NeoConnect Oral/Enteral Syringes with ENFit connector (12 mL to 100 mL) and NeoConnect Low Dose Tip Oral/Enteral Syringes with ENFit connector (0.5 mL to 6mL)
K161039 · Neomed, Inc. · PNR · Jun 17, 2016 · Gastroenterology, Urology
Device Facts
Record ID
K161039
Device Name
NeoConnect Oral/Enteral Syringes with ENFit connector (12 mL to 100 mL) and NeoConnect Low Dose Tip Oral/Enteral Syringes with ENFit connector (0.5 mL to 6mL)
Applicant
Neomed, Inc.
Product Code
PNR · Gastroenterology, Urology
Decision Date
Jun 17, 2016
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 876.5980
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Pediatric
Indications for Use
The device is indicated for use as a dispenser, a measuring device and a fluid transfer device. It is used to deliver fluids into the body or enterally. It is intended to be used in clinical or home care settings by users ranging from clinicians to laypersons (under the supervision of a clinician) in all age groups.
Device Story
Piston-style oral/enteral syringes; sizes 0.5 mL to 100 mL; feature integral female ENFit connectors (ISO 80369-3) to prevent wrong-route administration. Low dose tip variants (0.5 mL to 6 mL) include specific design features for dosing accuracy. Used in clinical or home settings by clinicians or laypersons to measure and transfer fluids into the body or enterally. Manual operation; no electronic components or software. Benefits include standardized connectivity to reduce medication errors and improved dosing precision for small volumes.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Testing included biocompatibility (ISO 10993-5, -10, -11), chemical extractables/leachables, and finished device verification (ISO 7886). Specific ENFit connector testing included dimensional verification to ISO 80369-3, leakage, stress cracking, axial load, unscrewing, and overriding resistance. Low dose tip design validated via dosing accuracy testing, misconnection risk management, and human factors usability studies.
Technological Characteristics
Piston-style syringe; barrel, plunger, and gasket construction. Integral female ENFit (ISO 80369-3) connector. Sizes 0.5 mL to 100 mL. Sterile or non-sterile. Manual operation; no energy source. No software or connectivity.
Indications for Use
Indicated for use as a dispenser, measuring device, and fluid transfer device for oral or enteral delivery of fluids. Intended for all age groups in clinical or home care settings by clinicians or laypersons under clinician supervision.
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.
Predicate Devices
NeoMed NeoConnect™ Enteral Syringes with ENFit™ Connector and compatible NeoSecure™ Tip Caps (K152857)
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
June 17, 2016
NeoMed, Inc. Melinda Harrison Smith Director, Quality and Regulatory Affairs 100 Londonderry Ct, Suite 112 Woodstock, GA 30188
Re: K161039
> Trade/Device Name: NeoConnect Oral/Enteral Syringes with ENFit Connector (12 mL to 100 mL) And NeoConnect Low Dose Tip Oral/Enteral Syringes with ENFit Connector (0.5 mL to 6 mL) Regulation Number: 21 CFR 876.5980 Regulation Name: Gastrointestinal Tube and Accessories Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: PNR Dated: April 11, 2016 Received: April 13, 2016
Dear Melinda Smith,
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. Please note: CDRH does not evaluate information related to contract liability warranties. We remind you, however, that device labeling must be truthful and not misleading.
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Sincerely yours.
# Benjamin R. Fisher -S
Benjamin R. Fisher, Ph.D. Director Division of Reproductive, Gastro-Renal, and Urological Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K161039
## Device Name
Oral/Enteral Syringes with ENFit® Connector (12 mL to 100 mL) and Low Dose Tip Oral/Enteral Syringes with ENFit® Connector (0.5 mL to 6 mL)
## Indications for Use (Describe)
The device is indicated for use as a dispenser, a measuring device and a fluid transfer device. It is used to deliver fluids into the body or enterally. It is intended to be used in clinical or home care settings by users ranging from clinicians to laypersons (under the supervision of a clinician) in all age groups.
| Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable) | |
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| <div style="display:flex; align-items:center;"><span> Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)</span></div> | <div style="display:flex; align-items:center;"><span> Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)</span></div> |
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## TRADITIONAL 510(K) SUMMARY (21 CFR § 807.92)
| I. SUBMITTER | NeoMed, Inc. |
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| | 100 Londonderry Court |
| | Suite 112 |
| | Woodstock, GA 30188 |
| | Tel: 770-516-2225 |
| | Fax: 770-516-2448 |
- Melinda Harrison Smith, RAC, CBA Contact: mharrison@neomedinc.com
- Date Prepared: 10 June 2016
Establishment 3006520777 Registration Number:
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Trade Name:
- Oral/Enteral Syringes with ENFit® connector (12 mL to 100mL) and Low Dose Tip Oral/Enteral Syringes with ENFit® connector (0.5 mL to 6 mL)
| Common Name: | Oral/Enteral Syringe |
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| Classification Name: | Gastrointestinal tube and accessories (21 CFR § 876.5980) |
| Regulatory Class: | II |
| Product Code : | PNR |
#### lll. PREDICATE DEVICE
NeoMed NeoConnect™ Enteral Syringes with ENFit™ Connector and compatible NeoSecure™ Tip Caps (K152857)
Predicate device has not been subject to a design-related recall.
