SpaceFlex Shoulder
K202338 · G21, S.R.L. · MBB · Feb 17, 2021 · Orthopedic
Device Facts
| Record ID | K202338 |
| Device Name | SpaceFlex Shoulder |
| Applicant | G21, S.R.L. |
| Product Code | MBB · Orthopedic |
| Decision Date | Feb 17, 2021 |
| Decision | SESE |
| Submission Type | Traditional |
| Regulation | 21 CFR 888.3027 |
| Device Class | Class 2 |
| Attributes | Therapeutic |
Intended Use
Disposable cement spacer molds with metal reinforcement stem are indicated for use to mold a temporary hemi-shoulder replacement for skeletally mature patients undergoing a two-stage revision procedure due to a septic process. The temporary prosthesis is molded using low viscosity polymethylmethacrylate bone cement and inserted into the humeral medullary canal and glenoid cavity of the shoulder following removal of the existing humeral and glenoideal cavity implants and debridement. SpaceFlex Shoulder should only be used with G3A low-viscosity bone cement. The device is intended for use in conjunction with systemic antibiotic therapy (standard treatment approach to an infection). The hemi-shoulder prosthesis made from the SpaceFlex Shoulder disposable cement molds is not intended for use more than 180 days, at which time it must be explanted and permanent devices implanted or another appropriate treatment performed (e.g. resection arthroplasty, fusion, etc.). Due to the inherent mechanical limitations of the hemi-shoulder prosthesis material (low viscosity polymethylmethacrylate), the temporary hemi-shoulder prosthesis is only indicated for patiently follow activity limitation throughout the implant period. The device can exclusively be used by competent healthcare personnel who has complete scientific and anatomical knowledge. For what concerns the modes of the bone cement potentially loaded with antibiotics, see the instructions for use of the selected bone cement.
Device Story
Disposable cement spacer molds with metal reinforcement stem; used to create temporary hemi-shoulder prosthesis. Input: low-viscosity PMMA bone cement (G3A). Operation: clinician fills mold with cement to form temporary implant; inserted into humeral medullary canal and glenoid cavity after debridement. Output: temporary hemi-shoulder prosthesis. Used in clinical setting by orthopedic surgeons. Provides temporary structural support and local antibiotic delivery (if cement is antibiotic-loaded) during two-stage revision for infection. Benefits: maintains joint space and patient mobility while systemic infection is treated; facilitates subsequent permanent implantation.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Testing included fatigue testing, visual/dimensional characterization, usability testing, and gentamicin elution testing. Results met all performance specifications and demonstrated equivalence to predicate K112983.
Technological Characteristics
Disposable cement spacer molds with metal reinforcement stem. Material: PMMA bone cement (low viscosity). Principle: manual molding of temporary prosthesis. Connectivity: none. Sterilization: not specified. Software: none.
Indications for Use
Indicated for skeletally mature patients undergoing two-stage revision shoulder arthroplasty due to septic process. Requires patient adherence to activity limitations. Not for use >180 days.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) bone cement is a device intended to be implanted that is made from methylmethacrylate, polymethylmethacrylate, esters of methacrylic acid, or copolymers containing polymethylmethacrylate and polystyrene. The device is intended for use in arthroplastic procedures of the hip, knee, and other joints for the fixation of polymer or metallic prosthetic implants to living bone.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The special control for this device is the FDA guidance document entitled “Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) Bone Cement.”
Predicate Devices
- Interspace Temporary Shoulder Spacer with Gentamicin (K112983)
- StageOne Disposable Cement Spacer molds for making temporary Hemi-Shoulder prosthesis (K160071)
Reference Devices
Related Devices
- K160071 — StageOne Disposable Cement Spacer Molds for Temporary Hemi-Shoulder Prosthesis · Biomet, Inc. · Jun 16, 2016
- K131135 — BIOMET STAGE ONE DISPOSABLE CEMENT SPACER MOLDS FOR TEMPORARY HEMI-SHOULDER PROSTHESIS · Biomet Manufacturing Corp · Jan 22, 2014
- K221968 — StageOne Shoulder Cement Spacer Molds · Biomet, Inc. · Sep 15, 2022
- K060535 — SPACER-S TEMPORARY SHOULDER SPACER · Tecres S.P.A. · May 24, 2006
- K112983 — SPACER-S · Tecres S.P.A. · Dec 12, 2011
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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February 17, 2021
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G21 S.r.l. % Barry Sands President and Founder RQMIS, Inc. 110 Haverhill Road, Suite 524 Amesbury, Massachusetts 01913
Re: K202338
Trade/Device Name: SpaceFlex Shoulder Regulation Number: 21 CFR 888.3027 Regulation Name: Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) Bone Cement Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: MBB, HSD, KWS Dated: November 13, 2020 Received: November 19, 2020
Dear Barry Sands:
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
Laura C. Rose, Ph.D. Assistant Director DHT6C: Division of Restorative, Repair and Trauma 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) K202338
Device Name SpaceFlex Shoulder
### Indications for Use (Describe)
Disposable cement spacer molds with metal reinforcement stem are indicated for use to mold a temporary hemishoulder replacement for skeletally mature patients undergoing a two-stage revision procedure due to a septic process.
The temporary prosthesis is molded using low viscosity polymethylmethacrylate bone cement and inserted into the humeral medullary canal and glenoid cavity of the shoulder following removal of the existing humeral and glenoideal cavity implants and debridement. SpaceFlex Shoulder should only be used with G3A low-viscosity bone cement.
