various therapies.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Performance characteristics compared to predicate devices (BardPort with Groshong and Hickman catheters) per FDA Guidance on 510(k) Submissions for Implanted Infusion Ports (October 1990). Results indicate performance equivalent or superior to predicates.
Technological Characteristics
Titanium port body; radiopaque silicone catheter; polysulfone adapter housing. Three-way valve mechanism located in adapter housing. Single or dual-lumen configurations. Implantable, non-powered, mechanical device.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients requiring long-term central venous access for fluid administration (hydration, antibiotics, chemotherapy, analgesics, nutritional therapy, blood products) and blood specimen withdrawal.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A subcutaneous, implanted, intravascular infusion port and catheter is a device that consists of a subcutaneous, implanted reservoir that connects to a long-term intravascular catheter. The device allows for repeated access to the vascular system for the infusion of fluids and medications and the sampling of blood. The device consists of a portal body with a resealable septum and outlet made of metal, plastic, or combination of these materials and a long-term intravascular catheter is either preattached to the port or attached to the port at the time of device placement. The device is available in various profiles and sizes and can be of a single or multiple lumen design.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls) Guidance Document: “Guidance on 510(k) Submissions for Implanted Infusion Ports,” FDA October 1990.
Predicate Devices
BardPort™ Implanted Ports with Groshong® catheters (K880571)
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# OCT 21 1999
neter Innovations, Inc. Dual-Lumen Implantable Ports Premarket Notification
K99/897
## 510(k) SUMMARY Prepared May 24, 1999
### 1. Submitted Bv:
Catheter Innovations, Inc. 3598 West 1820 South Salt Lake City, UT 84104-4959 Tel: (801) 954-8444 Fax: (801) 954-8484
### 2. Contact Person:
Roger L. Richins V. P. Technology and Regulatory Affairs
### 3. Device Establishment Registration No.: 1723743 Owner/Operator No.: 9025151
#### 4. Device Identification:
| Trade Name: | Implantable Port |
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| Common Name: | Intravascular Implanted Port |
| Classification Name: | Port & Catheter, Implanted, Subcutaneous, Intravascular |
| Classification: | Unclassified |
| FDA Classification Advisory Committee: | 80 - General Hospital |
| Product Code: | LJT – The specific guidelines for Premarket Notification in the<br>LJT product classification are detailed in the "Guidance on 510(k)<br>Submissions for Implanted Infusion Ports" by the CDRH, ODE,<br>Division of Gastroenterology/Urology and General Use Devices<br>(October 1990)<br>Predicate Device(s): K880571 – Originally submitted as Catheter Technologies<br>Port Implantable Vascular Access System (Approved to market |
"BardPort™ Implanted Ports with Groshong® catheters" K873213 - Hickman® Subcutaneous Port currently marketed by
March 4, 1988) - Currently marketed by Bard Access Systems as
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### 6. Device Description:
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Catheter Innovations, Inc. Implantable Ports are constructed using a combination of traditional implanted port/catheter technology which is well known in the art (over fifteen years of successful use), Bard Access Systems BardPort™ Implanted Ports with Groshong® catheters-hereafter referred to as BardPorts™ (over eleven years in use) and its own previously approved 510(k) technology. The Catheter Innovations ports, like the BardPorts™ and other traditional ports, are implanted within the body and are used for access to the circulatory system for repeatable or periodic infusion of fluids and/or aspiration of blood. Like many currently marketed ports the Catheter Innovations ports have smooth, contoured titanium port bodies with either one (single-lumen) or two (duallumen) independent reservoirs.
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# Catheter Innovations, Inc. Single and Dual-Lumen Implantable Ports Premarket Notification -
# 510(k) SUMMARY (Continued)
### Device Description Continued: 6.
A radiopaque silicone catheter with one or two lumens is provided with each port body. The catheter may come attached to the port body by the manufacturer or un-attached depending on user preference. If the catheter comes attached to the port, at the time of use the health practitioner measures and cuts off the distal end of the catheter to the desired length. If the catheter is not attached to the port when it is purchased, the catheter is placed, then cut off at the proximal end to the desired length and attached to the port by the practitioner. The port is then placed in a small pocket made just under the skin. The port bodies are designed to facilitate secure seating and anchoring in the port pocket.
The port bodies are accessed by inserting a non-coring needle through the skin and into the self-sealing silicone septum which caps these reservoirs.
Both BardPorts™ and Catheter Innovations ports contain a thin silicone membrane within their construction. In both cases these membranes have a small slit or cut through them that acts as a valve. In the BardPorts™ this valve is located at the distal end of the attached catheter. In the Catheter Innovations ports the valve is located in a small plastic polysulfone housing which comes attached to the port body. The catheter is connected to this port through this housing. In both examples the valve is used to control the flow of fluids both into and out of the blood stream. The valve remains closed when the ports are not in use and when subjected to normal central venous pressures. When positive fluid pressure is applied through the reservoir, the valve opens, allowing infusion through the catheter. When negative pressure (aspiration) is applied, the valve opens, allowing for withdrawal of blood into a syringe.
### 7. Statement of Indications for Use:
The Catheter Innovations ports are designed for patients who require long-term access to the central venous system for administration of fluids including but not limited to hydration fluids, antibiotics, chemotherapy, analqesics, nutritional therapy, and blood products. Thev are also indicated for blood specimen withdrawal.
