QANS (Quantitative Autonomic Nervous System) Monitoring System
Applicant
Hhssystems, LLC
Product Code
DPS · Cardiovascular
Decision Date
Apr 16, 2015
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 870.2340
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Pediatric
Indications for Use
OANS (Quantitative Autonomic Nervous System) Monitoring System is a physiological monitoring device that collects and transmits measurements (heart rate, respiration rate, and muscle activity) using sensors. The QANS monitoring system monitors the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system using accurate recordings of heart rate (HR) from EKG and provides statistical data as well as heart rate variability (HRV) data which the clinician can use it make clinical assessments of medical, dental or peak performance interventions. The physiological information can be used as a general patient monitoring system as well as for research. QANS is not intended to produce any interpretation of the measurements obtained and does not provide any type of diagnosis. Patients should be 5 years old or older.
Device Story
QANS is a computer-based physiological monitoring system; collects heart rate (via EKG), respiration rate, and muscle activity data using sensors. System utilizes off-the-shelf PCs and specialized hardware (Thought Technology ProComp/FlexComp encoders) to acquire, store, and analyze signals. Software (BioGraph/CardioPro) performs automated quantitative HRV analysis; calculates time-domain statistics and frequency-domain spectral data. Output presented via computer interface for clinician review. Used in hospitals, clinics, or professional offices by physicians, dentists, and healthcare professionals. Device provides raw statistical data; does not provide diagnosis or clinical interpretation. Clinicians use output to assess medical, dental, or peak performance interventions. Benefits include objective physiological data for patient monitoring and research.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Functionality verified and validated as part of the BioGraph and QANS application suite. Compliance with UL 60601-1 and IEC 60601-1-2 standards confirmed.
Technological Characteristics
Microprocessor-based system; uses same hardware/sensors as Thought Technology ProComp/FlexComp series. Connectivity via PC-based interface. Software-driven analysis of EKG, respiration, and EMG signals. Compliant with UL 60601-1 and IEC 60601-1-2.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients 5 years or older for physiological monitoring of heart rate, respiration rate, and muscle activity to assess sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system function. Used by physicians, dentists, and other healthcare professionals in hospitals, clinics, or professional offices.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
An electrocardiograph is a device used to process the electrical signal transmitted through two or more electrocardiograph electrodes and to produce a visual display of the electrical signal produced by the heart.
Predicate Devices
Thought Technology ProComp Infiniti, FlexComp Infiniti, ProComp5 and ProComp 2 Encoder systems (K903497)
BioGraph Infiniti and CardioPro software (K972723)
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
April 16, 2015
HHSsystems, LLC c/o Jane B. Campbell 164 Hammock Avenue Pawleys Island, SC 29585
Re: K142551
> Trade/Device Name: OANS (quantitative Autonomic Nervous System) Monitoring System Regulation Number: 21 CFR 870.2340 Regulation Name: Electrocardiograph Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: DPS, BZO, KZM Dated: March 6, 2015 Received: March 9, 2015
Dear Ms. Campbell:
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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Sincerely vours.
Mude Jellman
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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## Revised Indications for Use Statement
510(k) Number: K142551
Device Name: QANS (Quantitative Autonomic Nervous System) Monitoring System
Indications for Use:
The intended use of the HHSsystems QANS (Quantitative Autonomic Nervous System) Monitoring System:
OANS (Quantitative Autonomic Nervous System) Monitoring System is a physiological monitoring device that collects and transmits measurements (heart rate, respiration rate, and muscle activity) using sensors. The QANS monitoring system monitors the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system using accurate recordings of heart rate (HR) from EKG and provides statistical data as well as heart rate variability (HRV) data which the clinician can use it make clinical assessments of medical, dental or peak performance interventions.
The physiological information can be used as a general patient monitoring system as well as for research. QANS is not intended to produce any interpretation of the measurements obtained and does not provide any type of diagnosis.
Patients should be 5 years old or older.
Prescription Use X Over-The Counter Use (Per 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) AND/OR
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Concurrence of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE)
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## 510(k) Summary
This 510(k) summary of safety and effectiveness information is submitted in accordance with the requirements of Section 513(i)(3) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and 21 C.F.R. 807.92.
