SAFE-T-CLAMP

K971277 · Talon Medical, Ltd. · KNA · May 20, 1997 · Obstetrics/Gynecology

Device Facts

• Record ID: K971277
• Device Name: SAFE-T-CLAMP
• Applicant: Talon Medical, Ltd.
• Product Code: KNA · Obstetrics/Gynecology
• Decision Date: May 20, 1997
• Decision: SESE
• Submission Type: Traditional
• Regulation: 21 CFR 884.4530
• Device Class: Class 2
• Attributes: Therapeutic, Pediatric

Intended Use

The Indications for Use of the Safe-T-Clamp™ are to simultaneously clamp and cut the umbilical cord

Device Story

Safe-T-Clamp is a manual surgical instrument designed for use in clinical settings (e.g., labor and delivery) by healthcare professionals. It performs the dual function of clamping and cutting the umbilical cord in a single action. The device simplifies the procedure by combining two traditionally separate steps into one, reducing procedural time and potential for error. It is intended for prescription use.

Clinical Evidence

No clinical data provided; bench testing only.

Technological Characteristics

Manual surgical instrument for umbilical cord management. Mechanical clamping and cutting mechanism. Class II device (21 CFR 884.4530).

Indications for Use

Indicated for simultaneous clamping and cutting of the umbilical cord in neonates.

Regulatory Classification

Identification

An obstetric-gynecologic specialized manual instrument is one of a group of devices used during obstetric-gynecologic procedures to perform manipulative diagnostic and surgical functions (e.g., dilating, grasping, measuring, and scraping), where structural integrity is the chief criterion of device performance. This type of device consists of the following:(1) An amniotome is an instrument used to rupture the fetal membranes. (2) A circumcision clamp is an instrument used to compress the foreskin of the penis during circumcision of a male infant. (3) An umbilical clamp is an instrument used to compress the umbilical cord. (4) A uterine curette is an instrument used to scrape and remove material from the uterus. (5) A fixed-size cervical dilator is any of a series of bougies of various sizes used to dilate the cervical os by stretching the cervix. (6) A uterine elevator is an instrument inserted into the uterus used to lift and manipulate the uterus. (7) A gynecological surgical forceps is an instrument with two blades and handles used to pull, grasp, or compress during gynecological examination. (8) A cervical cone knife is a cutting instrument used to excise and remove tissue from the cervix. (9) A gynecological cerclage needle is a looplike instrument used to suture the cervix. (10) A hook-type contraceptive intrauterine device (IUD) remover is an instrument used to remove an IUD from the uterus. (11) A gynecological fibroid screw is an instrument used to hold onto a fibroid. (12) A uterine sound is an instrument used to determine the depth of the uterus by inserting it into the uterine cavity. (13) A cytological cervical spatula is a blunt instrument used to scrape and remove cytological material from the surface of the cervix or vagina. (14) A gynecological biopsy forceps is an instrument with two blades and handles used for gynecological biopsy procedures. (15) A uterine tenaculum is a hooklike instrument used to seize and hold the cervix or fundus. (16) An internal pelvimeter is an instrument used within the vagina to measure the diameter and capacity of the pelvis. (17) A nonmetal vaginal speculum is a nonmetal instrument used to expose the interior of the vagina. (18) A fiberoptic nonmetal vaginal speculum is a nonmetal instrument, with fiberoptic light, used to expose and illuminate the interior of the vagina.

Special Controls

*Classification.* (1) Class II (special controls). The device, when it is an umbilical clamp with or without a cutter, a uterine tenaculum which is sterile and does not use suction and is intended for single use, a nonmetal vaginal speculum, or a fiberoptic nonmetal vaginal speculum, is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 884.9.(2) Class I for the amniotome, uterine curette, cervical dilator (fixed-size bougies), cerclage needle, IUD remover, uterine sound, and gynecological biopsy forceps. The devices subject to this paragraph (b)(2) are exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter, subject to the limitations in § 884.9.

Submission Summary (Full Text)

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
Food and Drug Administration
9200 Corporate Boulevard
Rockville MD 20850

MAY 20 1997

Mr. James Barley
Regulatory Affairs
Talon Medical, Ltd.
18160 Highway 281, Suite 108
San Antonio, Texas 78232

Re: K971277
Safe-T-Clamp™ Umbilical Cord Clamp and Cutter
Dated: April 4, 1997
Received: April 7, 1997
Regulatory class: II
21 CFR §884.4530/Product code: 85 KNA

Dear Mr. Barley:

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 [phone]. Additionally, for questions on the promotion and advertising of your device, please contact the Office of Compliance at [phone]. 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 [phone] or [phone] 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): K971277

Device Name: Safe-T-Clamp

Indications for Use:

The Indications for Use of the Safe-T-Clamp™ are to simultaneously clamp and cut the umbilical cord

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Concurrence of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE)

Robert R. Sathing
(Division Sign-Off)
Division of Reproductive, Abdominal, ENT, and Radiological Devices
510(k) Number K971277

Prescription Use ☑
(Per 21 CFR 801.109)

OR

Over-The-Counter Use ☐
(Optional Format 1-2-96)