K191143 · C.R. Bard, Inc. · PTD · Aug 2, 2019 · General Hospital
Device Facts
Record ID
K191143
Device Name
PowerFlow Implantable Apheresis IV Port
Applicant
C.R. Bard, Inc.
Product Code
PTD · General Hospital
Decision Date
Aug 2, 2019
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 880.5965
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Intended Use
The Bard PowerFlow™ Implantable Apheresis IV Port is indicated for patient therapies requiring repeated access to the vascular system. The port system can be used for long-term therapeutic apheresis, withdrawal of blood, and infusion of medications, IV fluids, parenteral nutrition solutions, blood and blood products. The Bard PowerFlow™M Implantable Apheress IV Port is indicated for power injection of contrast media. For power injection of contrast media, the maximum recommended infusion rate is 5 mL/s.
Device Story
Totally implantable, low-profile, angled-access titanium port; provides repeated vascular access without daily external catheter care. System includes port body with silicone-layered septum and radiopaque polyurethane catheter. User palpates angled entry funnel; inserts 14 or 16Ga introducer needle; advances P.I.V. catheter through septum; removes needle; connects catheter to extension set for infusion/withdrawal. Used in clinical settings by healthcare providers. Enables long-term therapy delivery and blood sampling; reduces need for repeated venipuncture. Power-injectable when used with compatible catheters.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Verification tests included port subassembly radiopacity, corrosion resistance, silicone boot retention, stem tensile strength, stem-catheter connection air leak, and valve life. Biocompatibility testing included chemical characterization, cytotoxicity, sensitization, intracutaneous irritation, acute systemic toxicity, genotoxicity (Ames and chromosomal aberrations), and 13-week intramuscular/bone implantation. Results met all pre-determined acceptance criteria.
Technological Characteristics
Implantable titanium port (Ti-6AL-4V Type 1 MIM per ASTM F2885-17) with silicone-layered septum and polyurethane catheter. Sterilized via ethylene oxide (EtO). Mechanical access via angled funnel design. No software or electronic components.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients requiring long-term, repeated vascular access for therapeutic apheresis, blood withdrawal, infusion of medications, IV fluids, parenteral nutrition, blood products, and power injection of contrast media (max 5 mL/s).
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A subcutaneous, implanted, intravascular infusion port and catheter is a device that consists of a subcutaneous, implanted reservoir that connects to a long-term intravascular catheter. The device allows for repeated access to the vascular system for the infusion of fluids and medications and the sampling of blood. The device consists of a portal body with a resealable septum and outlet made of metal, plastic, or combination of these materials and a long-term intravascular catheter is either preattached to the port or attached to the port at the time of device placement. The device is available in various profiles and sizes and can be of a single or multiple lumen design.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls) Guidance Document: “Guidance on 510(k) Submissions for Implanted Infusion Ports,” FDA October 1990.
Predicate Devices
PowerFlow™ Implantable Apheresis IV Port (K163001)
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August 2, 2019
C.R. Bard, Inc. Kristen Soodak Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist 605 North 5600 West Salt Lake City, Utah 84116
Re: K191143
Trade/Device Name: PowerFlow™ Implantable Apheresis IV Port Regulation Number: 21 CFR 880.5965 Regulation Name: Subcutaneous, implanted, intravascular infusion port and catheter Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: PTD Dated: July 2, 2019 Received: July 3, 2019
Dear Kristen Soodak:
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.
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Sincerely,
for Alan Stevens Assistant Director DHT3C: Division of Drug Delivery and General Hospital Devices, and Human Factors OHT3: Office of Gastrorenal, ObGyn, General Hospital and Urology Devices Office of Product Evaluation and Ouality Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known)
#### K191143
Device Name PowerFlow™ Implantable Apheresis IV Port
#### Indications for Use (Describe)
The Bard PowerFlow™ Implantable Apheresis IV Port is indicated for patient therapies requiring repeated access to the vascular system. The port system can be used for long-term therapeutic apheresis, withdrawal of blood, and infusion of medications, IV fluids, parenteral nutrition solutions, blood and blood products.
The Bard PowerFlow™M Implantable Apheress IV Port is indicated for power injection of contrast media. For power injection of contrast media, the maximum recommended infusion rate is 5 mL/s.
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# PowerFlow™ Implantable Apheresis I.V. Port 510(k) Summary
21 CFR 807.92
As required by the Safe Medical Devices Act of 1990, coded under Section 513, Part (I)(3)(A) of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, a 510(k) summary upon which substantial equivalence determination is based is as follows:
### Submitter Information:
Bard Access Systems 605 North 5600 West Salt Lake City, Utah 84116
Phone: 480-350-6017 Fax: 480-449-2546
Contact Person: Kristen Soodak Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist Date of Preparation: 29 April 2019
## Subject Device Name:
| Name of Device: | PowerFlow™ Implantable Apheresis IV Port |
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| Common or Usual Name: | Subcutaneous implanted apheresis port |
| Classification Name: | Subcutaneous, implanted, intravascular<br>infusion port and catheter |
| Requlatory Class:<br>Product Code: | Class 2<br>PTD |
| Regulation Number: | 21 CFR §880.5965 |
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### Predicate Device:
| Name of Device: | PowerFlow™ Implantable Apheresis IV Port |
|-------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Common or Usual Name: | Subcutaneous implanted apheresis port |
| Classification Name: | Subcutaneous, implanted, intravascular<br>infusion port and catheter |
| Premarket Notification: | K163001 |
| Regulatory Class: | Class 2 |
| Product Code: | PTD |
| Regulation Number: | 21 CFR §880.5965 |
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#### Device Description:
### PowerFlow™ Implantable Apheresis IV Port
The PowerFlow™ Implantable Apheresis IV Port with 9.6 Fr. ChronoFlex™ Catheter is designed to provide repeated access to the vascular system without the need for repeated venipuncture or the daily care of an external catheter. The PowerFlow™ Implantable Apheresis IV Port is a low profile totally implantable, angled access titanium port-based design and is accessed through an angled opening which consists of a funnel shaped entrance designed to guide the peripheral intravenous (P.I.V.) access needle and catheter into the subject device. The PowerFlow™ Implantable Apheresis IV Port comes with a number of kit components to aid in the implantation procedure and/or access of the device once implanted. The PowerFlow™ Implantable Apheresis IV Port and necessary kit components are provided sterile (EtO).
