K161203 · Wilson-Cook Medical, Inc. · FGE · May 4, 2016 · Gastroenterology, Urology
Device Facts
Record ID
K161203
Device Name
Soehendra Stent Retriever
Applicant
Wilson-Cook Medical, Inc.
Product Code
FGE · Gastroenterology, Urology
Decision Date
May 4, 2016
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Special
Regulation
21 CFR 876.5010
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
Used to remove stents from the biliary and pancreatic duct(s) while maintaining wire guide placement.
Device Story
The Soehendra Stent Retriever is a manual endoscopic tool used to remove plastic biliary and pancreatic stents. It consists of a knob-like handle, a 7 Fr diameter cable (183 cm total length), and a tapered, threaded screw-type distal tip. The device is operated by a physician during an endoscopic procedure. The operator passes the device through an endoscope over a pre-positioned wire guide (.018" or .035") that has been threaded through the stent lumen. The threaded tip is screwed into the stent, allowing the physician to withdraw the stent through the endoscope while keeping the wire guide in place for potential replacement of a new stent. The device is provided as a single-use, disposable instrument.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data. Substantial equivalence is supported by bench testing and design verification/validation performed following a DFMECA risk analysis.
Technological Characteristics
Manual endoscopic retrieval device. Features a knob-like handle, 7 Fr cable, and tapered threaded screw tip. Available in 5, 7, 8.5, 10, and 11.5 Fr tip diameters. Compatible with .018" or .035" wire guides. Single-use, disposable design. No electronic components or software.
Indications for Use
Indicated for removal of biliary and pancreatic stents in patients requiring stent retrieval while maintaining wire guide access.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A biliary catheter and accessories is a tubular flexible device used for temporary or prolonged drainage of the biliary tract, for splinting of the bile duct during healing, or for preventing stricture of the bile duct. This generic type of device may include a bile collecting bag that is attached to the biliary catheter by a connector and fastened to the patient with a strap.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The device, when it is a bile collecting bag or a surgical biliary catheter that does not include a balloon component, is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 876.9.
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
May 4, 2016
Wilson-Cook Medical, Inc. Doris A. Hawks Global Regulatory Affairs Specialist 4900 Bethania Station Road Winston-Salem, NC 27105
Re: K161203
> Trade/Device Name: Soehendra Stent Retriever Regulation Number: 21 CFR§ 876.5010 Regulation Name: Biliary Catheter and Accessories Regulatory Class: II Product Code: FGE Dated: April 27, 2016 Received: April 28, 2016
Dear Doris Hawks:
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.
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.
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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 (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.
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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)
K161203
Device Name Soehendra Stent Retriever
Indications for Use (Describe)
Used to remove stents from the biliary and pancreatic duct(s) while maintaining wire guide placement
Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)
X Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
| Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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## 510(k) Summary
| Name: | Wilson-Cook Medical, Inc. / Cook Endoscopy |
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| Address: | 4900 Bethania Station Road<br>Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27105 |
| Phone: | (336) 744-0157 ext. 6293 |
| Fax: | (336) 201-5994 |
| Contact: | Doris A. Hawks, Global Regulatory Affairs Specialist |
| Date: | April 27, 2016 |
#### Device Name
| Trade Name: | Soehendra Stent Retriever |
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| Common Name: | Stent Retriever |
| Classification Name: | Catheter, Biliary, Diagnostic<br>21 CFR 876.5010, FGE, Class II |
#### Predicate Device
Soehendra Stent Retriever, K903420, cleared October 22, 1990
#### Intended Use
Used to remove stents from the biliary and pancreatic duct(s) while maintaining wire guide placement.
#### Device Description
The modified Soehendra Stent Retriever (subject device) represents modifications made to the Soehendra Stent Retriever (predicate device) currently cleared to market via 510k: K903420 by Wilson-Cook Medical, Inc. The subject device consists of a knob-like handle and irrotational 7 Fr diameter cable available in 183 cm total length (168 cm working length, the portion of cable that fits inside endoscope channel) with a tapered threaded screw type distal tip configuration. The subject device is compatible with a .018" or .035" wire guide and is available with 5, 7, 8.5, 10 or 11.5 Fr tip diameters. The various tip diameters are offered in order to facilitate the removal of different size plastic biliary and pancreatic stents. The subject device is used by placing the cable through an endoscope over a prepositioned wire guide that has been passed through the stent lumen. The tip is screwed into the subject device and stent are
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removed through the endoscope. If necessary, the wire guide can be left in place to allow placement of a new stent.
### Substantial Equivalence
Minor design changes were made to the predicate Soehendra Stent Retriever cleared to market via K903420. These changes include: additional tip sizes, cable length measurement, reusable to disposable, single use device, compatibility with a .018 wire guide and the wire guide is no longer sold with device. The modified Soehendra Stent Retriever (subject device) is substantially equivalent to the predicate with respect to the intended use, key operating principles, materials and technological characteristics.
#### Performance Data
The Risk Analysis was completed to access the impact of modifications made to the cleared device using the Design Failure Modes, Effects and Criticality Analysis (DFMECA) method. Design verification and/or validation testing was performed as a result of this risk analysis assessment. Results from design validation and/or verification testing provide reasonable assurance that the modifications to the device do not raise any new questions of safety or effectiveness.
#### Conclusion
We believe risks associated with the modifications to the subject device have been adequately addressed through our Design Control Processes. We believe that the subject device is substantially equivalent to the predicate device in terms of intended use and performance characteristics (key operating principles, materials and technological characteristics).
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