K222712 · Fogg System Company, Inc. · DSA · Nov 22, 2023 · Cardiovascular
Device Facts
Record ID
K222712
Device Name
Fogg System Patient Monitoring Cables
Applicant
Fogg System Company, Inc.
Product Code
DSA · Cardiovascular
Decision Date
Nov 22, 2023
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 870.2900
Device Class
Class 2
Indications for Use
The Patient Monitoring Cables are intended to be used with SpO2, Temperature, BP, ECG, Cardiac Output, and related monitoring devices. The Patient Monitoring Cables are used to connect electrodes, catheters, and/or sensors placed at appropriate sites on the patient to a monitoring devices, or between monitoring devices, for general monitoring and/or diagnostic evaluation by health care professionals.
Device Story
Non-patient-contact, insulated electrical cables with connectors at each end; transmit electrical power/signals between medical devices (e.g., SpO2 sensors, IBP transducers, patient monitors). Used in clinical settings by healthcare professionals. Passive devices; do not generate power or signals; no processing functionality. Facilitates connection between patient-attached sensors and monitoring equipment for diagnostic evaluation. Benefits include enabling interoperability between various OEM transducers/monitors and patient monitoring systems.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Performance testing included cable assembly resistance and continuity testing, cable material signal integrity testing, and electromagnetic interference and safety analysis. Device conformed to applicable sections of IEC 60601 and AAMI/ANSI BP22 standards.
Technological Characteristics
Insulated electrical cables with connectors; materials include tin copper, PVC, Santoprene, and Thermoplastics. Non-sterile, reusable, non-patient-contacting. Passive signal transmission; no internal software or active processing. Conforms to IEC 60601 and AAMI/ANSI BP22.
Indications for Use
Indicated for use with SpO2, Temperature, BP, ECG, Cardiac Output, and related monitoring devices to connect sensors, electrodes, or catheters to monitors for general monitoring or diagnostic evaluation by healthcare professionals.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A patient transducer and electrode cable (including connector) is an electrical conductor used to transmit signals from, or power or excitation signals to, patient-connected electrodes or transducers.
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November 22, 2023
Fogg System Company, Inc. Jared Walkenhorst Novare Medical Consulting LLC. 1765 Dusty Boot Dr Lafayette, Colorado 80026
Re: K222712
Trade/Device Name: Fogg System Patient Monitoring Cables Regulation Number: 21 CFR 870.2900 Regulation Name: Patient Transducer And Electrode Cable (Including Connector) Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: DSA Dated: September 8, 2022 Received: September 8, 2022
Dear Jared Walkenhorst:
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 (the 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 available 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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Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21 CFR 807.97). For questions regarding the reporting of adverse events under the MDR regulation (21 CFR Part 803), please go to https://www.fda.gov/medical-device-safety/medical-device-reportingmdr-how-report-medical-device-problems.
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Sincerely,
# Jennifer W. Shih -S
Jennifer Shih Kozen Assistant Director Division of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Diagnostics and Monitoring Devices Office of Cardiovascular Devices Office of Product Evaluation and Quality Center for Devices and Radiological Health
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration
## Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K222712
#### Device Name
Fogg System Patient Monitoring Cables
Indications for Use (Describe)
The Patient Monitoring Cables are intended to be used with SpO2, Temperature, BP, ECG, Cardiac Output, and related monitoring devices. The Patient Monitoring Cables are used to connect electrodes, catheters, and/or sensors placed at appropriate sites on the patient to a monitoring devices, or between monitoring devices, for general monitoring and/or diagnostic evaluation by health care professionals.
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| <div> <span> Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) </span> </div> | <div> <span> Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C) </span> </div> |
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#### 510(K) SUMMARY
| Submitter's Name: | Fogg System Company, Inc. |
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
| Submitter's Address: | 15592 East Batavia Drive |
| | Aurora, CO 80011 |
| | United States |
| Contact Person: | Jared Walkenhorst |
| | Novare Medical Consulting |
| | 720.215.9244 |
| | novaremedllc@gmail.com |
| Date Summary was Prepared: | 16 Nov 2023 |
| Trade or Proprietary Name: | Fogg System Patient Monitoring Cables |
| Common or Usual Name: | Patient transducer and electrode cable (including connector) |
| Classification: | Class II per 21 CFR §870.2900 |
| Product Code: | DSA |
#### DESCRIPTION OF THE DEVICE SUBJECT TO PREMARKET NOTIFICATION:
The Patient Monitoring Cables are replacements for similar accessory cables manufactured or specified by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) for their respective transducers, monitors, and peripheral equipment. These are non-patient-contact, insulated, electrical cables with a connector (plug or receptacle) at each end, designed to transmit electrical power and/or signal (data) between medical devices (e.g., to connect SpO2 sensor, IBP transducer to a patient monitor). They are not intended to connect to the mains (i.e., not mains power cables), do not generate any type of power and/or signal, and have no additional non-electrical conducting or processing functionality.
