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Conceptions Technologies' Microtools are used in the laboratory as a microtool to denude, micromanipulate, inject, hold or transfer human gametes or embryos for assisted hatching, ICSI, or other assisted reproduction procedures.
Microtools
The provided text is a 510(k) summary from 1999 for a device called "Microtools" which are described as tools for micromanipulation in assisted reproduction procedures. This document does not contain any information about acceptance criteria, device performance studies, sample sizes, ground truth establishment, or expert involvement as requested in the prompt.
Therefore, I cannot fulfill the request to describe the acceptance criteria and the study proving the device meets them based on the provided text. The document is a regulatory approval letter and an indications for use statement, not a scientific study report.
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Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850
JUL 19 1999
Conception Technologies Inc. c/o Mr. Greg Holland Holland & Associates 3722 Avenue Sausalito Irvine, CA 92606
Re: K991104 Microtools Dated: June 28, 1999 Received: June 30, 1999 Requiatory Class: II 21 CFR §884.6130/Procode: 85 MQH
Dear Mr. Holland:
We have reviewed your Section 510(k) notification of intent to market the device referenced above and we 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). 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.
If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (Premarket Approval), it may be subject to such additional controls. Existing major regulations affecting your device can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Parts 800 to 895. A substantially equivalent determination assumes compliance with the Current Good Manufacturing Practice requirements, as set forth in the Quality System Regulation (QS) for Medical Devices: General requlation (21 CFR Part 820) and that, through periodic QS inspections, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will verify such assumptions. Failure to comply with the GMP regulation may result in requlatory action. In addition, FDA may publish further announcements concerning your device in the Federal Register. Please note: this response to your premarket notification submission does not affect any obligation you might have under sections 531 through 542 of the Act for devices under the Electronic Product Radiation Control provisions, or other Federal laws or requlations.
This letter will allow you to begin marketing your device as described in your 510(k) premarket notification. The FDA finding of substantial equivalence of your device to a legally marketed predicate device results in a classification for your device and thus, permits your device to proceed to the market.
If you desire specific advice for your device on our labeling regulation (21 CFR Part 801 and additionally 809.10 for in vitro diagnostic devices), please contact the Office of Compliance at (301) 594-4613. Additionally, for questions on the promotion and advertising of your device, please contact the Office of Compliance at (301) 594-4639. Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21 CFR 807.97). Other general information on your responsibilities under the Act may be obtained from the Division of Small Manufacturers Assistance at its toll-free number (800) 638-2041 or (301) 443-6597, or at its internet address "http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/dsma/dsmamain.html".
Sincerely yours,
CAPT Daniel G. Schultz, M.D. Acting Director, Division of Reproductive. Abdominal, Ear, Nose and Throat, and Radiological Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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Premarket Notification -- Conception Technologies - Microtools
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| 510(k) Number (if known): | K991104 |
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Microtools Device Name: ____________________
Indications For Use:
Conceptions Technologies' Microtools are used in the laboratory as a microtool to denude, micromanipulate, inject, hold or transfer human gametes or embryos for assisted hatching, ICSI, or other assisted reproduction procedures.
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Concurrence of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE)
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| 510(k) Number | K991104 |
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Prescription Use_ 4 (Per 21 CFR 801.109)
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Over-The-Counter Use__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (Optional Format 1-2-96)
§ 884.6130 Assisted reproduction microtools.
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Identification. Assisted reproduction microtools are pipettes or other devices used in the laboratory to denude, micromanipulate, hold, or transfer human gametes or embryos for assisted hatching, intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), or other assisted reproduction methods.(b)
Classification. Class II (special controls) (mouse embryo assay information, endotoxin testing, sterilization validation, design specifications, labeling requirements, and clinical testing). The device, when the assisted reproduction microtools (pipettes) are manufactured from glass, is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 884.9.