Medical Devices; Physical Medicine Devices; Classification of the Nonpowered Lower Extremity Pressure Wrap

Federal Register, Volume 79 Issue 128 (Thursday, July 3, 2014)

Federal Register Volume 79, Number 128 (Thursday, July 3, 2014)

Rules and Regulations

Pages 37948-37950

From the Federal Register Online via the Government Printing Office www.gpo.gov

FR Doc No: 2014-15626

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 890

Docket No. FDA-2014-M-0701

Medical Devices; Physical Medicine Devices; Classification of the Nonpowered Lower Extremity Pressure Wrap

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Final order.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is classifying the nonpowered lower extremity pressure

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wrap into class I (general controls). The Agency is classifying the device into class I (general controls) in order to provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device.

DATES: This order is effective August 4, 2014. The classification was applicable on December 18, 2013.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Michael Hoffmann, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 1434, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-

796-6476, michael.hoffmann@fda.hhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

1. Background

   In accordance with section 513(f)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C. 360c(f)(1)), devices that were not in commercial distribution before May 28, 1976 (the date of enactment of the Medical Device Amendments of 1976), generally referred to as postamendments devices, are classified automatically by statute into class III without any FDA rulemaking process. These devices remain in class III and require premarket approval, unless and until the device is classified or reclassified into class I or II, or FDA issues an order finding the device to be substantially equivalent, in accordance with section 513(i) of the FD&C Act, to a predicate device that does not require premarket approval. The Agency determines whether new devices are substantially equivalent to predicate devices by means of premarket notification procedures in section 510(k) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 360(k)) and 21 CFR part 807 of the regulations.

   Section 513(f)(2) of the FD&C Act, as amended by section 607 of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (Pub. L. 112-

   144), provides two procedures by which a person may request FDA to classify a device under the criteria set forth in section 513(a)(1). Under the first procedure, the person submits a premarket notification under section 510(k) of the FD&C Act for a device that has not previously been classified and, within 30 days of receiving an order classifying the device into class III under section 513(f)(1) of the FD&C Act, the person requests a classification under section 513(f)(2). Under the second procedure, rather than first submitting a premarket notification under section 510(k) and then a request for classification under the first procedure, the person determines that there is no legally marketed device upon which to base a determination of substantial equivalence and requests a classification under section 513(f)(2) of the FD&C Act. If the person submits a request to classify the device under this second procedure, FDA may decline to undertake the classification request if FDA identifies a legally marketed device that could provide a reasonable basis for review of substantial equivalence with the device or if FDA determines that the device submitted is not of ``low-moderate risk'' or that general controls would be inadequate to control the risks and special controls to mitigate the risks cannot be developed.

   In response to a request to classify a device under either procedure provided by section 513(f)(2) of the FD&C Act, FDA will classify the device by written order within 120 days. This classification will be the initial classification of the device. In accordance with section 513(f)(1) of the FD&C Act, FDA issued an order on January 7, 2011, classifying the Restless Legs Device, into class III, because it was not substantially equivalent to a device that was introduced or delivered for introduction into interstate commerce for commercial distribution before May 28, 1976, or a device which was subsequently reclassified into class I or class II. On January 23, 2011, Mary M. Sorg dba PJ Sleeper's, submitted a request for classification of the Restless Leg Device under section 513(f)(2) of the FD&C Act. The manufacturer recommended that the device be classified into class I (Ref. 1).

   In accordance with section 513(f)(2) of the FD&C Act, FDA reviewed the request in order to classify the device under the criteria for classification set forth in section 513(a)(1) of the FD&C Act. FDA classifies devices into class I if general controls by themselves are sufficient to provide reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device for its intended use. After review of the information submitted in the de novo request, FDA determined that the device can be classified into class I. FDA believes general controls will provide reasonable assurance of the safety and effectiveness of the device.

   Therefore, on December 18, 2013, FDA issued an order to the requester classifying the device into class I. FDA is codifying the classification of the device by adding Sec. 890.5760. The device is assigned the generic name nonpowered lower extremity pressure wrap, and it is identified as a prescription device that applies mechanical pressure by wrapping around the lower extremity, such as the leg or foot, and is intended for primary Restless Leg Syndrome.

   FDA believes that general controls provide reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness. Nonpowered lower extremity pressure wraps are prescription devices restricted to patient use only upon the authorization of a practitioner licensed by law to administer or use the device. ((21 CFR 882.1440(a)); see section 520(e) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 360j(e)) and 21 CFR 801.109 (Prescription devices).) Prescription-use restrictions are a type of general controls as defined in section 513(a)(1)(A)(i) of the FD&C Act.

2. Environmental Impact

   The Agency has determined under 21 CFR 25.34(b) that this action is of a type that does not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment. Therefore, neither an environmental assessment nor an environmental impact statement is required.

3. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

   This final administrative order establishes special controls that refer to previously approved collections of information found in other FDA regulations. These collections of information are subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). The collections of information in 21 CFR part 801, regarding labeling, have been approved under OMB control number 0910-0485.

4. Reference

   The following reference has been placed on display in the Division of Dockets Management (HFA-305), Food and Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852, and may be seen by interested persons between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, and is available electronically at http://www.regulations.gov.

   1. Request for automatic Class III designation under (De Novo) 513(f)(2) 510(k) K102707, from Mary M. Sorg dba PJ Sleeper's, January 23, 2011.

      List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 890

      Medical devices, Physical medicine devices.

      Therefore, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and under authority delegated to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, 21 CFR part 890 is amended as follows:

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   1. The authority citation for 21 CFR part 890 continues to read as follows:

      Authority: 21 U.S.C. 351, 360, 360c, 360e, 360j, 371.

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   2. Add Sec. 890.5760 to subpart F to read as follows:

      Sec. 890.5760 Nonpowered lower extremity pressure wrap.

      (a) Identification. A nonpowered lower extremity pressure wrap is a prescription device that applies mechanical pressure by wrapping around the lower extremity, such as the leg or foot, and is intended for primary Restless Leg Syndrome.

      (b) Classification. Class I (general controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter, subject to the limitations in Sec. 890.9.

      Dated: June 27, 2014.

      Leslie Kux,

      Assistant Commissioner for Policy.

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