The overall implanted system consists of three primary components: the port body with a silicone layered septum, an attachable radiopaque polyurethane catheter lock which secures the catheter to the port body stem. The method of implantation and access of the subject PowerFlow™ Implantable Apheresis IV Port is the exact same as the predicate PowerFlow™ Implantable Apheresis IV Port device. After the implanted device has been identified and access is prepped per institutional policy, the user palpates the uniquely shaped angled entry funnel. Once the funnel is palpated, providing the location of the introducer needle access path, the 14 or 16Ga introducer needle is inserted into the funnel. After the Introducer Needle Stop is reached, the Introducer Needle is pulled back slightly and the P.I.V. Catheter is advanced forward. The P.I.V. Catheter is then advanced through the silicone layered septum and the Introducer Needle is removed. After needle removal, the P.I.V. Catheter is attached to the appropriate extension set and secured for the necessary infusion or withdrawal procedure.
The PowerFlow™ Implantable Apheresis IV Port can be used for routine vascular access infusion or withdrawal using a BD Insyte™ Autoguard™ Shielded IV Catheter. For power injection infusion procedures, the subject device can be accessed with a power injection rated IV catheter to create a power-injectable system.
### Intended Use:
The PowerFlow™ Implantable Apheresis IV Port is intended to be an implanted vascular access device designed to provide long-term, repeated access to the vascular system.
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#### Indications for Use of Device:
The Bard PowerFlow™ Implantable Apheresis IV Port is indicated for patient therapies requiring repeated access to the vascular system. The port system can be used for long-term therapeutic apheresis, withdrawal of blood, and infusion of medications, IV fluids, parenteral nutrition solutions, blood and blood products.
The Bard PowerFlow™ Implantable Apheresis IV Port is indicated for power injection of contrast media. For power injection of contrast media, the maximum recommended infusion rate is 5 mL/s.
## Technological Comparison to Predicate Devices:
The PowerFlow™ Implantable Apheresis IV Port is identical to the predicate device, the PowerFlow™ Implantable Apheresis IV Port (clearance to market via K163001 on April 17, 2017) in the following ways:
- Same intended use .
- Same indications for use .
- Same fundamental scientific technology .
- . Same operating principle and method of action
- Same packaqing configuration .
- . Same sterility assurance level and method of sterilization
- . Same material type (Ti-6AL-4V)
The following change has been made between the subject device and the predicate device:
- . The port base incorporates an alternative titanium formulation (Ti-6AL-4V Type 1 MIM per ASTM F2885-17) and manufacturing method (Metal Injection Molding). The predicate device used Ti-6AL-4V-ELI Grade 23 per ASTM F136 and machining as the manufacturing method.
### Performance Tests:
To demonstrate substantial equivalence of the subject device to the predicate device, its technological characteristics and performance criteria were evaluated. Using FDA Guidance Documents on non-clinical testing of medical devices and internal risk assessment procedures, the following verification tests were performed on the subject device:
- Port Subassembly Radiopacity .
- Corrosion Resistance .
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- . Silicone Boot Retention
- . Stem Tensile Strength
- Stem-Catheter Connection Air Leak .
- . Valve Life
The results demonstrate that the subject device met all pre-determined acceptance criteria and that it performs equivalently to the predicate device.
Cytotoxicity was conducted on the subject device, and chemical characterization testing was conducted on the predicate and subject device to confirm toxicological equivalence. Additionally, testing conducted on a component made of the same MIM titanium material was leveraged. This testing included Chemical Characterization, Cytotoxicity, Sensitization, Intracutaneous irritation, Acute systemic toxicity, Genotoxicity (Ames), Genotoxicity (Chromosomal Aberrations), Implantation - 13 week intramuscular, and Implantation - 13 week bone. This information demonstrates that the subject device is biocompatible and does not elicit any substances at levels of concern as a result of this change.
The subject device is sterilized using ethylene oxide and was adopted into the same validated sterilization cycle as the predicate device. Endotoxin (LAL) and EO residual testing will be routinely performed.
## Summary of Substantial Equivalence:
The subject device met all predetermined acceptance criteria of design verification and validation as specified by applicable standards, guidance, test protocols and/or customer inputs. Therefore, the subject device is considered substantially equivalent to the predicate device.
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