KATOR Suture Anchor
K173269 · Kator, LLC · MBI · May 30, 2018 · Orthopedic
Device Facts
| Record ID | K173269 |
| Device Name | KATOR Suture Anchor |
| Applicant | Kator, LLC |
| Product Code | MBI · Orthopedic |
| Decision Date | May 30, 2018 |
| Decision | SESE |
| Submission Type | Traditional |
| Regulation | 21 CFR 888.3040 |
| Device Class | Class 2 |
| Attributes | Therapeutic |
Intended Use
The KATOR Suture Anchor is intended for fixation of suture (soft tissue) to bone in the shoulder, foot/ankle, knee, hand/wrist, elbow, and hip in the following procedures: Shoulder: Rotator Cuff Repairs, Bankart Repair, SLAP Lesion Repair, Biceps Tenodesis, Acromio-Clavicular Separation Repair, Deltoid Repair, Capsular Shift or Capsulolabral Reconstruction. Foot/Ankle: Lateral Stabilization, Medial Stabilization, Achilles Tendon Repair, Hallux Valgus Reconstruction, Mid-foot Reconstruction, Metatarsal Ligament Repair, Bunionectomy. Knee: Medial Collateral Ligament Repair, Lateral Ligament Repair, Patellar Tendon Repair, Posterior Oblique Ligament Repair, Iliotibial Band Tenodesis. Hand/Wrist: Scapholunate Ligament Reconstruction, Ulnar or Radial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction, Radial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction. Elbow: Biceps Tendon Reattachment, Tennis Elbow Repair, Ulnar or Radial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction, Lateral Epicondylitis Repair. Hip: Capsular Repair, Acetabular Labral Repair.
Device Story
KATOR Suture Anchor facilitates soft tissue-to-bone fixation; consists of anchor body for bone tunnel placement and suture locking pin to secure suture tape. Used by orthopedic surgeons in clinical/OR settings. Device provides mechanical attachment of soft tissue to bone; enables surgical repair of ligaments, tendons, and capsules. Benefits include stable fixation during healing process. No electronic or software components.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data. Bench testing only: insertion, pullout strength, and cyclic displacement testing performed on representative units. Pyrogenicity testing (Limulus amebocyte lysate/BET test) confirmed compliance with pyrogen limit specifications.
Technological Characteristics
Materials: PEEK (anchor body) and UHMWPE (suture). Mechanical fixation principle via bone tunnel anchor and locking pin. Non-electronic, non-software, mechanical device.
Indications for Use
Indicated for fixation of soft tissue to bone in shoulder, foot/ankle, knee, hand/wrist, elbow, and hip orthopedic procedures. Applicable to adult patients requiring ligament, tendon, or capsular repair/reconstruction.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A smooth or threaded metallic bone fixation fastener is a device intended to be implanted that consists of a stiff wire segment or rod made of alloys, such as cobalt-chromium-molybdenum and stainless steel, and that may be smooth on the outside, fully or partially threaded, straight or U-shaped; and may be either blunt pointed, sharp pointed, or have a formed, slotted head on the end. It may be used for fixation of bone fractures, for bone reconstructions, as a guide pin for insertion of other implants, or it may be implanted through the skin so that a pulling force (traction) may be applied to the skeletal system.
Predicate Devices
- Arthrex SwiveLock Anchors (K101823)
- Smith & Nephew Footprint PK Suture Anchor (K093897, K113274, K123579)
- KATOR LLC KATOR Suture Anchor (K162386)
Related Devices
- K162386 — KATOR Suture Anchor · Kator, LLC · Oct 25, 2016
- K152236 — KATOR Suture Anchor · Kator, LLC · Nov 4, 2015
- K192709 — Fixone All Suture Anchor · Aju Pharm Co., Ltd. · Dec 15, 2020
- K230568 — FiberTak Suture Anchor · Arthrex, Inc. · Apr 1, 2023
- K981688 — ANSPACH SUTURE ANCHOR · The Anspach Effort, Inc. · Jul 13, 1998
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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KATOR LLC Robert Hoy Director of Research 124 South 600 West. Suite 100 Logan, Utah 84321
Re: K173269
Trade/Device Name: KATOR Suture Anchor Regulation Number: 21 CFR 888.3040 Regulation Name: Smooth or threaded metallic bone fixation fastener Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: MBI Dated: May 9, 2018 Received: May 9, 2018
Dear Mr. Hoy:
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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May 30, 2018
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Sincerely,
# Katherine D. Kavlock -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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### Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known)
K173269
Device Name KATOR Suture Anchor
#### Indications for Use (Describe)
The KATOR Suture Anchor is intended for fixation of suture (soft tissue) to bone in the shoulder, foot/ankle, knee, hand/wrist, elbow, and hip in the following procedures:
Shoulder: Rotator Cuff Repairs, Bankart Repair, SLAP Lesion Repair, Biceps Tenodesis, Acromio-Clavicular Separation Repair, Deltoid Repair, Capsular Shift or Capsulolabral Reconstruction.
