K161233 · Smith & Nephew, Inc. · MBL · Dec 14, 2016 · Orthopedic
Device Facts
Record ID
K161233
Device Name
OXINIUM DH Fermoral Heads
Applicant
Smith & Nephew, Inc.
Product Code
MBL · Orthopedic
Decision Date
Dec 14, 2016
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 888.3358
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
Hip components are indicated for individuals undergoing primary and revision surgery where other treatments or devices have failed in rehabilitating hips damaged as a result of trauma or noninflammatory degenerative joint disease (NIDJD) or any of its composite diagnoses of osteoarthritis, avascular necrosis, traumatic arthritis, slipped capital epiphysis, fused hip, fracture of the pelvis, and diastrophic variant. Hip components are also indicated for inflammatory degenerative joint disease including rheumatoid arthritis, arthritis secondary to a variety of diseases and anomalies, and congenital dysplasia; treatments of nonunion, femoral neck fracture, and trochanteric fractures of the proximal femur with head involvement that are unmanageable using other techniques; endoprosthesis, femoral osteotomy, or Girdlestone resection; fracture-dislocation of the hip; and correction of deformity. Total hip systems may be indicated for use (i) with bone cement , (ii) without bone cement , or (ii) for use with or without bone cement.
Device Story
OXINIUM DH Femoral Heads; modular orthopedic implants replacing hip joint; manufactured from wrought Zirconium-2.5 Niobium alloy; proprietary oxidation process creates highly polished surface for reduced friction/wear. Used in primary/revision hip arthroplasty; compatible with Smith & Nephew hip stems (12/14 taper), acetabular shells, and liners. Implanted by orthopedic surgeons in clinical/OR settings. Device articulates against acetabular components to restore joint function, mobility, and reduce pain in patients with degenerative or traumatic hip conditions.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. No clinical data. Performance supported by biocompatibility evaluation per ISO-10993 and mechanical testing per ASTM F2009-00, ASTM F2068-15, and ISO 7206-6. Tests included range of motion, pull-off, environmental corrosion, fatigue, torsional disassembly, and wear testing. Bacterial endotoxin testing performed per ANSI/AAMI ST72.
Technological Characteristics
Material: Wrought Zirconium-2.5 Niobium alloy (ASTM F2384-10). Design: Modular femoral head with 10/12, 12/14, or 14/16 tapers. Surface: Oxidized, highly polished. Sterilization: Not specified. Connectivity: None (mechanical implant).
Indications for Use
Indicated for individuals undergoing primary or revision hip surgery due to trauma, noninflammatory degenerative joint disease (osteoarthritis, avascular necrosis, traumatic arthritis, slipped capital epiphysis, fused hip, pelvic fracture, diastrophic variant), inflammatory degenerative joint disease (rheumatoid arthritis, congenital dysplasia), nonunion, femoral neck/trochanteric fractures, endoprosthesis, femoral osteotomy, Girdlestone resection, fracture-dislocation, or deformity correction.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A hip joint metal/polymer/metal semi-constrained porous-coated uncemented prosthesis is a device intended to be implanted to replace a hip joint. The device limits translation and rotation in one or more planes via the geometry of its articulating surfaces. It has no linkage across the joint. This generic type of device has a femoral component made of a cobalt-chromium-molybdenum (Co-Cr-Mo) alloy or a titanium-aluminum-vanadium (Ti-6Al-4V) alloy and an acetabular component composed of an ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene articulating bearing surface fixed in a metal shell made of Co-Cr-Mo or Ti-6Al-4V. The femoral stem and acetabular shell have a porous coating made of, in the case of Co-Cr-Mo substrates, beads of the same alloy, and in the case of Ti-6Al-4V substrates, fibers of commercially pure titanium or Ti-6Al-4V alloy. The porous coating has a volume porosity between 30 and 70 percent, an average pore size between 100 and 1,000 microns, interconnecting porosity, and a porous coating thickness between 500 and 1,500 microns. The generic type of device has a design to achieve biological fixation to bone without the use of bone cement.
