K Number
K153197
Device Name
Fortress Introducer Sheath SYstem
Date Cleared
2016-01-11

(68 days)

Product Code
Regulation Number
870.1340
AI/MLSaMDIVD (In Vitro Diagnostic)TherapeuticDiagnosticis PCCP Authorized
Intended Use
The Fortress Introducer Sheath System is intended to provide access and to facilitate percutaneous introduction of guide wires, catheters and other devices into the femoral, popliteal arteries while maintaining hemostasis during diagnostic and interventional procedures.
Device Description
The Fortress Introducer Sheath System is a sterile, disposable device. It is a prescription medical device that is used only in healthcare facilities or hospitals. The device is placed in patients for up to 24 hours. The Fortress Introducer Sheath System consists of an introducer sheath with hemostasis valve and side port, as well as a dilator with a tapered tip and luer lock at the proximal end. The main introducer sheath tubing is connected at the proximal end to a hemostasis valve with side port tubing that is connected to a plastic 3-way stopcock valve. The side port is used for flushing the introducer sheath. The introducer sheath is introduced into the vascular system with the aid of the dilator. The hemostasis valve at the proximal end of the introducer sheath conforms and seals around guide wires and catheters to reduce blood leakage from the introducer sheath. A radiopaque marker helps identify the distal end of the introducer sheath. The introducer sheath (5F and 6F sizes) has a hydrophobic silicone coating on the outer surface of the distal 30cm portion. The System consists of the following components: - A One Introducer Sheath with hemostasis valve - A Two dilators: 5F and 6F 100cm version - A One dilator: 5F and 6F 45cm version
More Information

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The device description and performance studies focus on the physical components and mechanical performance of a standard introducer sheath system, with no mention of AI or ML capabilities.

No.
This device is an introducer sheath system used to facilitate the percutaneous introduction of other devices during diagnostic and interventional procedures, not to treat a condition itself.

No

Explanation: The "Intended Use / Indications for Use" states that the device is intended to "provide access and to facilitate percutaneous introduction of guide wires, catheters and other devices into the femoral, popliteal arteries while maintaining hemostasis during diagnostic and interventional procedures." It facilitates other devices used for diagnostics, but it does not perform diagnostic functions itself. Its primary function is access and hemostasis.

No

The device description clearly outlines physical components like a sheath, dilator, valves, and tubing, indicating it is a hardware medical device.

No, this device is not an IVD (In Vitro Diagnostic).

Here's why:

  • IVD Definition: In Vitro Diagnostic devices are used to examine specimens (like blood, urine, or tissue) taken from the human body to provide information for diagnosis, monitoring, or screening.
  • Fortress Introducer Sheath System Function: The description clearly states that the Fortress Introducer Sheath System is used to facilitate percutaneous introduction of guide wires, catheters and other devices into arteries. It's a tool used during a medical procedure to access the vascular system, not to analyze a sample outside the body.

The device is a surgical/interventional tool, not a diagnostic test performed on a sample.

N/A

Intended Use / Indications for Use

The Fortress Introducer Sheath System is intended to provide access and to facilitate percutaneous introduction of guide wires, catheters and other devices into the femoral, popliteal arteries while maintaining hemostasis during diagnostic and interventional procedures.

Product codes

DYB, DRE

Device Description

The Fortress Introducer Sheath System is a sterile, disposable device. It is a prescription medical device that is used only in healthcare facilities or hospitals. The device is placed in patients for up to 24 hours.

The Fortress Introducer Sheath System consists of an introducer sheath with hemostasis valve and side port, as well as a dilator with a tapered tip and luer lock at the proximal end. The main introducer sheath tubing is connected at the proximal end to a hemostasis valve with side port tubing that is connected to a plastic 3-way stopcock valve. The side port is used for flushing the introducer sheath. The introducer sheath is introduced into the vascular system with the aid of the dilator. The hemostasis valve at the proximal end of the introducer sheath conforms and seals around guide wires and catheters to reduce blood leakage from the introducer sheath. A radiopaque marker helps identify the distal end of the introducer sheath. The introducer sheath (5F and 6F sizes) has a hydrophobic silicone coating on the outer surface of the distal 30cm portion.

