K Number
K051425
Date Cleared
2005-06-22

(21 days)

Product Code
Regulation Number
882.5950
Reference & Predicate Devices
Predicate For
AI/MLSaMDIVD (In Vitro Diagnostic)TherapeuticDiagnosticis PCCP AuthorizedThirdpartyExpeditedreview
Intended Use

The Nexus Detachable Coils are intended for the endovascular embolization of intracranial aneurysms that - because of their morphology, their location, or the patient's general medical condition - are considered by the treating neurosurgical team to be a) very high risk for management by traditional operative techniques, or b) be inoperable. The Nexus Detachable Coils are also intended for the embolization of other neuro vascular abnormalities, such as, arteriovenous malformations and arteriovenous fistulae.

Device Description

The Nexus Helix Super Soft CSR arc platinum alloy coils, enlaced with absorbable polymer fibers, and attached to a stainless steel guiding system with a radiopaque positioning coil. Nexus Helix Super Soft CSR coils are designed for use with the NXT Detachment System specifically designed for coil detachment. The NXT Detachment System is sold separately.

AI/ML Overview

Here's an analysis of the provided text regarding the acceptance criteria and study for the Nexus Helix Super Soft CSR device:

1. Table of Acceptance Criteria and Reported Device Performance

Acceptance Criteria CategoryAcceptance CriteriaReported Device Performance
Bench TestingImplicit criteria: Demonstrate equivalence to the predicate device and meet established safety/performance standards for neurovascular embolization devices. Specific quantitative criteria are not detailed in the provided document, but the device must demonstrate comparable performance to the predicate and established norms for safety and efficacy.**Met established criteria for all listed categories:
Coil Deformation(Implicit: Maintain intended shape and structural integrity under anticipated forces.)Met established criteria
Dimensional & Visual Analysis(Implicit: Conform to specified dimensions and be free from visual defects.)Met established criteria
Coating Integrity(Implicit: Maintain a robust and intact coating.)Met established criteria
Force Transfer(Implicit: Efficiently transfer force for deployment and withdrawal.)Met established criteria
Ease of Delivery/Coil Frictional Characteristics(Implicit: Demonstrate smooth and controlled delivery with acceptable frictional properties.)Met established criteria
Fiber Endurance Testing(Implicit: Fibers, if present, must withstand expected stresses over time.)Met established criteria
Reliability After Fatigue & Premature Detachment(Implicit: Maintain integrity and prevent premature detachment after simulated fatigue.)Met established criteria
Fiber Pull-Out(Implicit: Fibers must remain securely attached to the coil structure.)Met established criteria
Tensile Strength(Implicit: Possess adequate tensile strength for handling and deployment.)Met established criteria
Particulate Generation – Adjusted Particles / 1 mL(Implicit: Generate minimal and acceptable levels of particulates to prevent adverse events.)Met established criteria
PGLA Tensile Testing(Implicit: If PGLA is used, its tensile properties must meet standards.)Met established criteria
Packaging Integrity(Implicit: Packaging must maintain sterility and protect the device.)Met established criteria
Overall Substantial Equivalence to Predicate DeviceSame intended use, same operating principle, same basic design, similar construction and material, packaged and sterilized using same processes.The data presented demonstrates technological similarity and is actively compared with the predicate device Nexus Detachable Coils, leading to an opinion of substantial equivalence.

Study Details:

The provided document describes a Special 510(k) submission for the Nexus Helix Super Soft CSR device. This type of submission relies on the concept of substantial equivalence to a previously cleared predicate device (K050543, Nexus Detachable Coil System). Therefore, the "study" is primarily a bench testing and comparative analysis rather than a full-scale clinical trial.

2. Sample Size Used for the Test Set and Data Provenance

  • Sample Size for Test Set: The document does not specify the sample size used for each bench test. It merely states that the tests "Met established criteria."
  • Data Provenance: The data provenance is from Micro Therapeutics, Inc., the manufacturer. It is retrospective in the sense that the testing was conducted by the manufacturer for the purpose of the 510(k) submission, likely in a controlled laboratory setting. No country of origin for the data is explicitly mentioned beyond the company's address in Irvine, California, USA.

3. Number of Experts Used to Establish the Ground Truth for the Test Set and Qualifications of Those Experts

  • Experts and Qualifications: This information is not provided in the document. For bench testing, "ground truth" is typically established by engineering specifications, validated test methods, and industry standards, rather than expert consensus in the clinical sense. The "established criteria" would have been determined by the manufacturer based on these engineering and regulatory requirements.

4. Adjudication Method for the Test Set

  • Adjudication Method: This information is not applicable/provided. Bench testing results are typically objectively measured against pre-defined engineering criteria, not adjudicated by a panel in the way clinical study outcomes might be.

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

  • MRMC Study: No, an MRMC comparative effectiveness study was not done. This document describes the clearance of a physical medical device (neurovascular embolization coils) through a 510(k) pathway, which primarily relies on bench testing and comparison to an existing predicate device. It is not an AI-assisted diagnostic or imaging device, so MRMC studies involving human readers and AI assistance are irrelevant to this submission.

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

  • Standalone Performance: Not applicable. This device is a physical embolization coil, not an algorithm or AI system. Therefore, standalone algorithm performance is not relevant.

7. The Type of Ground Truth Used

  • Ground Truth Type: The "ground truth" for the bench tests is the pre-established engineering specifications, performance standards, and safety requirements for neurovascular embolization devices, as well as the performance characteristics of the predicate device. These are derived from a combination of scientific principles, regulatory guidelines, and industry best practices.

8. The Sample Size for the Training Set

  • Sample Size for Training Set: Not applicable. This device is not an AI/machine learning model that requires a "training set." The development of the device would involve engineering design and iterative testing, but not in the context of a "training set" for an algorithm.

