K041154 · Sscor · BTA · May 18, 2004 · General, Plastic Surgery
Device Facts
Record ID
K041154
Device Name
S-SCORT...JR QUICKDRAW, MODEL 2400
Applicant
Sscor
Product Code
BTA · General, Plastic Surgery
Decision Date
May 18, 2004
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 878.4780
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic, 3rd-Party Reviewed
Indications for Use
The S-SCORT...Jr® Quickdraw, Model 2400 portable battery powered suction pump is a nonsterile reusable device, with a non-sterile single use disposable canister and integrated suction tip, that is to be used by professional personnel trained in Emergency Care techniques of constant suctioning to clear the airway by removing bodily fluids and particulate matter.
Device Story
Battery-powered portable aspiration pump; uses diaphragm pump to create sub-atmospheric pressure; evacuates air from collection canister to draw fluids/particulate matter through integrated suction tip and tubing into disposable canister. Operated by trained emergency care professionals in emergency settings. Device features rechargeable 12 VDC sealed lead acid battery, molded plastic chassis, and regulator vent for suction adjustment. Output is physical removal of airway obstructions; healthcare providers use device to maintain patient airway patency. Benefits include portable, rapid suction capability in environments lacking AC power.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Performance validated against industry standards including ISO 10079-1 (electrically powered suction safety), ISO 10993-1 (biocompatibility), and IEC 60601-1 (electrical safety). Key performance criteria: vacuum levels of 300-500 mmHg, suction capacity of 200cc vomitus, and 20 minutes continuous operation on battery power.
Technological Characteristics
Diaphragm vacuum pump; 12 VDC sealed lead acid rechargeable battery; molded RPVC (Rigid Polyvinyl Chloride) disposable canister with integrated hydrophobic filter (20 micron pore size); 12 VDC or 110 VAC power input. Standards: ISO 10079-1, ISO 10993-1, IEC 60601-1, IEC 60601-1-2.
Indications for Use
Indicated for professional personnel trained in Emergency Care to clear patient airways by removing bodily fluids and particulate matter via constant suctioning.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A powered suction pump is a portable, AC-powered or compressed air-powered device intended to be used to remove infectious materials from wounds or fluids from a patient's airway or respiratory support system. The device may be used during surgery in the operating room or at the patient's bedside. The device may include a microbial filter.
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11064 Randall Street, Sun Valley, CA 91352 Tel: 818-504-4054 Fax: 818-504-6032 Web Site: www.sscor.com
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## MAY 1 8 2004
### Attachment 4
### 510(k) SUMMARY
| Submitted by: | SSCOR, Incorporated<br>11064 Randall Street<br>Sun Valley, CA 91352-2621<br>Tel: (818) 504-4054 | Prepared: December 24, 2003<br>Fax: (818) 504-6032 |
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| Contact persons: | Jesus Gasaway, Director Quality Assurance/Regulatory Affairs<br>Sam D. Say, President<br>Scott D. Eamer, Project Manager | |
| Device name: | S-SCORT...Jr® Quickdraw, Model 2400 | |
| Common name: | Battery Powered Portable Aspiration Pump | |
| Classification name: | Powered Suction Pump (21 CFR, 878.4780) | |
| Legally Marketed devices: | The SSCOR, Inc. S-SCORT® TEN Model 2100, 510(k) K952632<br>cleared on June 16, 1995;<br><br>The SSCOR, Inc. S-SCORT® Duet Model 2014, 510(k) K945929<br>cleared on December 22, 1994; | |
Laerdal Medical Corp., Laerdal™ Suction Unit, 510(k) K840110, cleared on March 12, 1984.
Legally Marketed General Device Description: The S-SCORT® TEN battery powered portable aspirator was developed in 1995 (K952632). It consisted of functional components equivalent to most other portable battery-operated suction devices on the market, i.e., operational controls and circuits, suction pump and motor, and a disposable canister with tubing and suction tip. The S-SCORT® TEN is intended for portable emergency application environments, where conventional AC house current is typically unavailable. A rechargeable battery powers the S-SCORT® TEN. The entire device is housed on a steel base and lightweight plastic molded chassis with a built-in carrying handle. Although the other two legally marketed devices may look different in outward appearance, the general description is the equivalent.
Legally Marketed Device Configuration: The suction pump component assembly is connected to the collection canister component by means of collapse resistant suction tubing. A longer piece of patient tubing with suction tip is also connected to the canister so as to convey secretions from the patient to the collection canister. All cited legally marketed devices are constructed of components and assemblies arranged in the same fashion.
Operating and Scientific Principles of Legally Marketed Devices: When the assembled device is switched "On", the circuits direct electrical current from the battery to the pump/motor assembly. The pump/motor operates to evacuate air from the collection canister. The resulting sub-atmospheric condition causes air to flow upward from the distal end of the suction tip and into the collection canister. Thus, when called upon to do so, secretions can be carried through the suction tip and patient tubing and deposited into the canister. Additional feature changes to the S-SCORT® TEN were taken into its production efforts toward continuous improvement which are, decreased size and a custom designed molded chassis with integrated carrying handle and canister holder.
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Subject Device Description: The S-SCORT ...Jr® Quickdraw device is a design with added Subject Device Desertifications: a battery power level indicator, a custom non-sterile single use Uchents of user Inchary voltaons, a suction tip, an equally effective suction pump. The S-SCORT ... Jr® Quickdraw performance is significantly equivalent as the legally marketed devices.
