Sophono Bone Conduction Systems (S) Configuration and (M) Configuration
K153391 · Sophono, Inc. · LXB · Jun 16, 2016 · Ear, Nose, Throat
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Record ID
K153391
Device Name
Sophono Bone Conduction Systems (S) Configuration and (M) Configuration
Applicant
Sophono, Inc.
Product Code
LXB · Ear, Nose, Throat
Decision Date
Jun 16, 2016
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 874.3302
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic, Pediatric
Indications for Use
The Sophono® Sound Processor is intended for use with the Sophono® Headband (no age limitations), or with the Sophono® Magnetic Implant (patients 5 years of age and up) for the following patients and indications: Patients with conductive or mixed hearing losses, who can still benefit from amplification of sound. The pure tone average (PTA) bone conduction (BC) threshold for the indicated ear should be better than 45 dB HL (measured at 0.5, 1, 2, and 3 kHz). Bilateral fitting is applicable for most patients having a symmetrically conductive or mixed hearing loss. The difference between the left and right sides' BC thresholds should be less than 10 dB on average measured at 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 kHz, or less than 15 dB at individual frequencies. Patients who have a profound sensorineural hearing loss in one ear and normal hearing in the opposite ear, who for some reason will not or cannot use an AC CROS. The pure tone average (PTA) air conduction (AC) threshold of the hearing ear should be better than 20 dB HL (measured at 0.5, 1, 2, and 3 kHz).
Device Story
Sophono Bone Conduction Systems consist of sound processors and accessories (headbands or magnetic implants) that convert sound into mechanical vibrations. In (S) configuration, processor is held against head via headband; in (M) configuration, processor is held via magnetic attraction to an implanted magnetic spacer. Vibrations are transduced through skin to bone, stimulating the cochlea. Used by patients with conductive/mixed hearing loss or single-sided deafness. Audiologists use software to program the device based on individual patient hearing loss profiles. Device improves hearing by bypassing damaged outer/middle ear structures. Operated by patients or caregivers; clinical adjustments performed by audiologists.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Testing included sterilization (ISO 11135-1, ISO 11138-1, EN 1422), biocompatibility (ISO 10993-1/7), electrical/EMC (IEC 60601-1/1-2), software verification (IEC 62304), and MR safety (ASTM F2503, F2052, F2213, F2182, F2119). Mechanical integrity verified via ASTM F88/F88M-09 and F1980-07.
Technological Characteristics
Bone conduction hearing system using transcutaneous energy transfer. Configurations: (S) headband-based or (M) magnetic implant-based. Materials evaluated for biocompatibility (ISO 10993). MR safety standards: ASTM F2503, F2052, F2213, F2182, F2119. Electrical safety: IEC 60601-1. Software validated per IEC 62304.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients with conductive or mixed hearing loss (PTA BC threshold < 45 dB HL) or profound unilateral sensorineural hearing loss with normal hearing in the opposite ear (PTA AC threshold < 20 dB HL). Headband use has no age limit; magnetic implant use is for patients 5 years and older.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A bone-conduction hearing aid is a wearable sound-amplifying device intended to compensate for impaired hearing and that conducts sound to the inner ear through the skull. The non-implantable components of a bone-conduction hearing aid, such as the external sound processor, are subject to the requirements in § 801.422 of this chapter.
