K180510 · Instrumentation Industries, Inc. · CAP · May 1, 2019 · Anesthesiology
Device Facts
Record ID
K180510
Device Name
NS 120P-TRS Airway Pressure Gauge
Applicant
Instrumentation Industries, Inc.
Product Code
CAP · Anesthesiology
Decision Date
May 1, 2019
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 868.2600
Device Class
Class 2
Indications for Use
The NS 120P-TRS would be used in-line with a Resuscitation Bag Mask Unit to monitor positive pressures when manually ventilating a patient, to assure that safe prescribed pressures are not exceeded.
Device Story
The NS 120P-TRS is a mechanical airway pressure gauge used in hospital, physician office, and emergency service settings. It connects in-line with manual resuscitation bag/mask units. The device utilizes a copper alloy diaphragm capsule that inflates under positive pressure (0-120 cm H2O). Internal mechanical linkages translate diaphragm movement to a pointer on a dial, providing real-time visual pressure feedback to the clinician. This allows the operator to monitor ventilation pressures and ensure they remain within safe, prescribed limits. The device is purely mechanical; it requires no external power or software.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. No clinical data. Testing compared 50 subject devices against 10 predicate devices. Primary endpoints included accuracy (tolerance +/- 1.6% full scale) and needle responsiveness. Results showed the subject device maintained accuracy within 0.6-0.9 cm H2O at test pressures, meeting all pre-defined acceptance criteria.
Technological Characteristics
Mechanical pressure gauge. Sensing element: copper alloy diaphragm capsule. Materials: Black ABS case, steel screws, acrylic lens, aluminum pointer/dial, brass/nickel-silver movement. Connection: 1/4" NPT brass. Range: 0-120 cm H2O. Accuracy: +/- 1.6% full scale. No software, electronics, or external power source.
Indications for Use
Indicated for monitoring patient airway pressure during ventilation with a manual resuscitation device or bag/mask unit. Intended for use by or on the order of a physician.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
An airway pressure monitor is a device used to measure the pressure in a patient's upper airway. The device may include a pressure gauge and an alarm.
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May 1, 2019
Instrumentation Industries, Inc. Doris Walter RA/QA Manager 2990 Industrial Blvd. Bethel Park, Pennsylvania 15102
Re: K180510
Trade/Device Name: NS 120P-TRS Airway Pressure Gauge Regulation Number: 21 CFR 868.2600 Regulation Name: Monitor, Airway Pressure Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: CAP Dated: April 1, 2019 Received: April 1, 2019
Dear Doris Walter:
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. Although this letter refers to your product as a device, please be aware that some cleared products may instead be combination products. The 510(k) Premarket Notification Database located at https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfpmn/pmn.cfm identifies combination product submissions. The general controls provisions of the Act include requirements for annual registration, listing of devices, good manufacturing practice, labeling, and probibitions 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.
Tina Kiang, Ph.D. Acting 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) K180510
Device Name NS 120P-TRS Pressure Gauge
#### Indications for Use (Describe)
The Instrumentation Industries, Inc. NS 120P-TRS Airway Pressure Monitor is a device used to monitor patient arway pressure during ventilation with a manual resuscitation device or bag/mask unit.
These devices are intended to be used by or on the order of a physician.
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## 2990 Industrial Boulevard • Bethel Park, PA 15102-2536 Phone: 412-854-1133 US Toll-Free: 1-800-633-8577 Fax: 412-854-5668 www.iiimedical.com
Date Prepared: 9/5/2018; Contact Person/Submitter: Doris F. Walter Official Correspondent for Instrumentation Industries, Inc.: Edward C. Horey
### 510(k) SUMMARY NS 120P-TRS Pressure Gauge K180510
| Trade Name of<br>Subject Device | NS 120P-TRS Pressure Gauge | |
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| Common Name | Monitor, Airway Pressure | |
| Classification | Class II | |
| Regulation | 21 CFR 868.2600 | |
| Product Code | CAP | |
| Predicate Device | NS 120-TRS Vacuum/Pressure Gauge<br>K081778<br>Distributed by Instrumentation Industries, Inc. | |
| Device<br>Description | The Instrumentation Industries, Inc. NS 120P-TRS airway pressure monitor measures<br>positive pressures from 0-120cm H2O during manual ventilation. The device contains a<br>diaphragm capsule which inflates when positive pressure is introduced and collapses when<br>the pressure decreases. Through several internal, interconnected, movements caused by the<br>inflating/deflating diaphragm, the pointer on the face of the gauge moves to indicate accurate<br>pressure. | |
| Indications for<br>Use | The Instrumentation Industries, Inc. NS 120P-TRS Airway Pressure Monitor is a device used<br>to monitor patient airway pressure during ventilation with a manual resuscitation device or<br>bag/mask unit.<br>These devices are intended to be used by or on the order of a physician. | |
| Intended Use of the Device | The NS 120P-TRS would be used in-line with a Resuscitation Bag Mask Unit to monitor positive pressures when manually ventilating a patient, to assure that safe prescribed pressures are not exceeded. | |
| Where Used | Hospital, Physician Office, Emergency services. | |
