K Number
K192713
Device Name
Altera Filter and HME/Filter
Date Cleared
2020-03-16

(171 days)

Product Code
Regulation Number
868.5260
AI/MLSaMDIVD (In Vitro Diagnostic)TherapeuticDiagnosticis PCCP Authorized
Intended Use
Filter only - For use with ventilators, anesthesia machines and open flow systems where filtration of inspired and/or expired gases is desired. Use up to 24 hours. HME / Filter - For use with ventilators, anesthesia machines and open flow systems where filtration of inspired and/or expired gases is desired and to maintain moisture levels in the patient's respiratory tract during anesthesia, artificial respiration and other types of assisted ventilation. Use up to 24 hours. Environment of use - clinical setting including hospital, sub-acute, pre-hospital and home For patient with Tidal Volumes > 300 ml.
Device Description
The subject device is provided in two (2) configurations. - Filter only ● - . HME / Filter combination - The common features are: - Standard conical 15 mm / 22 mm fittings for connections - Female luer lock port for gas sampling for end-tidal CO2 ●
More Information

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No
The device description and intended use are for a passive filter/HME device, and there is no mention of AI, ML, or any computational processing.

No
The device is described as a filter for inspired and expired gases and to maintain moisture levels in the respiratory tract. While it aids in patient breathing and comfort, its primary function is not to treat or cure a disease or medical condition, but rather to support the ventilation process and provide filtration.

No.

The device is a filter or HME/filter combination used to filter gases and maintain moisture during ventilation. It does not perform any diagnostic function such as detecting, identifying, or monitoring a disease or condition. The "Female luer lock port for gas sampling for end-tidal CO2" is for gas sampling, not for diagnostic analysis by the device itself.

No

The device description clearly outlines physical components (fittings, luer lock port) and its function involves filtering and maintaining moisture in the respiratory tract, which are hardware-based functions. There is no mention of software as the primary or sole component.

Based on the provided information, this device is not an IVD (In Vitro Diagnostic).

Here's why:

  • IVD Definition: In vitro diagnostics are tests performed on samples taken from the human body, such as blood, urine, or tissue, to detect diseases, conditions, or infections.
  • Device Function: The description clearly states the device is a filter and/or HME (Heat and Moisture Exchanger) used with ventilators, anesthesia machines, and open flow systems to filter inspired/expired gases and maintain moisture in the respiratory tract.
  • No Sample Analysis: The device does not analyze any biological samples taken from the patient. Its function is related to the air/gas pathway during ventilation.

The device is a medical device used in the respiratory support system, but it does not fit the definition of an in vitro diagnostic.

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Intended Use / Indications for Use

Filter only - For use with ventilators, anesthesia machines and open flow systems where filtration of inspired and/or expired gases is desired. Use up to 24 hours.

HME / Filter - For use with ventilators, anesthesia machines and open flow systems where filtration of inspired and/or expired gases is desired and to maintain moisture levels in the patient's respiratory tract during anesthesia, artificial respiration and other types of assisted ventilation. Use up to 24 hours.

Environment of use - clinical setting including hospital, sub-acute, pre-hospital and home

For patient with Tidal Volumes > 300 ml.

Product codes

CAH

Device Description

The subject device is provided in two (2) configurations.

  • Filter only
  • HME / Filter combination
    The common features are:
  • Standard conical 15 mm / 22 mm fittings for connections
  • Female luer lock port for gas sampling for end-tidal CO2

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

clinical setting including hospital, sub-acute, pre-hospital and 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)

Nonclinical testing was performed as summarized in tables. Key results include:

  • Resistance to Flow: 76 kPa
  • Connectors: Meets the Standards
  • Bacterial Filtration Efficiency (BFE) %: >99.998%
  • Viral Filtration Efficiency (VFE) %: >99.96%
  • HME Performance (Moisture Output): Vt = 1000 ml @ 24 hours 39 mg/L
  • Biocompatibility (Cytotoxicity, Sensitization, Irritation, Acute Systemic Toxicity): Non-cytotoxic, Non-sensitizer, Non-irritant, Non-systemic
  • Chemical Characterization TRA: Margin of Safety > 1
  • Volatile Organic Compound: Identified VOC
  • Particulate Matter: 76 kPa
  • Bacterial Filtration Efficiency (BFE) %: >99.998%
  • Viral Filtration Efficiency (VFE) %: >99.96%
  • Moisture Output: 39 mg/L
  • Margin of Safety > 1
  • Particulate Matter:

§ 868.5260 Breathing circuit bacterial filter.