#### IV. DEVICE DESCRIPTION
NeoMed Oral/Enteral Syringes with ENFit® connector (12 mL to 100 mL) are standard piston style syringes consisting of a syringe barrel (vented or non-vented) with integral ENFit® syringe tip, syringe plunger, and syringe gasket. They are supplied in sizes ranging from 12 mL to 100 mL nominal capacity, sterile or non-sterile, with or without a syringe tip cap, and in varying colors. The integral syringe tip is a female ENFit® connector designed to be compatible only with enteral access devices or accessories having ENFit® compliant or
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compatible male connectors to form a dedicated system that prevents wrong-route administration of fluids.
NeoMed Low Dose Tip Oral/Enteral Syringes with ENFit® connector (0.5 mL to 6 mL) are standard piston style syringes consisting of a syringe barrel with integral ENFit® syringe tip that has the additional low dose tip design feature, syringe plunger, and syringe gasket, They are supplied in sizes ranging from 0.5 mL to 6 mL nominal capacity, sterile or nonsterile, with or without a syringe tip cap, and in varying colors. The integral syringe tip is a female ENFit® connector with the additional low dose tip design feature designed to be compatible only with enteral access devices or accessories having ENFit® compliant or compatible male connectors to form a dedicated system that prevents wrong-route administration of fluids.
#### V. INDICATIONS FOR USE
The device is indicated for use as a dispenser, a measuring device and a fluid transfer device. It is used to deliver fluids into the body orally or enterally. It is intended to be used in clinical or home care settings by users ranging from clinicians to laypersons (under the supervision of a clinician) in all age groups.
## VI. COMPARISON OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS WITH THE PREDICATE
Oral/Enteral Syringes with ENFit® connector (12 mL to 100mL) and Low Dose Tip Oral/Enteral Syringes with ENFit® connector (0.5 mL to 6 mL) have similar intended use and designs as well as identical principles of operation, materials, patient populations and use environments as the predicate device K152857.
#### VII. PERFORMACE DATA (BENCH)
The following performance testing was conducted on the Oral/Enteral Syringes with ENFit® connector and Low Dose Tip Oral/Enteral Syringes with ENFit® connector:
- Finished Device
- Risk Analysis including design, user and process FMEA (Failure Modes and o Effects Analysis) in accordance with EN ISO 14971:2012
- Human Factors and Usability Validation o
- o Biocompatibility
- ISO 10993-5: Cytotoxicity
- ISO 10993-10: Irritation and sensitization l
- I ISO 10993-11: Acute Toxicity
- o Chemical Testing
- Extractables and Leachables ■
- o Finished Device Verification Testing
- Critical Dimension verification
- Ink Adhesion
- I ISO 7886
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- Capacity Tolerance ●
- . Graduated Scale
- Piston Fit in Barrel ●
- Air and Liguid Leakage Testing .
- Direct Oral Administration Dosing Accuracy Testing .
- Syringe Tip (ISO 80369-3 (ENFit®) connector) ●
- o Enteral Connector Misconnection Assessment
- Human Factors Validation Study (Standard ENFit®) o
- o Dimensional verification to ISO 80369-3
- Liquid leakage testing O
- O Resistance to stress cracking
- Resistance to separation from axial load O
- Resistance to separation from unscrewing O
- Resistance to overriding O
- Disconnection by unscrewing o
- Additional Testing for Syringe Tip (ISO 80369-3 (ENFit®) connector with Low Dose ● Tip Design Feature)
- Low Dose Tip Misconnection Risk Management Reports O
- Usability Study for Low Dose Syringe Tip Design Feature O
- Low Dose ENFit® Enteral Syringe Design Dosing Accuracy Testing O
- Dimensional verification to ISO 80369-3 O
- Liquid leakage testing O
- Resistance to stress cracking O
- Resistance to separation from axial load O
- Resistance to separation from unscrewing O
- Resistance to overriding o
- Disconnection by unscrewing O
#### VIII. CONCLUSIONS
NeoMed Oral/Enteral Syringes with ENFit® connector (12 mL to 100mL) and Low Dose Tip Oral/Enteral Syringes with ENFit® connector (0.5 mL to 6 mL) are substantially equivalent to the NeoMed NeoConnect™ Enteral Syringes with ENFit® Connector and compatible NeoSecure™ Tip Caps (K152857).
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