ClearPoint Array System (version 1.1)
Device Facts
| Record ID | K214040 |
|---|---|
| Device Name | ClearPoint Array System (version 1.1) |
| Applicant | ClearPoint Neuro, Inc. |
| Product Code | HAW · Neurology |
| Decision Date | Apr 12, 2022 |
| Decision | SESE |
| Submission Type | Traditional |
| Regulation | 21 CFR 882.4560 |
| Device Class | Class 2 |
Indications for Use
The ClearPoint® Array System is intended to provide stereotactic guidance for the placement and operation of instruments or devices during planning and operation of neurological procedures within the MRI environment and in conjunction with MR imaging. The ClearPoint® Array System is intended as an integral part of procedures that have traditionally used stereotactic methodology. These procedures include biopsies, catheter and electrode insertion including deep brain stimulation (DBS) lead placement. The System is intended for use only with 1.5 and 3.0 Tesla MRI scanners and MR Conditional implants and devices.
Device Story
ClearPoint Array System (v1.1) provides stereotactic guidance for neurosurgical procedures (biopsies, DBS lead placement) within MRI suites. System inputs include pre-operative patient MR images and real-time intra-operative MR images. The system comprises a workstation laptop with planning software, a SMARTGrid planning grid, and a SMARTFrame Array trajectory frame. The physician uses the software to plan trajectories; the SMARTFrame provides mechanical guidance and fixation for surgical tools. MRI-visible fiducials in the frame and fluid-filled targeting stems allow for trajectory feedback via real-time MR imaging. The system enables precise instrument placement, potentially improving surgical accuracy and patient outcomes. The v1.1 update adds a pre-operative planning module, allowing trajectory planning prior to the day of surgery using previously acquired images.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Software validation was performed for the v1.1 update, specifically verifying the new pre-operative planning module functionality. No clinical data was required or provided.
Technological Characteristics
System includes workstation laptop, SMARTGrid, and SMARTFrame Array. Materials include PEEK (targeting cannula) and titanium (screws). Operates in 1.5T/3.0T MRI environments. Sterilization via EO (10-6 SAL). Software-based trajectory planning and monitoring. Single-use sterile components.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients undergoing neurological procedures requiring stereotactic guidance, including biopsies, catheter insertion, and electrode insertion (e.g., DBS lead placement). Intended for use in 1.5T or 3.0T MRI environments with MR-conditional devices.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A stereotaxic instrument is a device consisting of a rigid frame with a calibrated guide mechanism for precisely positioning probes or other devices within a patient's brain, spinal cord, or other part of the nervous system.
Predicate Devices
- ClearPoint Array System (K202575)
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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April 12, 2022
ClearPoint Neuro, Inc. % John Smith Partner Hogan Lovells US LLP 555 Thirteenth St. NW Washington, District of Columbia 20004
Re: K214040
Trade/Device Name: ClearPoint Array System (version 1.1) Regulation Number: 21 CFR 882.4560 Regulation Name: Stereotaxic Instrument Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: HAW Dated: February 11, 2022 Received: February 11, 2022
Dear John Smith:
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,
Adam D. Pierce, Ph.D. Assistant Director DHT5A: Division of Neurosurgical, Neurointerventional and Neurodiagnostic Devices OHT5: Office of Neurological and Physical Medicine 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) K214040
Device Name
ClearPoint Array System (version 1.1)
#### Indications for Use (Describe)
The ClearPoint Array System is intended to provide stereotactic guidance for the placement and operation of instruments or devices during planning and operation of neurological procedures within the MRI environment and in conjunction with MR imaging. The ClearPoint Array System is intended as an integral part of procedures that have traditionally used stereotactic methodology. These procedures include biopsies, catheter and electrode insertion including deep brain stimulation (DBS) lead placement. The System is intended for use only with 1.5 and 3.0 Tesla MRI scanners and MR Conditional implants and devices.
| Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable) | |
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| <div><span style="font-size:16px">☒</span> Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)</div> | <div><span style="font-size:16px">☐</span> Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)</div> |
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#### 510(k) SUMMARY
## ClearPoint Neuro Inc.'s ClearPoint Array System (version 1.1)
## Submitter's Name, Address, Telephone Number, Contact Person, and Date Prepared:
ClearPoint Neuro Inc. 5 Musick Irvine, CA 92618 Phone: (949) 900-6833 Facsimile: (888) 979-8369 Contact Person: Megan Faulkenberry, VP Quality & Regulatory
Date Prepared: April 12, 2022
Name of Device: ClearPoint Array System (version 1.1)
Common or Usual Name: ClearPoint Array System
Classification Name: Neurological Stereotaxic Instrument, 21 CFR 882.4560
Regulatory Class: Class II
Product Code: HAW
#### Predicate Device:
ClearPoint Array System (K202575)
#### Intended Use / Indications for Use
The ClearPoint® Array System is intended to provide stereotactic guidance for the placement and operation of instruments or devices during planning and operation of neurological procedures within the MRI environment and in conjunction with MR imaging. The ClearPoint ® Array System is intended as an integral part of procedures that have traditionally used stereotactic methodology. These procedures include biopsies, catheter and electrode insertion including deep brain stimulation (DBS) lead placement. The System is intended for use only with 1.5 and 3.0 Tesla MRI scanners and MR Conditional implants and devices.
