K203363 · C.R. Bard, Inc. · PDU · Aug 12, 2021 · Cardiovascular
Device Facts
Record ID
K203363
Device Name
Crosser iQ CTO Recanalization System
Applicant
C.R. Bard, Inc.
Product Code
PDU · Cardiovascular
Decision Date
Aug 12, 2021
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 870.1250
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
The BD Recanalization System (console and footswitch) and Crosser iQ™ Ultrasonic CTO Device are indicated to facilitate the intra-luminal placement of conventional guidewires beyond peripheral artery chronic total occlusions. Crosser iQ™ Ultrasonic CTO Device: The Crosser iQ™ Ultrasonic CTO Device is intended for use only with the BD Recanalization System (console and footswitch). BD Recanalization System: The BD Recanalization System (console and footswitch) is intended for use only with the Crosser iQTM Ultrasonic CTO Crossing Device.
Device Story
The Crosser iQ™ CTO Recanalization System consists of a reusable console with an integrated roller pump, a footswitch, and a single-use ultrasonic crossing catheter. The system is used in clinical settings by physicians to facilitate guidewire placement across peripheral artery chronic total occlusions. The console converts AC power into high-frequency ultrasonic mechanical vibrations, which are transmitted to the catheter tip via an internal transducer. The roller pump delivers sterile saline for irrigation to the catheter tip. The system includes a GeoAlign™ Marking System (non-radiopaque ruler) on the catheter shaft for external measurement of intravascular advancement. The console features an LCD interface for system preparation and guidance. The device provides ultrasonic energy to assist in crossing occlusions, potentially improving procedural success for patients with peripheral artery disease. Operators control activation via hand switch or footswitch. The system is designed for use with conventional guidewires.
Clinical Evidence
Evidence includes bench testing and a GLP animal study. Bench testing covered simulated use, durability, temperature, tensile strength, radiopacity, leakage, and biocompatibility (cytotoxicity, sensitization, systemic toxicity, pyrogenicity, hemolysis, thrombogenicity). A summative human factors study with 15 physicians and 15 technologists confirmed usability. The GLP animal study (n=9 porcine models) compared the subject device to the predicate in iliofemoral arteries, evaluating tissue response and usability at acute and 14-15 day chronic timepoints. Results demonstrated comparable performance to the predicate in animal health, tissue response, and usability.
Technological Characteristics
System includes a reusable console with roller pump, internal generator, and LCD interface. The single-use catheter features a transducer for ultrasonic vibration, hydrophilic coating, and GeoAlign™ non-radiopaque marking system (1 cm increments). Connectivity includes AC power and footswitch. Sterilization is via ethylene oxide. Control systems include frequency and displacement control loops. Materials include catheter assembly components; biocompatibility per ISO standards.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients requiring intra-luminal placement of conventional guidewires beyond peripheral artery chronic total occlusions (CTO).
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A percutaneous catheter is a device that is introduced into a vein or artery through the skin using a dilator and a sheath (introducer) or guide wire.
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August 12, 2021
C.R. Bard, Inc. Aaron Conovaloff Regulatory Affairs Manager 1625 West 3rd St Tempe, Arizona 85281
Re: K203363
Trade/Device Name: Crosser iO CTO Recanalization System Regulation Number: 21 CFR 870.1250 Regulation Name: Percutaneous Catheter Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: PDU Dated: July 2, 2021 Received: July 6, 2021
# Dear Aaron Conovaloff:
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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For
Gregory O'Connell Assistant Director DHT2C: Division of Coronary and Peripheral Intervention Devices OHT2: Office of Cardiovascular Devices Office of Product Evaluation and Quality Center for Devices and Radiological Health
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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K203363
Device Name Crosser iQ CTO Recanalization System
Indications for Use (Describe)
The BD Recanalization System (console and footswitch) and Crosser iQ™ Ultrasonic CTO Device are indicated to facilitate the intra-luminal placement of conventional guidewires beyond peripheral artery chronic total occlusions.
Crosser iQ™ Ultrasonic CTO Device: The Crosser iQ™ Ultrasonic CTO Device is intended for use only with the BD Recanalization System (console and footswitch).