| Date: | April 13, 2015 |
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| Sponsor: | HHSsystems, LLC |
| | 2 Executive Blvd, Suites 206 |
| | Suffern, NY 10901 |
| | Howard G. Hindin, DDS |
| Telephone: | 845-357-1595 |
| Fax : | 845-357-2428 |
| E-mail : | <a href="mailto:hindincenter@verizon.net">hindincenter@verizon.net</a> |
| Contact: | Jane B. Campbell |
| | 164 Hammock Avenue |
| | Pawleys Island, SC 29585 |
| | Tel: (843) 314-3670 |
| | Email: <a href="mailto:jane.campbell@campbellassociates.net">jane.campbell@campbellassociates.net</a> |
| Trade Name: | QANS (Quantitative Autonomic Nervous System) Monitoring System |
| Common Name: | HRV Monitoring System |
| | Respiration Rate Monitoring System |
| | Muscle Activity Monitoring System |
| Classification Name: | Electrocardiograph |
| | Breathing Frequency Monitor (Respiration Rate) |
| | Electromyograph |
| Classification Number: | Electrocardiograph 21 C.F.R. 870.2340 DPS, Class II. |
| | Breathing Frequency Monitor (Respiration Rate) 21 C.F.R. 868.2375, BZQ, Class II. |
| | Electromyograph 21 C.F.R. 890.1375, KZM, Class II. |
| Product Codes: | DPS, BZQ, KZM |
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| Predicate Devices: | QANS (Quantitative Autonomic Nervous System) Monitoring<br>System is substantially equivalent to the following predicate<br>devices: |
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| | For safety and accuracy<br>1. Thought Technology ProComp Infiniti, FlexComp Infiniti,<br>ProComp5 and ProComp 2 Encoder systems --K903497.<br>2. using BioGraph Infiniti and CardioPro software -- K972723. |
| | Note: All of the parameters that are recorded by the QANS<br>system are recorded by the Thought Technology devices. |
| | For monitoring functions: |
| | 1. HeRO ™ HRV analysis system (510(k) K021230).<br>2. Intelwave Heart Rate Variability System (510(k) K062068) |
| Device Description: | The HHSsystems QANS Monitoring System is the same as that of<br>the Thought Technology devices as the HHSsystems QANS uses<br>the same hardware as the previously cleared ProComp Infiniti,<br>FlexComp Infiniti, ProComp5 and ProComp2 devices with the<br>same BioGraph Infiniti and CardioPro software. |
| | This information is contained in 510(k)'s K903497 for the<br>ProComp Infiniti, FlexComp Infiniti, ProComp5 and ProComp2<br>and in K972723 for the BioGraph Infiniti and CardioPro software. |
| | The technology and the method of monitoring heart rate,<br>respiration rate, and muscle activity, are essentially the same<br>as those of the other legally marketed predicate devices. |
| | QANS (Quantitative Autonomic Nervous System) Monitoring<br>System is a computer-based system for measurement of Heart<br>Rate Variability (HRV) in response to paced respiration. It is<br>comprised of off-the-shelf Personal Computers (PCs) and<br>special purpose hardware capable of acquiring, storing,<br>analyzing and reporting ECG data from cardiac monitoring<br>devices, respiration rate and muscle activity, using sensors<br>designed to monitor these functions. Data is acquired using<br>the Thought ProComp Infiniti, FlexComp Infiniti, ProComp5<br>and ProComp2 and in K972723 for the BioGraph Infiniti and<br>CardioPro software. |
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The analysis algorithms identify heart rate variability (HRV) patterns that reflect transient decelerations and/or reduced baseline variability. QANS evaluates the variation of the heart rate, both in the time domain (statistical methods) and in the frequency domain (spectral analysis). Each QRS complex (Q, R and S wave deflections on a ECG) detected and the so-called normal-to-normal (NN) or Rate-to-Rate (RR) intervals between adjacent QRS complexes are resulting from sinus node depolarization. The system performs a fully automated quantitative analysis of HRV based on data collected by an FDA-compliant R Wave Trigger device. The system presents the results to the healthcare provider through a computerbased user interface. The system has patient data management capability.
Intended use: QANS (Quantitative Autonomic Nervous System) Monitoring System is a physiological monitoring device that collects and transmits measurements (heart rate, respiration rate, muscle activity) using sensors. The QANS monitoring system monitors the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous system using accurate recordings of heart rate (HR) data from EKG and provides statistical data as well as heart rate variability (HRV) data which the clinician can use it make clinical assessments of medical, dental or peak performance interventions.
> The physiological information can be used as a general patient monitor as well as for research. QANS is not intended to produce any interpretation of the measurements obtained and does not provide any type of diagnosis. Patients should be 5 years old or older.
The QANS System is indicated for use by physicians and dentists in hospital, clinic or professional offices and other health care professionals.
Technological The technological characteristics of the HHSsystems QANS Monitoring System are the same as those of the Thought Technology devices as the HHSsystems QANS uses the same hardware as the previously cleared FlexComp Infiniti, ProComp Infiniti, ProComp5 and ProComp2 with the BioGraph Infiniti and CardioPro software.
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## K142551
| | This information is contained in 510(k)'s K903497 for the<br>ProComp Infiniti, FlexComp Infiniti, ProComp5 and ProComp2<br>and in K972723 for the BioGraph Infiniti. |
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| | The technology and the method of monitoring heart rate,<br>respiration rate, and muscle activity are essentially the same as<br>those of the other legally marketed predicate devices |
| Technology: | Microprocessor based system |
| Comparison of<br>Technological<br>the Predicate Devices: | QANS system is identical to the Thought Technology ProComp<br>Infiniti, FlexComp Infiniti, ProComp5 and ProComp 2 encoders to<br>with BioGraph Infiniti and CardioPro General purpose software as<br>they use the same hardware and software. |
| | The sensors and leads are the same and the way the information<br>is gathered, and stored is identical. The QANS application<br>software allows the user to report the information in a manner<br>most suited to the user's needs. |
| | There are no new tests and no new results reported. There is<br>a quick start feature and the user can customize the screens<br>and reports. The form of the results report is the only change. |
| Summary: | The HHSsystems QANS Monitoring System was developed and is<br>based on ProComp Infiniti, FlexComp Infiniti, ProComp5 and<br>ProComp2 with the BioGraph Infiniti and CardioPro software. |
| | This system was developed in accordance with 21CFR820<br>Quality System Regulation and has been tested in accordance<br>with UL 60601-1 and IEC 60601-1-2. |
| Performance data: | All HHSsystems QANS functionality has been verified and<br>validated both as part of the BioGraph and the QANS<br>application suite. |
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