### Device Description
The ClearPoint Array System is comprised of a workstation laptop with workstation software, the SMARTGrid™ MRI-Guided Planning Grid, the SMARTFrame™ Array MRI-Guided Trajectory Frame, SmartFrame Array Reducer Tube Kit, the ClearPoint™ Accessory Kit, the SMARTFrame™ Array Thumb Wheel Extension Set, and the MRI Neuro Procedure Drape.
A pre-alignment may be used when it is desired to obtain an approximate alignment using a Surgical Navigation System prior to performing final alignment and device placement in the MR Scanner using real-time MR Images. Pre-alignment using an SNS is not intended to provide accurate stereotactic placement. The final alignment and insertion must be performed
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using real-time MR images with ClearPoint Array software prior to inserting a device in the brain. The SMARTGrid™ MRI-Guided Planning Grid and associated Marking Tool are designed to assist the physician to precisely position the entry hole as called out in the trajectory planning software.
The SMARTFrame™ Array MRI-Guided Trajectory Frame is an adjustable trajectory frame that provides the quidance and fixation for neurosurgical tools. MRI visible fluids in the Targeting Stem along with the fiducial markers in the frame allows for trajectory feedback when the physician views the MR images, makes changes and confirms the subsequent MR images. The ClearPoint Array System can be used with any MRI-compatible head fixation frame to immobilize the patient's head with respect to the scanner table, as well as with any imaging coil(s) (supplied by scanner manufacturers) that meet the physician's desired imaging quality. ClearPoint Neuro also supplies an optional head fixation frame that can be used with the ClearPoint Array System.
The ClearPoint System Array Workstation includes the following:
- 1. ClearPoint Workstation Software (for trajectory planning and monitoring)
- 2. Laptop Computer
The hardware components of the ClearPoint Array System are the SMARTFrame Array and accessories. They are all single use devices that are provided sterile. They include the following:
- 1 SMARTFrame Array Pack
- a. SMARTFrame Array (adjustable trajectory frame to guide and hold the neurosurgical tools, includes Probe Adapter and Tracker Rod)
- b. SMARTFrame Array Scalp Mount Base (includes fiducials, titanium screws, and support pins)
- c. Entry Point Locator
- d. Targeting Stem
- Centering Device e.
- f. Dock
- g. Device Lock (2 different diameters)
- Screwdriver h.
- i. 2.1-mm Guide Tube
- j. 4.5 Center Drill Guide
- 4.5 Offset Drill Guide k.
- l. 3.4-mm Drill Reducer Tube
- m. Center Insertion Guide
- n. Offset Insertion Guide
- 2 SmartFrame Array Thumb Wheel Extension Set for the trajectory frame
- 3 SmartFrame Array Guide Tube Kit
- a. 1.7-mm Guide Tube
- b. 2.5-mm Guide Tube and Device Lock
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- c. 3.2-mm Guide Tube and Device Lock
- 4 SmartFrame Array Guide Tubes (sold seperately)
- a. 7.9mm Center and Offset Device Guides
- b. 5.4mm Center and Offset Device Guides
Common components to ClearPoint System include:
- 1. SMARTGrid Pack (interacts with the Software to determine the desired location of the burr hole):
- a. Marking Grid
- b. Marking Tool
- 2. Accessory pack:
- a. Peel away sheath
- b. Stylet
- c. Depth Stop
- d. Ruler
- 3. MRI Neuro Procedure Drape
## Summary of Technological Characteristics
The purpose of this 510(k) notice is to incorporate an update to the ClearPoint Array software. The updated version of the software includes a preoperative planning module. This optional step in the clinical workflow involves planning one or more trajectory paths into the brain prior to the day of surgery, using previously acquired images of the patient.
