K211746 · Guangdong Youkey Medical Co., Ltd. · IYN · Feb 18, 2022 · Radiology
Device Facts
Record ID
K211746
Device Name
Pocket Ultrasound System
Applicant
Guangdong Youkey Medical Co., Ltd.
Product Code
IYN · Radiology
Decision Date
Feb 18, 2022
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 892.1550
Device Class
Class 2
Indications for Use
Pocket Ultrasound System(Model:P50,P51,P52,P53,P54,P55,P56) is intended for use by an appropriately trained, qualified physician for ultrasound evaluation. Specific clinical applications and exam types include: Abdominal, Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Small Parts (breast, thyroid), Peripheral Vascular, Urology. The system is suitable for use in hospital and clinical settings.
Device Story
Pocket Ultrasound System consists of wireless ultrasound probe and companion APP software; probe emits/receives ultrasonic waves; host processes echo signals to generate anatomical/blood flow images; APP deployed on Windows/Android devices via Wi-Fi; system provides B-mode, M-mode, Color/Power Doppler, and PW-mode; used by physicians in hospital/clinic for diagnostic evaluation; provides real-time visualization and measurement tools; aids clinical decision-making by offering detailed anatomical/vascular information; benefits patients through non-invasive, portable diagnostic imaging.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical studies were required. Substantial equivalence is supported by non-clinical bench testing, including electrical safety (IEC 60601-1), EMC (IEC 60601-1-2), biocompatibility (ISO 10993-5/10), acoustic output (FDA Track 3), and software verification.
Technological Characteristics
Portable ultrasound system; wireless transducers (convex, linear, phased array, intracavity); frequency 3.5-7.5MHz; Wi-Fi connectivity to Windows/Android host; removable Li-ion battery; B/M/Color/Power/PW Doppler modes; biocompatible materials per ISO 10993; safety compliance per IEC 60601-1, IEC 60601-1-2, and IEC 60601-2-37.
Indications for Use
Indicated for ultrasound evaluation in patients requiring abdominal, obstetric, gynecological, small parts (breast, thyroid), peripheral vascular, or urological imaging. Suitable for use by trained physicians in hospital and clinical settings.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
An ultrasonic pulsed doppler imaging system is a device that combines the features of continuous wave doppler-effect technology with pulsed-echo effect technology and is intended to determine stationary body tissue characteristics, such as depth or location of tissue interfaces or dynamic tissue characteristics such as velocity of blood or tissue motion. This generic type of device may include signal analysis and display equipment, patient and equipment supports, component parts, and accessories.
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GuangDong Youkey Medical Co., Ltd. % Hu Zeyi General Manager Unit 601, 6/F, Block B, Building 1, B1 District, Hantian Technology City, Dongping Road, Pingxi Shanghain Village, Guichen Street, Nanhai District Foshan City, Guangdong 528203 CHINA
#### Re: K211746
February 18, 2022
Trade/Device Name: Pocket Ultrasound System Regulation Number: 21 CFR 892.1550 Regulation Name: Ultrasonic Pulsed Doppler Imaging System Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: IYN, IYO, ITX Dated: January 21, 2022 Received: January 21, 2022
Dear Hu Zeyi:
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 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) K211746
Device Name Pocket Ultrasound System
Indications for Use (Describe)
Pocket Ultrasound System(Model:P50,P51,P52,P53,P54,P55,P56) is intended for use by an appropriately trained, qualified physician for ultrasound evaluation. Specific clinical applications and exam types include: Abdominal, Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Small Parts (breast, thyroid), Peripheral Vascular, Urology. The system is suitable for use in hospital and clinical settings.
Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable):
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K211746
# 510(k) Summary
| Submitter and Address of<br>Manufacturing Facility | GuangDong Youkey Medical Co., Ltd.<br>Unit 601, 6/F, Block B, Building 1, B1 District, Hantian<br>Technology City, Dongping Road, Pingxi Shanghai<br>Village, Guichen Street, Nanhai District, Foshan City,<br>Guangdong, 528203, CHN |
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| | Phone: +86-0757-86258600 |
| | FAX: 0757-86258600 |
| Date: | 2021-5-20 |
| Contact: | Hu Zeyi |
| Trade name: | Pocket Ultrasound System |
| Common Name: | Diagnostic Ultrasound System and Transducer |
| Classification Regulation/<br>Product Code: | 21 CFR 892.1550, Class II/ IYN, IYO, ITX |
| Establishment Registration<br>Number: | NA |
| Reason for Premarket<br>Notification: | New Device |
| Predicate Devices: | K192107 Clarius Ultrasound Scanner |
## Device Description
The Pocket Ultrasound System is designed to be high-end Pocket Ultrasound Systems and mainly include the ultrasound equipment and APP software components.6 models the the the main units are included in this submission, for including P50,P51,P52,P53,P53,P55,P56.
The equipment to complete the ultrasonic imaging function; APP complete the image display, measurement, patient information and image storage and other applications. APP can be deployed on Windows or Android devices which supported WIFI. There are two free APPs to support different systems. The communication protocol between APP and the system is specially defined by ourself, and other manufacturers can not use this protocol. The ultrasound device and the APP software transfer images and control instructions via WIFI.
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Different type transducers are available for different model of Pocket Ultrasound System, the frequency scope of different transducer are from 3.5MHz to 6.5MHz, refer to the following table .
| Model | Is the<br>transducer<br>replaceable | Support transducer | Intended use |
|-------|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| P50 | Yes | C5-2Fs, C5-2Ks, L11-4Ks, L11-4Gs, C8-5Ks, E10-4Ks | Abdominal, Obstetrics, Gynaecology,<br>Small Parts (breast, thyroid),<br>Peripheral Vascular, Urology |
| P51 | No | C5-2Fs | Gynecology and obstetrics |
| P52 | No | C5-2Ks | abdominal kidney |
| P53 | No | L11-4Ks | |
| P54 | No | L11-4Gs | |
| P55 | No | C8-5Ks | Small organ carotid artery |
| P56 | No | E10-4Ks | Department of Obstetrics and<br>Gynecology, urinary system |
The system provides a variety of modes for flexibly selecting, which include B-mode, M-mode, Color-mode, Power-mode, PW-mode, and combined modes (i.e. B/M- mode). Real time image and dynamic changes of tissues, organs or vessels will be showed in the image under B-mode, while coloring blood flow can be seen under Color-mode, PW-mode or Power-mode. M-mode is defined as time motion display of the ultrasound wave along a chosen ultrasound line, so it 's usually applied in diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases.
The system not only provides real-time tissues, organs or blood flow images, but also contains measurement of anatomical structures and analysis packages, which can offer diagnosticians detailed and useful information. The embedded software system along with the touch screen offer users a friendly and convenient graphical interface, which make users be able to easily control the whole system.
### Indications for Use
Pocket Ultrasound System(Model:P50.P51.P52.P53.P54.P55.P56) is intended for use by an appropriately trained, qualified physician for ultrasound evaluation. Specific clinical applications and exam types include: Abdominal, Obstetrics, Gynaecoloqy, Small Parts (breast, thyroid, etc), Peripheral Vascular, Urology. This system is suitable for use in hospital and clinical settings.
## Technological Principle
The transducers inside the probe are responsible to emitting and receiving ultrasonic waves. When the host pushes pulse with a certain frequency and magnitude onto the transducers, a short burst of ultrasound is emitted from transducers and directed into tissue. Echoes are produced as a result of the interaction of sound with tissue, and some of back to the transducers. Echoes come back is then converted into electric signals by transducers and handed to host for further process.
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The host is mainly responsible for the following: data processing, in response to user instructions. By receiving the echo pulse transmitting time and timing between the transducer and the echo signal can be calculated by the distance between the structure, form the brightness degree of adjacent image materials. The inherent acoustic impedance difference in the image are different. And through the WIFI transmission and instruction imaging data.