BD Recanalization System: The BD Recanalization System (console and footswitch) is intended for use only with the Crosser iQTM Ultrasonic CTO Crossing Device.
| Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable) | |
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X Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
| Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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# Crosser iQ™ CTO Recanalization System
# 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:
| Applicant: | Bard Peripheral Vascular, Inc<br>1625 West 3rd Street<br>Tempe, Arizona 85281 |
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| Phone: | 602-830-5453 |
| Contact: | Aaron Conovaloff, Regulatory Affairs Manager |
| Date | November 13, 2020 |
# Subject Device Name:
| Device Trade Name: | Crosser iQ™ CTO Recanalization System |
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| Common or Usual Name: | Catheter for Crossing Total Occlusions |
| Product Code: | PDU |
| Classification: | Class II |
| Review Panel: | Cardiovascular |
| Regulation Number: | 21 CFR 870.1250 |
# Predicate Device:
- . Crosser™ CTO Recanalization Catheter (K161208; cleared May 24, 2016)
# Reference Devices:
- . Crosser™ CTO Recanalization System (K112308; cleared August 17, 2011)
- . FlowMate™ Injector (K090621; cleared June 19, 2009)
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# Device Description:
# BD Recanalization System (Console and Footswitch)
The BD Recanalization System (Console and Footswitch) includes a non-sterile, reusable console with an integrated roller pump and user interface, as well as a footswitch. The footswitch can be used as an alternative to the hand-controlled activation of the Crosser iQ™ Ultrasonic CTO Device. The console delivers ultrasonic energy to the Crosser iQ™ Ultrasonic CTO Device. The console is comprised of a molded outer housing and internal structural components to support and protect the electro-mechanical components, including the internal generator. The user interface includes an LCD screen to display images for guiding system preparation and use. The back of the console includes an AC power control switch and clamp assembly to allow the user to secure the console to an IV pole before the procedure and remove after, if desired. The roller pump delivers sterile saline for irrigation from a saline bag through the Crosser iQ™ Ultrasonic CTO Device saline tubing to the tip of the crossing catheter. The saline bag is not included with the BD Recanalization System. In addition to initial package labeling is present on both the front and back of the console to aid the user in identifying console interface features.
# Crosser iQ™ Ultrasonic CTO Device
The Crosser iQ™ Ultrasonic CTO Device is a single use crossing catheter, consisting of a catheter assembly, handle, power cord, and saline tubing with spike set. The Crosser iQ™ Ultrasonic CTO Device is connected to the console via the power cord, through which AC power is converted into high frequency ultrasonic mechanical vibrations to the tip by a transducer within the Crosser iQ™ CTO Device handle. The Crosser iQ™ Ultrasonic CTO Device includes the GeoAlign™ Marking System along the working length of the catheter assembly, with a hydrophilic coating over the distal portion of the working length. The GeoAlign™ Marking System is a non-radiopaque ruler on the catheter shaft measured from the distal tip. The GeoAlign™ markings are designated on the catheter shaft by 1 cm increment bands with an accuracy within ± 1 mm. The distance from the distal catheter tip is labeled in 10 cm increments. Thicker bands denote the midway point (5 cm) between the labeled distances. The GeoAlign™ Marking System is designed to be used as a tool to externally measure the intravascular advancement and/or retraction of the catheter. This can provide an intravascular reference reqarding the location of the distal tip of the catheter or an approximate intravascular length measurement between two points. The GeoAlign™ Marking System may also facilitate geographic alignment of an adjunctive therapy that includes the same GeoAlign™ Marking System. The GeoAlign™ Marking System provides an approximation that may not be an exact representation of the actual distance traveled intravascularly and should be confirmed under fluoroscopy. The GeoAlign™ Marking System includes non-radiopaque white markings and are designed to be utilized outside the sheath
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| Description | Sheath Compatibility | Catheter Length | Platform |
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| Crosser iQ™<br>Ultrasonic CTO<br>Device | 5 Fr | 146 cm | Over the Wire, 0.014" |
#### Indications for Use of Device:
The BD Recanalization System (Console and Footswitch) and Crosser iQ™ Ultrasonic CTO Device are indicated to facilitate the intra-luminal placement of conventional quidewires beyond peripheral artery chronic total occlusions.
Crosser iQ™ Ultrasonic CTO Device: The Crosser iQ Ultrasonic CTO Device is intended for use only with the BD Recanalization System (Console and Footswitch).
BD Recanalization System: The BD Recanalization System (Console and Footswitch) is intended for use only with the Crosser iQ™ Ultrasonic CTO Crossing Device.
# Comparison of Indications for Use to Predicate Device:
The indications for use statement for the subject device, the Crosser iQ™ CTO Recanalization System, is similar when compared to the predicate device. Therefore, the subject device, the Crosser iQ™ CTO Recanalization System, is substantially equivalent to the predicate device.
#### Technological Comparison to Predicate Devices:
The subject Crosser iQ™ CTO Recanalization System has the following similarities to the Crosser™ CTO Recanalization System predicate device (K161208 - cleared on May 24, 2016):
- . Same intended use
- Same indications for use ●
- Same target population/conditions of use (anatomical location of use, how device ● interacts with other devices, interaction with patient)
- . Same principles of operation/mechanism of action
- Same fundamental scientific technology .
