K132892 · Bomed, Inc. · DXG · Aug 1, 2014 · Cardiovascular
Device Facts
Record ID
K132892
Device Name
TEBCO-W
Applicant
Bomed, Inc.
Product Code
DXG · Cardiovascular
Decision Date
Aug 1, 2014
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 870.1435
Device Class
Class 2
Indications for Use
TEBCO-W is indicated for noninvasive, continuous assessment and monitoring of the left-ventricular performance and global blood flow (Stroke Index, SI and Cardiac Index, CI) in adults, where use of invasive catheters is contraindicated. The device may be used only on the order of a physician and is "By prescription only." The intended use is physician's office and cardiovascular physiology laboratory.
Device Story
TEBCO-W is a wireless thoracic electrical bioimpedance (TEB) monitor for cardiac output assessment. It acquires TEB and ECG signals via 8 thoracic electrodes; ECG serves as a system clock. The device samples TEB at 5ms intervals and transmits digital packets via WiFi (802.11b) to a host PC. The PC reconstructs waveforms and calculates heart rate, stroke index, and cardiac index per heartbeat. Used in physician offices and cardiovascular labs by clinicians. Wireless connectivity improves patient mobility compared to the tethered predicate; battery power enhances safety. Output is displayed on a host PC for clinical decision-making regarding cardiovascular performance.
Clinical Evidence
Clinical testing conducted in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) environment. A subject was monitored while walking around the ICU while other equipment (ventilators, patient monitors) operated normally. Results showed no observable interference between TEBCO-W and ICU equipment, and no susceptibility of TEBCO-W to noise from ICU equipment. Bench testing also confirmed signal integrity and lack of interference within a private WiFi network.
Technological Characteristics
Thoracic electrical bioimpedance (TEB) sensing; 8 thoracic electrodes. Wireless communication via 802.11b WiFi (2.412-2.462 GHz, max 15 dBm, WPA2 security). Power: 4 rechargeable C-cell batteries. Host system: PC. Software algorithms identical to predicate TEBCO. Form factor: two piggy-back PCBs (4.5" x 2.5").
Indications for Use
Indicated for noninvasive, continuous assessment and monitoring of left-ventricular performance and global blood flow (SI, CI) in adults where invasive catheters are contraindicated. For professional use only; prescription required.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A single-function, preprogrammed diagnostic computer is a hard-wired computer that calculates a specific physiological or blood-flow parameter based on information obtained from one or more electrodes, transducers, or measuring devices.
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August 1, 2014
Public Health Service
Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center -WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
Bomed Inc B. Bo Sramek 59-440 Pili Pl. Kamuela, HI 96743 US
Re: K132892
Trade/Device Name: Tebco-W Regulation Number: 21 CFR 870.1435 Regulation Name: Single-function, preprogrammed diagnostic computer Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: DXG Dated: June 17, 2014 Received: June 30, 2014
Dear B. Bo Sramek:
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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Skodarek for 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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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number:
Device Name: TEBCO-W
Indications For Use: Adults, Hospital, Cardiology, Internal medicine
TEBCO-W is indicated for noninvasive, continuous assessment and monitoring of the left-ventricular performance and global blood flow (Stroke Index, SI and Cardiac Index, CI) in adults, where use of invasive catheters is contraindicated. The device may be used only on the order of a physician and is "By prescription only." The intended use is physician's office and cardiovascular physiology laboratory.
Prescription Use: Yes
AND/OR
Over-The-Counter Use: N/A
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## 510(k) Summary of Substantial Equivalence BoMed Inc. TEBCO-W: K132892
21 CFR 807.92(a):
#### 21 CFR 807.92(a) (1):
Submitter's name and address:
BoMed Inc. 59-440 Pili Pl. Kamuela, HI 96743
Submitter's telephone number:
808-885-8463
Contact person:
B. Bo Sramek, Ph.D. President BoMed Inc. 59-440 Pili Pl. Kamuela, HI 96743
Date this 510(k) Summary was prepared:
October 17, 2013
### 21 CFR 807.92(a) (2):
| Trade Name of Device: | TEBCO-W; assigned 510(k)#: K132892 |
|----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Common Name of the Device: | Bioimpedance Cardiac Output, Impedance Cardiograph,<br>Impedance Plethysmograph |
| Regulatory Section: | 21 CFR 870.2770 "Impedance Plethysmograph", and<br>21 CFR 870.1435 "Single-function, preprogrammed diag-<br>nostic computer" |
| Classification: | Class II |
| Product Code: | 74 DXG |
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| 21 CFR 807.92(a) (3): | Legally marketed predicate device to which substantial<br>equivalency is claimed |
|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| The Predicate Device: | TEBCO |
| Manufacturer: | HEMO SAPINES INC. |
| Predicate Device K#: | K962128 |
#### 21 CFR 807.92(a) (4): Description of the Device that is the subject of this premarket notification:
TEBCO-W is the substantially equivalent wireless version of the existing tethered predicate device TEBCO (Thoracic Electrical Bioimpedance Cardiac Output, K962128). Both the TEBCO and TEBCO-W are a hardware component of a system for noninvasive measurement of Cardiac Output and other cardiodynamic parameters. The system comprises of TEBCO (or TEBCO-W) and a PC, which acts as a host system. TEBCO (or TEBCO-W) acquire the TEB and data via a patient cable attached to 8 electrodes placed on a patient's thorax. 4 out of 8 electrodes are also used to detect a patient's ECG signal, which is utilized by both devices as a system clock. They sample the instantaneous TEB values @ 5 msec sample rate, and send continuously the binary values of digital samples in packets every 20 msec via a serial communication link to a host system (a PC), where the TEB signals are reconstructed and displayed. Both TEBCO and TEBCO-W also measure the magnitude and timing of the TEB signal in reference to Q-time of the QRS complex, from which the Heart Rate and Stroke Index are calculated, calculate then the value of Cardiac Output and sent the digital values of these parameters via the same serial link once every heartbeat to the host system, where they are displayed.
