BARD G2 FILTER SYSTEM - JUGULAR/SUBCLAVIAN DELIVERY KIT, MODEL RF-320J
K052578 · Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. · DTK · Nov 25, 2005 · Cardiovascular
Device Facts
Record ID
K052578
Device Name
BARD G2 FILTER SYSTEM - JUGULAR/SUBCLAVIAN DELIVERY KIT, MODEL RF-320J
Applicant
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc.
Product Code
DTK · Cardiovascular
Decision Date
Nov 25, 2005
Decision
SESU
Submission Type
Special
Regulation
21 CFR 870.3375
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
The G2™ Filter System - Jugular/Subclavian Delivery Kit is indicated for use in the prevention of recurrent pulmonary embolism via permanent placement in the vena cava in the following situations: Pulmonary thromboembolism when anticoagulants are contraindicated. Failure of anticoagulant therapy for thromboembolic disease. Emergency treatment following massive pulmonary embolism where anticipated benefits of conventional therapy are reduced. Chronic, recurrent pulmonary embolism where anticoagulant therapy has failed or is contraindicated.
Device Story
G2™ Filter System (Jugular/Subclavian Delivery Kit) facilitates permanent vena cava filter placement via jugular or subclavian vein. System includes dilator, 10 French I.D. introducer sheath with radiopaque tip/hemostasis valve, and delivery device with preloaded filter. Dilator accepts 0.038" guidewire; supports contrast power injection up to 800 psi. Delivery device features saline infusion port and mechanical deployment mechanism; includes spline cap to separate filter hooks, preventing leg entanglement. Used by physicians in clinical settings. Output is permanent filter placement to prevent pulmonary embolism. Device is substantially equivalent to femoral delivery version; modification limited to delivery system approach.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. No clinical data provided. Device met all predetermined acceptance criteria for design verification and validation.
Technological Characteristics
Class II cardiovascular intravascular filter. System includes dilator, 10 French I.D. introducer sheath with radiopaque tip and hemostasis valve, and delivery device. Supports 0.038" guidewire and contrast power injection up to 800 psi. Mechanical deployment mechanism with spline cap for hook separation. Sterilization method consistent with predicate.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients requiring permanent vena cava filter placement for prevention of recurrent pulmonary embolism, specifically those with contraindications to anticoagulants, failure of anticoagulant therapy, or emergency treatment for massive pulmonary embolism.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A cardiovascular intravascular filter is an implant that is placed in the inferior vena cava for the purpose of preventing pulmonary thromboemboli (blood clots generated in the lower limbs and broken loose into the blood stream) from flowing into the right side of the heart and the pulmonary circulation.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II. The special controls for this device are:(1) “Use of International Standards Organization's ISO 10993 ‘Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices Part I: Evaluation and Testing,’ ” and
(2) FDA's:
(i) “510(k) Sterility Review Guidance and Revision of 2/12/90 (K90-1)” and
(ii) “Guidance for Cardiovascular Intravascular Filter 510(k) Submissions.”
Predicate Devices
G2™ Filter System - Femoral Delivery Kit (K050558)
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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NOV 2 5 2005
K0-52578
Special 510(k) G2™ Filter System – Jugular/Subclavian Denvery Kit
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### Appendix 4. Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc
TRADE SECRET/CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION Notify CR Bard Before Releasing this Document.
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## G2™ Filter System - Jugular/Subclavian Delivery Kit 510(k) Summary of Safety and Effectiveness 21 CFR 807.92.
As required by the Safe Medical Devices Act of 1990, coded under Section 513, Part (I)(3)(A) of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, a summary of the safety and effectiveness information upon which substantial equivalence determination is based as follows:
- 1. Submitter Information:
- Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc Applicant: 1625 West 3d Street P.O. Box 1740 Tempe, Arizona 85280
- 480-303-2524 Phone:
- 480-449-2546 Fax:
- Contact: Genevieve Balutowski, Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist
#### 2. Subject Device Name:
| Device Trade Name: | G2™ Filter System -<br>Jugular/Subclavian Delivery Kit |
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| Common or Usual Name: | Vena Cava Filter |
| Classification: | Class II |
| Classification Panel: | Cardiovascular |
#### 3. Predicate Device:
G2 ™ Filter System - Femoral Delivery Kit (K050558, cleared 8/29/05)
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#### Summary of Change: 4.
The design modification to the G2™ Filter System – Jugular/Subclavian Delivery Kit as represented in this submission is an additional delivery system. The G2TM Filter component of the subject device remains the same as the predicate device.