- Same sterility assurance level ●
The subject device, the Crosser iQ™ CTO Recanalization System, has the following differences when compared to the predicate device:
- Incorporation of power injector functionality (i.e. FlowMate) into Console .
- Increase in frequency range ●
- Decrease in device stroke/displacement .
- Addition of frequency and displacement control loop systems ●
- Energy ramp up upon device activation ●
- Disposable transducer .
- Inclusion of instructional user interface in Console .
- Multiple activation options (i.e. hand switch or foot switch) ●
- Various usability enhancements .
- Sterilization via ethylene oxide .
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# Performance Data:
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 in vitro tests were performed on the subject device:
- . Simulated Use - Track Interventional Device Testing Equipment (IDTE)
- Simulated Use Crossing . Consistency SFA 50% / Lumen Diameter
- Simulated Use Catheter . Durability (5-Minute)
- . Simulated Use – Withdrawal
- Maximum Temperature ●
- Crossing Device Minimum Joint ● Tensile Strength
- Radiopacity
- Leakage ●
- Luer Positive Pressure Leak
- Luer Stress Cracking ●
- . Luer Sub-Atmospheric Pressure Leak
- . Luer Resistance to Axial Separation
- . Luer Resistance to Unscrewing Torque
- Luer Resistance to Thread . Override
- Particulate
- Burst Strength .
- Corrosion Resistance ●
- Flow Rate .
- . Worst Case Guiding Sheath Compatibility
- . Packaging and Visual Defects -Console and Footswitch
- . Functional Measurement of Capital Equipment
- . Packaging and Visual Defects -Catheter
- Bubble Emission Leak
- Packaging Seal Strength. ● Tensile
- Heat Seal Visual Inspection ●
- Cytotoxicity
- Intracutaneous Reactivity ●
- Sensitization
- Acute Systemic Toxicity
- Material Mediated Pyrogenicity ●
- Hemolysis ●
- Complement Activation ●
- Partial Thromboplastin Time ●
- In Vivo Thrombogenicity ●
- Chemical Characterization ●
- Sterilization adoption testing
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#### Summative Usability Study
A summative human factors evaluation using a total of 15 physicians and 15 technologists for tasks associated with operating the Crosser iQ™ CTO Ultrasonic CTO Device and BD Recanalization System was conducted. The methods and tasks outlined in the evaluation instructed participants to use the device following the steps outlined in the IFU. The study assessed how physicians and technologists use the Crosser iQ™ Ultrasonic CTO Device and the BD Recanalization System during a simulated CTO procedure to obtain evidence of substantially equivalent safety outcomes for the subject device. Acceptance criteria for the study were met, and the results demonstrate substantially equivalent safety outcomes for the subject device when used by the intended users in the intended use environment.
#### Animal Study
A GLP animal study was conducted to demonstrate substantially equivalent safety outcomes for the Crosser iQ™ CTO Recanalization System, including both the Crosser iQ™ Ultrasonic CTO Device and the BD Recanalization Capital Equipment. This study was conducted in non-diseased porcine peripheral arteries. The study evaluated the subject Crosser iQ™ Ultrasonic CTO Device against the predicate Crosser™ 14S OTW catheter.
Nine animals were treated in this tissue safety study using the right and left iliofemoral arteries. On the day of treatment, the animals were anesthetized and prepped for the treatment procedure. Each animal received six individual/non-overlapping treatments in the internal right and left femoral arteries and the right and left external iliac arteries. Device usability was assessed by the operator. After the procedure, 3 animals were terminated and sent to necropsy for gross examination and tissue procurement, and the remaining 6 animals were survived for 14 - 15 days prior to termination. On the day of termination, animals had pre-terminal angiography performed, and then were humanely euthanized and sent to necropsy for gross examination and tissue procurement. A full gross assessment was performed on all animals and downstream tissues, and any abnormal tissues from major organs was sent for histological analysis.
All endpoints were evaluated per protocol for this study. Success criteria were met for animal health, tissue response, and device usability. Overall, based on the procedures performed and data collected on this study, the subject Crosser iQ™ Ultrasonic CTO Device performed comparably to the predicate Crosser™ 14S OTW with regards to animal health, tissue response, and device usability in this acute and chronic in vivo swine model.
# Conclusions:
The results from both in vitro and animal studies demonstrate that the technological characteristics and performance criteria of the Crosser iQ™ CTO Recanalization System are substantially equivalent to the predicate device, and that it can perform in a manner equivalent to devices currently on the market for the same intended use.
The subject device, the Crosser iQ™ CTO Recanalization System, met all predetermined acceptance criteria of design verification and validation as specified by applicable standards, guidance, test protocols and/or customer inputs. The Crosser iQ™ CTO Recanalization System is substantially equivalent to the legally marketed predicate device, Crosser CTO Recanalization System.
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