K163584 · Philips Medical Systems · MHX · Jul 7, 2017 · Cardiovascular
Device Facts
Record ID
K163584
Device Name
M3290B Philips IntelliVue Information Center iX
Applicant
Philips Medical Systems
Product Code
MHX · Cardiovascular
Decision Date
Jul 7, 2017
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 870.1025
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Software as a Medical Device, Pediatric
Indications for Use
The intended use of the Philips Patient Information Center iX software application is to: Receive, aggregate, process, distribute and display physiologic waves, parameters, alarms and events at locations other than at the patient, for multiple patients. Determine alarm conditions and generate alarm signals for Philips approved medical devices, that send physiological data and do not have the ability to determine the alarm condition. - Algorithms present in the software are limited to the ST/AR ECG (for arrhythmia, ST Segment and QT Segment Monitoring) and SpO2. Generate alarm signals for user notification, based on the alarm signal determined and sent by Philips approved medical devices. Perform diagnostic 12-Lead analysis and interpretation based on raw ECG data samples provided from Philips approved medical devices. Result may be displayed, printed and/or distributed to Philips approved medical devices. Provide review and trend application data, designed to contribute to the screening of patient condition or visual indications provided are intended to support the judgement of a medical professional and are not intended to be the sole source of information for decision making, thus these applications are not intended for diagnoses or active patient monitoring where immediate action is required. Provide connection to other systems not associated with active patient monitoring, such as information systems. The software performs the action to transfer, store, convert from one format to another according to to display medical device data. The Information Center Software is intended for use in professional healthcare facilities by trained healthcare professionals. The Information Center Software is not intended for home use.
Device Story
Centralized patient monitoring system; receives/aggregates/displays physiologic waves, parameters, alarms, and events from networked medical devices. Operates on Windows PCs/servers in professional healthcare facilities; used by trained clinicians. Transforms raw input data into visual trends, diagnostic 12-lead ECG interpretations, and alarm notifications. Supports retrospective review of patient data; provides secondary alarm annunciation. Facilitates clinical decision-making by providing screening data; not intended as sole source for diagnosis or active monitoring requiring immediate action. Integrates with hospital information systems for ADT (admission, discharge, transfer) and data storage. Benefits include centralized oversight of multiple patients and improved alarm management.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical performance testing was performed. Substantial equivalence was established through non-clinical verification and validation, including risk analysis, product specifications, design reviews, and system-level performance testing against established predicate specifications.
Technological Characteristics
Software-based central station running on Windows 10 IoT and Windows Server 2012 R2. Connectivity via network to Philips-approved medical devices (IPM, Efficia, PWD, MX40, MRx). Features include ST/AR ECG algorithm for arrhythmia/ST/QT monitoring and SpO2 processing. Supports 12-lead ECG analysis, alarm management, and data warehousing.
Indications for Use
Indicated for use when monitoring adult and/or specified pediatric subgroups (Newborn (neonate), Infant, Child, Adolescent) patients as indicated by labeling of the medical device providing the data. Rx only.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
The arrhythmia detector and alarm device monitors an electrocardiogram and is designed to produce a visible or audible signal or alarm when atrial or ventricular arrhythmia, such as premature contraction or ventricular fibrillation, occurs.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The guidance document entitled “Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Arrhythmia Detector and Alarm” will serve as the special control. See § 870.1 for the availability of this guidance document.
Predicate Devices
M3290B Philips IntelliVue Information Center iX software Revision C.0 (K153702)
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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#### DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES · USA
Public Health Service
Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
July 7, 2017
Philips Medical Systems Theresa Poole Regulatory Specialist 3000 Minuteman Road Andover, Massachusetts 01810
Re: K163584
Trade/Device Name: M3290B Patient Information Center iX Release C.01 Regulation Number: 21 CFR 870.1025 Regulation Name: Arrhythmia Detector and Alarm (Including ST-Segment Measurement and Alarm) Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: MHX, DSI, MLD, DSH, MSX Dated: June 8, 2017 Received: June 9, 2017
Dear Theresa Poole:
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.
M.A. Hilleman
for.
for 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) K163584
Device Name
M3290B Patient Information Center iX Release C.01
Indications for Use (Describe)
The intended use of the Philips Patient Information Center iX software application is to:
Receive, aggregate, process, distribute and display physiologic waves, parameters, alarms and events at locations other than at the patient, for multiple patients.
Determine alarm conditions and generate alarm signals for Philips approved medical devices, that send physiological data and do not have the ability to determine the alarm condition.
- Algorithms present in the software are limited to the ST/AR ECG (for arrhythmia, ST Segment and QT Segment Monitoring) and SpO2.
Generate alarm signals for user notification, based on the alarm signal determined and sent by Philips approved medical devices.
