The SmartSite® Vented Vial Access Device is intended for use by healthcare professionals in a wide variety of healthcare environments including hospitals, healthcare facilities, and pharmacies for reconstitution or dispensing of medication. The SmartSite® Vented Vial Access Device is indicated for use with rubber-stopper medication vials for reconstitution or dispensing of medications, including chemotherapy agents.
Device Story
The SmartSite® Vented Vial Access Device is a sterile, single-use, needle-free accessory for medication vials. It features a dual-lumen spike for fluid transfer and pressure equalization, a locking shroud for vial attachment, and a hydrophobic filter to prevent contamination and particulate release. The device incorporates a SmartSite® needle-free access valve for Luer connections. Used by healthcare professionals in clinical and pharmacy settings, it enables needle-free reconstitution and dispensing of drugs, including chemotherapy agents. By maintaining a microbiologically closed system, it allows for the sterility of vial contents to be maintained for up to 7 days when used in USP <797> compliant environments. The device simplifies medication handling, reduces needle-stick risks, and supports safe drug preparation.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Testing included attachment force, filter misuse pressure, residual fluid volume, flow rate, packaging integrity, sterilization validation, vial septum visibility, bond strength, stopper coring, detachment force, leakage, and biocompatibility per ISO 10993. Microbial ingress and valve performance were leveraged from existing data (Carefusion MAF-1918). The device demonstrated the ability to maintain drug sterility for 7 days.
Technological Characteristics
Constructed of MABS (methyl methacrylate acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer), nylon filter substrate, and SmartSite® valve (acrylic body, polyurethane cap, silicone piston). Features dual-lumen spike, locking shroud, and hydrophobic filter. Sterile, single-use, disposable. Luer-compatible needle-free valve. Biocompatibility per ISO 10993-1. No natural rubber latex.
Indications for Use
Indicated for healthcare professionals in hospitals, facilities, and pharmacies for reconstitution or dispensing of medications, including chemotherapy agents, using rubber-stopper medication vials.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
An intravascular administration set is a device used to administer fluids from a container to a patient's vascular system through a needle or catheter inserted into a vein. The device may include the needle or catheter, tubing, a flow regulator, a drip chamber, an infusion line filter, an I.V. set stopcock, fluid delivery tubing, connectors between parts of the set, a side tube with a cap to serve as an injection site, and a hollow spike to penetrate and connect the tubing to an I.V. bag or other infusion fluid container.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The special control for pharmacy compounding systems within this classification is the FDA guidance document entitled “Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Pharmacy Compounding Systems; Final Guidance for Industry and FDA Reviewers.” Pharmacy compounding systems classified within the intravascular administration set are exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of this part and subject to the limitations in § 880.9.
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
July 31, 2015
Yukon Medical LLC c/o Mr. Mark Job Regulatory Technology Services, Inc. 1394 25th Street, NW Buffalo. MN 55313
Re: K151963
Trade/Device Name: SmartSite® Vented Vial Access Device Regulation Number: 21 CFR 880.5440 Regulation Name: Intravenous Administration Set Regulatory Class: II Product Code: LHI Dated: July 15, 2015 Received: July 16, 2015
Dear Mr. Job:
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. 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.
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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 statutes and regulations administered by other Federal agencies. You must comply with all the Act's requirements, including, but not limited to: registration and listing (21 CFR Part 807); labeling (21 CFR Part 801); medical device reporting (reporting of medical device-related adverse events) (21 CFR 803); good manufacturing practice requirements as set forth in the quality systems (QS) regulation (21 CFR Part 820); and if applicable, the electronic product radiation control provisions (Sections 531-542 of the Act); 21 CFR 1000-1050.
If you desire specific advice for your device on our labeling regulation (21 CFR Part 801), please contact the Division of Industry and Consumer Education at its toll-free number (800) 638-2041 or (301) 796-7100 or at its Internet address
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Resourcesfor You/Industry/default.htm. Also, please note the regulation entitled. "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21CFR Part 807.97). For questions regarding the reporting of adverse events under the MDR regulation (21 CFR Part 803), please go to
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/ReportaProblem/default.htm for the CDRH's Office of Surveillance and Biometrics/Division of Postmarket Surveillance.