The System consists of the following components:

  • A One Introducer Sheath with hemostasis valve
  • A Two dilators: 5F and 6F 100cm version
  • A One dilator: 5F and 6F 45cm version

Mentions image processing

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Mentions AI, DNN, or ML

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Input Imaging Modality

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Anatomical Site

femoral, popliteal arteries

Indicated Patient Age Range

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Intended User / Care Setting

healthcare facilities or hospitals

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 (study type, sample size, AUC, MRMC, standalone performance, key results)

Verification and validation tests were designed and performed in accordance with Design Controls as per 21 CFR §820.30. The following tests were conducted per guidance documents and standards to determine appropriate methods for evaluating the performance of the device and determine substantial equivalence:

Test Name: Balloon Pull Back Test (Robustness Test)
Test Method: Visual Inspection, Dimensional Inspection, Insertion Force Test, Pull Back Force Test, Destructive Pull Test
Test Result: Passed

Test Name: Accelerated Aging
Test Method: Visual Inspection, Coating Integrity, Sheath Liquid Leakage - (Pressure Test), Sheath System Insertion Force, Sheath Pull Out Test, Sheath Kink Resistance, Sheath Creep To Break, Sheath Force At Break, Dilator Force At Break
Test Result: Passed

Test Name: Valve Leak Test
Test Method: Pressure Test
Test Result: Passed

Test Name: Particulates Evaluation Test
Test Method: Membrane Filtration
Test Result: Passed

Test Name: Biological Risk Assessment
Test Method: Qualitative Evaluation
Test Result: Passed

Test Name: Cytotoxicity
Test Method: Quantitative Evaluation
Test Result: Passed

Test Name: Pig Skin Test
Test Method: Insertion Force Test
Test Result: Passed

Test Name: Visibility under X-ray
Test Method: X-Ray Test
Test Result: Passed

Test Name: Packaging Integrity Validation
Test Method: Visual Inspection, Dye Penetration Test, Peel Test, Balloon Pull Back Test, Kink Test, Creep Test, Pull Test
Test Result: Passed

Test Name: Sterilization Validation
Test Method: LAL - Pyrogenicity Testing, Bioburden, Bioburden Recovery Factor Determination, EO/ECH Residuals
Test Result: Passed

Test Name: LAL Validation
Test Method: Gel Clot Method
Test Result: Passed

Acceptance criteria were met for all performed tests, the results showed that the modifications do not have negative impact on the device safety and effectiveness of the device.

Key Metrics (Sensitivity, Specificity, PPV, NPV, etc.)

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Predicate Device(s)

K100799

Reference Device(s)

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Predetermined Change Control Plan (PCCP) - All Relevant Information

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§ 870.1340 Catheter introducer.

(a)
Identification. A catheter introducer is a sheath used to facilitate placing a catheter through the skin into a vein or artery.(b)
Classification. Class II (performance standards).

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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002

January 11, 2016

Contract Medical International, GmbH c/o Ms. Jan Kloboucnik Director, RA/QA Lauensteiner Straße 37 01277 Dresden, Germany

Re: K153197

Trade/Device Name: Fortress Introducer Sheath System Regulation Number: 21 CFR 870.1340 Regulation Name: Catheter Introducer Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: DYB, DRE Dated: December 11, 2015 Received: December 14, 2015

Dear Ms. Kloboucnik:

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.

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Sincerely yours,

Kenneth J. Cavanaugh -S

for

Bram D. Zuckerman, M.D. Director Division of Cardiovascular Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health

Enclosure

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Indications for Use

510(k) Number (if known)

K153197

Device Name Fortress Introducer Sheath System

Indications for Use (Describe)

The Fortress Introducer Sheath System is intended to provide access and to facilitate percutaneous introduction of guide wires, catheters and other devices into the femoral, popliteal arteries while maintaining hemostasis during diagnostic and interventional procedures.

Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)
Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)

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510(k) SUMMARY

1.1 Submitter

Submitter:

| Submitter: | Contract Medical GmbH
Lauensteiner Strasse 37
01277 Dresden
Germany |
|------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Contact Person: | Jan Kloboucnik, Director RAQA |
| Phone: | +420 494 949 564 |
| Email: | jkloboucnik@contract-medical.com |
| Date Summary Prepared: | 11th January 2016 |

1.2 Device

Device Trade Name: Fortress Introducer Sheath System Device Common Name: Introducer Sheath Classification Name: Introducer Catheter 21CFR Part 870.1340, and Dilator, Vessel, For Percutaneous Catheterization 21CFR Part 870.1310 Device Class: -Product Code: DYB, and DRE

1.3 Predicate Device

The predicate device is the 4F size of the Fortress Introducer Sheath System (K100799)

1.4 Device Description

The Fortress Introducer Sheath System is a sterile, disposable device. It is a prescription medical device that is used only in healthcare facilities or hospitals. The device is placed in patients for up to 24 hours.