(a)
Identification. A breathing circuit bacterial filter is a device that is intended to remove microbiological and particulate matter from the gases in the breathing circuit.(b)
Classification. Class II (performance standards).

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March 16, 2020

Meditera Tibbi Malzeme San. ve Tic. A.S. % Paul Dryden Consultant Meditera Tibbi Malzeme San. ve Tic. A.S. % ProMedic, LLC 131 Bay Point Dr NE St. Petersburg, Florida 33704

Re: K192713

Trade/Device Name: Altera Filter and HME/Filter Regulation Number: 21 CFR 868.5260 Regulation Name: Breathing Circuit Bacterial Filter Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: CAH Dated: February 25, 2020 Received: February 26, 2020

Dear Paul Dryden:

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. Although this letter refers to your product as a device, please be aware that some cleared products may instead be combination products. The 510(k) Premarket Notification Database located at https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfpmn/pmn.cfm identifies combination product submissions. 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.

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Sincerely,

Elizabeth Claverie, M.S. Assistant Director DHT4B: Division of Infection Control and Plastic Surgery Devices OHT4: Office of Surgical and Infection Control Devices Office of Product Evaluation and Quality Center for Devices and Radiological Health

Enclosure

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Indications for Use

K192713

Device Name

Altera Filter and HME / Filter

Indications for Use (Describe)

Filter only - For use with ventilators, anesthesia machines and open flow systems where filtration of inspired and/or expired gases is desired. Use up to 24 hours.

HME / Filter - For use with ventilators, anesthesia machines and open flow systems where filtration of inspired and/or expired gases is desired and to maintain moisture levels in the patient's respiratory tract during anesthesia, artificial respiration and other types of assisted ventilation. Use up to 24 hours.

Environment of use - clinical setting including hospital, sub-acute, pre-hospital and home

For patient with Tidal Volumes > 300 ml.

Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)

XX Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)

  • Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)

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510k Summary

Date Prepared:

16-March-2020

Meditera Tıbbi Malzeme San. ve Tic. A.Ş. Ibni Melek Mah Organize Sanayi Bolgesi Tire Izmir, TURKEY 35900 +90 232 513 51 10

| Official Contact: | Cenk Kılıç Kalkan
Quality Assurance Team Leader |
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Proprietary or Trade Name: | Altera Filter and HME/Filter |
| Common/Usual Name: | Filter, bacterial, breathing circuit |
| Classification Name: | 21CFR 868.5260
CAH - filter, bacterial, breathing circuit
Class II |
| Predicate Devices: | K151498 - Zhejiang Haisheng Medical Device Co. Ltd. |

Device Description:

The subject device is provided in two (2) configurations.

  • Filter only ●
  • . HME / Filter combination
  • The common features are:
    • Standard conical 15 mm / 22 mm fittings for connections
    • Female luer lock port for gas sampling for end-tidal CO2 ●

Principle of Operation:

There are two principles of operation with the subject devices:

  • . Filtration is via the principle of electrostatic charges that attract and capture the microbes in the spunfiber polypropylene media.
  • . Passive humidification is the use of a "treated" media (paper or foam) which absorbs the patient's exhaled heat and moisture and upon inhales the retained heat and humidity is released to the dry inhalation gases.

Indications for Use:

Filter only - For use with ventilators, anesthesia machines and open flow systems where filtration of inspired and/or expired gases is desired. Use up to 24 hours.

HME / Filter - For use with ventilators, anesthesia machines and open flow systems where filtration of inspired and/or expired gases is desired and to maintain moisture levels in the patient's respiratory tract during anesthesia, artificial respiration and other types of assisted ventilation. Use up to 24 hours.