You may obtain other general information on your responsibilities under the Act from the Division of Industry and Consumer Education at its toll-free number (800) 638-2041 or (301) 796-7100 or at its Internet address
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ResourcesforYou/Industry/default.htm.
Sincerely vours.
Tina Kiang
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for Erin I. Keith, M.S. Director Division of Anesthesiology, General Hospital, Respiratory, Infection Control and Dental Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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# 4.0 Indications for Use Statement
510(k) Number (if known): ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Device Name: SmartSite® Vented Vial Access Device
Indications for Use:
The SmartSite® Vented Vial Access Device is intended for use by healthcare professionals in a wide variety of healthcare environments including hospitals, healthcare facilities, and pharmacies for reconstitution or dispensing of medication. The SmartSite® Vented Vial Access Device is indicated for use with rubber-stopper medication vials for reconstitution or dispensing of medications, including chemotherapy agents.
Prescription Use X (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
AND/OR
Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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Concurrence of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE)
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## 5. 510(k) Summary
## Submitter Information 5.1.
| Company Name: | Yukon Medical, LLC |
|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Company<br>Address: | 4021 Stirrup Creek Drive<br>Suite 200<br>Durham, NC 27703 |
| Company Phone: | (919) 595-8250 |
| Company Fax: | (919) 595-8251 |
| Contact Person: | Carl Dupper, Director, Technical Operations<br>Yukon Medical<br>Phone: 919-595-8257<br>Fax: 919-595-8251<br>Email: cdupper@yukonmedical.com |
| Prepared By: | James Fentress, Director of Engineering<br>Gilero, LLC<br>4022 Stirrup Creek Drive Suite 300<br>Durham, NC 27703<br>Phone: 919-595-8236<br>Fax: 919-595-8221<br>Email: jfentress@gilero.com |
| Date Summary | February 18, 2015 |
# Prepared:
## 5.2. Device Identification
| Trade/Proprietary<br>Name: | SmartSite® Vented Vial Access Device |
|----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
| Common Name: | Vial Access Device |
| Classification<br>Name: | Intravascular Administration Set<br>21 CFR 880.5440, Class II |
| Classification Panel | General Hospital |
| Product Code: | LHI, I.V. Fluid Transfer Set |
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#### 5.3. Predicate Device
The SmartSite® Vented Vial Access Device (SSVVAD) is substantially equivalent to the following predicate device:
| Device | Manufacturer | 510(k) | Date Cleared |
|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|---------|-----------------------|
| SmartSite® Vented Vial<br>Access Device | Cardinal Health,<br>Alaris Products | K052790 | December, 23,<br>2005 |
#### 5.4. Device Description
The 20mm SmartSite® Vented Vial Access Device is a stand alone, sterile, single-use, disposable device which permits access to a medication vial without the use of a needle. It consists of a spike, locking shroud, hydrophobic filter, and SmartSite® needle-free access valve for Luer access.
The SmartSite® Vented Vial Access Device is microbiologically closed. When used in a USP<797> compliant pharmaceutical compounding and storage environment, the SmartSite® Vented Vial Access Device is capable of maintaining the sterility of vial medications for up to7 days.
#### 5.5. Intended Use
The SmartSite® Vented Vial Access Device is intended for use by healthcare professionals in a wide variety of healthcare environments including hospitals, healthcare facilities, and pharmacies for reconstitution or dispensing of medication. The SmartSite® Vented Vial Access Device is indicated for use with standard rubber-stopper medication vials for reconstitution or dispensing of medications, including chemotherapy agents.
#### 5.6. Predicate Device Comparison - Technical Characteristics
Equivalency of technical characteristics is demonstrated through a direct comparison of the Vented Single Vial Access Device and the predicate device listed in the table below.
