STAINLESS STEEL SOFT SUTURE WIRE

K990355 · Bregma International Trading Company , Ltd. · LRN · Jul 8, 1999 · Orthopedic

Device Facts

• Record ID: K990355
• Device Name: STAINLESS STEEL SOFT SUTURE WIRE
• Applicant: Bregma International Trading Company , Ltd.
• Product Code: LRN · Orthopedic
• Decision Date: Jul 8, 1999
• Decision: SESE
• Submission Type: Traditional
• Regulation: 21 CFR 888.3030
• Device Class: Class 2
• Attributes: Therapeutic

Intended Use

The Stainless Steel Soft Suture Wire is intended for general orthopedic ones and The Stainless Steel Solt Suture Mic 15 meetigs in or bones, and surgery such as Sternulli Closure, nature is also intended for soft tissue patella fracture fixation. The device is also intended for soft tissue patella fracture fixation. "The device is also more approximation such as abdominal wound closure and hernia repair.

Device Story

Stainless steel wire used for surgical fixation and tissue approximation. Applied by surgeons in clinical/OR settings for bone stabilization (sternum, patella) and soft tissue closure (hernia, abdominal wounds). Provides mechanical support to hold tissues or bone fragments together during healing. Manual operation by clinician.

Clinical Evidence

No clinical data provided; bench testing only.

Technological Characteristics

Stainless steel suture wire. Mechanical fixation device. No electronic components, software, or energy source.

Indications for Use

Indicated for general orthopedic surgery, sternal closure, patella fracture fixation, and soft tissue approximation including abdominal wound closure and hernia repair. For prescription use only.

Regulatory Classification

Identification

Single/multiple component metallic bone fixation appliances and accessories are devices intended to be implanted consisting of one or more metallic components and their metallic fasteners. The devices contain a plate, a nail/plate combination, or a blade/plate combination that are made of alloys, such as cobalt-chromium-molybdenum, stainless steel, and titanium, that are intended to be held in position with fasteners, such as screws and nails, or bolts, nuts, and washers. These devices are used for fixation of fractures of the proximal or distal end of long bones, such as intracapsular, intertrochanteric, intercervical, supracondylar, or condylar fractures of the femur; for fusion of a joint; or for surgical procedures that involve cutting a bone. The devices may be implanted or attached through the skin so that a pulling force (traction) may be applied to the skeletal system.

Submission Summary (Full Text)

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Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850

8 1999 JUL

Dr. Assem Hedayat President Bregma International Trading Company, Ltd. 214-111 Research Drive Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada S7N 3R2

Re: K990355

> Trade Name: Stainless Steel Soft Suture Wire Regulatory Class: II Product Code: LRN Dated: June 7, 1999 Received: June 11, 1999

Dear Dr. Hedayat:

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 current Good Manufacturing Practice requirement, as set forth in the Quality System Regulation (OS) for Medical Devices: General regulation (21 CFR Part 820) and that, through periodic (QS) 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.

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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,

Celia M. Witten, Ph.D., M.D. Director Division of General and Restorative Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health

Enclosure

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510(k) Number (if known):__ K990355

Device Name:_Suture Wire (87 LRN)

Indications For Use:

The Stainless Steel Soft Suture Wire is intended for general orthopedic
ones and The Stainless Steel Solt Suture Mic 15 meetigs in or bones, and surgery such as Sternulli Closure, nature is also intended for soft tissue
patella fracture fixation. The device is also intended for soft tissue patella fracture fixation. "The device is also more
approximation such as abdominal wound closure and hernia repair.

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Concurrence of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE)

Prescription Jise_ (Per 21 CFR 801.109)

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Over-The-Counter Use-

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