DRAKE WILLOCK SYSTEM & ALTRA TOUCH 1000 DIALYSIS DELIVERY SYSTEM
K970446 · Althin Medical AB an Affiliate of Baxter Intl · KDI · Jun 2, 1997 · Gastroenterology, Urology
Device Facts
Record ID
K970446
Device Name
DRAKE WILLOCK SYSTEM & ALTRA TOUCH 1000 DIALYSIS DELIVERY SYSTEM
Applicant
Althin Medical AB an Affiliate of Baxter Intl
Product Code
KDI · Gastroenterology, Urology
Decision Date
Jun 2, 1997
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 876.5860
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
The intended use of the device is to provide hemodialysis treatments in the acute and chronic setting including high flux hemodialysis. The device is intended to be used by trained operators when prescribed by a physician. The device is intended to be used in conjunction with a hollow fiber or parallel plate dialyzer. The HCT/BV Monitor option is intended to be used when hematocrit, blood volume, oxygen saturation monitoring and access recirculation determination are chosen for use in chronic or acute hemodialysis treatments.
Device Story
System 1000/AltraTouch 1000 are hemodialysis delivery systems acting as artificial kidneys; they mix dialysate, control temperature/ionic concentration, and remove fluid. This modification integrates the Crit-Line II technology into the host machine. Input: optical absorption/scattering data from blood flowing through a disposable extracorporeal blood chamber via a light emitter/detector sensor. Processing: PCB identical to Crit-Line II calculates hematocrit, blood volume change, oxygen saturation, and access recirculation. Output: data displayed on host machine CRT/LCD; audible/visual alarms for hematocrit/blood volume limits. Used in clinical settings by trained operators. Benefits: real-time monitoring of patient status during dialysis. Data can be transferred to PC via 'HCT/BV Monitor Print Utility' for record-keeping.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data provided. Substantial equivalence is based on bench testing and design verification of the integrated PCB and communication software, confirming that the integrated system performs identically to the stand-alone predicate Crit-Line II instrument.
Technological Characteristics
Integrated PCB for HCT/BV monitoring; optical sensor (light emitter/detector) for blood analysis at three wavelengths; disposable blood chamber; RS232 serial communication; utilizes host machine power supply and display; software-based data transfer utility for ASCII file export.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients requiring acute or chronic hemodialysis, including high-flux treatments. Used by trained operators under physician prescription. HCT/BV monitor option provides real-time monitoring of hematocrit, percent blood volume change, oxygen saturation, and access recirculation using a disposable blood chamber.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A high permeability hemodialysis system is a device intended for use as an artificial kidney system for the treatment of patients with renal failure, fluid overload, or toxemic conditions by performing such therapies as hemodialysis, hemofiltration, hemoconcentration, and hemodiafiltration. Using a hemodialyzer with a semipermeable membrane that is more permeable to water than the semipermeable membrane of the conventional hemodialysis system (§ 876.5820), the high permeability hemodialysis system removes toxins or excess fluid from the patient's blood using the principles of convection (via a high ultrafiltration rate) and/or diffusion (via a concentration gradient in dialysate). During treatment, blood is circulated from the patient through the hemodialyzer's blood compartment, while the dialysate solution flows countercurrent through the dialysate compartment. In this process, toxins and/or fluid are transferred across the membrane from the blood to the dialysate compartment. The hemodialysis delivery machine controls and monitors the parameters related to this processing, including the rate at which blood and dialysate are pumped through the system, and the rate at which fluid is removed from the patient. The high permeability hemodialysis system consists of the following devices:(1) The hemodialyzer consists of a semipermeable membrane with an in vitro ultrafiltration coefficient (K uf ) greater than 8 milliliters per hour per conventional millimeter of mercury, as measured with bovine or expired human blood, and is used with either an automated ultrafiltration controller or anther method of ultrafiltration control to prevent fluid imbalance.(2) The hemodialysis delivery machine is similar to the extracorporeal blood system and dialysate delivery system of the hemodialysis system and accessories (§ 876.5820), with the addition of an ultrafiltration controller and mechanisms that monitor and/or control such parameters as fluid balance, dialysate composition, and patient treatment parameters (e.g., blood pressure, hematocrit, urea, etc.). (3) The high permeability hemodialysis system accessories include, but are not limited to, tubing lines and various treatment related monitors (e.g., dialysate pH, blood pressure, hematocrit, and blood recirculation monitors).
