K170306 · Prosidyan, Inc. · MQV · May 24, 2017 · Orthopedic
Device Facts
Record ID
K170306
Device Name
FIBERGRAFT BG Putty Bone Graft Substitute
Applicant
Prosidyan, Inc.
Product Code
MQV · Orthopedic
Decision Date
May 24, 2017
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 888.3045
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
FIBERGRAFT® BG Putty - Bone Graft Substitute is indicated only for bony voids or gaps that are not intrinsic to the stability of the bony structure. FIBERGRAFT® BG Putty is indicated to be gently packed into bony voids or gaps of the skeletal system (i.e., posterolateral spine, extremities and pelvis). These defects may be surgically created osseous defects or osseous defects created from traumatic injury to the bone. The product provides a bone void filler that resorbs and is replaced with bone during the healing process. FIBERGRAFT® BG Putty must be used with autograft in the posterolateral spine. FIBERGRAFT® BG Putty is not indicated for use in load-bearing applications; therefore, standard internal or external stabilization techniques must be followed to obtain rigid stabilization.
Device Story
FIBERGRAFT® BG Putty is an osteoconductive, resorbable, biocompatible bone graft substitute; composed of 45S5 bioactive glass mixed with an absorbable polymer carrier. Device acts as a non-structural scaffold for bone regeneration; resorbs and is replaced by bone during healing. Used in clinical settings by surgeons; packed into surgically created or traumatic osseous defects. Requires standard internal or external stabilization due to non-load-bearing nature. Provides a synthetic alternative to autograft; facilitates bone healing in posterolateral spine, extremities, and pelvis.
Clinical Evidence
No human clinical data. Performance established via bench testing (physical/chemical properties, LAL endotoxin testing) and animal studies. Ovine model (n=58) evaluated critical size defects over 24 weeks via radiographic, histomorphometric, and biomechanical data. Rabbit posterolateral spine fusion model (n=71) evaluated performance over 26 weeks. Results demonstrated new bone formation and performance substantially equivalent to predicate devices.
Technological Characteristics
Osteoconductive, resorbable, biocompatible bone graft substitute. Composition: 45S5 bioactive glass mixed with a resorbable polymer carrier. Form factor: Putty. Mechanism: Bioactive glass forms hydroxyapatite surface layer in aqueous phosphate-containing solutions to bond with natural bone. Non-structural scaffold.
Indications for Use
Indicated for bony voids or gaps in the skeletal system (posterolateral spine, extremities, pelvis) not intrinsic to structural stability. Must be used with autograft in the posterolateral spine. Not for load-bearing applications.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A resorbable calcium salt bone void filler device is a resorbable implant intended to fill bony voids or gaps of the extremities, spine, and pelvis that are caused by trauma or surgery and are not intrinsic to the stability of the bony structure.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The special control for this device is the FDA guidance document entitled “Class II Special Controls Guidance: Resorbable Calcium Salt Bone Void Filler Device; Guidance for Industry and FDA.” See § 888.1(e) of this chapter for the availability of this guidance.
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
May 24, 2017
Prosidyan, Inc. % Ms. Janice M. Hogan Regulatory Counsel Hogan Lovells US LLP 1835 Market Street, 29th Floor Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
Re: K170306
Trade/Device Name: FIBERGRAFT® BG Putty Bone Graft Substitute Regulation Number: 21 CFR 888.3045 Regulation Name: Resorbable calcium salt bone void filler device Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: MOV Dated: April 11, 2017 Received: April 11, 2017
Dear Ms. Hogan:
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.
