K162681 · Neuroelectrics Barcelona S.L.U. · GWQ · Jun 2, 2017 · Neurology
Device Facts
Record ID
K162681
Device Name
Enobio Wireless EEG
Applicant
Neuroelectrics Barcelona S.L.U.
Product Code
GWQ · Neurology
Decision Date
Jun 2, 2017
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 882.1400
Device Class
Class 2
Indications for Use
ENOBIO is an EEG portable monitoring device of 8, 20, 32 channels intended for the use in clinical patient monitoring for use in hospitals and other medical environments. The Enobio is intended to acquire, store, transmit and display electrophysiological signals in wireless mode as an aid in diagnostics. The system digitizes analogue EEG signals collected by a cap with electrodes, amplifies them, and uses WiFi connectivity to transmit the EEG data to a dedicated host computer with the software. This device is intended to be used by trained health-care personnel. It is restricted to sale by or on order of a physician.
Device Story
Enobio Wireless EEG is a portable, battery-operated electrophysiology sensor system; captures EEG, EOG, ECG, and EMG signals via electrodes on a neoprene cap; digitizes and amplifies signals using the Necbox (amplifier/transmitter); transmits data via Wi-Fi to a host computer running Neuroelectrics Instrument Controller (NIC) software; includes local data storage on the amplifier for backup during out-of-range conditions; used in clinical/hospital environments by trained healthcare personnel; aids clinicians in diagnostic decision-making by providing visualized electrophysiological data.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data provided. Substantial equivalence is supported by non-clinical bench testing, including biocompatibility (ISO 10993-1, -5, -10), electrical safety (IEC 60601-1, -1-2, -2-26, -1-11), software verification/validation (IEC 62304), and product specification compliance (bandwidth, sampling rate, noise, impedance).
Technological Characteristics
Wireless, battery-operated EEG system. Components: Necbox amplifier/transmitter, neoprene cap with electrodes, NIC software. 8, 20, or 32 channels. 24-bit A/D conversion, 500 SPS sampling rate, 0-125Hz bandwidth. Materials: ABS, gel, neoprene. Connectivity: Wi-Fi (802.11). Standards: ISO 10993-1, IEC 60601-1, IEC 60601-2-26. Software: NIC (Neuroelectrics Instrument Controller).
Indications for Use
Indicated for clinical patient monitoring in hospitals and medical environments. Intended for use by trained healthcare personnel to acquire, store, transmit, and display electrophysiological signals (EEG, EOG, ECG, EMG) as an aid in diagnostics. Restricted to prescription use.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
An electroencephalograph is a device used to measure and record the electrical activity of the patient's brain obtained by placing two or more electrodes on the head.
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
June 2, 2017
Neuroelectrics Barcelona S.L.U. % Deirdre Barrow Senior Consultant, Regulatory Emergo Global Consulting, LLC 2500 Bee Cave Road Building 1, Suite 300 Austin. Texas 78746
Re: K162681
Trade/Device Name: Enobio Wireless EEG Regulation Number: 21 CFR 882.1400 Regulation Name: Electroencephalograph Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: GWQ, GWL Dated: April 21, 2017 Received: April 27, 2017
Dear Deirdre Barrow:
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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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K162681
Device Name Enobio Wireless EEG
#### Indications for Use (Describe)
ENOBIO is an EEG portable monitoring device of 8, 20, 32 channels intended for the use in clinical patient monitoring for use in hospitals and other medical environments.
The Enobio is intended to acquire, store, transmit and display electrophysiological signals in wireless mode as an aid in diagnostics. The system digitizes analogue EEG signals collected by a cap with electrodes, amplifies them, and uses WiFi connectivity to transmit the EEG data to a dedicated host computer with the software.
This device is intended to be used by trained health-care personnel. It is restricted to sale by or on order of a physician.
