(150 days)
Yes
The description mentions a "validated computational model for estimating blood pressure" and the use of "patient specific information (age, gender, height and weight) and the blood pressure measurement as inputs" to an "algorithm" for blood pressure estimation. While not explicitly stating "AI" or "ML," the description of a computational model and algorithm that takes multiple inputs and produces an estimation, along with the mention of training and test data sets, strongly suggests the use of machine learning techniques for blood pressure estimation.
No.
The SimpleSense Platform is intended to record, display, and store physiological data as an aid to diagnosis and treatment, and to estimate, display and store blood pressure data. It is not described as directly applying therapy or treating a condition.
Yes
The device is intended to 'aid in diagnosis' by evaluating physiological signals and providing blood pressure estimations for assessing cardiac health, which directly supports diagnostic processes.
No
The device description explicitly states that the SimpleSense system includes a wearable garment with embedded sensors and an electronics module to gather data, indicating hardware components are integral to the device's function.
Based on the provided information, the SimpleSense Platform is not an In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) device.
Here's why:
- IVD Definition: In Vitro Diagnostics are devices used to examine specimens taken from the human body, such as blood, urine, or tissue, to provide information for diagnosis, monitoring, or screening.
- SimpleSense Platform Function: The SimpleSense Platform is a non-invasive, wearable device that collects physiological data directly from the patient's body (ECG, respiration, heart sounds, activity, blood pressure estimation). It does not analyze specimens taken from the body.
- Intended Use: The intended use describes the device as recording, displaying, and storing physiological data as an aid to diagnosis and treatment. While this data is used to inform clinical decisions, the device itself is not performing a diagnostic test on a biological sample.
Therefore, the SimpleSense Platform falls under the category of a medical device that collects physiological data, rather than an In Vitro Diagnostic device.
No
The provided text does not contain any explicit statement that the FDA has reviewed and approved or cleared a Predetermined Change Control Plan (PCCP) for this specific device.
Intended Use / Indications for Use
The SimpleSense Platform is intended for use at home, a healthcare facility, or medical research organization under the direction of a licensed medical professional to record, display, and store the following physiological data: a) 2 leads of Electrocardiogram; b) Respiration rate measured through thoracic impedance; c) Heart Sounds; d) Activity including posture; e) Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure and f) other validated data sources. The SimpleSense Platform is intended for use when the licensed medical professional decides to evaluate the physiologic signals of adult patients as an aid to diagnosis and treatment. The SimpleSense Platform is intended to be used by patients at rest with a stationary torso. ECG recordings are indicated for the manual assessment of cardiac rhythm disturbances.
The SimpleSense Platform does not produce alarms and is not intended for active patient monitoring. The SimpleSense Platform is not intended for use as life supporting equipment on high-risk patients such as critical care patients. The SimpleSense Platform is not intended for use in the presence of a pacemaker.
The SimpleSense-BP software application is intended to estimate, display and store blood pressure data on adult patients who are twenty two (22) years and older. The SimpleSense-BP can be used after a clinician determines the user's hypertension classification via an auscultatory blood pressure cuff measurement. The Blood Pressure algorithm uses patient specific information (age, gender, height and weight) and the blood pressure measurement as inputs. SimpleSense-BP is used to provide blood pressure estimations derived from physiological sensors to qualified medical personnel as a complimentary physiological feature for the purposes of assessing a patient's cardiac health and variance.
Product codes
DXN, DXH, DSB, BZQ, DPS, DQD
Device Description
The SimpleSense-BP Software Application accesses the physiological parameters like ECG, heart sounds, and thoracic impedance captured by the SimpleSense Device for processing into the vital sign outputs of the product which includes estimation of Systolic and Diastolic blood pressure. The software uses recorded data from the SimpleSense electronics module as inputs into a validated computational model for estimating blood pressure over the period of wear. The system samples blood pressure while the user is at rest. In addition, SimpleSense-BP Software utilizes inputs such as demographic information (age, weight, height, and gender) and a blood pressure measurement for clinical stratification to the algorithm. The blood pressure outputs are returned to the SimpleSense Mobile Application and/or SimpleSense webserver for display, review and interpretation by a physician.
The Nanowear SimpleSense system is a non-invasive, wearable, and portable medical device for the evaluation and monitoring of patients. It utilizes physiologic and biometric sensors embedded in a garment and an electronics module to gather the heart health data.
The specific physiological parameters recorded by the device include: two vectors of Electrocardiogram (ECG), respiratory rate though thoracic impedance, heart sounds, and activity including posture. The signals are recorded by the electronics module on a removable data storage card and are periodically transferred to a smartphone mobile application that connects to the electronics module over a wireless Bluetooth connection. The mobile application provides the functionality of transferring the data collected by the electronics module then relaying the data to the Nanowear web server for display of the data by a physician.
