K992672 · Belmont Instrument Corp. · FRN · Aug 24, 1999 · General Hospital
Device Facts
Record ID
K992672
Device Name
BELMONT FLUID MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (FMS2000)
Applicant
Belmont Instrument Corp.
Product Code
FRN · General Hospital
Decision Date
Aug 24, 1999
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Special
Regulation
21 CFR 880.5725
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
The Belmont 7MS2000 is for use in high blood loss surgical procedures, trauma and any situation where rapid replacement of warmed blood or replacement fluid at 10 -500 ml/min is required. It can also be used to deliver irrigation fluids at rates up to 500 ml/min.
Device Story
Belmont Fluid Management System (FMS2000) provides rapid infusion of warmed fluids; inputs include blood, replacement IV fluids, or irrigation fluids. System utilizes microprocessor technology and mechanical pump to warm fluids to physiologic temperature at rates of 10-500 ml/min; low-rate infusion (2.5 ml/min) available without heating. Device monitors temperature, line pressure, and air in fluid path; includes hardware override for computer failure. Operated by clinicians in surgical/trauma settings; touch screen displays flow rate, volume, temperature, and pressure. Battery backup enables mobile transport, though warming is disabled during battery use. System alarms and stops infusion during unsafe conditions, enhancing patient safety during rapid volume replacement.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Testing verified system performance across the full range of flow rates, operating conditions, and fluid viscosities. Validation confirmed the system's ability to warm fluids to physiological temperature and detect/alarm at unsafe conditions, including operator error, sensor failure, and software/computer failure.
Technological Characteristics
Microprocessor-controlled infusion pump with integrated fluid warmer. System monitors temperature, line pressure, and air in fluid path. Features touch screen interface, battery backup for transport, and hardware override circuit. Infusion rates: 10-500 ml/min (warmed) or 2.5 ml/min (unwarmed).
Indications for Use
Indicated for volume replacement in patients suffering from blood loss due to trauma or surgery, including crystalloid, colloid, or blood products (packed red blood cells); rewarming patients post-surgery or with hypothermia; and irrigation during urology procedures.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
An infusion pump is a device used in a health care facility to pump fluids into a patient in a controlled manner. The device may use a piston pump, a roller pump, or a peristaltic pump and may be powered electrically or mechanically. The device may also operate using a constant force to propel the fluid through a narrow tube which determines the flow rate. The device may include means to detect a fault condition, such as air in, or blockage of, the infusion line and to activate an alarm.
Predicate Devices
Belmont Fluid Management Disposable Set System (K972284)
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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AUG 24 1999
K992472
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## Belmont Instrument Corporation
780 Boston Road, Billerica, MA 01821 Tel (978) 663-0212 Fax (978) 663-0214
Registered In Accordance with ISO-9001 (Certificate # 041007407)
## PREMARKET NOTIFICATION 510(k) SUMMARY OF SAFETY AND EFFECTIVENESS [As Required By 21 CFR 807.92(c)]
Date prepared: August 9, 1999
- 1. Submitter & Belmont Instrument Corporation 780 Boston Road Manufacturing Site: Billerica, MA 01821
Establishment Registration Number: 1219702
- 2. Uraiwan P. Labadini, Quality Assurance/Regulatory Affairs Contact Person: Manager
Telephone: (978) 663-0212 Ext. 28 Fax: (978) 663-0214
- 3. The Belmont Fluid Management System (7/MS2000) Trade Name:
- 4. Common name: Infusion Pump with Warmer.
- ട്. Classification name: Infusion Pump (per 21 CFR section 880.5725)
- 80 FRN Infusion Pump 6. Product Code: Device Class: Class II
## 7. Performance Standards:
No performance standards have been officially adopted by the F.D.A.
- 8. . The Modified Belmont Fluid Management Disposable Set System is substantially equivalent to the Belmont Fluid Management Disposable Set System, which was the subject of Premarket Notification #K972284 submitted in June 1997.
- ல் Brief Description of the Device (Unchanged by the Modification): The Belmont Fluid Management System (7MS2000) combines advanced microprocessor technology with an efficient mechanical system to provide a high speed, simple and safe system for rapid infusion of warmed fluid. The Belmont FMS2000 infuses blood, replacement IV fluids or irrigation fluids warmed to physiologic temperature at userset rates from 10 to 500 milliliters per minute (ml/min). A low infusion rate at 2.5 ml/min (150 ml/hr) is also available without heating.