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# 510(k) Summary
# K162681
#### 1. Submission Sponsor
Neuroelectrics Barcelona SLU
Avenida Tibidabo 47 bis
08035 Barcelona
SPAIN
Phone number: + 34 932540370
Contact: Ana Maiques
Title: CEO
# 2. Submission Correspondent
Emergo Global Consulting, LLC
2500 Bee Cave Road
Building 1, Suite 300
Austin, TX 78746
Cell Phone: +353 86 8733815
Office Phone: (512) 327.9997
Contact: Deirdre Barrow, Senior Consultant, RA
Email: project.management@emergogroup.com
#### 3. Date Prepared
September 21, 2016
#### 4. Device Identification
| Trade/Proprietary Name: | ENOBIO WIRELESS EEG |
|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Common/Usual Name: | Electroencephalograph |
| Classification Name: | Full-Montage Standard Electroencephalograph |
| Regulation Number: | 882.1400 & 882.1835 |
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| Product Code: | GWQ, Full-Montage Standard Electroencephalograph &<br>GWL, Amplifier, Physiological Signal |
|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Device Class: | Class II |
| Classification Panel: | Neurology |
### 5. Legally Marketed Predicate Device
| Device<br>Name | 510(k)<br>No. | Product Code | Classification<br>Regulation | Sponsor |
|----------------------------|---------------|--------------|--------------------------------------|----------------------|
| Nicolet<br>Wireless<br>EEG | K103140 | GWL & GWQ | 21 CFR 882.1835 &<br>21 CFR 882.1400 | Carefusion 209, Inc. |
#### 6. Indication for Use Statement
ENOBIO is an EEG portable monitoring device of 8, 20, 32 channels intended for the use in clinical patient monitoring for use in hospitals and other medical environments.
The Enobio is intended to acquire, store, transmit and display electrophysiological signals in wireless mode as an aid in diagnostics. The system digitizes analogue EEG signals collected by a cap with electrodes, amplifies them, and uses WiFi connectivity to transmit the EEG data to a dedicated host computer with the software.
This device is intended to be used by trained health-care personnel. It is restricted to sale by or on order of a physician.
# 7. Device Description
The Neuroelectrics device, Enobio Wireless EEG, performs electroencephalographic measurements with non-invasive technology.
Enobio is a wireless, battery-operated and portable electrophysiology sensor system for the recording of the electroencephalogram (EEG). It has been designed for use in a clinical environment or hospital.. Enobio use must be controlled by specialized medical personnel able to guarantee the correct recording.
ENOBIO WIRELESS EEG, consists of three models designated as the 8, 20 and 32 channels. ENOBIO WIRELESS EEG has a sampling rate of 500 SPS, it works in a bandwidth from 0 to 125Hz (DC coupled) and it provides a resolution of 24 bits - 0.05μV. Enobio is capable of acquiring a variety of electrophysiological signals. These signals include EEG, EOG, ECG and EMG.
The Enobio system is primarily made up of the following three items:
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- Necbox (amplifier, transmitter and control box),
- the neoprene cap with the electrodes and
- the NIC software.
The Necbox, which has a data amplifier, connects directly via Wi-Fi to the Neuroelectrics Instrument Controller (NIC) software running on a computer. The EEG data is streamed through the standard Wi-Fi band, and the standard Wi-Fi operating distance range is 10 meters. In all situations the amplifiers store a copy of the data locally to allow for data back-up. This amplifier provides storage and subsequent transmission of data that is not transferred live when the amplifier is in out of range situations.
# 8. Substantial Equivalence Discussion
The following table compares the ENOBIO WIRELESS EEG to the predicate device with respect to indications for use, principles of operation, technological characteristics, materials, and performance testing. The comparison of the devices provides more detailed information regarding the basis for the determination of substantial equivalence. The subject device does not raise any new issues of safety or effectiveness based on the similarities to the predicate device.