Cochlear Baha® Auditory Osseointegrated Implant System: Model BI300 Implant and Model BA300 Abutment (K100360)
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
June 16, 2016
Sophono, Inc. Ms. Rozanne Paciej Regulatory Affairs Project Manager 5744 Central Ave #100 Boulder. CO 80301
Re: K153391
Trade/Device Name: Sophono Bone Conduction Systems (S) Configuration and (M) Configuration Regulation Number: 21 CFR 874.3300 Regulation Name: Hearing Aid Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: LXB Dated: May 13, 2016 Received: May 16, 2016
Dear Ms. Paciej:
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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for Malvina B. Eydelman, M.D. Director Division of Ophthalmic and Ear, Nose and Throat Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
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| 510(k) Number (if known) | K153391 |
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| Device Name | Sophono (S) & (M) Bone Conduction Hearing Systems |
| Indications for Use (Describe) | The Sophono® Sound Processor is intended for use with the Sophono® Headband (no age limitations), or with the Sophono® Magnetic Implant (patients 5 years of age and up) for the following patients and indications: |
| | <ul><li>Patients with conductive or mixed hearing losses, who can still benefit from amplification of sound. The pure tone average (PTA) bone conduction (BC) threshold for the indicated ear should be better than 45 dB HL (measured at 0.5, 1, 2, and 3 kHz). </li><li>Bilateral fitting is applicable for most patients having a symmetrically conductive or mixed hearing loss. The difference between the left and right sides' BC thresholds should be less than 10 dB on average measured at 0.5, 1, 2, and 4 kHz, or less than 15 dB at individual frequencies. </li><li>Patients who have a profound sensorineural hearing loss in one ear and normal hearing in the opposite ear, who for some reason will not or cannot use an AC CROS. The pure tone average (PTA) air conduction (AC) threshold of the hearing ear should be better than 20 dB HL (measured at 0.5, 1, 2, and 3 kHz). </li></ul> |
| Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable) | <label><input checked="checked" type="checkbox"/> Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)</label> <label><input type="checkbox"/> Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)</label> |
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FORM FDA 3881 (8/14)
Sohono Bone Conduction System
K153391
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510(k) Summary
| Date summary prepared: | 12/17/2015 |
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| 510(k) Submitter/Holder: | Sophono Inc.<br>5744 Central Avenue #100<br>Boulder, CO 80301 |
| Contact: | Rozanne Paciej (Primary)<br>Regulatory Affairs Project Manager<br>Telephone: 904-332-8233<br>Fax: 904-296-2386<br>Email: rozanne.paciej@medtronic.com<br>Paul Smolenski (Alternate)<br>Senior Regulatory Affairs Manager<br>Telephone: 978-698-6065<br>Email: paul.d.smolenski@medtronic.com |
| Trade Name: | Sophono® Bone Conduction Systems |
| Systems: | Sophono® (S) Configuration<br>and Sophono® (M) Configuration |
| Common Name: | Bone Conduction Hearing System |
| Classification Name: | Hearing Aid (21 CFR § 874.3300, Class II, LXB). |
## Predicate Devices:
| Trade/Proprietary Name: | Otomag Bone Conduction Hearing System (Primary Predicate) |
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| Common/Usual Name: | Bone Conduction Hearing System |
| Classification Name: | Hearing Aid |
| Class/Panel: | Class II, LXB, 21 CFR 874.3300 |
| 510(k) Submitter/Holder: | Sophono, Inc.<br>5744 Central Ave. #100<br>Boulder, CO 80301 |
| 510(k) #s: | K132189 (including K100193, K102199, K123962) |
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| Trade/Proprietary Name: | Cochlear Baha® Auditory Osseointegrated Implant System: Model BI300 Implant and Model BA300 Abutment (Secondary Predicate) |
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| Common/Usual Name: | Bone Conduction Hearing System |
| Classification Name: | Hearing Aid |
| Class/Panel: | Class II, LXB, 21 CFR 874.3300 |
| 510(k) Submitter/Holder: | Cochlear Americas<br>13059 E. Peakview Ave.<br>Centennial, CO 80111 |
| 510(k) #: | K100360 |
## Device Description
The Sophono® Bone Conduction Hearing Systems are a family of sound processors and accessories that operate on the principle of bone conduction of sound vibrations.
The Sophono® (S) configurations are held directly against the head using either a soft band or a headband with the Sophono™ Sound Processor. The vibration from the Sound Processor is transduced through direct contact with the patient's skin and the bone below.
The Sophono® (M) configuration is magnetically attracted to the Sophono® Sound Processor through a Magnetic Implant, and a Magnetic Spacer. The Magnetic Implant attracts a Magnetic Spacer that is held against the head through magnetic attraction forces to the Magnetic Implant, with the Sound Processor also held magnetically against the Magnetic Spacer. The vibration from the Sound Processor is transduced through direct contact with the patient's skin and the bone below to the inner ear.