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
December 14, 2016
Smith & Nephew, Inc. Mr. Michael Scott Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist 7135 Goodlett Farms Parkway Cordova, Tennessee 38016
Re: K161233
Trade/Device Name: Oxinium DH Femoral Heads Regulation Number: 21 CFR 888.3358 Regulation Name: Hip joint metal/ polymer/metal semi-constrained porous-coated uncemented prothesis Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: MBL, LPH, JDI, LZO Dated: November 11, 2016 Received: November 14, 2016
Dear Mr. Scott:
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,
Mark N. Melkerson -S
Mark N. Melkerson Director Division of Orthopedic Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K161233
Device Name OXINIUM DH FEMORAL HEADS
### Indications for Use (Describe)
Hip components are indicated for individuals undergoing primary and revision surgery where other treatments or devices have failed in rehabilitating hips damaged as a result of trauma or noninflammatory degenerative joint disease (NIDJD) or any of its composite diagnoses of osteoarthritis, avascular necrosis, traumatic arthritis, slipped capital epiphysis, fused hip, fracture of the pelvis, and diastrophic variant.
Hip components are also indicated for inflammatory degenerative joint disease including rheumatoid arthritis, arthritis secondary to a variety of diseases and anomalies, and congenital dysplasia; treatments of nonunion, femoral neck fracture, and trochanteric fractures of the proximal femur with head involvement that are unmanageable using other techniques; endoprosthesis, femoral osteotomy, or Girdlestone resection; fracture-dislocation of the hip; and correction of deformity.
Total hip systems may be indicated for use (i) with bone cement , (ii) without bone cement , or (ii) for use with or without bone cement.
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| <div> <span style="font-size: 20px;"> </span> Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) </div> | <div> <span style="font-size: 20px;"> </span> Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C) </div> |
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# 510(k) Summary Smith & Nephew OXINIUM DH Femoral Heads
| SUBMITTER:<br>I. | Smith & Nephew, Inc.<br>Orthopaedic Division<br>7135 Goodlett Farms Parkway<br>Cordova, Tennessee 38016<br><br>Phone: (901) 396-1633<br>Fax: (901) 566-7159<br><br>Contact Person: Michael Scott<br>Date Prepared: November 11, 2016 |
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| II.<br>DEVICE | |
| Name of Device: | OXINIUM DH Femoral Heads |
| Common Name: | Femoral Head |
| Regulatory Class: | 2 |
| Classification Name,<br>Regulation Number,<br>Product Codes, | Hip joint metal/polymer/metal semi-constrained porous- coated<br>uncemented prosthesis (21 CFR 888.3358), MBL, LPH<br>Hip joint metal/polymer semi-constrained cemented prosthesis<br>(21 CFR 888.3350), JDI<br>Hip joint metal/ceramic/polymer semi-constrained cemented or<br>nonporous uncemented prosthesis (CFR 888.3353), LZO |
| III. | PREDICATE DEVICE K093363 (S.E. 01/26/2010) COCR and OXINIUM Femoral Heads<br>- Primary Predicate<br>K081566 (S.E. 08/21/2008) OXINIUM DH Femoral Heads<br>- Predicate 2<br>K021673 (S.E. 06/11/2002) TOTAL HIP Femoral Head-12/14 |
Taper – Predicate 3
The predicate devices have not been subject to a design related recall.
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#### IV. Device Description
## Femoral Heads
For proper anatomic and musculature fit, cobalt chromium, stainless steel, oxidized zirconium, and ceramic heads are available in multiple neck lengths. Heads are available in 10/12, 12/14, and 14/16 tapers. Certain modular heads and unipolar heads may require taper sleeves for attachment to the femoral stem taper. Heads are highly polished for reduced friction and wear. Femoral components and femoral heads are designed for use with any Smith & Nephew polyethylene acetabular component or polyethylene liner, metal-backed acetabular component having an appropriately sized inside diameter.
The subjects OXINIUM DH Femoral Heads are metal alloy devices processed via a proprietary oxidation process and are designed as a component to replace a hip joint. The subject OXINIUM DH Femoral Heads are designed for use with existing 510(k) cleared products consisting of Smith & Nephew hip stems, acetabular shells and liners and will articulate against existing acetabular shell and liner constructs. The subject Femoral Heads are comprised of Oxidized Zirconium manufactured from wrought Zirconium (Zr) -2.5 Niobium (Nb).
The purpose of this 510(k) submission is to add additional OXINIUM DH femoral heads to the Smith & Nephew Total Hip System.
