K Number
K070924
Device Name
FLEXGUARD
Date Cleared
2007-06-21

(79 days)

Product Code
Regulation Number
878.4810
Reference & Predicate Devices
N/A
Predicate For
N/A
AI/MLSaMDIVD (In Vitro Diagnostic)TherapeuticDiagnosticis PCCP AuthorizedThirdpartyExpeditedreview
Intended Use

The FlexGuard Family of sheath's are intended for use in surgical procedures using flexible scopes and other approved flexible or rigid fiber optic delivery devices, to protect the working channel from damage when a laser fiber is introduced and also to provide irrigation to the surgical site when used for incision, ablation, vaporization and coagulation of soft tissue with any approved laser with a wavelength from 532nm to 2100nm in medical specialties including: Urology, Gasteroenterology, Thoracic, Head and Neck, Pulmonary, Gynecology, ENT and General Surgery

Device Description

The FlexGuard is a family of flexible sheaths that are used to protect the working channel of a flexible scope or surgical device from mechanical damage when the laser fiber is introduced into the working channel. The tip of the FlexGuard is allowed to protrude approx 3mm beyond the laser fiber, this assembly is then inserted into the working channel of the scope. The FlexGuard Family is designed to work with a range of laser fibers from 200 micron to 600 micron diameter. It consists of: Flexible Sheath Fiber clamp/Yee piece

AI/ML Overview

The provided text is a 510(k) summary for the FlexGuard device and a clearance letter from the FDA. It does not contain information about acceptance criteria, study designs, sample sizes, expert qualifications, or ground truth establishment relevant to the performance of an AI/ML device.

The FlexGuard is a family of flexible sheaths designed to protect flexible scopes or surgical devices from mechanical damage when a laser fiber is introduced. It is a physical medical device, not an AI/ML diagnostic or prognostic tool. Therefore, the questions about acceptance criteria, study design parameters (sample size, data provenance, expert adjudication, MRMC studies, standalone performance), and ground truth establishment (pathology, outcomes data) as they relate to AI/ML device performance are not applicable to this submission.

The document discusses the device's intended use, its components, and its substantial equivalence to a predicate device, which is typical for a 510(k) submission for a non-AI/ML device.

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K070924

Attachment V

JUN 2 1 2007

510(k) Summary

1.General Information

Submitter:

AllMed Systems Inc. 9232 Klemetson Drive Pleasanton CA 94588

Phone: 925-468-0433

Fax 925-399-5984

Contact Person Peter Allen

Date Prepared 4th April 2007

2. Names

Device NameFlexGuard Family
Classification NameLaser Accessory

3. Predicate Device

Cook - Laser Ureteral Catheter

4. Product Description

The FlexGuard is a family of flexible sheaths that are used to protect the working channel of a flexible scope or surgical device from mechanical damage when the laser fiber is introduced into the working channel. The tip of the FlexGuard is allowed to protrude approx 3mm beyond the laser fiber, this assembly is then inserted into the working channel of the scope. The FlexGuard Family is designed to work with a range of laser fibers from 200 micron to 600 micron diameter.

It consists of:

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Flexible Sheath Fiber clamp/Yee piece

Reference Attachment II for photographs detailing and describing the Reference Attachments of the FlexGuard. Reference Appendix VIII for a list of fibers that can be used in conjunction with the FlexGuard

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Public Health Service

Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850

AllMed Systems, Inc. % Mr. Peter Allen President 9232 Klemetson Drive Pleasanton, California 94588

JUN 2 1 2007

Re: K070924

Trade/Device Name: FlexGuard Regulation Number: 21 CFR 878.4810 Regulation Name: Laser surgical instrument for use in general and plastic surgery and in dermatology Regulatory Class: II Product Code: GEX, FED

Dated: May 4, 2007 Received: May 7, 2007

Dear Mr. Allen:

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

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forth in the quality systems (QS) regulation (21 CFR Part 820); and if applicable, the electronic forth in the quality systems (Sections 531-542 of the Act); 21 CFR 1000-1050.

This letter will allow you to begin marketing your device as described in your Section 510(k) This letter will anow you to ogin maining of substantial equivalence of your device to a legally premarket notheation: "The PDA miams of casification 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 If you desire specific acrivaliance at (240) 276-0115. Also, please note the regulation entitled, Coniact the Office of Compilance in (21CFR Part 807.97). You may obtain Whisolanding of Nierence to promotion on your the Act from the Division of Small other general information on Jour response Assistance at its toll-free number (800) 638-2041 or Manufacturers, International and Octress http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/industry/support/index.html.

Sincerely yours,

Mark N. Malkerson

Mark N. Melkerson 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: K070924

FlexGuard Device Name:

Indications For Use:

The FlexGuard Family of sheath's are intended for use in surgical procedures using flexible scopes and other approved flexible or rigid fiber optic delivery devices, to protect the working channel from damage when a laser fiber is introduced and also to provide irrigation to the surgical site when used for incision, ablation, vaporization and coagulation of soft tissue with any approved laser with a wavelength from 532nm to 2100nm in medical specialties including: Urology, Gasteroenterology, Thoracic, Head and Neck, Pulmonary, Gynecology, ENT and General Surgery

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Division of General, Restorative,
and Neurological Devices
62.4

Number 167095

510(k) Number-

Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) AND/OR

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

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Concurrence of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE)

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§ 878.4810 Laser surgical instrument for use in general and plastic surgery and in dermatology.

(a)
Identification. (1) A carbon dioxide laser for use in general surgery and in dermatology is a laser device intended to cut, destroy, or remove tissue by light energy emitted by carbon dioxide.(2) An argon laser for use in dermatology is a laser device intended to destroy or coagulate tissue by light energy emitted by argon.
(b)
Classification. (1) Class II.(2) Class I for special laser gas mixtures used as a lasing medium for this class of lasers. The devices subject to this paragraph (b)(2) are exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter, subject to the limitations in § 878.9.