K170945 · Cook Biotech Incorporated · OXE · Apr 28, 2017 · General, Plastic Surgery
Device Facts
Record ID
K170945
Device Name
Biodesign Staple Line Reinforcement
Applicant
Cook Biotech Incorporated
Product Code
OXE · General, Plastic Surgery
Decision Date
Apr 28, 2017
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Special
Regulation
21 CFR 878.3300
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
The SURGIS SLR Staple Line Reinforcement is intended for use as a prosthesis for the surgical repair of soft tissue deficiencies using surgical staplers. The device may be used for buttressing and reinforcing staple lines during lung resection (e.g. wedge resection, blebectomy, bullectomy, bronchial resection, segmentectomy, pneumonectomy/pneumectomy, pneumoreduction) and other incisions of the lung and bronchus. The device can be used for the reinforcement of the gastric staple line during bariatric surgical procedures of gastric bypass and gastric banding, and for reinforcement of staple lines during small bowel, mesentery, colon and colorectal procedures. The device may be used with anastomotic staplers or with non-anastomotic staplers.
Device Story
Biodesign Staple Line Reinforcement is a porcine-derived small intestinal submucosa (SIS) implant; acellular collagen-rich extracellular matrix. Device acts as a mechanical buttress for surgical staple lines; prevents staple tearing through soft tissue; remodels into body over time. Used in OR by surgeons during lung, gastric, and bowel procedures. Provided on foam applicator in foil pouch; single-use. No electronic components or software.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Includes staple line leakage testing to verify mechanical performance and buttressing capability. Biocompatibility leveraged from predicate device per ISO 10993-1:2009.
Technological Characteristics
Material: Porcine small intestinal submucosa (SIS). Form: Multi-layer strip (2-layer or 4-layer) on polystyrene foam applicator. Dimensions: 76-176 mm length, 10-12 mm width, 50-500 μm thickness. Sterilization: E-beam. No energy source or connectivity.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients requiring soft tissue repair via surgical staplers, including lung, gastric (bariatric), small bowel, mesentery, colon, and colorectal procedures.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
Surgical mesh is a metallic or polymeric screen intended to be implanted to reinforce soft tissue or bone where weakness exists. Examples of surgical mesh are metallic and polymeric mesh for hernia repair, and acetabular and cement restrictor mesh used during orthopedic surgery.
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
April 28, 2017
Cook Biotech Incorporated Mr. Perry Guinn Vice President, Regulatory Affairs 1425 Innovation Place West Lafayette, Indiana 47906
Re: K170945
Trade/Device Name: Biodesign Staple Line Reinforcement Regulation Number: 21 CFR 878.3300 Regulation Name: Surgical Mesh Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: OXE, FTM Dated: March 28, 2017 Received: March 30, 2017
Dear Mr. Guinn:
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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Enclosure
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#### DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration
## Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known)
Device Name
Biodesign Staple Line Reinforcement
#### Indications for Use (Describe)
The SURGIS SLR Staple Line Reinforcement is intended for use as a prosthesis for the surgical repair of soft tissue deficiencies using surgical staplers. The device may be used for buttressing and reinforcing staple lines during lung resection (e.g. wedge resection, blebectomy, bullectomy, bronchial resection, segmentectomy, pneumonectomy/pneumectomy, pneumoreduction) and other incisions of the lung and bronchus. The device can be used for the reinforcement of the gastric staple line during bariatric surgical procedures of gastric bypass and gastric banding, and for reinforcement of staple lines during small bowel, mesentery, colon and colorectal procedures. The device may be used with anastomotic staplers or with non-anastomotic staplers.
| Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable) |
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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
#### I. SUBMITTER
Cook Biotech Incorporated 1425 Innovation Place West Lafayette, IN 47906
Phone: (765) 497-3355
Contact Person: Perry W. Guinn Date Prepared: 28 March 2017
#### DEVICE II.
| Name of Device: | Biodesign® Staple Line Reinforcement |
|-----------------------|--------------------------------------|
| Common or Usual Name: | Surgical Mesh |
| Classification Name: | Surgical Mesh |
| Product Code: | FTM (21 CFR §878.3300) |
| Regulatory Class: | Class II |
#### III. PREDICATE DEVICE
SURGISIS® SLRTM Staple Line Reinforcement (K070405, Cook Biotech Incorporated)
### IV. DEVICE DESCRIPTION
The Biodesign® Staple Line Reinforcement device is part of a family of implant devices manufactured from porcine small intestine that are disinfected and processed to remove the tunica mucosa from the inner intestinal surface and tunica muscularis from the outer intestinal surface. The resulting membrane is a three dimensional, acellular, collagen-rich extracellular matrix (ECM) that is termed small intestinal submucosa (SIS). Biodesign® Staple Line Reinforcement consists of a thin multi-layer strip of SIS, pre-coated with an adhesive that eliminates the need for a separate adhesive (e.g. hydrogel) to affix the device to surgical stapler jaws. The single-use device is provided on a foam applicator and suspended in a form-fitting tray before being sealed in a foil pouch and sterilized (E-beam). The material composition, general manufacturing processes, packaging configuration and sterilization method of the subject device are identical to the predicate, SURGISIS® SLRTM Staple Line Reinforcement (K070405).
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Upon implantation, the Biodesign® Staple Line Reinforcement device will provide mechanical reinforcement of the staple line by buttressing the soft tissue and preventing the surgical staples from tearing through the affected tissue. In addition, the Biodesign® Staple Line Reinforcement device will incorporate (remodel) into the body over time such that no graft material is left behind.
