SomnoDent Classic with DentiTrac Micro-recorder, SomnoDent Flex with DentiTrac Micro-recorder, SomnoDent Herbst Advance (Classic or Flex Retention) with DentiTrac Micro-recorder, SomnoDent G2 (Classic or Flex Retention) with DentiTrac Micro-recorder, SomnoDent Fusion (Classic or Flex Retention) with DentiTrac Micro-recorder
K150369 · Somnomed, Inc. · PLC · Jun 18, 2015 · Dental
Device Facts
Record ID
K150369
Device Name
SomnoDent Classic with DentiTrac Micro-recorder, SomnoDent Flex with DentiTrac Micro-recorder, SomnoDent Herbst Advance (Classic or Flex Retention) with DentiTrac Micro-recorder, SomnoDent G2 (Classic or Flex Retention) with DentiTrac Micro-recorder, SomnoDent Fusion (Classic or Flex Retention) with DentiTrac Micro-recorder
Applicant
Somnomed, Inc.
Product Code
PLC · Dental
Decision Date
Jun 18, 2015
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 872.5570
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
The SomnoDent® intraoral devices are intended for the treatment of night time snoring and mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea in patients 18 years of age or older. Optionally, if the DentiTrac® micro-recorder is completely embedded into the SomnoDent® appliance, the micro-recorder is intended to measure patient compliance to oral appliance therapy in combination with the DentiTrac® System.
Device Story
SomnoDent is a custom-fitted mandibular repositioning device; increases pharyngeal space during sleep to improve airway exchange. Device consists of upper and lower trays; adjustable coupling mechanism allows dentist-controlled mandibular advancement. This submission adds an optional, fully embedded DentiTrac micro-recorder. Recorder monitors patient compliance by tracking oral temperature, movement, and head position. Data is uploaded via a base station at the clinician's office to a web application for cloud-based reporting. Device is used at home; operated by patient. Clinicians use output to track therapy adherence. Embedding the recorder does not alter the primary mandibular advancement function or patient safety; device remains sealed under acrylic.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data provided. Substantial equivalence supported by non-clinical bench testing, including EMC, electrical safety, biocompatibility, and process validation for the embedding procedure, as documented in MAF2557.
Technological Characteristics
Custom-fitted intraoral mandibular repositioner. Materials include surgical grade stainless steel for advancement mechanisms and acrylic/soft lining for trays. Features an embedded DentiTrac micro-recorder for compliance monitoring. Connectivity via base station to cloud-based reporting application. Biocompatible, sealed construction.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients 18 years or older with night time snoring and mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
Intraoral devices for snoring and intraoral devices for snoring and obstructive sleep apnea are devices that are worn during sleep to reduce the incidence of snoring and to treat obstructive sleep apnea. The devices are designed to increase the patency of the airway and to decrease air turbulence and airway obstruction. The classification includes palatal lifting devices, tongue retaining devices, and mandibular repositioning devices.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The special control for these devices is the FDA guidance document entitled “Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Intraoral Devices for Snoring and/or Obstructive Sleep Apnea; Guidance for Industry and FDA.”
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
June 18, 2015
SomnoMed, Inc. c/o Kien T. Nguyen, Ph.D., MBA President - North America 7460 Warren Parkway, Suite 190 Frisco, Texas, 75034
Re: K150369
Trade/Device Name: SomnoDent® with Micro-Recorder Regulation Number: 21 CFR 872.5570 Regulation Name: Intraoral devices for snoring and intraoral devices for snoring and obstructive sleep apnea Regulatory Class: II Product Code: PLC Dated: May 19, 2015 Received: May 19, 2015
### Dear Dr. Nguyen:
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 yours,
Tina
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for Erin I. Keith, M.S. 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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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known)
### K150369
Device Name
# SomnoDent® with Micro-Recorder
Indications for Use (Describe)
The SonmoDent® intraoral devices are intended for the treatment of night time snoring and mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea in patients 18 years of age or older.
Optionally, if the DentiTrac® micro-recorder is completely embedded into the SomnoDent® device, the microrecorder is intended to measure patient compliance to oral device/appliance therapy in combination with the DentiTrac® System.
| Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable) | |
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■ Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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# 510(k) Summary
# (As required by 21 CFR 807.92) SomnoDent® with Micro-Recorder
#### 1.0 Submitter
SomnoMed, Inc. 7460 Warren Parkway, #190 Frisco, TX 75034 Telephone: 972-377-3400 Fax: 972-377-3404
### Official Contact
Kien Nguyen, Ph.D., MBA President - North America Telephone: 972-377-3400, Ext. 101 Email: knguyen@somnomed.com
### 2.0 Date Prepared
June 16, 2015
### 3.0 Device Identification
| Proprietary Names: | SomnoDent® with Micro-Recorder |
|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Common Name: | Device, Anti-Snoring |
| Classification Name: | Intraoral device for snoring and Intraoral devices |
| | for snoring and obstructive sleep apnea |
| Device Classification: | Class II |
| Product Code: | PLC |
| Regulation Number: | 21 CFR 872.5570 |
### 4.0 Legally Marketed Predicate Device
| Candidate(s) | Predicate | Manufacturer | Document<br>Number |
|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------|
| SomnoDent® with<br>Micro-Recorder | SomnoDent® Fusion Classic,<br>SomnoDent® Fusion Flex | SomnoMed, Inc. | K140278 |
The SomnoDent with Micro-Recorder is substantially equivalent to the SomnoDent® Fusion Classic and Flex products listed above, currently in commercial distribution.
