K241091 · Inogen, Inc. · SDT · Dec 23, 2024 · Anesthesiology
Device Facts
Record ID
K241091
Device Name
SIMEOX 200 Airway Clearance Device
Applicant
Inogen, Inc.
Product Code
SDT · Anesthesiology
Decision Date
Dec 23, 2024
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 868.5665
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic, Pediatric
Indications for Use
The SIMEOX 200 airway clearance device is intended to promote airway clearance and to improve bronchial drainage by enhancing mobilization of bronchial secretions via high frequency oscillatory vibrations and intermittent negative pressure to the airway during exhalation. The device is intended to be prescribed for use in patients capable of independently generating cough. SIMEOX 200 is intended for use in the home, hospital, and other healthcare institutions by individuals weighing at least 23 Kg.
Device Story
Portable airway clearance device; consists of generator unit and single-patient-use expiratory kit (mouthpiece, tubing, filter). Patient inhales ambient air; exhales into mouthpiece. Device applies high-frequency negative pressure oscillations (6 Hz or 12 Hz) during exhalation to loosen mucus and increase secretion mobility. Used in home or clinical settings by patients weighing ≥23 kg. Features manual or 'DETECT' trigger (starts upon sensing exhalation). Includes RFID-based usage tracking for expiratory kits. Output is pneumatic vibration; assists patient in clearing secretions via independent cough. Benefits include improved bronchial drainage and reduced mucus viscosity.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Includes performance verification, software verification/validation, biocompatibility (ISO 10993-1), human factors validation study (simulated use in adults and child/caregiver dyads), and cybersecurity/EMC/electrical/mechanical safety testing.
Technological Characteristics
ABS/PC housing; stainless-steel grid inlet. Powered by AC or Li-ion battery. Expiratory kits use PVC tubing, SBC filters, polypropylene mouthpieces. RFID-based usage lockout. Oscillation via pneumatic negative pressure pulses (0 to -60 cm H2O). Fixed frequencies (12 Hz/6 Hz).
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients weighing at least 23 kg with difficulty clearing bronchial secretions who are capable of independently generating a cough.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A powered percussor is a device that is intended to transmit vibration through a patient's chest wall to aid in freeing mucus deposits in the lung in order to improve bronchial drainage and that may be powered by electricity or compressed gas.
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December 23, 2024
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Inogen, Inc. % Michael Nilo President and Principal Consultant Nilo Medical Consulting Group 3706 Butler Street #313 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15201
Re: K241091
Trade/Device Name: SIMEOX 200 Airway Clearance Device Regulation Number: 21 CFR 868.5665 Regulation Name: Powered Percussor Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: SDT Dated: November 27, 2024 Received: November 27, 2024
Dear Michael Nilo:
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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Enclosure
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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K241091
Device Name SIMEOX 200 Airway Clearance Device
Indications for Use (Describe)
The SIMEOX 200 airway clearance device is intended to promote airway clearance and to improve bronchial drainage by enhancing mobilization of bronchial secretions via high frequency oscillatory vibrations and intermittent negative pressure to the airway during exhalation. The device is intended to be prescribed for use in patients capable of independently generating cough.
SIMEOX 200 is intended for use in the home, hospital, and other healthcare institutions by individuals weighing at least 23 Kg.
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| <span style="font-size: 10pt;"> Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) </span> | |
| <span style="font-size: 10pt;">Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)</span> | |
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#### 510(K) SUMMARY
| DATE OF PREPARATION | December 20, 2024 |
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| APPLICANT | Inogen, Inc.<br>859 Ward Drive<br>Suite 200<br>Goleta, California 93111 |
| OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENT | Michael Nilo, MS BME, President<br>Nilo Medical Consulting Group<br>3706 Butler Street, #313<br>Pittsburgh, PA 15201<br>Phone: (717) 421-4396<br>E-mail: michael.nilo@nilomed.com |
| DEVICE NAME | SIMEOX 200 Airway Clearance Device |
| DEVICE CLASSIFICATION | Common Name: Powered percussor<br>Regulation: 21 CFR 868.5665<br>Class II |
| PRIMARY PREDICATE DEVICE | AirPhysio Positive Expiratory Pressure (PEP) Device<br>(K203209) |
| SECONDARY PREDICATE<br>DEVICE | Philips Respironics SimplyClear Device (K122111) |
#### DEVICE DESCRIPTION
The SIMEOX 200 Airway Clearance Device consists of a portable generator and a single patient use expiratory kit. The patient inhales from the ambient environment, naturally and independent of the device, and then exhales into the device mouthpiece. During the patient's exhalation, the SIMEOX 200 generates a pneumatic vibration throughout the airway. This vibration, applied at 6 Hz or 12 Hz via negative pressure pulses, disseminates throughout the bronchial tree in order to decrease mucus viscosity and increase secretion mobility. During or after therapy, the patient can clear the secretions by coughing independently.
