POLYFLUX LR is intended for use in hemodialysis for the treatment of acute and chronic renal failure. The POLYFLUX LR may be reprocessed for reuse on the same patient.
Device Story
Capillary dialyzer/filter for hemodialysis; treats acute/chronic renal failure. Blood enters inlet port; flows through hollow polyarylethersulfone (PES) fibers; exits via outlet port. Hydrostatic/transmembrane pressure drives plasma water and low molecular weight solutes across membrane into dialysate compartment via diffusion and convection. Removes uremic toxins and waste products. Used in clinical settings; operated by trained healthcare professionals. Device housing/end caps made of polycarbonate; fibers potted with polyurethane. Supports multiple use/reuse on same patient.
Clinical Evidence
Clinical and in vitro data collected according to FDA Guidance for Hemodialyzer Reuse Labeling. Testing confirms safety and effectiveness equivalent to predicate devices.
Indicated for patients with acute or chronic renal failure requiring hemodialysis. Device may be reprocessed for reuse on the same patient.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A high permeability hemodialysis system is a device intended for use as an artificial kidney system for the treatment of patients with renal failure, fluid overload, or toxemic conditions by performing such therapies as hemodialysis, hemofiltration, hemoconcentration, and hemodiafiltration. Using a hemodialyzer with a semipermeable membrane that is more permeable to water than the semipermeable membrane of the conventional hemodialysis system (§ 876.5820), the high permeability hemodialysis system removes toxins or excess fluid from the patient's blood using the principles of convection (via a high ultrafiltration rate) and/or diffusion (via a concentration gradient in dialysate). During treatment, blood is circulated from the patient through the hemodialyzer's blood compartment, while the dialysate solution flows countercurrent through the dialysate compartment. In this process, toxins and/or fluid are transferred across the membrane from the blood to the dialysate compartment. The hemodialysis delivery machine controls and monitors the parameters related to this processing, including the rate at which blood and dialysate are pumped through the system, and the rate at which fluid is removed from the patient. The high permeability hemodialysis system consists of the following devices:(1) The hemodialyzer consists of a semipermeable membrane with an in vitro ultrafiltration coefficient (K uf ) greater than 8 milliliters per hour per conventional millimeter of mercury, as measured with bovine or expired human blood, and is used with either an automated ultrafiltration controller or anther method of ultrafiltration control to prevent fluid imbalance.(2) The hemodialysis delivery machine is similar to the extracorporeal blood system and dialysate delivery system of the hemodialysis system and accessories (§ 876.5820), with the addition of an ultrafiltration controller and mechanisms that monitor and/or control such parameters as fluid balance, dialysate composition, and patient treatment parameters (e.g., blood pressure, hematocrit, urea, etc.). (3) The high permeability hemodialysis system accessories include, but are not limited to, tubing lines and various treatment related monitors (e.g., dialysate pH, blood pressure, hematocrit, and blood recirculation monitors).
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II. The special controls for this device are FDA's:(1) “Use of International Standard ISO 10993 ‘Biological Evaluation of Medical Device—Part I: Evaluation and Testing,’ ”
(2) “Guidance for the Content of 510(k)s for Conventional and High Permeability Hemodialyzers,”
(3) “Guidance for Industry and CDRH Reviewers on the Content of Premarket Notifications for Hemodialysis Delivery Systems,”
(4) “Guidance for the Content of Premarket Notifications for Water Purification Components and Systems for Hemodialysis,” and
(5) “Guidance for Hemodialyzer Reuse Labeling.”
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510K Notification Modification Gambro POLYFLUX 6LR, 8 LR, & 10LR Capillary Dialyzers / Filters October 22ªd , 2002
#### 510K(k) SUMMARY
| SUBMITTER: | Gambro Renal Products<br>10810 West Collins Avenue<br>Lakewood, CO 80215<br>(303) 231-5075 |
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| | MAY 0 6 2003 |
| DATE PREPARED: | September 15th, 2002 |
| DEVICE NAME: | Gambro POLYFLUX 6 LR, 8 LR, and 10 LR<br>Capillary Dialyzer/Filter Labeled for Single<br>& Multiple Use |
| CLASSIFICATION NAMES: | Hemodialyzer |
| PREDICATE DEVICE: | Gambro POLYFLUX 6L, 8L, & 10L<br>Capillary Dialyzers / Filters |
## Device Description:
The Gambro POLYFLUX 6 LR, 8 LR, and 10 LR, Capillary Dialyzers labeled for multiple use / reuse are identical in design, materials, function and intended use to the Gambro POLYFLUX 6L, 8L, and 10L Capillary Dialyzers/ Filters labeled for single use which have been previously cleared by the FDA under a 510(k) Notification for single use (510(k) Notification K010985).
These devices are intended for use in hemodialysis for the treatment of acute and chronic renal failure and for certain types of intoxications. They may also be used in cases of acute fluid overload for the removal of plasma water. The membrane used in this device is polyarylethersulfone (PES) which is identical to the membrane utilized in the Gambro POLYFLUX 6L, 8L, and 10L Capillary Dialyzers/ Filters labeled for single use which have been previously cleared for marketing in the United States under 510K Notifications (K010985).
