(109 days)
The CORTRAK™ System is an electrical device designed to aid qualified operators in the placement of VIASYS MedSystems feeding tubes of 8 FR or greater into the stomach or small bowel of patients requiring enteral feeding. Prior to commencing the delivery of food, confirmation of correct tube placement by acceptable hospital protocol is required.
The CORTRAK™ System is an electrical device.
The provided document is a 510(k) clearance letter from the FDA for the CORTRAK™ System. It states that the device is substantially equivalent to a legally marketed predicate device. While it includes the intended use and regulatory information, it does not contain any details about acceptance criteria, specific device performance, or a study that proves the device meets acceptance criteria.
Therefore, I cannot provide the requested information. The document focuses on regulatory approval based on substantial equivalence, not on a detailed performance study with acceptance criteria.
§ 876.5980 Gastrointestinal tube and accessories.
(a)
Identification. A gastrointestinal tube and accessories is a device that consists of flexible or semi-rigid tubing used for instilling fluids into, withdrawing fluids from, splinting, or suppressing bleeding of the alimentary tract. This device may incorporate an integral inflatable balloon for retention or hemostasis. This generic type of device includes the hemostatic bag, irrigation and aspiration catheter (gastric, colonic, etc.), rectal catheter, sterile infant gavage set, gastrointestinal string and tubes to locate internal bleeding, double lumen tube for intestinal decompression or intubation, feeding tube, gastroenterostomy tube, Levine tube, nasogastric tube, single lumen tube with mercury weight balloon for intestinal intubation or decompression, and gastro-urological irrigation tray (for gastrological use).(b)
Classification. (1) Class II (special controls). The barium enema retention catheter and tip with or without a bag that is a gastrointestinal tube and accessory or a gastronomy tube holder accessory is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 876.9.(2) Class I (general controls) for the dissolvable nasogastric feed tube guide for the nasogastric tube. The class I device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to § 876.9.