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The system monitors temperature, line pressure, and air in the fluid path to ensure safe operation and alarms at all unsafe conditions. A hardware override circuit prevents unsafe operation in case of system computer failure. A touch screen displays flow rate, total fluid infused, temperature, line pressure, alarm and status messages and proper procedures to proceed safely after an alarm situation.
A battery backup allows for mobile transport of the patient and system. During battery operation, fluid warming is disabled while pump operation and safety monitoring remain active.
- 10. Intended Use (Unchanged by the Modification): The Belmont 7MS2000 is for use in high blood loss surgical procedures, trauma and any situation where rapid replacement of warmed blood or replacement fluid at 10 -500 ml/min is required. It can also be used to deliver irrigation fluids at rates up to 500 ml/min.
- 11. Summary of the technological characteristics of the Modifies Belmont Disposable Set and our current Disposable Set.
Offer three (3) new accessory kits to be used with our existing disposable set. Out of the three (3) kits, only two (2) new fittings are introduced to the current disposable set to provide a convenient way for the accessory to connect to the disposable set.
- 12. Summary of Nonclinical Tests and Results
In order to verify performance of the Belmont 7MS2000 in support of substantial equivalence, the following tests were carried out:
- The ability of the system to pump fluids accurately over the full range of flow a. rate and operating conditions including different input fluid temperatures. different back pressure, change in ambient temperature, and change in fluid viscosity.
- b. The ability of the system to warm cold fluids to physiological temperature over the full range of flow rate and operating conditions.
- The ability of the system to detect and alarm at unsafe or ineffective operating C. conditions including operator errors, the failure of the system sensors, the failure of the system software or computer, and other internal system malfunctions.
The Belmont FMS2000 performed within specification in all of the above tests.
- 13. Conclusion: The Belmont Disposable Set with accessory kits are substantially equivalent to our current Disposable Set which received 510(k) approval in November 1997. The Fluid Management System, J.M.S2000, has not changed, and is capable of high infusion flow rates, while maintaining infusate at physiological temperature, and is suitable for use with blood products. The 5MS2000 monitors flow rate, temperature, line pressure, and the presence of air at the input line or within the system, and alarms and stops the system at all unsafe conditions.
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Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850
AUG 24 1999
Mr. Uraiwn Labadini Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs Manager Belmont Instrument Corporation 780 Boston Road Billerica, Massachusetts 01821
Re : K992672 Belmont Fluid Management System (FMS2000) Trade Name: Requlatory Class: II Product Code: FRN Dated: Auqust 09, 1999 August 10, 1999 Received:
Dear Mr. Lababini:
We have reviewed your Section 510(k) notification of intent to market the device referenced above and we have determined the device is substantially equivalent (for the indications for use stated in the enclosure) to 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). *You may, therefore, market the device, subject to the general controls provisions of the Act. 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.
If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (Premarket Approval), it may be subject to such additional controls. Existing major regulations affecting your device can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Parts 800 to 895. A substantially equivalent determination assumes compliance with the Good Manufacturing Practice for Medical Devices: General (GMP) requlation (21 CFR Part 820) and that, through periodic GMP inspections, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will verify such assumptions. Failure to comply with the GMP regulation may result in regulatory action. In addition, FDA may publish further announcements concerning your device in the Federal Register. Please note: this response to your premarket notification submission does not affect any obligation you might have under sections 531 through 542 of the Act for devices under the Electronic Product Radiation Control provisions, or other Federal laws or regulations.
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Sincerely yours,
Timothy A. Ulatowski
Director Division of Dental, Infection Control, and General Hospital Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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Attachment I
Belmont Instrument Corporation
Page 1 Of 1
510(k) number: _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Device Name: Belmont Fluid Management System (JMS2000)
Indications For Use:
- Infusion of crystalloid, colloid, or blood product, including packed red blood cells, as A. volume replacement for patients suffering from blood loss due to trauma or surgery.
- Infusion of warmed fluid to rewarm patients after surgery or for hypothermia. B.
- Infusion of warmed fluid for irrigation in urology procedures. C.
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Concurrence of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE)
Prescription Use
(Per 21 CFR 801.109)
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Patricia Crescite
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