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Mentions AI, DNN, or ML
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Input Imaging Modality
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Anatomical Site
Chest worn sash with multiple embedded sensors
Indicated Patient Age Range
Adult patients who are twenty two (22) years and older.
Intended User / Care Setting
Home, a healthcare facility, or medical research organization under the direction of a licensed medical professional.
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
To ensure models operate accurately over a broad range of blood pressures, both within the specified range of the original model chosen by baseline calibration and outside the range of the baseline model, enrollment was done until at least 10 subjects have a change in BP of at least 15 mmHg systolic or 10 mmHg diastolic for each of the 4 models used by the device.
149 subjects in total were identified. Due to software risk mitigations within SimpleSense-BP that rejects unusable data, 147 subjects had usable data at any protocol time point of change. The accuracy after an induced change has met the acceptance criteria specified in ISO 81060-2 (mean difference no greater than ±5 mmHg with a standard deviation no greater than 8 mmHg).
For the accuracy over calibration period test, subjects were enrolled following IEEE 1708 specifications of at least 85 subjects and at least 21 subjects in each clinical stratification of Normal, Prehypertension, Stage 1 hypertension, and stage 2 hypertension. 4 measurements after the initial calibration measurement are made for each enrolled subject separated by 7 days to cover an evaluation period of 21 days. (Total Number of Subjects = 91). The majority of the subjects are hypertensive, mirroring the focus of the validation study's patient population (~74% hypertensive; 67 out of 91).
A minimum of 21 subjects were included in each of the four stratifications (Normal, Prehypertensive, Stage 1, and Stage 2 hypertension) for test sets as shown in Figure 1 of 03CBT01 – SimpleSense-BP Validation Report Rev D Appendix C.
There was no overlap of subjects between the training and test data sets i.e., none of the measurements from subjects in the training data set were included in the test data set and vice versa.
Summary of Performance Studies (study type, sample size, AUC, MRMC, standalone performance, key results)
Induced blood pressure change test:
Study type: Performance evaluation to ensure models operate accurately over a broad range of blood pressures.
Sample size: 147 subjects with usable data.
Key results: The performance Mean Difference (MD) and Standard Deviation of Difference (SD) meets the acceptance criteria of ISO 81060-2 in all 16 categories supporting generalizability across the intended population, safely and efficaciously supporting SimpleSense-BP's indications for use.
The accuracy after an induced change has met the acceptance criteria specified in ISO 81060-2 (mean difference no greater than ±5 mmHg with a standard deviation no greater than 8 mmHg).
Accuracy over calibration period test:
Study type: Performance evaluation to ensure the device maintains its accuracy for the labeled period of calibration.
Sample size: 91 subjects.
Key results: The performance Mean Difference (MD) and Standard Deviation of Difference (SD) meets the acceptance criteria of ISO 81060-2 in all 4 categories and in each of the 7-day timepoints. As originally postulated, there is no evidence of drift or divergence irrespective of test condition. For each change type, the performance meets acceptance criteria established by FDA supporting generalizability across the intended population, safely and efficaciously supporting SimpleSense-BP's indication for use.
The device accuracy has met the acceptance criteria specified in ISO 81060-2 (mean difference no greater than ± 5 mmHg with standard deviation no greater than 8 mmHg) for 21 days.
In conclusion, the error performance was within the acceptable range for all subgroups based on clinical stratification. Several transitions in clinical stratifications relative to the initial stratification from static readings were observed in the test population and the subjects enrolled in the study had blood pressures that were evenly spread across the range of blood pressures in each clinical stratification.
Key Metrics (Sensitivity, Specificity, PPV, NPV, etc.)
Induced blood pressure change test:
Systolic:
All Protocol time points (Overall): MD = 0.09, SD = 4.08
Only protocol time points with nominal changes: MD = 0.10, SD = 3.88
SBP Increase ≥ 15 mmHg: Averaged MD = -4.65, SD = 2.62
SBP Decrease ≤ -15 mmHg: Averaged MD = 4.20, SD = 2.87
Diastolic:
All Protocol time points (Overall): MD = 0.35, SD = 3.32
Only protocol time points with nominal changes: MD = 0.46, SD = 3.17
DBP Increase ≥ 10 mmHg: Averaged MD = -2.54, SD = 2.98
DBP Decrease ≤ -10 mmHg: Averaged MD = 3.36, SD = 3.36
Accuracy over calibration period test:
Systolic:
Week-1: MD = -1.7, SD = 5.13
Week-2: MD = -1.71, SD = 5.05
Week-3: MD = -0.88, SD = 4.94
Week-4: MD = -2.94, SD = 4.82
Diastolic:
Week-1: MD = -0.41, SD = 4.19
Week-2: MD = -0.23, SD = 4.12
Week-3: MD = 0.22, SD = 4.05
Week-4: MD = -0.77, SD = 3.75
Predicate Device(s)
Reference Device(s)
Predetermined Change Control Plan (PCCP) - All Relevant Information
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§ 870.1130 Noninvasive blood pressure measurement system.