Components: The subject S-SCORT...Jr® Quickdraw consists of a high-specd diaphragm pump Componently "The bagger ed electric motor, an internal 12 VDC sealed lead acid rechargeable powered by an integrative circuit board with controls and signaling light-emitting diodes. All battery, and enoticolno of can o a molded plastic custom chassis. The 12 V battery and 12 V components are assemble to both operate and charge the device from any 12 VDC source. Charging may also take it possible to toing an external 110 VAC to 9 VDC power converter.
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Instructions for Use: Directions for use are virtually the same as for the Legally Marketed Suction devices. Users of a suction device should also be well trained in the safe and proper use of medical suction equipment.
Indications for use: Indications for use are very similar to those legally marketed devices cited; as well as more than 10 others sold in the U.S. market. The S-SCORT... Jr® Quickdraw is a nonas well as more than 10 others beference single use disposable canister with integrated suction tip, sterne reduced by professional personnel trained in Emergency Care techniques of constant suctioning to clear the airway by removing bodily fluids and particulate matter.
Preparation for Use: The S-SCORT ...Jr® Quickdraw will be provided fully assembled and ready for use. Operator/device self-orientation, and device charging as directed are prerequisites to use.
To Use: The user removes the canister from its storage position and installs it in the use position, pre-selects an initial (high/low) suction level, and then switches the device "On". The patient end of the integrated suction tip is ready to suction body fluids and/or particulate matter from a patient's mouth and airway.
Suctioning: The high velocity of the airflow will suction body fluids and/or particulate matter through the integrated suction tip and into the collection canister. In procedures where lower suction is desired, the regulator vent may be adjusted accordingly.
Preparation for Re-Use: After every use the S-SCORT ... Jr® Quickdraw exterior surfaces must be wiped clean, refitted with a new disposable canister and connected to a 12 VDC power source for recharging of the internal battery. This is the same procedure as for the legally marketed devices.
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#### Technological Comparison with Legally Marketed Devices:
Similarities - Materials are selected to provide a durable device with equivalent performance to the legally marketed devices. All SSCOR aspirators use a diaphragm vacuum pump. The device can be operated from its internal rechargeable battery, or from a 12 VDC power source. The 12 VDC Cigar lighter adapter, or 110 VAC to 9 VDC power converter, provide power to facilitate charging of the internal battery.
Differences - The S-SCORT...Jr® Quickdraw will use a custom canister and a sealed lead acid battery; the legally marketed devices use an aftermarket collection canister, and the Laerdal device uses a Nickel Cadmium (NiCad) battery and a piston pump. The S-SCORT Duet is capable of running from direct 110-230 VAC. The S-SCORT...Jr® Quickdraw uses a combination cabinet/carrying case of size, weight and design different from the legally marketed equivalents.
Test: Tests will be performed using industry standard protocols* to challenge the performance criteria that are typical for this type of medical product. A principle performance criterion are vacuum levels of 300 - 500 millimeters of mercury (mmHg), the time necessary to suction 200cc of vomitus and the ability to function for twenty (20) continuous minutes of operation from its internal battery power source.
Conclusion: The subject S-SCORT ...Jr® Quickdraw will be substantially equivalent to its legally marketed versions in construction, indications for use, operating characteristics and performance.
** Industry Standard Protocols:
ISO 10079-1: Medical Suction Equipment-Part 1: Electrically Powered Suction Equipment-Safety Requirements.
ISO 10993-1: Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices
IEC 60601-1: Medical Electrical Equipment- Part 1: General Requirements for Safety.
IEC 60601-1-2; Int'l Electromagnetic Safety
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Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850
## MAY 1 8 2004
SSCOR, Inc. c/o Mr. Daniel W. Lehtonen Staff Engineer Intertek Testing Services 70 Codman Hill Road Boxborough, Massachusetts 01719
Re: K041154
Trade/Device Name: S-SCORT ....Ir® Quickdraw, Model 2400 Regulation Number: 21 CFR 878.4780 Regulation Name: Powered suction pump Regulatory Class: II Product Code: BTA Dated: April 29, 2004 Received: May 3, 2004
Dear Mr. Lehtonen:
We have reviewed your Section 510(k) premarket notification of intent to market the device wf nave reviewed your becamed the device is substantially equivalent (for the indications for use stated in the enclosure) to legally marketed predicate devices marketed in interstate for use stated in the encreations of the enactment date of the Medical Device Amendments, or to conninered print to May 20, 1977, in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, devices mat have been results approval of a premarket approval application (PMA). and Costietle Treef the device, subject to the general controls provisions of the Act. The r ou may, mererere, mains of the Act include requirements for annual registration, listing of general voltarons profitive practice, labeling, and prohibitions against misbranding and adulteration.
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This letter will allow you to begin marketing your device as described in your Section 510(k) I mis letter will and in your to FDA finding of substantial equivalence of your device to a legally premits of notication " 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), please 11 you desire spocific acrisoliance at (301) 594-4659. Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21CFR Part 807.97). You may obtain other general information on your responsibilities under the Act from the Division of Small other general micronational 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
Sincercly yours,
Miriam C. Provost
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
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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known): K041154
Device Name: S-SCORT ... Jr® Quickdraw, Model 2400
Indications for Use:
The S-SCORT...Jr® Quickdraw, Model 2400 portable battery powered suction pump is a nonsterile reusable device, with a non-sterile single use disposable canister and integrated suction tip, that is to be used by professional personnel trained in Emergency Care techniques of constant suctioning to clear the airway by removing bodily fluids and particulate matter.
Prescription Use X (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
AND/OR
Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 807 Subpart C)
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Concurrence of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE)
Miriam C. Provost
(Division Sign Off)
and Neurological Devices
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