The Spacelabs Healthcare AriaTele Telemetry Transmitter (96281), when used in conjunction with a Spacelabs Healthcare Ultraview patient monitor and telemetry receiver, provides a means for the continuous monitoring of electrocardiographic signals in order to detect abnormal cardiac rhythms, including life-threatening events such as high and low heart rates, asystole, and ventricular fibrillation. Optionally, on adult patients, additional abnormal cardiac rhythms, such as ventricular runs, tachycardia, and ST segment deviations are detected. The 96281 also provides a means for both continuous and episodic monitoring of pulse blood oxygen saturation signals in order to detect desaturation caused by abnormal pulmonary/ circulatory functions. The 96281 is intended for use with either adult or neonatal patient populations in a hospital environment.
Device Story
Portable, battery-powered, patient-worn telemetry transmitter; monitors ECG and SpO2 (model 96281-C). Inputs: ECG electrodes and SpO2 sensors. Operation: transmits physiological data to receiver modules/central monitors (Ultraview SL/Ultraview line). Output: real-time physiological waveforms and alarm notifications displayed on bedside or central monitors. Used in hospital environments; operated by clinicians. Enables continuous cardiac and respiratory monitoring; facilitates detection of life-threatening arrhythmias and desaturation events; supports clinical decision-making through remote patient surveillance.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Performance verified against IEC 60601-1 (electrical safety), IEC 60529 (enclosures), IEC 60601-1-2 (EMC), IEC 60601-2-27 (ECG monitoring), IEC 60601-2-49 (multifunction monitoring), and IEC 80601-2-61 (pulse oximetry). Software verified and validated per FDA guidance. No clinical data presented.
Technological Characteristics
Battery-powered, portable transmitter. ECG and SpO2 sensing. Connectivity: wireless transmission to receiver modules. Standards: IEC 60601-1, IEC 60601-1-2, IEC 60601-2-27, IEC 60601-2-49, IEC 80601-2-61, IEC 62366. Software-based signal processing for arrhythmia detection.
Indications for Use
Indicated for adult and neonatal patients in hospital settings requiring continuous ECG monitoring for arrhythmia detection (e.g., high/low heart rate, asystole, ventricular fibrillation, ventricular runs, tachycardia, ST segment deviations) and continuous/episodic SpO2 monitoring for desaturation detection.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
The arrhythmia detector and alarm device monitors an electrocardiogram and is designed to produce a visible or audible signal or alarm when atrial or ventricular arrhythmia, such as premature contraction or ventricular fibrillation, occurs.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The guidance document entitled “Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Arrhythmia Detector and Alarm” will serve as the special control. See § 870.1 for the availability of this guidance document.
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# 510(k) Summary
JUN - 6 2012
| Submission Date: | 15 May 2012 | |
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| Submitter: | Spacelabs Healthcare<br>5150 220th Avenue SE<br>Issaquah, WA 98029 | |
| Submitter Contact: | Spacelabs Healthcare<br>5150 220th Avenue SE<br>Issaquah, WA 98029<br>Mr. David J. Geraghty<br>Spacelabs Healthcare<br>Phone: +1 (425) 657-7200, ext 5889<br>Fax: +1 (425) 657-7210<br>Email: david.geraghty@spacelabs.com | |
| Official Contact: | Thomas Kroenke<br>Principal Consultant<br>Speed To Market, Inc.<br>PO Box 3018<br>Nederland, CO 80466 USA<br>tkroenke@speedtomarket.net<br>303 956 4232 | |
| Manufacturing Site: | Spacelabs Healthcare<br>5150 220th Avenue SE<br>Issaquah, WA 98029 | |
| Trade Name: | Spacelabs Healthcare AriaTele Telemetry Transmitter (96281) | |
| Common and<br>Classification Name: | Monitor, Physiological, Patient (With Arrhythmia Detection or<br>Alarms); Electrocardiograph; Oximeter | |
| Classification<br>Regulation: | 21 CFR §870.1025; 21 CFR §870.2340; 21 CFR §870.2700 | |
| Product Code: | MXH; DPS; DQA | |
| Substantially<br>Equivalent Devices: | New Spacelabs Model | |
| | Spacelabs Healthcare<br>AriaTele Telemetry<br>Transmitter (96281) K983996 Spacelabs Medical, Inc<br>Spacelabs Medical<br>Ultraview™ Digital | |
Telemetry System
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#### Device Description:
The Ultraview™ Digital Telemetry System (AriaTele) are portable, battery-powered, patient-worn transmitters that monitor electrocardiography (ECG) activity and oxygen saturation (SpO2) data (96281-C only), and transmit this information to a telemetry receiver module.
