Who is the manufacturer of VANGUARD REPROCESSED ARTHROSCOPIC BLADES?

Vanguard Medical Concepts, Inc. filed the 510(k) submission for VANGUARD REPROCESSED ARTHROSCOPIC BLADES (K012346).

What is the FDA product code for VANGUARD REPROCESSED ARTHROSCOPIC BLADES?

HRX. It is classified under 21 CFR 888.1100 as a Class 2 device in the Orthopedic panel.

What is the regulatory pathway for VANGUARD REPROCESSED ARTHROSCOPIC BLADES?

510(k) clearance (submission type: Traditional).

What are the predicate devices for VANGUARD REPROCESSED ARTHROSCOPIC BLADES?

Dyonics Arthroscopic Blades (various 510(k)s); Stryker Arthroscopic Blades (various 510(k)s); Linvatec Arthroscopic Blades (various 510(k)s).

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VANGUARD REPROCESSED ARTHROSCOPIC BLADES

K012346 · Vanguard Medical Concepts, Inc. · HRX · Oct 16, 2001 · Orthopedic

Device Facts

Record ID	K012346
Device Name	VANGUARD REPROCESSED ARTHROSCOPIC BLADES
Applicant	Vanguard Medical Concepts, Inc.
Product Code	HRX · Orthopedic
Decision Date	Oct 16, 2001
Decision	SESE
Submission Type	Traditional
Regulation	21 CFR 888.1100
Device Class	Class 2
Attributes	Therapeutic

Intended Use

An arthroscopic blade is indicated for resection of soft and osseous tissues in articular cavities. Use of the device within paranasal sinuses (Funtional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery [FESS]) is limited to appropriately small blades (3.5 mm).

Device Story

Reprocessed arthroscopic blades (shavers/burrs) used for soft and osseous tissue resection in articular cavities. Device features 'tube within a tube' design: rotating inner sleeve within outer sleeve. Distal tip of shaver has sharpened edges/teeth; burr has inclined flutes for bone abrading. Proximal hubs couple with OEM motorized hand-pieces and control consoles. Fluid (isotonic saline) aspirated through inner sleeve to remove tissue and cool/lubricate cutting edges. Operated by surgeons in clinical settings. Vanguard cleans, refurbishes, sharpens, inspects, tests, and sterilizes previously used OEM blades. Output is mechanical tissue resection. Benefits include restoration of device function for surgical use.

Clinical Evidence

No clinical data. Evidence based on bench testing, including sterilization and packaging validation, functional/performance testing, pyrogenicity, and biocompatibility testing.

Technological Characteristics

Tube-within-a-tube mechanical design. Inner sleeve rotates within outer sleeve. Materials identical to OEM. Powered by external motorized hand-piece/console (100-3000 rpm). Fluid aspiration port. Sterilized via validated process. No software or electronic components integral to the blade itself.

Indications for Use

Indicated for resection of soft and osseous tissues in articular cavities. Use in paranasal sinuses (FESS) limited to 3.5 mm blades. Contraindicated in patients with ankylosis, inadequate joint space/distension, or advanced rheumatoid arthritis with cartilage erosion; abrasion arthroplasty contraindicated in heavy patients or those not qualifying for high tibial osteotomy/total knee replacement.

Regulatory Classification

Identification

An arthroscope is an electrically powered endoscope intended to make visible the interior of a joint. The arthroscope and accessories also is intended to perform surgery within a joint.

Predicate Devices

Dyonics Arthroscopic Blades (various 510(k)s)
Stryker Arthroscopic Blades (various 510(k)s)
Linvatec Arthroscopic Blades (various 510(k)s)

Related Devices

K052695 — SURETEK MEDICAL REPROCESSED ARTHROSCOPIC BLADES AND BURS · Suretek Medical · May 10, 2006
K012652 — REPROCESSED DYONICS ARTHROSCOPIC BURS · Alliance Medical Corp. · Nov 8, 2001
K012611 — REPROCESSED DYONICS ARTHROSCOPIC SHAVERS · Alliance Medical, Inc. · Nov 7, 2001
K022744 — REPROCESSED USED DISPOSABLE ARTHROSCOPIC BLADES AND BURS · Medical Device Services · Sep 18, 2002
K172092 — Reprocessed Shavers/Burs · Renovo, Inc. · Oct 4, 2017

Submission Summary (Full Text)

