K131944 · Jordan Neuroscience, Inc. · OMC · Apr 10, 2014 · Neurology
Device Facts
Record ID
K131944
Device Name
IEEG
Applicant
Jordan Neuroscience, Inc.
Product Code
OMC · Neurology
Decision Date
Apr 10, 2014
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 882.1400
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Pediatric
Indications for Use
The iEEG device is intended to acquire and store electrical activity of the brain and patient data for review by a medical professional using a digital EEG system to monitor the brain. The device is intended for use in a healthcare facility, clinical research environment, or in the home under the supervision of a qualified healthcare professional. The device is intended for use on all patient populations including pediatric.
Device Story
iEEG acquires and stores brain electrical activity; inputs via EEG electrodes (e.g., BraiNet Kit, Ives EEG electrode). Transmitter module captures signals; performs impedance checks; transmits data via Bluetooth to host computer. Software (iEEG viewer/recorder) collects, displays (8-channel signal graphic), and records data to digital files (EDF format). Used in hospitals, clinics, emergency rooms, or home environments under medical supervision. Physician/technician reviews output to assist in neurological disorder diagnosis. Benefits include portable, wireless EEG monitoring capability.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Device evaluated for safety and electromagnetic compatibility per IEC 60601-1, IEC 60601-1-1, and IEC 60601-2-26. Testing confirmed device meets design requirements and specifications for EEG performance.
Technological Characteristics
Battery-operated (rechargeable Lithium-Polymer) EEG device. 8-channel reduced-montage configuration. 16-bit ADC resolution; >115dB CMRR; 10MOhm input impedance. Bluetooth 2.4 GHz wireless connectivity. Uses standard off-the-shelf electrodes. Software-based signal processing and display. Complies with IEC 60601-1 and IEC 60601-2-26.
Indications for Use
Indicated for all patient populations, including pediatric, for the acquisition and storage of brain electrical activity to monitor the state of the brain. Intended for use in healthcare facilities, clinical research environments, or home settings under the supervision of a qualified healthcare professional.
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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# 4. 510(k) Summary
દાદ્ગાવવાય APR 1 0 2014
Summary Date: November 4, 2013
Submitter Data: Jordan NeuroScience, Inc. 1660 Plum Lane Redlands, CA 92374 909-881-2694
Primary Contact: Anne Perry aperry@jordaneuro.com
Device Name: iEEG (Intelligent Electroencephalograph)
Common Name: electroencephalograph
Device Classification Name: Electroencephalograph
Regulation: 882.1400 - Electroencephalograph
Requlatory Class: Class II
#### Primary Product Code(s):
OMC - Reduced- Montage Standard Electroencephalograph
#### Predicate Information
BrainScope Zoom-100 (K082886 cleared on 8/10/2009) Lifelines Trackit Recorder (K010460 cleared on 05/14/2001).
#### Device Description
The Intelligent Electroencephalogram (iEEG) device acquires and stores electrical activity of the brain and patient data. The iEEG can be used with other FDA cleared devices such as the BraiNet Kit (K043009) and Ives EEG electrode (K062880). The BraiNet Kit consists of the BraiNet Template (electrode cap), and Sub-dermal EEG Needle Electrodes and Cutaneous EEG Electrodes.
The iEEG consists of an iEEG transmitter module, a medical grade AC charging adapter/charging cable and an iEEG viewer/recorder software.
The wireless iEEG transmitter module provides an EEG electrode connection, electrode impedance (connection) status indicator(s), a single-user multi-function push button switch that provides power on/off, electrode impedance check. The wireless module is powered by an internal rechargeable energy source.
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The AC charger module provides a convenient means to recharge the wireless module's internal energy source when not in use. The device is not intended to be charged when attached to the patient.
The iEEG viewer/recorder software provides, with the aid of host computer hardware and operating system, the ability to collect EEG electrode data from the wireless iEEG transmitter module, view EEG data, and record data to digital file. The iEEG viewer/recorder provides eight signal graphic display of selectable EEG montages (lead/electrode combinations). It also enables subject data entry (Name, DOB, ID number etc.) and control of EEG data recording to digital file.
The Intelligent Electroencephalogram (iEEG) is designed to be capable of usage and storage in hospital, clinic, and emergency room environments. The iEEG transmitter modules communicate with the computer by using Bluetooth wireless technology.
