K183262 · Lucid Diagnostics, Inc. · EOX · Jun 21, 2019 · Ear, Nose, Throat
Device Facts
Record ID
K183262
Device Name
EsoCheck CCD Cell Collection Device
Applicant
Lucid Diagnostics, Inc.
Product Code
EOX · Ear, Nose, Throat
Decision Date
Jun 21, 2019
Decision
SESK
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 874.4710
Device Class
Class 2
Indications for Use
The EsoCheck CCD Cell Collection Device is indicated for use in the collection and retrieval of surface cells of the esophagus in the general population of adults, 22 years of age and older.
Device Story
The EsoCheck CCD is a sterile, single-use, non-endoscopic balloon capsule catheter. The device is swallowed by the patient in a deflated, inverted state. Once in the stomach, the balloon is inflated and manually withdrawn through the esophagus; the textured balloon surface swabs the esophageal mucosa to collect surface cells. The balloon is then deflated and retracted into the capsule to protect the sample from contamination during withdrawal. Once removed, the balloon is re-inflated, detached from the capsule, and placed in a specimen container for cytopathologic analysis. The device allows for esophageal cell sampling without an endoscopic procedure.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data provided. Evidence consists of nonclinical verification and validation testing, including visual/dimensional inspection, balloon inflation/deflation/burst/inversion tests, bond and tensile strength testing, GLP animal studies, biocompatibility (ISO 10993), sterilization validation, shelf-life testing, and user validation.
Technological Characteristics
Sterile, single-use, non-endoscopic balloon capsule catheter. Operates via manual inflation/deflation using a syringe vacuum. Materials are biocompatible per ISO 10993. Sterilized via ethylene oxide (EO).
Indications for Use
Indicated for collection and retrieval of esophageal surface cells in adults 22 years of age and older.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
An esophagoscope (flexible or rigid) and accessories is a tubular endoscopic device with any of a group of accessory devices which attach to the esophagoscope and is intended to examine or treat esophageal malfunction symptoms, esophageal or mediastinal disease, or to remove foreign bodies from the esophagus. When inserted, the device extends from the area of the hypopharynx to the stomach. It is typically used with a fiberoptic light source and carrier to provide illumination. The device is made of materials such as stainless steel or flexible plastic. This generic type of device includes the flexible foreign body claw, flexible biopsy forceps, rigid biopsy curette, flexible biopsy forceps and flexible biopsy curette, but excludes the fiberoptic light source and carrier.
Predicate Devices
Wilson-Cook Medical, Inc. Brandt Cytology Balloon (K911588)
Hobbs Medical, Inc. Hobbs Medical Cytology Brush (K834402)
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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June 21, 2019
Lucid Diagnostics, Inc. % Janice M. Hogan Partner Hogan Lovells US LLP 1735 Market Street, Floor 23 Philadelphia, PA 19103
Re: K183262
Trade/Device Name: EsoCheck CCD Cell Collection Device Regulation Number: 21 CFR\$ 874.4710 Regulation Name: Esophagoscope (flexible or rigid) and Accessories Regulatory Class: II Product Code: EOX Dated: May 31, 2019 Received: May 31, 2019
Dear Janice M. Hogan:
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. However, you are responsible to determine that the medical devices you use as components in the kit have either been determined as substantially equivalent under the premarket notification process (Section 510(k) of the act), or were legally on the market prior to May 28, 1976, the enactment date of the Medical Device Amendments. Please note: If you purchase your device components in bulk (i.e., unfinished) and further process (e.g., sterilize) you must submit a new 510(k) before including these components in your kit/tray. 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.
for Shani P. Haugen, Ph.D. Acting, Assistant Division Director DHT3A: Division of Renal, Gastrointestinal, Obesity and Transplant Devices OHT3: Office of Gastrorenal, ObGyn, General Hospital and Urology 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) K183262
Device Name EsoCheck CCD Cell Collection Device
Indications for Use (Describe)
The EsoCheck CCD Cell Collection Device is indicated for use in the collection and retrieval of surface cells of the esophagus in the general population of adults, 22 years of age and older.