{0}------------------------------------------------ OCT 1 6 2001 Image /page/0/Picture/1 description: The image shows a handwritten string of characters. The string begins with the letters 'Ko' followed by the numbers '12346'. The characters are written in a simple, slightly irregular style, giving them a casual appearance. The image has some noise or artifacts, particularly in the lower portion, which could be due to the image quality or the writing surface. # 510(k) Summary of Safety & Effectiveness | Submitter | Vanguard Medical Concepts, Inc. 5307 Great Oak Drive Lakeland, FL 33815 | |---------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Contact | Mr. Mike Sammon, Ph.D. Director, Research and Development (863) 683-8680, extension 228 (801) 327-3339 (facsimile) mikes@safe-reuse.com | | Date | July 20, 2001 | | Device | <ul><li>Trade Names: Vanguard Reprocessed Arthroscopic Blades <ul><li>⇒ Dyonics® Arthroscopic Blades</li><li>⇒ Stryker® Arthroscopic Blades</li><li>⇒ Linvatec Arthroscopic Blades</li></ul></li><li>Common Name: Arthroscopic blades, shaver or burr</li><li>Classification: 21 CFR 888.1100 - Arthroscope - Class II</li><li>Product Code HRX</li></ul> | | Predicate Devices | Respective Dyonics®, Stryker® and Linvatec legally marketed arthroscopic blades under various 510(k) premarket notifications. | | Indications for Use | An arthroscopic blade is indicated for resection of soft and osseous tissues in articular cavities. Use of the device within paranasal sinuses (Funtional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery [FESS]) is limited to appropriately small blades (3.5 mm). | | Contraindications | <ul><li>Arthroscopic blades should not be used in patients exhibiting ankylosis, with inadequate joint space or distension for arthroscopic inspection.</li><li>Abrasion arthroplasty may not be effective in treating heavy patients.</li></ul> | Continued on next pageDyonics, Synovator, Incisor, TurboTrimmer, TurboWhisker, RazorCut, NotchBlaster and StoneCutter v - Page 1 of 4 are registered trademarks of Smith & Nephew PLC Stryker is a registered trademark of Stryker Corp. Stryker is a registered trademark of Stryker Corp. CUDA, GATOR and Sterling are registered trademarks of Linvatec Corp., a subsidiary of ConMed Corp. {1}------------------------------------------------ ## 510(k) Summary of Safety & Effectiveness, Continued | Contra- Indications, continued | <ul><li>Intracortical abrasion arthroplasty may be contraindicated in patients not qualifying for high tibial osteotomy or total knee replacement.</li><li>Synovectomy is contraindicated when the disease has progressed beyond synovial proliferation, and when erosion of the articular cartilage is present with advanced rheumatoid arthritis.</li></ul> | |--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | Device Description | Arthroscopic blades, when coupled with a compatible arthroscopic hand-piece and motorized control console, are used to resect soft and osseous tissue in articular cavities. An arthroscopic blade is designed as a "tube within a tube". A smaller diameter inner sleeve rotates within a larger diameter outer sleeve. The outer diameter and contour of the inner sleeve closely matches the inner diameter and contour of the outer sleeve. The distal end of the outer sleeve has an approximately half-diameter cut-out that acts as a hold and shearing edge for the cutting action of the inner sleeve. Depending upon the model, the distal end of the inner sleeve is commonly referred to as a shaver or burr. The distal tip of a shaver inner sleeve has a half-diameter cut-out with sharpened edges or serrated teeth and is designed for cutting tissue. The distal tip of a burr inner sleeve is a series of axially elongated, inclined cutting edges ("flutes") space circumferentially around the distal tip and is typically used for abrading bone. At their proximal ends, both sleeves are mounted within molded plastic hubs that couple with the hand-piece of their compatible programmable motorized control console ("drive unit"). Neither the hand-piece nor the drive unit is reprocessed by Vanguard. | Continued on next page Dyonics, Synovator, Incisor, TurboTrimmer, TurboWhisker, RazorCut, NotchBlaster and StoneCutter are registered trademarks of Smith & Nephew PLC Stryker is a registered trademark of Stryker Corp. v - Page 2 of 4 - Stryker is a registered trademark of Stryker Corp. CURE, GATOR and Stryker are registered trademarks of Stryker Corp., a subsidiary. CUDA, GATOR and Steeling are registered trademarks of Linvatec Corp., a subsidiary of ConMed Corp. {2}------------------------------------------------ # 510(k) Summary of Safety & Effectiveness, Continued | Device Description, continued | The outer sleeve hub is designed to engage and lock into the OEM proprietary motorized hand-piece and to provide a water tight seal with the hand-piece housing. Depending upon the OEM, the seal is provided by an elastomeric sealing ring installed on the hub or in the hand-piece housing. The inner sleeve hub is designed to rotationally engage the shaft coupling of the hand- piece motor and to provide means for spring-loading the distal end of the inner sleeve against the distal end of the outer sleeve. The inner sleeve hub has an open port to the proximal end that connects with a fluid line in the hand-piece. This allows fluid to be aspirated from the surgical site through the inner rotating sleeve. The fluid, typically and isotonic saline solution, is intended to remove severed tissue and to cool/lubricate the distal cutting ends of the arthroscopic blade. | |-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | The drive unit may run clockwise, counter-clockwise or in an oscillatory mode, typically at 100 - 3000 rpm in the uni-directional mode and up to 1500 rpm in the oscillatory mode. | | | Vanguard receives previously used