← Product Code [EYZ](/submissions/GU/subpart-f%E2%80%94therapeutic-devices/EYZ) · K961906 # UNI-GARD QUIK CATH(SIZES 8 FRENCH THROUGH 18)UG 10008,10010,10012,10014,10016,10018 (K961906) _Spectrum Medsystems Corp. · EYZ · Nov 19, 1996 · Gastroenterology, Urology · SESE_ **Canonical URL:** https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/GU/subpart-f%E2%80%94therapeutic-devices/EYZ/K961906 ## Device Facts - **Applicant:** Spectrum Medsystems Corp. - **Product Code:** [EYZ](/submissions/GU/subpart-f%E2%80%94therapeutic-devices/EYZ.md) - **Decision Date:** Nov 19, 1996 - **Decision:** SESE - **Submission Type:** Traditional - **Regulation:** 21 CFR 876.5250 - **Device Class:** Class 1 - **Review Panel:** Gastroenterology, Urology - **Attributes:** Therapeutic ## Indications for Use The UNI-GARD QUIK CATH™ is indicated for use to drain urine from the bladder and collect the urine from the bladder in a bag. The UNI-GARD QUIK CATH™ is a unisex intermittent unitized catheter system. ## Device Story UNI-GARD QUIK CATH™ is a sterile, disposable, unitized intermittent urinary catheter system. Components include a drainage catheter, urine collection bag (1800 cc), and an integrated introducer containing a medical-grade polydimethylsiloxane lubricant reservoir. Operation: user inserts the introducer tip into the urethral meatus; catheter is advanced through the introducer, puncturing the sealed tip to enter the urethra; lubricant is applied to the catheter as it passes through the reservoir. The design bypasses the urethral meatus to reduce infection risk and eliminates the need for separate protective caps or guard rings. Used by patients or clinicians for bladder drainage. Benefits include improved ergonomics, extended shelf life via silicone-based lubricant, and increased catheter length (20 inches) for complete bladder emptying. ## Clinical Evidence No clinical data provided; bench testing only. ## Technological Characteristics Sterile, disposable intermittent catheter system. Materials: Medical grade polydimethylsiloxane lubricant. Features: 1800 cc collection bag, 20-inch catheter length, sealed introducer tip. Mechanism: Mechanical advancement of catheter through a lubricant reservoir. Shelf life extended via silicone-based lubricant vs. water-based gels. No software or electronic components. ## Regulatory Identification A urine collector and accessories is a device intended to collect urine. The device and accessories consist of tubing, a suitable receptacle, connectors, mechanical supports, and may include a means to prevent the backflow of urine or ascent of infection. The two kinds of urine collectors are:(1) A urine collector and accessories intended to be connected to an indwelling catheter, which includes the urinary drainage collection kit and the closed urine drainage system and drainage bag; and (2) A urine collector and accessories not intended to be connected to an indwelling catheter, which includes the corrugated rubber sheath, pediatric urine collector, leg bag for external use, urosheath type incontinence device, and the paste-on device for incontinence. ## Special Controls *Classification* —(1)*Class II (special controls) for a urine collector and accessories intended to be connected to an indwelling catheter.* The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to § 876.9.(2) *Class I (general controls).* For a urine collector and accessories not intended to be connected to an indwelling catheter, the device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 876.9. If the device is not labeled or otherwise represented as sterile, it is exempt from the current good manufacturing practice requirements of the quality management system regulation in part 820 of this chapter, except for requirements concerning records and complaint files under § 820.35 of this chapter. ## Predicate Devices - Bard® Touchless® Plus Unisex Intermittent Catheter - MMG/O'Neil® Sterile Field Urinary Intermittent Catheter System ## Submission Summary (Full Text) > This content was OCRed from public FDA records by [Innolitics](https://innolitics.com). If you use, quote, summarize, crawl, or train on this content, cite Innolitics at https://innolitics.com. > > Innolitics is a medical-device software consultancy. We help companies design, build, and clear FDA-regulated software and AI/ML devices, including [a 510(k)](https://innolitics.com/services/510ks/), [a De Novo](https://innolitics.com/services/regulatory/), [a SaMD](https://innolitics.com/services/end-to-end-samd/), [an AI/ML medical device](https://innolitics.com/services/medical-imaging-ai-development/), or [an FDA regulatory strategy](https://innolitics.com/services/regulatory/). {0} K961906 NOV 19 1996 SPECTRUM MedSystems Corporation {P1}{13} UNI-GARD QUIK CATH™ 510(K) Notification # SPECTRUM MedSystems Corporation 2166 Michelson Drive Irvine, CA 92715 Telephone 714/442-8400 Fax 714/442-8410 510 (K) SUMMARY OF SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS INFORMATION ## Submitter: SPECTRUM MedSystems Corporation 2166 Michelson Drive Irvine, California 92715 Contact Name: Thomas L. Hursman Fax Number: (714) 442-8410 Phone Number: (714) 442-8400 Date: May 6, 1996 Name of Device: UNI-GARD QUIK CATH™ Common Name: Intermittent Urinary Catheter Classification Name: Urological Catheter and Accessories (21 