K070449 · Specialized Health Products International, Inc. · KNT · Jun 14, 2007 · Gastroenterology, Urology
Device Facts
Record ID
K070449
Device Name
LUMILOC (TM) SAFETY INTRODUCER NEEDLE
Applicant
Specialized Health Products International, Inc.
Product Code
KNT · Gastroenterology, Urology
Decision Date
Jun 14, 2007
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 876.5980
Device Class
Class 2
Indications for Use
The device is intended to be used for guidewire introduction during percutaneous gastrointestinal procedures.
Device Story
LumiLoc Safety Introducer Needle consists of stainless steel trocar/needle, translucent hub, and integral safety guard. Device facilitates guidewire introduction during percutaneous gastrointestinal procedures. Clinician removes trocar/needle from introducer sheath, passively activating safety guard which locks over needle tip. Visual, tactile, or audible confirmation indicates successful lockout. Used in clinical settings; often incorporated into Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) procedural kits. Benefits include reduced risk of accidental sharps injuries to healthcare providers.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing and simulated use study performed. 500 units successfully inserted into simulated tissue by clinicians; no sharps injuries or safety guard failures reported. No clinical data on human subjects provided.
Technological Characteristics
Stainless steel trocar/needle with specialty coating; translucent hub; phosphorescent sheath hub; integral Seldinger shield. Passive safety guard mechanism. Sterile, single-use. No electronic components or software.
Indications for Use
Indicated for use in percutaneous gastrointestinal procedures requiring guidewire introduction via a sheathed introducer trocar/needle. Intended for clinician use to reduce risk of accidental needlestick injuries.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A gastrointestinal tube and accessories is a device that consists of flexible or semi-rigid tubing used for instilling fluids into, withdrawing fluids from, splinting, or suppressing bleeding of the alimentary tract. This device may incorporate an integral inflatable balloon for retention or hemostasis. This generic type of device includes the hemostatic bag, irrigation and aspiration catheter (gastric, colonic, etc.), rectal catheter, sterile infant gavage set, gastrointestinal string and tubes to locate internal bleeding, double lumen tube for intestinal decompression or intubation, feeding tube, gastroenterostomy tube, Levine tube, nasogastric tube, single lumen tube with mercury weight balloon for intestinal intubation or decompression, and gastro-urological irrigation tray (for gastrological use).
Special Controls
*Classification.* (1) Class II (special controls). The barium enema retention catheter and tip with or without a bag that is a gastrointestinal tube and accessory or a gastronomy tube holder accessory is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 876.9.(2) Class I (general controls) for the dissolvable nasogastric feed tube guide for the nasogastric tube. The class I device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to § 876.9.
Modified TFX Medical Safety Needle with Introducer (K043258)
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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# 510(k) SUMMARY OF SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS (21 CFR 807.92)
for the LumiLocTM Safety Introducer Needle
### SUBMITTER:
Specialized Health Products® International, InqujN 1 4 2007
585 West 500 South, Suite 200 585 West 500 South, Suite 200 Bountiful, Utah 84010
#### ESTABLISHMENT REGISTRATION NUMBER: 1723684
### CONTACT:
Mark Nelson Director, Quality and Regulatory Affairs Telephone: 801-298-3360 Fax: 801-298-1759 Email: marknelson@shpi.com
### DATE PREPARED:
2/14/2007
### NAME OF MEDICAL DEVICE:
Classification Name: Tube, Gastrointestinal (and Accessories) Common/Usual Name: Safety Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Introducer Proprietary Name: LumiLocTM Safety Introducer Needle
### DEVICE CLASSIFICATION:
Classification Panel: Gastrointestinal/Urology Class: II Product Code: 78 KNT Regulation Number: 21 CFR 876.5980
### STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENCE (Predicate Device References):
- 1. SecureLoc™Safety Introducer (K050023), Specialized Health Products® International, Inc., 585 W. 500 S., Bountiful, UT 84010.
- 2. Modified TFX Medical Safety Needle with Introducer (K043258), Teleflex Medical, Inc., 50 Plantation Drive, Tall Pines Park, Jaffrey, NH 03452.
### DEVICE DESCRIPTION:
The LumiLoc™ Safety Introducer Needle consist of a stainless steel trocar/needle with a colored translucent hub and a colored translucent safety guard, a sheath attached to a translucent hub having a standard female Luer lock hub connector. The trocar/needle hub has a bevel-up orientation indicator. The sheath hub utilizes a phosphorescent material. The LumiLoc™ Safety Introducer Needle's sheath hub has an integral Seldinger shield. The stainless steel trocars/needles have a specialty coating to enhance percutaneous entry.
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The LumiLoc™ Safety Introducer Needle incorporates an intuitive easy to use safety guard which is an integral part of the device. The LumiLoc™ Safety Introducer Needle's engineered integral safety guard is passively activated by the clinician upon removal of the trocar/needle from the introducer sheath and helps to reduce the risk of accidental trocar/needlestick injuries by locking a safety guard over the trocar/needle tip. A visual. tactile, or audible confirmation of the locking component over the trocar/needle confirms lockout of the safety guard over the trocar/needle.
