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No
The summary describes the measurement and transmission of physiological data using standard signal processing techniques (ECG, TBI, temperature, accelerometer). There is no mention of AI, ML, or any algorithms that learn or adapt from data. The performance studies focus on accuracy and correlation with reference devices, not on the performance of an AI/ML model.
No.
The device is solely for recording, storing, and transmitting physiological data for display to medical professionals, not for treating conditions.
Yes
The CoVa Monitoring System records, stores, and transmits physiological data to licensed medical professionals, consistent with the function of a diagnostic device. It's intended for various patient conditions that often require monitoring for diagnosis or management.
No
The device description explicitly states that the system features a "body-worn Sensor" which is a hardware component that measures physiological data. While it includes software components (Gateway and Web-based System), it is not solely software.
Based on the provided information, the CoVa™ Monitoring System is not an In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) device.
Here's why:
- IVD Definition: In Vitro Diagnostics are devices intended for use in the examination of specimens derived from the human body (such as blood, urine, or tissue) to provide information for diagnostic, monitoring, or compatibility purposes.
- CoVa™ Monitoring System's Function: The CoVa™ Monitoring System measures physiological data directly from the patient's body using non-invasive methods (ECG and thoracic bioimpedance). It does not analyze specimens taken from the body.
- Intended Use: The intended use describes recording, storing, and transmitting physiological data for monitoring purposes in patients with specific conditions. This aligns with a patient monitoring device, not an IVD.
Therefore, the CoVa™ Monitoring System falls under the category of a patient monitoring device, not an In Vitro Diagnostic.
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Intended Use / Indications for Use
The CoVa™ Monitoring System is intended for use under the direction of a licensed medical professional by adult patients at home to record, store, and transmit the following physiological data: i) Heart Rate including Heart Rate Variability; ii) Thoracic Impedance; iii) Respiration Rate; and iv) Posture. The CoVaTM Monitoring System only displays these physiological data to licensed medical professionals.
The CoVaTM Monitoring System is indicated for patients: i) with fluid-management problems; ii) taking diuretic medication; iii) living with heart failure; iv) living with end-stage renal disease; v) recovering from a coronary artery disease-related event; and/or vi) suffering from recurrent dehydration.
Product codes (comma separated list FDA assigned to the subject device)
MWI, DSB, FLL
Device Description
toSense's CoVaTM Monitoring System features a body-worn Sensor, Gateway, and Web-based System.
The Sensor non-invasively measures heart rate (HR), heart rate variability (HRV), respiration rate (RR), and thoracic index (TI). To determine these parameters, the Sensor measures and processes single-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) and thoracic bioimpedance (TBI) waveforms. Additionally, the Sensor measures skin temperature (TEMP) and posture using, respectively, a temperature sensor and accelerometer.
The Sensor has a form factor similar to a conventional necklace, with all measurement electronics built into its strands and base. A pair of customized disposable Electrodes, each featuring two electrode regions, snaps into a magnetic interface on the backside of the base, and then attaches to the patient's chest to make a measurement. The Sensor is designed for measurement periods less than about 5 minutes.
Using a Bluetooth transceiver, the Sensor wirelessly transmits information it measures from the patient to a Gateway, which can be a tablet computer or mobile phone running the Android operating system. Each of these systems receives information from the Sensor, and then forwards it to a Web-based System through either a local-area network (e.g., network based on 802.11), or a wide-area cellular network (e.g. AT&T). The Web-based System displays information, and can also forward it to a third-party system through a web-services interface.
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
chest
Indicated Patient Age Range
adult patients
Intended User / Care Setting
licensed medical professional / at home
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 (study type, sample size, AUC, MRMC, standalone performance, key results)
Clinical Study 1:
Study Type: Clinical trial
Sample Size: 33 subjects, 13 test devices, 500 measurements
Key Results: Compared thoracic impedance measured with the test device to an FDA-cleared reference device. Slope from Regression Model: 0.86, Intercept from Regression Model: 35.8. Additional analysis demonstrated an average Pearson's correlation between the test device's measurement of impedance and fluid removed by a machine performing the hemodialysis of r = 0.93 (p
§ 870.2300 Cardiac monitor (including cardiotachometer and rate alarm).
(a)
Identification. A cardiac monitor (including cardiotachometer and rate alarm) is a device used to measure the heart rate from an analog signal produced by an electrocardiograph, vectorcardiograph, or blood pressure monitor. This device may sound an alarm when the heart rate falls outside preset upper and lower limits.(b)
Classification. Class II (performance standards).
