K213898 · Baylis Medical Company, Inc. · DQX · Mar 1, 2023 · Cardiovascular
Device Facts
Record ID
K213898
Device Name
ProTrack Pigtail Wire
Applicant
Baylis Medical Company, Inc.
Product Code
DQX · Cardiovascular
Decision Date
Mar 1, 2023
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 870.1330
Device Class
Class 2
Intended Use
The ProTrack™ Pigtail Wires are intended for use to introduce and position catheters and other interventional devices within the chambers of the heart, including those used within transcatheter aortic valve procedures (TAVR).
Device Story
ProTrack Pigtail Wire is a single-use guidewire used to introduce and position catheters/interventional devices within heart chambers; primarily used during TAVR procedures. Device consists of stainless-steel core wire with flexible, spiral-shaped stainless-steel distal coil; entire length features green PTFE coating for lubricity; distal curve includes radiopaque 304V stainless steel coil for fluoroscopic visualization. Used in catheter labs by electrophysiologists and interventional cardiologists under imaging guidance (fluoroscopy/echocardiography). Mechanical manipulation by physician facilitates percutaneous vascular access and device placement. Benefits include smooth tracking through vasculature and accessory devices, aiding precise positioning during complex cardiac interventions.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Mechanical verification performed per ISO 11070:2014/Amd:2018 and FDA guidance for guidewires (corrosion, tensile strength, torque, kink resistance, lubricity, etc.). Biocompatibility verified per ISO 10993-1:2020. Sterilization validated per ISO 11134-1:2014 (Ethylene Oxide). Benchtop validation with users familiar with catheter-based procedures confirmed device meets user needs and clinical workflow requirements.
Technological Characteristics
Materials: 304V stainless steel, PTFE coating, adhesive. Design: 230cm/275cm lengths, 0.032"/0.035" diameters, regular/small distal curve shapes. Sensing: Radiopaque distal coil for fluoroscopic visualization. Energy: None (mechanical). Connectivity: None. Sterilization: Ethylene Oxide (SAL 10^-6). Standards: ISO 11070:2014/Amd:2018, ISO 10993-1:2020, ISO 11134-1:2014, ISO 11607-1:2020/2:2017.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients requiring diagnostic and interventional procedures, including transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR), to introduce and position catheters and interventional devices within heart chambers.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A catheter guide wire is a coiled wire that is designed to fit inside a percutaneous catheter for the purpose of directing the catheter through a blood vessel.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The device, when it is a torque device that is manually operated, non-patient contacting, and intended to manipulate non-cerebral vascular guide wires, is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 870.9.
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Submission Summary (Full Text)
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March 1, 2023
Baylis Medical Company Inc. May Tsai Director of Regulatory Affairs 5825 Explorer Dr. Mississauga, Ontario L4W 5P6 Canada
Re: K213898
Trade/Device Name: ProTrack Pigtail Wire Regulation Number: 21 CFR 870.1330 Regulation Name: Catheter guide wire Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: DOX Dated: February 1, 2023 Received: February 1, 2023
Dear May Tsai:
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.
If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (PMA), it may be subject to additional controls. Existing major regulations affecting your device can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Parts 800 to 898. In addition, FDA may publish further announcements concerning your device in the Federal Register.
Please be advised that FDA's issuance of a substantial equivalence determination does not mean that FDA has made a determination that your device complies with other requirements of the Act or any Federal
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Sincerely,
# Jennifer Bastijanic -S
for Jaime Raben Assistant Director DHT2B: Division of Circulatory Support, Structural and Vascular Devices OHT2: Office of Cardiovascular 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) K213898
Device Name ProTrack™ Pigtail Wire
Indications for Use (Describe)
The ProTrack™ Pigtail Wires are intended for use to introduce and position catheters and other interventional devices within the chambers of the heart, including those used within transcatheter aortic valve procedures (TAVR).
Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)
X Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
| Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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## 510(K) SUMMARY
# Submitter Information
| A. Company Name: | Baylis Medical Company Inc. |
|-------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
| B. Company Address: | 5825 Explorer Dr<br>Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 5P6<br>Canada |
| C. Company Phone: | +1 (905) 602-4875 |
| D. Company Facsimile: | +1 (905) 602-5671 |
| E. Contact Person: | May Tsai<br>Director, Regulatory Affairs |
| F. Summary Prepared on: | 23-Feb-2023 |
## Device Identification
| A. Device Trade Name: | ProTrack™ Pigtail Wire |
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| B. Device Common Name: | Guidewire |
| C. Classification Name: | Wire, Guide, Catheter (21 CFR 870.1330) |
| D. Product Code: | DQX |
| E. Review Panel: | Cardiovascular |
| F. Device Class: | Class II |
## Identification of Legally Marketed Device
| A. Predicate Device: | Medtronic Confida™ Brecker Curve™ Guidewire |
|------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| B. Manufacturer: | Medtronic |
| C. 510(k) | K132623 |
| D. Indications for Use | The Medtronic Confida™ Brecker Curve™ Guidewire<br>is intended for use to introduce and position<br>catheters during diagnostic and-interventional<br>procedures within the chambers of the heart,<br>including, transcatheter aortic valve implantation<br>(TAVI). |
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#### Intended Use
The ProTrack™ Piqtail Wires are intended to facilitate the placement of devices during diagnostic and interventional procedures.
#### Indications for Use
The ProTrack™ Pigtail Wires are intended for use to introduce and position catheters and other interventional devices within the chambers of the heart, including those used within transcatheter aortic valve procedures (TAVR).
### Device Description
The ProTrack™ Pigtail Wire is a single used for the patients requiring diagnostic and interventional procedures like transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). It is used to facilitate the introduction and placement of devices in catheterization procedures primarily by Electrophysiologists and Interventional Cardiologists. Procedures using the devices are performed in fully equipped catheter labs with imaging equipment, including fluoroscopy and echocardiography under sterile technique.
The device consists of a stainless-steel core wire with a flexible, spiral shaped stainless steel distal coil. A green PTFE coating is present on the entire length of the device and provides a lubricious surface for smooth tracking through accessory devices and vasculature. The Wire has a radiopaque coil (304V Stainless Steel) around the distal curve to allow visualization under appropriate imaging guidance during procedures. The device is offered in multiple models with two different lengths (230 cm and 275 cm), diameters (0.032″ and 0.035″), and distal curve shapes (regular and small). The device is provided sterilized).
The wire is classified as an external communicating device, contacting circulating blood, with limited exposure and contact up to a maximum of 24 hours. The patient contacting materials are PTFE coating, stainless steel and adhesive.
### Comparison of Technological Characteristic with Predicate Device
The subject ProTrack™ Pigtail Wire and predicate device Confida™ Brecker Curve™ Guidewire have the same intended use, fundamental scientific technology, sterility and principle of operation. Differences in design and technological characteristics between the subject and predicate device do not raise any new types of questions of safety and effectiveness. The results of verification and validation testing provide reasonable assurance of the safe and
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effective use of the ProTrack™ Pigtail Wire to establish substantial equivalence for its intended use to the predicate device. Table 1 below shows technological comparison of subject device with predicate device.
| Characteristic | Comparison Result | Comment |
|--------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Intended Use | Identical | The subject and predicate device are both<br>intended to facilitate the placement of<br>devices during diagnostic and<br>interventional procedures. |
| Indications for Use | Similar | The indications for use of the subject<br>device is similar to that of the predicate<br>device, with minor wording differences to<br>clarify the devices that can be positioned.<br>The terms TAVI (used in predicate device<br>labelling) and TAVR (used in subject<br>device labelling) are considered<br>equivalent. |
| Fundamental Scientific<br>Technology | Identical | Both subject and predicate device rely on<br>user controlled mechanical manipulation<br>to percutaneously gain access to<br>vasculature and chambers of heart. |
| Operating Principles | Identical | Both subject and predicate device<br>facilitate the introduction and positioning<br>of one catheter and/or interventional<br>device for another, while maintaining<br>guidewire position in the chambers of the<br>heart. |
| Mechanism of Action | Identical | The mechanism of action for both subject<br>and predicate device is mechanical force. |
| Environment of Use | Identical | Both subject and predicate device are used<br>in facilities equipped and staffed to |
| | | perform diagnostic and interventional<br>procedures. |
| Materials | Similar | The subject and predicate device are both<br>comprised of the following materials:<br>• Stainless steel<br>• PTFE coating<br><br>The following material is different:<br>• Adhesive |
| Technological<br>characteristics | Similar | Both subject and predicate device share<br>the same characteristic:<br>• Distal tip configuration<br><br>The following characteristics are different:<br>• Device usable Length<br>• Outer diameter<br>• Distal tip spiral diameter<br>• Compatibility with accessory<br>device |
| Packaging | Similar | The subject and predicate device<br>packaging system differ in:<br>• Packaging material<br>• Packaging configuration |
| Sterilization | Identical | Both subject and predicate device are<br>Single Use, Ethylene Oxide sterilized |
Table 1: Comparison of Technological Characteristics with Predicate Device
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### Performance Testing Summary
Performance Testing has been completed to demonstrate substantial equivalence of the subject device and predicate device. All test requirements were met as specified by applicable standard and the test protocols. The device was subjected to the following verification and validation activities.
