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# SPYGLASS DIRECT VISULATION PROBE (K050403)

_Boston Scientific Corp · ODF · Mar 4, 2005 · Gastroenterology, Urology · SESE_

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## Device Facts

- **Applicant:** Boston Scientific Corp
- **Product Code:** [ODF](/submissions/GU/subpart-b%E2%80%94diagnostic-devices/ODF.md)
- **Decision Date:** Mar 4, 2005
- **Decision:** SESE
- **Submission Type:** Traditional
- **Regulation:** 21 CFR 876.1500
- **Device Class:** Class 2
- **Review Panel:** Gastroenterology, Urology
- **Attributes:** Therapeutic, 3rd-Party Reviewed

## Indications for Use

The proposed SpyGlass™ Direct Visualization Probe is intended to provide direct visualization for diagnostic and therapeutic applications during endoscopic procedures in the pancreaticobiliary system including the hepatic ducts.

## Device Story

SpyGlass Direct Visualization Probe is a fiberoptic miniscope used for direct visualization of the pancreaticobiliary system. The device features a distal glass lens and a proximal adapter with a bayonet fitting and light post for connection to an external light source. It is designed to be used in conjunction with an ERCP cannula for steering stability and is inserted through the working channel of a duodenoscope. Operated by a physician during endoscopic procedures, the probe provides real-time visual feedback to the clinician, facilitating diagnostic and therapeutic interventions within the hepatic ducts and pancreaticobiliary tree. The device benefits patients by enabling direct visualization of the target anatomy, potentially improving the accuracy and efficacy of endoscopic procedures.

## Clinical Evidence

Bench testing only. Evidence includes a comparison of optical performance and image quality specifications against the Visicath Imaging Catheter, and electrical safety testing performed in accordance with industry standards.

## Technological Characteristics

Fiberoptic miniscope; distal glass lens; proximal adapter with bayonet fitting and light post; used with ERCP cannula and duodenoscope; electrical safety per industry standards.

## Regulatory Identification

An endoscope and accessories is a device used to provide access, illumination, and allow observation or manipulation of body cavities, hollow organs, and canals. The device consists of various rigid or flexible instruments that are inserted into body spaces and may include an optical system for conveying an image to the user's eye and their accessories may assist in gaining access or increase the versatility and augment the capabilities of the devices. Examples of devices that are within this generic type of device include cleaning accessories for endoscopes, photographic accessories for endoscopes, nonpowered anoscopes, binolcular attachments for endoscopes, pocket battery boxes, flexible or rigid choledochoscopes, colonoscopes, diagnostic cystoscopes, cystourethroscopes, enteroscopes, esophagogastroduodenoscopes, rigid esophagoscopes, fiberoptic illuminators for endoscopes, incandescent endoscope lamps, biliary pancreatoscopes, proctoscopes, resectoscopes, nephroscopes, sigmoidoscopes, ureteroscopes, urethroscopes, endomagnetic retrievers, cytology brushes for endoscopes, and lubricating jelly for transurethral surgical instruments. This section does not apply to endoscopes that have specialized uses in other medical specialty areas and that are covered by classification regulations in other parts of the device classification regulations.

## Special Controls

*Classification* —(1)*Class II (special controls).* The device, when it is an endoscope disinfectant basin, which consists solely of a container that holds disinfectant and endoscopes and accessories; an endoscopic magnetic retriever intended for single use; sterile scissors for cystoscope intended for single use; a disposable, non-powered endoscopic grasping/cutting instrument intended for single use; a diagnostic incandescent light source; a fiberoptic photographic light source; a routine fiberoptic light source; an endoscopic sponge carrier; a xenon arc endoscope light source; an endoscope transformer; an LED light source; or a gastroenterology-urology endoscopic guidewire, is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 876.9.(2) Class I for the photographic accessories for endoscope, miscellaneous bulb adapter for endoscope, binocular attachment for endoscope, eyepiece attachment for prescription lens, teaching attachment, inflation bulb, measuring device for panendoscope, photographic equipment for physiologic function monitor, special lens instrument for endoscope, smoke removal tube, rechargeable battery box, pocket battery box, bite block for endoscope, and cleaning brush for endoscope. The devices subject to this paragraph (b)(2) are exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807of this chapter, subject to the limitations in § 876.9.