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
May 1, 2015
toSense, Inc. Nandini Murthy Regulatory Consultant to toSense, Inc 4225 Executive Square, Suite 570 La Jolla, California 92037
K142087 Trade/Device Name: Cova Monitoring System Regulation Number: 21 CFR 870.2300 Regulation Name: Cardiac Monitor (Including Cardiotachometer and Rate Alarm) Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: MWI, DSB, FLL Dated: April 1, 2015 Received: April 2, 2015
Dear Nandini Mirthy,
Re:
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 (reporting of medical devicerelated adverse events) (21 CFR 803); good manufacturing practice requirements as set forth in
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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 contact the Division of Industry and Consumer Education at its toll-free number (800) 638-2041 or (301) 796-7100 or at its Internet address
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ResourcesforYou/Industry/default.htm. Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21 CFR 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 Industry and Consumer Education at its toll-free number (800) 638-2041 or (301) 796-7100 or at its Internet address
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ResourcesforYou/Industry/default.htm.
Sincerely vours,
Mitchell Stein
forBram D. Zuckerman, M.D. Director Division of Cardiovascular Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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Section 4
Indications for Use Form
510(k) Number (if known): K142087
Device Name:
Indications for Use:
The CoVa™ Monitoring System is intended for use under the direction of a licensed medical professional by adult patients at home to record, store, and transmit the following physiological data: i) Heart Rate including Heart Rate Variability; ii) Thoracic Impedance; iii) Respiration Rate; and iv) Posture. The CoVat™ Monitoring System only displays these physiological data to licensed medical professionals.
The CoVaTM Monitoring System is indicated for patients: i) with fluid-management problems; ii) taking diuretic medication; iii) living with heart failure; iv) living with end-stage renal disease; v) recovering from a coronary artery disease-related event; and/or vi) suffering from recurrent dehydration.
Prescription Use X (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
AND
Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
(PLEASE DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE-CONTINUE ON ANOTHER PAGE OF NEEDED)
Concurrence of CDRH. Office of Device Evaluation (ODE)
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510(k) Summary
| Date
| prepared | May 1, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Name | toSense, Inc. |
| 4225 Executive Square | |
| Suite 570 | |
| La Jolla, CA 92037 | |
| (619) 733-4968 | |
| Contact | |
| Person | Matthew Banet, Ph.D. |
| Chief Technology Officer | |
| Trade Name | CoVaTM Monitoring System |
| Common | |
| Name | Mobile patient monitoring system, cardiac monitor |
| Classification | |
| Name | Patient Physiological Monitor (without arrhythmia detection or alarm); Impedance Plethysmograph |
| Classification | |
| Regulations | 21 CFR 870.2300 (MWI), 21 CFR 870.2770 (DSB), 21 CFR 880.2910 (FLL) |
| Predicate | |
| Devices | Zoe Fluid Status Monitor (referred to herein as the 'Zoe monitor') |
| Manufacturer: Non-Invasive Technologies, Inc. | |
| Number: K042113 | |
| Clearance Date: September 14, 2004 |
Avivo Mobile Patient Management System (referred to herein as the 'Corventis monitor')
Manufacturer: Corventis
Number: K113187
Clearance Date: January 4, 2012
ViSi Mobile Monitoring System (referred to herein as the 'ViSi monitor')
Manufacturer: Sotera Wireless
Number: K112478
Clearance Date: March 22, 2012 |
| Description | toSense's CoVaTM Monitoring System features a body-worn Sensor, Gateway, and Web-based System.
The Sensor non-invasively measures heart rate (HR), heart rate variability (HRV), respiration rate (RR), and thoracic index (TI). To determine these parameters, the Sensor measures and processes single-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) and thoracic bioimpedance (TBI) waveforms. Additionally, the Sensor measures skin temperature (TEMP) and posture using, respectively, a temperature sensor and accelerometer.
The Sensor has a form factor similar to a conventional necklace, with all measurement electronics built into its strands and base. A pair of customized disposable Electrodes, each featuring two electrode regions, snaps into a magnetic interface on the backside of the base, and then attaches to the patient's chest to make a measurement. The Sensor is designed for measurement periods less |
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than about 5 minutes.
Using a Bluetooth transceiver, the Sensor wirelessly transmits information it measures from the patient to a Gateway, which can be a tablet computer or mobile phone running the Android operating system. Each of these systems receives information from the Sensor, and then forwards it to a Web-based System through either a local-area network (e.g., network based on 802.11), or a wide-area cellular network (e.g. AT&T). The Web-based System displays information, and can also forward it to a third-party system through a web-services interface.
