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The summary describes a standard electrosurgical generator and vessel sealing system. There is no mention of AI, ML, or any related technologies in the intended use, device description, or performance studies. The performance studies focus on electrical safety, electromagnetic compatibility, ex vivo tissue testing, and software verification/validation according to standard medical device guidance, not AI/ML specific evaluations.
Yes
The device is used for cutting and coagulating tissue, sealing vessels, and removing or coagulating tissue, all of which are direct clinical interventions for treating medical conditions.
No
The device is described as an electrosurgical generator used for cutting, coagulating, and sealing tissue, which are therapeutic functions, not diagnostic ones.
No
The device description explicitly states it is an "Energy Platform" that provides radio frequency (RF) energy for surgical applications and is a combination of a general-surgery electrosurgical unit and a bipolar vessel sealing system. This indicates it is a hardware device that generates and delivers energy, not solely software.
Based on the provided text, the Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform is not an In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) device.
Here's why:
- Intended Use: The intended use clearly states it's for "cutting and coagulating tissue," "sealing vessels," and "endoscopically controlled removal or coagulation of tissue." These are all procedures performed on the patient's body (in vivo), not on samples taken from the body (in vitro).
- Device Description: The description details how it provides RF energy for surgical applications and tissue fusion/vessel sealing. This aligns with a surgical device used directly on the patient.
- Lack of IVD Characteristics: There is no mention of analyzing samples (blood, urine, tissue, etc.), detecting substances, or providing diagnostic information based on laboratory tests.
Therefore, the Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform is a surgical device, not an IVD.
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Intended Use / Indications for Use
The Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform is a high frequency electrosurgical generator intended for use with monopolar and bipolar accessories for cutting and coagulating tissue. When used with compatible sealing devices, it is indicated for sealing vessels up to and including 7 mm, tissue bundles, and lymphatics. The generator can also be used with compatible resectoscopes for endoscopically controlled removal or coagulation of tissue using 0.9% NaCl solution as the irrigation medium.
The tissue fusion function has not been shown to be effective for tubal sterilization or tubal coagulation for sterilization procedures. Do not use this function for these procedures.
Product codes
GEI
Device Description
The Valleylab™ FT10 Energy Platform (VLFT10) provides radio frequency (RF) energy for monopolar and bipolar surgical applications, and tissue-fusion and vessel-sealing applications (LigaSure/vesselsealing function). It is a combination of a full-featured general-surgery electrosurgical unit and a bipolar vessel sealing system. The monopolar and bipolar sections, including the LigaSure section of the system, are isolated outputs that provide the appropriate power for cutting, desiccating, and fulgurating tissue during monopolar and bipolar surgery. The LigaSure/vessel-sealing section of the system provides power for vessel sealing.
The VLFT10 is used in hospitals and other health care facilities where surgical procedures are carried out.
The VLFT10 can be used with a variety of legally marketed accessories including monopolar and bipolar instruments and a newly introduced bipolar adapter, footswitches, and return electrode pads. The VLFT10 connects to electrical mains and operates at an input line frequency of 47-63 Hz.
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Intended User / Care Setting
hospitals and other health care facilities
Description of the training set, sample size, data source, and annotation protocol
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Summary of Performance Studies
The modifications made to the Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform were found to not affect safety or performance through design verification testing. which confirmed the conformance to applicable technical design specifications and performance requirements, including requirements associated with industry safety and performance standards, as follows:
- Basic safety and essential performance in accordance with IEC 60601-1:2005/A1:2012 and IEC 60601-2-2:2009
- Electromagnetic compatibility in accordance with IEC 60601-1-2:2014
- Ex vivo testing using porcine tissue showed comparable performance with regard to thermal effects
- System verification (Non-IEC electrical, instrument compatibility, basic functionality) showed that the VLFT10 has all required functionality and that it meets system specifications.
- Software verification and validation testing was conducted in accordance with FDA's, Guidance for the Content of Premarket Submissions for Software Contained in Medical Devices
- Usability testing in accordance with IEC 62366: 2015Medical devices Application of usability engineering to medical devices showed that representative surgical tasks with the updated software.
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Predetermined Change Control Plan (PCCP) - All Relevant Information
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§ 878.4400 Electrosurgical cutting and coagulation device and accessories.
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Identification. An electrosurgical cutting and coagulation device and accessories is a device intended to remove tissue and control bleeding by use of high-frequency electrical current.(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
February 16, 2017
Covidien LLC Ms. Sharon McDermott Sr. Specialist, Regulatory Affairs 5920 Longbow Drive Boulder, Colorado 80301
Re: K170170
Trade/Device Name: Vallevlab FT10 Electrosurgical Platform Regulation Number: 21 CFR 878.4400 Regulation Name: Electrosurgical cutting and coagulation device and accessories Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: GEI Dated: January 18, 2017 Received: January 19, 2017
Dear Ms. McDermott:
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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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) K170170
Device Name Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform
Indications for Use (Describe)
The Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform is a high frequency electrosurgical generator intended for use with monopolar and bipolar accessories for cutting and coagulating tissue. When used with compatible sealing devices, it is indicated for sealing vessels up to and including 7 mm, tissue bundles, and lymphatics. The generator can also be used with compatible resectoscopes for endoscopically controlled removal or coagulation of tissue using 0.9% NaCl solution as the irrigation medium.