9. How the Ground Truth for the Training Set was Established

  • Ground Truth for Training Set Establishment: Not applicable. As explained above, there is no "training set" in the context of this device and submission type.

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K051425,

JUN 2 2 2005

Micro Therapeutics, Inc.

Special 510(k), Nexus Helix Super Soft CSR

510(k) Summary
Trade Name:Nexus Helix Super Soft CSR
Generic Name:Neurovascular Embolization Device
Classification:Class II, 21 CFR 882.5950
Submitted By:Micro Therapeutics, Inc.
2 Goodyear
Irvine, California 92618
Contact:Florin Truuvert

Predicate Device:

NumberDescriptionPredicate ForClearanceDate
K050543Nexus Detachable CoilSystemNexus Detachable Coil, HelixSuper Soft CSRApril 27, 2005

Device Description

The Nexus Helix Super Soft CSR arc platinum alloy coils, enlaced with absorbable polymer fibers, and attached to a stainless steel guiding system with a radiopaque positioning coil. Nexus Helix Super Soft CSR coils are designed for use with the NXT Detachment System specifically designed for coil detachment. The NXT Detachment System is sold separately.

Indication For Use

The Nexus Detachable Coils are intended for the endovascular embolization of intracranial aneurysms that - because of their morphology, their location, or the patient's general medical condition - are considered by the treating neurosurgical team to be a) very high risk for management by traditional operative techniques, or b) be inoperable. The Nexus Detachable Coils are also intended for the embolization of other neuro vascular abnormalities, such as, arteriovenous malformations and arteriovenous fistulae.

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Micro Therapeutics, Inc.

Special 510(k), Nexus Helix Super Soft CSR

Verification and Test Summary Table

Bench TestingResult
Coil DeformationMet established criteria
Dimensional & Visual AnalysisMet established criteria
Coating IntegrityMet established criteria
Force TransferMet established criteria
Ease of Delivery/Coil Frictional CharacteristicsMet established criteria
Fiber endurance TestingMet established criteria
Reliability After Fatigue & Premature DetachmentMet established criteria
Fiber Pull-OutMet established criteria
Tensile StrengthMet established criteria
Particulate Generation – Adjusted Particles / 1 mLMet established criteria
PGLA Tensile TestingMet established criteria
Packaging IntegrityMet established criteria

Summary of Substantial Equivalence

The data presented in this submission demonstrates the technological similarity and The data prescificul in this submission actively compared with the predicate device Nexus Detachable Coils.

The two devices have the same intended use,

  • Use the same operating principle, .
  • Incorporate the same basic design, .
  • Use similar construction and material, .
  • Are packaged and sterilized using same processes. .

In summary, the Nexus Helix Super Soft CSR coils described in this submission are, in our opinion, substantially equivalent to the predicate device.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

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Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850

JUN 2 2 2005

Ms. Florin Truuvert Regulatory Affairs Manager Micro Therapeutics Incorporated 2 Goodyear Irvine, California 92618

Re: K051425

Trade/Device Name: Nexus Detachable Coil, Helix Super Soft CSR Regulation Number: 21 CFR 882.5950 Regulation Name: Artificial embolization device Regulatory Class: II Product Code: HCG Dated: May 31, 2005 Received: June 1, 2005

Dear Ms. Truuvert:

We have reviewed your Section 510(k) premarket notification of intent to market the device wt have teviewed four becamed the device is substantially equivalent (for the indications for use stated in the enclosure) to legally marketed predicate devices marketed in interstate for use sured in the encreated of the enactment date of the Medical Device Amendments, or to conimered prior to rial) 2011-07-11 in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, uc necs that hat to been require approval of a premarket approval application (PMA). and Cosmetic (110. (110.) that to device, subject to the general controls provisions of the Act. The r ou may, merelore, manes of the Act include requirements for annual registration, listing of general controls provisions 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 it may of subject to bash as Federal Regulations, Title 21, Parts 800 to 898. In addition, FDA oun or found in the ovaouncements concerning your device in the Federal Register.

Please be advised that FDA's issuance of a substantial equivalence determination does not mean r rease of acrised a determination that your device complies with other requirements of the Act that I Dr Hao intatutes and regulations administered by other Federal agencies. You must or any I cach statutes and sequirements, including, but not limited to: registration and listing (21 CFR Part 807); labeling (21 CFR Part 801); good manufacturing practice requirements as set CI K Fart 607); adoling (21 CFR Part 820); and if applicable, the electronic forth in the quant) 3500210 (Sections 531-542 of the Act); 21 CFR 1000-1050.

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E. E. H.

Miriam C. Provost, Ph.D. Acting Director Division of General, Restorative and Neurological Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health

Enclosure

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Indications for Use

510(k) Number (if known):

Nexus Detachable Coil, Helix Super Soft CSR Device Name:

Indications For Use:

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patient's general medical condition -- are considered by the treating patient's general medical very high risk for management by traditional neurosurgical team to oc a) very ing increable. The Nexus Detachable Coils are also a operative techniques, or of other neuro vascular abnormalities, such as, arteriovenous malformations and arteriovenous fistulae.

Prescription Use
(Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)

AND/OR

Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 807 Subpart C)

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§ 882.5950 Neurovascular embolization device.

(a)
Identification. A neurovascular embolization device is an intravascular implant intended to permanently occlude blood flow to cerebral aneurysms and cerebral ateriovenous malformations. This does not include cyanoacrylates and other embolic agents, which act by polymerization or precipitation. Embolization devices used in other vascular applications are also not included in this classification, see § 870.3300.(b)
Classification. Class II (special controls.) The special control for this device is the FDA guidance document entitled “Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Vascular and Neurovascular Embolization Devices.” For availability of this guidance document, see § 882.1(e).