(144 days)
No
The device description and performance studies focus on mechanical clearance technology and clinical outcomes, with no mention of AI or ML.
Yes
The device is described as preventing or minimizing chest tube occlusion, evacuating blood and fluid, and reducing retained blood, which directly contributes to the treatment and management of post-surgical conditions. The summary of performance studies also mentions reducing complications and POAF (Post-Operative Atrial Fibrillation) which are therapeutic outcomes.
No
The device is designed to proactively remove clots and prevent occlusion in chest tubes (therapy), not to diagnose a condition. Its function is to maintain patency for fluid evacuation, primarily focusing on treatment outcomes post-cardiac procedures or chest trauma.
No
The device description clearly outlines physical components like a silicone Chest Tube, Clearance Apparatus (Guide Tube, Clearance Wire, Loop), and a magnetic Shuttle. This indicates a hardware-based medical device, not a software-only one.
Based on the provided information, this device is not an IVD (In Vitro Diagnostic).
Here's why:
- Intended Use: The intended use is to proactively remove clots from chest tubes during and after cardiac procedures and chest trauma to maintain patency and facilitate the evacuation of blood and fluid. This is a mechanical function performed directly on the patient's body (or within a tube inserted into the body), not a test performed on a sample taken from the body to provide diagnostic information.
- Device Description: The device is a physical system consisting of a chest tube and a clearance apparatus with a wire and loop. Its function is to physically clear obstructions.
- Lack of Diagnostic Elements: There is no mention of analyzing biological samples (blood, fluid, etc.) or providing any diagnostic information about the patient's condition. The device's purpose is purely therapeutic/supportive in maintaining drainage.
IVD devices are specifically designed to examine specimens derived from the human body (like blood, urine, tissue) to provide information for the diagnosis, monitoring, or treatment of a disease or condition. The PleuraFlow System does not fit this description.
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Intended Use / Indications for Use
The PleuraFlow System is indicated for use during cardiothoracic surgical procedures and chest trauma. Its active clearance technology proactively removes clots formed inside the chest tube to prevent or minimize chest tube occlusion with clot. A patent chest tube enables evacuation of blood and fluid from the operative site after closure of the surgical wound and reduces retained blood. The product is indicated for adult and pediatric patients including infant, preadolescent and adolescent patients under clinical settings.
Product codes
OTK, GBX
Device Description
The PleuraFlow System is comprised of a silicone Chest Tube and a Clearance Apparatus. The PleuraFlow Chest Tube is available in four (4) standard sizes (20FR, 24FR, 28FR and 32FR). Each Chest Tube has a Cut Length of 19 inches (48.3 cm) with graduated measurements in centimeters from the distal eyelet. Each Chest Tube has a barium stripe to facilitate visualization. The Chest Tube is connected to a Clearance Apparatus, which is connected to the tubing from the drainage canister. The Clearance Apparatus consists of a Guide Tube and a PTFE-coated Clearance Wire with a Loop set on its distal end, bent at a 105-degree angle. The Clearance Apparatus is advanced into the PleuraFlow Chest Tube using a magnetic Shuttle. When indicated, the Clearance Wire and Loop is advanced and retracted within the PleuraFlow Chest Tube to proactively prevent or break up and clear any tube obstructions or clogging to keep the tube patent.
Mentions image processing
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Mentions AI, DNN, or ML
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Anatomical Site
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Indicated Patient Age Range
adult and pediatric patients including infant, preadolescent and adolescent patients
Intended User / Care Setting
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Description of the training set, sample size, data source, and annotation protocol
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Description of the test set, sample size, data source, and annotation protocol
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Summary of Performance Studies
The safety and effectiveness of the PleuraFlow System has been previously demonstrated through design validation and verification that were cleared under 510(k) (K093565). Performance has been further demonstrated through post-market data. Use of the device over the last four (4) years has shown that the product has significantly reduced the complications for patients who have received treatment with PleuraFlow versus other products during and after surgery. Studies have linked both chest tube clogging and retained pericardial blood with POAF.10/demonstrates by adhering to a protocol developed to maximize chest tube patency, POAF can be reduced. Consistent with prior studies, this link appears to be related to reducing RBS. A manuscript titled "Reduction in Interventions for Post Operative Effusions and Atrial Fibrillation with Active Clearance of Chest Drainage Catheters" was submitted to the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery.
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Predicate Device(s)
Reference Device(s)
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Predetermined Change Control Plan (PCCP) - All Relevant Information
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§ 878.4780 Powered suction pump.
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Identification. A powered suction pump is a portable, AC-powered or compressed air-powered device intended to be used to remove infectious materials from wounds or fluids from a patient's airway or respiratory support system. The device may be used during surgery in the operating room or at the patient's bedside. The device may include a microbial filter.(b)
Classification. Class II.
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
June 2, 2015
ClearFlow Incorporated Dr. Dov Gal, DVM Vice President Regulatory Affairs, Quality Assurance and Clinical Affairs 1630 South Sunkist Street, Suite E Anaheim, California 92806
Re: K150042
Trade/Device Name: PleuraFlow® System Regulation Number: 21 CFR 878.4780 Regulation Name: Powered suction pump Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: OTK, GBX Dated: April 14, 2015 Received: April 20, 2015
Dear Dr. Gal:
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. Please note: CDRH does not evaluate information related to contract liability warranties. We remind you; however, that device labeling must be truthful and not misleading.
If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (PMA), it may be subject to 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); medical device reporting (reporting of medical device-related adverse events) (21 CFR 803); 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 product radiation control provisions (Sections 531-542 of the Act); 21 CFR 1000-1050.