| Manufacturer | Neuroelectrics | Carefusion | Significant Differences |
|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Trade Name | ENOBIO WIRELESS EEG | Nicolet Wireless EEG | |
| 510(k) Number | K162681 | K103140 (predicate) | n/a |
| Product Code | GWL & GWQ | GWL & GWQ | Same |
| Regulation<br>Number | 882.1835 & 882.1400 | 882.1835 & 882.1400 | Same |
| Regulation Name | Amplifier, Physiological<br>Signal & Full-Montage<br>Standard<br>Electroencephalograph | Amplifier, Physiological<br>Signal & Full-Montage<br>Standard<br>Electroencephalograph | Same |
| Indications for Use | ENOBIO is an EEG<br>portable monitoring<br>device of 8, 20, 32<br>channels intended for<br>the use in clinical patient<br>monitoring for use in<br>hospitals and other<br>medical environments.<br>The Enobio is intended to<br>acquire, store, transmit | The Nicolet Wireless<br>EEG Amplifier is<br>intended to be used as a<br>front end amplifier to<br>acquire, store, and<br>transmit<br>electrophysiological<br>signals in a wired or<br>wireless mode for the<br>Nicolet Neurodiagnostic | No significant difference as<br>each device acquires,<br>stores, amplifies and<br>transmits EEG signals to<br>host software for<br>neurological applications. |
| Manufacturer | Neuroelectrics | Carefusion | Significant Differences |
| Trade Name | ENOBIO WIRELESS EEG<br>and display<br>electrophysiological<br>signals in wireless mode<br>as an aid in diagnostics.<br>The system digitizes<br>analogue EEG signals<br>collected by a cap with<br>electrodes, amplifies<br>them, and uses WiFi<br>connectivity to transmit<br>the EEG data to a<br>dedicated host computer<br>with the software.<br>This device is intended to<br>be used by trained<br>health-care personnel. It<br>is restricted to sale by or<br>on order of a physician | Nicolet Wireless EEG<br>system. | |
| Mechanism of Action | The Enobio Wireless EEG<br>is a wireless and<br>wearable<br>electrophysiology sensor<br>system for the recording<br>of electroencephalogram<br>(EEG) measurements | The device is intended<br>to be used as a front end<br>Nicolet<br>EEGwireless32/64<br>amplifier with the<br>Nicolet Neurodiagnostic<br>system to record,<br>measure, store, analyze<br>and display cerebral and<br>extra cerebral<br>physiologic data for EEG<br>and Sleep studies with<br>or without synchronous<br>digital video. The device<br>is wearable on the torso<br>or head | No Significant Difference; the differences between them are:<br><br>● The Enobio Wireless EEG is only available in a wireless assembly whilst the Nicolet Wireless EEG is available in a wired and wireless assembly.<br><br>● The associated software systems are obviously proprietary and are therefore different but the fundamental technology of acquiring, storing, amplifying and transmitting EEG signals to host software is very similar between the two |
| Manufacturer | Neuroelectrics | Carefusion | Significant Differences |
| Trade Name | ENOBIO WIRELESS EEG | Nicolet Wireless EEG | |
| Technology<br>Overview | System components:<br>• cap with electrodes<br>• control box<br>(amplifier,<br>transmitter)<br>• software for PC | System components:<br>• patient cable<br>• amplifier, CPU and<br>display monitor,<br>telemetry unit<br>• access point<br>Interface to amplifier:<br>Wired Ethernet<br>(10/100baseT)or<br>Wireless<br>Ethernet (802.11b/g) | devices<br>• The Enobio Wireless EEG<br>is only available in a<br>battery operated<br>configuration whereas<br>the predicate device,<br>Nicolet Wireless EEG,<br>can be battery or AC<br>powered.<br>No significant difference as<br>each device consists of a<br>method of capturing the<br>signal, storing, amplifying<br>and transmitting the signal<br>No significant difference as<br>the predicate device,<br>Nicolet Wireless EEG offers<br>wired or wireless signal<br>transmission to the host<br>computer used to display<br>and manage acquired data.<br>The proposed device,<br>Enobio Wireless EEG, offers<br>wireless signal transmission<br>only. |
| | A/D conversion:<br>24 bits | A/D conversion:<br>24 bits | Same |
| | Sampling rate:<br>500 Hz | Sampling rate:<br>125, 250, 500, ... 48000<br>Hz | No significant difference as<br>the predicate device,<br>Nicolet Wireless EEG offers<br>the user a choice of<br>sampling rates that the user<br>may select. The proposed<br>device, Enobio Wireless |
| Manufacturer | Neuroelectrics | Carefusion | Significant Differences |
| Trade Name | ENOBIO WIRELESS EEG | Nicolet Wireless EEG | EEG, provides a fixed<br>sampling rate of 500 Hz<br>included within the range<br>offered by the predicate<br>device. |
| Anatomical<br>Location | Worn on the head via a<br>headcap or headband | Worn on the torso<br>and/or via a headcap | No significant difference as<br>the only option available for<br>the proposed device, Enobio<br>Wireless EEG, is a headcap<br>or headband which is<br>included with the options<br>available with the Nicolet<br>Wireless EEG |
| Material | ABS 40%c, ABS, gel ,<br>neoprene | Not specified | No significant difference as<br>while a potential difference<br>exists between the devices<br>in terms of patient<br>contacting materials,<br>appropriate<br>biocompatibility testing has<br>been conducted on the<br>proposed device. |