There are three (3) variants of the AriaTele:
- Model 96281-A: ECG; .
- Model 96281-B: ECG with display; and .
- . Model 96281-C: ECG and SpO2 with display.
The AriaTele is compatible with the Ultraview SL 3800-38/-39 central monitor, and the Ultraview and Ultraview SL line of bedside monitors, collectively called "monitors." The AriaTele is also compatible with the 90478 Digital Telemetry System Receiver and Receiver Housing (90479-A, 90479-B). The receiver housing is related to the central monitor. The receiver module can go in the housing or in a bedside monitor.
The AriaTele functions as part of a digital telemetry system. The digital telemetry system consists of transmitters, diversity antennas, receiver modules, and either a receiver housing or a monitor. Typically, a request comes from a monitor to obtain data from electrodes and/or remote sensors attached to a patient which are connected to the transmitter. The monitor tells a receiver what channel to begin listening on-one that matches the transmitter on the patient.
#### Intended Use:
The Spacelabs Healthcare AriaTele Telemetry Transmitter (96281), when used in conjunction with a Spacelabs Healthcare Ultraview patient monitor and telemetry receiver, provides a means for the continuous monitoring of electrocardiographic signals in order to detect abnormal cardiac rhythms, including life-threatening events such as high and low heart rates, asystole, and ventricular fibrillation. Optionally, on adult patients, additional abnormal cardiac rhythms, such as ventricular runs, tachycardia, and ST segment deviations are detected.
The 96281 also provides a means for both continuous and episodic monitoring of pulse blood oxygen saturation signals in order to detect desaturation caused by abnormal pulmonary/ circulatory functions.
The 96281 is intended for use with either adult or neonatal patient populations in a hospital environment.
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### Technology Comparison:
The AriaTele employs the same technological characteristics as the predicate device.
| Characteristic | Predicate Device | Proposed Device |
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Parameters | Electrocardiography (ECG); Oxygen<br>Saturation (SpO2) and Pulse Rate (PR);<br>Non-invasive Blood Pressure (NIBP) | ECG; SpO2; and PR |
| Accuracy of ECG<br>Signal<br>Reproduction | AAMI EC13 | IEC 60601-2-27 |
| SpO₂ Accuracy | Adult/Neonate:<br>$\pm$ 3 % over 70 - 100 %<br>Unspecified over 0 - 69 % | Adult:<br>$\pm$ 2 % over 70 - 100 %<br>Unspecified over 0 - 69 %<br>Neonate:<br>$\pm$ 3.25 % over 70 - 100 %<br>Unspecified over 0 - 69 % |
| PR Accuracy | Adult/Neonate:<br>$\pm$ 3 bpm over full range | Same. |
| Signal Quality<br>Display | No | Yes |
| Power Source | Battery | Same |
### Summary of Performance Testing:
Electrical Safety
The AriaTele was tested for performance in accordance with the following Standards:
- IEC 60601-1: 2005, Medical electrical equipment Part 1. General . requirements for basic safety and essential performance;
- IEC 60529: 1989, Am1: 1999, Degree of protection provided by . enclosures; and
- UL 60601-1: 2003, Medical electrical equipment Part 1. General . requirements for safety.
Test results indicated that the AriaTele complies with the Standards.
