K Number
K182735
Device Name
Paragonix SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System
Date Cleared
2018-10-19

(21 days)

Product Code
Regulation Number
876.5880
AI/MLSaMDIVD (In Vitro Diagnostic)TherapeuticDiagnosticis PCCP Authorized
Intended Use
The SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System is intended to be used for the station of hearts during transportation and eventual transplantation into a recipient using cold storage solutions indicated for use with the heart. The intended organ storage time for the SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System is up to 4 hours. Donor hearts exceeding clinically accepted static hypothermic preservation times should be evaluated by the transplant surgeon to determine transplantability in accordance with accepted clinical guidelines and in the best medical interest of the intended recipient.
Device Description
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More Information

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The summary describes a cardiac transport system for cold storage and transportation, with no mention of AI, ML, image processing, or data analysis that would suggest the use of such technologies.

No.
The device is used for the transportation and storage of hearts for transplantation, which is a supportive function and not a direct therapeutic intervention on a patient.

No
The device is described as a system for the "station of hearts during transportation and eventual transplantation," which indicates it is a therapeutic or preservation device, not a diagnostic one.

No

The device description is not found, but the intended use clearly describes a "Cardiac Transport System" for the "station of hearts during transportation and eventual transplantation." This strongly implies a physical system for transporting organs, not solely software.

Based on the provided information, the SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System is not an IVD (In Vitro Diagnostic).

Here's why:

  • Intended Use: The intended use is for the transportation and storage of hearts for transplantation. This is a device used on an organ, not a test performed on a sample from a patient to diagnose a condition or provide information about their health status.
  • Device Description: While the description is "Not Found," the intended use clearly points to a physical system for organ transport.
  • Lack of IVD Characteristics: There is no mention of analyzing biological samples, detecting analytes, or providing diagnostic information.

IVDs are typically used to examine samples like blood, urine, tissue, etc., to provide information about a patient's health. The SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System is a device used to maintain the viability of an organ outside the body for a specific purpose (transplantation).

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Intended Use / Indications for Use

The SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System is intended to be used for the station of hearts during transportation and eventual transplantation into a recipient using cold storage solutions indicated for use with the heart.

The intended organ storage time for the SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System is up to 4 hours.

Donor hearts exceeding clinically accepted static hypothermic preservation times should be evaluated by the transplant surgeon to determine transplantability in accordance with accepted clinical guidelines and in the best medical interest of the intended recipient.

Product codes

MSB

Device Description

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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

hearts

Indicated Patient Age Range

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Intended User / Care Setting

transplant surgeon

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)

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

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Predicate Device(s): If the device was cleared using the 510(k) pathway, identify the Predicate Device(s) K/DEN number used to claim substantial equivalence and list them here in a comma separated list exactly as they appear in the text. List the primary predicate first in the list.

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Reference Device(s): Identify the Reference Device(s) K/DEN number and list them here in a comma separated list exactly as they appear in the text.

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Predetermined Change Control Plan (PCCP) - All Relevant Information for the subject device only (e.g. presence / absence, what scope was granted / cleared under the PCCP, any restrictions, etc).

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§ 876.5880 Isolated kidney perfusion and transport system and accessories.

(a)
Identification. An isolated kidney perfusion and transport system and accessories is a device that is used to support a donated or a cadaver kidney and to maintain the organ in a near-normal physiologic state until it is transplanted into a recipient patient. This generic type of device may include tubing, catheters, connectors, an ice storage or freezing container with or without bag or preservatives, pulsatile or nonpulsatile hypothermic isolated organ perfusion apparatus with or without oxygenator, and disposable perfusion set.(b)
Classification. Class II (performance standards).

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October 19, 2018

Paragonix Technologies % Leo Basta Owner Northstar Biomedical Associates 93 Benefit Street Providence, RI 02904

Re: K182735

Trade/Device Name: SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System Regulation Number: 21 CFR§ 876.5880 Regulation Name: Isolated Kidney Perfusion and Transport System and Accessories Regulatory Class: II Product Code: MSB Dated: September 27, 2018 Received: September 28, 2018

Dear Leo Basta:

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 mav, therefore, market the device, subject to the general controls provisions of the Act. Although this letter refers to your product as a device, please be avare that some cleared products may instead be combination products. The 510(k) Premarket Notification Database located at https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfpmn/pmn.cfm identifies combination product submissions. 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.

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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 of medical device-related adverse events) (21 CFR 803) for devices or postmarketing safety reporting (21 CFR 4, Subpart B) for combination products (see

https://www.fda.gov/CombinationProducts/GuidanceRegulatoryInformation/ucm597488.html; good manufacturing practice requirements as set forth in the quality systems (QS) regulation (21 CFR Part 820) for devices or current good manufacturing practices (21 CFR 4, Subpart A) for combination products; and, if applicable, the electronic product radiation control provisions (Sections 531-542 of the Act); 21 CFR 1000-1050.

Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21 CFR Part 807.97). For questions regarding the reporting of adverse events under the MDR regulation (21 CFR Part 803), please go to http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/ReportaProblem/default.htm.

For comprehensive regulatory information about mediation-emitting products, including information about labeling regulations, please see Device Advice (https://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/) and CDRH Learn (http://www.fda.gov/Training/CDRHLearn). Additionally, you may contact the Division of Industry and Consumer Education (DICE) to ask a question about a specific regulatory topic. See the DICE website (http://www.fda.gov/DICE) for more information or contact DICE by email (DICE@fda.hhs.gov) or phone (1-800-638-2041 or 301-796-7100).

Sincerely,

Carolyn Y. Neuland -S

for Benjamin R. Fisher, Ph.D. Director Division of Reproductive, Gastro-Renal, and Urological Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health

Enclosure

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Indications for Use

510(k) Number (if known) K182735

Device Name SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System

Indications for Use (Describe)

The SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System is intended to be used for the station of hearts during transportation and eventual transplantation into a recipient using cold storage solutions indicated for use with the heart.

The intended organ storage time for the SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System is up to 4 hours.

Donor hearts exceeding clinically accepted static hypothermic preservation times should be evaluated by the transplant surgeon to determine transplantability in accordance with accepted clinical guidelines and in the best medical interest of the intended recipient.

X Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)

Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)

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