#### Intended Use
The iEEG device is intended to acquire and store electrical activity of the brain and patient data for review by a medical professional using a legally marketed digital EEG system to assist in the diagnosis of neurological disorders. The device is intended for use by medical personnel in any location within a medical facility. physician's office, laboratory, and clinic or outside of a medical facility under the supervision of a medical professional. The device is intended for use on all patient populations including pediatric.
## Technological Characteristics
The proposed iEEG and both predicate devices are batterv operated reusable electro-medical devices used to acquire and store electrical activity of the brain within a medical facility. The proposed iEEG and the predicate devices are also used outside of a medical facility under the supervision of a medical professional. The proposed iEEG and the predicate devices have the added capability to export data via wireless Bluetooth technology. The different technological characteristics are included in the risk assessment and testing (see section 16, 17, and 18). No new questions of safety and effectiveness were introduced. Refer to the following Table of Technological Characteristics for a summary.
#### Performance Data
The device was tested to IEC 60601-1-1 for safety and IEC 60601-2 Electromagnetic Compatibility. The device was also evaluated to standard IEC 60601-2-26 for essential EEG performance specifications. The device with a suitable battery charger was evaluated to IEC 60601-1/A2:1995, IEC 60601-2-26 and applicable national requirements. All applicable tests according to the specified standards were completed and passed. Bench testing was performed and confirms that the device meets design requirements and specifications.
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## Substantial Equivalence
The proposed iEEG device is substantially equivalent in both function and use to the predicate device, BrainScope Zoom-100 (K082886 cleared on 8/10/2009). The iEEG device is substantially equivalent in EEG function and use of the reference device, Lifelines Trackit Recorder (K010460 cleared on 05/14/2001). The iEEG device is not used for a polysomnographs (sleep studies). Therefore the product code OLV of the device (Lifelines Trackit Recorder) does not apply.
Trackit, Zoom-100 and Insight are Class II legally marketed devices.
BrainScope Zoom-100 (K082886 cleared on 8/10/2009) is the predicate. The proposed device has equivalent intended use and has equivalent technology to the BrainScope Zoom-100 as indicated in the table below. Lifelines Trackit Recorder (K010460 cleared on 05/14/2001) is included as a reference device for the added technology of the Bluetooth wireless transmission of recorded data and for the additional application environment of outside of a medical facility under the supervision of a medical professional.
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| | | Device | iEEG<br>(Subject) | BrainScope Z-100<br>(Predicate) | Trackit EEG<br>(Predicate)<br>The information<br>is based on use<br>of the device with<br>Persyst software<br>K010460 | Persyst<br>Insight | Explanation of<br>Variation |
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| | 510(k)# | | K882886 | K082886 | K010460 | K011397 | N/A |
| | Class | | Class II | Class II | Class II | Class II | Same |
| | Product<br>code | | OMC | OMC | GWQ | GWQ/OMB | The two<br>product codes<br>OMC and GWQ<br>have exactly<br>the same<br>definition<br>except GWQ<br>has 16<br>channels and<br>above, OMC<br>has less than<br>16. The number<br>of channels<br>does not affect<br>the<br>fundamental<br>scientific<br>technology of<br>the device.<br>The Trackit<br>EEG device<br>allows for both<br>full and<br>reduced<br>channel<br>configurations. |
| | Regulation<br>number | | 882.1400 | 882.1400 | 882.1400 | 882.1400 | Same |
| Regulatory Information | Indications<br>for Use | | The iEEG device is<br>intended to acquire<br>and store electrical<br>activity of the brain<br>and patient data for<br>review by a medical<br>professional using a<br>digital EEG system to<br>monitor the state of<br>the brain. | The ZOOM-100DC<br>is used to measure<br>and record the<br>electrical activity of<br>a patient's brain.<br>The ZOOM-100DC<br>is intended to<br>monitor the state of<br>the brain by<br>acquisition and<br>display of EEG<br>signals and by the<br>calculation of<br>standard<br>quantitative EEG<br>parameters. | The Lifelines<br>Trackit is a 10 to<br>36 channel<br>ambulatory<br>electroencephalo<br>-graph that is<br>designed for use<br>in a variety of<br>monitoring<br>applications to<br>record<br>physiological<br>data for EEG and<br>Sleep Studies. | Persyt Insight<br>(Reveal)<br>software is<br>universal<br>EEG<br>software for<br>display of<br>EEG data to<br>be<br>interpreted by<br>a medical<br>professional. | Equivalent. The<br>Zoom-100 and<br>Trackit devices are<br>used to acquire and<br>store electrical<br>activity of the brain.<br>Persyst only<br>displays acquired<br>data. |