The tissue fusion function has not been shown to be effective for tubal coagulation for sterilization procedures. Do not use this function for these procedures.
| Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable) |
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| Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) |
| Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C) |
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510(k) Summary Date summary prepared: 02/13/2017
510(k) Submitter/Holder
Covidien 5920 Longbow Drive Boulder, CO 80301
Contact
Sharon McDermott Senior Specialist, Regulatory Affairs Telephone: 303-581-6789 Fax: 303-530-6313 Email: sharon.1.mcdermott@medtronic.com
Name of Device
| Trade Name: | Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform |
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| Catalog Numbers: | VLFT10GEN |
| Common Name: | Electrosurgical Generator |
| Classification Name: | Electrosurgical cutting and coagulation device and accessories (21 CFR 878.4400, Class II, GEI) |
Predicate Device
| Trade Name: | Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform |
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| Catalog Number: | VLFT10GEN |
| Common Name: | Electrosurgical Generator |
| 510(k) Number: | K151649 (cleared 10 Sept 2015) |
| Manufacturer: | Covidien |
| Recalls: | This device has not been subject to a design-related recall |
Device Description
The Valleylab™ FT10 Energy Platform (VLFT10) provides radio frequency (RF) energy for monopolar and bipolar surgical applications, and tissue-fusion and vessel-sealing applications (LigaSure/vesselsealing function). It is a combination of a full-featured general-surgery electrosurgical unit and a bipolar vessel sealing system. The monopolar and bipolar sections, including the LigaSure section of the system, are isolated outputs that provide the appropriate power for cutting, desiccating, and fulgurating tissue during monopolar and bipolar surgery. The LigaSure/vessel-sealing section of the system provides power for vessel sealing.
The VLFT10 is used in hospitals and other health care facilities where surgical procedures are carried out.
The VLFT10 can be used with a variety of legally marketed accessories including monopolar and bipolar instruments and a newly introduced bipolar adapter, footswitches, and return electrode pads. The VLFT10 connects to electrical mains and operates at an input line frequency of 47-63 Hz.
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Indications for Use
The Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform is a high frequency electrosurgical generator intended for use with monopolar and bipolar accessories for cutting and coagulating tissue. When used with compatible sealing devices, it is indicated for sealing vessels up to and including 7 mm, tissue bundles, and lymphatics. The generator can also be used with compatible resectoscopes for endoscopically controlled removal or coagulation of tissue using 0.9% NaCl solution as the irrigation medium.
The tissue fusion function has not been shown to be effective for tubal sterilization or tubal coagulation for sterilization procedures. Do not use this function for these procedures.
Comparison of Technological Characteristics with the Predicate Device
The Valleylab FT10 with the proposed software modifications has the similar technological and performance characteristics as the predicate Valleylab FT10 cleared in K151649. Both versions of the energy platform are a combination of a full-featured general-surgery electrosurgical system and a vessel sealing system. The VLFT10 with software version 2.0 provides incremental improvements over the predicate while maintaining the same basic functionality and intended use. These are summarized below.
- . Monopolar capabilities have been expanded with the addition of a Shared Coag mode, a mode that has been available in other electrosurgical generators such as Covidien's Force FX Electrosurgical Generator
- Enabling a second standard bipolar port via insertion of an adapter into the existing ● LigaSure/Bipolar port
- Updates to existing Auto-bipolar mode to improve user experience
- GUI changes to support second bipolar port and instruments under development
Performance Characteristics
The modifications made to the Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform were found to not affect safety or performance through design verification testing. which confirmed the conformance to applicable technical design specifications and performance requirements, including requirements associated with industry safety and performance standards, as follows:
- Basic safety and essential performance in accordance with IEC 60601-1:2005/A1:2012 and IEC ● 60601-2-2:2009
- . Electromagnetic compatibility in accordance with IEC 60601-1-2:2014
- . Ex vivo testing using porcine tissue showed comparable performance with regard to thermal effects
- . System verification (Non-IEC electrical, instrument compatibility, basic functionality) showed that the VLFT10 has all required functionality and that it meets system specifications.
- Software verification and validation testing was conducted in accordance with FDA's, Guidance . for the Content of Premarket Submissions for Software Contained in Medical Devices
- Usability testing in accordance with IEC 62366: 2015Medical devices Application of . usability engineering to medical devices showed that representative surgical tasks with the updated software.
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Clinical Studies
This premarket submission did not rely on the assessment of clinical performance data to demonstrate substantial equivalence.
Conclusions
Verification and validation activities demonstrate the Valleylab FT10 with software version 2.0 is substantially equivalent to the predicate Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform cleared in K151649. The intended use of the Valleylab FT10 Energy Platform was not altered. Moreover, the results of testing demonstrate that the software modifications do not affect the safety or performance of the energy platform.