The indications statement for the SmartSite® Vented Vial Access Device [Yukon Medical] is the same as its predicate device, Cardinal Health (Now CareFusion) SmartSite® Vented Vial Access Device (K052790).
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| Technical Characteristic | Device | |
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| | Subject Device: | Predicate Device: |
| | [Yukon Medical]<br>SmartSite® Vented<br>Vial Access Device | [CareFusion] SmartSite®<br>Vented Vial Access<br>Device |
| Spike | Yes | Yes |
| Locking Shroud | Yes | Yes |
| Luer Access | SmartSite® Needle<br>Free Valve | SmartSite® Needle Free<br>Valve |
| Hydrophobic Filter | Yes | Yes |
# Spike
The spike is used to penetrate a standard medication vial stopper and provide fluid and filtered air paths.
The subject device and the predicate ([CareFusion] SmartSite® Vented Vial Access Device) both have equivalent dual lumen spikes; one lumen for fluid transfer and the other which allows for pressure equalization with vented air.
# Locking Shroud
The purpose of the locking shroud is to secure the device to a standard medication vial after the stopper is penetrated. Both the subject and predicate device utilize a locking shroud with retention tabs to ensure device security atop a vial.
## Luer Access
All configurations of the subject device and predicate device use the same needle free valve for Luer access to the device: the SmartSite® needle-free access valve.
## Hydrophobic Filter
Both the subject and predicate device use a hydrophobic filter membrane in their respective designs. This filter serves four purposes in both devices: 1) The filter prevents particulates from leaving the devices when air is introduced; 2) The filter prevents contaminants in the surrounding environment from entering the secured drug vial; 3) The filter prevents liquid from leaving the device during misuse conditions, where the devices are inverted when liquid is injected; 4) The filter allows the air pressure in the vial to acclimate with ambient air pressure, preventing the build-up of pressure in the vial.
## Materials
The subject SmartSite® Vented Vial Access Device is constructed of polymeric Components. The main body of the device and the filter housing is molded
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from a methyl methacrylate acrylonitrile butadiene styrene copolymer (MABS), and a filter subassembly. The filter subassembly is comprised of a non-woven nylon substrate secured to a MABS housing. The filter housing is glued into the main body of the device using a Loctite medical grade UV adhesive.
A SmartSite® needle-free access valve is bonded to the top of the main body using a Loctite medical grade UV adhesive. The SmartSite® valve itself is comprised of a clear main body molded from Acrylic, a cap molded from polyurethane, and a piston, molded from silicone. The piston is lubricated with silicone oil.
The subject SmartSite® VVAD materials do not contain natural rubber latex.
The subject SmartSite® VVAD has been tested and meets the biological requirements outlined in ISO 10993-1.
#### 5.7. Predicate Device Comparison - Performance Characteristics
The performance data supplied with this submission demonstrates that the subject SmartSite® VVAD meets all specified requirements and is substantially equivalent to the predicate device.
Since limited performance data for the predicate [CareFusion] SmartSite® Vented Vial Access Device was available, some performance characteristics of the predicate device were tested along with the subject SmartSite® VVAD.
The following tests were conducted on the predicate and subject SmartSite® Vented Vial Access Devices to demonstrate equivalency of the performance characteristics to the predicate device(s):
Tests Performed on Subject and Predicate Devices:
- Attachment Force ●
- Filter Misuse Pressure ●
- Residual Fluid Volume ●
- Flow Rate
Tests Performed on Subject Device:
- Packaging maintains sterile barrier .
- · Device packaging opens with gloved hands
- Packaging materials are radiation sterilizable ●
- Device materials are radiation sterilizable ●
- Vial septum visibility
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- Device usable with gloved hands ●
- Priming Volume ●
- SmartSite bond strength .
