K Number
K061853
Date Cleared
2006-08-18

(49 days)

Product Code
Regulation Number
874.3450
Reference & Predicate Devices
Predicate For
AI/MLSaMDIVD (In Vitro Diagnostic)TherapeuticDiagnosticis PCCP AuthorizedThirdpartyExpeditedreview
Intended Use

An ossicular replacement prosthesis is a device intended to the functional reconstruction of segments of the ossicular chain and facilitates the conduction of sound wave from the tympanic membrane to the inner ear.

Ossicular replacement prostheses are indicated for the function of the ossicular chain when a conductive hearing loss is present. Indications for use include: Chronic middle ear disease, Otosclerosis, Congenital fixation of the stapes, Secondary surgical intervention to correct for a significant and persistent conductive hearing loss from prior otologic surgery, and surgically correctible injury to the middle ear from trauma.

Device Description

The family of Grace Medical Adjustable and Fixed Length Partial & Total Ossicular Replacement Prostheses consists of: Grace Medical ALTO (Adjustable Length Total Ossicular) Prostheses Grace Medical ALPO (Adjustable Length Partial Ossicular) Prostheses Grace Medical FLTO (Fixed Length Total Ossicular) Prostheses Grace Medical FLPO (Fixed Length Partial Ossicular) Prostheses Silverstein ALTO (Adjustable Length Partial Ossicular) Prostheses with Footplate Tack Grace Medical Frisbee Myringopexy (Fixed Length Partial Ossicular) Prostheses. The Grace Medical Adjustable Length and Fixed Length Partial & Total Ossicular Replacement Prostheses are manufactured from the same or similar materials as the predicate devices. The Grace Medical Adjustable-Length PORP's and TORP's contain a medical grade silicone sleeve fixed to the titanium shaft which allows for adjustment to length by the user. Various designs of Grace Medical Adjustable Length Partial & Total Ossicular Replacement Prostheses are available to meet physician preference.

AI/ML Overview

This is a 510(k) premarket notification for a medical device (Grace Medical Adjustable Length and Fixed Length Partial & Total Ossicular Replacement Prostheses), not a study evaluating software performance or an AI/ML device. Therefore, much of the requested information (acceptance criteria for device performance, sample sizes for test/training sets, expert ground truth, adjudication methods, MRMC studies, standalone algorithm performance, and effect sizes) is not applicable or cannot be extracted from this document.

The document focuses on establishing substantial equivalence to predicate devices based on intended use, materials, and design features, rather than presenting a performance study against specific acceptance criteria for a new, unique device function.

Here's a breakdown of the applicable information:

1. A table of acceptance criteria and the reported device performance

This document does not specify quantitative "acceptance criteria" for performance that would typically be found in a study for a new device's efficacy (e.g., a certain percentage improvement in hearing). Instead, the "acceptance" for this 510(k) is regulatory approval based on demonstrating substantial equivalence to legally marketed predicate devices.

The "reported device performance" is essentially that it has the "same primary intended use" and that "Differences between the Grace Medical Modified Partial Ossicular Replacement Prostheses and the predicate devices should not raise new issues regarding safety or effectiveness." This statement serves as the qualitative assessment of its performance relative to existing devices.

The core "acceptance criteria" for a 510(k) submission are met if the device:

  • Has the same intended use as a predicate device.
  • Has the same technological characteristics as the predicate device; OR
  • Has different technological characteristics from a predicate device AND the information submitted to FDA does not raise new questions of safety and effectiveness AND the device is as safe and effective as the predicate device.

The document implicitly "reports" that these criteria have been met through the comparative tables and the FDA's final letter of substantial equivalence.

2. Sample sized used for the test set and the data provenance (e.g. country of origin of the data, retrospective or prospective)

Not applicable. This is a 510(k) submission based on substantial equivalence to existing devices, not a clinical performance study using a test set of data.

3. Number of experts used to establish the ground truth for the test set and the qualifications of those experts (e.g. radiologist with 10 years of experience)

Not applicable. No ground truth for a test set was established as part of this submission for direct device performance evaluation.

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

Not applicable. No test set adjudication.

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 device is an implantable prosthesis, not an AI-assisted diagnostic tool or an imaging device.

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

Not applicable. This is a medical implant, not an algorithm.

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

Not applicable. The "ground truth" for this submission is the established safety and effectiveness of the predicate devices based on their prior regulatory clearance and intended use.

8. The sample size for the training set

Not applicable. There is no "training set" in the context of an AI/ML algorithm for this type of device submission.

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

Not applicable. No training set for an algorithm.