The device is intended for use in conjunction with systemic antibiotic therapy (standard treatment approach to an infection).
The hemi-shoulder prosthesis made from the SpaceFlex Shoulder disposable cement molds is not intended for use more than 180 days, at which time it must be explanted and permanent devices implanted or another appropriate treatment performed (e.g. resection arthroplasty, fusion, etc.).
Due to the inherent mechanical limitations of the hemi-shoulder prosthesis material (low viscosity polymethylmethacrylate), the temporary hemi-shoulder prosthesis is only indicated for patiently follow activity limitation throughout the implant period.
The device can exclusively be used by competent healthcare personnel who has complete scientific and anatomical knowledge.
For what concerns the modes of the bone cement potentially loaded with antibiotics, see the instructions for use of the selected bone cement.
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> Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
__ Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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## 510(k) SUMMARY
G21 S.r.l. 's SpaceFlex Shoulder 510k Submission
#### SUBMITTER l.
G21 S.r.l. Via S. Pertini, 8 41039 S. Possidonio (MO) Italy
Phone: +39 0535 30312 Fax: +39 0535 417332
Contact Person: Barry Sands RQMIS, Inc. 110 Haverhill Road, Suite 524 Amesbury, MA 01913 Phone: 1-(978) 358-7307 Fax: 1 (978) 477-0206
Date Prepared: 22 July 2020
#### II. DEVICE
| Trade/Device Name: | SpaceFlex Shoulder |
|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Common or Usual Name: | Temporary Shoulder Prosthesis |
| Classification Name: | Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) bone cement, antibiotic<br>shoulder joint humeral polymer/metal/polymer semi-constrained<br>cemented prosthesis |
| Regulation Number: | 21 CFR 888.3027 |
| Regulatory Class: | Class II |
| Product codes | MBB, KWS |
#### III. PREDICATE DEVICES
| Predicate Device: | Interspace Temporary Shoulder Spacer with Gentamicin<br>(K112983)<br>StageOne Disposable Cement Spacer molds for making temporary<br>Hemi-Shoulder prosthesis (K160071) |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Reference Devices: | Spaceflex Hip (K192041) |
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#### IV. DEVICE DESCRIPTION
## Indications for Use / Intended Use:
Disposable cement spacer molds with metal reinforcement stem are indicated for use to mold a temporary hemi- shoulder replacement for skeletally mature patients undergoing a two-stage revision procedure due to a septic process.
The temporary prosthesis is molded using low viscosity polymethylmethacrylate bone cement and inserted into the humeral medullary canal and glenoid cavity of the shoulder following removal of the existing humeral and glenoideal cavity implants and debridement. SpaceFlex Shoulder should only be used with G3A low-viscosity bone cement.
The device is intended for use in conjunction with systemic antibiotic therapy (standard treatment approach to an infection).
The hemi-shoulder prosthesis made from the SpaceFlex Shoulder disposable cement molds is not intended for use more than 180 days, at which time it must be explanted and permanent devices implanted or another appropriate treatment performed (e.g. resection arthroplasty, tusion, etc.).
Due to the inherent mechanical limitations of the hemi-shoulder prosthesis material (low viscosity polymethylmethacrylate), the temporary hemi-shoulder prosthesis is only indicated for patients who will consistently follow activity limitation throughout the implant period.
The device can exclusively be used by competent healthcare personnel who has complete scientific and anatomical knowledge.
For what concerns the modes of usage of the bone cement potentially loaded with antibiotics, see the instructions for use of the selected bone cement.
#### V. COMPARISON OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS WITH THE PREDICATE DEVICE
The SpaceFlex Shoulder and its predicate, Interspace Temporary Shoulder Spacer with Gentamicin, have the same intended use and indications for use, technological characteristics and principle of operation. The differences between the molds in the subject and the predicate device do not raise any significant new risks. Through performance and mechanical testing and material information it has been established that these differences do not present any new issues of safety or effectiveness
#### VI. PERFORMANCE DATA
The mechanical properties of the SpaceFlex Shoulder were tested in accordance with applicable international standards. In all instances the device functioned as intended and all results were satisfactory and met all performance specifications. The testing performed includes,
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- 1. Fatigue Test
- 2. Visual Inspection and Dimensional Characterization Test
- 3. Usability Test
- 4. Gentamicin Elution Test
Performance testing showed equivalent performance to the K112983 predicate device.
#### VII. CONCLUSION
The SpaceFlex Shoulder disposable cement spacer is substantially equivalent to other legally marketed cement spacers indicated for use to mold a temporary total shoulder replacement. The SpaceFlex Shoulder has the same general intended use and substantially the same indications for use, technological characteristics, and principles of operation as the previously cleared predicate, Interspace Temporary Shoulder Spacer with Gentamicin (K112983) and additional predicate device, StageOne Disposable Cement Spacer molds for making temporary Hemi-Shoulder prosthesis (K160071).
The substantial equivalence discussion included in the submission demonstrates the substantial equivalence of the SpaceFlex Shoulder System (the subject device) and its predicate devices as well as describing the minor differences in the technological characteristics, which do not raise any new questions of safety or efficacy. The performance testing - mechanical/bench testing as well as the same indications for use demonstrate that the SpaceFlex Shoulder system is as safe and effective as its predicate devices.