- Stopper coring
- Device locks with >= 2 fingers ●
- Spike breakage ●
- Shroud breakage
- Vertical and horizontal detachment force
- Negative pressure leakage
- Filter prevents >=99.9% ●
- Shelf life (accelerated)
- Storage temperature ●
- Biocompatibility ISO 10993 ●
- o Cytotoxicity by Elution Test (Cytotoxicity)
- Intracutaneous Reactivity (Irritation or Intracutaneous o Reactivity)
- Maximization Test for Delayed Hypersensivity (Sensitization) o
- Acute Systemic Toxicity (Systemic Toxicity (Acute)) O
- Evaluation of Hemocompatibility: Interaction with Blood o (Hemolysis)
- . Chemotherapy and Hazardous Drug Compatibility
Tests leveraged from Carefusion MAF-1918:
- Needle-free Valve Activations >45 ●
- Needle-free Valve ISO-594 Luer Compatibility ●
- Microbial ingress
- Leakage
Both the subject and predicate devices contain the SmartSite® needle free valve, which has been previously evaluated and cleared by the FDA for ISO-594 compliance, microbial ingress, leakage, and multiple/extended activation.
Additional testing on the subject SmartSite® VVAD has been done to ensure that the mechanically closed and microbiologically closed technical characteristics of the subject SmartSite® VVAD, not present on the predicate device, raise no new types of safety or effectiveness questions when compared to the predicate device.
- Maintains drug sterility for 7 days
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## 5.8. Conclusion
Test results demonstrate that the SmartSite® Vented Vial Access Device is as safe and effective, and performs as well as the legally marketed device designated as the predicate device per 807.92 (b)(3).
Based on comparisons of the device's intended use, technology and performance characteristics, the subject SmartSite® VVAD is substantially equivalent to the indicated predicate device.
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Part 1 — Search, results, and everyday workflows 16 min
Part 2 — Embeddings: the galaxy map 3 min
1. Search: exact and fuzzy
Type a phrase like "coronary artery calcification" into the search box. You get two kinds of results. Exact results match the literal phrase — prefix searches work ("coronary artery calcificati") but suffix searches do not. Fuzzy results match on the meaning and intent of your phrase rather than the exact words, and are sorted by relevance score. Hover over the Exact or Fuzzy badge on any row to see exactly why it matched.
Use the checkboxes above the results to narrow: SaMD keeps only software-only devices, AI / ML keeps only devices with AI.
Exact vs. fuzzy search: what's the difference?
Exact matches on the literal phrase (prefix search works, suffix does not). Fuzzy matches on the meaning and intent of the phrase rather than the exact words. Hover over the badge on any row to see why it matched.
You search "coronary artery calcification" and want only software devices with AI. What two filters do you apply?
Narrow by SaMD (software-only devices), then narrow by AI/ML (devices with AI).
2. The results table
Scroll right in the results table. The intended use is extracted for you — no need to open the PDF. The device story gives a high-level snapshot of what the device does and how it's used. The AI Performance sub-table shows each output name, acceptance criteria, observed values, and development/test dataset descriptions — the same format Innolitics uses for regulatory strategy outputs, and the fastest high-level fingerprint of an AI device. It is AI-generated but has been very reliable in practice.
Where do you find a device's intended use without opening the PDF?
Scroll right in the search results table. The intended use column is extracted for you; no need to dig into the 510(k) summary PDF.
What does the AI Performance sub-table show, and why is it useful?
Output name, acceptance criteria, observed values, development dataset description, and test dataset description. It's the same format we use for regulatory strategy output and Fast 510(k) input, and the fastest high-level fingerprint of an AI device. AI-generated but reliable in practice.
3. Judging fuzzy relevance
Fuzzy results trail off in relevance as you scroll. Use three signals to decide how far down to go: the fuzzy badge explanations, the intended use column, and whether your target output (e.g., Cobb angle) still appears in the AI Performance sub-table. Once it stops appearing, you're past the relevant zone. A top hit with a low score (~0.4) and a stretched explanation is a hint the closest predicates are far away — the project may be headed for De Novo. Note the fuzzy search is a pattern match: it doesn't handle negation ("not") well, and hardware devices can appear — filter by SaMD/AI ML to cut them.
How do you judge how far down fuzzy search results to go?