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# 510(k) Summary
| Electromagnetic<br>Compatibility (EMC)<br>Testing | The AriaTele was tested for performance in accordance with the<br>following Standard: | |
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| | IEC 60601-1-2: 2007, Medical electrical equipment – Part 1-2:<br>General requirements for basic safety and essential performance –<br>Collateral standard: Electromagnetic compatibility – Requirements<br>and tests. | |
| | Test results indicated that the AriaTele complies with the Standards. | |
| Software Testing | Software device modifications made to the AriaTele were designed and<br>developed according to a robust software development process, and<br>were rigorously verified and validated. | |
| | Software information is provided in accordance with internal<br>documentation and the following Standards and guidance documents: | |
| | • | FDA guidance: The content of premarket submissions for software<br>contained in medical devices, 11 May 05; |
| | • | FDA guidance: Off-the-shelf software use in medical devices, 09<br>Sep 99; and |
| | • | FDA guidance: General principles of software validation; Final<br>guidance for industry and FDA staff, 11 Jan 02; |
| | Test results indicate that the AriaTele complies with its predetermined<br>specification and the Standards and guidance documents. | |
| Performance Testing | The AriaTele was tested for performance in accordance with internal<br>documentation and the following Standards: | |
| | • | IEC 60601-2-27: 2011, Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-27:<br>Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential<br>performance of electrocardiographic monitoring equipment; |
| | • | IEC 60601-2-49: 2011, Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-49:<br>Particular requirements for the safety of multifunction patient<br>monitoring equipment ; |
| | • | IEC 80601-2-61: 2011, Medical electrical equipment -- Part 2-61:<br>Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance<br>of pulse oximeter equipment; and |
| | • | IEC 62366: 2007; Medical devices - Application of usability<br>engineering to medical devices. |
| | Test results indicated that the AriaTele complies with its predetermined<br>specification and with the applicable Standards. | |
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Conclusion Verification and validation activities were conducted to establish the performance and safety characteristics of the software device modifications made to the AriaTele. The results of these activities demonstrate that the AriaTele is safe and effective when used in accordance with its intended use and labeling.
> Therefore, the AriaTele is considered substantially equivalent to the predicate device.
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Room -WO66-G609 Silver Spring. MD 20993-0002
JUN - 6 2012
Spacelabs Healthcare c/o Mr. Thomas Kroenke Principal Consultant Speed To Market, Inc. P.O. Box 3018 Nederland, CO 80466
Re: K121480
> Trade/Device Name: Spacelabs Healthcare AriaTele Telemetry Transmitter (96281) Regulatory Number: 21 CFR 870.1025 Regulation Name: Patient Physiological Monitor (with arrhythmia detection or alarms) Regulatory Class: II (two) Product Code: MHX Dated: May 15, 2012
Received: May 18, 2012
Dear Mr. Kroenke:
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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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 (OS) 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/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/Resourcesfor You/Industry/default.htm.
Sincerely yours,
Bram D. Zuckerman, M.D.
Bram D. Zuckerman, M.D. Director Division of Cardiovascular Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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### K121480
#### Indications for Use
#### 510(k) Number (if known): . K
Device Name:
Indications for Use:
Spacelabs Healthcare AriaTele Telemetry Transmitter (96281)
The Spacelabs Healthcare AriaTele Telemetry Transmitter (96281), when used in conjunction with a Spacelabs Healthcare Ultraview patient monitor and telemetry receiver, provides a means for the continuous monitoring of electrocardiographic signals in order to detect abnormal cardiac rhythms, including life-threatening events such as high and low heart rates, asystole, and ventricular fibrillation. Optionally, on adult patients, additional abnormal cardiac rhythms, such as ventricular runs, tachycardia, and ST segment deviations are detected.
The 96281 also provides a means for both continuous and episodic monitoring of pulse blood oxygen saturation signals in order to detect desaturation caused by abnormal pulmonary/ circulatory functions.
The 96281 is intended for use with either adult or neonatal patient populations in a hospital environment.
Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) AND/OR
Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 807 Subpart C)
(PLEASE DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE-CONTINUE ON ANOTHER PAGE IF NEEDED)
Concurrences of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE)
Bigislon Stan-Off Division of Cardiovascular Devices
510(k) Number K121480
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