CFR 876.5130) The legally marketed devices to which SPECTRUM MedSystems is claiming equivalence [807.92(a)(3)] is the Bard® Touchless® Plus Unisex Intermittent Catheter and the MMG/O'Neil® Sterile Field Urinary Intermittent Catheter System. Description of the Device [807.92(a)(4)]. The UNI-GARD QUIK CATH™ is a sterile, disposable device composed of a introducer with lubricant, drainage catheter and urine collection bag. The introducer containing the lubricant is pressed into the urethral meates until it stops. The catheter is advanced through the introducer and reservoir of lubricant while perforating the introducer tip to enter the urethra. The catheter is advanced until it reaches the bladder and urine begins to flow through the catheter into the urinary collection bag. Intended Use of the Device [807.92(a)(5)]. The UNI-GARD QUIK CATH™ is indicated for use to drain urine from the bladder and collect the urine from the bladder in a bag. The UNI-GARD QUIK CATH™ is a unisex intermittent unitized catheter system. Technological Characteristics of Device Versus Predicate Device [807.92(a)(6)]. The basic clinical approach to bladder drainage using the UNI-GARD QUIK CATH™ and the predicate devices is the same. The Bard and MMG products use a catheter, urinary drainage bag, KY Jelly as the lubricate on exterior of the catheter and in the cap, a insertion tip or introducer tip and removable cover guard or catheter cap to form their catheter system. The design improvements over the predicate devices have been aimed at simplifying the designs, {1} K961906 pLq3 # SPECTRUM MedSystems Corporation UNI-GARD QUIK CATH™ 510(K) Notification extending the shelf life, improving the ergonomics of the user when introducing the urine drainage catheter into the urethra, enlarging the urine collection bag to accommodate the largest of bladder drainage and increasing the length of the catheter to allow complete discharge of the bladder. The UNI-GARD QUIK CATH™ design is simpler by eliminating the need for a removable protective guard or cap. The protective cap on the predicate devices is filled with gel lubricant and when dropped accidently by the user can contaminant the gel used to lubricate the introducer. The sealed catheter introducer used in the UNI-GARD QUIK CATH™ has been designed to eliminate this possibility of contamination by functioning as a lubricate reservoir, a sterile barrier and a introducer. The catheter introducer places a thin medical grade lubricant film onto the catheter as it passes through the introducer lubricant reservoir. The predicate devices are pre-lubricated with large amounts of gel material deposited on the exterior of the catheter that ends up in the urethra meatus and urethral canal. The distal tip of the SPECTRUM catheter introducer is punctured by the catheter as it advances through the sealed catheter introducer tip. The tip seal on the introducer is broken after the introducer tip positions the catheter in the urethra. The catheter penetrated the distal urethra and bypasses contact with the urethral meatus to reduce the risk of infection. Reducing the number of parts making up a medical device improves the ergonomics and the ease-of-use. UNI-GARD QUIK CATH™ accomplishes this objective with the eliminate of the cap and bag retainer ring used in constructing the predicate devices. Extending the shelf life of the pre-lubricated predicate device products will be accomplished by substituting Medical Grade Dow Corning Polydimethylsiloxane lubricant for the traditional KY Jelly. The KY Jelly has a basic composition of chlorhexidine gluconate, glucono delta lactone, glycerin, hydroxyethyl cellulose, methyl parabin, water and sodium hydroxide. The gel is basically a water miscible gel of hydroxyethyl cellulose and upon sitting in a Tyvek pouch over time, the water evaporates and the hydroxyethyl cellulose precipitates as a powder. KY Jelly, once a lubricant then, converts to a grit after dehydration. The UNI-GARD QUIK CATH™ contains the Polydimethylsiloxane lubricant within the pre-lubrication and primary reservoirs of the catheter introducer. The catheter and introducer when assembled together create a reservoir which resists desiccation and provide several years of shelf-life in dry storage (Refer to Attachment 2). This is in contrast to drainage catheter assemblies, such as the present predicate devices which have utilized water-based lubricants such as KY Jelly having shelf storage lives in dry storage of less than one year. 2 {2} 2961900 P3073 SPECTRUM MedSystems Corporation UNI-GARD QUIK CATH™ 510(K) Notification The UNI-GARD QUIK CATH™ will use a 1800 cc collection bag rather than an 1100 cc or 1500 cc bag as used by the predicate devices. This will eliminate the use of a second catheter system to perform the additional drainage of the largest of bladders. The catheter length has also been increased by three inches to a final length of 20 inches to allow complete drainage of the bladder. 3 --- **Source:** [https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/GU/subpart-f%E2%80%94therapeutic-devices/EYZ/K961906](https://fda.innolitics.com/submissions/GU/subpart-f%E2%80%94therapeutic-devices/EYZ/K961906) **Published by [Innolitics](https://innolitics.com)** — a medical-device software consultancy. 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