## Predicate Devices

- Visicath Imaging Catheter ([K850393](/device/K850393.md))
- Saratoga Modular Miniature Endoscope ([K963354](/device/K963354.md))

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH &amp; HUMAN SERVICES
Public Health Service
Food and Drug Administration
10903 New Hampshire Avenue
Document Control Center - WD66-G609
Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002

Boston Scientific Corporation
% Mr. Daniel W. Lehtonen
Responsible Third Party Official
Intertek Testing Services
70 Codman Hill Road
Boxborough, MA 01779

JUL 27 2015

Re: K050403
Trade/Device Name: SpyGlass Direct Visualization Probe
Regulation Number: 21 CFR 876.1500
Regulation Name: Endoscope and accessories
Regulatory Class: II
Product Code: ODF, FDT
Dated (Date on orig SE ltr): February 15, 2005
Received (Date on orig SE ltr): February 17, 2005

Dear Mr. Lehtonen,

This letter corrects our substantially equivalent letter of March 4, 2005.

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.

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

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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. 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 (reporting of medical device-related adverse events) (21 CFR 803); good manufacturing practice requirements as set forth in the quality systems (QS) regulation (21 CFR Part 820); and if applicable, the electronic product radiation control provisions (Sections 531-542 of the Act); 21 CFR 1000-1050.

If you desire specific advice for your device on our labeling regulation (21 CFR Part 801), please contact the Division of Small Manufacturers, International and Consumer Assistance at its toll-free number (800) 638 2041 or (301) 796-7100 or at its Internet address http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ResourcesforYou/Industry/default.htm. Also, please note the regulation entitled, “Misbranding by reference to premarket notification” (21CFR 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 the CDRH’s Office of Surveillance and Biometrics/Division of Postmarket Surveillance.

You may obtain other general information on your responsibilities under the Act from the Division of Small Manufacturers, International and Consumer Assistance at its toll-free number (800) 638-2041 or (301) 796-7100 or at its Internet address http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ResourcesforYou/Industry/default.htm.

Sincerely yours,

Benjamin R. Fisher -S

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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SECTION 4
INDICATIONS FOR USE

510(k) Number: To Be Determined  K050403

Device Name: SpyGlass Direct Visualization Probe

Indication for Use:

The proposed SpyGlass Direct Visualization Probe is intended to provide direct visualization for diagnostic and therapeutic applications during endoscopic procedures in the pancreatico-biliary system including the hepatic ducts.

Prescription Use ☑  OR  Over-The-Counter Use ☐
(Per 21 CFR 801.1091)
(Optional Format 1-2-96)

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Concurrence of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE)
Division of General, Restorative
and Neurological Devices
K050403

Premarket Notification, SpyGlass™ Direct Visualization Probe, January 7, 2005
Proprietary and Confidential Information of Boston Scientific Corporation
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K 050 403

MAR 4 - 2005

SECTION 11
510(K) SUMMARY

# 510(K) SUMMARY

## 1. Submitter:

Boston Scientific Corporation
One Boston Scientific Place
Natick, MA 01760-1537

Contact: Kathleen Morahan
Regulatory Affairs Manager
Date Prepared: January 7, 2005

## 2. Device:

Trade Name: SpyGlass™ Direct Visualization Probe
Common Name: Mini-Endoscope
Classification Name: Flexible Endoscope

## 3. Predicate Devices:

Boston Scientific, Visicath Imaging Catheter - K850393
5 Star Medical, Saratoga Modular Miniature Endoscope - K963354

## 4. Device Description:

The proposed SpyGlass™ Direct Visualization Probe a fiberoptic endoscope. There is a glass lens at the distal end of the probe, and an adapter at the proximal end. The adapter has a bayonet fitting and a light post. An ocular lens connects to the bayonet fitting and the light post provides a connection for a light source. The proposed device is used with an ERCP cannula that provides stability for steering the device. The cannula/probe is inserted into the working channel of a duodenoscope for entry into the duodenum and access to the pancreatico-biliary system.

## 5. Intended Use:

The proposed SpyGlass™ Direct Visualization Probe is intended to provide direct visualization for diagnostic and therapeutic applications during endoscopic procedures in the pancreatico-biliary system including the hepatic ducts.

## 6. Technological Characteristics:

Essentially, the SpyGlass™ Direct Visualization Probe has the same technological characteristics as the predicate devices. The proposed device and both predicate devices are fiberoptic mini-scopies used in conjunction with a mother scope to access and visualize an indicated location.

Premarket Notification, SpyGlass™ Direct Visualization Probe. January 7, 2005
Proprietary and Confidential Information of Boston Scientific Corporation

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7. Performance Data:
A comparison of the optical performance and image quality specifications was made between the proposed and predicate Visicath Imaging Catheter. Electrical safety testing was performed in accordance with industry standards.

8. Conclusion:
Boston Scientific Corporation has demonstrated that the proposed SpyGlass™ Direct Visualization Probe is substantially equivalent to the Boston Scientific Visicath Imaging Catheter and in terms of the proposed indication, to the 5 Star Medical Saratoga Modular Miniature Endoscope.

Premarket Notification, SpyGlass™ Direct Visualization Probe. January 7, 2005
Proprietary and Confidential Information of Boston Scientific Corporation

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