ChemoCLAVE Cytotoxic Medication Preparation and Delivery System
K173477 · Icu Medical, Inc. · ONB · Aug 31, 2018 · General Hospital
Device Facts
Record ID
K173477
Device Name
ChemoCLAVE Cytotoxic Medication Preparation and Delivery System
Applicant
Icu Medical, Inc.
Product Code
ONB · General Hospital
Decision Date
Aug 31, 2018
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 880.5440
Device Class
Class 2
Indications for Use
The ChemoCLAVE is a needle-free Closed System Transfer Device (CSTD) that mechanically prohibits the transfer of environmental contaminants, including bacterial and airborne contaminants into the system, and the escape of drug or vapor concentrations outside the system during drug preparation and administration, thereby minimizing exposure of individuals, healthcare personnel and the environment to hazardous drugs.
Device Story
ChemoCLAVE is a needle-free Closed System Transfer Device (CSTD) used during hazardous drug preparation and administration. System comprises two primary components: Spiros and ChemoCLAVE. Components connect to form a closed fluid path; both independently self-seal upon disconnection. Device includes vial access devices, bag access devices, adapters, and administration sets. Used in clinical settings by healthcare personnel to prevent transfer of environmental contaminants into the system and escape of hazardous drug/vapor concentrations outside the system. Minimizes exposure to hazardous drugs for personnel and environment. Device is sterile, single-use, and provides a mechanical barrier to leakage.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Testing included microbial ingress, vapor leakage, hazardous drug exposure, and urinary catheter compatibility. Sterilization validated per ISO 11137-2:2013; packaging validated per ISO 11607:2017. Risk management conducted per ISO 14971:2007. All pre-determined acceptance criteria met.
Technological Characteristics
Needle-free CSTD; components include Spiros and ChemoCLAVE. Materials consistent with predicate K081361. Sterilization via E-beam or Gamma radiation (SAL 10^-6) per ISO 11137-2:2013. Packaging per ISO 11607:2017. Mechanical self-sealing interface.
Indications for Use
Indicated for healthcare personnel and individuals involved in the preparation and administration of hazardous drugs to minimize exposure to contaminants and drug vapors.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
An intravascular administration set is a device used to administer fluids from a container to a patient's vascular system through a needle or catheter inserted into a vein. The device may include the needle or catheter, tubing, a flow regulator, a drip chamber, an infusion line filter, an I.V. set stopcock, fluid delivery tubing, connectors between parts of the set, a side tube with a cap to serve as an injection site, and a hollow spike to penetrate and connect the tubing to an I.V. bag or other infusion fluid container.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The special control for pharmacy compounding systems within this classification is the FDA guidance document entitled “Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Pharmacy Compounding Systems; Final Guidance for Industry and FDA Reviewers.” Pharmacy compounding systems classified within the intravascular administration set are exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of this part and subject to the limitations in § 880.9.
Predicate Devices
ChemoCLAVE Cytotoxic Medication Preparation and Delivery System (K081361)
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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August 31, 2018
ICU Medical, Inc. Catherine Kang Manager, Global Regulatory Affairs 600 N. Field Drive Lake Forest, Illinois 60045
Re: K173477
Trade/Device Name: ChemoCLAVE Cytotoxic Medication Preparation and Delivery System Regulation Number: 21 CFR 880.5440 Regulation Name: Intravascular Administration Set Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: ONB Dated: July 20, 2018 Received: July 24, 2018
#### Dear Catherine Kang:
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. Although this letter refers to your product as a device, please be aware that some cleared products may instead be combination products. The 510(k) Premarket Notification Database located at https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfpmn/pmn.cfm identifies combination product submissions. 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.
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801); medical device reporting of medical device-related adverse events) (21 CFR 803) for devices or postmarketing safety reporting (21 CFR 4, Subpart B) for combination products (see https://www.fda.gov/CombinationProducts/GuidanceRegulatoryInformation/ucm597488.htm); good manufacturing practice requirements as set forth in the quality systems (QS) regulation (21 CFR Part 820) for devices or current good manufacturing practices (21 CFR 4. Subpart A) for combination products; and, if applicable, the electronic product radiation control provisions (Sections 531-542 of the Act); 21 CFR 1000-1050.
Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21 CFR Part 807.97). For questions regarding the reporting of adverse events under the MDR regulation (21 CFR Part 803), please go to http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/ReportaProblem/default.htm.
For comprehensive regulatory information about mediation-emitting products, including information about labeling regulations, please see Device Advice
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Sincerely,
Alan M.
Stevens -S
for Tina Kiang, Ph.D. Acting Director Division of Anesthesiology, General Hospital, Respiratory, Infection Control, and Dental Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K173477
#### Device Name
ChemoCLAVE Cytotoxic Medication Preparation and Delivery System
Indications for Use (Describe)
The ChemoClave is a needle-free Closed System Transfer Device (CSTD) that mechanically prohibits the transfer of environmental contaminants, including bacterial and airborne contaminants into the system, and the escape of drug or vapor concentrations outside the system during drug preparation and administration, thereby minimizing exposure of individuals, healthcare personnel and the environment to hazardous drugs.
| Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable) | |
|--------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| × Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) | Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C) |
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### K173477 510(k) Summary
| Submitter: | ICU Medical, Inc.<br>600 North Field Drive<br>Lake Forest, IL 60045<br>Establishment Registration: 3013319212<br>(Owner/Operator #2025816) |
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| Application Correspondent: | Catherine Kang, Ph.D<br>Manager, Global Regulatory Affairs<br>Phone: (224) 706-2372<br>Fax: (224) 706-2917<br>E-mail: catherine.kang@icumed.com |
| Preparation Date: | August 29, 2018 |
| Trade Name: | ChemoCLAVE® Cytotoxic Medication<br>Preparation and Delivery System |
| Common or Usual Name: | Closed Antineoplastic and Hazardous Drug<br>Reconstitution and Transfer System |
| Regulation Name: | Intravascular Administration Set |
| Regulation Number: | 21 CFR 880.5440 |
| Product Code: | ONB |
| Device Class: | Class II |
| Primary Predicate Device: | K081361 - ChemoCLAVE Cytotoxic<br>Medication Preparation and Delivery<br>System |
### Submission Purpose:
The purpose of this submission is to provide information demonstrating that the ChemoClave devices meet the design input requirements of a Closed System Transfer Device (CSTD) and to demonstrate substantial equivalence to K081361.
### Device Indications For Use:
The ChemoClave is a needle-free Closed System Transfer Device (CSTD) that mechanically prohibits the transfer of environmental contaminants, including bacterial and airborne contaminants into the system, and the escape of drug or vapor concentrations outside the system
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during drug preparation and administration, thereby minimizing exposure of individuals, healthcare personnel and the environment to hazardous drugs.
## Device Description:
The ChemoCLAVE® Cytotoxic Medication Preparation and Delivery System devices are sterile, single use CSTDs, which prohibit the transfer of environmental contaminants into the system and the escape of hazardous drug or vapor concentrations outside the system. The Spiros and ChemoClave components comprise the primary components of the ChemoClave CSTD System, which connect to form a closed fluid path for transfer of hazardous medications. The devices which include the ChemoClave component are vial access devices, bag access devices, adapters, and administration sets. The devices which include the mating Spiros component are syringes, adapters, and administration sets. The Spiros and the ChemoClave will each independently self-seal when they are disconnected from one another.