| | Clinical<br>Application<br>environment | The device is<br>intended for use in a<br>healthcare facility,<br>clinical research<br>environment, or in the<br>home under the<br>supervision of a<br>qualified healthcare<br>professional | Hospitals and<br>clinics | For use in any<br>location within a<br>medical facility or<br>outside of a<br>medical facility<br>under the<br>supervision of a<br>medical<br>professional | The software<br>is intended<br>for use by a<br>trained EEG<br>technologist<br>or physician | Equivalent. All<br>devices are usable<br>within a medical<br>facility. The iEEG<br>and Trackit have<br>the similar<br>application in<br>environment<br>outside of a<br>medical facility<br>under the<br>supervision of a<br>medical<br>professional. | |
| | Modalities | EEG | EEG | EEG/PSG | EEG | Equivalent for EEG.<br>The iEEG does not<br>have the modality<br>option of PSG. The<br>PGS is used for<br>monitoring sleep<br>studies. | |
| | | | | | | The product code<br>OLV does not apply<br>as IEEG is not used<br>for a<br>polysomnographs<br>(PSG). | |
| | EEG<br>Channels | 8 | 8 | 10 to 32 | 4 to 64 | Equivalent.<br>Reduced montage<br>is the same for<br>iEEG and Zoom-<br>100. The Trackit<br>EEG reference<br>device allows for<br>both full and<br>reduced montage.<br>The number of | |
| | | | | | | electrodes does not<br>affect the<br>fundamental<br>scientific<br>technology of the<br>device. | |
| | Montage | 10/20 system | 10/20 system | 10/20 system | 10/20 system | Same | |
| | Sample<br>Rate | 250 Hz | 200 Hz | 256 Hz | NA | Equivalent,<br>sampling rate<br>defines the number<br>of samples per<br>second taken to<br>create a digital<br>representation of<br>the EEG | |
| specifications | | | | | | waveforms. All<br>devices provide a<br>sampling rate well<br>above the upper<br>frequency content | |
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| | | | | | of the EEG<br>waveforms to<br>provide comparable<br>and high fidelity<br>representation of<br>the EEG<br>waveforms. | |
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| ADC<br>Resolution | 16 bit | 16 bit | 16 bit | NA | Same | |
| ADC CMRR | > 115dB | >100dB | >100dB | NA | Equivalent,<br>Common Mode<br>Rejection Ratio<br>(CMRR) is the<br>measure of a<br>system's ability to<br>ignore or reject<br>common<br>background<br>electrical noise<br>from the EEG<br>signals to be<br>recorded (60 Hz<br>line power noise for<br>example) The<br>greater the CMRR<br>value the better the<br>rejection of<br>common noise<br>sources. The iEEG<br>device is slightly<br>better than the<br>predicate or<br>reference device<br>and would provide<br>comparable<br>performance | |
| Input<br>Impedance | 10MOhm | 10MOhm | 1 MOhm | NA | Equivalent, Same<br>as The primary<br>predicate (Zoom<br>100) (Trackit EEG)<br>is lower in<br>impedance, subject<br>to a loss in EEG<br>signal level. | |
| Electrode<br>Impedance | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | Same | |
| Wireless<br>Output | Bluetooth 2.4 GHz | Bluetooth 2.4 GHz | Class 1 Bluetooth<br>Connection | NA | Same | |
| Data Format | edf | Unknown | edf | NA | Equivalent to<br>Trackit device. | |
| Electrode<br>Material | Standard off shelf<br>electrodes | Standard off shelf<br>electrodes | Standard off shelf<br>electrodes | NA | Same | |
| Battery | Rechargeable<br>Lithium-Polymer | Rechargeable<br>Lithium Ion | Disposable<br>Batteries or<br>Rechargeable<br>Lithium Ion | NA | Equivalent, Lithium<br>Polymer and<br>Lithium Ion use the<br>same chemistries. | |
| | Charger | Yes | Yes | Yes | NA | utilizes a micro<br>pore polymer<br>material as the<br>battery plate<br>separator.<br>Same |
| | Data format | iEEG<br>edf | Zoom-100<br>unknown | Trackit<br>edf | edf | edf is a universal<br>data format for<br>EEG |
| | Data Review | Persyst Insight, or<br>JNS Viewer or legally<br>marketed edf reader | unknown | Persyst Insight or<br>legally marketed<br>edf reader | edf and<br>various<br>proprietary<br>data formats | Same |