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## Summary of Technological Characteristics of the Device Compared to the Predicate Device
| | ClearPoint Array System (K202575) | ClearPoint Array System (v1.1)<br>(Subject Device) |
|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Classification | 21 C.F.R. § 882.4560 | 21 C.F.R. § 882.4560 |
| Product code | HAW | HAW |
| Intended Use | The ClearPoint® Array System is<br>intended to provide stereotactic<br>guidance for the placement and<br>operation of instruments or devices<br>during planning and operation of<br>neurological procedures within the MRI<br>environment and in conjunction with MR<br>imaging. The ClearPoint® Array System<br>is intended as an integral part of<br>procedures that have traditionally used<br>stereotactic methodology. These<br>procedures include biopsies, catheter<br>and electrode insertion including deep<br>brain stimulation (DBS) lead placement.<br>The System is intended for use only<br>with 1.5 and 3.0 Tesla MRI scanners<br>and MR Conditional implants and<br>devices. | The ClearPoint® Array System is<br>intended to provide stereotactic<br>guidance for the placement and<br>operation of instruments or devices<br>during planning and operation of<br>neurological procedures within the MRI<br>environment and in conjunction with MR<br>imaging. The ClearPoint® Array System<br>is intended as an integral part of<br>procedures that have traditionally used<br>stereotactic methodology. These<br>procedures include biopsies, catheter<br>and electrode insertion including deep<br>brain stimulation (DBS) lead placement.<br>The System is intended for use only<br>with 1.5 and 3.0 Tesla MRI scanners<br>and MR Conditional implants and<br>devices. |
| Environment | MRI Suite or OR | MRI Suite or OR |
| Sterilization | EO 10-6 SAL | EO 10-6 SAL |
| SMARTGrid Pack | MRI Planning Grid & Marking tool | MRI Planning Grid & Marking tool |
| SMARTFrame Pack | SMARTFrame Array Adjustable<br>Trajectory Frame, Scalp Mount Base,<br>Entry Point Locator, Targeting Stem,<br>Centering Device, Dock, Device Lock,<br>screwdriver, 2.1-mm Guide Tube,<br>Center Drill Guide, Offset Drill Guide,<br>3.4-mm Drill Reducer Tube, Center<br>Insertion Guide, Offset Insertion Guide | SMARTFrame Array Adjustable<br>Trajectory Frame, Scalp Mount Base,<br>Entry Point Locator, Targeting Stem,<br>Centering Device, Dock, Device Lock,<br>screwdriver, 2.1-mm Guide Tube,<br>Center Drill Guide, Offset Drill Guide,<br>3.4-mm Drill Reducer Tube, Center<br>Insertion Guide, Offset Insertion Guide |
| Hand Controller | Thumbwheel Extension | Thumbwheel Extension |
| Accessory pack | Peel away sheath, Stylet, Depth stop,<br>ruler | Peel away sheath, Stylet, Depth stop,<br>ruler |
| Drill Guides | Drill Guide, 4.5-mm (included in<br>SMARTFrame Pack) | Drill Guide, 4.5-mm (included in<br>SMARTFrame Pack) |
| Targeting Cannula ID | No ID, Targeting Stem is completely<br>fluid-filled | No ID, Targeting Stem is completely<br>fluid-filled |
| Targeting Cannula<br>Material | PEEK | PEEK |
| Guide Tube/Device<br>Guide/Drill Guide ID | Drill Guide ID: 4.5 mm (included in<br>SmartFrame Pack)<br>Drill Guide Tube ID: 3.4 mm (included in<br>SmartFrame Pack)<br>Guide Tube ID: 3.2 mm | Drill Guide ID: 4.5 mm (included in<br>SmartFrame Pack)<br>Drill Guide Tube ID: 3.4 mm (included in<br>SmartFrame Pack)<br>Guide Tube ID: 3.2 mm |
| | Guide Tube ID: 2.5 mm | Guide Tube ID: 2.5 mm |
| | Guide Tube ID: 2.1 mm | Guide Tube ID: 2.1 mm |
| | Guide Tube ID: 1.7 mm | Guide Tube ID: 1.7 mm |
| Packaging | SMARTFrame Array Pack: PETG Tray<br>with sealed Tyvek Lid inside of a Sealed<br>Mylar-Tyvek Pouch | SMARTFrame Array Pack: PETG Tray<br>with sealed Tyvek Lid inside of a Sealed<br>Mylar-Tyvek Pouch |
| | SMARTFrame Array Thumbwheel<br>Extension: PETG Tray sealed in a<br>Double Mylar-Tyvek Pouch | SMARTFrame Array Thumbwheel<br>Extension: PETG Tray sealed in a<br>Double Mylar-Tyvek Pouch |
| | SMARTFrame Array Guide Tube Kit:<br>Sealed Double Mylar-Tyvek Pouches | SMARTFrame Array Guide Tube Kit:<br>Sealed Double Mylar-Tyvek Pouches |
| Targeting Accuracy | ≤ 2.0 mm | ≤ 2.0 mm |
| Software | ClearPoint Array 1.0.x | ClearPoint Array 1.1.x |
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#### Substantial Equivalence
The company completed new software validation for the ClearPoint Array version 1.1 software update, which includes the addition of the preoperative planning module.
The ClearPoint Array System has the same intended use and indications for use, similar technological characteristics and principles of operation as the predicate ClearPoint Array System. The addition of the preoperative planning module to the ClearPoint Array software does not raise new and different questions of safety and effectiveness.
## Conclusions
The ClearPoint Array System is as safe and effective as the predicate device. The ClearPoint Array System has the same indications for use, technological characteristics, and principles of operation as its predicate device. In addition, the minor technological differences between the subject device and its predicate devices raise no new issues of safety or effectiveness. Thus, the ClearPoint Array System is substantially equivalent to the predicate device.
