K Number
K093379
Device Name
TCX-I-DV REMOTE CARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
Date Cleared
2010-02-09

(103 days)

Product Code
Regulation Number
876.5860
AI/MLSaMDIVD (In Vitro Diagnostic)TherapeuticDiagnosticis PCCP Authorized
Intended Use
The TCx-I-DV Remote Care Management system is for use by patients remotely in combination with a variety of monitoring devices such as blood pressure monitor, NxStage System One Hemo Dialysis system, and weight scale upon the prescription of a licensed physician or healthcare provider. The TCx-I-DV Remote Care Management system serves as the communication link between the compatible devices and the server software at a compatible healthcare facility. The healthcare facility may include healthcare provider, other caregivers, or a disease management center. The purpose of the system is to collect and transmit medical information such as weight, blood pressure and pulse rate, and dialysis data from the patients on completion of their testing and transmit these results to their healthcare provider at another facility.
Device Description
TCx-I-DV Remote Care Management system collects and transmits measurement information such as weight, blood pressure and pulse rate, and dialysis data from the patients on completion of their testing and transmit these results to their healthcare provider at another facility.
More Information

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No
The description focuses on data collection and transmission, with no mention of AI/ML terms or functionalities like analysis, interpretation, or prediction based on the collected data.

No
The device is described as a communication link and data transmission system, not a device that directly provides therapy or treatment.

No
The device serves as a communication link to collect and transmit medical information, not to diagnose conditions.

No

The device description explicitly states it is a "system" that serves as a "communication link between the compatible devices and the server software". While it includes software, it also relies on and interacts with external hardware monitoring devices (blood pressure monitor, NxStage System One Hemo Dialysis system, weight scale) to function as intended. It is not solely software.

Based on the provided information, the TCx-I-DV Remote Care Management system is not an In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) device.

Here's why:

  • IVD devices are used to examine specimens derived from the human body (like blood, urine, tissue) to provide information for diagnosis, monitoring, or screening. The description of the TCx-I-DV system clearly states its purpose is to collect and transmit data from monitoring devices (blood pressure monitor, weight scale, dialysis system) that are used on the patient, not to analyze biological specimens from the patient.
  • The system acts as a communication link and data transmission tool. It doesn't perform any analysis or testing of biological samples itself.

The system falls under the category of a remote patient monitoring or telehealth system, which facilitates the collection and transmission of physiological data from the patient to healthcare providers.

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Intended Use / Indications for Use

The TCx-I-DV Remote Care Management system is for use by patients remotely in combination with a variety of monitoring devices such as blood pressure monitor, NxStage System One Hemo Dialysis system and weight scale upon the prescription of a licensed physician or healthcare provider. The TCx-I-DV Remote Care Management system serves as the communication link between the compatible devices and the server software at a compatible healthcare facility. The healthcare facility may include healthcare provider, other caregivers, or a disease management center.

The purpose of the system is to collect and transmit medical information such as weight, blood pressure and pulse rate, and dialysis data from the patients on completion of their testing and transmit these results to their healthcare provider at another facility.

This system is installed by or with support from trained professionals.

This device is not intended to provide time sensitive data or alarms. This system may not be used as a substitute for direct medical intervention or emergency care.

Interpretation of the information collected and transmitted requires clinical judgement by an experienced medical professional.

Product codes

KDI

Device Description

TCx-I-DV Remote Care Management system collects and transmits measurement information such as weight, blood pressure and pulse rate, and dialysis data from the patients on completion of their testing and transmit these results to their healthcare provider at another facility.

Mentions image processing

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Mentions AI, DNN, or ML

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Input Imaging Modality

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Anatomical Site

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Indicated Patient Age Range

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Intended User / Care Setting

patients remotely, healthcare provider, other caregivers, or a disease management center

Description of the training set, sample size, data source, and annotation protocol

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Description of the test set, sample size, data source, and annotation protocol

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Summary of Performance Studies

Substantial Equivalence Summary: The TCx-I-DV Remote Care Management system has the same fundamental technology as the predicate devices. Verification activities including substantial equivalence testing demonstrates that this system is substantially equivalent to the predicate devices in terms of functionality and intended use.