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KO61853

510(K) SUMMARY OF SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS Grace Medical Adjustable Length and Fixed Length Partial and Total Ossicular Replacement Prostheses

Trade Name:The family of Grace Medical Adjustable and Fixed Length Partial& Total Ossicular Replacement Prostheses consists of:Grace Medical ALTO (Adjustable Length Total Ossicular) Prostheses Grace Medical ALPO (Adjustable Length Partial Ossicular) Prostheses Grace Medical FLTO (Fixed Length Total Ossicular) Prostheses Grace Medical FLPO (Fixed Length Partial Ossicular) Prostheses Silverstein ALTO (Adjustable Length Partial Ossicular) Prostheses with Footplate Tack Grace Medical Frisbee Myringopexy (Fixed Length Partial Ossicular) Prostheses
Common Name:Partial Ossicular Replacement ProsthesesTotal Ossicular Replacement Prostheses
Classification Name:Partial Ossicular Replacement Prostheses (CFR 21 § 874.3450)Total Ossicular Replacement Prostheses (CFR 21 § 874.3495)
Official Contact:Jeff CobbVice President of Regulatory Affairs & QualityGrace Medical, Inc.8500 Wolf Lake Drive, Suite 110Memphis, TN 38133
Telephone:(901) 380-7000
Telefax:(901) 380-7001
Date Prepared:June 30, 2006

Predicate Devices - The Grace Medical Adjustable Length Partial and Total Ossicular Prostheses are substantially equivalent to the predicate devices listed below.

Predicate DeviceManufacturer510(k) Number(if known)
BELL Prostheses (Various Models)Heinz Kurz GmbHK972492
AERIAL Prostheses (Various Models)Heinz Kurz GmbHK972585
Length-Adjustable Partial (BELL Vario) and Total(AERIAL Vario) Ossicular ProsthesesHeinz Kurz GmbHK990923
Smith & Nephew PORP & TORPGyrus ENTK002737
Smith & Nephew Off-Centered PORPGyrus ENTK002464
Gyrus ENT Brackman Modified TORPGyrus ENT?

Intended Use -- The Grace Medical Adjustable Length Partial & Total Ossicular Replacement Prostheses have the same primary intended use as the predicate devices.

An ossicular replacement prosthesis is a device intended to the functional reconstruction of segments of the ossicular chain and facilitates the conduction of sound wave from the tympanic membrane to the inner ear.

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Ossicular replacement prostheses are indicated for the function of the ossicular chain when a conductive hearing loss is present. Indications for use include: Chronic middle ear disease, Otosclerosis, Congenital fixation of the stapes, Secondary surgical intervention to correct for a significant and persistent conductive hearing loss from prior otologic surgery, and surgically correctible injury to the middle ear from trauma.

Materials – The Grace Medical Adjustable Length and Fixed Length Partial & Total Ossicular Replacement Prostheses are manufactured from the same or similar materials as the predicate devices. The Grace Medical Adjustable-Length PORP's and TORP's contain a medical grade silicone sleeve fixed to the titanium shaft which allows for adjustment to length by the user.

Design Features – Various designs of Grace Medical Adjustable Length Partial & Total Ossicular Replacement Prostheses are available to meet physician preference. The design features of the Grace Medical Adjustable Length and Fixed Length Partial & Total Ossicular Replacement raise no new safety or effectiveness issues.