Perform diagnostic 12-Lead analysis and interpretation based on raw ECG data samples provided from Philips approved medical devices. Result may be displayed, printed and/or distributed to Philips approved medical devices.
Provide review and trend application data, designed to contribute to the screening of patient condition or visual indications provided are intended to support the judgement of a medical professional and are not intended to be the sole source of information for decision making, thus these applications are not intended for diagnoses or active patient monitoring where immediate action is required.
Provide connection to other systems not associated with active patient monitoring, such as information systems. The software performs the action to transfer, store, convert from one format to another according to to display medical device data.
The Information Center Software is intended for use in professional healthcare facilities by trained healthcare professionals. The Information Center Software is not intended for home use.
Indicated for use when monitoring adult and/or specified pediatric subgroups (Newborn (neonate), Infant, Child, Adolescent) patients as indicated by labeling of the medical device providing the data. Rx only.
Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)
| <span>☒</span> Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) | <span>☐</span> Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C) |
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Patient Information Center iX Traditional 510(k)
# 510(k) Summary Patient Information Center iX Release C.01
This 510(k) summary of safety and effectiveness information is prepared in accordance with 21 CFR 807.92(c).
Date Prepared: 5 July 2017
### l. Submitter's name and address
| Manufacturer: | Philips Medical Systems<br>3000 Minuteman Road<br>Andover, MA 01810 USA |
|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Contact Person: | Theresa Poole<br>Regulatory Affairs Specialist<br>Philips Medical Systems<br>3000 Minuteman Road, MS0480<br>Andover, MA 01810-1099 |
| | Tel: 978 659 7621<br>Fax: 978 685 5624<br>Email: theresa.poole@philips.com |
### II. Device information
Device Name: M3290B Patient Information Center iX software Revision C.01* Common Name: Central Station Classification panel: Cardiovascular
Classification names are as follows:
| Classification | ProCode | Description |
|----------------|---------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| 870.1025, II | MHX | Physiological Monitor, Patient Monitor |
| 870.1025, II | DSI | Arrhythmia Detector and Alarm |
| 870.1025, II | MLD | Monitor, ST Alarm |
| 870.2800, II | DSH | Recorder, Magnetic Tape, Medical |
| 870.2300, II | MSX | System, Network and Communication,<br>Physiological Monitors |
* In Release C.01 the name of the product will be changed from M3290B Philips IntelliVue Information Center iX (PIIC iX) to M3290B Patient Information Center (PIC iX), dropping the Philips and IntelliVue branding in the name. The M3290B model number does not change.
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## 510(k) Summary
### III. Predicate device information
| Trade name: | M3290B Philips IntelliVue Information Center iX software Revision C.0 |
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Manufacturer: | Philips Medical Systems |
| 510(k) clearance: | K153702 |
| Classification name | Central Station |
| Device class: | Class II |
| Classification regulation: | 21 CFR 892.2300 |
| Classification panel: | Cardiovascular |
| Product code: | MSX |
### IV.Device Description
The Philips Patient Information Center uses off-the-shelf Windows PCs and servers, combined with the Patient Information Center iX M3290B software Release C.01 to provide centralized display of physiologic waves, parameters, and trends, format data for strip chart recordings printed reports, and secondary annunciation of alarms from other networked medical devices. The M3290B Software provides for the retrospective review of alarms, physiologic waves and parameters from its database. Additionally, the M3290B Software provides primary annunciation of alarms and configuration and control access for networked telemetry monitors.
Compatible Accessories include: Mobile Caregiver – a medical device data system, viewing only, mobile application associated with the Enhanced Web Viewing feature cleared in the predicate. This is not a new mobile application, and it has no changes that introduce significant risks for the PIC iX C.01 release.
### V. Intended use/ Indications for Use
M3290B Intended The intended use of the Philips Patient Information Center iX software Use/Indications for Use application is to:
- Receive, aggregate, process, distribute and display physiologic waves, parameters, alarms and events at locations other than at the patient, for multiple patients.
- Determine alarm conditions and generate alarm signals for Philips approved medical devices, that send physiological data and do not have the ability to determine the alarm condition.
- . Algorithms present in the software are limited to the ST/AR ECG (for arrhythmia, ST Segment and QT Segment Monitoring) and SpO2.
- Generate alarm signals for user notification, based on the alarm signal determined and sent by Philips approved medical devices.
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Patient Information Center iX Traditional 510(k)
- Perform diagnostic 12-Lead analysis and interpretation based on raw ECG data samples provided from Philips approved medical devices. Result may be displayed, printed and/or distributed to Philips approved medical devices.