arthroscopic shavers, burrs and blades from healthcare facilities; cleans, refurbishes (if necessary, sharpens), inspects, tests, repackages and sterilizes the devices; and returns them to the healthcare facility. | | Technological Characteristics | The Vanguard reprocessed arthroscopic blades are essentially identical to the currently marketed OEM blades. No changes are made to the currently marketed device's specifications and they possess the same technological characteristics. Biocompatibility, pyrogenicity and performance/functional testing demonstrate that the devices are equivalent and continue to be safe and effective for their intended use. | | Test Data | Sterilization and packaging validations, and functional/performance, pyrogenicity and biocompatibility testing demonstrates that the reprocessed devices perform as intended and are safe and effective. | | | Continued on next page | Dyonics, Synovator, Incisor, TurboTrimmer, TurboWhisker, RazorCut, NotchBlaster and StoneCutter are registered trademarks of Smith & Nephew PLC Suyker is a registered trademark of Suryton Corp. CUDA, GATOR and Sterling are registered trademarks of Linvatec Corp., a subsidiary of ConMed Corp. v - Page 3 of 4 : : Stryker is a registered trademark of Stryker Corp. {3}------------------------------------------------ ### 510(k) Summary of Safety & Effectiveness, Continued Based on the information provided herein and the 510(k) "Substantial Conclusion Equivalence" Decision Making Process Chart, we conclude that the Vanguard reprocessed arthroscopic blades are substantially equivalent to the predicate devices under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Dyonics, Synovator, Incisor, TurboTrimmer, TurboWhisker, RazorCut, NotchBlaster and StoneCutter are registered trademarks of Smith & Nephew PLC Stryker is a registered trademark of Stryker Corp. v - Page 4 of 4 CUDA, GATOR and Sterling are registered trademarks of Linvatec Corp., a subsidiary of ConMed Corp. {4}------------------------------------------------ DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES Image /page/4/Picture/1 description: The image shows the logo for the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. The logo is circular and contains the words "DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES - USA" around the perimeter. Inside the circle is an abstract image of an eagle with its wings spread. Public Health Service Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850 OCT 1 6 2001 Mike Sammon, Ph.D. Director, Research and Development Vanguard Medical Concepts, Inc. 5307 Great Oak Drive Lakeland, Florida 33815 Re: K012346 Trade/Device Name: Vanguard Reprocessed Arthroscopic Blades Regulation Number: 888.1100 Regulation Name: Arthroscope Regulatory Class: II Product Code: HRX Dated: July 20, 2001 Received: July 24, 2001 Dear Dr. Sammon: We have reviewed your Section 510(k) premarket notification of intent to market the device referenced above and have determined the device is substantially equivalent (for the indications for use stated in the enclosure) to legally marketed predicate 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) that do not require approval of a premarket approval application (PMA). 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 (PMA), 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 898. In addition, FDA may publish further announcements concerning your device in the Federal Register. Please be advised that FDA's issuance of a substantial equivalence determination does not mean that FDA has made a determination that your device complies with other requirements of the Act or any Federal statutes and regulations administered by other Federal agencies. You must comply with all the Act's requirements, including, but not limited to: registration and listing (21 CFR Part 807); labeling (21 CFR Part 801); good manufacturing practice requirements as set forth in the quality systems (QS) regulation (21 CFR Part 820); and if applicable, the electronic product radiation control provisions (Sections 531-542 of the Act); 21 CFR 1000-1050. {5}------------------------------------------------ Page 2 - Dr. Mike Sammon This letter will allow you to begin marketing your device as described in your Section 510(k) I his letter will anow you to begin maxelling your device of your device to a legally premarket nothication. The PDA midning of bacamatics of 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 II you desire specific advice to: your acviso diagnostic devices), please contact the Office of Compliance at (301) 594-4659. Additionally, for questions on the promotion and advertising of Compliance at (301) 594-4657. Ticaliany, 15 41-4639. Also, please note the your device, prease connect also office eference to premarket notification" (21CFR Part 807.97). Other general information on your responsibilities under the Act may be obtained from the Outler general information of your respectional and Consumer 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, Susan Walker, MD ും Celia M. Witten, Ph.D., M.D. Director Division of General, Restorative and Neurological Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health Enclosure {6}------------------------------------------------ ### Indications for Use K072346 510(k) Number: Device Name: Yanguard Reprocessed Arthroscopic Blades Indications for Use: An arthroscopic blade is indicated for resection of soft and osseous tissues in articular An arthroscopic blade is indicated in 1 resection or soft and observed. Income in the surgery cavities. Use of the device within paranasal sinuses (Funtional Endoscopic Sinu cavities. Ose of the device within parall blades (3.5 mm). #### (PLEASE DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE - CONTINUE ON ANOTHER PAGE IF NEEDED.) 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