K240601 · Kent Imaging, Inc. · MUD · Apr 2, 2024 · Cardiovascular
Device Facts
Record ID
K240601
Device Name
SnapshotNIR model KD205
Applicant
Kent Imaging, Inc.
Product Code
MUD · Cardiovascular
Decision Date
Apr 2, 2024
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 870.2700
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
3rd-Party Reviewed
Indications for Use
SnapshotNIR (KD205) is intended for use by healthcare professionals as a non-invasive tissue oxygenation measurement system that reports an approximate value of: - oxygen saturation (St02), - relative oxyhemogoblin level (Hb02), and - relative deoxyhemoglobin (Hb) level in superficial tissue. SnapshotNIR (KD205) displays two-dimensional color-coded images of tissue oxygenation of the scanned surface and reports multispectral tissue oxygenation measurements for selected tissue regions. SnapshotNIR (KD205) is indicated for use to determine oxygenation levels in superficial tissues.
Device Story
SnapshotNIR (KD205) is a non-contact, multispectral imaging device used by healthcare professionals to assess superficial tissue oxygenation. The device illuminates tissue with six near-infrared wavelengths (600nm-1000nm) and white light LEDs, capturing reflected light via a CMOS sensor. It performs pixel-wise spectral analysis to calculate tissue oxygen saturation (StO2), oxyhemoglobin (HbO2), and deoxyhemoglobin (Hb) levels. Results are displayed as two-dimensional, color-coded maps and numeric data on an integrated touchscreen LCD. The device operates from 12 inches away, requiring no patient contact. It improves upon the predicate (KD204) by eliminating the need for manual calibration and utilizing an embedded computer module. Data is stored in an encrypted database on the device, with reporting capabilities via Wi-Fi. Clinical benefit includes non-invasive visualization of tissue perfusion, aiding healthcare providers in clinical decision-making regarding tissue viability.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Non-clinical engineering-based tests (e.g., IEC 60601-1-2) were performed. A sub-analysis of a pre-clinical dataset compared the KD205 to the KD204 predicate using 2-way ANOVA models across ischemia-reperfusion tests. Results showed no significant differences in StO2 measurements between low and high tissue scattering cohorts for the KD205, representing an improvement over the predicate, which exhibited non-physiological measurements in high scattering conditions due to suboptimal signal-to-noise ratios.
Technological Characteristics
Multispectral imaging system using six near-infrared wavelengths (600nm-1000nm) and white light LEDs. CMOS image sensor with global shutter. Embedded CPU with touchscreen LCD. Non-contact operation. Battery-powered (DC). Connectivity via Wi-Fi for reporting and cloud/USB for software updates. Factory calibrated. Not sterile.
Indications for Use
Indicated for use by healthcare professionals to determine oxygenation levels (StO2, HbO2, Hb) in superficial tissues.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
An oximeter is a device used to transmit radiation at a known wavelength(s) through blood and to measure the blood oxygen saturation based on the amount of reflected or scattered radiation. It may be used alone or in conjunction with a fiberoptic oximeter catheter.
Predicate Devices
SnapshotNIR (KD204)
Reference Devices
Kent Camera (KD203)
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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April 2, 2024
Kent Imaging Inc % Dave Yungvirt CEO Third Party Review Group, LLC 25 Independence Blvd Warren, New Jersey 07059
Re: K240601
Trade/Device Name: SnapshotNIR model KD205 Regulation Number: 21 CFR 870.2700 Regulation Name: Oximeter Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: MUD Dated: March 3, 2024 Received: March 4, 2024
Dear Dave Yungvirt:
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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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K240601
Device Name
SnapshotNIR (KD205)
Indications for Use (Describe)
SnapshotNIR (KD205) is intended for use by healthcare professive tissue oxygenation measurement system that reports an approximate value of:
- oxygen saturation (St02),
- relative oxyhemogoblin level (Hb02), and
- relative deoxyhemoglobin (Hb) level
in superficial tissue. SnapshotNIR (KD205) displays two-dimensional color-coded images of tissue oxygenation of the scanned surface and reports multispectral tissue oxygenation measurements for selected tissue regions.
