K Number
K192966
Device Name
FlowMet
Date Cleared
2020-01-10

(79 days)

Product Code
Regulation Number
870.2100
Panel
CV
Reference & Predicate Devices
Predicate For
N/A
AI/MLSaMDIVD (In Vitro Diagnostic)TherapeuticDiagnosticis PCCP AuthorizedThirdpartyExpeditedreview
Intended Use

The FlowMet is a non-invasive probe that is affixed to the fingers or toes and intended to quantify tissue blood flow rate.

Device Description

The FlowMet™ is a non-invasive probe that is affixed to the fingers or toes and intended to quantify tissue blood flow rate. The FlowMet™ probe is affixed to the digit (finger or toe) using a medical tape that is wrapped around the digit. Light source (laser diode) and detector (CMOS camera) secured in ABS/PC housings which are affixed to the digit using medical tape. Light source and detector are oriented to allow transillumination of digit.

AI/ML Overview

The provided text describes the FlowMet device and its equivalence to a predicate device (FlowMet-R). However, it does not contain information about the acceptance criteria or a study proving the device meets those criteria, as typically found in a clinical performance study for an AI-enabled device. The document primarily focuses on demonstrating substantial equivalence to a predicate non-AI device based on technological characteristics and non-clinical performance data (bench testing).

Therefore, I cannot fulfill your request for the detailed information about acceptance criteria and a study proving an AI device meets them, as this information is not present in the provided document. The FlowMet is a "Cardiovascular blood flowmeter" using "Laser Speckle Imaging" and is described as a non-invasive probe measuring tissue blood flow rate, without any mention of AI or machine learning components.

Specifically, the document states:

  • No clinical testing was performed. This is a key indicator that a clinical study with detailed acceptance criteria and human expert evaluation, as often required for AI/ML devices, was not conducted.
  • The performance data provided is from a bench test comparing the FlowMet to its predicate (FlowMet-R) under known flow rate conditions using a tissue analog, not actual human data.
  • The comparison focuses on technological characteristics (e.g., laser safety, measurement site, sterility, affixing method) and non-clinical performance data (linearity, coefficient of variation, correlation coefficient in a bench setting).

Without information regarding AI/ML components or a clinical performance study, I cannot provide the requested details about acceptance criteria, test set characteristics (sample size, provenance, ground truth establishment), expert qualifications, adjudication methods, MRMC studies, or standalone performance.

§ 870.2100 Cardiovascular blood flowmeter.

(a)
Identification. A cardiovascular blood flowmeter is a device that is connected to a flow transducer that energizes the transducer and processes and displays the blood flow signal.(b)
Classification. Class II (performance standards).