(249 days)
The HeRO Graft is indicated for end stage renal disease patients on hemodialysis who have exhausted all other access options. These catheter-dependent patients are readily identified using the KDOQI guidelines as patients who:
• Have become catheter-dependent or who are approaching catheter-dependency (i.e., have exhausted all other access options, such as arteriovenous fistulas and grafts).
• Are not candidates for upper extremity fistulas or grafts due to poor venous outflow as determined by a history of previous access failures or venography.
• Are failing fistulas or grafts due to poor venous outflow as determined by access failure or venography (e.g. fistula/graft salvage).
• Have poor remaining venous access sites for creation of a fistula or graft as determined by ultrasound or venography.
• Have a compromised central venous system or central venous stenosis (CVS) as determined by a history of previous access failures, symptomatic CVS (i.e., via arm, neck, or face swelling) or venography.
• Are receiving inadequate dialysis clearance (i.e., low Kt/V) via catheters. KDOQI guidelines recommend a minimum Kt/V of 1.4.
The HeRO Graft is a non-autogenous (i.e., synthetic) vascular graft prosthesis which provides arterial venous access with continuous outflow into the central venous system. The HeRO Graft is composed of the following components: (1) Venous Outflow Component (VOC) with delivery stylet, (2) Arterial Graft Component (AGC) or HeRO Adapter with Support Seal (used in conjunction with commercial vascular grafts), and (3) Accessory Component Kit (ACK). The VOC consists of a radiopaque silicone base tube, a nitinol braid (imparts kink and crush resistance), a distal radiopaque marker band, and an outer silicone elastomer encapsulation layer. During surgery, the VOC is cut to length for the patient anatomy and then advanced over the barbs of the AGC Connector or HeRO Adapter. The AGC is a conventional ePTFE vascular graft with a guideline and beading near the custom titanium alloy connector to provide kink resistance. As an alternative to the AGC, the titanium alloy HeRO Adapter with Support Seal allow the clinician to choose one of the commercially available 6mm ID vascular grafts qualified for use with the HeRO Graft. The HeRO Graft Accessory Component Kit is intended to aid in the implantation of the HeRO Graft and contains instruments including, introducers, dilators, hemostasis valve with stopcock, disposable clamp, and hemostasis plug.
The HeRO Graft is a fully subcutaneous surgical implant single-use device provided sterile via ethylene oxide for long-term (>30 day) use.
The document provided does not contain information related to an AI/ML powered device, so there is no data to extract for device performance, ground truth, or expert review. The device described, the HeRO Graft, is a vascular graft prosthesis, which is a physical implant used in hemodialysis patients.
Therefore, I cannot fulfill the request to describe the acceptance criteria and study proving device meets acceptance criteria for an AI/ML powered device, as the provided text pertains to a traditional medical device.
§ 870.3450 Vascular graft prosthesis.
(a)
Identification. A vascular graft prosthesis is an implanted device intended to repair, replace, or bypass sections of native or artificial vessels, excluding coronary or cerebral vasculature, and to provide vascular access. It is commonly constructed of materials such as polyethylene terephthalate and polytetrafluoroethylene, and it may be coated with a biological coating, such as albumin or collagen, or a synthetic coating, such as silicone. The graft structure itself is not made of materials of animal origin, including human umbilical cords.(b)
Classification. Class II (special controls). The special control for this device is the FDA guidance document entitled “Guidance Document for Vascular Prostheses 510(k) Submissions.”