Frequencies vary from about 3MHz for some cardiac, transcranial and deep abdominal applications, to 7MHz for intravascular imaging. Penetration depth and resolution are both associated with the frequency used for imaging, and they are a trade-off as well. The higher frequency is used, better resolution will get, but absorption of the sound energy by tissue also increases which means penetration depth reduces. Proper probes and imaging frequency should be chosen to obtain optimum imaging according to specific application.
Color Doppler imaging takes advantage of the Doppler effect to create a moving image, typically blood flow, of the inside of the body. When the sound bounces off a moving target like a blood vessel, the frequency changes as a result of the Doppler effect. The transducer can detect very subtle frequency changes and record them visually, creating an image which shows where blood is flowing, and in which direction.
Moreover, although the probes need to contact with human body surface in use, the system will not cause any invasive result to or thermal radiation into human body.
### Substantial Equivalence Comparison
Equivalent devices are referred to as predicate devices in alignment with the FDA ' s standard terminology for comparable devices. The predicate devices elected to demonstrate equivalence is the Clarius Ultrasound Scanner(K192107). A comparison of the subject device and the predicate are provided in the table below:
| Criteria for<br>comparison | Subject device | Predicate device (K192107) |
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| Device name | Pocket Ultrasound System | Clarius Ultrasound Scanner |
| Model | P50,P51,P52,P53,P54,P55,<br>P56 | C3, C7, L7, EC7, C3 HD, L7<br>HD, C7 HD, EC7 HD, L15 HD,<br>PA HD |
| Intended Use and Classification | | |
| Classification | Class II | Class II |
| | The Pocket Ultrasound | Diagnostic ultrasound |
| Intended use | System is intended for use<br>by a qualified physician<br>for ultrasound evaluation | imaging and fluid flow<br>analysis |
| Indications for<br>Use | Abdominal, Obstetrics,<br>Gynaecology, Small Parts<br>(breast, thyroid, etc), | -Ophthalmic<br>-Fetal<br>-Abdominal |
| Criteria for<br>comparison | Subject device | Predicate device (K192107) |
| | Peripheral Vascular,<br>Urology. | -Intraoperative (Ab/Vasc)<br>-Pediatric<br>-Small organ<br>-Adult cephalic |
| | | -Trans<br>-rectal<br>-Trans<br>-vaginal<br>-Musculo-skel. (Conv.)<br>-Musculo-skel. (Superfic.)<br>-Urology<br>-Gynecology<br>-Cardiac adult<br>-Cardiac pediatric<br>-Peripheral vessel<br>-Carotid |
| Technological Characteristics | | -Needle guidance |
| Portability | Portable ultrasound system | Portable ultrasound system |
| Duration of Use | Limited (<24 hours) | Limited (<24 hours) |
| Transducer<br>Types | Convex Array<br>Linear Array<br>Phased Array<br>Intracavity | -Convex Array<br>-Linear Array<br>-Phased Array<br>-Intracavity |
| Frequency | 3.5-7.5MHz | 1-20MHz |
| Environment<br>of<br>Use | Hospital, clinic, and medical<br>office settings | Hospital, clinic, and medical<br>office settings |
| Power Source | Removable battery (Li-ion) | Removable battery (Li-ion) |
| Wireless<br>Capability | Communicates wirelessly<br>via Wi-Fi | Communicates wirelessly via<br>Wi-Fi and Bluetooth |
| Acoustic Output<br>Levels | ISPTA max=720 mw/cm²<br>MI max =1.9<br>MI display<br>TI display | Below Track 3 FDA limits in<br>accordance with Sept. 2008<br>ultrasound systems guidance<br>document |
| Imaging<br>Capacities | B mode<br>M mode<br>Color Doppler<br>Power Doppler<br>PWD and Combined (B+M;<br>B+CD; B+PD; B+PWD) | -B-mode<br>-M-mode<br>-Color Doppler<br>-Power Doppler<br>-PWD<br>-Combined (B+M; B+CD;<br>B+PD; B+PWD) |
| Criteria for<br>comparison | Subject device | Predicate device (K192107) |
| Patient<br>Population | For use in all patients | For use in all patients |
| Users | Healthcare professionals | trained healthcare<br>professionals. |