Foot/Ankle: Lateral Stabilization, Medial Stabilization, Achilles Tendon Repair, Hallux Valgus Reconstruction, Mid-foot Reconstruction, Metatarsal Ligament Repair, Bunionectomy.
Knee: Medial Collateral Ligament Repair, Lateral Ligament Repair, Patellar Tendon Repair, Posterior Oblique Ligament Repair, Iliotibial Band Tenodesis.
Hand/Wrist: Scapholunate Ligament Reconstruction, Ulnar or Radial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction, Radial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction.
Elbow: Biceps Tendon Reattachment, Tennis Elbow Repair, Ulnar or Radial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction, Lateral Epicondylitis Repair.
Hip: Capsular Repair, Acetabular Labral Repair.
Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)
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## 510(k) Summary
| Device Trade Name: | KATOR Suture Anchor |
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| Manufacturer: | KATOR LLC<br>124 South 600 West, Suite 100<br>Logan, UT 84321 |
| Contact: | Mr. Robert Hoy<br>Director of Research<br>Phone: (614) 448-6358<br>Fax: (435) 213-4878<br>bob@surgicalfrontiers.com |
| Date Prepared: | May 9, 2018 |
| Common Name: | Suture anchor |
| Classification: | 21 CFR 888.3040 |
| Class: | II |
| Product Code: | MBI |
#### Indications for Use:
The KATOR Suture Anchor is intended for fixation of suture (soft tissue) to bone in the shoulder, foot/ankle, knee, hand/wrist, elbow, and hip in the following procedures:
Shoulder: Rotator Cuff Repairs, Bankart Repair, SLAP Lesion Repair, Biceps Tenodesis, Acromio-Clavicular Separation Repair, Deltoid Repair, Capsular Shift or Capsulolabral Reconstruction.
Foot/Ankle: Lateral Stabilization, Medial Stabilization, Achilles Tendon Repair, Hallux Valgus Reconstruction, Mid-foot Reconstruction, Metatarsal Ligament Repair/Tendon Repair, Bunionectomy.
Knee: Medial Collateral Ligament Repair, Lateral Collateral Ligament Repair, Patellar Tendon Repair, Posterior Oblique Ligament Repair, Iliotibial Band Tenodesis.
Hand/Wrist: Scapholunate Ligament Reconstruction, Ulnar or Radial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction, Radial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction.
Elbow: Biceps Tendon Reattachment, Tennis Elbow Repair, Ulnar or Radial Collateral Ligament Reconstruction, Lateral Epicondylitis Repair.
Hip: Capsular Repair, Acetabular Labral Repair.
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#### Device Description:
The KATOR Suture Anchor is designed to attach soft tissues to bone. It consists of an anchor body that is placed within a bone tunnel and a suture locking pin that secures soft tissue repair suture tape within the implant.
#### Predicate Devices:
The Arthrex, Inc., Arthrex SwiveLock Anchors (K101823), Smith & Nephew, Inc., Footprint PK Suture Anchor (K093897, K113274, K123579) and the KATOR LLC, KATOR Suture Anchor (K162386) serve as predicate devices.
#### Technological Characteristics Comparison:
The KATOR Suture Anchor subject device and the predicates are identical or similar in design, function, material, size and performance. The subject and predicate devices are designed to repair soft tissue by anchoring suture within a bone tunnel. The KATOR Suture Anchor subject device and both predicate devices contain UHMWPE suture material and are manufactured from PEEK, materials with well-established biocompatibility and a long history of use in many previously cleared permanent implants.
Side-by-side mechanical performance testing demonstrates that the design differences between the KATOR Suture Anchor subject device and the Arthrex SwiveLock Anchor predicate device introduce no new issues of safety or effectiveness.
#### Nonclinical Testing:
All necessary testing has been performed for the worst-case KATOR Suture Anchor to assure substantial equivalence to its predicates and to demonstrate the subject devices perform as intended. All testing was performed on test units representative of finished devices. The performance of the KATOR Suture Anchor was characterized through Insertion, Pullout Strength, Cyclic Displacement Testing. In addition pyrogenicity testing using the Limulus amebocyte lysate (BET) test, Turbidimetric Technique demonstrated the subject device meets the pyrogen limit specifications.
Clinical data were not needed to support the safety and effectiveness of the subject device.
#### Substantial Equivalence:
The KATOR LLC KATOR Suture Anchor is substantially equivalent to the Arthrex, Inc.. Arthrex SwiveLock Anchors (K101823), Smith & Nephew, Inc., Footprint PK Suture Anchor (K093897, K113274, K123579) and the KATOR LLC, KATOR Suture Anchor (K162386) with respect to its indications for use, design, material, size, performance and function.