#### INDICATIONS FOR USE
The Patient Monitoring Cables are intended to be used with SpO2, Temperature, BP, ECG, Cardiac Output, and related monitoring devices. The Patient Monitoring Cables are used to connect electrodes, catheters, and/or sensors placed at appropriate sites on the patient to a monitoring device, or between monitoring devices, for general monitoring and/or diagnostic evaluation by health care professionals.
#### TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS
The Fogg System Patient Monitoring Cables are identical in intended use and similar in basic shape, material, and performance characteristics to the predicate device. There are no differences in the fundamental scientific technology shared by both the subject and predicate devices.
| Description | Subject Device | Predicate Device (K203635) |
|------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Device Name | Patient Monitoring Cables | Patient Monitoring Cables |
| Indications<br>for Use | The Patient Monitoring Cables are<br>intended to be used with SpO2,<br>Temperature, BP, ECG, Cardiac Output,<br>and related monitoring devices. The | The Patient Monitoring Cables are<br>intended to be used with ECG, EKG, Spo2<br>and BP monitoring devices. The Patient<br>Monitoring Cables are used to connect |
#### Table 1 Substantial Equivalence Table
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| | Patient Monitoring Cables are used to<br>connect electrodes, catheters, and/or<br>sensors placed at appropriate sites on the<br>patient to a monitoring device, or<br>between monitoring devices, for general<br>monitoring and/or diagnostic evaluation<br>by health care professionals. | electrodes, catheters, and/or sensors<br>placed at appropriate sites on the patient<br>to a monitoring device for general<br>monitoring and/or diagnostic evaluation<br>by health care professional. |
|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Design/<br>Appearance | Cables with various connectors<br>(please see the table below) | Cables with various connectors |
| Length | Various specified standard lengths<br>(please see the table below) | Various specified standard lengths |
| Material | Tin copper, PVC, Santoprene,<br>Thermoplastics | Tin copper, PA66, PVC, ABS |
| Usage | Reusable, non-patient-contacting | Reusable and disposable, patient-<br>contacting and non-patient-contacting |
| Sterilization | Non-Sterile | Non-Sterile |
### NONCLINICAL TEST DATA
Performance testing and analyses were performed on worst case representative cable assemblies and cable material to support substantial equivalence to the predicate device. Testing and analysis included the following:
- . Cable assembly resistance and continuity testing
- Cable material signal integrity testing
- Electromagnetic interference and safety analysis
#### CONCLUSION FROM NONCLINICAL TEST DATA
The Fogg System Patient Monitoring Cables met all acceptance criteria from the testing and analyses and concluded to be in conformance to applicable sections of standards IEC 60601 and AAMI/ANSI BP22.
#### SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENCE CONCLUSION
The Fogg System Patient Monitoring Cables have intended use and indications for use as the predicate device. The subject devices use the same operating principle, incorporate the same basic design, configurations, and labeling as the predicate devices. Performance testing and analysis indicates conformance to the applicable sections of standards, the same as the predicate devices.
As such, the Fogg System Patient Monitoring Cables have been determined to be as safe and effective as the predicate device and no new or different questions were raised regarding the safety and effectiveness when compared to the predicate device. Therefore, the devices have been found to be substantially equivalent.