### Mechanical Testing
Mechanical verification testing was conducted for the ProTrack™ Pigtail Wire to ensure compliance with the requirements per FDA guidance and ISO 11070:2014/Amd:2018. The following mechanical tests were performed for the device:
#### Per 11070:2014/Amd:2018:
- Corrosion Resistance .
- Flex Test .
- Fracture test ●
- Peak tensile force
- Tensile strength .
- Tip Pull ●
## Per FDA guidance Coronary, Peripheral, and Neurovascular Guidewires -Performance Tests and Recommended Labeling:
- . Dimensional verification
- Visual inspection .
- Repeated Simulated Use .
- Peak tensile force/Tensile strength ●
- Tip pull .
- Torque Strength .
- Coating integrity ●
- Particulate testing ●
- Lubricity/Friction testing
- Corrosion resistance
- Kink resistance .
- Tip flexibility .
- Radiopacity ●
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### General Physical Testing
General physical verification testing was conducted for the ProTrack™ Pigtail Wire to ensure compliance with Baylis Medical Company Inc. self-enforced requirements. The following tests were performed:
- . Curve Retention
- . Flexural rigidity
### Biocompatibility Verification
The biological safety of the ProTrack™ Pigtail Wire was verified in accordance with the requirements of ISO 10993-1:2020 and the FDA guidance document, Use of International Standard ISO 10993-1, "Biological evaluation of medical devices – Part 1: Evaluation and testing within a risk management process". The following biocompatibility tests were performed:
- . ISO Cytotoxicity study
- ISO Maximization Sensitization Study .
- ISO Intracutaneous Reactivity Study
- ISO/USP Material Mediated Pyrogenicity .
- ISO Hemocompatibility Study ●
- . ISO Acute Systemic Toxicity Study
### Sterilization Verification
Sterilization verification was completed for the ProTrack™ Pigtail Wire to the requirements of ISO 11134-1:2014. Sterilization is performed with Ethylene Oxide to a Sterility Assurance Level (SAL) of 10-6. Residual limits are in accordance with ISO 10993-7:2008.
### Pyrogen Testing
The ProTrack™ Pigtail Wire is supplied non-pyrogenic. Limulus Amoebocyte Lysate (LAL) testing was evaluated using the Kinetic Chromogenic method, as per ANSI/AAMI ST72:2019 and the FDA guidance document, "Guidance for Industry – Pyrogens and Endotoxins Testing: Questions and Answers," to verify the subject device meets current FDA and USP pyrogen limit specifications.
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#### Packaging Verification
Ship testing was evaluated to verify the integrity of the subject device packaging through the rigors of shipping and handling as well as storage over time. The seal strength and sterile barrier integrity was also evaluated to verify compliance with the current applicable requirements of ISO 11607-1:2020 and ISO 11607-2:2017 over the proposed intended shelf life of the subject device.
### Bench-top Validation
User needs for ProTrack™ Piqtail Wire were validated through benchtop validation activities. Users drawn from populations familiar with catheter-based interventional procedures were presented with a sequence of actions to perform with a benchtop model representative of a clinical workflow involving the device. Observations regarding ease of use and errors made were recorded and evaluated to conclude if customer requirements were met. The validation testing demonstrated that the ProTrack™ Pigtail Wire meets the intended use to support substantial equivalence.
#### Conclusion
The intended use and fundamental scientific technology, including principles of operation and mechanism of action, of the subject ProTrack™ Pigtail Wire are identical to those of the predicate Medtronic Confida™ Brecker Curve™ Guidewire (K132623). Differences in design and technological characteristics do not raise any different questions of safety and effectiveness. The results of verification and validation activities support the substantial equivalence of the subject and the predicate device.
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