Blood enters a blood inlet port where it is distributed to the hollow fibers. Each hollow fiber has an inner diameter of approximately 215 microns (wet hollow fiber internal diameter) and a wall thickness of 50 microns. The number of hollow fibers in each hemodialyzer / filter is 10,00 for the POLYFLUX 6 LR, 10,000 for the POLYFLUX 8 LR, and 12,500 for the POLYFLUX 10 LR. This effective membrane length is 210 mm for the POLYFLUX 6 LR, and 250 mm for the POLYFLUX 8 LR and 10 LR. The effective membrane surface area is 1.4 square meters for the POLYFLUX 6 LR, 1.7 square meters for the 8 LR and 2.1 square meters for the 10 LR. The housing and end caps of this hemodialyzer / filter are made of polycarbonate. The fibers used in the Gambro POLYFLUX 6 LR, 8 LR, and 10 LR are of the same composition as those
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510K Notification Modification Gambro POLYFLUX 6LR, 8 LR, & 10LR Capillary Dialyzers / Filters October 22td , 2002
previously approved for the Gambro POLYFLUX L 6L, 8L, and 10L Capillary Dialyzers/ Filters labeled for single use and multiple use (K010985). The patient's blood traverses the inside of the hollow fibers and exits the device via a blood exit port.
By means of a hydrostatic pressure or transmembrane pressure which is created by a combination of positive and negative pressures across the membrane, plasma water along with certain lower molecular weight solutes pass through the membrane and into the dialysate or filtrate compartment of the device. Removal of uremic toxins and waste products are removed from the patient's blood in this device by means of both diffusion and convection through the membrane and into the counter current flowing dialysis solution during hemodialysis. The dialysate exits the devices via a dialysate outlet port.
# Predicate Devices:
The Gambro POLYFLUX 6LR, 8LR, and 10LR, Capillary Dialyzers labeled for multiple use, are identical in design, materials, intended use and construction to the currently marketed Gambro POLYFLUX 6L, 8L, and 10L, Capillary Dialyzers / Filters, labeled for single use. These dialyzers (POLYFLUX 6L, 8L, and 10L, Capillary Dialyzers / Filters) have been cleared for marketing / sale in the United States under 510K Notification K010985 for single use. Both the predicate and the proposed devices, incorporate identical membranes and other blood and non-blood contact materials and have identical performance characteristics. They are substantially equivalent to the listed predicate The intended use for the proposed and predicate devices is also the same, devices. hemodialyzer/ filter with the exception of single versus multiple use which has been added to the POLYFLUX LR.
# PREDICATE DEVICES
| DEVICE NAMES | Gambro POLYFLUX 6L, 8L & 10L Capillary Dialyzer/Filter |
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| INTENDED USE | Hemodialyzer/Filter |
| 510K NUMBER | K010885 |
| APPROVAL DATE | 10/10/01 |
With respect to performance, these hemodialyzer/filters perform in a manner substantially equivalent to each other. We therefore consider the proposed devices substantially equivalent to existing predicate devices in commercial distribution in the United States.
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510K Notification Modification Gambro POLYFLUX 6LR, 8 LR, & 10LR Capillary Dialyzers / Filters October 22ªd , 2002
# Intended Use:
# POLYFLUX LR Indications:
POLYFLUX LR is intended for use in hemodialysis for the treatment of acute and chronic renal failure.
The POLYFLUX LR may be reprocessed for reuse on the same patient.
This indication statement is essentially the same as the indication statement for the predicate devices.
### Technological Characteristics:
Comparing the proposed devices to the predicate devices, they are substantially equivalent to the predicate devices. Both the proposed and predicate devices use the same hollow fiber membrane and other blood and non-blood contact materials. Both the proposed and predicate devices use polycarbonate for the housing and header material and polyurethane for the membrane potting material and are steam sterilized.
#### Summary of Non-Clinical Tests:
In vitro data was collected according to the FDA Guidance for Hemodialyzer Reuse Labeling.
#### Clinical Test Results:
Clinical data was collected according to the FDA Guidance for Hemodialyzer Reuse Labeling.
#### Conclusions:
Testing performed on the Gambro POLYFLUX LR Capillary Dialyzers indicates that they are safe, effective, and perform as well as the predicate devices, when used in accordance with the instructions for use. In vitro and clinical performance data and directions for reuse have been included in the labeling.
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# MAY 0 6 2003
Jeffrey R. Shideman, Ph.D. Director, Therapy Group Americas Gambro Corporate Research Gambro® Renal Products 10810 West Collins Avenue LAKEWOOD CO 80215
Re: K023615
Trade/Device Name: POLYFLUX 6LR, 8LR, & 10LR Capillary Dialyzers/Filters labeled for Multiple/Re-Use Regulation Number: 21 CFR §876.5860 Regulation Name: High permeability hemodialysis system Regulatory Class: II Product Code: 78 MSF Dated: February 4, 2003 Received: February 5, 2003
Dear Dr. Shideman:
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 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.
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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.
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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 Part 807.97). Other general information on your responsibilities under the Act may be obtained from the Division of Small Manufacturers, International 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,
Nancy C Brogdon
Nancy C. Brogdon Director, Division of Reproductive, Abdominal, and Radiological Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
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# POLYFLUX LR Indications:
POLYFLUX LR is intended for use in hemodialysis for the treatment of acute and chronic renal failure.
The POLYFLUX LR may be reprocessed for reuse on the same patient.
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