| | Display<br>Channels | 8 to 24 | unknown | NA | 4 to 64 | |
| | Hi Filter<br>Settings | off<br>10 Hz<br>13 Hz<br>15 Hz<br>20 Hz<br>25 Hz<br>35 Hz<br>50 Hz<br>70 Hz | NA | NA | off<br>1 Hz<br>5 Hz<br>10 Hz<br>15 Hz<br>20 Hz<br>25 Hz<br>35 Hz<br>40 Hz<br>80 Hz | Same or clinically<br>insignificant<br>differences |
| Waveform Review | Low filter<br>settings | off<br>0.3 Hz<br>0.5 Hz<br>1 Hz<br>2 Hz<br>3 Hz<br>10 Hz<br>15 Hz<br>20 Hz | NA | NA | off<br>0.3 Hz<br>0.5 Hz<br>1 Hz<br>2 Hz<br>3 Hz<br>10 Hz<br>15 Hz<br>20 Hz | Same |
| | 60 Hz filter | yes | NA | NA | yes | Same |
| | Gain | 1 uv/mm<br>1.5 uv/mm<br>3 uv/mm<br>5 uv/mm<br>7 uv/mm<br>10 uv/mm<br>15 uv/mm<br>20 uv/mm<br>25 uv/mm<br>35 uv/mm<br>50 uv/mm<br>125 uv/mm<br>250 uv/mm | NA | NA | 1 uv/mm<br>1.5 uv/mm<br>3 uv/mm<br>5 uv/mm<br>7 uv/mm<br>10 uv/mm<br>15 uv/mm<br>20 uv/mm<br>30 uv/mm<br>35 uv/mm<br>50 uv/mm<br>125 uv/mm<br>250 uv/mm<br>500 uv/mm | Same or clinically<br>insignificant<br>differences |
| | Time Base | 1 Sec<br>2 Sec<br>5 Sec<br>10 Sec | NA | NA | 1 Sec<br>2 Sec<br>5 Sec<br>10 Sec<br>15 Sec | Same or clinically<br>insignificant<br>differences |
| | 30 Sec<br>60 Sec<br>120 Sec | | | 20 Sec<br>30 Sec<br>60 Sec<br>120 Sec<br>240 Sec | | |
| Display<br>Montage | User selectable<br>Transverse-AP<br>Hatband Plus<br>Hatband<br>Double diamond<br>Common Ave Ref<br>Referential<br>D-Banana | NA | NA | User<br>selectable<br>User<br>definable<br>Transverse<br>Transverse-<br>AP<br>Common Ave<br>Referential<br>Referential<br>Laplacian<br>Double<br>Banana<br>BiPolar<br>Double<br>Diamond | Same or clinically<br>insignificant<br>differences | |
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#### DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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#### April 10, 2014
Jordan Neuroscience Inc. Ms. Anne Perry VP Finance and Administration 1660 Plum Lane Redlands, CA 92374
Re: K131944
Trade/Device Name: iEEG Regulation Number: 21 CFR 882.1400 Regulation Name: Reduced- montage Standard Electroencephalograph Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: OMC Dated: March 12, 2014 Received: March 13, 2014
Dear Ms. Perry:
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.
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Carlos L. Peña, PhD, MS for
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Enclosure
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#### DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration
# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K131944
Device Name IEEG
#### Indications for Use (Describe)
The iEEG device is intended to acquire and store electrical activity of the brain and patient data for review by a medical professional using a digital EEG system to monitor the brain. The device is intended for use in a healthcare facility, clinical research environment, or in the home under the supervision of a qualified healtheare professional. The device is intended for use on all patient populations including pediatric.
Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)
> Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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A lot of people predicated them for a reason. Clicking a node traces parents and children, and selections from search carry over pre-selected.
10. Embeddings: the galaxy map
The Embeddings tab plots every matching document in a 2-D "galaxy map" where semantically similar devices cluster together. Hover or click clusters to explore, and let AI label the clusters for you. Embeddings beat product codes for grouping: two devices can carry different product codes (LLZ vs. QIH) yet do the same thing — the embedding captures the meaning of the intended use and device story. This is also exactly how retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) works under the hood, and it makes a great visual on client calls.
Try it yourself
Head to the search page and work through a few of these AI/ML fuzzy searches to build intuition: perivascular fat on CT · aortic valve calcification opportunistic screening on noncontrast CT · breast cancer prediction on digital pathology slides · autism detection · gestational age prediction · a hearing aid that can also detect a pulse · foundation model based analysis of ECG · large language models · penetration test. Watch how the relevance scores, intended use, and AI Performance tables tell you when results stop being meaningful.