#### INDICATIONS FOR USE V.
Hip components are indicated for individuals undergoing primary and revision surgery where other treatments or devices have failed in rehabilitating hips damaged as a result of trauma or noninflammatory degenerative joint disease (NIDJD) or any of its composite diagnoses of osteoarthritis, avascular necrosis, traumatic arthritis, slipped capital epiphysis, fused hip, fracture of the pelvis, and diastrophic variant.
Hip components are also indicated for inflammatory degenerative joint disease including rheumatoid arthritis, arthritis secondary to a variety of diseases and anomalies, and
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congenital dysplasia; treatments of nonunion, femoral neck fracture, and trochanteric fractures of the proximal femur with head involvement that are unmanageable using other techniques; endoprosthesis, femoral osteotomy, or Girdlestone resection; fracture-dislocation of the hip; and correction of deformity.
Total hip systems may be indicated for use (i) with bone cement. (ii) without bone cement, or (iii) for use with or without bone cement.
## COMPARISON OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS WITH THE VI. PREDICATE DEVICE
The subject OXINIUM DH Femoral Heads have identical indications for use, intended use and fundamental scientific technology as the primary predicate cleared by the FDA in K093363 (01/26/2010).
The subject OXINIUM DH Femoral Heads has identical intended use, similar design features, identical sterilization methods and identical material as the predicate 2 device K081566 (S.E. 08/21/2008).
The subject OXINIUM DH Femoral Heads has an identical intended use, fundamental scientific technology, sterilization method and similar design aspects as the predicate 3 device K021673 (S.E. 06/11/2002).
Like the femoral heads found in the listed predicates, the subject Smith & Nephew OXINIUM DH Femoral Heads are compatible with Smith & Nephew hip stems featuring a 12/14 taper and will articulate against existing acetabular shell and liner constructs. Therefore, the technological characteristics of the subject device are similar to the technological characteristics of the predicate device.
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#### VII. PERFORMANCE DATA
The following performance data are provided in support of the substantial equivalence determination.
# Biocompatibility
The biocompatibility evaluation for the OXINIUM DH femoral heads was conducted in accordance with FDA's Draft Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff "Use of International Standard ISO-10993, Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices Part 1: Evaluation and Testing Within a Risk Management Process".
The subject OXINIUM DH femoral heads are permanent implants and will be classified as permanent, >30 day body contact according to ISO-10993, "Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices Part 1: Evaluation and Testing within a Risk Management Process". The subject OXINIUM DH Femoral Heads are manufactured from identical materials as the predicate devices, in accordance with the following ASTM standard:
ASTM F2384-10- "Standard Specification for Wrought Zirconium-2.5 Niobium Alloy for Surgical Implant Applications".
# Mechanical testing
In accordance with the following guidance's/standards, Smith & Nephew has evaluated the subject devices to demonstrate substantial equivalence to the listed predicate devices.
Design verification testing was completed under the guidance of the following standards:
- ASTM F2009-00 (Reapproved 2011) Standard Test Method for Determining the . Axial Disassembly Force of Taper Connections of Modular Prostheses
- ASTM F2068-15 Standard Specification for Femoral Prostheses Metallic Implants .
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- ISO 7206-6 (Second Edition) Implants for surgery -- Partial and total hip joint . prostheses -- Part 6: Endurance properties testing and performance requirements of neck region of stemmed femoral components
Mechanical tests completed/assessed were:
- . Range of Motion
- . Pull-Off Testing
- Environmental Corrosion Testing .
- . Fatigue Testing
- Torsional Disassembly Testing .
- Wear Testing .
Bacterial endotoxin testing was completed and met the acceptable endotoxin limits as stated in the FDA Guidance . "Submission and Review of Sterility Information in Premarket Notification (510(k)) Submissions for Devices Labeled as Sterile," "Pyrogen and Endotoxins Testing: Questions and Answers," and ANSI/AAMI ST72
The subject devices with pre-determined acceptance criteria met the acceptance criteria for all tests.
#### CONCLUSIONS VIII.
Based on the test results, risk analysis and additional verification evidence activities provided in the pre-market notification, the subject OXINIUM DH femoral heads are substantially equivalent to the legally marketed predicate devices cleared in: Primary Predicate: K093363 (01/26/2010), Predicate 2: K081566 (S.E. 08/21/2008), and Predicate 3: K021673 (S.E. 06/11/2002).
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