TroClose1200, TroClose1200 Cannula
K171494 · Gordian Surgical, Ltd. · GAM · Jun 15, 2017 · General, Plastic Surgery
Device Facts
| Record ID | K171494 |
| Device Name | TroClose1200, TroClose1200 Cannula |
| Applicant | Gordian Surgical, Ltd. |
| Product Code | GAM · General, Plastic Surgery |
| Decision Date | Jun 15, 2017 |
| Decision | SESE |
| Submission Type | Special |
| Regulation | 21 CFR 878.4493 |
| Device Class | Class 2 |
| Attributes | Therapeutic |
Intended Use
The TroClose1200™ bladeless trocar is intended for use in a variety of gynecologic, general and urologic endoscopic procedures to create and maintain a port of entry and to facilitate the delivery of absorbable sutures and anchors through soft tissues of the body during endoscopic/ laparoscopic surgery. The trocar may be used with or without visualization for primary and secondary insertions
Device Story
TroClose1200 is a bladeless trocar used in endoscopic/laparoscopic surgery. Device creates and maintains port of entry for surgical instruments; simultaneously facilitates delivery of absorbable sutures and anchors into soft tissue. Operated by surgeons in OR setting. Provides mechanical access and suture placement functionality. Benefits include reduced procedural steps for port closure by integrating suture delivery into trocar system.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Testing included mechanical performance, biocompatibility, and functional verification of suture/anchor delivery system.
Technological Characteristics
Bladeless trocar design; incorporates absorbable suture/anchor delivery mechanism. Materials comply with biocompatibility standards for surgical devices. Manual operation; no energy source or software components.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients undergoing gynecologic, general, or urologic endoscopic/laparoscopic procedures requiring a port of entry and suture/anchor delivery through soft tissue.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
An absorbable poly(glycolide/l-lactide) surgical suture (PGL suture) is an absorbable sterile, flexible strand as prepared and synthesized from homopolymers of glycolide and copolymers made from 90 percent glycolide and 10 percent l-lactide, and is indicated for use in soft tissue approximation. A PGL suture meets United States Pharmacopeia (U.S.P.) requirements as described in the U.S.P. “Monograph for Absorbable Surgical Sutures;” it may be monofilament or multifilament (braided) in form; it may be uncoated or coated; and it may be undyed or dyed with an FDA-approved color additive. Also, the suture may be provided with or without a standard needle attached.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The special control for this device is FDA's “Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Surgical Sutures; Guidance for Industry and FDA.” See § 878.1(e) for the availability of this guidance document.
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Submission Summary (Full Text)
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
June 15, 2017
Gordian Surgical, Ltd. c/o Susan Alpert. M.D. 2425 L Street, N.W. Apt 307 Washington, D.C. 20037
Re: K171494
Trade/Device Name: TroClose™ Regulation Number: 21 CFR 878.4493 Regulation Name: Absorbable poly(glycolide/l-lactide) surgical suture Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: GAM Dated: May 17, 2017 Received: May 22, 2017
Dear Dr. Alpert:
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.
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.
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Sincerely yours,
## David Krause -S
for
Binita S. Ashar, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.S. Director Division of Surgical Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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## Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K171494
Device Name TroClose1200
Indications for Use (Describe)
The TroClose1200™ bladeless trocar is intended for use in a variety of gynecologic, general and urologic endoscopic procedures to create and maintain a port of entry and to facilitate the delivery of absorbable sutures and anchors through soft tissues of the body during endoscopic/ laparoscopic surgery.
The trocar may be used with or without visualization for primary and secondary insertions
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