Environment of use - clinical setting including hospital, sub-acute, pre-hospital and home or patient with Tidal

Volumes > 300 ml.

Technological Characteristic Comparison Table:

The following table presents a comparison of the subject device to the predicate.

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AttributePredicateProposedComparison
Zhejiang Haisheng Medical Device Co.Altera Filter and HME / Filter
Ltd
510k numberK151498K192713N/A
ClassificationCAH - Breathing Circuit bacterial filter and HME
21 CFR 868.5260CAH - Breathing Circuit bacterial filter and HME
21 CFR 868.5260Same
Indications for UseFor use with ventilators, anesthesia machines and
open flow systems where filtration of inspired and/or
expired gases is desired and to add, maintain, retain
moisture for the exhaled breath of the patient. Use up
to 24 hours.Filter only - For use with ventilators, anesthesia
machines and open flow systems where filtration
of inspired and/or expired gases is desired. Use
up to 24 hours.
HME / Filter - For use with ventilators, anesthesia
machines and open flow systems where filtration
of inspired and/or expired gases is desired and to
maintain moisture levels in the patient's
respiratory tract during anesthesia, artificial
respiration and other types of assisted ventilation.
Use up to 24 hours.
Environment of use – clinical setting including
hospital, sub-acute, pre-hospital and home
For patient with Tidal Volumes > 300 ml.Similar
Principle of OperationFiltration is via the principle of electrostatic charges
in the media
Passive humidification is the use of a "treated" media
which absorbs the patient's exhaled heat and moisture
and upon inhales
the retained heat and humidity is released to the dry
inhalation gases.Filtration is via the principle of electrostatic
charges in the media
Passive humidification is the use of a "treated"
media which absorbs the patient's exhaled heat
and moisture and upon inhales
the retained heat and humidity is released to the
dry inhalation gases.Same
Patient PopulationAdults Tidal Volume >150 ml PediatricsAdults Tidal Volume >300 mlSimilar
Environments of useHospitals, sub-acute, pre-hospital and homeHospitals, sub-acute, pre-hospital and homeSimilar
AttributePredicate
Zhejiang Haisheng Medical Device Co.
LtdProposed
Altera Filter and HME / FilterComparison
Compatibility with
environment and other
devicesIntended for use with ventilators, anesthesia gas
machinesIntended for use with ventilators, anesthesia gas
machinesSame
PrescriptiveYesYesSimilar
PackagedSterileNon-sterileSimilar
Single patient use,
disposableYes, up to 24 hoursYes, up to 24 hoursSimilar
Basic componentsFilter media
HME has HME media
Sampling port for expired gas samplingFilter media
HME has HME media
Sampling port for expired gas samplingSimilar
Characteristics
BiocompatibilityNot knownExternally communicating, Tissue, Limited
Cytotoxicity
Sensitization Irritation
Leachable and Extractables with TRA
Acute Systemic Toxicity
Volatile Organic Compound Testing
Particulate Matter TestingSimilar
Performance testingISO 9360-1
Flow resistance - 76 kPa
ISO 80369-7 Luer
ISO 5356-1 ConicalConnectorsPasses RequirementsMeets the Standards
ASTM F2101Bacterial Filtration Efficiency (BFE) %Equivalent to predicate>99.998%
ASTM F2101Viral Filtration Efficiency (VFE) %Equivalent to predicate>99.96%
ISO 9360-1HME PerformanceMoisture Output equivalent to
predicateMoisture Output
Vt = 1000 ml @ 24 hours
39 mg/L
ISO 10993 and
ISO 18562Cytotoxicity
Sensitization
IrritationNon-cytotoxic
Non-sensitizer
Non-irritantNon-cytotoxic
Non-sensitizer
Non-irritant
Chemical Characterization TRAMargin of Safety > 1Margin of Safety > 1
Acute Systemic ToxicityNon-systemicNon-systemic
Volatile Organic CompoundIdentified VOCIdentified VOC
Particulate Matter