The Sophono® Systems are designed for use for those patients with conductive hearing loss, those patients who have sensorineural hearing loss up to 45 dB in combination with their conductive loss, and single sided deafness as defined in the indications for use. The prescriptive formula and adjustments available to the audiologist in the software allow for programming the Sophono® Systems for individual patient hearing loss.
#### Indications for Use
The Sophono® Sound Processor is intended for use with the Sophono® Headband (no age limitations), or with the Sophono® Magnetic Implant (patients 5 years of age and up) for the following patients and indications:
- Patients with conductive or mixed hearing losses, who can still benefit from amplification of sound. . The pure tone average (PTA) bone conduction (BC) threshold for the indicated ear should be better than 45 dB HL (measured at 0.5, 1, 2, and 3 kHz).
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- . Bilateral fitting is applicable for most patients having a symmetrically conductive or mixed hearing loss. The difference between the left and right sides' BC thresholds should be less than 10 dB on average measured at 0.5. 1, 2, and 4 kHz, or less than 15 dB at individual frequencies.
- Patients who have a profound sensorineural hearing loss in one ear and normal hearing in the opposite ear, who for some reason will not or cannot use an AC CROS. The pure tone average (PTA) air conduction (AC) threshold of the hearing ear should be better than 20 dB HL (measured at 0.5. 1. 2. and 3 kHz).
## Technological Characteristics
The Sophono® Bone Conduction Hearing Systems transmits audio vibrations through the skin into the bone where sound is sensed by the inner ear / cochlea.
In the Sophono® (S) configuration the Sound Processor is held against the head using a soft band or headband.
In the Sophono (M) configurations the Magnetic Implant is magnetically attracted to the Sophono Sound Processor through a Magnetic Spacer. The Magnetic Implant attracts a Magnetic Spacer that is held against the head through magnetic forces to the Magnetic Implant, with the Sound Processor magnetically attracted to the Magnetic Spacer. The vibration from the Sound Processor is transduced through direct contact with the patient's skin and the bone below.
The intended use, indications for use, function, and general fundamental technological operating principles of the devices have not changed.
Transcutaneous Energy Transfer (TETIN) enables sound (vibration, energy) transfer from the Sophono® Sound Processor, through the patient's skin and magnetic bone implant, to the working cochlea.
## Performance
Evidence of safety and effectiveness were obtained from bench testing, which included:
- Sterilization testing in accordance with ISO11135-1 .
- Sterilization testing in accordance with ISO 11138-1
- Sterilization testing in accordance with EN 1422 ●
- Biocompatibility testing in accordance with ISO 10993-1, ISO 10993-7 ●
- Packaging testing in accordance with ISO 11607-2 ●
- Electrical testing in accordance with IEC 60601-1
- Electromagnetic compatibility testing in accordance with IEC 60601-1-2
- Transportation testing in accordance to ISTA 2A
- Software verification and validation in accordance with IEC 62304 ●
- ASTM F88/F88M-09. Standard Test Method for Seal Strength of Flexible Barrier Materials ●
- ASTM F1980-07, Standard Guide for Accelerated Aging of Sterile Barrier Systems for Medical ● Devices
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- ASTM F2503-08, Standard Practice for Marking Medical Devices and Other Items for Safety in the ● Magnetic Resonance Environment
- ASTM F2052-06e1, Standard Test Method for Measurement of Magnetically Induced Displacement Force on Medical Devices in the Magnetic Resonance Environment
- ASTM F2213-06, (Reapproved 2011), Standard Test Method for Measurement of Magnetically ● Induced Torque on Medical Devices in the Magnetic Resonance Environment
- . ASTM F2182-11a, Standard Test Method for Measurement of Radio Frequency Induced Heating on or Near Passive Implants During Magnetic Resonance Imaging
- ASTM F2119-07, Standard Test Method for Evaluation of MR Image Artifacts from Passive ● Implants
- Engineering and functional testing including system, mechanical, electrical and general functional . testing
## Conclusion
The results of the testing demonstrate that the proposed Sophono® Bone Conduction Hearing Systems subject devices operated as intended and are substantially equivalent to the primary predicate subject device, Otomag Bone Conduction Hearing System.
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