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The SIMEOX 200 device is housed within an acrylonitrile butadiene styrene polycarbonate (ABS/PC) unit, with control buttons located on the front and top panels. The "Go" button, which is located on the front panel of the device, is used to start the pneumatic vibration signal of SIMEOX 200. Beneath the "Go" button is a connection inlet for the expiratory kit and mouthpiece. This inlet is equipped with a stainless-steel grid to prevent large particles from penetrating inside the air circuit. The remote controller has a redundant "Go" button for ease of use. The device also has an external power supply with an AC cord, and an optional Lithium-Ion battery.
Expiratory kits, which consist of the mouthpiece and respiratory tubing, are available in two different versions and are supplied separately from the SIMEOX 200 device. TUB10 expiratory kits come with one polyvinyl chloride (PVC) respiratory tube, one styrene-butadiene copolymer (SBC) filter with a polypropylene membrane, and 10 single-use polypropylene mouthpieces, each intended to be disposed of after each use. Similarly, TUB25 expiratory kits come with one PVC respiratory tube, one SBC filter with a polypropylene membrane, and 3 reusable polypropylene mouthpieces, each intended to be used up to ten times. The filters supplied in both kits each come with an RFID tag, which tracks the number of uses of the filter and tube. The RFID tag ensures that the device will not operate upon connection to an expiratory kit that has expended its maximal number of uses (10 maximal uses for TUB10, and 25 maximal uses for TUB25).
## INDICATIONS FOR USE
The SIMEOX 200 airway clearance device is intended to promote airway clearance and to improve bronchial drainage by enhancing mobilization of bronchial secretions via high frequency oscillatory vibrations and intermittent negative pressure to the airway during exhalation. The device is intended to be prescribed for use in patients capable of independently generating cough.
SIMEOX 200 is intended for use in the home, hospital, and other healthcare institutions by individuals weighing at least 23 Kg.
## PRINCIPLES OF OPERATION / MECHANISM OF ACTION
The SIMEOX 200 Airway Clearance Device promotes airway clearance by loosening and mobilizing secretions. Therapy is delivered via exhalation into the device plastic mouthpiece. During exhalation, a high frequency negative pressure oscillation (pneumatic vibration) is applied to the airways which loosens mucus from the bronchial walls, increasing its mobilization.
Airway oscillation (vibration) during exhalation is an established mechanism of action used to loosen mucus and mobilize secretions from the airways for expectoration.
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## KEY TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
The SIMEOX 200 has two different Therapy settings. The first is Standard Mode, which can be set to 25%. 50%. 75%, or 100% power. Standard Mode gives the same amount of air flow while you breathe out into the device for your entire exhalation. The other type of Therapy mode is ADAPT Mode. With ADAPT Mode, the device will decrease the amount of airflow during your exhalation, which may make breathing into the device more comfortable.
The SIMEOX 200 has two different Trigger settings, also. The first is a Manual Trigger, which means the device will not start the airflow unless you press the GO button, either the button on the device on the one on the remote control. The other Trigger is the DETECT Trigger. When the DETECT Trigger is chosen, the GO button must be pressed, but the device will not start air flow therapy until you begin breathing out into the mouthpiece. This may help you if it is difficult to coordinate the GO button with your exhalations.
Both Therapy Modes can be used with both Trigger Modes, so any combination of Therapy and Trigger may be chosen.
A summary of key specifications for device operation are as follows:
- Power Modes: Standard Mode (adjustable at 25%, 50%, 75%, or 100% total power)* and . Adapt Mode (power is automatically regulated by the device, consisting of decreased power over the course of each exhalation).
- Cycle Duration: 10 breaths (exhalations). The device generates vibration during exhalation . into the device mouthpiece.
- . Oscillation Frequency: 12 Hz for the first eight (8) exhalations of each 10-breath cycle and 6 Hz for the last two (2) exhalations of each 10-breath cycle, to enable secretion transport.
- Duration of treatment: The device will perform a maximum of 10 cycles (i.e., 100 exhalations) ● or 60 minutes of therapy, whichever occurs first, prior to shutting down, for each mode of operation.
- Activation of Therapy (Detect and Manual Trigger): In Detect Trigger, after the patient . presses the 'Go' button, the device does not deliver a signal until it detects patient exhalation has begun. With the device set to Manual Trigger, therapy is initiated as soon as the 'Go' button is activated.
## SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENCE
The SIMEOX 200 Airway Clearance Device is substantially equivalent in intended use and technological characteristics to two predicate devices. The primary predicate device for the SIMEOX 200 is the AirPhysio device (K203209). The secondary predicate is the SimplyClear device (K122111). All three devices, the subject device and the two predicates, are intended to improve the clearance of mucosal secretions from the airways by vibrating the airway walls to assist in loosening mucus. All three devices apply this vibration during exhalation into the device via a patient mouthpiece. All three devices may be used with therapy being delivered during
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exhalation-only, with inhalation occurring at an ambient/atmospheric pressure: this is inherent to the SIMEOX 200 and AirPhysio devices, and this is one available operating mode for the SimplyClear Device, namely, exsufflation-only mode.
The following table summarizes the key technical characteristics between the SIMEOX 200 Airway Clearance Device, the SimplyClear Device, and the AirPhysio Device.
| | SUBJECT DEVICE<br>(SIMEOX-200) | PRIMARY<br>PREDICATE<br>(AIRPHYSIO) | SECONDARY<br>PREDICATE<br>(SIMPLYCLEAR) | SUMMARY/<br>DISCUSSION |
|--------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Product<br>Name | SIMEOX-200<br>Airway Clearance<br>Device | AirPhysio Positive<br>Expiratory<br>Pressure (PEP)<br>Device | SimplyClear<br>Device | N/A |
| Manufacturer | Inogen, Inc. | AirPhysio Pty Ltd | Philips Respironics<br>Inc., USA | N/A |
| 510(k)<br>number | K241091 | K203209 | K122111 | N/A |
| Regulatory<br>Classification | 21 CFR 868.5665 | 21 CFR 868.5665 | 21 CFR 868.5665 | Identical |
| Regulatory<br>Identification | A powered<br>percussor is a<br>device that is<br>intended to transmit<br>vibration through a<br>patient's chest wall<br>to aid in freeing<br>mucus deposits in<br>the lung in order to<br>improve bronchial<br>drainage and that<br>may be powered by<br>electricity or<br>compressed gas. | A powered<br>percussor is a device<br>that is intended to<br>transmit vibration<br>through a patient's<br>chest wall to aid in<br>freeing mucus<br>deposits in the lung<br>in order to improve<br>bronchial drainage<br>and that may be<br>powered by<br>electricity or<br>compressed gas. | A powered<br>percussor is a<br>device that is<br>intended to<br>transmit vibration<br>through a patient's<br>chest wall to aid<br>in freeing mucus<br>deposits in the<br>lung in order to<br>improve bronchial<br>drainage and that<br>may be powered<br>by electricity or<br>compressed gas. | Identical |
| Classification | Class II | Class II | Class II | Identical |
| Indications<br>for Use | The SIMEOX 200<br>airway clearance<br>device is intended to | AirPhysio is<br>indicated for use as a | Intended Use: The<br>Philips Respironics<br>SimplyClear device | Identical: All 3<br>devices are |
| | | | | |
| promote airway | Pressure (PEP)<br>Device for | assists patients in<br>loosening,<br>mobilizing and<br>clearing secretions<br>by providing high<br>frequency<br>oscillatory<br>vibrations while<br>gradually applying a<br>positive pressure to<br>the airway, then<br>rapidly shifting to a<br>negative pressure.<br>The oscillatory<br>vibrations assist in<br>loosening and<br>mobilizing the<br>secretions while the<br>rapid shift in<br>pressure produces a<br>high expiratory<br>flow rate from the<br>lungs, which<br>promotes the<br>clearance of<br>secretions. | patients in<br>loosening,<br>mobilizing and<br>clearing<br>secretions by<br>providing high<br>frequency<br>oscillatory<br>vibrations to the<br>airways.<br>Different: Only<br>SimplyClear is<br>intended for<br>patients with<br>"inability to<br>cough", therefore<br>SIMEOX-200<br>treats a subset of<br>SimplyClear<br>intended use.<br>Only<br>SimplyClear is<br>intended for<br>patients with<br>endotracheal or<br>tracheostomy<br>tube, therefore<br>SIMEOX 200<br>treats a subset of<br>the SimplyClear<br>intended use.<br>SIMEOX 200<br>and the<br>SimplyClear in<br>exsufflation-only<br>mode deliver<br>vibration<br>negative pressure<br>during<br>exhalation.<br>AirPhysio<br>delivers vibration | |
| clearance and to | improving the | | | |
| improve bronchial | clearance of mucus | | | |
| drainage by | secretions from the | | | |
| enhancing | airways. | | | |
| mobilization of | | | | |
| bronchial secretions | AirPhysio vibrates | | | |
| via high frequency | the airway walls to | | | |
| oscillatory | assist in loosening | | | |
| vibrations and | mucus and | | | |
| intermittent negative | intermittently | | | |
| pressure to the | increases | | | |
| airway during | endobronchial | | | |
| exhalation. The | pressure so that the | | | |
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