### Device Description 5.0
The SomnoDent family of intraoral devices consists of the following models: Classic, Flex, G2, Herbst Advance, and Fusion. The devices functions as a mandibular repositioner, which acts to increase the patient's pharyngeal space during sleep. The increase in the patient's pharyngeal space improves their ability to exchange air during sleep. The devices are patient specific (they are customized for each patient) and have an adjustable coupling mechanism enabling the amount of mandibular advancement to be seep dentist at the time of fitting the device. The devices can then be adjusted by the sleep dentist to control the treatment to find the best possible adjustment.
This submission adds the option for any clinician to decide to incorporate a DentiTrac® microrecorder embedded into a SomnoDent® to record a patient's compliance to the prescribed oral appliance therapy in combination with the DentiTrac® System. This option can be incorporated into the family member models listed above. During scheduled visits, the data within the DentiTrac® can be uploaded to a web application for cloud-based reporting and tracking using a DentiTrac® Base Station at the clinician's office. The DentiTrac® micro-recorder monitors the wear time through the oral temperature, as well as tracks movements and head position. The inclusion of the embedded DentiTrac® micro-recorder provides additional information when used in combination with the DentiTrac® System, but does not impact the operating principles or safety of the SomnoDent®
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### 6.0 Intended Use
The SomnoDent® intraoral devices are intended for the treatment of night time snoring and mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea in patients 18 years of age or older.
Optionally, if the DentiTrac® micro-recorder is completely embedded into the SomnoDent® appliance, the micro-recorder is intended to measure patient compliance to oral appliance therapy in combination with the DentiTrac® System.
### 7.0 Comparison to the Predicate
| Technological Characteristics | Predicate<br>SomnoDent® Fusion<br>K140278 | Proposed<br>SomnoDent® Family with<br>DentiTrac® Micro-<br>Recorder | | | |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|--|--|--|
| Intended Use | | | | | |
| Intended as an intraoral device | Yes | Yes | | | |
| Intended to reduce snoring or help<br>alleviate snoring | Yes | Yes | | | |
| Treatment of mild to moderate<br>obstructive sleep apnea | Yes | Yes | | | |
| Intended for nighttime use | Yes | Yes | | | |
| Indicated for single patient multiuse | Yes | Yes | | | |
| Indicated for use at home or sleep<br>laboratories | Yes | Yes | | | |
| Target population: adults | Yes | Yes | | | |
| Prescription device | Yes | Yes | | | |
| Design | | | | | |
| Customized fit for each patient | Yes | Yes | | | |
| Separate upper and lower tray pieces | Yes | Yes | | | |
| Works by mandibular advancement | Yes | Yes | | | |
| Can be adjusted or refit | Yes | Yes | | | |
| Lower jaw adjustment using supplied<br>components | Yes | Yes | | | |
| Permits patient to breathe through mouth | Yes | Yes | | | |
| Upper and lower trays disengage for easy<br>removal | Yes | Yes | | | |
| Cleaned and inspected daily by patient | Yes | Yes | | | |
| Material | | | | | |
| Trays constructed from a soft lining<br>material adhered to a hard surface acrylic | Yes (Flex retention) | Yes (Flex retention) | | | |
| | No (Classic retention) | No (Classic retention) | | | |
| Advancement mechanism constructed of<br>surgical grade stainless steel | Yes | Yes | | | |
| DentiTrac® Micro-recorder embedded<br>into SomnoDent® | No | Yes | | | |
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The addition of the DentiTrac Micro-Recorder to the SomnoDent device does not change the intended use of the SomnoDent device for the treatment of night time snoring and mild to moderate obstructive sleep apnea in patients 18 years of age or older. Based on how the DentiTrac Micro-Recorder is embedded inside the SomnoDent device, the patient will not be physically exposed to the micro-recorder. The DentiTrac Micro-Recorder is completely sealed under a layer of acrylic within the SomnoDent device. Furthermore, the size, position and location of the embedded DentiTrac Micro-Recorder in the SomnoDent device does not increase any risk to patient safety as there is ample space in the patient's oral cavity to accommodate the additional volume.
#### 8.0 Performance Testing
The SomnoDent® family of devices with DentiTrac® micro-recorder are identical to the predicate devices with the exception of the addition of the DentiTrac® micro-recorder. Since the characteristics of the SomnoDent® did not change, no new clinical performance data was necessary to substantiate this change. Risk assessments and non-clinical testing demonstrated that EMC and electrical safety, biocompatibility, and software elements were assessed and The data is reported in master file, MAF2557. Process validation was generated from tested. SomnoMed to ensure that the SomnoDent® devices can be repeatedly and reliably embedded and retain the Quality Control functionality of SomnoDent® and the DentiTrac®.
#### 9.0 Conclusion
Based on the similarities in the primary intended use, principles of operation, functional design, established materials and medical use, and the information presented in the summary and in Masterfile MAF2557, the conclusions demonstrate that the SomnoDent® family members with an embedded DentiTrac® micro-recorder are as safe, as effective, and performs as well as the predicate device. The submitted information in this premarket notification is complete and supports a substantial equivalence decision.
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