K Number
K030047
Manufacturer
Date Cleared
2003-01-23

(17 days)

Product Code
Regulation Number
888.3310
Reference & Predicate Devices
Predicate For
AI/MLSaMDIVD (In Vitro Diagnostic)TherapeuticDiagnosticis PCCP AuthorizedThirdpartyExpeditedreview
Intended Use

The Freedom™ Constrained Liners are indicated for use as a component of a total hip prosthesis in primary and revision patients at high risk of dislocation due to a history of prior dislocation, bone loss, joint or soft tissue laxity, neuromuscular disease, or intra-operative instability, and for whom all other options to constrained acetabular components have been considered.

The Freedom™ Constrained Liners are intended to replace a hip joint. The devices are intended for general use in skeletally mature individuals undergoing primary and/or secondary revision surgery at high risk of hip dislocation due to a history of prior dislocation, joint or bone loss, soft laxity, neuromuscular disease, or intra-operative instability and for whom all other options to constrained acetabular components have been considered.

Device Description

The Freedom™ Constrained Acetabular Liners are polyethylene liners that will come pre-assembled with a retaining ring already in place. The liners will be available in five different styles. All the liners allow for the same range of motion. The locking mechanism and profile of that mechanism remain the same throughout the series.

AI/ML Overview

The provided text describes a 510(k) premarket notification for a medical device, the Freedom™ Constrained Liners. This document focuses on demonstrating substantial equivalence to a predicate device rather than fulfilling specific acceptance criteria through a study with the characteristics described in your request (e.g., sample sizes for test and training sets, expert qualifications, adjudication methods for AI performance).

Here's a breakdown based on the information provided, highlighting what's applicable and what's not:

1. Table of Acceptance Criteria and Reported Device Performance

Acceptance CriteriaReported Device Performance
Mechanical Similarity to Predicate Device: The Freedom™ Constrained Liners must demonstrate similar mechanical properties and design to the legally marketed predicate device, Ringloc® II Constrained Liners (K021728).Met. "Mechanical testing, published medical literature, and engineering justifications determined that the Freedom™ Constrained Liner presented no new unacceptable risks and is, therefore, substantially equivalent to the predicate device."
Material Composition: Materials used in the Freedom™ liners must be similar or identical to the predicate device.Met. "The Freedom™ Constrained Liners-the materials, design, sizing, and indications are similar or identical to the predicate devices."
Design, Sizing, and Indications: Design, sizing, and indications for use must be similar or identical to the predicate device.Met. "The Freedom™ Constrained Liners-the materials, design, sizing, and indications are similar or identical to the predicate devices."
Safety: Must present no new unacceptable risks.Met. "Mechanical testing, published medical literature, and engineering justifications determined that the Freedom™ Constrained Liner presented no new unacceptable risks..."
No New Unacceptable Risks: The device should not introduce any new unacceptable risks compared to the predicate.Met. "...presented no new unacceptable risks and is, therefore, substantially equivalent to the predicate device."

2. Sample size used for the test set and the data provenance

  • Not Applicable. This submission is for a mechanical orthopedic device, not an AI/software device that would typically involve a "test set" in the context of an algorithm's performance. The "testing" referred to is mechanical testing of the device itself.
  • Data Provenance: The document mentions "published medical literature" as part of the justification, but no specific data provenance related to AI model testing.

3. Number of experts used to establish the ground truth for the test set and the qualifications of those experts

  • Not Applicable. Ground truth in the context of expert consensus is relevant for evaluating AI performance on diagnostic tasks, not for the mechanical safety/equivalence of an orthopedic implant.

4. Adjudication method (e.g., 2+1, 3+1, none) for the test set

  • Not Applicable. See point 3.

5. If a multi reader multi case (MRMC) comparative effectiveness study was done, If so, what was the effect size of how much human readers improve with AI vs without AI assistance

  • Not Applicable. This is a medical device (hip prosthesis component), not an AI-powered diagnostic or assistive tool. Therefore, MRMC studies are not relevant to this submission.

6. If a standalone (i.e. algorithm only without human-in-the-loop performance) was done

  • Not Applicable. This is a physical medical device, not an algorithm.

7. The type of ground truth used (expert consensus, pathology, outcomes data, etc)

  • The "ground truth" or basis for acceptance in this context is the performance and safety profile of the predicate device (Ringloc® II Constrained Liners), established through previous regulatory clearance (K021728). The new device's ground truth is its demonstrated mechanical equivalence and lack of new unacceptable risks compared to this established predicate. The documentation relies on:
    • Mechanical testing: To compare physical properties and performance.
    • Published medical literature: To support the understanding of the device's components and design.
    • Engineering justifications: To explain how the device's design is similar or identical to the predicate.

8. The sample size for the training set

  • Not Applicable. This is not an AI/machine learning device.

9. How the ground truth for the training set was established

  • Not Applicable. See point 8.

