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# AUTO SUTURE SURGIWAND (K961771)

_United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc · GEI · Sep 25, 1996 · General, Plastic Surgery · SESE_

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## Device Facts

- **Applicant:** United States Surgical, A Division of Tyco Healthc
- **Product Code:** [GEI](/submissions/SU/subpart-e%E2%80%94surgical-devices/GEI.md)
- **Decision Date:** Sep 25, 1996
- **Decision:** SESE
- **Submission Type:** Traditional
- **Regulation:** 21 CFR 878.4400
- **Device Class:** Class 2
- **Review Panel:** General, Plastic Surgery
- **Attributes:** Therapeutic

## Intended Use

The AUTO SUTURE* Suction / Irrigation** device is intended to allow the surgeon to gently blow blood and debris from the surgical site.

## Device Story

Hand-held surgical instrument; used in open and thoracoscopic procedures; operated by surgeons. Device functions to suction or irrigate surgical sites; expanded utility allows gentle blowing of blood and debris from site. Design, function, and performance identical to predicate; manufactured using same bio-approved materials and processes as existing USSC surgical accessories.

## Clinical Evidence

No clinical data; substantial equivalence based on design, material, and functional comparison to predicate.

## Technological Characteristics

Hand-held surgical instrument; bio-approved materials identical to predicate; manual operation; non-powered; sterile.

## Regulatory Identification

An electrosurgical cutting and coagulation device and accessories is a device intended to remove tissue and control bleeding by use of high-frequency electrical current.

## Predicate Devices

- Endoscopic Suction / Irrigation device ([K903207](/device/K903207.md))

## Submission Summary (Full Text)

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# SUMMARY OF INFORMATION SUPPORTING SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS:

The AUTO SUTURE* Suction / Irrigation** device is identical in safety and effectiveness to its currently marketed predicate - U.S. Surgical Corp.'s *Endoscopic Suction / Irrigation** device - 510(k) #K903207. United States Surgical Corporation has been manufacturing hand instruments as accessories in surgical procedures for a number of years. It is now the intention of USSC to expand the utility of the AUTO SUTURE* Endoscopic Suction / Irrigation** device to allow the surgeon to gently blow blood and debris from the surgical site. The information included in this notification demonstrates that the device is substantially equivalent to its predicate in respect to design, function, performance, labeling and sterilization. *The sole difference between the subject and device and the predicate device, is that the predicate device is indicated for endoscopic surgery while the subject device is only indicated for open and thoracoscopic surgery (non-insufflated).*

- Both the subject and predicate devices are designed and to perform the exact same functions.
- Both the subject devices and other currently marketed United States Surgical Corporation devices are manufactured in the same facilities, using similar processes and controls.
- Both the subject devices and other currently marketed United States Surgical Corporation devices are packaged in the same facilities using similar processes and controls.
- Both the subject and predicate devices perform the exact same function in the same way.
- Both the subject and predicate devices are manufactured from the exact same bio-approved materials

* Trademark of United States Surgical Corporation
** Trademark name not yet determined

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