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The TMC Health Monitor is intended to facilitate monitoring and transmission to a remote server of certain physiological parameters relevant to the remote management of health status and chronic disease conditions.
The TMC Health Monitor is a system that provides:
- Monitoring and display of vital signs/health parameters.
- Management and scheduling of clinical measurements and questionnaires.
- A web connection to patient health information.
- Reporting to clinicians and allied health workers.
The device has been designed to provide the user with information to assist with an appropriate treatment program or further investigation.
The TeleMedCare Health Monitor is designed to be used in the home or community setting to enable remote care management of patients with chronic illness.
The TeleMedCare Health Monitor is an ergonomic design table top device with a touch screen and associated measurement components that may be integral or connected to it wirelessly or by cable. After measurements are recorded, the data is viewed and stored on the device then automatically transmitted via telephone modem or local area network (LAN) to a secure remote server. This data is then able to be viewed remotely over the web by the user's health care professional to assist them with chronic care management. Access to information stored and processed by the device is by means of password protection, encryption and use of collocated secure servers.
The device also provides a means of messaging and video teleconferencing between the patient and carer to discuss their health and treatment. Questionnaires may also be configured by the carer to gauge other aspects of a patients well being.
TeleMedCare software, captures, stores and transmits health data and access controlled carer's may set upper and lower limits to allow notification to them when these limits are exceeded to review health care management. The device however does not offer critical care or emergency support and requires professional medical interpretation for treatment of prescribed users.
The System has functionality and devices to record, store and transmit data for body blood pressure, glucose and oximetry, heart rate (ECG), lung function (Spirometry), body temperature and weight.
Power to the device is supplied by a medical grade power supply delivering 12 volts D.C to the system via a cable plugged into the back of the unit along with connection to tethered external measurement modules and the internet. The TeleMedCare Health Monitor has been tested and complies with international standards for electrical and electrocardiograph safety, electromagnetic compatibility and telecommunication standards.
The TeleMedCare Health Monitor is a patient monitoring system designed for remote care management of patients with chronic illnesses. The provided summary states that the device has undergone extensive internal bench testing, independent clinical trials, and product evaluations. It has been cleared for use in Australia, New Zealand, and Europe and is CE marked. The submission focuses on substantial equivalence to predicate devices rather than providing specific detailed acceptance criteria and a dedicated study report proving those criteria.
1. Table of Acceptance Criteria and Reported Device Performance
The provided 510(k) summary does not include an explicit table of acceptance criteria with corresponding performance metrics from a specific study. Instead, it relies on substantial equivalence to predicate devices and general compliance with recognized standards. The acceptance criteria are implicitly met through:
| Acceptance Criteria Category | Implicit Criteria (Based on information provided) | Reported Device Performance |
|---|---|---|
| Functional Equivalence | Monitor and display vital signs/health parameters. | The device provides "Monitoring and display of vital signs/health parameters." |
| Manage and schedule clinical measurements and questionnaires. | The device provides "Management and scheduling of clinical measurements and questionnaires." | |
| Provide web connection to patient health information. | The device provides "A web connection to patient health information." | |
| Report to clinicians and allied health workers. | The device provides "Reporting to clinicians and allied health workers." | |
| Data Handling & Transmission | Capture, store, and transmit health data reliably via telephone modem or LAN to a secure remote server. | "Hundreds of thousands of measurements have reliably been accumulated and reported to professional health providers without a single device recall." |
| Security & Privacy | Access to information must be password protected, encrypted, and use collocated secure servers. | "Access to information stored and processed by the device is by means of password protection, encryption and use of collocated secure servers." |
| Safety & Efficacy | Compliance with FDA recognized standards, electrical and electrocardiograph safety, electromagnetic compatibility, and telecommunication standards. | "Tested and complies with international standards for electrical and electrocardiograph safety, electromagnetic compatibility and telecommunication standards." "Test criteria... established by reference and compliance with FDA recognized standards." |
| Risk Management | Application of risk management in accordance with EN ISO 14971:2007. | "Outcome of risk assessments... in accordance with EN ISO 14971:2007." |
| No New Questions of Safety/Efficacy | Should not raise new questions concerning the safety and efficacy compared to predicate devices. | "A comparative analysis has established that the TeleMedCare Health Monitor... raise no new questions concerning the safety and efficacy of the device." |
2. Sample Size for the Test Set and Data Provenance
The 510(k) summary does not specify a distinct "test set" and its sample size or data provenance in the context of a formal clinical validation study for the US submission. The emphasis is on:
- "Extensive internal bench testing": No details provided on sample size or how this relates to a test set.
