HEARTPORT NEEDLE TROCAR
Device Facts
| Record ID | K965051 |
|---|---|
| Device Name | HEARTPORT NEEDLE TROCAR |
| Applicant | Heartport, Inc. |
| Product Code | DRC · Cardiovascular |
| Decision Date | Mar 12, 1997 |
| Decision | SESE |
| Submission Type | Traditional |
| Regulation | 21 CFR 870.1390 |
| Device Class | Class 2 |
| Attributes | Therapeutic |
Intended Use
The Heartport Needle Trocars are intended to provide access to the thoracic cavity. The Heartport Needle Trocar allows suture snares and similar small devices to be inserted and used during minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgery procedures.
Device Story
Needle trocar; provides thoracic cavity access; facilitates insertion of suture snares/small instruments during minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgery. Used by surgeons in clinical/OR settings. Device design/performance equivalent to biopsy needles; enables instrument passage through thoracic wall.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only; no clinical data provided. Equivalence established via design and performance comparison to predicate devices.
Technological Characteristics
Needle-based trocar design; biocompatible materials. Mechanical device for thoracic access. No software or electronic components.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients undergoing minimally invasive cardiothoracic surgery requiring thoracic cavity access for insertion of suture snares or similar small devices.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A trocar is a sharp-pointed instrument used with a cannula for piercing a vessel or chamber to facilitate insertion of the cannula.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). Except for trocars that are reprocessed for multiple use, the device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 870.9.
Predicate Devices
- Heartport Surgical Thoracic Trocar
- Popper & Sons Biopsy Needle
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