| Production Code | Description |
|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 7162-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducer Simulators to Compatible<br>Monitors |
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| - | តចេច | |
|---|------|--|
| 7204-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducers to Compatible Monitors |
|-----------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 7206-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducer Simulators to Compatible Monitors |
| 7213-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducers to Compatible Monitors |
| 7216-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducers to Compatible Monitors |
| 7228-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducers to Compatible Monitors |
| 7229-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducers to Compatible Monitors |
| 7233-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Simulators to Compatible Monitors |
| 7238-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducers to Compatible Monitors |
| 7245-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducers to Compatible Monitors |
| 7251-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducers to Compatible Monitors |
| 7254-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducers to Compatible Monitors |
| 7268-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducer Control Unit to Compatible Monitors |
| 7279-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducers to Compatible Monitors |
| 7286-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Simulators to Compatible Monitors |
| 7287-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducers to Compatible Monitors |
| 7295-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Pressure Wire Interfaces to Compatible Monitors |
| 7297-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Simulators to Compatible Monitors |
| 7303-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducers to Compatible Monitors |
| 7304-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducers to Compatible Monitors |
| 7305-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducers to Compatible Monitors |
| 7307-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducers to Compatible Monitors |
| 7310-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducer / Monitor Systems to Compatible Monitors |
| 7316-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducers to Compatible Monitors |
| 7330-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducer / Monitor Systems to Compatible Monitors |
| 7339-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducers to Compatible Monitors |
| 7340-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducer / Monitor Systems to Compatible Monitors |
| 7342-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducers to Compatible Monitors |
| 7343-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Simulators to Compatible Monitors |
| 7353-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducers to Compatible Monitors |
| 7354-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducers to Compatible Monitors |
| 7360-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducer / Monitor Systems to Compatible Monitors |
| 7364-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducer / Monitor Systems to Compatible Monitors |
| 7367-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducer / Monitor Systems to Compatible Monitors |
| 7368-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducer / Monitor Systems to Compatible Monitors |
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| -<br>1 | -<br>S | S |
| | | |
| 7378-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducers to Compatible Monitors |
|----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 7379-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducers to Compatible Monitors |
| 7380-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducers to Compatible Monitors |
| 7381-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducers to Compatible Monitors |
| 7383-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducer / Monitor Systems to Compatible |
| Monitors | |
| 7389-0XXX | Interface Cable - Connects specified Transducers to Compatible Monitors |
| 7161-0XXX-0XXX | Adapter Cable - Adapts Compatible Transducer with Interface Cable to a<br>Compatible Monitor |
| 7185-0756 | Analog Cable - Cable for Pressure. |
| 7185-0805 | Analog Cable - Cable for Pressure. |
| 7185-0809 | Analog Cable - Cable for Pressure. |
| 7242-0001 | Analog Cable - Cable for Temperature Probe Simulator. |
| 7242-0002 | Analog Cable - Cable for Temperature Probe Simulator. |
| 7242-0004 | Analog Cable - Cable for Temperature Probe Simulator. |
| 7242-0006 | Analog Cable - Cable for Temperature Probe Simulator. |
| 7242-0009 | Analog Cable - Cable for Temperature Probe Simulator. |
| 7335-0007 | Analog Cable - Cable for ECG. |
| 7335-0008 | Analog Cable - Cable for ECG. |
| 7349-0001 | Analog Cable - Cable for ECG & Pressure. |
| 7349-0002 | Analog Cable - Cable for ECG & Pressure. |
| 7349-0003 | Analog Cable - Cable for ECG & Pressure. |
| 7349-0005 | Analog Cable - Cable for ECG & Pressure. |
| 7349-0006 | Analog Cable - Cable for ECG & Pressure. |
| 7349-0008 | Analog Cable - Cable for ECG & Pressure. |
| 7349-0009 | Analog Cable - Cable for ECG & Pressure. |
| 7350-0001 | Analog Cable - Cable for Pressure. |
| 7350-0002 | Analog Cable - Cable for Pressure. |
| 7356-0001 | Analog Cable - Cable for ECG & Pressure. |
| 7356-0002 | Analog Cable - Cable for ECG & Pressure. |
| 7356-0003 | Analog Cable - Cable for ECG & Pressure. |
| 7356-0004 | Analog Cable - Cable for Pressure. |
| 7356-0005 | Analog Cable - Cable for Pressure. |
| 7356-0006 | Analog Cable - Cable for ECG. |
| 7356-0007 | Analog Cable - Cable for ECG. |
| 7356-0008 | Analog Cable - Cable for Pressure. |
| 7356-0014 | Analog Cable - Cable for Pressure. |
| 7356-0016 | Analog Cable - Cable for ECG & Pressure. |
| 7358-0012 | Analog Cable - Cable for Pressure. |
| 7382-0001 | Analog Cable - Cable for Pressure. |
| 7382-0002 | Analog Cable - Cable for Pressure. |
| 7382-0003 | Analog Cable - Cable for Pressure. |
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| K222712 - Traditional 510(k): Fogg System Patient Monitoring Cables | | |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|--|--|
| | | |
| 7382-0004 | Analog Cable - Cable for Pressure. |
|-----------|------------------------------------|
| 7382-0005 | Analog Cable - Cable for Pressure. |
| 7382-0006 | Analog Cable - Cable for Pressure. |
| 7382-0007 | Analog Cable - Cable for Pressure. |
| 7382-0008 | Analog Cable - Cable for Pressure. |
| 7382-0009 | Analog Cable - Cable for Pressure. |
| 7382-0010 | Analog Cable - Cable for Pressure. |
| 7390-0002 | Analog Cable - Cable for Pressure. |
| 7390-0004 | Analog Cable - Cable for Pressure. |
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