LumiLoc™ Safety Introducer Needles will be marketed to the clinical end-user as sterile single use devices. Additionally, the device will be placed in Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) procedural trays. In the case of being used in procedural kits, the product will be shipped bulk non-sterile to the procedural tray or kit manufacturer. The LumiLoc™ Safety Introducer Needies will be incorporated into a procedurai tray or kit, packaged and sterilized.
#### INTENDED USE:
The device is intended to be used for guidewire introduction during percutaneous gastrointestinal procedures.
### TECHNOLOGICAL COMPARISON TO PREDICATE DEVICES:
It is Specialized Health Products® International, Inc.'s conclusion that the LumiLooTM Safety Introducer Needles are substantially equivalent to the following devices: SecureLoc™ Safety Introducer (K050023). Specialized Health Products® International, Inc., 585 W. 500 S., Bountiful, UT 84010 and the Modified TFX Medical Safety Needle with Introducer (K043258), Teleflex Medical, Inc., 50 Plantation Drive, Tall Pines Park, Jaffrey, NH 03452.
A summary of the key technological comparisons follows:
- . The LumiLoc™ Safety Introducer Needles are similar in clinical use, function. materials and use as compared to both predicate percutaneous introduction devices.
- The LumiLoc™ Safety Introducer Needles and the SecureLoc™ Safety Introducer . predicate device use the same safety technology - made by the same company (Specialized Health Products® International. Inc.) - to lock a safety guard over the trocar/needle tip after the trocar/needle is removed from the patient. The TFX predicate also utilizes a safety mechanism to protect the trocar/needle tip.
- The LumiLoc™ Safety Introducer Needle's safety guard lock-out can be confirmed . by visual, tactile or audible means, as do both predicate devices cited in this submission.
### SUMMARY OF PERFORMANCE TESTING:
Comparative testing has been performed on the LumiLoc™ Safety Introducer Needles and the predicate devices. Test results indicate that the LumiLoc™ Safety Introducer Needles perform in a substantially equivalent manner to the predicate devices.
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### SUMMARY OF SIMULATED USE STUDY:
A total of 500 LumiLoc™ Safety Introducer Needles were successfully inserted by clinicians into simulated tissue and activated. No sharps injuries or failures of the integral safety guard occurred.
### CONCLUSION:
The material testing and simulated use test data demonstrate that the LumiLoc™ Safety Introducer Needle is safe and effective for its intended use, comply with medical device standards, and is substantially equivalent to:
- SecureLoc™ Safety Introducer (K050023), Specialized Health Products® . International, Inc., 585 W. 500 S., Bountiful, UT 84010.
- Modified TFX Medical Safety Needle with Introducer (K043258), Teleflex Medical, . Inc., 50 Plantation Drive, Tall Pines Park, Jaffrey, NH 03452.
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Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Blvd. Rockville MD 20850
JUN 1 4 2007
Mr. Mark Nelson Director, RA/QA Specialized Health Products International, Inc. 586 West 500 South, #200 SALT LAKE UT 84010
Re: K070449
Trade/Device Name: Lumiloc Safety Introducer Needle Regulation Number: 21 CFR §876.5980 Regulation Name: Gastrointestinal tube and accessories Regulatory Class: II Product Code: KNT Dated: May 29, 2007 Received: May 30, 2007
Dear Mr. Nelson:
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 (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 898. In addition, FDA may publish further announcements concerning your device in the Federal Register.
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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.
This letter will allow you to begin marketing your device as described in your Section 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 regulation (21 CFR Part 801), please contact the Office of Compliance at one of the following numbers, based on the regulation number at the top of this letter:
> 21 CFR 876.xxxx 21 CFR 884 xxxx 21 CFR 892.xxxx Other
(Gastroenterology/Renal/Urology) 240-276-0115 (Obstetrics/Gynecology) 240-276-0115 (Radiology); 240-276-0120 240-276-0100
Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21 CFR 807.97). You may obtain other general information on your responsibilities under the Act 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/industry/support/index.btml
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
Enclosure
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## INDICATIONS FOR USE STATEMENT
510(k) Number (if known): _ K070449
Device Name: LumiLoc™ Safety Introducer Needle Indications for Use:
The LumiLoc™ Safety Introducer Needle is intended to be used for percutaneous procedures utilizing a sheathed introducer trocat/needle for guidewire introduction during percutaneous gastrointestinal procedures.
The LumiLoc™ Safety Introducer Needle's engineered integral safety guard is passively activated by the clinician upon removal of the trocar/needle from the introducer sheath.
The LumiLoc™ Safety Introducer Needle helps to reduce the risk of accidental trocar/needlestick injuries by locking a safety guard over the trocar/needle tip.
Prescription Use X (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
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AND/OR
Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 807 Subpart C)
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