Medical Devices; Gastroenterology-Urology Devices; Classification of the Prostatic Artery Embolization Device, 52649-52651 [2017-24586]

Download as PDF jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with RULES Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 218 / Tuesday, November 14, 2017 / Rules and Regulations quality controls that are recommended or provided. The description must identify those control elements that are incorporated into the recommended testing procedures; (D) Detailed description and specifications for sample preparation, processing, and storage, if applicable; (E) Methodology and protocols for detecting fluorescence and visualizing results; and (F) Detailed specification of the criteria for test results interpretation and reporting. (ii) Data demonstrating the performance characteristics of the device, which must include: (A) A comparison study of the results obtained with the conventional manual method (i.e., reference standard), the device, and the reading of the digital image without aid of the software, using the same set of patient samples for each. The study must use a legally marketed assay intended for use with the device. Patient samples must be from the assayspecific intended use population and differential diagnosis population. Samples must also cover the assay measuring range, if applicable; (B) Device clinical performance established by comparing device results at multiple U.S. sites to the clinical diagnostic standard used in the United States, using patient samples from the assay-specific intended use population and the differential diagnosis population. For all samples, the diagnostic clinical criteria and the demographic information must be collected and provided. Clinical validation must be based on the determination of clinical sensitivity and clinical specificity using the test results (e.g., antibody status based on fluorescence to include pattern and titer, if applicable) compared to the clinical diagnosis of the subject from whom the clinical sample was obtained. The data must be summarized in tabular format comparing the result generated by automated, manual, and digital only interpretation to the disease status; (C) Device precision/reproducibility data generated from within-run, between-run, between-day, between-lot, between-operator, between-instruments, between-site, and total precision for multiple nonconsecutive days (as applicable) using multiple operators, multiple instruments and at multiple sites. A well-characterized panel of patient samples or pools from the associated assay specific intended use population must be used; (D) Device linearity data generated from patient samples covering the assay measuring range, if applicable; VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:31 Nov 13, 2017 Jkt 244001 (E) Device analytical sensitivity data, including limit of blank, limit of detection, and limit of quantitation, if applicable; (F) Device assay specific cutoff, if applicable; (G) Device analytical specificity data, including interference by endogenous and exogenous substances, if applicable; (H) Device instrument carryover data, if applicable; (I) Device stability data including realtime stability under various storage times and temperatures, if applicable; and (J) Information on traceability to a reference material and description of value assignment of calibrators and controls, if applicable. (iii) Identification of risk mitigation elements used by the device, including description of all additional procedures, methods, and practices, incorporated into the directions for use that mitigate risks associated with testing. (3) Your 21 CFR 809.10 compliant labeling must include: (i) A warning statement that reads ‘‘The device is for use by a trained operator in a clinical laboratory setting’’; (ii) A warning statement that reads ‘‘All software-aided results must be confirmed by the trained operator’’; (iii) A warning statement that reads ‘‘This device is only for use with reagents that are indicated for use with the device’’; and (iv) A description of the protocol and performance studies performed in accordance with paragraph (b)(2)(ii) of this section and a summary of the results, if applicable. Dated: November 7, 2017. Lauren Silvis, Chief of Staff. [FR Doc. 2017–24585 Filed 11–13–17; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4164–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration 21 CFR Part 876 [Docket No. FDA–2017–N–6289] Medical Devices; GastroenterologyUrology Devices; Classification of the Prostatic Artery Embolization Device AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Final order. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is classifying the prostatic artery SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00007 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 52649 embolization device into class II (special controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for the prostatic artery embolization device’s classification. We are taking this action because we have determined that classifying the device into class II (special controls) will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. We believe this action will also enhance patients’ access to beneficial innovative devices, in part by reducing regulatory burdens. DATES: This order is effective November 14, 2017. The classification was applicable on June 21, 2017. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin Fisher, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. G108, Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 301–796–0245, Benjamin.Fisher@fda.hhs.