| Material and Physical Characteristics | | |
| | NS 120P-TRS Subject Device | NS 120-TRS Predicate Device |
| | Pressure Range: $0-120cm H_2O$ | $-120cm H_2O - 0 - +120cm H_2O$ |
| | Accuracy: +/- 1.6% full scale (1.92 cm $H_2O$ ) | Accuracy: +/- 1.6% full scale (3.8 cm $H_2O$ ) |
| | Measuring element: Copper alloy diaphragm capsule | Same |
| | Connection: ¼" NPT, brass | Same |
| | Case: Black ABS | Same |
| | Assembly Screws: Steel | Same |
| | Lens: Acrylic | Same |
| | Pointer: Black finished aluminum | Same |
| | Dial: Aluminum, white background with black scale. | Same |
| | UV-resistant Movement: Brass and nickel-silver with highly-polished bearing surfaces. | Same |
| Biocompatibility: No new biocompatibility testing has been performed. Biocompatibility information is leveraged from the predicate device. All of the materials and processing of the final finished form of the subject device are identical to those of the predicate device. In accordance with the FDA 2016 Biocompatibility Guidance Document, Attachment F, the general example statement for Comparison to the previously marketed device is utilized as follows:<br>The materials used in the NS 120P-TRS, manufactured by NoShok, are identical to the materials used in the NS 120-TRS, also manufactured by NoShok, as approved in K081778 in formulation, processing, and sterilization, and no other chemicals have been added. | | |
| Technological Characteristics | Both the subject and predicate device contain the exact same components but the technological characteristics of the subject and predicate devices are different due to an adjustable tab.<br><br>One technological modification, the physical adjustment of the abovementioned tab, dictates whether the gauge will read both negative and positive pressure, or whether it will read only positive pressure.<br><br>The technological modification: Adjusting the tab at different heights controls the movement of an internal lever:<br>- For the predicate device, the tab is bent higher, allowing greater movement of the upper lever so that both positive and negative pressure can be introduced for the full range of -120cm $H_2O$ to +120cm $H_2O$ .<br>- For the Subject device, the tab is bent lower to permit the upper lever to move in the positive direction only, within the range of 0cm $H_2O$ to +120cm $H_2O$ . | |
| Performance Testing: Summary of non-clinical testing data | | |
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The objectives of the validation testing were to:
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- Ensure that the new NS 120P-TRS pressure gauges (subject device) met the accuracy tolerance of 1. 1.6% of full scale (+1.9cm H20)
- 2. Compare the accuracy testing results of the new NS 120P-TRS pressure gauge against a similar, currently-marketed vacuum/pressure gauge already in our product line, the NS 120-TRS vacuum/pressure gauge (predicate device). Accuracy tolerance of the predicate device is also 1.6% of full scale (+3.8cm H20). Please note that the tolerance is doubled for the predicate device because its scale is twice the range of the NS 120P-TRS (subject) device as the predicate device measures both positive and negative pressure.
- 3) Compare needle responsiveness of subject and predicate device. The acceptance criteria for responsiveness of the needle movement is that both gauges must respond instantly to pressurization changes.
The following tables summarize the comparative results of non-clinical testing performed for the subject NS 120P-TRS and NS 120-TRS predicate devices.
## Accuracy Test Comparison for NS 120P-TRS and NS 120-TRS
| Device | Number of<br>Samples | Vendor's<br>Accuracy<br>Specification | Average Accuracy<br>Difference at 60 cm<br>H20 Pressure | Average Accuracy<br>Difference at 120 cm<br>H20 Pressure | Pass<br>or<br>Fail |
|------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|--------------------|
| NS 120P-TRS (Subject) | 50 | $\pm$ 1.9cm H20 | 0.6 cm H20 | 0.9 cm H20 | Pass |
| NS 120-TRS (Predicate) | 10 | $\pm$ 3.8cm H20 | 0.8 cm H20 | 1.8 cm H20 | Pass |
## Responsiveness Test Comparison for NS 120P-TRS and NS 120-TRS
| Device | Number of<br>Samples | Instrumentation<br>Industries Inc.'s<br>Response<br>Specification | Pass/Fail | Notes |
|------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| NS 120P-TRS (Subject) | 50 | Must respond<br>instantly to<br>pressure | Pass | |
| NS 120-TRS (Predicate) | 10 | Must respond<br>instantly to<br>pressure and<br>vacuum | Pass | The vacuumreadings for the<br>predicate gauge are not really<br>relevant for this comparison as<br>the subject gauge has no<br>vacuumcapability, but are<br>included for completeness. |
## Summary of testing:
Validation testing shows that the NS 120P-TRS pressure gauge meets the manufacturer's and Instrumentation Industries Inc.'s accuracy specification and has needle movement that is responsive to pressure changes, and thus meets all of the pre-defined acceptance criteria, substantially equivalent to the predicate NS 120-TRS device.
Based upon these testing results, the subject device. NS 120P-TRS Pressure Gauge has been found to be substantially equivalent when measuring pressure to the predicate NS 120-TRS Vacuum/Pressure gauge.
| Conclusion: | The NS 120P-TRS has been compared against a currently marketed device for the<br>determination of substantial equivalency when used for monitoring positive pressure. The<br>NS 120P-TRS has been found to be substantially equivalent to the NS 120-TRS. |
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