SnapshotNIR (KD205) is indicated for use to determine oxygenation levels in superficial tissues.
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| <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="color: black;"> <span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span> </span> </span> </span> Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) | <span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif;"> <span style="font-size: 10pt;"> <span style="color: black;"> <span style="font-weight: normal;"> </span> </span> </span> </span> Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C) |
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# 510(k) Summary K240601
April 2, 2024
Device Name: SnapshotNIR (KD205)
### Submittal Information:
Post-approval contact: Hitalo Arume
Kent Imaging Inc. Suite 300, 1210 8 Street SW Calgary, AB CANADA T2R 1L3
Phone: 403-455-7610 Fax: 877-664-5450
#### Device and Classification Name
| | SnapshotNIR (KD205) |
|--------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Classification Name | Oximeter, Tissue Saturation |
| Classified Under | 21CFR 870.2700 |
| Classification of Device | Class II |
| Classification Panel | Cardiovascular |
| Product Code | MUD |
Predicate Device: SnapshotNIR (KD204)
Reference Device: Kent Camera (KD203)
### Indications for Use
SnapshotNIR (KD205) is intended for use by healthcare professionals as a non-invasive tissue oxygenation measurement system that reports an approximate value of:
- oxygen saturation (St02),
- relative oxyhemogoblin level (Hb02), and
- relative deoxyhemoglobin (Hb) level
in superficial tissue. SnapshotNIR (KD205) displays two-dimensional color-coded images of tissue oxygenation of the scanned surface and reports multispectral tissue oxygenation measurements for selected tissue regions.
SnapshotNIR (KD205) is indicated for use to determine oxygenation levels in superficial tissues.
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## Device Description
SnapshotNIR (KD205) is a medical device that operates like a camera. The SnapshotNIR device is completely non-contact, capturing images from 12 inches away from the patient or other imaging field-ofviews. The device uses six near-infrared wavelengths of light and white light emitting diodes (LEDs) to produce a resultant tissue oxygenation image and a colour-based "RGB" or clinical image, respectfully, that can be viewed on the touchscreen display.
SnapshotNIR is based on multispectral imaging technology and performs spectral analysis at each pixel to determine the approximate values of tissue oxygen saturation (StO2), oxyhemoglobin levels (HbO2), and deoxyhemoglobin levels (Hb) in superficial tissues and displays a two-dimensional, color-coded image of the tissue oxygen saturation (StO2).
SnapshotNIR consists of:
- · SnapshotNIR
- · Recharger
- · User Guide
- · Quick Start Guide
- · Sterile Drape (Optional)
The intended use and user interaction remained the same in the new model (KD205). The user will notice that the modified device no longer requires the user to take a calibration image prior to image capture. SnapshotNIR now uses an embedded computer module and a touchscreen LCD. Additional minor form factor changes were made on the new model (KD205) to accommodate the hardware change. With respect to the software used by SnapshotNIR, the predicate and new model (KD205) operate similarly.
## Fundamental Principles
The SnapshotNIR (KD205) has identical fundamental working principles to the predicate camera. SnapshotNIR builds on the standard principles used in other oximeters and tissue oxygenation measurement systems. Tissue oxygenation devices expose tissue with light of known wavelengths and capture reflected light that is not absorbed by the tissue. Wavelengths are chosen to provide spectral information about the hemoglobin oxygen content. Tissue oxygen saturation (StO2) is calculated as:
$$StO_2 = \frac{[HbO_2]}{[Hb] + [HbO_2]}$$
For viable (blood-perfused) tissue, hemoglobin is a dominant absorber of light within the near infrared (near-IR) region of the electromagnetic spectrum, specifically between 600nm to 1000nm. The well documented and established absorption spectra exhibited by oxygenated hemoglobin (HbO2) and deoxygenated hemoglobin (Hb) enables near-IR spectroscopy to determine the proportions of HbO2 and Hb within the tissue. SnapshotNIR visualizes the tissue oxygen saturation levels at each image pixel reflected from the superficial capillary bed of the tissue being imaged based on the reflectance characteristics of HbO2 and Hb.