Key Metrics

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Predicate Device(s)

K051470, K052608, K062377, K083158

Reference Device(s)

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Predetermined Change Control Plan (PCCP) - All Relevant Information

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§ 876.5860 High permeability hemodialysis system.

(a)
Identification. A high permeability hemodialysis system is a device intended for use as an artificial kidney system for the treatment of patients with renal failure, fluid overload, or toxemic conditions by performing such therapies as hemodialysis, hemofiltration, hemoconcentration, and hemodiafiltration. Using a hemodialyzer with a semipermeable membrane that is more permeable to water than the semipermeable membrane of the conventional hemodialysis system (§ 876.5820), the high permeability hemodialysis system removes toxins or excess fluid from the patient's blood using the principles of convection (via a high ultrafiltration rate) and/or diffusion (via a concentration gradient in dialysate). During treatment, blood is circulated from the patient through the hemodialyzer's blood compartment, while the dialysate solution flows countercurrent through the dialysate compartment. In this process, toxins and/or fluid are transferred across the membrane from the blood to the dialysate compartment. The hemodialysis delivery machine controls and monitors the parameters related to this processing, including the rate at which blood and dialysate are pumped through the system, and the rate at which fluid is removed from the patient. The high permeability hemodialysis system consists of the following devices:(1) The hemodialyzer consists of a semipermeable membrane with an in vitro ultrafiltration coefficient (K
uf ) greater than 8 milliliters per hour per conventional millimeter of mercury, as measured with bovine or expired human blood, and is used with either an automated ultrafiltration controller or anther method of ultrafiltration control to prevent fluid imbalance.(2) The hemodialysis delivery machine is similar to the extracorporeal blood system and dialysate delivery system of the hemodialysis system and accessories (§ 876.5820), with the addition of an ultrafiltration controller and mechanisms that monitor and/or control such parameters as fluid balance, dialysate composition, and patient treatment parameters (e.g., blood pressure, hematocrit, urea, etc.).
(3) The high permeability hemodialysis system accessories include, but are not limited to, tubing lines and various treatment related monitors (e.g., dialysate pH, blood pressure, hematocrit, and blood recirculation monitors).
(b)
Classification. Class II. The special controls for this device are FDA's:(1) “Use of International Standard ISO 10993 ‘Biological Evaluation of Medical Device—Part I: Evaluation and Testing,’ ”
(2) “Guidance for the Content of 510(k)s for Conventional and High Permeability Hemodialyzers,”
(3) “Guidance for Industry and CDRH Reviewers on the Content of Premarket Notifications for Hemodialysis Delivery Systems,”
(4) “Guidance for the Content of Premarket Notifications for Water Purification Components and Systems for Hemodialysis,” and
(5) “Guidance for Hemodialyzer Reuse Labeling.”

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K09 3379

BL Healthcare Inc 510(k) Summary

This summary of 510(k) safety and effectiveness information is submitted in accordance with the requirement of 21 CFR 807.92

Submitter: Michael Mathur BL Healthcare, Inc 33 Commercial Street, Suite #3 Foxboro, MA 02035 Phone: (508) 543-4150 Fax: (508) 543-6150

Contact Person: Michael Mathur President and CEO Mmathur@BLHealthcare.com

Date Prepared: 10 Oct 2009

Regulation Number: Section 876.5860 Regulation Name: High Permeability Hemodialysis System Regulatory Class: II Product Code: KDI Trade Name: TCx-I-DV Remote Care Management system Common Name: Telemedicine systems

Legally Marketed Predicate Device(s):

BL Healthcare Remote Care Management system (K051470) Telephone Based TCx-I-DV Remote Care Management system (RCMS) (K052608) MedApps' Remote Patient Monitoring System (K062377) Exalis software 1.15 (K083158)

Submission Device Description:

TCx-I-DV Remote Care Management system collects and transmits measurement information such as weight, blood pressure and pulse rate, and dialysis data from the patients on completion of their testing and transmit these results to their healthcare provider at another facility.

Intended use and indications for use:

The TCx-I-DV Remote Care Management system is for use by patients remotely in combination with a variety of monitoring devices such as blood pressure monitor, NxStage System One Hemo Dialysis system and weight scale upon the prescription of a licensed physician or healthcare provider. The TCx-I-DV Remote Care Management system serves as the communication link between the compatible devices and the server software at a compatible healthcare facility. The healthcare facility may include healthcare provider, other caregivers, or a disease management center.