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II. The special controls for this device are FDA's:(1) “Use of International Standard ISO 10993 ‘Biological Evaluation of Medical Device—Part I: Evaluation and Testing,’ ”
(2) “Guidance for the Content of 510(k)s for Conventional and High Permeability Hemodialyzers,”
(3) “Guidance for Industry and CDRH Reviewers on the Content of Premarket Notifications for Hemodialysis Delivery Systems,”
(4) “Guidance for the Content of Premarket Notifications for Water Purification Components and Systems for Hemodialysis,” and
(5) “Guidance for Hemodialyzer Reuse Labeling.”
Crit-Line II with Hematocrit Alarm feature (K950942)
Crit-Line II with Access Recirculation feature (K953875)
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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510(k) SUMMARY
970446
Date: JUN - 2 1997
January 28, 1997
**Name:**
Althin Medical Inc.
Drake Willock® dialysis equipment
**Address:**
13520 S.E. Pheasant Court
Portland, Oregon 97222-1298
Phone Number: 503-659-3355
Fax Number: 503-652-0225
Contact person: Thomas D. Kelly
**Trade Names:**
Drake Willock® System 1000® Dialysis Delivery System with Hematocrit and Blood Volume Monitor Option
AltraTouch™ 1000 Dialysis Delivery System with Hematocrit and Blood Volume Monitor Option
**Common Name:**
Dialysis Delivery System
**Classification Name:**
Hemodialysis System and accessories, Class III Device.
**Product code:**
78KDI
**Equivalence Information:**
The Hematocrit and Blood Volume (HCT/BV) Monitor feature is a modification to the predicate System 1000®/AltraTouch™ 1000 dialysis delivery system [510(k) numbers K910215 System 1000® Dialysis Delivery System, K954987 AltraTouch™ 1000 machine and K955384 SND option.] that integrates the stand-alone Crit-Line™ II Instrument for measuring hematocrit (Hct), percent blood volume change (ΔBV), oxygen saturation (O₂ Sat) and access recirculation [510(k) numbers K924167 Crit-Line I with Blood Chamber, K935958 Blood Chamber with E-Beam, K950942 Crit-Line II with Hematocrit Alarm feature and K953875 Crit-Line II with Access Recirculation feature.] into the dialysis delivery system.
The primary reason for making the modification is to provide the medical professional with a means of monitoring patient hematocrit, percent blood volume change, oxygen saturation values and access recirculation together with treatment data from the System 1000®/AltraTouch™ 1000 machine during acute and chronic hemodialysis.
The HCT/BV Monitor printed circuit board (PCB) has the identical circuit design as the Crit-Line II™ Instrument PCB. The board has been laid out to fit in the System 1000®/AltraTouch™ 1000 mother board circuit card cage. The integrated HCT/BV Monitor PCB will utilize the user interface and display of the System 1000®/AltraTouch™ 1000 Dialysis Delivery Systems. The integrated HCT/BV PCB will utilize the internal power
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supply of the System 1000®/AltraTouch™ 1000 machine instead of batteries or external power supplies as the stand-alone Crit-Line™ Instrument (predicate device) does.
The Blood Chamber is the same as the Crit-Line™ Blood Chamber. The label has been modified to include the Althin name for business reasons. In-Line Diagnostics will manufacture the blood chamber for Althin Medical Inc. under the name AltraCrit™ Blood Chamber.