# Vincent J. Devlin -S
- for Mark N. Melkerson Director Division of Orthopedic Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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#### DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration Indications for Use
Form Approved: OMB No. 0910-0120 Expiration Date: January 31, 2017 See PRA Statement on last page
510(k) Number (if known) K170306
#### Device Name
FIBERGRAFT® BG Putty Bone Graft Substitute
Indications for Use (Describe)
FIBERGRAFT® BG Putty - Bone Graft Substitute is indicated only for bony voids or gaps that are not intrinsic to the stability of the bony structure. FIBERGRAFT® BG Putty is indicated to be gently packed into bony voids or gaps of the skeletal system (i.e., posterolateral spine, extremities and pelvis). These defects may be surgically created osseous defects created from traumatic injury to the bone. The product provides a bone void filler that resorbs and is replaced with bone during the healing process. FIBERGRAFT® BG Putty must be used with autograft in the posterolateral spine.
FIBERGRAFT® BG Putty is not indicated for use in load-bearing applications; therefore, standard internal or external stabilization techniques must be followed to obtain rigid stabilization.
Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)
X Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) Subpart C)
□ Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801
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# 510(k) SUMMARY
# Prosidyan, Inc.'s FIBERGRAFT® BG Putty – Bone Graft Substitute
# Submitter's Name, Address, Telephone Number, Contact Person and Date Prepared
Prosidyan, Inc. 30 Technology Drive Warren, NJ 07059 Phone: (610)-945-5640 Facsimile: (908) 396-1151 Contact Person: Charanpreet S. Bagga
Date Prepared: May 15, 2017
#### Name of Device and Name
FIBERGRAFT® BG Putty Bone Graft Substitute
Common or Usual Name
Bone Void Filler
#### Classification Name/CFR Requlation/Product Code
Resorbable Calcium Salt Bone Void Filler, 21 CFR 888.3045, product code MQV
#### Predicate Devices
- Prosidyan, Inc.'s FIBERGRAFT® BG Morsels Bone Graft Substitute (K151154, K141956, K132805) ● (Primary Predicate)
- Prosidyan, Inc.'s FIBERGRAFT® BG Putty Bone Graft Substitute (K143533) .
- . NovaBone Products, LLC's NovaBone Putty- Bioactive Synthetic Bone Graft (K060728, K080009, K101860, K110368, K112773)
#### Intended Use / Indications for Use
FIBERGRAFT® BG Putty - Bone Graft Substitute is indicated only for bony voids or gaps that are not intrinsic to the stability of the bony structure. FIBERGRAFT® BG Putty is indicated to be gently packed into bony voids or gaps of the skeletal system (i.e., posterolateral spine, extremities and pelvis). These defects may be surgically created osseous defects or osseous defects created from traumatic injury to the bone. The product provides a bone void filler that resorbs and is replaced with bone during the healing process. FIBERGRAFT® BG Putty must be used with autograft in the posterolateral spine.
FIBERGRAFT® BG Putty is not indicated for use in load-bearing applications; therefore, standard internal or external stabilization techniques must be followed to obtain rigid stabilization.
#### Device Description
The FIBERGRAFT®BG Putty is an osteoconductive, resorbable, biocompatible bone graft substitute to be gently packed into defect sites and to be used as non-structural scaffolds. The FIBERGRATT® BG putty is made from 45S5 bioactive glass, where the bioactive glass components are mixed with an absorbable binder to form a cohesive material.
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# Technological Characteristics
The technological characteristics of the FIBERGRAFT® BG Putty have not changed since the prior clearance of the product. FIBERGRAFT® BG Putty provides an osteoconductive, resorbable, biocompatible bone graft substitute made from 45S5 bioactive glass mixed with a polymer carrier.
The device is designed as an osteoconductive space-filling device to be gently packed into defect sites and used as a non-structural scaffold for the body's natural healing and bone regeneration process. The device indications are the same as for the predicate devices.
Bioactive glass is defined as a group of dlasses which has a compositional range that allows the formation of hydroxyapatite (HA) as a surface layer when exposed to an aqueous phosphatecontaining solution such as simulated body fluid. The HA layer that forms in an aqueous phosphatecontaining solution plays a significant role in forming a strong bond with natural bone. The bioactive glass in the FIBERGRAFT® BG Putty is the same as the bioactive glass used in the FIBERGRAFT BG Morsels and Novabone Putty products. In addition, both the BG Putty and the Novabone Putty are provided in putty form using a resorbable polymer carrier.