## Technological Characteristics and Substantial Equivalence:
A technological comparison table is provided below that compares the subject device and predicate device:
| Characteristic | Proposed Device | Predicate 510(k) K081361 | Assessment of Differences |
|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Indications for<br>Use | The ChemoCLAVE is a needle-free<br>Closed System Transfer Device<br>(CSTD) that mechanically prohibits<br>the transfer of environmental<br>contaminants, including bacterial<br>and airborne contaminants into the<br>system, and the escape of drug or<br>vapor concentrations outside the<br>system during drug preparation and<br>administration, thereby minimizing<br>exposure of individuals, healthcare<br>personnel and the environment to<br>hazardous drugs. | The ChemoCLAVE Cytotoxic<br>Medication Preparation and<br>Delivery System consists of 6<br>previously cleared components<br>(CLAVE®, Spikes, SPIROSTM,<br>GENIETM, Vial Access, and Admin<br>Sets) that can be combined into<br>various configurations intended for<br>use in the preparation and patient<br>administration of cytotoxic<br>medications. | The Indications for Use has<br>been updated to provide<br>information consistent with a<br>Closed System Transfer<br>Device (CSTD) and devices<br>under the ONB product code.<br><br>The differences do not<br>impact the safety or<br>effectiveness of device. |
| Product Code | ONB | LHI | Updating devices as ONB. |
| Common<br>name | Closed Antineoplastic And<br>Hazardous Drug Reconstitution<br>And Transfer System | Set, I.V. Fluid Transfer | Renamed to provide clarity<br>consistent with product code. |
| Design and<br>Materials of<br>Construction | ChemoClave Adapter | ChemoClave Adapter | Same. |
| | Spiros Adapter | Spiros Adapter | Addition of non-fluid path<br>cap to the proposed device. |
| | Genie Vial Access Device | Genie Vial Access Device | Minor change in silicone<br>formulation in the proposed<br>device. |
| | Vial Spikes | Vial Spikes | Same. |
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| | Bag Spikes | Bag Spikes | Minor dimensional changes<br>to improve manufacturing of<br>the proposed device. |
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| | Administration sets | Administration sets | Minor material modifications<br>to connecting components in<br>the proposed device; material<br>is identical to materials used<br>in other components on the<br>set. |
| | Syringes with Spiros | Syringes with Spiros | Same. |
## Substantial Equivalence Discussion
The differences between predicate and proposed devices are identified in the table above. The proposed devices have equivalent technological characteristics as ICU Medical's current legally marketed devices cleared under 510(k) premarket notification K081316.
These minor differences, between subject device and predicate device, do not raise different questions of safety and effectiveness.
## Non-Clinical Testing Summary:
Non-clinical tests were conducted to verify that the proposed device met all design specifications and is substantially equivalent (SE) to the ChemoCLAVE Cytotoxic Medication Preparation and Delivery System. The device was subjected to the following functional and performance tests to demonstrate that it performs as intended:
- Microbial Ingress Testing ●
- Emission Testing- Assess Vapor Leakage
- Hazardous Drug Exposure Testing - Assess Liquid/Vapor Leakage
- Urinary Catheter Compatibility Testing
- ANSI/AAMI/ISO 11137-2 2013 "Sterilization of health care products - Radiation - Part 2: Establishing the sterilization dose".
- ANSI/AAMI ST72:2011/(R)2016 Bacterial endotoxins -- Test methods, routine . monitoring, and alternatives to batch testing
- ISO 11607:2017 Packaging For Terminally Sterilized Medical Devices ●
The materials of construction are the same as those used in the predicate device cleared under K081361. Biocompatibility testing provided in K081361 demonstrated the biocompatibility of ChemoCLAVE products.
The ChemoCLAVE products are supplied sterile for single use. The subject device is sterilized by E-beam or Gamma Radiation to achieve a sterility assurance level (SAL) of 10th. Sterility was validated in accordance with ISO 11137-2: 2013 - Dose setting using Bioburden. Packaging testing was performed per ISO 11607:2017.
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A risk analysis was conducted in accordance with ISO 14971: 2007 - Medical devices -Application of risk management to medical devices.
In all testing, the pre-determined acceptance criteria were met.
## Substantially Equivalence Conclusion
Differences between the intended use and technological characteristics of the subject device compared to the predicate do not raise different questions of safety and effectiveness. The performance of the device is supported by non-clinical testing and risk management activities. The ChemoCLAVE products are Substantially Equivalent (SE) to the ChemoCLAVE Cytotoxic Medication Preparation and Delivery System, cleared under K081361.
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