(a)
Identification. A noninvasive blood pressure measurement system is a device that provides a signal from which systolic, diastolic, mean, or any combination of the three pressures can be derived through the use of tranducers placed on the surface of the body.(b)
Classification. Class II (performance standards).
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December 8, 2023
Nanowear Inc. Venkatesh Varadan CEO 53 Boerum Place, Suite 3F Brooklyn, New York 11201
Re: K232053
Trade/Device Name: SimpleSense-BP, SimpleSense-BP Software Application Regulation Number: 21 CFR 870.1130 Regulation Name: Noninvasive blood pressure measurement system Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: DXN, DXH, DSB, BZQ, DPS, DQD Dated: July 10, 2023 Received: July 11, 2023
Dear Venkatesh Varadan:
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 (the 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 available 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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Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21 CFR 807.97). For questions regarding the reporting of adverse events under the MDR regulation (21 CFR Part 803), please go to https://www.fda.gov/medical-device-safety/medical-device-reportingmdr-how-report-medical-device-problems.
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Robert T. Kazmierski -S
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LCDR Stephen Browning Assistant Director Division of Cardiac, Electrophysiology, Diagnostics, and Monitoring Devices Office of Cardiovascular Devices Office of Product Evaluation and Quality Center for Devices and Radiological Health
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Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K232053
Device Name SimpleSense-BP
Indications for Use (Describe)
The SimpleSense Platform is intended for use at home, a healthcare facility, or medical research organization under the direction of a licensed medical professional to record, display, and store the following physiological data: a) 2 leads of Electrocardiogram; b) Respiration rate measured through thoracic impedance; c) Heart Sounds; d) Activity including posture; e) Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure and f) other validated data sources. The SimpleSense Platform is intended for use when the licensed medical professional decides to evaluate the physiologic signals of adult patients as an aid to diagnosis and treatment. The SimpleSense Platform is intended to be used by patients at rest with a stationary torso. ECG recordings are indicated for the manual assessment of cardiac rhythm disturbances.
The SimpleSense Platform does not produce alarms and is not intended for active patient monitoring. The SimpleSense Platform is not intended for use as life supporting equipment on high-risk patients such as critical care patients. The SimpleSense Platform is not intended for use in the presence of a pacemaker.
The SimpleSense-BP software application is intended to estimate, display and store blood pressure data on adult patients who are twenty two (22) years and older. The SimpleSense-BP can be used after a clinician determines the user's hypertension classification via an auscultatory blood pressure cuff measurement. The Blood Pressure algorithm uses patient specific information (age, gender, height and weight) and the blood pressure measurement as inputs. SimpleSense-BP is used to provide blood pressure estimations derived from physiological sensors to qualified medical personnel as a complimentary physiological feature for the purposes of assessing a patient's cardiac health and variance.
| Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable) | |
|---|---|
| Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) | Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C) |
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510(K) SUMMARY PER 21 CFR §807.92
1. Submitter's information
Nanowear Inc.
Contact: Venkatesh Varadan
53 Boerum Pl, Suite 3F Brooklyn, NY 11201 United States
Phone: 718-637-4815
Date: October 11, 2022
2. New Device
- Trade Name: SimpleSense-BP
- Common Name: Blood pressure monitor
- Classification Name: ●
- System, Measurement, Blood-Pressure, Non-Invasive (21 CFR §870.1130 Product O Code DXN)
3. PRIMARY PREDICATE DEVICE - K212160
Provided all sensors and the majority of functionality has not changed since the prior clearance (no physical changes and 5 of 6 product codes remain the same), Nanowear's prior clearance was selected as the predicate device.
- Trade Name: Nanowear Inc. – SimpleSense Platform
- Common Name: Vital signs monitoring system
- Classification Names:
- O Transmitters and Receivers, Electrocardiograph, Telephone (21 CFR §870.2920 -Product Code: DXH)
- Plethysmograph, Impedance (21 CFR §870.2770 Product Code: DSB) O
- Monitor, Breathing Frequency (21 CFR §868.2375 Product Code: BZQ) O
- Electrocardiograph (21 CFR §870.2340 Product Code: DPS) O
- Stethoscope, Electronic (21 CFR §870.1875 Product Code: DQD) O
4. SECONDARY PREDICATE DEVICE - K190792
Since the predicate device does not include product code DXN, the following reference device is provided to establish equivalence to a previously cleared medical device for the additional product code. This device is used to establish similar use of software-based analysis to obtain blood pressure in a multi-parameter system.