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background Upon request, FDA has classified the prostatic artery embolization device as class II (special controls), which we have determined will provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness. In addition, we believe this action will enhance patients’ access to beneficial innovation, in part by reducing regulatory burdens by placing the device into a lower device class than the automatic class III assignment. The automatic assignment of class III occurs by operation of law and without any action by FDA, regardless of the level of risk posed by the new device. Any device that was not in commercial distribution before May 28, 1976, is automatically classified as, and remains within, class III and requires premarket approval unless and until FDA takes an action to classify or reclassify the device (see 21 U.S.C. 360c(f)(1)). We refer to these devices as ‘‘postamendments devices’’ because they were not in commercial distribution prior to the date of enactment of the Medical Device Amendments of 1976, which amended the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act). FDA may take a variety of actions in appropriate circumstances to classify or reclassify a device into class I or II. We may issue an order finding a new device to be substantially equivalent under section 513(i) of the FD&C Act to a predicate device that does not require premarket approval (see 21 U.S.C. 360c(i)). We determine whether a new device is substantially equivalent to a predicate by means of the procedures E:\FR\FM\14NOR1.SGM 14NOR1 52650 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 218 / Tuesday, November 14, 2017 / Rules and Regulations for premarket notification under section 510(k) of the FD&C Act and part 807 (21 U.S.C. 360(k) and 21 CFR part 807, respectively). FDA may also classify a device through ‘‘De Novo’’ classification, a common name for the process authorized under section 513(f)(2) of the FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 360c(f)(2)). Section 207 of the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997 established the first procedure for De Novo classification (Pub. L. 105– 115). Section 607 of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act modified the De Novo application process by adding a second procedure (Pub. L. 112–144). A device sponsor may utilize either procedure for De Novo classification. Under the first procedure, the person submits a 510(k) for a device that has not previously been classified. After receiving an order from FDA classifying the device into class III under section 513(f)(1) of the FD&C Act, the person then requests a classification under section 513(f)(2). Under the second procedure, rather than first submitting a 510(k) and then a request for classification, if the person determines that there is no legally marketed device upon which to base a determination of substantial equivalence, that person requests a classification under section 513(f)(2) of the FD&C Act. Under either procedure for De Novo classification, FDA shall classify the device by written order within 120 days. The classification will be according to the criteria under section 513(a)(1) of the FD&C Act. Although the device was automatically within class III, the De Novo classification is considered to be the initial classification of the device. We believe this De Novo classification will enhance patients’ access to beneficial innovation, in part by reducing regulatory burdens. When FDA classifies a device into class I or II via the De Novo process, the device can serve as a predicate for future devices of that type, including for 510(k)s (see 21 U.S.C. 360c(f)(2)(B)(i)). As a result, other device sponsors do not have to submit a De Novo request or pre-market approval in order to market a substantially equivalent device (see 21 U.S.C. 360c(i), defining ‘‘substantial equivalence’’). Instead, sponsors can use the less-burdensome 510(k) process, when necessary, to market their device. II. De Novo Classification On August 5, 2016, BioSphere Medical, S.A., submitted a request for De Novo classification of the Embosphere® Microspheres. FDA reviewed the request to classify the device under the criteria for classification set forth in section 513(a)(1) of the FD&C Act. We classify devices into class II if general controls by themselves are insufficient to provide reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness, but there is sufficient information to establish special controls that, in combination with the generals controls, provide reasonable assurance of the safety and effectiveness of the device for its intended use (see 21 U.S.C. 360c(a)(1)(B)). After review of the information submitted in the request, we determined that the device can be classified into class II with the establishment of special controls. FDA has determined that these special controls, in addition to the general controls, will provide reasonable assurance of the safety and effectiveness of the device. Therefore, on June 21, 2017, FDA issued an order to the requester classifying the device into class II. FDA is codifying the classification of the device by adding 21 CFR 876.5550. We have named the generic type of device prostatic artery embolization device, and it is identified as an intravascular implant intended to occlude the prostatic arteries to prevent blood flow to the targeted area of the prostate, resulting in a reduction of lower urinary tract symptoms related to benign prostatic hyperplasia. This does not include cyanoacrylates and other embolic agents which act by in situ polymerization or precipitation, or embolization devices used in neurovascular applications (see 21 CFR 882.5950). FDA has identified the following risks to health associated specifically with this type of device and the measures required to mitigate these risks in table 1. TABLE 1—PROSTATIC ARTERY EMBOLIZATION DEVICE RISKS AND MITIGATION MEASURES Identified risks Mitigation measures Adverse tissue reaction ............................................................................ Infection .................................................................................................... Biocompatibility evaluation. Sterilization validation, Shelf-life validation, Non-clinical performance testing, and Labeling. Clinical data, Non-clinical performance testing, and Labeling. Labeling. Labeling. jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with RULES Non-target ischemia ................................................................................. Urinary retention ....................................................................................... Post-prostatic artery embolization syndrome (nausea, vomiting, regional pain, non-infectious fever, minor hematuria, or hematochezia). FDA has determined that special controls, in combination with the general controls, address these risks to health and provide reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness. In order for a device to fall within this classification, and thus avoid automatic classification in class III, it would have to comply with the special controls named in this final order. The necessary special controls appear in the regulation codified by this order. This device is subject to premarket notification requirements under section 510(k). VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:31 Nov 13, 2017 Jkt 244001 III. Analysis of 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. IV. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 This final order establishes special controls that refer to previously approved collections of information found in other FDA regulations. These PO 00000 Frm 00008 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 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 the guidance document ‘‘De Novo Classification Process (Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation)’’ have been approved under OMB control number 0910–0844; the collections of information in part 21 CFR part 814, subparts A through E, regarding premarket approval, have been approved under OMB control number 0910–0231; the collections of E:\FR\FM\14NOR1.SGM 14NOR1 Federal Register / Vol. 82, No. 218 / Tuesday, November 14, 2017 / Rules and Regulations information in part 807, subpart E, regarding premarket notification submissions, have been approved under OMB control number 0910–0120; and the collections of information in 21 CFR part 801, regarding labeling, have been approved under OMB control number 0910–0485. (6) The labeling must include: (i) Specific instructions on safe device preparation and use; (ii) The device shelf life; (iii) Data regarding urinary retention; and (iv) Data regarding post-prostatic artery embolization syndrome. List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 876 Medical devices. Therefore, under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and under authority delegated to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs, 21 CFR part 876 is amended as follows: Dated: November 7, 2017. Lauren Silvis, Chief of Staff. 40 CFR Part 52 1. The authority citation for part 876 continues to read as follows: ■ Authority: 21 U.S.C. 351, 360, 360c, 360e, 360j, 360l, 371. 2. Add § 876.5550 to subpart F to read as follows: ■ jstallworth on DSKBBY8HB2PROD with RULES Prostatic artery embolization (a) Identification. A prostatic artery embolization device is an intravascular implant intended to occlude the prostatic arteries to prevent blood flow to the targeted area of the prostate, resulting in a reduction of lower urinary tract symptoms related to benign prostatic hyperplasia. This does not include cyanoacrylates and other embolic agents which act by in situ polymerization or precipitation, or embolization devices used in neurovascular applications (see 21 CFR 882.5950). (b) Classification. Class II (special controls). The special controls for this device are: (1) The device must be demonstrated to be biocompatible. (2) Non-clinical performance testing must demonstrate that the device performs as intended under anticipated conditions of use. The following performance characteristics must be tested: (i) Evaluation of suitability for injection through catheters intended for use in embolization; and (ii) Evaluation of the size distribution of the device. (3) Performance data must support the sterility and pyrogenicity of the device. (4) Performance data must support the shelf life of the device by demonstrating continued sterility, package integrity, and device functionality over the identified shelf life. (5) Clinical data must evaluate postembolization damage due to non-target embolization under anticipated use conditions. VerDate Sep<11>2014 13:31 Nov 13, 2017 Jkt 244001 BILLING CODE 4164–01–P ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PART 876—GASTROENTEROLOGY– UROLOGY DEVICES § 876.5550 device. [FR Doc. 2017–24586 Filed 11–13–17; 8:45 am] [EPA–R03–OAR–2016–0369; FRL–9970–70– Region 3] Determination of Attainment by the Attainment Date for the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standard; District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia; Washington, DC-MD-VA Area Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). ACTION: Final rule. 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DATES: This final rule is effective on December 14, 2017. ADDRESSES: EPA established a docket for this action under Docket ID Number EPA–R03–OAR–2016–0369. All documents in the docket are listed on the https://www.regulations.gov Web site. Although listed in the docket index, some information is not publicly available, e.g., confidential business SUMMARY: PO 00000 Frm 00009 Fmt 4700 Sfmt 4700 52651 information (CBI) or other information whose disclosure is restricted by statute. Certain other material, such as copyrighted material, is not placed on the Internet and will be publicly available only in hard copy form. Publicly available docket materials are available through https:// www.regulations.gov, or please contact the person identified in the FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT section below for additional availability information. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Gavin Huang, (215) 814–2042, or by email at huang.gavin@epa.gov. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background On April 25, 2017 (82 FR 19011), EPA published a notice of proposed rulemaking (NPR) for the Washington Area. The Washington Area consists of the Counties of Calvert, Charles, Frederick, Montgomery, and Prince George’s in Maryland; the Counties of Arlington, Fairfax, Loudoun, and Prince William and the Cities of Alexandria, Fairfax, Falls Church, Manassas, and Manassas Park in Virginia; and the entirety of the District of Columbia. In the NPR, EPA proposed to determine, in accordance with its statutory obligations under section 181(b)(2)(A) of the CAA and the Provisions for Implementation of the 2008 Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (40 CFR part 51, subpart AA), that the Washington Area attained the 2008 ozone NAAQS by the applicable attainment date of July 20, 2016. II. 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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

