K Number
K973734
Manufacturer
Date Cleared
1998-02-05

(128 days)

Product Code
Regulation Number
880.6740
Panel
HO
Reference & Predicate Devices
AI/MLSaMDIVD (In Vitro Diagnostic)TherapeuticDiagnosticis PCCP AuthorizedThirdpartyExpeditedreview
Intended Use

The sterile water and sterile saline are indicated for device irrigation only.
The Welcon Sterile Water for Irrigation and Sterile 0.9% Normal Saline for irrigation are indicated for use in device irrigation procedures. The sterile water and saline are not indicated for injection.

Device Description

The Welcon Sterile Water and Sterile 0.9% Normal Saline for Device Irrigation are individual, single-use 4 oz. (120 ml.) cups of fluid intended to be used for irrigation. The individual container consists of a plastic cup with a heat-sealed, adhesive-backed foil lid.

AI/ML Overview

The provided text is for a 510(k) premarket notification for "Sterile Water/Saline for Device Irrigation." This product is a medical device, but it is not an AI/ML powered device.

Therefore, the requested information regarding acceptance criteria, study details, sample sizes, expert ground truth, adjudication methods, MRMC studies, standalone performance, and training set information is not applicable to this document.

The document explicitly states: "Substantial equivalence for these devices was based solely on design characteristics; no performance or safety data was included in this premarket notification. The materials, performance specifications and essential design characteristics of the Welcon devices are identical to those of the Intermed predicate devices."

The only "testing" mentioned is: "USP bacterial endotoxin testing was performed to verify that the sterile water and saline solutions conform with USP requirements." This is a quality control test to ensure the product meets a basic sterility standard, not a performance study as would be conducted for an AI/ML device.

§ 880.6740 Vacuum-powered body fluid suction apparatus.

(a)
Identification. A vacuum-powered body fluid suction apparatus is a device used to aspirate, remove, or sample body fluids. The device is powered by an external source of vacuum. This generic type of device includes vacuum regulators, vacuum collection bottles, suction catheters and tips, connecting flexible aspirating tubes, rigid suction tips, specimen traps, noninvasive tubing, and suction regulators (with gauge).(b)
Classification. Class II (special controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to § 880.9.