The Fortress Introducer Sheath System consists of an introducer sheath with hemostasis valve and side port, as well as a dilator with a tapered tip and luer lock at the proximal end. The main introducer sheath tubing is connected at the proximal end to a hemostasis valve with side port tubing that is connected to a plastic 3-way stopcock valve. The side port is used for flushing the introducer sheath. The introducer sheath is introduced into the vascular system with the aid of the dilator. The hemostasis valve at the proximal end of the introducer sheath conforms and seals around guide wires and catheters to reduce blood leakage from the introducer sheath. A radiopaque marker helps identify the distal end of the introducer sheath. The introducer sheath (5F and 6F sizes) has a hydrophobic silicone coating on the outer surface of the distal 30cm portion.

The System consists of the following components:

  • A One Introducer Sheath with hemostasis valve
  • A Two dilators: 5F and 6F 100cm version
  • A One dilator: 5F and 6F 45cm version

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1.5 Indications for Use

The Fortress Introducer Sheath System is intended to provide access and to facilitate percutaneous introduction of guide wires, catheters and other devices into the femoral, popliteal and infrapopliteal arteries while maintaining hemostasis during diagnostic and interventional procedures.

This is the same intended use as for the previously cleared 4F Fortress Introducer Sheath System, model numbers 358813, 358814 and 358815 (K100799).

1.6 Comparison of Technological Characteristics with the Predicate Device

The 5F and the 6F size of the Fortress Introducer Sheath System is a manually operated, sterile, single patient use sheath system made predominantly of thermoplastic polymers. The sheath is reinforced with a stainless steel coil in order to provide kink resistance when passed through tortuous paths. With regard to the design, device features, method of sterilization, and mode of operation, the 5F and 6F Fortress Introducer Sheath System does not differ from the predicate device.

Materials used for manufacture of the 5Fand 6F Fortress Introducer Sheath System are the same or very similar as those contained in the predicate device. Technological characteristics of the subject device differ from those of the predicates only with respect to addition of lubricious coating on the sheath. The hydrophobic coating applied to the distal end of the sheath is commonly used in medical devices, including introducer sheaths and catheters. Differences in technological characteristics between the subject device and the predicate do not raise and concerns of safety and effectiveness, as demonstrated by the data collected.

1.7 Substantial Equivalence

Verification and validation tests were designed and performed in accordance with Design Controls as per 21 CFR §820.30. The following tests were conducted per guidance documents and standards to determine appropriate methods for evaluating the performance of the device and determine substantial equivalence:

Test NameTest MethodTest Result
Balloon Pull Back Test (Robustness Test)Visual Inspection
Dimensional Inspection
Insertion Force Test
Pull Back Force Test
Destructive Pull TestPassed
Accelerated AgingVisual Inspection
Coating Integrity
Sheath Liquid Leakage - (Pressure Test)
Sheath System Insertion Force
Sheath Pull Out Test
Sheath Kink Resistance
Sheath Creep To Break
Sheath Force At Break
Dilator Force At BreakPassed

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Test NameTest MethodTest Result
Valve Leak TestPressure TestPassed
Particulates Evaluation TestMembrane FiltrationPassed
Biological Risk AssessmentQualitative EvaluationPassed
CytotoxicityQuantitative EvaluationPassed
Pig Skin TestInsertion Force TestPassed
Visibility under X-rayX-Ray TestPassed
Packaging Integrity ValidationVisual Inspection
Dye Penetration Test
Peel Test
Balloon Pull Back Test
Kink Test
Creep Test
Pull TestPassed
Sterilization ValidationLAL - Pyrogenicity Testing
Bioburden
Bioburden Recovery Factor Determination
EO/ECH ResidualsPassed
LAL ValidationGel Clot MethodPassed

Acceptance criteria were met for all performed tests, the results showed that the modifications do not have negative impact on the device safety and effectiveness of the device.

1.8 Conclusions

The results of performed testing based on risk analysis demonstrate that the 5F and 6F Fortress Introducer Sheath System performs comparably with the predicate and other legally marketed devices.

The 5F and 6F Fortress Introducer Sheath System is substantially equivalent to the predicate device in terms of intended use, design and materials, technological characteristics, and principle of operation. Any differences between the subject device and the predicate do not raise any issues of safety or effectiveness.