Indications for Use
The CoVa" Monitoring System is intended for use under the direction of a licensed medical professional by adult patients at home to record, store, and transmit the following physiological data: i) Heart rate including heart rate variability; ii) Respiration rate; iii) Thoracic impedance; and iv) Posture. The CoVa"M Monitoring System only displays these physiological data to licensed medical professionals.
The CoVa™ Monitoring System is indicated for patients: i) with fluid-management problems; ii) taking diuretic medication; iii) living with heart failure; iv) living with end-stage renal disease; v) recovering from coronary artery disease-related event; and/or vi) suffering from recurrent dehydration.
The following are the contraindications for the CoVa™ Monitoring System:
- . The System is not to be used on patients with implanted cardiac devices, such as pacemakers and implanted cardio-defibrillators (ICDs).
- . The System is not defibrillator-proof. Thus the sensor should be removed from a patient before using an external defibrillator.
- . The System includes magnetically active materials, and thus should not be used by patients undergoing a procedure involving magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Summary of Each indication for use and measurement assigned to the CoVa™ Monitoring System is also Substantial assigned to one or more of the Corventis, Zoe, or ViSi monitors. The System's proposed intended-Equivalence use population is also aligned with that of one or more of the predicate monitors.
The Sensor, along with the Zoe and Corventis monitors, all use an impedance-based technology to measure TI or an equivalent thereof. Our validations efforts, which compare the Sensor's measurements of TI to those made by a FDA-cleared reference device, indicate that measurements of TI made by these systems are substantially equivalent.
Both the Sensor and the Corventis monitors use the same impedance-based technology to measure RR. Our validations efforts, which compare the Sensor's measurements of RR to those made by a FDA-cleared reference device, indicate that measurements of RR made by these systems are substantially equivalent.
Both the Sensor and the Corventis monitor use standard technologies to measure ECG waveforms and, from these, calculate HR and HRV. The Sensor and the Corventis monitor also both use conventional tri-axial accelerometer sensors to measure motion-related properties of the patient, such as posture. The Sensor and the Corventis monitor both use a conventional Bluetooth wireless transceiver to send numerical and waveform information to a gateway device. And our Gateway and that used with the Corventis monitor both use a cellular transmitter or, alternatively, 802.11 to send information to a web-based system. Based on this, we do not believe our core technologies outside of those used for TI and RR raise any new questions of safety or effectiveness.
The Sensor measures TEMP with a thermal sensor in electrical contact with one of the Electrodes. During a measurement, the Electrode adheres to the patient's underlying skin, and within a few
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minutes these components reach a thermal equilibrium. After this point the thermal sensor measures TEMP. The ViSi monitor measures skin temperature in a nearly identical manner using a small plastic component in its chest-worn sensor. Based on the commonality of these approaches, we do not believe our core technology for measuring TEMP raises any new questions of safety or effectiveness.
The Sensor, when compared to both the Corventis and Zoe monitors, has a different form factor and electrode configuration, and uses a different mechanism for securing its Electrodes. The Corventis monitor features a single, integrated patch with four electrode regions. The Zoe monitor features a remote, stand-alone console that connects to a pair of dual-region, body-worn electrodes through a pair of cables. The cables feature standard mechanical snaps to connect the electrodes. The console contains all measurement and data-processing electronics. The Zoe monitor is typically used daily and resides with the patient.
In contrast, the Sensor is shaped like a conventional necklace, and drapes around the patient's neck during a measurement. It is designed for one-time, daily use, and typically resides permanently with the patient. 2 disposable Electrodes, each containing 2 electrode regions, connect through a magnetic interface to the Sensor's base, and then attach to the patient. The Sensor's necklaceshaped form factor ensures that, on a daily basis, the Electrodes are positioned consistently on the patient.
Thus, we believe the mechanical differences between the Sensor and its predicates -i.e. the necklace-shaped form factor and the mechanism in which it supports electrodes- do not raise any new questions of safety.
Clinical and Non-Clinical Testing
toSense studied the CoVa™ Monitoring System (the test device) and its measurement of thoracic impedance with a clinical trial featuring 33 subjects receiving chronic maintenance hemodialysis and, in some cases, suffering from congestive heart failure. Table 1, below, refers to this study as 'Clinical Study 1'. Measurements were made on all subjects while they were receiving hemodialysis. The trial compared thoracic impedance measured with the test device to a similar impedance parameter measured simultaneously by a FDA-cleared reference device. Trained personnel applied both test and reference devices to subjects. Table 1 summarizes the comparison of the test and reference devices' impedance values using the rank-regression method, as investigated during Clinical Study 1. Additional analysis demonstrated an average Pearson's correlation between the test device's measurement of impedance and fluid removed by a machine performing the hemodialysis of r = 0.93 (p