| Principle/<br>Method of<br>Operation | The basic principle is that<br>system transmits ultrasonic<br>energy into patient body and<br>implements post processing<br>of received echoes to<br>generate onscreen display of<br>anatomic structures and fluid<br>flow within the body.<br>The equipment to complete<br>the ultrasonic imaging<br>function; APP complete the<br>image display, measurement,<br>patient information and<br>image storage and other<br>applications. APP can be<br>deployed on Windows or<br>Android devices which<br>supported WIFI. There are<br>two free APPs to support<br>different systems. The<br>communication protocol<br>between APP and the system<br>is specially defined by<br>our-self, and other<br>manufacturers can not use<br>this protocol.The ultrasound<br>device and the APP software<br>transfer images and control<br>instructions via WIFI. | The Clarius Ultrasound<br>Scanner is a portable,<br>general-purpose,<br>software-controlled,<br>diagnostic ultrasound system<br>used to acquire and display<br>high-resolution, real-time<br>ultrasound data through an<br>off-the-shelf (OTS) iOS or<br>Android device. The Clarius<br>Ultrasound Scanner<br>comprises a series of wireless<br>transducers employing<br>Bluetooth and Wi-Fi-based<br>technology to communicate<br>with traditional tablet/smart<br>phone devices via direct<br>Wi-Fi. This allows the user to<br>export ultrasound images and<br>display them across a range<br>of portable personal devices. |
| Image<br>Unit | Display Windows environment (13.3<br>inches);<br>Android environment (9.6<br>inches) | Resolution (in pixels) of<br>960x640 (or 640x960) |
| Probe<br>Characteristics | -Convex Array<br>-Linear Array<br>-Phased Array<br>-Intracavity | -Convex Array<br>-Linear Array<br>-Phased Array<br>-Intracavity |
| Probe | Wireless | Wireless |
| Criteria for<br>comparison | Subject device | Predicate device (K192107) |
| Connection to<br>Display | | |
| Off-the-shelf<br>operating<br>system | Windows /Android | iOS/ Android |
| Software | Run as an app on<br>off-the-shelf mobile device | Run as an app on off-the-shelf<br>mobile device |
| Safety&Effectiveness | | |
| Patient<br>Contacting<br>Materials | Per ISO 10993-5 and ISO<br>10993-10 | Per ISO 10993-5 and ISO<br>10993-10 |
| Electrical Safety | Evaluated according to<br>IEC60601-1 | Evaluated according to<br>IEC60601-1 |
| EMC | Evaluated according to<br>IEC60601-1-2 | Evaluated according to<br>IEC60601-1-2 |
| Performance<br>Safety | Evaluated according to<br>IEC60601-2-37 | Evaluated according to<br>IEC60601-2-37 |
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#### Non-clinical tests
The pocket ultrasound system was subjected to extensive safety, performance, and verification testing. Extensive benchtop tests verified the performance of the device to meet the design requirements in an ideal non-clinical environment. All tests were performed to ensure that the device complies with industry and safety standards.
- Electrical safety testing per IEC 60601-1
- EMC testing per IEC 60601-1-2
- Biocompatibility testing per ISO 10993-5 and ISO 10993-10
- Particular requirements for the safety of ultrasonic medical diagnostic and monitoring equipment per IEC 60601-2-37
- Acoustic Output Test per FDA Guide for Track 3
- Software verification per FDA Software Guidance
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GuangDong Youkey Medical Co., Ltd. Pocket Ultrasound System
- Clinical accuracy performance per Guidance for Industry and FDA staff: Information for Manufacturers Seeking Marketing Clearance of Diagnostic Ultrasound Systems and Transducers.
- Wireless performance and coexistence testing
#### Clinical tests
The subject of this premarket submission, Pocket ultrasound system did not require clinical studies to support substantial equivalence.
#### Conclusions
The non-clinical testing data support the safety of the device and the performance testing report demonstrate the subject device Pocket Ultrasound System perform as intended and is substantially equivalent to its predicate device with respect to safety and effectiveness.
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