- Trade Name: Biobeat Technologies Ltd. – BB-613 WP
- Common Name: Vital signs monitoring system ●
- Classification Names:
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- Oximeter (21 CFR §870.2920 Product Code: DQA) о
- System, Measurement, Blood-Pressure, Non-Invasive (21 CFR §870.1130 Product o Code DXN)
- Transmitters And Receivers, Physiological Signal, Radiofrequency (21 CFR §868.2910 o - Product Code: DRG)
5. Indications for Use
The SimpleSense Platform is intended for use at home, a healthcare facility, or medical research organization under the direction of a licensed medical professional to record, display, and store the following physiological data: a) 2 leads of Electrocardiogram; b) Respiration rate measured through thoracic impedance; c) Heart Sounds; d) Activity including posture; e) Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure and f) other validated data sources. The SimpleSense Platform is intended for use when the licensed medical professional decides to evaluate the physiologic signals of adult patients as an aid to diagnosis and treatment. The SimpleSense Platform is intended to be used by patients at rest with a stationary torso. ECG recordings are indicated for the manual assessment of cardiac rhythm disturbances.
The SimpleSense Platform does not produce alarms and is not intended for active patient monitoring. The SimpleSense Platform is not intended for use as life supporting equipment on high-risk patients such as critical care patients. The SimpleSense Platform is not intended for use in the presence of a pacemaker.
The SimpleSense-BP software application is intended to estimate, display and store blood pressure data on adult patients who are twenty two (22) years and older. The SimpleSense-BP can be used after a clinician determines the user's hypertension classification via an auscultatory blood pressure cuff measurement. The Blood Pressure algorithm uses patient specific information (age, gender, height and weight) and the blood pressure measurement as inputs. SimpleSense-BP is used to provide blood pressure estimations derived from physiological sensors to qualified medical personnel as a complimentary physiological feature for the purposes of assessing a patient's cardiac health and variance.
6. Device Description
The SimpleSense-BP Software Application accesses the physiological parameters like ECG, heart sounds, and thoracic impedance captured by the SimpleSense Device for processing into the vital sign outputs of the product which includes estimation of Systolic and Diastolic blood pressure. The software uses recorded data from the SimpleSense electronics module as inputs into a validated computational model for estimating blood pressure over the period of wear. The system samples blood pressure while the user is at rest. In addition, SimpleSense-BP Software utilizes inputs such as demographic information (age, weight, height, and gender) and a blood pressure measurement for clinical stratification to the algorithm. The blood pressure outputs are returned to the SimpleSense Mobile Application and/or SimpleSense webserver for display, review and interpretation by a physician.
The Nanowear SimpleSense system is a non-invasive, wearable, and portable medical device for the evaluation and monitoring of patients. It utilizes physiologic and biometric sensors embedded in a garment and an electronics module to gather the heart health data.
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The specific physiological parameters recorded by the device include: two vectors of Electrocardiogram (ECG), respiratory rate though thoracic impedance, heart sounds, and activity including posture. The signals are recorded by the electronics module on a removable data storage card and are periodically transferred to a smartphone mobile application that connects to the electronics module over a wireless Bluetooth connection. The mobile application provides the functionality of transferring the data collected by the electronics module then relaying the data to the Nanowear web server for display of the data by a physician.
7. Intended Use
The Nanowear SimpleSense-BP blood pressure software module is intended to estimate systolic and diastolic blood pressure using the SimpleSense device data and demographic information of the patient inclusive of age, weight, and gender. In addition, an initial blood pressure value for clinical stratification must be determined and entered by a clinician. The blood pressure value is also input into the device as an input to the blood pressure algorithm. A new blood pressure measurement needs to be taken and updated into the system every 21 days.
8. CLINICAL USE MODEL
The SimpleSense-BP software application allows medical professionals to remotely obtain, and review blood pressure measurements computed from the SimpleSense device data. Under the care of a physician, a medical professional prescribes the SimpleSense device which captures data via the garment, stores and transmits data from a Signal Acquisition Unit (SAU) to a smartphone device via Bluetooth and wirelessly transmits via Wi-Fi or cellular data for review by a medical professional. The data that is transmitted to the Nanowear servers is used as inputs to the SimpleSense-BP software algorithm. The output of the algorithm is estimated Systolic and Diastolic blood pressure.
9. Substantial Equivalence Comparison
See §4 (Indications for Use) above to review bold font that demarks the difference between the predicate device and the SimpleSense-BP software.
The table below delineates the differences between the cleared SimpleSense Platform, and the proposed SimpleSense-BP software algorithm. The table includes comparisons of the system features of the devices. Any differences between the two designs have been marked with bold font which are further discussed below the table.
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Table 1: Predicate Comparison: System Design
| | Nanowear Inc.
SimpleSense Platform | Nanowear Inc.