This submission also details an external communication software package called the “HCT/BV Monitor Print Utility” to transfer hematocrit (Hct), percent blood volume change (ΔBV), oxygen saturation (O₂ Sat) and access recirculation data in an ASCII file from the host System 1000®/AltraTouch™ 1000 delivery system to a standard PC computer disk. The Print Utility serves the identical purpose as the Procomm® software communication package currently utilized by Crit-Line IT™ Instrument.
Althin Medical, Inc. believes that the design and testing of this modified System 1000®/AltraTouch™ 1000 Dialysis Delivery System demonstrates that it is safe and effective.
Pages of this 510(k) that refer to the new HCT/BV option are marked with star (★) in the right hand margin.
## Device Description:
The System 1000® and AltraTouch™ 1000 devices are Single Patient Dialysis Delivery Systems for hemodialysis. The systems fulfill the following functions:
- Mixes concentrate with water in the appropriate proportions to produce dialysate
- Delivers dialysate at the appropriate temperature and ionic concentration to the dialyzer,
- Removes the appropriate amount of liquid from the patient’s blood
- Along with the dialyzer and blood pump acts as a total artificial kidney.
Note: The following option is the subject of this submission that will be implemented with FDA approval.
The System 1000® and AltraTouch™ 1000 Dialysis Delivery System with HCT/BV Monitor, integrates two 510(k) approved devices into one device. [System 1000®/AltraTouch™ 1000 Dialysis Delivery System: K910215, K954987 and K955384; and Crit-Line Instrument: K924167, K950942 and K953875] This device provides the care giver with the option to monitor hematocrit, percent blood volume change, oxygen saturation value and access recirculation. The HCT/BV Monitor uses a light emitter/light detector sensor connected to a sterile disposable Blood Chamber (Crit-Line™ Blood Chamber: K924167 and K935958) in the extracorporeal blood circuit. The sensor detects various absorption and scattering characteristics exhibited by the blood. Data from the integrated HCT/BV Monitor are communicated to the host System 1000®/AltraTouch™ 1000 machine via the serial communication port (RS232) and displayed on CRT/LCD screen of the System 1000®/AltraTouch™ 1000 machine.
The HCT/BV Monitor option alerts the operator with audible and visual alarms if the patient’s hematocrit is equal or exceeds the operator set hematocrit alarm limit or if the patient’s blood volume is equal or lower than the operator set blood volume alarm limit.
## Intended Use
### Intended use of the System 1000®/AltraTouch™ 1000 Delivery System
The intended use of the device is to provide hemodialysis treatments in the acute and chronic setting including high flux hemodialysis.
- The device is intended to be used by trained operators when prescribed by a physician.
- The device is intended to be used in conjunction with a hollow fiber or parallel plate dialyzer.
### Intended use of the stand-alone Crit-Line™ Instrument
The intended use of the device is to determine hematocrit, percent blood volume change, oxygen saturation and access recirculation values by attaching the Crit-Line™ Sensor to a
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Crit-Line™ Blood Chamber that has been inserted into the patient’s extracorporeal blood tubing.
## Intended use of the System 1000®/AltraTouch™ 1000 Delivery System with the HCT/BV Monitor option
The intended use of the device is to provide hemodialysis treatments in the acute and chronic setting including high flux hemodialysis.
- The device is intended to be used by trained operators when prescribed by a physician.
- The device is intended to be used in conjunction with a hollow fiber or parallel plate dialyzer.
- The HCT/BV Monitor option is intended to be used when hematocrit, blood volume, oxygen saturation monitoring and access recirculation determination are chosen for use in chronic or acute hemodialysis treatments.
## Technological Characteristics
Althin Medical is integrating a technology invented by In-Line Diagnostics to measure hematocrit (Hct), percent blood volume change ($\Delta$BV), oxygen saturation (O₂ Sat) and access recirculation. Crit-Line™ is the trade name for this technology. The technology is based on the absorption characteristics of blood at three different wavelengths.
Components of this technology are a sensor clip, a disposable (blood chamber), and an electronics assembly. This technology was integrated into the System 1000®/AltraTouch™ 1000 dialysis delivery system. This technology will be offered as an option to new equipment as well as a retrofit kit.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
Food and Drug Administration
9200 Corporate Boulevard
Rockville MD 20850
Mr. Thomas D. Kelly
Senior Manager of Marketing and Regulatory Affairs
Althin Medical, Inc.