- "Independent clinical trials and product evaluations by various health institutions and government and nongovernment organizations": These are reported to have been conducted since 2001 in Australia, New Zealand, and Europe. The specific sample sizes and detailed data provenance (e.g., country, retrospective/prospective nature) for these trials are not provided in this summary. However, it is stated that "hundreds of thousands of measurements have reliably been accumulated."
3. Number of Experts Used to Establish Ground Truth for the Test Set and Qualifications
The 510(k) summary does not provide any information regarding the number or qualifications of experts used to establish ground truth for a discrete test set. The device itself is designed for "professional medical interpretation for treatment of prescribed users." The focus of the submission is on the device's technical and safety performance, and its substantial equivalence to other patient monitors.
4. Adjudication Method for the Test Set
No information is provided about an adjudication method for a test set, as a specific, detailed performance study with a test set and associated ground truth is not elaborated upon in this 510(k) summary.
5. Multi-Reader Multi-Case (MRMC) Comparative Effectiveness Study
No multi-reader multi-case (MRMC) comparative effectiveness study is mentioned in the provided 510(k) summary. The document does not describe the device as an AI-powered diagnostic tool where human reader performance would be enhanced with AI assistance. It is a data collection and transmission system.
6. Standalone Performance Study
No specific standalone performance study (algorithm only without human-in-the-loop performance) is described in the provided summary. The device's performance is gauged by its reliability in data collection, storage, and transmission, and its compliance with relevant safety and technical standards as demonstrated over years of use in other markets and through general testing.
7. Type of Ground Truth Used
The concept of "ground truth" as typically used in AI/diagnostic device validation (e.g., pathology, outcomes data) is not directly applicable or discussed in this 510(k) summary. The device's function is to monitor and transmit physiological parameters, not to provide diagnostic interpretations. The "truth" for its claims would relate to the accuracy of its measurements and the reliability of its data transmission, which are addressed by compliance with standards and a history of reliable operation.
8. Sample Size for the Training Set
No information regarding a "training set" or its sample size is provided. The device described is a hardware and software system for data collection and transmission, not an AI/machine learning model that typically undergoes a training phase.
9. How Ground Truth for the Training Set Was Established
As no training set is mentioned (since this is not an AI/ML device in the context of the summary), there is no information on how ground truth for such a set would have been established.
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TeleMedCare Pty Ltd ABN 65 050 042 192 Unit 7, 6-8 Crewe Place Rosebery NSW 2018 Australia Phone +61 (0)2 9313 8136 +61 (0)2 9313 8564 Fax www.telemedcare.com.au
510(k) PREMARKET NOTIFICATION SUMMARY
| 1. Submitter Details: | TeleMedCare Pty Ltd |
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| 2. Contact Person: | Steven M Moody, QA/RA Manager |
| 3. Date of Preparation: | December 15, 2010 |
4. Name of Device:
| 4.1. Trade Name: | TeleMedCare Health Monitor |
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| 4.2. Common Name: | Patient Monitor – multiparameter |
| 4.3. Classification Name: | Transmitters and Receivers, Physiological SignalRadiofrequency (21 CFR 870.2910, Product Code DRC) |
5. Predicate Device(s)
- 5.1. Intel Health Guide PHS6000, Remote Patient Monitoring System K080798
| 5.2. Philips Medical Systems M3810A TeleMonitoring System | K023749 |
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| 5.3. Bosch Health Buddy | K063612 |
| 5.4. Tunstall Mytelemedic Plus | K090886 |
| 5.5. Carematix Wellness System | K073038 & K100508 |
6. Device Description
The TeleMedCare Health Monitor is designed to be used in the home or community setting to enable remote care management of patients with chronic illness.
| TeleMedCare Q2001 Rev 1.5 U.S Premarket Notification (510k) | Page 12 of 70 |
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The TeleMedCare Health Monitor is an ergonomic design table top device with a touch screen and associated measurement components that may be integral or connected to it wirelessly or by cable. After measurements are recorded, the data is viewed and stored on the device then automatically transmitted via telephone modem or local area network (LAN) to a secure remote server. This data is then able to be viewed remotely over the web by the user's health care professional to assist them with chronic care management. Access to information stored and processed by the device is by means of password protection, encryption and use of collocated secure servers.
The device also provides a means of messaging and video teleconferencing between the patient and carer to discuss their health and treatment. Questionnaires may also be configured by the carer to gauge other aspects of a patients well being.
TeleMedCare software, captures, stores and transmits health data and access controlled carer's may set upper and lower limits to allow notification to them when these limits are exceeded to review health care management. The device however does not offer critical care or emergency support and requires professional medical interpretation for treatment of prescribed users.