SimpleSense-BP (on SimpleSense Platform) | BioBeat Technologies LTD
BB-613 | |
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| 510(k)
Number | K212160 | New Device - K214069 | K190792 | |
| Indications
for Use
Statement | The SimpleSense Platform is
intended for use at home, or at a
healthcare facility, under the
direction of a licensed medical
professional, to record, display and
store the following physiological
data: a) 2 leads of
Electrocardiogram; b) Respiration
rate measured through thoracic
impedance; c) Heart Sounds; d)
Activity including posture; and e)
other validated data sources. The
SimpleSense Platform is intended
for use when the licensed medical
professional decides to evaluate
the physiologic signals of adult
patients as an aid to diagnosis and
treatment. The SimpleSense
Platform is intended to be used by
patients at rest and not performing
any activities or movements. ECG
recordings are indicated for the
manual assessment of cardiac
rhythm disturbances. The
SimpleSense Platform does not
produce alarms and is not intended
for active patient monitoring (real-
time).
The SimpleSense Platform is not
intended for use as life supporting
equipment on high-risk patients
such as critical care patients. The
SimpleSense Platform is not
intended for use in the presence of
a pacemaker. | The SimpleSense Platform is intended for use at home,
a healthcare facility, or medical research organization
under the direction of a licensed medical professional
to record, display, and store the following physiological
data: a) 2 leads of Electrocardiogram; b) Respiration
rate measured through thoracic impedance; c) Heart
Sounds; d) Activity including posture; e) Systolic and
Diastolic Blood Pressure and f) other validated data
sources. The SimpleSense Platform is intended for use
when the licensed medical professional decides to
evaluate the physiologic signals of adult patients as an
aid to diagnosis and treatment. The SimpleSense
Platform is intended to be used by patients at rest with
a stationary torso. ECG recordings are indicated for the
manual assessment of cardiac rhythm disturbances.
The SimpleSense Platform does not produce alarms
and is not intended for active patient monitoring.
The SimpleSense Platform is not intended for use as life
supporting equipment on high-risk patients such as
critical care patients. The SimpleSense Platform is not
intended for use in the presence of a pacemaker.
The SimpleSense-BP software application is intended to
estimate, display and store blood pressure data on
adult patients who are twenty two (22) years and
older. The SimpleSense-BP can be used after a clinician
determines the user's hypertension classification via a
FDA cleared blood pressure cuff and enters patient
specific information (age, gender, height and weight).
SimpleSense-BP is used to provide blood pressure
calculations derived from physiological sensors to
qualified medical personnel as a complimentary
physiological feature for the purposes of assessing a
patient's cardiac health and variance. | The BB-613 WP is a
wrist-worn or skin
attached device
indicated for use in
measuring and
displaying functional
oxygen saturation of
arterial hemoglobin
(%SpO2) and pulse rate.
The BB-613WP can also
track changes in blood
pressure based on Pulse
Wave Transit Time
(PWTT) which is
obtained utilizing pulse
measurements from the
integrated SpO2 sensor,
following a calibration
process using
oscillometric blood
pressure monitor.
The BB-613WP is
intended for spot-
checking of adult
patients in hospitals,
clinics, long-term care,
and home use. | |
| Product Code | DXH, DSB, BZQ, DPS, DQD | DXH, DSB, BZQ, DPS, DQD, DXN | DXN, DQA, DRG | |
| Acquired
Data | • Electrocardiogram
• Respiration Rate from
thoracic impedance
• Heart Sounds
• Activity | • Electrocardiogram
• Respiration Rate from thoracic impedance
• Heart Sounds
• Activity
• Systolic and Diastolic Blood Pressure from a
combination of above data and patient
information | • Oxygen Saturation
(SpO2)
• Pulse Rate (PR)
• Blood Pressure (BP) | |
| Target
Population | Adult patients requiring
evaluation of physiologic signals | No change - Same | Adults | |
| | Nanowear Inc.
SimpleSense Platform | Nanowear Inc.
SimpleSense-BP (on SimpleSense Platform) | BioBeat Technologies
LTD
BB-613 | |
| 510(k)
Number | K212160 | New Device - K214069 | K190792 | |
| Monitoring
Type | • Intermittent, Spot-checking | No change - Same | Spot-checking | |
| Sensor
Technology | • Electrocardiogram: Textile-based
nanosensors
• Respiration Rate: Textile-based
nanosensors measure thoracic
impedance and respiration is
derived from thoracic impedance
• Heart Sound:
Microelectromechanical (MEMs)
microphone | No change - Same | Pulse reflectance
technology, Four LED
(red + IR) and photo
diode absorbs reflected
light.