13520 S.E. Pheasant Court
Portland, Oregon 97222-1298
Re: K970446
Drake Willock® System 1000® and AltraTouch™
1000 Dialysis Delivery Systems with Hematocrit and Blood Volume Option
Dated: May 14, 1997
Received: May 16, 1997
Regulatory class: III and II
21 CFR §876.5860/Product code: 78 KDI
21 CFR §876.5820/Product code: 78 MQS
21 CFR §864.6400/Product code: 81 JPI
Dear Mr. Kelly:
We have reviewed your Section 510(k) notification of intent to market the device referenced above and we have determined the device is substantially equivalent (for the indications for use stated in the enclosure) to 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). You may, therefore, market the device, subject to the general controls provisions of the Act. 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.
If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (Premarket Approval), it may be subject to such additional controls. Existing major regulations affecting your device can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Parts 800 to 895. A substantially equivalent determination assumes compliance with the Good Manufacturing Practice for Medical Devices: General (GMP) regulation (21 CFR Part 820) and that, through periodic GMP inspections, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will verify such assumptions. Failure to comply with the GMP regulation may result in regulatory action. In addition, FDA may publish further announcements concerning your device in the Federal Register. Please note: this response to your premarket notification submission does not affect any obligation you might have under sections 531 through 542 of the Act for devices under the Electronic Product Radiation Control provisions, or other Federal laws or regulations.
This letter will allow you to begin marketing your device as described in your 510(k) premarket notification. The FDA finding of substantial equivalence of your device to a legally marketed predicate device results in a classification for your device and thus, permits your device to proceed to the market.
If you desire specific advice for your device on our labeling regulation (21 CFR Part 801 and additionally 809.10 for in vitro diagnostic devices), please contact the Office of Compliance at (301) 594-4616. Additionally, for questions on the promotion and advertising of your device, please contact the Office of Compliance at (301) 594-4639. Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21 CFR 807.97). Other general information on your responsibilities under the Act may be obtained from the Division of Small Manufacturers Assistance at its toll-free number (800) 638-2041 or (301) 443-6597 or at its internet address "http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/dsmamain.html".
Sincerely yours,
Lillian Yin, Ph.D.
Director, Division of Reproductive, Abdominal, Ear, Nose and Throat and Radiological Devices
Office of Device Evaluation
Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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510(k) Number (if known): K970446
Device Name: Drake Willock® System 1000® Dialysis Delivery System
AltraTouch™ 1000 Dialysis Delivery System
with Hematocrit and Blood Volume Option
Indications For Use:
**Indications for Use of the System 1000®**
- The intended use of the device is to provide hemodialysis treatments in the acute and chronic setting, including high flux hemodialysis.
- The device is intended to be used by trained operators when prescribed by a physician.
- The device is intended to be use in conjunction with a hollow fiber or parallel plate dialyzer.
**Indications for Use of the Hematocrit and Blood Volume Monitor Option**
The intended use of this device is to monitor Hematocrit, Percent Blood Volume Change, Oxygen Saturation value, and Access Recirculation.
- The device is intended to be used as an integrated option of the System 1000® Dialysis Delivery System.
- The device is intended to be used by trained operators when prescribed by a physician.
- The device is intended to be used in conjunction with the Crit-Line disposable Blood Chamber. The Blood Chamber is a non reusable device.
- To provide the medical professional with a means of monitoring Hematocrit, Percent Blood Volume Change, Oxygen Saturation value, and Access Recirculation during hemodialysis treatment.
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Concurrence of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE)
Prescription Use ☑
(Per 21 CFR 801.109)
OR
Ober N Nathng
(Division Sign-Off)
Over-The-Counter Use
(Optional Format 1-2-96)
Division of Reproductive, Abdominal, ENT, and Radiological Devices
510(k) Number K970446
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