Accessories for the SixFix® Hexapod Fixator

K200123 · Arrowhead De, LLC · KTT · Sep 22, 2020 · Orthopedic

Device Facts

• Record ID: K200123
• Device Name: Accessories for the SixFix® Hexapod Fixator
• Applicant: Arrowhead De, LLC
• Product Code: KTT · Orthopedic
• Decision Date: Sep 22, 2020
• Decision: SESE
• Submission Type: Traditional
• Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3030
• Device Class: Class 2
• Attributes: Therapeutic

Intended Use

The SixFix®Hexapod is intended to be used for post-traumatic joint contracture which has resulted in loss of range of motion; fractures and disease which generally may result in ioint contractures or loss of range of motion and fractures vrequiring distraction; open and closed fracture fixation; pseudo-arthrosis of long bones; limb lengthening by epiphyseal or metaphyseal distraction; correction of bony or soft tissue deformities; correction of bony or soft tissue defects; joint arthrodesis; infected fractures or nonunions.

Device Story

SixFix Hexapod Fixator is a multilateral circular external fixation system; includes rings, arches, struts, threaded rods, reduction struts, and assembly accessories. Used for orthopedic stabilization, distraction, and deformity correction. Operates as a mechanical fixation device; provides structural support for bone segments. Used in clinical settings by orthopedic surgeons. Accessories (reduction struts, foot arches, clamps) facilitate adjustment and fixation of the hexapod frame. Output is physical stabilization of bone; enables healing of fractures or correction of deformities. Non-sterile, single-use components.

Clinical Evidence

Bench testing only. Static axial compression testing performed per ASTM F1541 comparing SixFix Reduction Struts to predicate devices. Results demonstrated comparable performance and slightly greater stiffness for the subject device.

Technological Characteristics

Multilateral circular external fixation system. Components: rings, arches, struts, threaded rods, reduction struts, clamps. Materials: metallic bone fixation components. Mechanical principle: external fixation/distraction. Non-sterile, single-use. Testing standard: ASTM F1541.

Indications for Use

Indicated for patients requiring treatment for post-traumatic joint contracture, fractures, pseudo-arthrosis of long bones, limb lengthening, bony or soft tissue deformity/defect correction, joint arthrodesis, or infected fractures/nonunions.

Regulatory Classification

Identification

Single/multiple component metallic bone fixation appliances and accessories are devices intended to be implanted consisting of one or more metallic components and their metallic fasteners. The devices contain a plate, a nail/plate combination, or a blade/plate combination that are made of alloys, such as cobalt-chromium-molybdenum, stainless steel, and titanium, that are intended to be held in position with fasteners, such as screws and nails, or bolts, nuts, and washers. These devices are used for fixation of fractures of the proximal or distal end of long bones, such as intracapsular, intertrochanteric, intercervical, supracondylar, or condylar fractures of the femur; for fusion of a joint; or for surgical procedures that involve cutting a bone. The devices may be implanted or attached through the skin so that a pulling force (traction) may be applied to the skeletal system.

Predicate Devices

• SixFix Hexapod Fixator (K190069)
• TL-HEX TRUELOK External Fixation System (K141078)
• Hoffman LRF System (K161753)
• Hoffman LRF System (K163656)
• Hoffman LRF System (K182968)

Submission Summary (Full Text)

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September 22, 2020

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Thomas Twardzik VP - Marketing and Operations 328 Poplar View Lane East, Suite 2 Collierville, Tennessee 38017

Re: K200123

Trade/Device Name: Accessories for the SixFix® Hexapod Fixator Regulation Number: 21 CFR 888.3030 Regulation Name: Single/Multiple Component Metallic Bone Fixation Appliances And Accessories Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: KTT Dated: August 18, 2020 Received: August 19, 2020

Dear Thomas Twardzik:

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 product submissions. The general controls provisions of the Act include requirements for annual registration. Iisting 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,

Ting Song Assistant Director DHT6A: Division of Joint Arthroplasty Devices OHT6: Office of Orthopedic Devices Office of Product Evaluation and Quality Center for Devices and Radiological Health

Enclosure

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# Indications for Use

510(k) Number (if known) K200123

Device Name Accessories for the SixFix® Hexapod Fixator

#### Indications for Use (Describe)

INDICATIONS for Accessories for the SixFix Hexapod Fixator (Reduction Struts, Foot Arches with Locking Hinges, Motion Hinge, Variable Angle Clamps)

The SixFix® Hexapod Fixator is intended to be used for post-traumatic joint contracture which has resulted in loss of range of motion; fractures and disease which generally may result in joint contractures or loss of range of motion and fractures requiring distraction; open and closed fracture fixation; pseudo-arthrosis of long bones; limb lengthening by epiphyseal or metaphyseal distraction of bony or soft tissue deformities; correction of bony or soft tissue defects; joint arthrodesis; infected fractures or nonunions.

Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)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 K200123 Accessories for the SixFix® Hexapod Fixator

# I. Submitter:

Arrowhead Medical Device Technologies, LLC 328 Poplar View Lane East, Suite 2 Collierville, TN 38017

Contact Person: Thomas J. Twardzik Vice President, Marketing and Operations Office: [phone] Fax: [phone] Email: [e-mail]

Date of Summary: September 17, 2020

## II: Device

Proprietary Name: Accessories for the SixFix® Hexapod Fixator Common Name: External Fixator Regulatory Class: Class II Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3030 Single/multiple component metallic bone fixation appliances and

accessories

Device Product Codes: KTT

Panel: Orthopedic

### III. Predicate Devices

| Device | Manufacturer | 510(k) No. | Clearance<br>Date |
|--------------------------------------------|--------------|------------|-------------------|
| Primary Predicate | | | |
| SixFix Hexapod Fixator | AMDT | K190069 | May 14, 2019 |
| Secondary Predicates | | | |
| TL-HEX TRUELOK External<br>Fixation System | Orthofix Srl | K141078 | September 2, 2014 |
| Hoffman LRF System | Stryker GmbH | K161753 | November 15, 2016 |
| | | K163656 | April 14, 2017 |
| | | K182968 | January 25, 2019 |

# IV. Device Description

The SixFix Hexapod Fixator is a multilateral circular external fixation system. The system includes the following external fixator elements: rings, arches, struts, threaded rods, reduction struts, and assembly accessories. All the elements are provided non-sterile and are for single use only.

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### 510(k) Summary K200123 Accessories for the SixFix® Hexapod Fixator

### V. Intended Use

INDICATIONS for Accessories for the SixFix Hexapod Fixator (Reduction Struts, Foot Arches with Locking Hinge, Variable Angle Clamps)

The SixFix®Hexapod is intended to be used for post-traumatic joint contracture which has resulted in loss of range of motion; fractures and disease which generally may result in ioint contractures or loss of range of motion and fractures vrequiring distraction; open and closed fracture fixation; pseudo-arthrosis of long bones; limb lengthening by epiphyseal or metaphyseal distraction; correction of bony or soft tissue deformities; correction of bony or soft tissue defects; joint arthrodesis; infected fractures or nonunions.

### VI. Comparison of Technological Characteristics with the Predicate Devices

The accessories used with the SixFix Hexapod Fixator are technologically substantially equivalent to predicate devices in terms of intended use, material, design, mechanical performance, and safety. Comparisons confirmed that the accessories used with the SixFix Hexapod Fixator are substantially equivalent when compared to those accessories used with the predicate device. The design characteristics of the accessories used with the subject system do not raise any new types of questions of safety or effectiveness. From the evidence submitted in this 510(k), the subject devices can be expected to perform at least as well as the predicate device.

### VII. Performance Data

The SixFix Reduction Struts were compared to the predicate device in accordance to ASTM F1541 static axial compression testing. The SixFix Reduction Struts exhibited results comparable to the predicate device in addition to possessing a slightly greater stiffness than the predicate device. Because there are no new concerns related to safety and effectiveness, it can be determined that the SixFix Reduction Struts are substantially equivalent to the predicate devices.

### VIII. Conclusions

A review of the device indications, material composition, external element design, and technological characteristics confirmed that the accessories used with the SixFix Hexapod Fixator are substantially equivalent to the predicate devices. While the accessories used with the SixFix Hexapod Fixator are not identical to the predicate devices, comparisons of the subject and predicate device confirmed that any differences between the subject device and predicate do not render the device NSE as there is not a new intended use; and any differences in technological characteristics do not raise different questions of safety and effectiveness than the predicate device. Therefore, it is concluded that the accessories used with the SixFix Hexapod Fixator are substantially equivalent to the predicate devices.