[Photoplethysmograp
hy PPG sensor] | |
| Anatomical
Sites | Chest worn sash with multiple
embedded sensors | No change - Same | Wrist worn device or
adhesive patch on
chest | |
| Materials | Polyester, ABS Hook and Loop,
Neoprene, Spandex, Silver and
Polyurethane | No change - Same
The materials used in Nanowear hardware have been
consistent across all Nanowear products, including this 510(k)
for the SimpleSense-BP. The SimpleSense system hardware
(K201669) was used for validating the SimpleSense-BP
software and is the exclusive hardware to be used with
SimpleSense-BP software. | Polycarbonate,
Photodiode window,
Silicone
Adhesive patch | |
| Signal
Acquisition
Method | • Electrocardiogram (EKG/ECG):
Standard Bipolar lead
instrumentation amplifier and
Sigma-Delta Analog to Digital
Converter.
• Respiration rate: Thoracic
Impedance is measured using
four-point probe using low
amplitude current applied to the
body and impedance measured
from voltage drop derived from
thoracic impedance.
• Heart Sound: solid state
Microelectromechanical (MEMs)
microphone embedded in
garment and located near Apex
of heart. | • Electrocardiogram (EKG/ECG): Standard Bipolar lead
instrumentation amplifier and Sigma-Delta Analog to
Digital Converter.
• Respiration rate: Thoracic Impedance is measured
using four-point probe using low amplitude current
applied to the body and impedance measured from
voltage drop derived from thoracic impedance.
• Heart Sound: solid state Microelectromechanical
(MEMs) microphone embedded in garment and
located near Apex of heart.
• Blood Pressure: software algorithm model for
estimating systolic and diastolic blood pressure
based on SimpleSense device data. | • Pulse Wave Transit
Time (PWTT)
calculation based on
measurement of
functional oxygen
saturation | |
| Display Type | No on-device display
Software application for iOS and
Android | No change - Same | LCD on device or
handheld display unit | |
| | Nanowear Inc.
SimpleSense Platform | Nanowear Inc.
SimpleSense-BP (on SimpleSense Platform) | BioBeat Technologies
LTD
BB-613 | |
| 510(k)
Number | K212160 | New Device - K214069 | K190792 | |
| Display
Requirement | User provided display hardware
for a healthcare professional to
view the recorded data. A
general-purpose
PC/Laptop/Desktop may be
used. | No change - Same | N/A | |
| Power Source | Internally powered using Li-Ion
rechargeable battery | No change - Same | Internally powered
battery | |
| Energy
Delivered | No energy delivered | No change - Same | Unknown | |
| Internal
Memory | Removeable MicroSD card | No change - Same | On-device storage | |
| Comm.
Interface | Wireless transceiver using
Bluetooth | No change - Same | Wireless | |
| Access to
Recorded
Data | Data is transferred to the smart
phone,
which is then shared with the
healthcare professional via the
SimpleSense Web Server.
For redundancy, encrypted data
is also stored in the removeable
storage medium. | No change - Same | Unknown | |
| Use
Environment | Home healthcare | No change - Same | Hospitals, clinics,
long-term care, and
home use | |
| Standards
Used | • AAMI ES 60601-1:2005 /(R)
2012
• IEC 60601-1-6:2010 +A1:2013
• IEC 60601-1-2:2014
• IEC 60601-2-47:2012
• ISO 10993-1:2009
• ASTM D4169-09
• ISO 14971:2007 | No change - Same | ISO 80601-2-56:2018
IEC 60601-1-2:2014
IEC 60601-1:2012 (3.1
Edition)
ANSI C63.27-2017 | |
| Sterility | Non-sterile | No change - Same | Supplied and used
non-sterile | |
| Photoplethys
mography
Sensor
Attributes | N/A | N/A | Emitted light peak
wavelength: 880nm
(IR), 650nm (Red)
Measurement Range
SpO2: 40% to 100%
Arms, SpO2: ±2% | |
| Frequency
Response | ECG
Thoracic
Impedance
Heart Sound
Accelerometer | 0.05 Hz - 65 Hz
0.05 Hz - 65 Hz
0.05 Hz - 236 Hz
0-25 Hz | No change - Same | N/A
Unknown
N/A
N/A |
| Channels | ECG | 2 channels | No change - Same | N/A |
| | Nanowear Inc.
SimpleSense Platform | | Nanowear Inc.