- . Provide review and trend application data, designed to contribute to the screening of patient condition All information or visual indications provided are intended to support the judgement of a medical professional and are not intended to be the sole source of information for decision making, thus these applications are not intended for diagnoses or active patient monitoring where immediate action is required.
- . Provide connection to other systems not associated with active patient monitoring, such as information systems. The software performs the action to transfer, store, convert from one format to another according to preset specifications, or to display medical device data.
The Information Center Software is intended for use in professional healthcare facilities by trained healthcare professionals. The Information Center Software is not intended for home use.
Indicated for use when monitoring adult and/or specified pediatric subgroups (Newborn (neonate), Infant, Child, Adolescent) patients as indicated by labeling of the medical device providing the data.
Rx only.
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### 510(k) Summary
### VI.Comparison of Technological Characteristics with the Predicate Device
The device has the same technological characteristics as the legally marketed predicate devices. The change summary includes items listed in the table below.
| Key Characteristic | Predicate Device<br>PIIC iX C.0 (K153702) | Subject Device<br>PIC iX C.01 |
|---------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Applications | Display Setup | The PIC IX release C.01, Changes to support Overviews with Enterprise Link; namely, paradigm shift away from primary and overview monitoring to the concept of principal and ancillary sectors. |
| | Manage Patient | The Auto ADT feature can be configured to admit, discharge, and transfer a patient directly from the hospital information system (HIS) to the PIC IX. |
| | Alarm Measurement and Device Control | Release C.01 PIC IX supports IntelliVue X3 Multi-Measurement Modules that are connected to IPM Release M.0 monitors and, Pulse alarm for MX40 B.07 and later. |
| Domain-Specific Services | Alarm Management | With PIC IX Release C.01, the Alarm Advisor application provides feedback on recurring alarm limit violations for a specific measurement over a period of time, frequent alarm notifications can be configured |
| | Patient & Equipment Management | The Patient Management application provides the clinical user with information and controls. |
| | | Each patient can be monitored by<br>one or more devices namely IPM,<br>Efficia, PWD, MX40, MRx<br>defibrillator/monitor, and NIBP<br>and SpO2 sensors. |
| Outbound Data<br>Services | Web/Mobility<br><br>12 Lead<br><br><br>Data Warehouse | The Web Proxy in PIC iX Release<br>C.01 enables IPM Release M.0<br>monitors to display retrospective<br>data as shown with web<br>applications. For 12-lead ECG Export, the user<br>can enter the order number, order<br>reason, requested by, operator,<br>facility, department and comment<br>(1-5) fields. With PIC iX Release C.01, the<br>monitor can resend up to the last<br>10 seconds of wave data. PIC iX Release C.01, allows to send<br>additional non-ECG waves and<br>these are stored in the Data<br>Warehouse. |
| Platform | Windows 8.1 OS<br>Windows Server 2012 R2<br>Hardware Specified in IFU | Windows 10 IoT<br>Windows Server 2012 R2<br>Hardware Specified in IFU |
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## Patient Information Center iX Rele
Traditional 510(k)
## 510(k) Summary
#### VII. Performance Data
The following performance data were provided in support of the substantial equivalence determination:
#### Summary of Non-clinical testing
No performance standards have been issued under the authority of Section 514. The M3290B Philips IntelliVue Information Center iX software Release C.01 was tested in accordance with Philips verification and validation processes. Quality Assurance measures were applied to the system design and development, including:
- Risk Analysis
- Product Specifications .
- Design Reviews ●
- . Verification & Validations
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## 510(k) Summary
### Summary of Clinical Testing
Clinical Performance testing for M3290B Philips IntelliVue Information Center iX software Release C.01 was not performed, as there were no new clinical applications that had hazards or risk mitigations that required a clinical performance testing to support equivalence.
### Conclusions drawn from the Non-clinical and Clinical testing
Verification, validation, and testing activities, where required to establish the performance, functionality, and reliability characteristics of the new device with respect to the predicate are performed. Testing involved system level tests, performance tests, and safety testing from hazard analysis. Pass/Fail criteria were based on the specifications cleared for the predicate device and test results showed substantial equivalence. The M3290B Philips IntelliVue Information Center iX software Release C.01 meets all defined reliability requirements and performance claims.
#### VIII. Conclusion
M3290B Philips IntelliVue Information Center iX software Release C.01 is substantially equivalent to the predicate device M3290B Philips IntelliVue Information Center iX software Release C.O (K153702) in terms of design features, fundamental scientific technology, intended use, and safety and effectiveness. Additionally, substantial equivalence was demonstrated with non-clinical performance testing, which complied with the requirements specified in the international and FDA-recognized consensus standards. The non-clinical performance tests provided in this 510(k) premarket notification demonstrate that the subject device is as safe and effective as its predicate device without raising any new safety and/or effectiveness concerns.
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