| Number of<br>Channels | 8, 20, 32 channels | 32 or 64 channel | No significant difference as<br>the number of channels<br>reflects the simpler nature<br>of the Enobio device.<br>Testing has been conducted<br>to ensure each model<br>performs in accordance<br>with the intended use. |
| Temperature<br>Control Range | Use Temperature Range:<br>+5 to 45 °C<br>Storage in Box<br>Temperature Range: -25<br>to +70 °C | Not defined but as the<br>use has been confined<br>to research institutions,<br>clinic, hospital,<br>operating room and<br>epilepsy evaluation | No significant difference as<br>the operating environment<br>is very similar to that of the<br>proposed device therefore<br>the operating range in |
| Manufacturer | Neuroelectrics | Carefusion | Significant Differences |
| Trade Name | ENOBIO WIRELESS EEG | Nicolet Wireless EEG | |
| Pressure Range | Atmospheric Pressure:<br>700 - 1.000 hPa | environments it would<br>be expected to be within<br>the same range as that<br>of the proposed device | terms of temperature,<br>pressure and humidity<br>would be expected to have<br>similar parameters. |
| Humidity Range | 15 - 93 % | | |
| Sterile | no | no | Same |
| Single-Use | no | no | Same |
| Shelf Life | 5 years | Unknown | Unknown; predicate device<br>shelf life is not available |
| Software<br>Microprocessor | ATSAM4SD32CGWL | Unknown | N/A |
| Battery Operated | yes | yes | Same |
| AC Powered | no | yes | No significant difference:<br>The Enobio Wireless EEG is<br>only available in a battery<br>operated configuration<br>whereas the predicate<br>device, Nicolet Wireless<br>EEG, can be battery or AC<br>powered |
| Complies with ISO<br>10993-1 | yes | yes | Same |
| Electrical Safety<br>Testing Passed | yes | yes | Same |
# Comparison of Characteristics
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# 9. Non-Clinical Performance Data
As part of demonstrating safety and effectiveness of Enobio Wireless EEG and in showing substantial equivalence to the predicate devices that are subject to this 510(k) submission, Neuroelectrics completed a number of non-clinical performance tests. The Enobio Wireless EEG meets all the requirements for overall design, biocompatibility, and electrical safety, confirming that the design output meets the design inputs and specifications for the device.
The Enobio Wireless EEG passed all the testing in accordance with internal requirements, national standards, and international standards shown below to support substantial equivalence of the subject device:
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- Biocompatibility; ●
- ISO 10993-1: 2009, Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices Part 1: Evaluation and Testing o
- O ISO 10993-5: 2009, Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices - Part 5: Test for In Vitro Cytotoxicity
- ISO 10993-10: 2010, Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices Part 10: Tests for Irritation O and Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity
- . Electrical Performance;
- o IEC 60601-1: 2005 + CORR. 1 (2006) + CORR 2 (2007), Medical Electrical Equipment -Part 1 General Requirements for Basic Safety and Essential Performance
- o IEC 60601-1-2:2007 (Third Edition), Medical Electrical Equipment - Part 1-2: General Requirements For Basic Safety And Essential Performance - Collateral Standard: Electromagnetic Compatibility - Requirements And Tests. (General II (ES/EMC))
- IEC 60601-2-26:2012, Medical electrical equipment Part 2-26: Particular requirements o for the basic safety and essential performance of electroencephalographs
- o IEC 60601-1-11: 2010, Medical Electrical Equipment - Part 1-2: General Requirements for Basic Safety and Essential Performance - Collateral Standard: Electromagnetic Compatibility - Requirements and Tests; all applicable requirements were met
- o IEC 61000-4-3, Radiated, radio-frequency, electromagnetic field immunity test
- . Software verification and validation testing per IEC 62304 and FDA Guidance
- . Disinfection testing
- Compatibility of electrodes with Enobio Wireless EEG ●
- . Product specification compliance tests:
- Bandwidth O
- O Sampling Rate
- Input Referred Noise O
- O Dynamic Range
- O Operating Hours
- o Resolution
- Input Impedance o
# 10. Clinical Performance Data
There was no human clinical testing required to support the medical device as the indications for use is equivalent to the predicate device. These types of devices, including the predicate device, have been on the market for many years with proven safety and efficacy for the device. The non-clinical testing detailed in this submission supports the substantial equivalence of the device.
# 11. Statement of Substantial Equivalence
By definition, a device is substantially equivalent to a predicate device has the same intended use and the same technological characteristics as the previously cleared predicate device. Or the device has the same intended use and different technological characteristics that can be
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demonstrated that the device is substantially equivalent to the predicate device, and that the new device does not raise additional questions regarding its safety and effectiveness as compared to the predicate device.
The Enobio Wireless EEG, as designed and manufactured, is determined to be substantially equivalent to the referenced predicate device, Nicolet Wireless EEG.
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