In summary:

This 510(k) submission for the Freedom™ Constrained Liners is based on establishing substantial equivalence to a predicate device (Ringloc® II Constrained Liners) through non-clinical testing (mechanical testing, literature review, engineering justifications). It explicitly states "Clinical Testing: None provided as a basis for substantial equivalence." The acceptance criteria revolve around the device's physical properties, design, materials, and indications being similar or identical to the predicate, and presenting no new unacceptable risks. The concept of "acceptance criteria" as applied to AI performance studies does not directly apply to this type of medical device submission.

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K030047

JAN 2 3 2003

SUMMARY OF SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS

Applicant or Sponsor:Biomet Orthopedics, Inc.P.O. Box 587Warsaw, IN 46581-0587
Contact Person:Max T. HebelTelephone: (219) 267-6639
Proprietary Name:FreedomTM Constrained Liners
Common Name:Constrained Acetabular Insert

Classification: Prosthesis, hip, constrained, metal/polymer (CFR 888.3310).

Device Classification: Class II

Legally Marketed Device to which Substantially Equivalence is Claimed: Ringloc® II Constrained Liners (K021728)

Device Description: The Freedom™ Constrained Acetabular Liners are polyethylene liners that will come pre-assembled with a retaining ring already in place. The liners will be available in five different styles. All the liners allow for the same range of motion. The locking mechanism and profile of that mechanism remain the same throughout the series.

Indications for Use: The Freedom™ Constrained Liners are indicated for use as a component of a total hip prosthesis in primary and revision patients at high risk of dislocation due to a history of prior dislocation, bone loss, joint or soft tissue laxity, neuromuscular disease, or intra-operative instability, and for whom all other options to constrained acetabular components have been considered.

Summary of Technologies: The Freedom™ Constrained Liners-the materials, design, sizing, and indications are similar or identical to the predicate devices.

Non-Clinical Testing: Mechanical testing, published medical literature, and engineering justifications determined that the Freedom™ Constrained Liner presented no new unacceptable risks and is, therefore, substantially equivalent to the predicate device.

Clinical Testing: None provided as a basis for substantial equivalence.

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MAILING ADDRESS SHIPPING ADDRESS 120. Box 587 56 E. Bell Drive Warsaw, IN 46581-0587 Warsaw, IN 46582 ースアスター(アステスティ) FAX - FAX
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Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850

JAN 2 3 2003

Mr. Max T. Hebel Regulatory Affairs Specialist Biomet, Inc. P.O. Box 587 Warsaw. Indiana 46581-0587

Re: K030047

Trade Name: Freedom™ Constrained Liner Regulation Number: 21 CFR 888.3310 Regulation Name: Hip joint metal/polymer constrained cemented or uncemented prosthesis Regulatory Class: II Product Code: KWZ Dated: January 2, 2003 Received: January 6, 2003

Dear Mr. Hebel:

We have reviewed your Section 510(k) premarket 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) 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.

If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (PMA), 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 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); 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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This letter will allow you to begin marketing your device as described in your Section 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), please contact the Office of Compliance at (301) 594-4659. Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21CFR Part 807,97). Other general information on your responsibilities under the Act may be obtained from the Division of Small Manufacturers, International and Consumer Assistance at its toll-free number (800) 638-2041 or (301) 443-6597 or at its Internet address http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/dsma/dsmamain.html.

Sincerely vours,

Sincerely yours,

Mark A. Melkersen

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

Enclosure

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510(k) Number (if known): Device Name: Freedom™ Constrained Liners Indications for Use:

The Freedom™ Constrained Liners are intended to replace a hip joint. The devices are intended for general use in skeletally mature individuals undergoing primary and/or secondary revision surgery at high risk of hip dislocation due to a history of prior dislocation, joint or bone loss, soft laxity, neuromuscular disease, or intra-operative instability and for whom all other options to constrained acetabular components have been considered.

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Prescription Use (Per 21 CFR 801.109) OR

Over-The-Counter Use (Optional Format 1-2-96)

§ 888.3310 Hip joint metal/polymer constrained cemented or uncemented prosthesis.

(a)
Identification. A hip joint metal/polymer constrained cemented or uncemented prosthesis is a device intended to be implanted to replace a hip joint. The device prevents dislocation in more than one anatomic plane and has components that are linked together. This generic type of device includes prostheses that have a femoral component made of alloys, such as cobalt-chromium-molybdenum, and an acetabular component made of ultra-high-molecular-weight polyethylene with or without a metal shell, made of alloys, such as cobalt-chromium-molybdenum and titanium alloys. This generic type of device is intended for use with or without bone cement (§ 888.3027).(b)
Classification. Class II (special controls). The special control for this device is the FDA guidance document entitled “Class II Special Controls Guidance: Hip Joint Metal/Polymer Constrained Cemented or Uncemented Prosthesis.”