EPOCH XP NEUROLOGICAL WORKSTATION; EPOCH XP LITE NEUROLOGICAL WORKSTATION
K022785 · Axon Systems, Inc. · GWQ · Oct 9, 2002 · Neurology
Device Facts
Record ID
K022785
Device Name
EPOCH XP NEUROLOGICAL WORKSTATION; EPOCH XP LITE NEUROLOGICAL WORKSTATION
Applicant
Axon Systems, Inc.
Product Code
GWQ · Neurology
Decision Date
Oct 9, 2002
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Special
Regulation
21 CFR 882.1400
Device Class
Class 2
Indications for Use
The Epoch XP is intended for use in the operating room and critical care areas for neurological monitoring and assessment. The instrument uses EEG, evoked potentials and EMG techniques to provide health care professionals with information to help assess a patient's neurological status during surgery or long term monitoring in the ICU.
Device Story
Epoch XP Neurological Workstation provides continuous monitoring of brain and neurologic electrical activity in OR and ICU. System inputs include EEG, EMG, and evoked potential signals via recording electrodes; vital signs data from external monitors; and surgeon's microscope video feed. Hardware includes CPU, interface enclosure, data acquisition module, electrical stimulator extension boxes, LED goggles, and insert earphones. Signals are amplified, filtered, optically isolated, and digitized; DSP board processes data and controls stimulator timing. CPU serves as user interface for parameter setting and data display. Healthcare providers use workstation to correlate neurologic function with systemic vital signs. Network compatibility permits data review within hospital and secure Internet access. Benefits include comprehensive neurological monitoring in electrically hostile environments.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data provided; substantial equivalence based on design, development, verification, and validation processes.
Technological Characteristics
Neurological workstation for EEG, EMG, and evoked potential monitoring. Components: CPU, interface enclosure, data acquisition module, stimulator extension boxes, LED goggles, insert earphones. Signal processing: amplification, filtering, optical isolation, A/D conversion, DSP. Connectivity: network compatible, Internet access, external vital signs monitor integration, microscope video input. Class II device.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients requiring neurological monitoring and assessment during surgery or long-term monitoring in the ICU. Used by healthcare professionals to assess neurological status via EEG, evoked potentials, and EMG.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
An electroencephalograph is a device used to measure and record the electrical activity of the patient's brain obtained by placing two or more electrodes on the head.
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Appendix I 510(k) Summary
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400-2200 Oser Ave, Hauppauge, NY 11788 Phone: 631.436.5112 Fax: 631.436.5141
OCT 0 9 2002
This Special 510(k) summary of safety and effectiveness is being submitted in accordance with the requirements of CFR 807.92.
| Name: | Howard Bailin<br>Vice President, C.O.O. | |
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| Address: | Axon Systems, Inc.<br>400-2200 Oser Ave<br>Hauppauge, NY 11788 | |
| Phone: | 631 436 5112 | |
| Fax: | 631 436 5141 | |
| Email: | hbailin@axonsystems.com | |
| Proprietary Name: | Epoch XP Neurological Workstation<br>Epoch XP Lite Neurological Workstation | |
| Common Name: | Electroencephalograph (EEG Monitor), Evoked Potential (SEP,<br>BAEP, AEP, VEP, MEP) System, EMG Monitor | |
| Classification<br>Name: | Electroencephalograph, Evoked Response, Electromyograph | |
| Classification: | Class II | (Performance Standards) |
| | Panels: | Neurology, Anesthesiology |
| | Number: | 882.1400 Electroencephalograph<br>882.1420 Electroencephalograph (EEG)<br>Signal Spectrum Analyzer<br>Electromyograph Monitor<br>Stimulator, Electrical, Evoked Response<br>Stimulator, Photic, Evoked Response<br>Stimulator, Sonic, Evoked Response |
| | Procodes: | GWQ, EWF, OLT, ORT, GWE, GWJ, GWQ |
| Predicate Devices | Epoch 2000 K971819 | |
| Description: | The Epoch XP Neurological Workstation provides continuous<br>monitoring of brain and neurologic electrical activity for<br>applications intraoperatively or in the intensive care unit. The<br>system has been designed to meet the demanding requirements<br>for comprehensive neurological monitoring in the electrically<br>hostile operating room and critical care environments.<br><br>The Epoch XP can be used to monitor neurological data using<br>either individual or multimodality EEG, EMG and evoked | |
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*Appendix I*
510(k) Summary
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400-2200 Oser Ave, Hauppauge, NY 11788 Phone: 631.436.5112 Fax: 631.436.5141
> components include: CPU, interface enclosure, data acquisition module, electrical stimulator extension boxes, LED goggles and insert earphones.
Recording electrodes, placed on the patient, are connected the digital preamplifier (data acquisition module) The signal is amplified, filtered, optically isolated and converted to a digital signal. The digitized data is then routed to the digital signal processing (DSP) board located in the interface enclosure. The DSP processes the data and controls timing for the stimulators. The CPU acts as the user interface for setting parameters and controls and for display of the processed data.
Data from external devices, such as vital signs monitors, can be imported to the Epoch XP display screen, allowing the operator to correlate changes in neurologic function with the patient's systemic vital signs. In addition, a display window may be opened to observe the surgeon's microscope view on screen. The Epoch XP is network compatible for data review within the hospital and permits secure information access over the Internet. Indications for Use: The Epoch XP is intended for use in the operating room and critical care areas for neurological monitoring and assessment. The instrument uses EEG, evoked potentials and EMG techniques to provide health care professionals with information to help assess a patient's neurological status during surgery or long term monitoring in the ICU.
Based on the information provided in this 510(k) and the safety and effectiveness criteria of the design and development process, validated and verified, we claim the Epoch XP (Epoch XP Lite) Neurological Workstation to be safe, effective and substantially equivalent to the predicate device noted.
The Epoch XP is similar in concept and function to the legally marked device, the Enoch 2000 (K971819). a class II device. The additional features incorporated in this product are designed to meet the current and expanding demands of health care professionals for more effective neurological monitoring without compromising safety or effectiveness.
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Room -WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
APR - 9 2012
Axom Systems, Inc. Howard Bailin 400-2200 Oser Avenue Hauppauge, New York 11788
Re: K022785
Trade/Device Name: EpochXP Neurological Workstation, EpochXP Lite Regulation Number: 21 CFR 882.1870 Regulation Name: Evoked response electrical stimulator Regulatory Class: II Product Code: GWF, OLT, ORT, GWE, GWJ, GWQ Dated (Date on orig SE ltr): September 18, 2002 Received (Date on orig SE ltr): September 19, 2002
Dear Mr. Bailin:
This letter corrects our substantially equivalent letter of October 9, 2002.
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 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.
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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 go to http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/CDRH/CDRHOffices/ucm115809.htm for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health's (CDRH's) Office of Compliance. 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.
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Malvina B. Eydelman, M.D. Director Division of Ophthalmic, Neurological, and Ear. Nose and Throat Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
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