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## Nonclinical data
Nonclinical engineering-based tests (e.g., IEC 60601-1-2, etc) among other performance bench tests support conclusions that the KD205 device is safe for use with a low risk of adverse events occurring during the intended use scenarios. These tests and findings are analogous to those conducted on the predicate KD204 SnapshotNIR device and demonstrate that the KD205 device is similarly safe, and effective compared to a current legally marketed device.
Finally, the KD205 SnapshotNIR device has made improvements over the predicate KD204 device. In a sub-analysis of the pre-clinical dataset, the KD205 device demonstrated no significant differences (derived via 2-way ANOVA models) in STO2 across the ischemia-reperfusion test when comparing cohorts of low versus high tissue scattering effects. This outcome is considered an improvement comparative to the KD204 device whereby non-physiological measurements were derived from the high tissue scattering cohort due to suboptimal signal-to-noise ratios of near-infrared light which impairs the calculation of STO2.
### Substantial Equivalence
The modified device (SnapshotNIR, model KD205) has the same regulatory information as the predicate device (Snapshotsin, model KD204) and the same regulatory information as the reference device (Kent Camera, model KD203).
| Comparative Feature | SnapshotNIR - KD205 | Predicate SnapshotNIR – KD204 |
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Indications for Use | Same | SnapshotNIR is intended for use by healthcare professionals as a non-invasive tissue oxygenation measurement system that reports an approximate value of oxygen saturation (StO2), oxyhemoglobin level (HbO2), and deoxyhemoglobin (Hb) level in superficial tissue. SnapshotNIR displays two-dimensional color-coded images of tissue oxygenation of the scanned surface and reports multispectral tissue oxygenation measurements for selected tissue regions. SnapshotNIR is indicated for use to determine oxygenation levels in superficial tissues. |
| Measurements | Same | Oxygen saturation Oxyhemoglobin level Deoxyhemoglobin level |
| Method of Measurement | Same | Non-invasive, non-patient contacting imaging head illuminates the surface and receives returned light. |
| | Same | 6 wavelengths between 600nm and 1000nm. |
| Comparative Feature | SnapshotNIR -<br>KD205 | Predicate SnapshotNIR – KD204 |
| | Same | A CMOS image sensor with global shutter is<br>used as the detector. |
| | Same | Spectral analysis at specific wavelengths of light<br>returned from the target tissue. |
| Light Source | Same | LEDs |
| Lens | Same | Corrected and optimized for use from 400nm to<br>1000nm. |
| Output Display | Same | Two-dimensional color-coded map of<br>• estimated oxygen saturation<br>• Numeric data |
| Power Source | Same | DC (battery-powered) |
| Patient Contact | Same | None |
| Control Method | Same | Computer controlled. |
| Calibration | Device is factory<br>calibrated to<br>account for range<br>of operating<br>conditions. | Preformed at start-up by operator and repeated if<br>operating conditions of camera change to the<br>degree that necessitates recalibration. |
| Sterility | Same | Device is not considered sterile. |
| Software Language | Same | C# |
| Selection Tools | Same | Circle<br>Region/Perimeter<br>Line |
| Region of Interest (ROI) Area | Same | Support freehand drawing ROI selection (cm2). |
| User Interface | Embedded CPU,<br>touchscreen LCD<br>and battery<br>incorporated into<br>camera enclosure. | Off-the-shelf touchscreen PC incorporated in<br>enclosure with camera and battery. |
| System Components | Camera and<br>recharger. | Camera, calibration card and recharger. |
| Data storage | Same | Patient images are stored in a proprietary secure<br>format on the device and patient information is<br>stored in an encrypted database on the device.<br>Patient images and database are hidden on<br>device. |
| Comparative Feature | SnapshotNIR - KD205 | Predicate SnapshotNIR – KD204 |
| Connectivity and Reporting | Same | User can create reports and email through Wi-Fi connectivity. |
| | Software upgrades performed via USB or through cloud.<br>Log files can also be uploaded to cloud for support. | Software upgrades performed via USB. |
| Expiration Date | Same | No expiration date. |
Detailed Comparative Features between Devices.
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## Conclusion
The modified SnapshotNIR (KD205) is substantially equivalent to the predicate Snapshotsm (KD204)
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