K Number
K033829
Date Cleared
2003-12-29

(20 days)

Product Code
Regulation Number
890.5150
Panel
PM
Reference & Predicate Devices
N/A
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Intended Use

The Bruno Electra-Ride™ III Stairway Elevator System, Model CRE-2100, is a Powered Patient Transport, also commonly known as a Stairway Chairlift, or Stairlift. It is a Powered Patient Transport, and is intended for medical purposes to assist transfers of patients, or mobility-impaired persons, up and down flights of stairs.

Device Description

Bruno Electra-Ride™ III Stairway Elevator System

AI/ML Overview

This document is a 510(k) clearance letter from the FDA for a medical device called the "Bruno Electra-Ride III Stairway Elevator System". It does not contain information about acceptance criteria or specific study data to prove the device meets performance criteria.

Therefore, I cannot extract the requested information. This type of FDA clearance letter focuses on establishing substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device, not on presenting detailed performance data from a specific study against predefined acceptance criteria.

§ 890.5150 Powered patient transport.

(a)
Powered patient stairway chair lifts —(1)Identification. A powered patient stairway chair lift is a motorized lift equipped with a seat and permanently mounted in one location that is intended for use in mitigating mobility impairment caused by injury or other disease by moving a person up and down a stairway.(2)
Classification. Class II. The stairway chair lift is exempt from premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter, subject to § 890.9 and the following conditions for exemption:(i) Appropriate analysis and nonclinical testing (such as that outlined in the currently FDA-recognized edition of American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) A18.1 “Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chair Lifts”) must demonstrate that the safety controls are adequate to prevent a free fall of the chair in the event of a device failure;
(ii) Appropriate analysis and nonclinical testing must demonstrate the ability of the device, including armrests, to withstand the rated load with an appropriate factor of safety;
(iii) Appropriate restraints must be provided to prevent the user from falling from the device (such as that outlined in the currently FDA-recognized edition of ASME A18.1 “Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chair Lifts”);
(iv) Appropriate analysis and nonclinical testing (such as that outlined in the currently FDA-recognized editions of AAMI/ANSI/IEC 60601-1-2, “Medical Electrical Equipment—Part 1-2: General Requirements for Safety—Collateral Standard: Electromagnetic Compatibility—Requirements and Tests,” and ASME A18.1 “Safety Standard for Platform Lifts and Stairway Chair Lifts”) must validate electromagnetic compatibility and electrical safety; and
(v) Appropriate analysis and nonclinical testing must demonstrate the resistance of the device upholstery to ignition.
(b)
All other powered patient transport —(1)Identification. A powered patient transport is a motorized device intended for use in mitigating mobility impairment caused by injury or other disease by moving a person from one location or level to another, such as up and down flights of stairs (e.g., attendant-operated portable stair-climbing chairs). This generic type of device does not include motorized three-wheeled vehicles or wheelchairs.(2)
Classification. Class II.