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Comparison Charts

GRACEMEDICALADJUSTABLELENGTH ANDFIXED LENGTHPORPS & TORPSGRACEMEDICALPARTIAL &TOTALPROSTHESES(K972815)BELLPROSTHESESKURZ(K972492)AERIALPROSTHESESKURZ(K972585)VARIOLENGTH-ADJUSTABLEPROSTHESESKURZ(K990923)SMITH &NEPHEWPORP &TORPGYRUS ENT(K002737)SMITH &NEPHEW OFF-CENTEREDPORPGYRUS ENT(K002464)GYRUS ENTBRACKMANMODIFIEDTORPGYRUS ENT(KXXXXXX)
IntendedUseTotal and PartialReconstructionof the OssicularChainTotal PartialReconstructionof the OssicularChainPartialReconstructionof theOssicularChainTotalReconstructionof theOssicularChainTotal andPartialReconstructionof the OssicularChainTotal andPartialReconstructionof the OssicularChainPartialReconstructionof the OssicularChainTotalReconstructionof theOssicularChain
HeadMaterial(s)Titanium(Titanium Alloy)Titanium(TitaniumAlloy)TitaniumTitaniumTitaniumTitanium(TitaniumAlloy)HydroxylapatitePlasti-pore
Hydroxylapatite(HA)Hydroxylapatite
HA-Coated TiOtosil (Siliconew/ BaSO4)
Stainless SteelPolyethylene
SiliconePTFE
Stainless Steel
Silicone
ShaftMaterial(s)Titanium(Titanium Alloy)Titanium(TitaniumAlloy)TitaniumTitaniumTitaniumTitanium(TitaniumAlloy)Titanium(TitaniumAlloy)Plastipore w/wire
Ti w/SiliconeSleevePolyethylene
PTFEPTFE
Stainless SteelSilicone
Polyethylene
Silicone
Head ShapeCircularCircularCircularCircularCircularCircularOvalRound
Semi-circularTrapezoidal
OvalOval
OblongNotched
Notched
FunctionalLength(mm)Fixed Sizes from0.5 to 9.04.0 to 8.01.75 to 4.503.0 to 7.0Adjustablemodel -Trimmed tolengthIntraoperatively2.0 to 9.0Unknown8mmTrimmable
Adjustablemodel -Trimmed tolengthIntraoperativelyTORPs areTrimmed tolength -Intraoperatively
HowSuppliedSterileSterileSterileSterileSterileSterileSterileSterile

Differences between the Grace Medical Modified Partial Ossicular Replacement Prostheses and the predicate devices should not raise new issues regarding safety or effectiveness.

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Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850

AUG 1 8 2006

Grace Medical, Inc. c/o Mr. Jeff Cobb 8500 Wolf Lake Dr., Suite 110 Memphis, TN 38133

Re: K061853

Trade/Device Name: Grace Medical Adjustable and Fixed Length Partial & Total Ossicular Replacement Prostheses

Regulation Number: 21 CFR 874.3450 Regulation Name: Partial Ossicular Replacement Prostheses; Total Ossicular Replacement Prostheses Regulatory Class: II Product Code: ETB; ETA Dated: June 30, 2006 Received: July 18, 2006

Dear Mr. Cobb:

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.

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 (240) 276-0115. Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21CFR Part 807.97). You may obtain other general information on your responsibilities under the Act from the Division of Small Manufacturers, International and Consumer Assistance at its toll-free number (800) 638-2041 or (240) 276-3150 or at its Internet address http://www.fda.gov/cdrl/industry/support/index.html.

Sincerely yours,

M.B. EgdelmisiMD

Malvina B. Eydelman, M.D. Director Division of Ophthalmic and Ear, Nose and Throat Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health

Enclosure

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Device Name:

510(k) Number: K061853

The family of Grace Medical Adjustable and Fixed Length Partial & Total Ossicular Replacement Prostheses consists of:

  • Grace Medical ALTO (Adjustable Length Total Ossicular) Prostheses .
  • Grace Medical ALPO (Adjustable Length Partial Ossicular) Prostheses .
  • Grace Medical FLTO (Fixed Length Total Ossicular) Prostheses .
  • Grace Medical FLPO (Fixed Length Partial Ossicular) Prostheses .
  • Silverstein ALTO (Adjustable Length Partial Ossicular) Prostheses with . Footplate Tack
  • Grace Medical Frisbee Myringopexy (Fixed Length Partial Ossicular) . Prostheses
  • a) Indications for Use

An ossicular replacement prosthesis is a device intended to be implanted for the functional reconstruction of segments of the ossicular chain and facilitates the conduction of sound wave from the tympanic membrane to the inner ear.

Ossicular replacement prostheses are indicated for the functional restoration of the ossicular chain when a conductive hearing loss is present. Indications for use include:

  • (a) Chronic middle ear disease,
  • (b) Otosclerosis,
  • (c) Congenital fixation of the stapes,
  • (d) Secondary surgical intervention to correct for a significant and persistent conductive hearing loss from prior otologic surgery, and
  • (e) Surgically correctible injury to the middle ear from trauma.

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Prescription Use(Per 21 CFR 801.109)XOROver-The-Counter Use(Optional Format 1-2/96)
(Division Sign-Off)Division of Ophthalmic Ear,
Nose and Throat Devices

§ 874.3450 Partial ossicular replacement prosthesis.

(a)
Identification. A partial ossicular replacement prosthesis is a device intended to be implanted for the functional reconstruction of segments of the ossicular chain and facilitates the conduction of sound wave from the tympanic membrane to the inner ear. The device is made of materials such as stainless steel, tantalum, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyethylene, polytetrafluoroethylene with carbon fibers composite, absorbable gelatin material, porous polyethylene, or from a combination of these materials.(b)
Classification. Class II.