The Catheter Innovations ports, the BardPorts™ (both with and without valve), and the numerous other approved intravascular port and catheter combinations have the same indications for use: long-term access to the central venous system for administration of fluids and for blood specimen withdrawal.
### 8. Summary of Technological Characteristics of Device in Relation to Predicate Device(s):
Physical characteristics of Catheter Innovations ports, compared to BardPorts™ with Groshong® and Hickman® catheters, demonstrate that the physical characteristics of the Catheter Innovations ports are identical to the predicate devices for all items listed in the "FDA Guidance on 510(k) Submissions for Implanted Infusion Ports." (October 1990)
Physically, the Catheter Innovations ports differ from the BardPorts™ with Groshong® catheters, in that the valve in the Catheter Innovations port is located in the catheter-toport adapter housing instead of close to the distal tip of the catheter as in the Groshong® catheter.
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# Catheter Innovations, Inc. Single and Dual-Lumen Implantable Ports Premarket Notification ~
# 510(k) SUMMARY (Continued)
### 8. Summary of Technological Characteristics of Device in Relation to Predicate Device(s) Continued:
Additionally, in the BardPorts™ with Groshong® catheters are supplied in shorter lengths. This length difference is only apparent when the product is removed from the package. In actual use, the catheters are trimmed to length so that their distal tips are located in the distal 1/3 of the Superior Vena Cava (SVC). Thus, the difference in length of catheters, as supplied, is insignificant in relation to end-use of the product.
Both BardPorts™ with Hickman® catheters and Catheter Innovations ports are openended, and the distal end is trimmed by the health professional in order to obtain the desired length. Because the Groshong® catheter is close-ended and removal of a distal segment would remove the valve, these catheters are trimmed at the proximal end and subsequently fitted over their port-connecting adapter. Placement and trimming of Catheter Innovations catheters, because they are open-ended, is identical to that of BardPort™ with Hickman® catheters.
Catheter Innovations three-way valve is located in the port-to-catheter adapter housing at the proximal end of the catheter, immediately adjacent to the port body, while the Groshong® three-way valve is located in the distal tip of the catheter in the distal third of the SVC, and directly in the fluid stream path. There are no new safety or effectiveness issues posed by the difference in location of these valves within the body.
Based on these physical characteristic comparisons, we consider the Catheter Innovations Implantable Port substantially equivalent to the BardPort™ with Groshong® and Hickman® catheter predicate device ports.
### 9. Assessment of Performance Data:
Performance test results indicate Catheter Innovations ports are substantially equivalent to predicate device port/catheter combinations for all performance characteristics itemized in the "FDA Guidance on 510(k) Submissions for Implanted Infusion Ports." (October 1990)
Catheter Innovations performance characteristics related to port and valve function were compared to the predicate BardPort™ with Groshong® catheters. Comparison of all other Catheter Innovations port catheter performance characteristics were made to the range of values found for the performance of the predicate BardPort™ with Hickman® and Groshong® catheters. These comparisons indicate that the Catheter Innovations port with catheters performed equivalent to, or better than, the predicate devices for all performance characteristics studied.
## Conclusion:
Data indicates that the performance characteristics of the Catheter Innovations Port with valved catheters are equivalent or superior to the currently marketed BardPort™ Implanted Ports with Groshong® and Hickman® catheters while posing no new safety or efficacy issues.
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# Catheter Innovations, Inc. Single and Dual-Lumen Implantable Ports Premarket Notification
# 510(k) SUMMARY (Continued)
### 10. Risk Analysis:
A risk analysis was completed on the products covered by this submission. This analysis showed that these ports have the same inherent risks of use as predicate devices and all other central venous access port/catheter products. Their use should be carefully considered before placement. Their placement and care should only be performed by persons knowledgeable of the risks involved and qualified in the procedures.
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OCT 21 1999
Mr. Roger L. Richins V.P. Technology and Regulatory Affairs Catheter Innovations Inc. 3598 West 1820 South Salt Lake City, Utah 84104-4959
Re : K991897 Trade Name: Catheter Innovations Implantable Port Regulatory Class: Unclassified Product Code: LJT Dated: August 17, 1999 August 18, 1999 Received:
Dear Mr. Richins:
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 The general controls provisions of the Act 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. ಕ್ಕ substantially equivalent determination assumes compliance with the Good Manufacturing Practice for Medical Devices: General (GMP) regulation (21 CFR Part 820) and that, through periodic GMP inspections, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will verify such assumptions. Failure to comply with the GMP requlation 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
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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 requlation (21 CFR Part 801 and additionally 809.10 for in vitro diagnostic devices), please contact the Office of Compliance at (301) 594-4692. 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/dsmamain.html".
Sincerely yours,
Timothy A. Ulatowski
Director Division of Dental, Infection Control and General Hospital Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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# 510(k) Number (if known):
Catheter Innovations Impantable Ports Device Name:
Indications For Use:
The Catheter Innovations Implantable Port is designed for patients who require long-term access to the central venous system for administration of fluids including but not limited to hydration fluids, antibiotics, chemotherapy, analgesics, nutritional therapy, and blood products. It is also indicated for blood specimen withdrawal.
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