# Performance Data
The performance of the FIBERGRAFT® BG Putty has been established through physical and chemical property evaluation studies, functional performance animal studies and biocompatibility tests. The physical and chemical property studies confirmed the in vitro functionality and bioactivity of the BG Putty. The in vitro bioactivity test results have not been correlated to clinical performance. The biocompatibility of the FIBERGRAFT® BG Putty is demonstrated by ISO 10993 testing and the long history of clinical use of the bioactive glass material for the same intended use. In addition, the BG Putty is composed of the same bioactive glass material with the same bioactive glass chemical composition and the same type and duration of patient contact as the predicates. Packaging evaluations, shelf life testing and real time aging testing were performed with passing results. Bacterial endotoxin testing was performed using the limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) method and showed that the device meets the endotoxin limits of established quidelines.
The functional performance of the FIBERGRAFT® BG Putty was evaluated in critical size defects in an ovine model, consistent with FDA's recommendations for Class II synthetic bone graft substitutes. Animal testing demonstrated evidence of new bone formation in critical size defects, with substantially equivalent performance compared to the predicate device. A total of 58 tested samples were evaluated in the study from skeletally mature sheep, including radiographic, histomorphometric, and biomechanical data.
Testing of the BG Putty in the ovine model is representative of the indications for use and range of anatomical sites proposed for the subject device. The study was conducted for a duration of 24 weeks with interim evaluation points. The results of the study demonstrated that the BG Putty device performs as safely and as effectively as the predicate device, and any differences between the results of the device groups do not raise new types of safety or effectiveness concerns.
In addition, the FIBERGRAFT® BG Putty product was also evaluated in a rabbit study to further support device performance for its indications for use. The FIBERGRAFT® BG Putty product was compared to its predicate devices as well as positive controls. The animal study evaluated device performance in a rabbit posterolateral spine fusion model in 71 skeletally mature rabbits. The performance was evaluated using radiographic, histomorphometric, and biomechanical data. Testing of the FIBERGRAFT® BG Putty in the rabbit posterolateral spine fusion model is representative of the indications for use and range of anatomical sites proposed for the subject device. The results of the study through 26 week follow up demonstrated that the FIBERGRAFT® BG Putty device performs substantially equivalently to the predicate devices, and any minor technological differences between the device groups do not raise new types of safety or effectiveness concerns.
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Therefore, performance testing demonstrated that the FIBERGRAFT® BG Putty device functions as intended and meets the requirements of class II bone void fillers as compared to the predicate devices.
#### Substantial Equivalence
FIBERGRAFT® BG Putty has the same technological characteristics as previously cleared by FDA; the sole change in this submission is the addition of an indication for use in posterolateral fusion. This indication is the same as other predicate materials with similar composition. The FIBERGRAFT® BG Putty is composed of the same bioactive glass material with the same chemical composition and the same type and duration of patient contact as the Prosidyan FIBERGRAFT® BG Putty Bone Graft Substitute and NovaBone predicates. The minor technological differences between BG Putty and its predicate devices do not raise any new issues of safety or effectiveness. As demonstrated in performance testing, including testing in an animal model, BG Putty performs in a manner that is substantially equivalent to the predicate devices when used for posterolateral fusion.
# Conclusion
FIBERGRAFT® BG Putty is an osteoconductive, resorbable, biocompatible bone graft substitute composed of bioactive glass, mixed with a polymer carrier. The FIBERGRAFT® BG Putty is substantially equivalent to its predicate devices for its intended use as a synthetic bone void filler. Performance testing, including in vivo data, demonstrated that the device functions as intended without raising new safety or effectiveness questions.
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