SimpleSense-BP (on SimpleSense Platform) | BioBeat Technologies
LTD
BB-613 |
| 510(k)
Number | K212160 | | New Device - K214069 | K190792 |
| | Thoracic
Impedance | 2 channels | No change - Same | Unknown |
| | Heart Sound | 1 channel | No change - Same | N/A |
| | Accelerometer | 1 channel | No change - Same | N/A |
| Resolution | ECG | 24-bit | No change - Same | N/A |
| | Thoracic
Impedance | 24-bit | No change - Same | Unknown |
| | Heart Sound | 24-bit | No change - Same | N/A |
| | Accelerometer | 16-bit | No change - Same | N/A |
| Sampling Rate | ECG | 200 Hz | No change - Same | N/A |
| | Thoracic
Impedance | 200 Hz | No change - Same | Unknown |
| | Heart Sound | 500 Hz | No change - Same | N/A |
| | Accelerometer | 50 Hz | No change - Same | N/A |
| Range | Heart Rate
or(Pulse Rate)
(Heart Rate from
ECG) | | No change - Same | 40 to 250 bpm, Arms,
±3% (Pulse rate from
PPG) |
| | Blood
Pressure | N/A | SBP: 80-230 mmHg
DBP: 40-130 mmHg | 0 mmHg - 299 mmHg |
| | Respiration
Rate | 6-22 breathes per
minute (BPM) with
accuracy ± 2 BPM | No change - Same | N/A |
| Blood
Pressure
Accuracy | Not Available | | ± 5 mmHg (Mean Difference); ± 8 mmHg
(Standard Deviation) | ±5 mmHg (Mean
error) |
| Memory | microSD card/16GB | | No change - Same | Unknown |
| Power Supply
– Battery
Type | Rechargeable Lithium-Ion | | No change - Same | Unknown |
| Operational
Time | Up to 15 hours total recording
time using a single garment. | | No change - Same | 72 hours |
| Data Transfer | Bluetooth, Cellular, Wi-Fi | | No change - Same | Bluetooth, Cellular,
Wi-Fi |
| Software
Interface | iOS or Android OS Mobile
Application and web browser | | No change - Same | iOS or Android OS
Mobile Application |
| Physical
Specification:
Dimensions | 3.3" x 2.40" x 1.03" | | No change - Same | Unknown and varies
based on wrist worn
or chest worn device |
| Physical
Specification:
Weight | 3.3 (ounces) | | No change - Same | Unknown and varies
based on wrist worn
or chest worn device |
| Electrodes | Integrated into the device | | No change - Same | Unknown |
| Usage
Environment | Healthcare facility or home
environment | | No change - Same | Healthcare facility or
home environment |
| Environment
al Operating
Temperature | 5°C to 45°C | | No change - Same | Unknown |
| Storage
Temperature | -20°C to 60°C | | No change - Same | Unknown |
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10. Discussion of Key System Differences
10.1. Indications for Use, Product Code
The legally marketed predicate SimpleSense Platform (K212160) records, displays and stores ECG, Respiration Rate, and Heart Sounds. With the addition of the SimpleSense-BP software, the SimpleSense Platform can display systolic and diastolic blood pressure. There are approximately 500 FDA cleared medical blood pressure monitors in the DXN product code (noninvasive blood pressure measurement system), proving it a well-accepted physiologic parameter for 510(k) clearance.
Generally the addition of blood pressure to a multi-parameter monitor does not introduce additional risks. It is common to view vital signs such as ECG, Heart Rate, Respiratory Rate and Blood Pressure within the same device/user-interface. Analogous to all other parameters measured by the SimpleSense device, blood pressure data is reviewed retrospectively so there are no physiologic alarm functions, no automated diagnosis, and no real-time clinical response as a result of monitoring. There are no additional concerns of safe and effective use of the SimpleSense Platform running the SimpleSense-BP software for display of blood pressure alongside existing parameters.
10.2. Acquired Data
The primary difference between SimpleSense-BP software and primary predicate device is the inclusion of blood pressure estimation. The secondary predicate Biobeat BB-613-WP (K190792) is included to provide an example of a cleared medical device with a similar use of software-based analysis to obtain blood pressure in a multi-parameter system (as opposed to the traditionally more common oscillometric method). Biobeat uses Pulse Wave Transit Time (PWTT) which is based on an oxygen saturation sensor data, but there are other similar software-based analysis methods such as Pulse Decomposition Analysis (PDA) which uses ECG and tonometry.
Generally, software-based blood pressure measurements have been proven substantially equivalent to a predicate device by adherence to compliance standards and comparison in non-inferiority studies to a legally marketed medical device. Nanowear has followed that same path to prove substantial equivalence. The performance study was performed to compare the SimpleSense-BP to the gold standard.
10.3. Signal Acquisition Method
Blood Pressure reported by the SimpleSense-BP software is derived from existing (unchanged) sensor data obtained by the SimpleSense Platform. The SimpleSense-BP software is an algorithm model for estimating systolic and diastolic blood pressure based on SimpleSense device data. SimpleSense-BP is a fixed algorithm.
The method of signal acquisition from the nanosensors on the SimpleSense garment, does not raise any new questions regarding patient safety compared to the legally marketed SimpleSense Platform (K212160). This change does not introduce new hazards that result in unacceptable risk for the patient or medical professional. Further evaluation of performance is necessary to ensure the SimpleSense-BP software algorithm analysis is as effective as previously cleared medical device (see §10 below).
