CARDIOVASCULAR SONOSPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYZER
Device Facts
| Record ID | K023759 |
|---|---|
| Device Name | CARDIOVASCULAR SONOSPECTROGRAPHIC ANALYZER |
| Applicant | Sonomedica |
| Product Code | DQD · Cardiovascular |
| Decision Date | May 6, 2003 |
| Decision | SESE |
| Submission Type | Traditional |
| Regulation | 21 CFR 870.1875 |
| Device Class | Class 2 |
Indications for Use
The Cardiovascular Sonospectrographic Analyzer (CSA) is intended for use in health care environments and setting where conventional stethoscopes (both electronically augmented and non-augmented) and phonocardiographs are used by health care professionals for the auscultation, graphical representation, measurement and archiving of cardiovascular, pulmonary, and other such sounds, both normal and abnormal, as produced by the human body. The CSA is a medical instrument intended for use by, or at the direction of, a qualified health care professional as a diagnostic aid for the clinical assessment and discrimination of acoustic patterns relating to or caused by clinically significant pathologies and medical conditions as known, defined, or specified in standard medical auscultation/phonocardiographic reference textbooks, peer review journals, and medically approved auscultation training materials. The CSA is further intended for the monitoring of interventional or prophylactic therapies that are susceptible to the level of medical efficacy provided by CSA and as is clinically indicated at the suscetion of the p physician. The CSA is also intended for use in telemedical applications where discreation of the p prysicial medical medical acoustic experts are indicated or desired. Limitations on Intended Use: The CSA is not intended for use on a singular basis for delivery of health care, not as a standalone diagnostic aid for evaluation of cardiovascular conditions and nethologies for which other more suitable diagnostic tools or medical procedures are available or indicated.
Device Story
CSA is a cardiovascular acoustic detection system; inputs physiologic acoustic signals via two sensors and one environmental noise cancellation sensor; utilizes digital signal processing and Fast Fourier Transform (FFT) to process signals; displays graphical representations of acoustic data. Used in healthcare environments by clinicians; aids in diagnosing cardiovascular/pulmonary conditions and monitoring therapies. Hardware includes medical cart, UPS, IBM-compatible computer, and I/O Tech DaqBoard 2000 series data acquisition module. Clinicians use output to assess acoustic patterns against established medical references. Benefits include enhanced sensitivity (detecting signals 1,000,000 times lower than peak heart sound energy) and automated analysis compared to manual methods.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data provided. Substantial equivalence is based on hardware identity, identical signal processing methodology (FFT), and software automation of previously manual analysis tasks.
Technological Characteristics
System includes medical cart, UPS, IBM-compatible PC, I/O Tech DaqBoard 2000 series, and acoustic sensors. Employs digital signal processing and FFT for spectral analysis. Connectivity via standard PC interfaces. Software developed in Visual Basic. Complies with CISPR-11, IEC-601-1-2, MIL-STD-461D, and IEC 801-2 standards.
Indications for Use
Indicated for use by healthcare professionals for auscultation, graphical representation, measurement, and archiving of cardiovascular, pulmonary, and other human body sounds to aid in clinical assessment and monitoring of therapies.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
Manual stethoscope: A mechanical device used to project the sounds associated with the heart, arteries, and veins and other internal organs. Electronic stethoscope: An electrically amplified device used to project the sounds associated with the heart, arteries, and veins and other internal organs.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The device, when it is a lung sound monitor, is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 870.9.
Predicate Devices
- Transmedica: Digital Electronic Stethoscope (K963418)