21 CFR Part 876

[Docket No. FDA-2017-N-6289]


Medical Devices; Gastroenterology-Urology Devices; Classification 
of the Prostatic Artery Embolization Device

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Final order.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or we) is classifying 
the prostatic artery embolization device into class II (special 
controls). The special controls that apply to the device type are 
identified in this order and will be part of the codified language for 
the prostatic artery embolization device's classification. We are 
taking this action because we have determined that classifying the 
device into class II (special controls) will provide a reasonable 
assurance of safety and effectiveness of the device. We believe this 
action will also enhance patients' access to beneficial innovative 
devices, in part by reducing regulatory burdens.

DATES: This order is effective November 14, 2017. The classification 
was applicable on June 21, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Benjamin Fisher, Center for Devices 
and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New 
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. G108, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-
796-0245, Benjamin.Fisher@fda.hhs.gov.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:

I. Background

    Upon request, FDA has classified the prostatic artery embolization 
device as class II (special controls), which we have determined will 
provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness. In 
addition, we believe this action will enhance patients' access to 
beneficial innovation, in part by reducing regulatory burdens by 
placing the device into a lower device class than the automatic class 
III assignment.
    The automatic assignment of class III occurs by operation of law 
and without any action by FDA, regardless of the level of risk posed by 
the new device. Any device that was not in commercial distribution 
before May 28, 1976, is automatically classified as, and remains 
within, class III and requires premarket approval unless and until FDA 
takes an action to classify or reclassify the device (see 21 U.S.C. 
360c(f)(1)). We refer to these devices as ``postamendments devices'' 
because they were not in commercial distribution prior to the date of 
enactment of the Medical Device Amendments of 1976, which amended the 
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act).
    FDA may take a variety of actions in appropriate circumstances to 
classify or reclassify a device into class I or II. We may issue an 
order finding a new device to be substantially equivalent under section 
513(i) of the FD&C Act to a predicate device that does not require 
premarket approval (see 21 U.S.C. 360c(i)). We determine whether a new 
device is substantially equivalent to a predicate by means of the 
procedures

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for premarket notification under section 510(k) of the FD&C Act and 
part 807 (21 U.S.C. 360(k) and 21 CFR part 807, respectively).
    FDA may also classify a device through ``De Novo'' classification, 
a common name for the process authorized under section 513(f)(2) of the 
FD&C Act (21 U.S.C. 360c(f)(2)). Section 207 of the Food and Drug 
Administration Modernization Act of 1997 established the first 
procedure for De Novo classification (Pub. L. 105-115). Section 607 of 
the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act modified the 
De Novo application process by adding a second procedure (Pub. L. 112-
144). A device sponsor may utilize either procedure for De Novo 
classification.
    Under the first procedure, the person submits a 510(k) for a device 
that has not previously been classified. After receiving an order from 
FDA classifying the device into class III under section 513(f)(1) of 
the FD&C Act, the person then requests a classification under section 
513(f)(2).
    Under the second procedure, rather than first submitting a 510(k) 
and then a request for classification, if the person determines that 
there is no legally marketed device upon which to base a determination 
of substantial equivalence, that person requests a classification under 
section 513(f)(2) of the FD&C Act.
    Under either procedure for De Novo classification, FDA shall 
classify the device by written order within 120 days. The 
classification will be according to the criteria under section 
513(a)(1) of the FD&C Act. Although the device was automatically within 
class III, the De Novo classification is considered to be the initial 
classification of the device.
    We believe this De Novo classification will enhance patients' 
access to beneficial innovation, in part by reducing regulatory 
burdens. When FDA classifies a device into class I or II via the De 
Novo process, the device can serve as a predicate for future devices of 
that type, including for 510(k)s (see 21 U.S.C. 360c(f)(2)(B)(i)). As a 
result, other device sponsors do not have to submit a De Novo request 
or pre-market approval in order to market a substantially equivalent 
device (see 21 U.S.C. 360c(i), defining ``substantial equivalence''). 
Instead, sponsors can use the less-burdensome 510(k) process, when 
necessary, to market their device.