If you desire specific advice for your device on our labeling regulation (21 CFR Part 801), please contact the Division of Industry and Consumer Education at its toll-free number (800) 638-2041 or (301) 796-7100 or at its Internet address
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ResourcesforYou/Industry/default.htm. Also, please note the regulation entitled. "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21CFR Part 807.97). For questions regarding the reporting of adverse events under the MDR regulation (21 CFR Part 803), please go to
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You may obtain other general information on your responsibilities under the Act from the Division of Industry and Consumer Education at its toll-free number (800) 638-2041 or (301) 796-7100 or at its Internet address
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Sincerely yours.
Jennifer R. Stevenson -S
For Binita S. Ashar, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.S. Director Division of Surgical Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) 150042
Device Name PleuraFlow® System
Indications for Use (Describe)
The PleuraFlow System is indicated for use during cardical procedures and chest trauma. Its active clearance technology proactively removes clots formed inside to prevent or minimize chest tube occlusion with clot. A patent chest tube enables evacuation of blood and fluid from the operative site after closure of the surgical wound and reduces retained blood. The product is indicated for adult and patients including infant, preadolescent and adolescent patients under clinical settings.
Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)
[X] Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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Section 5: 510(k) Summary
The following information is provided as required by 21 CFR § 807.87 for PleuraFlow® System 510(k) premarket notification. In response to the Safe Medical Devices Act of 1990, the following is a summary of the safety and effectiveness information upon which the substantial equivalence determination is based.
| Date of Submission: | April 14, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Applicant: | Clear Flow, Inc. |
| 1630 S. Sunkist St., Suite E | |
| Anaheim CA | |
| 92806 | |
| Primary Contact Person: | Dov Gal, DVM |
| ClearFlow, Inc. | |
| 1630 S. Sunkist St., Suite E | |
| Anaheim CA | |
| 92806 | |
| Phone: 714-916-5014 | |
| Fax: 714-916-5019 | |
| Email: dgal@clearflow.com | |
| CEO/President: | Paul Molloy |
| ClearFlow, Inc. | |
| 1630 S. Sunkist St., Suite E | |
| Anaheim CA | |
| 92806 | |
| Phone: 714-905-5271 | |
| Fax: 714-916-5019 | |
| Email: pmolloy@clearflow.com | |
| Device Proprietary Name: | PleuraFlow® System |
| Device Common Name: | Introduction/drainage; wound drain catheter system. |
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Regulatory Class and Name: Class II, Powered Suction Pump
Product Codes: OTK and GBX
- Indication For Use: The PleuraFlow System is indicated for use during cardiothoracic surgical procedures and chest trauma. Its active clearance technology proactively removes clots formed inside the chest tube to prevent or minimize chest tube occlusion with clot. A patent chest tube enables evacuation of blood and fluid from the operative site after closure of the surgical wound and reduces retained blood. The product is indicated for adult and pediatric patients including infant, preadolescent and adolescent patients under clinical settings.
- Predicate Device: Predicate device is the PleuraFlow Catheter System (K093565) by ClearFlow, Inc., AKA Clear Systems, Inc.
- The PleuraFlow System is comprised of a silicone Chest Tube Device Description: and a Clearance Apparatus. The PleuraFlow Chest Tube is available in four (4) standard sizes (20FR, 24FR, 28FR and 32FR). Each Chest Tube has a Cut Length of 19 inches (48.3 cm) with graduated measurements in centimeters from the distal eyelet. Each Chest Tube has a barium stripe to facilitate visualization. The Chest Tube is connected to a Clearance Apparatus, which is connected to the tubing from the drainage canister. The Clearance Apparatus consists of a Guide Tube and a PTFE-coated Clearance Wire with a Loop set on its distal end, bent at a 105-degree angle. The Clearance Apparatus is advanced into the PleuraFlow Chest Tube using a magnetic Shuttle. When indicated, the Clearance Wire and Loop is advanced and retracted within the PleuraFlow Chest Tube to proactively prevent or break up and clear any tube obstructions or clogging to keep the tube patent.
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- The PleuraFlow System is indicated for use during Indications for Use: cardiothoracic surgical procedures and chest trauma. Its active clearance technology proactively removes clots formed inside the chest tube to prevent or minimize chest tube occlusion with clot. A patent chest tube enables evacuation of blood and fluid from the operative site after closure of the surgical wound and reduces retained blood. The product is indicated for adult and pediatric patients including infant, preadolescent and adolescent patients under clinical settings.
- The safety and effectiveness of the PleuraFlow System has Performance Data: been previously demonstrated through design validation and verification that were cleared under 510(k) (K093565). Performance has been further demonstrated through post-market data.
Use of the device over the last four (4) years has shown that the product has significantly reduced the complications for patients who have received treatment with PleuraFlow versus other products during and after surgery.
Studies have linked both chest tube clogging and retained pericardial blood with POAF.2, 10 There is a substantial body of literature illustrating that shunting blood through pericardial windows to divert the blood to the pleural spaces can reduce POAF.1% demonstrates by adhering to a protocol developed to maximize chest tube patency, POAF can be reduced. Consistent with prior studies, this link appears to be related to reducing RBS. A manuscript titled "Reduction in Interventions for Post Operative Effusions and Atrial Fibrillation with Active Clearance of Chest Drainage Catheters" was submitted to the Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery. Authors are Sirch J.1, Ledwon M.1, Püski T.1, Grossmann I.1, Boyle EM.2, Pfeiffer S.1,Fischlein T.1 From the following institutions:
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| 1. Cardiac Surgery, Heart Center, Paracelsus Medical | |
|---|---|
| University, Nurenberg, Germany, | |
| 2. St. Charles Medical Center, Bend, Oregon, United States. | |
| Conclusion: | The evaluation of the PleuraFlow System does not raise any |
| additional concerns regarding safety and effectiveness and may | |
| therefore be considered substantially equivalent to the | |
| predicate device. |