#### 5. Device Description:
The G2™ Filter System - Juqular/Subclavian Delivery Kit allows for placement of the G2TM Filter via a Jugular or Subclavian vein approach. The G2™ Filter System -Jugular/Subclavian Delivery Kit consists of a dilator and introducer set and a delivery device with a preloaded filter. The dilator accepts a 0.038" guidewire and enables a contrast medium power injection up to 800 psi maximum pressure. The 10 French I.D. introducer sheath contains a radiopaque tip and hemostasis valve with a side port for injecting contrast medium via a syringe. The delivery device fits within the introducer sheath and consists of a side port for saline infusion and a delivery mechanism to deplov the G2™ Filter. The delivery device contains a spline cap that mechanically separates the filter hooks from one another in a unique pattern to prevent leg entanglement.
#### 6. Intended Use of Device:
The G21M Filter System - Jugular/Subclavian Delivery Kit is indicated for use in the prevention of recurrent pulmonary embolism via permanent placement in the vena cava in the following situations:
- . Pulmonary thromboembolism when anticoagulants are contraindicated.
- . Failure of anticoaqulant therapy for thromboembolic disease.
- Emergency treatment following massive pulmonary embolism where anticipated . benefits of conventional therapy are reduced.
- Chronic, recurrent pulmonary embolism where anticoagulant therapy has failed . or is contraindicated.
The subject device has the same intended use and indications of use as the predicate device, the G2™ Filter System - Femoral Delivery Kit (K050558, cleared 08/29/05).
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#### 7. Technological Comparison to Predicate Device:
The technological characteristics of G2™ Filter System - Jugular/Subclavian Delivery Kit are substantially equivalent to those of the predicate device, the G2TM Filter System -Femoral Delivery Kit, in terms of intended use, indication for use, application, user population, basic design, performance, and sterilization method.
#### 8. Conclusions:
The G2™ Filter System - Jugular/Subclavian Delivery Kit met all the predetermined acceptance criteria of design verification and validation as specified by applicable standards, guidance, test protocols and/or customer inputs. The G2™ Filter System -Jugular/Subclavian Delivery Kit is substantially equivalent to the legally marketed predicate device, the G2™ Filter System - Femoral Delivery Kit.
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Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850
NOV 2 5 2005
Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc. Ms. Genevieve Balutowski Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist P.O. Box 1740 Tempe, AZ 85280
Re: K052578 Trade Name: G2 Filter System Regulation Number: 21 CFR 870.3375 Regulation Name: Cardiovascular Intravascular Filter Regulatory Class: Class II (two) Product Code: DTK Dated: October 25, 2005 Received: October 26, 2005
Dear Ms. Balutowski:
We have reviewed your Section 510(k) premarket notification of intent to market the devices We have reviewed your Section 910(x) premained insubstantially equivalent (the indications felerenced above and nave determined the arrest and as a concess marketed in interstate for use stated in the cities in the enactment date of the Medical Device Amendments, or to commerce prior to May 28, 1776, the enactines with the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, devices that have been reclassince in accorded the device, subject to the general controls and Cosment Act (Act). Tou may, therefere, the below. The general controls provisions of the provisions of the Act and the immations aration , listing of devices, good manufacturing practice, labeling, and prohibitions against misbranding and adulteration.
The Office of Device Evaluation has determined that there is a reasonable likelihood this truck is The Office of Device Evanation has actorized in the proposed labeling and that such use device will be used for an intended ass mance with Section 513(i)(1)(E) of the Act, the following could cause nami. Therefore, in accordance with between to your and in promotional materials:
The safety and effectiveness of the G2 Filter System for use as a retrievable or temporary filter have not been established.
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Enclosure
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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known):
Device Name: G2TM Filter System - Jugular/Subclavian Delivery Kit
Indications for Use:
The G2™ Filter System – Jugular/Subclavian Delivery Kit is indicated for use in the prevention of recurrent pulmonary embolism via permanent placement in the vena cava in the following situations:
- Pulmonary thromboembolism when anticoagulants are contraindicated. .
- Failure of anticoagulant therapy for thromboembolic disease. .
- Emergency treatment following massive pulmonary embolism where anticipated . benefits of conventional therapy are reduced.
- Chronic, recurrent pulmonary embolism where anticoagulant therapy has failed . or is contraindicated.
Prescription Use X (Part21 CFR 801 Subpart D) AND/OR
Over-The-Counter Use (21CFR 801 Subpart C)
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