II. De Novo Classification

    On August 5, 2016, BioSphere Medical, S.A., submitted a request for 
De Novo classification of the Embosphere[supreg] Microspheres. FDA 
reviewed the request to classify the device under the criteria for 
classification set forth in section 513(a)(1) of the FD&C Act.
    We classify devices into class II if general controls by themselves 
are insufficient to provide reasonable assurance of safety and 
effectiveness, but there is sufficient information to establish special 
controls that, in combination with the generals controls, provide 
reasonable assurance of the safety and effectiveness of the device for 
its intended use (see 21 U.S.C. 360c(a)(1)(B)). After review of the 
information submitted in the request, we determined that the device can 
be classified into class II with the establishment of special controls. 
FDA has determined that these special controls, in addition to the 
general controls, will provide reasonable assurance of the safety and 
effectiveness of the device.
    Therefore, on June 21, 2017, FDA issued an order to the requester 
classifying the device into class II. FDA is codifying the 
classification of the device by adding 21 CFR 876.5550. We have named 
the generic type of device prostatic artery embolization device, and it 
is identified as an intravascular implant intended to occlude the 
prostatic arteries to prevent blood flow to the targeted area of the 
prostate, resulting in a reduction of lower urinary tract symptoms 
related to benign prostatic hyperplasia. This does not include 
cyanoacrylates and other embolic agents which act by in situ 
polymerization or precipitation, or embolization devices used in 
neurovascular applications (see 21 CFR 882.5950).
    FDA has identified the following risks to health associated 
specifically with this type of device and the measures required to 
mitigate these risks in table 1.

   Table 1--Prostatic Artery Embolization Device Risks and Mitigation
                                Measures
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            Identified risks                   Mitigation measures
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Adverse tissue reaction................  Biocompatibility evaluation.
Infection..............................  Sterilization validation, Shelf-
                                          life validation, Non-clinical
                                          performance testing, and
                                          Labeling.
Non-target ischemia....................  Clinical data, Non-clinical
                                          performance testing, and
                                          Labeling.
Urinary retention......................  Labeling.
Post-prostatic artery embolization       Labeling.
 syndrome (nausea, vomiting, regional
 pain, non-infectious fever, minor
 hematuria, or hematochezia).
------------------------------------------------------------------------

    FDA has determined that special controls, in combination with the 
general controls, address these risks to health and provide reasonable 
assurance of safety and effectiveness. In order for a device to fall 
within this classification, and thus avoid automatic classification in 
class III, it would have to comply with the special controls named in 
this final order. The necessary special controls appear in the 
regulation codified by this order. This device is subject to premarket 
notification requirements under section 510(k).

III. Analysis of 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.

IV. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    This final 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 
the guidance document ``De Novo Classification Process (Evaluation of 
Automatic Class III Designation)'' have been approved under OMB control 
number 0910-0844; the collections of information in part 21 CFR part 
814, subparts A through E, regarding premarket approval, have been 
approved under OMB control number 0910-0231; the collections of

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information in part 807, subpart E, regarding premarket notification 
submissions, have been approved under OMB control number 0910-0120; and 
the collections of information in 21 CFR part 801, regarding labeling, 
have been approved under OMB control number 0910-0485.

List of Subjects in 21 CFR Part 876

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

PART 876--GASTROENTEROLOGY-UROLOGY DEVICES

0
1. The authority citation for part 876 continues to read as follows:

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

0
2. Add Sec.  876.5550 to subpart F to read as follows:


Sec.  876.5550   Prostatic artery embolization device.

    (a) Identification. A prostatic artery embolization device is an 
intravascular implant intended to occlude the prostatic arteries to 
prevent blood flow to the targeted area of the prostate, resulting in a 
reduction of lower urinary tract symptoms related to benign prostatic 
hyperplasia. This does not include cyanoacrylates and other embolic 
agents which act by in situ polymerization or precipitation, or 
embolization devices used in neurovascular applications (see 21 CFR 
882.5950).
    (b) Classification. Class II (special controls). The special 
controls for this device are:
    (1) The device must be demonstrated to be biocompatible.
    (2) Non-clinical performance testing must demonstrate that the 
device performs as intended under anticipated conditions of use. The 
following performance characteristics must be tested:
    (i) Evaluation of suitability for injection through catheters 
intended for use in embolization; and
    (ii) Evaluation of the size distribution of the device.
    (3) Performance data must support the sterility and pyrogenicity of 
the device.
    (4) Performance data must support the shelf life of the device by 
demonstrating continued sterility, package integrity, and device 
functionality over the identified shelf life.
    (5) Clinical data must evaluate post-embolization damage due to 
non-target embolization under anticipated use conditions.
    (6) The labeling must include:
    (i) Specific instructions on safe device preparation and use;
    (ii) The device shelf life;
    (iii) Data regarding urinary retention; and
    (iv) Data regarding post-prostatic artery embolization syndrome.

    Dated: November 7, 2017.
Lauren Silvis,
Chief of Staff.
[FR Doc. 2017-24586 Filed 11-13-17; 8:45 am]
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