This table lists the differences between TEBCO and TEBCO-W:
| | TEBCO | TEBCO-W |
|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| TEB Measurement Current | 7 µA RMS | 7 µA RMS |
| Communication w/ host system | Tethered:<br>Serial RS232 cable<br>4 or 6 bytes packets | Wireless:<br>Serial - WiFi<br>4 or 6 bytes packets<br>WiFi Band:<br>2.412 - 2.462 GHz<br>Modulation: 802.11b<br>Power: max 15 dBm<br>± 1.5 dB<br>Security: WPA2 |
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| Connection to patient | 8 thoracic electrodes,<br>8 patient leads,<br>patient cable | 8 thoracic electrodes,<br>8 patient leads,<br>patient cable |
|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Power | External AC-to-DC<br>5V power source | Built-in, externally re-<br>chargeable four<br>C-cells batteries |
| PC board size | One PCB 9.1" x 5.5" | Two piggy-back PCBs<br>4.5" x 2.5" |
| Patient mobility | Radius of patient<br>movement limited by<br>the length of patient<br>cable (3 m) | Limited by the capabil-<br>ity of the WiFi connec-<br>tion |
#### 21 CFR 807.92(a) (5):
#### Intended use and labeled indications for use
The TEBCO-W (as was TEBCO) device is indicated for noninvasive monitoring and assessment of cardiovascular performance, where use of invasive catheters is contraindicated or expensive. TEBCO-W is labeled "For Professional Use Only" and can be used only on the order of a physician.
#### 21 CFR 807.92(a) (6):
### Technological characteristics
The design, product technology, algorithms used in software, communication protocol, connection to the patient and use of the host system of TEBCO-W to display data are identical to the predicate device TEBCO. The differences are (a) the power source, where the external AC-to-DC converter used with TEBCO is replaced in TEBCO-W by 4 C-cells batteries recharged only externally, and (b) the tethered communication in TEBCO is replaced in TEBCO-W with a wireless communication, utilizing a built-in WiFi feature of today's PC. TEBCO-W will represent a technological improvement to the predicate device TEBCO in two respects: The departure from AC power source improves a patient's safety, while the wireless communication improves his mobility.
### 21 CFR 807.92(b):
### 21 CFR 807.92(b) (1):
#### Brief discussion of nonclinical tests submitted, referenced or relied on in this premarket notification:
The nonclinical test was performed in our laboratory: During the Bench Test, a person representing a patient was being monitored by TEBCO-W carried on subject's chest and his data were continually transmitted to the host system (Acer Aspire
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V5-571P-6400 notebook) while the other equipment, representing potential WiFi interference source/recipient, was operating under its normal conditions:
We constructed a private WiFi secured network consisting of three different computers (iMac, Gateway M520X-CTC notebook and MacBook Air) and created a simple program in which all computers continuously communicated via their WiFi with each other. All utilized network computers have a manufacturer built-in WiFi circuit.
The monitored subject than moved around the lab and operator of each of the network computers and the operator of the TEBCO-W host system looked for presence of any disruption in service. We concentrated on TEBCO-W host system: The four digitized analog signals and the digital values of measured parameters are sent out by TEBCO-W every 20 msec in packets (see Attachment 007), while the digitized analog signal content of each packet represents a next dot on the displayed analog signal. Any transmission interference producing missing or erroneous packets would thus be clearly visible as a signal waveform inconsistency. When no interference in this mode could be detected, the monitored subject than placed TEBCO-W adjacent to each of the network computers, also with no interference observable.
### 21 CFR 807.92(b) (2):
#### Brief discussion of clinical tests submitted, referenced or relied on in this premarket notification:
The Clinical Test took place at the North Hawaii Community Hospital, in its Intensive Care Unit. The subject/patient's monitoring was similar to the laboratory Bench Testing: During the Clinical Test, a person representing a patient was being monitored by TEBCO-W carried on subject's chest and his data were continually transmitted via its WiFi link to the host system (Acer Aspire V5-571P-6400 notebook) while all other ICU equipment (patient monitors and ventilators), representing potential interference source, was operating under its normal conditions:
Our subject, monitored by TEBCO-W, walked around the ICU without any observable interference either on the ICU patient monitor (that would indicate TEBCO-W as a source of interference) or on the TEBCO-W host system (which would indicate a TEBCO-W susceptibility to noise emitted by the ICU equipment).
Conclusion 1: TEBCO-W did not produce any interference with the ICU monitors and thus its function could not cause any life-threatening condition to the ICU patient.
Conclusion 2: The ICU setting - the most interference-rich environment - did not produce any observable interference with the TEBCO-W operation.
#### 21 CFR 807.92(b) (3): Conclusions drawn from nonclinical and clinical tests
Based on the results of both nonclinical and clinical studies described in this 510(k) Submission above, we can conclude that TEBCO-W is as safe and effective (therefore substantially equivalent) as the predicate device TEBCO
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