K140370 · Besmed Health Business Corp · CAP · Jun 19, 2014 · Anesthesiology
Device Facts
Record ID
K140370
Device Name
DISPOSABLE PRESSURE MANOMETER
Applicant
Besmed Health Business Corp
Product Code
CAP · Anesthesiology
Decision Date
Jun 19, 2014
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 868.2600
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Pediatric
Indications for Use
To provide visual indication of a patient's airway pressure during ventilation. It may be attached to the manometer port or proximal port on ventilation devices such as resuscitation bags, CPAP mask, or CPAP circuits. For patients that the clinician desires to monitor or measure airway or circuit pressure, including neonates to adults. Home, Physician office, Hospital, Subacute Institutions, Emergency services or anywhere measurement of airway pressure is desired.
Device Story
Disposable pressure manometer provides visual indication of airway pressure during ventilation. Device connects to sampling/pressure ports on resuscitation bags, hyperinflation bags, CPAP masks, or CPAP circuits via flexible nipple. Mechanical design features clear housing, internal spring, and float indicator; positive pressure in circuit displaces float against spring, displaying pressure on calibrated scale (0-40 or 0-60 cm H2O). Used by clinicians in hospitals, clinics, emergency services, or home settings. Provides real-time visual feedback to assist clinicians in monitoring airway pressure, helping to avoid over-pressurization via a fixed leak mechanism. Benefits include simple, portable, single-patient use monitoring of ventilation pressures.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. No clinical data provided. Testing included comparative pressure accuracy across the full range, 5-year simulated age testing, environmental testing (high/low temperature and humidity per MIL-STD-810E), and mechanical drop testing. Results demonstrated no statistical difference in accuracy performance compared to the predicate device.
Technological Characteristics
Mechanical airway pressure monitor. Components: clear housing, float, spring, pressure scale. Materials: biocompatible for limited duration (<24 hours) indirect/tissue contact. Energy source: pneumatic (passive). Connectivity: none. Sterilization: non-sterile. Models: 0-40 cm H2O and 0-60 cm H2O ranges. Features fixed leak for over-pressurization protection.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients from neonates to adults requiring airway or circuit pressure monitoring during ventilation. Used in home, clinical, hospital, and emergency settings. No specific contraindications listed.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
An airway pressure monitor is a device used to measure the pressure in a patient's upper airway. The device may include a pressure gauge and an alarm.
Predicate Devices
Engineered Medical Systems - Pressure Monitor (K003497)
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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# JUN 1 9 2014
# 510(k) Summary Page 1 of 4
| Date Prepared: | 19-Jun-2014 | |
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| Besmed Health Business Corp.<br>No. 5, Lane 116, Wu-Kong 2nd Rd,<br>Wu-Ku District, New Taipei City, Taiwan | Tel - 011-886-2-2290-3959<br>Fax - 011-886-2-2299-9076 | |
| Official Contact: | Winnie Chung<br>Regulatory Affairs Associate | |
| Proprietary or Trade Name: | Disposable Pressure Manometer | |
| Common/Usual Name: | Airway Pressure Monitor | |
| Classification Name: | 21CFR 868.2600<br>CAP - Airway Pressure Monitor<br>Class II | |
| Predicate Devices: | K003497 - Engineered Medical Systems - Pressure Monitor | |
# Device Description:
The Besmed disposable pressure manometer is a means of providing visual indication of patient airway pressure during ventilation.
The device consists of:
- 1. A flexible nipple for attachment to a sampling / pressure port.
- 2. Clear housing with a printed pressure scale
- 3. A float with indicator
- 4. Spring
When positive pressure is present in the ventilation device, the manometer displays the pressure in the "circuit". The proposed design incorporates a calibrated spring, which has demonstrated reasonable accuracy over the expected clinical pressure range - 0-60 cm H2O.
Besmed intends offer three (3) models / styles of their disposable pressure manometer.