The System has functionality and devices to record, store and transmit data for body blood pressure, glucose and oximetry, heart rate (ECG), lung function (Spirometry), body temperature and weight.
Power to the device is supplied by a medical grade power supply delivering 12 volts D.C to the system via a cable plugged into the back of the unit along with connection to tethered external measurement modules and the internet. The TeleMedCare Health Monitor has been tested and complies with international standards for electrical and electrocardiograph safety, electromagnetic compatibility and telecommunication standards.
7. Intended Use / Indication for Use
7.1. Intended Use
The TMC Health Monitor is intended to facilitate monitoring and transmission to a remote server of certain physiological parameters relevant to the remote management of health status and chronic disease conditions.
7.2. Indications for Use
The TMC Health Monitor is a system that provides:
- Monitoring and display of vital signs/health parameters. .
- Management and scheduling of clinical measurements and questionnaires. .
- A web connection to patient health information. .
- Reporting to clinicians and allied health workers.
The device has been designed to provide the user with information to assist with an appropriate treatment program or further investigation.
U.S Premarket Notification (510k) TeleMedCare Q2001 Rev 1.5
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8. Technological Charactersistics & Comparison
The TeleMedCare Health Monitor is substantially equivalent to the predicate devices indicated with respect to; the skill and capability required of intended users; the power source and type of hardware used; physical form and materials used in manufacture; the methodology of taking, recording, storing, displaying and transmitting health data via the internet to a secure server; the software technology used to process and protect the data including graphing, setting limits, providing messaging, questionnaires and the provision of tele/video conferencing that enhance remote care monitoring.
9. Safety & Efficacy
The TeleMedCare Health Monitor has undergone extensive internal bench testing, independent clinical trials and product evaluations by various health institutions and government and nongovernment organizations since it the first version of it was introduced in Australia in 2001. Since then hundreds of thousands of measurements have reliably been accumulated and reported to professional health providers without a single device recall. The device is currently CE marked and cleared for use in Australia, New Zealand and Europe.
The test criteria for the device has been established by reference and compliance with FDA recognized standards and the outcome of risk assessments for the initial and subsequent significant changes to the device in accordance with EN ISO 14971:2007, Medical Devices -Application of Risk Management to Medical Devices.
A comparative analysis has established that the TeleMedCare Health Monitor in addition to being substantially equivalent to the identified predicate devices raise no new questions concerning the safety and efficacy of the device.
10. Conclusion
The TeleMedCare Health Monitor is substantially equivalent to the predicated devices identified with respect to:
- · Intended and indication for use
- · Energy used and delivered
- · Type of information collected, stored, displayed and transmitted
- · Hardware, software and communication technology used.
- · Electrical safety, electromagnetic compatibility and telecommunication test standards compliance.
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Room -WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
TeleMedCare Pty Ltd c/o Mr. Steven M. Moody QA/RA Manager ABN 65 050 042 192 Unit 7. 6-8 Crewe Place Rosebery NSW 2018 Australia
AUG - 3 2011
Re: K103796
Trade/Device Name: TeleMedCare Health Monitor Regulation Number: 21 CFR 870.2910 Regulation Name: Radiofrequency Signal Physiological Transmitters and Receivers Regulatory Class: Class II (two) Product Codes: DRG Dated: July 21, 2011 Received: August 1, 2011
Dear Mr. Moody:
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.
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.
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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 (reporting of medical device-related 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/CDRH0ffices/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,
Bran D. Zuckerman. M.D. Director Division of Cardiovascular Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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4 Indications for Use Statement (page 1 of 1)
510(k) Number: K103796
TeleMedCare Health Monitor Device Name:
4.1 Intended Use :
The TMC Health Monitor is intended to facilitate monitoring and transmission to a remote server of certain physiological parameters relevant to the remote management of health status and chronic disease conditions.
4.2 Indications for Use :
The TMC Health Monitor is a system that provides:
- Monitoring and display of vital signs/health parameters. ●
- . Management and scheduling of clinical measurements and questionnaires.
- A web connection to patient health information. ●
- . Reporting to clinicians and allied health workers.
The device has been designed to provide the user with information to assist with an appropriate treatment program or further investigation.
Prescription Use XX (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) AND/OR
Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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Concurrence of CDRH, Office of Device Evaluation (ODE)
Division Sign Off
of Cardiovascular Devices
510(k) Number K103 796
§ 870.2910 Radiofrequency physiological signal transmitter and receiver.
(a)
Identification. A radiofrequency physiological signal transmitter and receiver is a device used to condition a physiological signal so that it can be transmitted via radiofrequency from one location to another, e.g., a central monitoring station. The received signal is reconditioned by the device into its original format so that it can be displayed.(b)
Classification. Class II (performance standards).