Use the relevancy signals: the fuzzy badge explanations, the intended use column, and whether the target output (e.g., Cobb angle) still appears in the AI Performance sub-table. Once it stops appearing, results are trailing off in relevancy.
4. Device detail page: chat and citations
Click a device name to open its detail page: device facts on the left, a chat window on the right. Ask something like "Describe the training data". The answer carries little citation bubbles — click one to jump to the highlighted passage in the source PDF, so you can verify every AI answer against the document. There's also a Download PDF button for sharing.
How do you verify an AI chat answer on the device detail page?
Click the citation bubbles to jump to the relevant highlight in the source document.
Reading rule for every project: how many summaries do you read in full?
At least the three most relevant 510(k) or De Novo summaries, in full. After that, use targeted chat questions to confirm your memory quickly. The tool supports this professional habit — it doesn't replace it.
5. Side-by-side comparison
Select multiple rows in the results table (aim for under ~10), then open the PDF Viewer tab. Ask one question — it goes to all selected devices in parallel, each with citations. This is the fastest way to compare and contrast devices: training data, PCCP scope, how they handled adding new scanners, and so on.
What does the side-by-side PDF viewer mode do?
Select multiple devices, open the PDF viewer tab, and ask one question (e.g., "Describe the training data"). It queries all selected devices simultaneously with citations, so you can compare and contrast quickly.
6. Collections
With rows selected, go to the Collections tab and create a labeled collection (e.g., "Cobb Angle Project"). Reload that selection any time — before a client call, pull up the collection and ask questions across all of its devices at once.
How do you save a set of selected devices for later use?
Select the rows, go to the Collections tab, and create a labeled collection (e.g., "Cobb Angle Project"). You can reload the selection anytime and carry it into the PDF viewer and other tabs that support selections.
7. Product codes and the regulations tree
Click a product code in the results to jump to it in the regulations tree — identification text, sibling product codes, and devices you can open in a PDF viewer on the right. Click a regulation number to see its identification, special controls, and related product codes. You can also search by product code or regulation number at the top of the tree. Always read the special controls if any exist for your device — it broadens your search and sharpens pre-kickoff research.
What can you do from the regulations tree view?
Browse product codes and regulation numbers, read the identification text and special controls, browse sibling product codes, open device PDFs on the right, and search by product code or regulation number at the top of the tree.
8. Chart view
Click Show Chart and segment by regulation number (or product code) to see which regulations dominate your result set. Clicking a regulation takes you into the regulations tree. Great for spotting that most matches are, say, hardware laparoscopic devices — a cue to go back and filter.
How do you see which regulations dominate a search result set?
Click "Show Chart" and segment by Regulation Number. Clicking a regulation takes you to the regulations tree.
9. The predicate graph
Open the Predicates tab for a family-tree view of predicate relationships. Click a node to trace its parents and children; selections from search carry over pre-selected. Commonly predicated devices are worth reading — a lot of people predicated them for a reason. The visual lineage is also handy on client calls, e.g. to show how a predicate family evolved and justify why your predicate still holds.
In the predicate graph, why are commonly predicated devices worth reading?
A lot of people predicated them for a reason. Clicking a node traces parents and children, and selections from search carry over pre-selected.
10. Embeddings: the galaxy map
The Embeddings tab plots every matching document in a 2-D "galaxy map" where semantically similar devices cluster together. Hover or click clusters to explore, and let AI label the clusters for you. Embeddings beat product codes for grouping: two devices can carry different product codes (LLZ vs. QIH) yet do the same thing — the embedding captures the meaning of the intended use and device story. This is also exactly how retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) works under the hood, and it makes a great visual on client calls.
Try it yourself
Head to the search page and work through a few of these AI/ML fuzzy searches to build intuition: perivascular fat on CT · aortic valve calcification opportunistic screening on noncontrast CT · breast cancer prediction on digital pathology slides · autism detection · gestational age prediction · a hearing aid that can also detect a pulse · foundation model based analysis of ECG · large language models · penetration test. Watch how the relevance scores, intended use, and AI Performance tables tell you when results stop being meaningful.