They are identical in design, function and materials. The differences are:
- Pressure range .
- 0 0 60 cm H2O
- 0 40 cm H2O
- · Rationale some devices which may use a pressure manometer do not produce as high a pressure and the user often would like a lower limit pressure design
- Note the accuracy and performances are identical
- . Indicator strip
.
- O All models have the pressure range embossed on the housing
- o A color strip / indicator may also be included to indicate the pressure
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# 510(k) Summary Page 2 of 4 19-Jun-2014
It is a single patient, disposable, packaged non-sterile device.
### Indications for Use:
To provide visual indication of a patient's airway pressure during ventilation. It may be attached to the manometer port or proximal port on ventilation devices such as resuscitation bags, hyperinflation bags, CPAP mask, or CPAP circuits, For patients that the clinician desires to monitor or measure airway or circuit pressure, including neonates to adults. Home. Physician office, Hospital, Sub-acute Institutions, Emergency services or anywhere measurement of airway pressure is desired.
### Substantial Equivalence Discussion:
Table 1 compares the key features of the proposed Besmed Disposable Pressure Manometer with the identified predicate and demonstrates that the device can be found to be substantially equivalent. In summary one can conclude that substantial equivalence is met based upon the following:
### Indications for Use -
The indications for use are identical for the proposed device when compared to the predicate -K003497 - EMS pressure manometer.
Discussion - Each device is indicated for use to measure pressure in a circuit or airway.
### Technology and construction -
The design, components, shape, size, etc., are equivalent to the predicate - K003497 - EMS pressure manometer.
Discussion ~ The design is simple housing with a float that sits on a spring that goes up or down based upon the pressure in the device. It has markings to indicate the pressure observed as well as a fixed leak to avoid over pressurization.
### Environment of Use -
The environments of use are identical to predicate - K003497 - EMS pressure manometer. Discussion - The environments of use are identical to the predicate - K003497 - EMS pressure manometer.
### Patient Population -
The patient population is defined as patient where the clinician wants to measure or monitor circuit or airway pressure. The specific patient population is the same as the device to which it is attached which could be neonates to adults.
Discussion - The patient populations are equivalent to the predicate - K003497 - EMS pressure manometer.
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# 510(k) Summary
| Attribute | Predicate | Proposed |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| | EMS – K003497 Pressure Manometer | Besmed DPM |
| Indications for Use | To provide visual indication of a<br>patient's airway pressure during<br>ventilation. It may be attached to the<br>manometer port or proximal port on<br>ventilation devices such as resuscitation<br>bags, hyperinflation bags, CPAP mask,<br>or CPAP circuits. | To provide visual indication of a<br>patient's airway pressure during<br>ventilation. It may be attached to the<br>manometer port or proximal port on<br>ventilation devices such as resuscitation<br>bags, hyperinflation bags, CPAP mask,<br>or CPAP circuits. |
| Patient population | Patient that the clinician desires to<br>monitor or measure pressure, neonates to<br>adults | Patient that the clinician desires to<br>monitor or measure pressure. |
| Environments of use | Home, Physician office, Hospital, Sub-<br>acute Institutions, Emergency services or<br>anywhere measurement of airway<br>pressure is desired. | Home, Physician office, Hospital, Sub-<br>acute Institutions, Emergency services or<br>anywhere measurement of airway<br>pressure is desired. |
| Prescriptive | Yes | Yes |
| Single patient, disposable | Yes | Yes |
| Connects to a sampling<br>port of any device, i.e.<br>resuscitator, etc. | It may be attached to the manometer port<br>or proximal port on ventilation devices<br>such as resuscitation bags, hyperinflation<br>bags, CPAP mask, or CPAP circuits. | It may be attached to the manometer port<br>or proximal port on ventilation devices<br>such as resuscitation bags, hyperinflation<br>bags, CPAP mask, or CPAP circuits. |
