VARIAX ELBOW SYSTEM LINE EXTENSION

K092671 · Howmedica Osteonics Corp. · HRS · Sep 23, 2009 · Orthopedic

Device Facts

• Record ID: K092671
• Device Name: VARIAX ELBOW SYSTEM LINE EXTENSION
• Applicant: Howmedica Osteonics Corp.
• Product Code: HRS · Orthopedic
• Decision Date: Sep 23, 2009
• Decision: SESE
• Submission Type: Special
• Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3030
• Device Class: Class 2
• Attributes: Therapeutic

Intended Use

The VariAx Elbow System Line Extension is intended for fracture fixation of long bones. Indications include distal humerus and proximal ulna.

Device Story

The VariAx Elbow System Line Extension consists of bone plates and screws used for fracture fixation of the distal humerus and proximal ulna. This line extension adds a 7mm washer to the existing VariAx Elbow System. The system is manufactured from Titanium alloy and Commercially Pure Titanium. It is intended for use by surgeons in an orthopedic clinical setting to stabilize bone fractures. The device provides mechanical fixation to support bone healing.

Clinical Evidence

Bench testing only. Mechanical testing demonstrated that the subject components have comparable mechanical strength and functional properties to the predicate device.

Technological Characteristics

Materials: Titanium alloy (Ti-6Al-4V) and Commercially Pure Titanium. Components: Bone plates, screws, and 7mm washer. Design: Metallic bone fixation appliance. Sterilization: Not specified, but identical to predicate.

Indications for Use

Indicated for fracture fixation of long bones, specifically the distal humerus and proximal ulna.

Regulatory Classification

Identification

Single/multiple component metallic bone fixation appliances and accessories are devices intended to be implanted consisting of one or more metallic components and their metallic fasteners. The devices contain a plate, a nail/plate combination, or a blade/plate combination that are made of alloys, such as cobalt-chromium-molybdenum, stainless steel, and titanium, that are intended to be held in position with fasteners, such as screws and nails, or bolts, nuts, and washers. These devices are used for fixation of fractures of the proximal or distal end of long bones, such as intracapsular, intertrochanteric, intercervical, supracondylar, or condylar fractures of the femur; for fusion of a joint; or for surgical procedures that involve cutting a bone. The devices may be implanted or attached through the skin so that a pulling force (traction) may be applied to the skeletal system.

Predicate Devices

• VariAx Elbow System (K073527)

Reference Devices

• Washer (K000080)
• Washer (K000636)

Submission Summary (Full Text)

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K092671

# SEP 2 3 2009

### 510(k) Summary of Safety and Effectiveness: VariAx Elbow System Line Extension

#### Submission Information

Name and Address of the Sponsor of the 510(k) Submission:

For Information contact:

Howmedica Osteonics Corp. 325 Corporate Drive Mahwah, NJ 07430

Melissa A. Matarese, Regulatory Affairs Associate Howmedica Osteonics Corp. 325 Corporate Drive Mahwah, NJ 07430 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone]

Date Summary Prepared:

Device Identification Proprietary Name:

August 28, 2009

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VariAx Elbow System Line Extension

Common Name: Classification Name and Reference: Bone plates and screws Single/multiple component metallic bone fixation appliances and accessories, 21 CFR \$888.3030

Device Product Code:

HRS: Plate, Fixation, Bone

#### Description:

The subject VariAx Elbow System is comprised of plates and screws, manufactured from Titanium alloy and Commercially Pure Titanium. The subject system was determined substantially equivalent in K073527. This Special 510(k) submission is intended to address the addition of the 7mm washer to the predicate VariAx Elbow System.

#### Intended Use:

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The VariAx Elbow System Line Extension does not alter the intended use of the predicate systems as cleared in their respective premarket notifications. The indications for use for the subject plates are provided below.

#### Indications for Use:

The VariAx Elbow System Line Extension is intended for fracture fixation of long bones. Indications include distal humerus and proximal ulna.

#### Statement of Technological Comparison:

The features of the subject components are substantially equivalent to the predicate devices based on similarities in intended use and design. Mechanical testing demonstrates substantial equivalence of

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the subject components to the predicate devise in regards to mechanical strength. In addition, the intended use, manufacturing methods, packaging, and sterilization of the predicate and subject components are identical.

The subject and predicate devices are made from Titanium (Ti-6Al-4V). Functional and mechanical testing demonstrates the comparable mechanical & functional properties of the subject VariAx Elbow System Line Extension to the predicate device VariAx Elbow System K073527. The washer has been cleared for use in K000080 and K000636.

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#### DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

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SEP 23 2009

Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Mail Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002

Howmedica Osteonics Corp. % Ms. Melissa A. Matarese Regulatory Affairs Associate 325 Corporate Drive Mahwah, New Jersey 07430 .

Re: K092671

Trade/Device Name: VariAx Elbow System Line Extension Regulation Number: 21 CFR 888.3030 Regulation Name: Single/multiple component metallic bone fixation appliances and accessories

Regulatory Class: II Product Code: HRS Dated: August 28, 2009 Received: August 31, 2009

Dear Ms. Matarese:

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); medical device reporting (reporting of medical device-related adverse events) (21 CFR 803); good manufacturing practice requirements as set forth in the quality systems (OS) 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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If you desire specific advice for your device on our labeling regulation (21 CFR Part 801), please go to http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/CDRH/CDRHOffices/ucm115809.htm for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health's (CDRH's) Office of Compliance. Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21CFR Part 807.97). For questions regarding the reporting of adverse events under the MDR regulation (21 CFR Part 803), please go to

http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/ReportaProblem/default.htm for the CDRH's Office of Surveillance and Biometrics/Division of Postmarket Surveillance.

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 [phone] or [phone] or at its Internet address http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ResourcesforYou/Industry/default.htm.

Sincerely yours,

Barbara Brienn

Mark N. Melkerson Director Division of Surgical, Orthopedic, and Restorative Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health

Enclosure

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## Indications for Use

510(k) Number (if known): K 09 26 7 ا

Device Name: VariAx Elbow System Line Extension

Indications For Use:

The VariAx Elbow System Line Extension is intended for fracture fixation of long bones. Indications include distal humerus and proximal ulna.

Prescription Use _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (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)

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Souther for mxn

Division of Surgical, Orthopedic, and Restorative Devices

510(k) Number K092671