#### INDICATIONS FOR USE v.
The Biodesign® Staple Line Reinforcement is intended for use as a prosthesis for the surgical repair of soft tissue deficiencies using surgical staplers. The device may be used for buttressing and reinforcing staple lines during lung resection (e.g. wedge resection, blebectomy, lobectomy, bullectomy, bronchial resection, segmentectomy, pneumonectomy/pneumectomy, pneumoreduction) and other incisions and excisions of the lung and bronchus. The device can be used for the reinforcement of the gastric staple line during bariatric surgical procedures of gastric bypass and gastric banding, and for reinforcement of staple lines during small bowel, mesentery, colon and colorectal procedures. The device may be used with anastomotic staplers or with non-anastomotic staplers.
# VI. COMPARISON OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS WITH THE PREDICATE DEVICE
The Biodesign® Staple Line Reinforcement device is identical to its predicate in that they are both intended for use as a prosthesis for the surgical repair of soft tissue deficiencies using surgical staplers. Moreover, the subject device's component materials, general manufacturing processes, fundamental scientific technology, and mode of action remain unchanged from the predicate.
The only modification to the Biodesign® Staple Line Reinforcement devices is the addition of thinner configurations (dimensional change) to the already existing line of staple line reinforcement devices. Table 5-1 provides a comparison of the subject and predicate devices.
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| | Biodesign® Staple Line Reinforcement<br>(subject device) | SURGISIS® SLRTM Staple Line<br>Reinforcement<br>(predicate device) |
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Device | | |
| Manufacturer | Cook Biotech, Inc. | Cook Biotech, Inc. |
| 510 (k) Number | Not assigned | K070405 |
| Product Code | FTM | FTM |
| Intended Use | Intended for use as a prosthesis for the<br>surgical repair of soft tissue deficiencies<br>using surgical staplers. The device may<br>be used for buttressing and reinforcing<br>staple lines during lung resection (e.g.<br>wedge resection, blebectomy,<br>lobectomy, bullectomy, bronchial<br>resection, segmentectomy,<br>pneumonectomy/pneumectomy,<br>pneumoreduction) and other incisions<br>and excisions of the lung and bronchus.<br>The device can be used for the<br>reinforcement of the gastric staple line<br>during bariatric surgical procedures of<br>gastric bypass and gastric banding, and<br>for reinforcement of staple lines during<br>small bowel, mesentery, colon and<br>colorectal procedures. The device may<br>be used with anastomotic staplers or<br>with non-anastomotic staplers. | Intended for use as a prosthesis for the<br>surgical repair of soft tissue deficiencies<br>using surgical staplers. The device may<br>be used for buttressing and reinforcing<br>staple lines during lung resection (e.g.<br>wedge resection, blebectomy,<br>lobectomy, bullectomy, bronchial<br>resection, segmentectomy,<br>pneumonectomy/pneumectomy,<br>pneumoreduction) and other incisions<br>and excisions of the lung and bronchus.<br>The device can be used for the<br>reinforcement of the gastric staple line<br>during bariatric surgical procedures of<br>gastric bypass and gastric banding, and<br>for reinforcement of staple lines during<br>small bowel, mesentery, colon and<br>colorectal procedures. The device may<br>be used with anastomotic staplers or<br>with non-anastomotic staplers. |
| Materials and<br>Components | SIS buttressing strip<br>Pre-coated adhesive<br>Polystyrene foam applicator | SIS buttressing strip<br>Pre-coated adhesive<br>Polystyrene foam applicator |
| SIS Device<br>Dimensions<br>(unfolded) | Length: 76 mm to 176 mm<br>Width: 10 mm to 12 mm<br>Thickness: 4-layer SIS<br>(100 μm to 500 μm)<br>2-layer SIS<br>(50 μm to 300 μm) | Length: 76 mm to 176 mm<br>Width: 10 mm to 12 mm<br>Thickness: 4-layer SIS<br>(100 μm to 500 μm) |
| Shelf-Life | 18 months | 18 months |
| Packaging | foil pouch | foil pouch |
| Sterilization | E-beam | E-beam |
| One-time Use | Yes | Yes |
### Table 5-1. Substantial Equivalence Information
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### VII. PERFORMANCE DATA
The following performance data were provided in support of the substantial equivalence determination.
#### Biocompatibility testing
Biocompatibility of the predicate device has been established in accordance with ISO 10993-1:2009 – Biological evaluation of medical devices – Part 1: Evaluation and testing within a risk management process to demonstrate that the device is safe for permanent contact (>30 days) implantation. The predicate test data was leveraged to support the substantial equivalence of the subject device as the device materials and general manufacturing processes are identical for the subject and predicate devices.
#### Non-Clinical testing
Product verification testing was performed on sterilized finished devices to evaluate the mechanical performance of the subject device for its intended use. Staple line leakage testing confirms that the Biodesign® Staple Line Reinforcement provides adequate staple line buttressing for use as a prosthesis for the surgical repair of soft tissue deficiencies using surgical staplers.
#### VIII. CONCLUSIONS
For purposes of determinations of substantial equivalence under section 513(i) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. § 360c(i)), the Biodesign® Staple Line Reinforcement device has the same intended use and functions under the same mode of action and fundamental scientific technology as the predicate device. In addition, the subject device is composed of the same materials and manufactured using the same processes as the predicate. The only design modification is with regard to device dimensions, where the subject device includes thinner configurations to supplement the existing line of SIS staple line reinforcement devices. The absence of changes in the fundamental scientific technology and intended use of the device, as well as a risk analysis and completion of verification and validation activities, provide evidence to support the conclusion that the thickness modification does not introduce new risks and that the subject device performs comparably to the predicate device that is currently marketed for the same intended use.
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