| Basic components | Housing<br>Float<br>Spring<br>Pressure markings<br>Fixed leak in the unit | Housing<br>Float<br>Spring<br>Pressure markings<br>Fixed leak in the unit |
| Pressure range | 0 - 50 cm H₂O | 0 - 60 cm H₂O |
| Models | Only one | Three 0-40, 0-60 with indicator stripe<br>0-60 with embossed pressure but no<br>indicated stripe |
| Performance testing | Accuracy<br>• ± 1 cm H₂O from 0-10 cm H₂O<br>• ± 2 cm H₂O from 10-40 cm H₂O<br>• ± 3 cm H₂O above 40 cm H₂O | Accuracy<br>• ± 1 cm H₂O from 0-10 cm H₂O<br>• ± 2 cm H₂O from 10-40 cm H₂O<br>• ± 3 cm H₂O above 40 cm H₂O<br>Age Testing – 5 years<br>Pre and post- exposure<br>Environmental Testing<br>High / Low and Humidity conditions<br>Drop test |
| Biocompatibility | | • External Communication (Indirect<br>contact) for all materials not in<br>direct contact<br>• Tissue communicating<br>• Limited duration (<24 hours)<br>• Identical materials to Besmed<br>predicate |
Table 1 - Comparison to Predicates
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# 510(k) Summary Page 4 of 4 19-Jun-2014
## Non-Clinical Testing Summary -
We performed a number of tests including comparative pressure accuracy and the results demonstrated equivalent performance demonstrating the proposed device is equivalent to the -K003497 - EMS pressure manometer.
Testing included:
- . Accuracy of pressure across the full pressure range to meet the pass / fail criteria
- Comparative accuracy testing showed no statistical difference in accuracy performance . between the proposed device and the predicate, K003497 - EMS
- . Age testing simulated to be equivalent to 5 years
- . Environmental testing at high and low temperatures (MIL-STD-810E)
- Mechanical testing Drop test .
All testing demonstrated that the proposed device is substantially equivalent to the predicate device.
### Substantial Equivalence Conclusion:
The proposed device has been found to be substantially equivalent to the predicate. Differences between the proposed device and the predicate do not raise new questions of safety or efficacy.
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June 19, 2014
Besmed Health Business Corp. c/o Paul Dryden Consultant No. 5. Lane 116. Wu-Kong 2nd Rd. Wu-Ku District, New Taipei City, Taiwan
Re: K140370
Trade/Device Name: Disposable Pressure Manometer (RE-21466, RE-21464 and RE-21460) Regulation Number: 21 CFR 868.2600 Regulation Name: Airway Pressure Manometer Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: CAP Dated: May 10, 2014 Received: May 13, 2014
Dear Mr. Dryden:
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. Ilsting of devices, good manufacturing practice, labeling, and prohibitions against misbranding and adulteration. Please note: CDRFI 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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# Page 2 -- Paul Dryden
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Sincerely yours.
. . . . Tejashri Purohit-Sheth, M.D. Tejashri Purofit-Sheth, M.D. Clinical Deputy Director DAGRID/ODE/CDRH FOR
Erin J. Keith. MS Director Division of Anesthesiology, General Hospital, Respiratory, Infection Control, and Dental Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration
# Indications for Use
Form Approved: OMB No. 0910-0120 Expiration Date: December 31, 2013 See PRA Statement on last page.
### 510(k) Number (if known) K140370
Device Name Disposable Pressure Manometer
#### Indications for Use (Describe)
To provide visual indication of a patient's airway pressure during ventilation. It may be attached to the manometer port or proximal port on ventilation devices such as resuscitation bags, CPAP mask, or CPAP circuits. For patients that the clinician desires to monitor or measure airway or circuit pressure, including neonates to adults. Home, Physician office, Hospital, Subacute Institutions, Emergency services or anywhere measurement of airway pressure is desired.
Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)
区 Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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