K151135 · Tristan Technologies, Inc. · DPS · Mar 15, 2016 · Cardiovascular
Device Facts
Record ID
K151135
Device Name
MODEL 621/624 BIOMAGNETOMETER
Applicant
Tristan Technologies, Inc.
Product Code
DPS · Cardiovascular
Decision Date
Mar 15, 2016
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 870.2340
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Pediatric
Indications for Use
The Tristan Technologies Model 621/624 Biomagnetometer is intended for use as a tool that noninvasively measures and displays the magnetic signals produced by the electric currents in the heart of human beings of any age or in the heart of a fetus in utero.
Device Story
Device uses superconducting pickup coils and SQUIDs to detect/amplify magnetic fields from cardiac electrical activity. System includes sensor unit, electronics for amplification/filtering/ADC, power supply rack, and computer for control/data storage. Sensor array (21 coils, optional 3 reference coils) is immersed in liquid helium dewar. Operated by physician or technologist under physician supervision. Output is digitized voltage proportional to magnetic field, recorded over time. Data stored on computer hard drive for user analysis/interpretation. Provides noninvasive visualization of cardiac magnetic signals to assist clinical decision-making.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Prototype performance validated via non-clinical measurements at University of Wisconsin (published in Physics in Medicine and Biology, 2013). Results compared to published data for predicate CardioMag Model 2409 (Annals of Non-invasive Electrocardiology, 2005) to demonstrate technological equivalence.
Technological Characteristics
Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices (SQUIDs) with 21 passive superconducting pickup coils (plus 3 optional reference coils). Cryogenic cooling via liquid helium in insulated dewar. Electronics perform amplification, filtering, and analog-to-digital conversion. Output is digitized voltage proportional to magnetic field. Standalone system with computer-based data acquisition.
Indications for Use
Indicated for noninvasive measurement and display of cardiac magnetic signals in human patients of any age, including fetuses in utero.
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.
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
March 15, 2016
Tristan Technologies, Inc % Dr. Eugene Hirschkoff Consultant 3365 Calle Margarita Encinitas, California 92024
Re: K151135
Trade/Device Name: Model 621/624 Biomagnetometer Regulation Number: 21 CFR 870.2300 Regulation Name: Cardiac Monitor (Including Cardiotachometer And Rate Alarm) Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: DPS Dated: February 2, 2016 Received: February 9, 2016
Dear Dr. Hirschkoff:
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,
Mitchell Stein
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 (if known)
K151135
Device Name
Tristan Technologies Model 621/624 Biomagnetometer
Indications for Use (Describe)
The Tristan Technologies Model 621/624 Biomagnetometer is intended for use as a tool that noninvasively measures and displays the magnetic signals produced by the electric currents in the heart of human beings of any age or in the heart of a fetus in utero.
Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)
XPrescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
□Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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6191 Cornerstone Court East, Suite 107 San Diego, CA 92121 USA Phone: +1 (858) 550-2700 Fax: +1 (858) 550-2799 http://www.tristantech.com
## 510(k) SUMMARY
This 510(k) Summary is being submitted pursuant to the requirements of 21 CFR 807.92(c).
1. Submitted By: Tristan Technologies, Inc.
6191 Cornerstone Ct., Ste 107
San Diego, CA 92121
(858) 550-2700
Contact: Kevin Pratt, CEO
Prepared: April 17, 2015
2. Name of Device: Trade Name: Model 621/624 Biomagnetometer Common Name: Magnetocardiograph Classification Name: Magnetocardiograph Product Code: 74 DPS
- 3. Substantial Equivalence:
The Model 621/624 Biomagnetometer is substantially equivalent to the CMI Magnetocardiograph, Model 2409 formerly manufactured and marketed by CardioMag Imaging, Inc., Schenectady, NY.
4. Description of Device:
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### K151135
The Tristan Technologies Model 621/624 Biomagnetometer (hereinafter referred to as the "Model 621/624") utilizes superconducting signal pickup coils and Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices (SQUIDs) to detect and amplify magnetic fields produced by electrical activity in the heart. The Model 621/624 consists of a sensor unit, an electronics subsystem for preliminary amplification, filtering, and analog to digital conversion of the signals from each SQUID, an electronics rack containing power supplies to power the electronics subsystem, a computer to control the operation of the electronic subsystem and the SQUIDs and to acquire and store the signal values collected by the system.
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The Tristan Technologies Model 621/624 Biomagnetometer is intended for use as a tool that non-invasively measures and displays the magnetic signals produced by the electric currents in the heart of human beings of any age or in the heart of a fetus in utero.
#### 6. Technological Characteristics:
The Tristan Technologies Model 621/624 Biomagnetometer utilizes superconducting signal pickup coils and Superconducting Quantum Interference Devices (SQUIDs) to detect and amplify magnetic fields produced by electrical activity in the heart. The sensor comprises an array of 21 passive superconducting pickup coils, each of which is connected to a SQUID. The array is immersed in a reservoir of the cryogen liquid helium contained within an insulated container called a dewar. The pickup coils and SQUIDs are refrigerated by direct contact with the liquid helium cryogen. This is the identical technology and method of operation as used in the predicate device, the Model 2409 CMI Magnetocardiograph produced and marketed by CardioMag Imaging, Inc. The dewar for the Model 621/624 is configured to have a flat bottom tail section with interior diameter selected to enable the 21 pickup coils to be distributed approximately uniformly over the interior bottom surface and with exterior diameter selected to permit placement over the chest of a human being. A standard option offered with the Model 621/624 is three additional superconducting pickup coils connected to three additional SQUIDs: these coils are located some distance away from the 21 primary pickup coils and provide reference signals which are available for user of the system to employ for purposes of signal processing.
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### K151135
The output of each SQUID is a voltage, the value of which is proportional to the magnetic field at the corresponding pickup coil. The voltage from each SQUID is amplified, filtered and digitized by signal processing electronics. The digitized signals are conveyed to a computer hard drive. The hard drive thus contains data comprising the voltage from each SQUID recorded as a function of time. This data is available to the user of the system for analysis and interpretation. The Model 621/624 may be operated by a physician; it may also be operated by a technologist working under the direction and supervision of a physician.
- 7. Non-clinical test results
A prototype of the Model 621/624 was installed at the University of Wisconsin Department of Medical Physics for research use only. Non-clinical test measurements using the device were conducted by University staff. Those results were published in the peer-reviewed journal Physics in Medicine and Biology, 58, (2013), pp. 8153-8161. (see Figures 3 and 4) Data for similar test measurements made using the CardioMag Model 2409 were published in the Annals of Non-invasive Electrocardiology, July 2005, vol. 10, pp. 312-323. (see Figure 4) Comparison of results demonstrate the technological equivalence of the Model 621/624 to the CardioMag Model 2409 for the measurement of magnetic signals produced by the human heart.
#### 8. Conclusions:
Measurements of magnetic fields originating from electrical activity in the heart have been undertaken for at least the past 30 years. The Model 2409 CMI Magnetocardiograph produced and marketed by CardioMag Imaging, Inc. is a commercial device which performs these measurements and which is legally marketed under a 510(k) procedure completed in 2004. See K033488. The Tristan Technologies Model 621/624 Biomagnetometer uses identical technology and methodology as used by the CardioMag Model 2409 with an increased number of pickup antennae. Therefore, Tristan Technologies submits that its Model 621/624 Biomagnetometer is substantially equivalent to the CardioMag Model 2409.
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