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The purpose of the system is to collect and transmit medical information such as weight, blood pressure and pulse rate, and dialysis data from the patients on completion of their testing and transmit these results to their healthcare provider at another facility.

This system is installed by or with support from trained professionals.

This device is not intended to provide time sensitive data or alarms. This system may not be used as a substitute for direct medical intervention or emergency care.

Interpretation of the information collected and transmitted requires clinical judgement by an experienced medical professional.

Substantial Equivalence Summary

The TCx-I-DV Remote Care Management system has the same fundamental technology as the predicate devices. Verification activities including substantial equivalence testing demonstrates that this system is substantially equivalent to the predicate devices in terms of functionality and intended use.

Conclusion:

The TCx-I-DV system is substantially equivalent to the predicate devices.

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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Mail Center - WO66-G66 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002

BL Healthcare, Inc. c/o Mr. Daniel W. Lehtonen Sr. Staff Engineer - Medical Devices Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc. 2307 East Aurora Rd. Unit B7 TWINSBURG, OH 44087

FEB - 9 2010

Re: K093379

Trade/Device Name: TCx-I-DV Remote Care Management System Regulation Number: 21 CFR §876.5860 Regulation Name: High permeability hemodialysis system Regulatory Class: II Product Code: KDI Dated: January 26, 2010 Received: January 27, 2010

Dear Mr. Lehtonen:

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 (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. 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.

If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (PMA), it may be subject to additional controls. Existing major regulations affecting your device can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Parts 800 to 898. In addition, FDA may publish further announcements concerning your device in the Federal Register.

Please be advised that FDA's issuance of a substantial equivalence determination does not mean that FDA has made a determination that your device complies with other requirements of the Act or any Federal statutes and regulations administered by other Federal agencies. You must comply with all the Act's requirements, including, but not limited to: registration and listing (21 CFR Part 807): labeling (21 CFR Part 801); medical device reporting of medical device-related

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adverse events) (21 CFR 803); good manufacturing practice requirements as set forth in the quality systems (QS) regulation (21 CFR Part 820); and if applicable, the electronic product radiation control provisions (Sections 531-542 of the Act); 21 CFR 1000-1050.

If you desire specific advice for your device on our labeling regulation (21 CFR Part 801), please go to http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/CDRH/CDRHQffices/ucm115809.htm for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health's (CDRH's) Office of Compliance. Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21CFR Part 807.97). For questions regarding the reporting of adverse events under the MDR regulation (21 CFR Part 803), please go to

http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/ReportaProblem/default.htm for the CDRH's Office of Surveillance and Biometrics/Division of Postmarket Surveillance.

You may obtain other general information on your responsibilities under the Act from the Division of Small Manufacturers, International and Consumer Assistance at its toll-free number (800) 638-2041 or (301) 796-7100 or at its Internet address http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Resourcesfor You/Industry/default.htm.

Sincerely yours,

Janine M. Morris

Acting Director, Division of Reproductive, Abdominal, and Radiological Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health

Enclosure

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BL Healthcare Inc Statement of Indication of Use

The TCx-I-DV Remote Care Management system is for use by patients remotely in combination with a variety of monitoring devices such as blood pressure monitor, NxStage System One Hemo Dialysis system, and weight scale upon the prescription of a licensed physician or healthcare provider. The TCx-I-DV Remote Care Management system serves as the communication link between the compatible devices and the server software at a compatible healthcare facility. The healthcare facility may include healthcare provider, other caregivers, or a disease management center.

The purpose of the system is to collect and transmit medical information such as weight, blood pressure and pulse rate, and dialysis data from the patients on completion of their testing and transmit these results to their healthcare provider at another facility.

This system is installed by or with support from trained professionals.

This device is not intended to provide time sensitive data or alarms. This system may not be used as a substitute for direct medical intervention or emergency care.

Interpretation of the information collected and transmitted requires clinical judgement by an experienced medical professional.

Prescription Use _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ x (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) AND/OR Over-The-Counter Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart C)

(PLEASE DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE-CONTINUE ON ANOTHER PAGE IF NEEDED)

Concurrence of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE)

Saul R. Morin

(Division Sign-On)
Division of Reproductive, Abdominal, and
Radiological Deviceş
510(k) Number K093379

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