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## 510(K) SUMMARY
| Date Prepared: | May 31, 2019 |
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| Submitter: | Lucid Diagnostics, Inc. |
| Address: | One Grand Central Place, Suite 4600, New York, NY 10165 |
| Phone: | (212) 949-4319 |
| Fax: | (212) 634-7403 |
| Contact Person: | Lishan Aklog, MD<br>Executive Chairman |
| Trade Name/Proprietary<br>Name: | EsoCheckTM CCD Cell Collection Device |
| Class: | II |
| Common Name: | Balloon Cell Collection Device |
| Classification/Name: | Esophagoscope (flexible or rigid) and accessories |
| Regulation: | 21 CFR 874.4710 |
| Product Code: | EOX |
| Classification Panel: | Gastroenterology/Urology |
| Predicate Devices (Legally<br>marketed devices to which<br>substantial equivalence is<br>claimed): | Wilson-Cook Medical, Inc. Brandt Cytology BalloonTM,<br>K911588 (predicate device) |
| | Covidien/Medtronic CytospongeTM, K142695 (reference<br>device) |
| | Hobbs Medical, Inc. Hobbs Medical Cytology Brush,<br>K834402 (reference device) |
#### l. Device Description:
The Lucid Diagnostics EsoCheck™ CCD Cell Collection Device is a sterile single-use disposable non-endoscopic balloon capsule catheter designed to collect and retrieve surface cells of the esophagus. The balloon capsule is attached to a catheter and swallowed with the balloon deflated and inverted. Once positioned, the balloon is inflated and withdrawn allowing its textured surface to swab the surface of the targeted segment of the esophagus, retrieving cells in the process. The balloon is then deflated, retracting it along with the retrieved cells on its surface into the capsule, where they are protected from dilution or contamination as the capsule is fully withdrawn from the patient. The balloon is cut from the capsule and placed in the desired specimen container. The specimen is then sent for diagnostic processing and analysis.
#### II. Principles of Operation:
The EsoCheck CCD Cell Collection Device has been designed as a non-endoscopic cell sampling device intended to be used in the esophagus to obtain surface cells from the esophageal mucosa for cytologic analysis. The EsoCheck CCD Cell Collection Device accomplishes the equivalent of other previously cleared balloon devices and endoscopic brush devices to obtain surface cells from the mucosal lining of the esophagus without the patient having to go through an endoscopic procedure. The distal balloon, smaller than an adult sized vitamin pill, is swallowed by the patient and tethered by a catheter. When the deflated balloon reaches the patients stomach it is inflated and withdrawn into the patient's
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esophagus bringing the textured balloon surface in contact with the mucosal surface of the esophagus. With the balloon in the inflated position, it is manually withdrawn from the esophagus. This allows the textured surface on the balloon to swab the surface of the esophagus to collect the target cells. The cells then adhere to the balloon surface. Using simple syringe vacuum, the balloon is slowly deflated and inverted into the capsule and removed from the patient. Once the balloon and capsule are out of the patient, the balloon is slowly inflated to re-expose the textured surface that holds the cell sample, and the balloon is cut from the capsule and deposited in the desired specimen container for cytopathologic processing.
#### lll. Indications for Use:
The EsoCheck CCD Cell Collection Device is indicated for use in the collection and retrieval of surface cells of the esophagus in the general population of adults, 22 years of age or older.
### IV. Summary of Technological Characteristics of the Proposed Device Compared to the Predicate Device:
The Lucid Diagnostics EsoCheck CCD Cell Collection Device is substantially equivalent to the predicate Brandt Cytology Balloon by Wilson-Cook Medical, Inc. based on the intended use / indications for use, the population for use, anatomical location, the design, the basic principles of operation and single-use disposition. The predicate device, the Brandt Cytology Balloon, was cleared by FDA in 510(k) K911588 in 1992.
EsoCheck CCD Cell Collection Device is substantially similar to The the Covidien/Medtronic Cytosponge™ based on the intended use / indications for use, the population for use, anatomical location, the basic principles of operation and single-use disposition. Additionally, the EsoCheck CCD Cell Collection Device is also substantially similar to the Hobbs Medical, Inc. Hobbs Medical Cytology Brush with regard to surface cytological retrieval capability; the Hobbs Cytology Brush has decades of established performance.
#### V. Summary of the Nonclinical Tests Performed:
Nonclinical testing for the EsoCheck CCD Cell Collection Device consisted of:
- 1. Verification Testing:
- Visual and Dimensional Inspection
- Balloon Capsule Assembly Measurement
- Droop Test
- Balloon Inflation/Deflation Tests
- Balloon Burst Tests
- Balloon Inversion Tests
- Bond Tests ●
- Tensile Tests ●
- GLP Animal Studies ●
- 2. Validation Testing:
- Biocompatibility testing (ISO 10993) ●
- Sterilization lot release testing (EO)
- Packaging validation
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- Shelf life testing ●
- User validation ●
#### VI. Conclusions:
Lucid Diagnostics, Inc. considers the EsoCheck™ CCD Cell Collection Device to be substantially equivalent to legally marketed predicate device, the Brandt Cytology Balloon™ by Wilson-Cook Medical, Inc. (K911588) and similar to the legally marketed reference devices, Covidien/Medtronic Cytosponge™ (K142695) and the Hobbs Medical Cytology Brush (K834402). The test results and compliance with applicable standards provide reasonable assurance that the device has been designed and tested to assure conformance to the requirements for its indications for use.
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