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10.4. Monitoring Type
The conditions described in the labeling for the required period of rest and the posture to be assumed by the user are identical to the instructions provided to patients who might use cuff-based blood pressure cuff at home following the standard of care for at-home self-reported blood pressure estimation. The users are instructed and are aware that blood pressure will be estimated after the stipulated period of rest following an initiation of a recording on the SimpleSense device. Due to the manner of operation of many cuffbased devices, the inflation of the cuff informs the user that a blood pressure is being estimated. However, the SimpleSense device does not provide a physical stimulus of that nature. Instead, the SimpleSense mobile App provides indication that a recording is ongoing. In either condition, the user is aware that a estimation will be taken by the device and are instructed to remain still. In case of device use outside of intended conditions, the SimpleSense-BP software actively rejects data captured if movements are detected by the SimpleSense activity monitoring function. Given this condition of use, instructions provided to the user, and the presence of software mitigations to detect use outside specified intended use, the difference in monitoring type raises no new questions of safety and efficacy.
11. Performance Testing
The ensemble models estimate systolic and diastolic pressures based on features extracted from the input SimpleSense data, and demographics data inclusive of the clinical stratification, an initial blood pressure measurement, age, gender, height, and weight. These inputs need to be updated every 21 days.
Subjects in four categories of hypertension - Normal, Prehypertensive, Stage 1, and Stage 2 hypertension were recruited with at least 21 subjects in each category as per IEEE 1708-2019a standard requirements reflecting the true breadth of the intended population. Blood pressure variations were induced using physical activity and thermal stimulus and the performance was achieved by the SimpleSense-BP algorithm. The auscultatory reference measurements were used to validate the SimpleSense-BP algorithm. Table 2 includes the results of the testing of the validation set. The range of BP tested was 80-230 mmHg for Systolic Blood Pressure and 40-130 mmHg for Diastolic Blood Pressure.
11.1. Induced blood pressure change test
To ensure models operate accurately over a broad range of blood pressures, both within the specified range of the original model chosen by baseline calibration and outside the range of the baseline model, enrollment was done until at least 10 subjects have a change in BP of at least 15 mmHg systolic or 10 mmHg diastolic for each of the 4 models used by the device.
The analysis results in the tables below show performance on all protocol timepoints, protocol timepoints with nominal changes only, and protocol timepoints with significant changes only.
All tables demonstrate that for each type of significant change in systolic and diastolic pressure and for each clinical stratification, there were at least 10 subjects identified. The
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performance Mean Difference (MD) and Standard Deviation of Difference (SD) meets the acceptance criteria of ISO 81060-2 in all 16 categories supporting generalizability across the intended population, safely and efficaciously supporting SimpleSense-BP's indications for use. 149 subjects in total were identified. Due to software risk mitigations within SimpleSense-BP that rejects unusable data, 147 subjects had usable data at any protocol time point of change. The accuracy after an induced change has met the acceptance criteria specified in ISO 81060-2 (mean difference no greater than ±5 mmHg with a standard deviation no greater than 8 mmHg).
| Measurement
Type | All Protocol time points (Overall)
included | | | Only protocol time points with nominal
changes
(SBP Change ≤ ±15 mmHg; DBP Change ≤
±10 mmHg) | | |
|---------------------|------------------------------------------------|---------|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|------|
| | Number of
Subjects | Results | | Number of
Subjects | Results | |
| | | MD | SD | | MD | SD |
| Systolic | 147 | 0.09 | 4.08 | 147 | 0.10 | 3.88 |
| Diastolic | 147 | 0.35 | 3.32 | 147 | 0.46 | 3.17 |
TABLE 2 PERFORMANCE OF MEASURED CHANGES IN BLOOD PRESSURE
| Significant Blood Pressure Changes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Systolic | Diastolic | ||||
| Description of Change | Number of Subjects | Averaged | |||
| MD SD | Description of Change | Number of Subjects | Averaged | ||
| MD SD | |||||
| SBP Increase ≥ 15 mmHg | 77 | -4.65 2.62 | DBP Increase ≥ 10 mmHg | 73 | -2.54 2.98 |
| SBP Decrease ≤ -15 mmHg | 72 | 4.20 2.87 | DBP Decrease ≤ - 10 mmHg | 25 | 3.36 3.36 |
11.2. Accuracy over calibration period test
To ensure the device maintains its accuracy for the labeled period of calibration, performance evaluation was performed with measurements at baseline, at the end, and at intermediate time points. Subjects were enrolled following IEEE 1708 specifications of at least 85 subjects and at least 21 subjects in each clinical stratification of Normal, Prehypertension, Stage 1 hypertension, and stage 2 hypertension. 4 measurements after the initial calibration measurement are made for each enrolled subject separated by 7 days to cover an evaluation period of 21 days.
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The table below provides a weekly time point performance for SBP And DBP for weeks 1,2,3, and 4 with device calibrated at week 1. The performance Mean Difference (MD) and Standard Deviation of Difference (SD) meets the acceptance criteria of ISO 81060-2 in all 4 categories and in each of the 7-day timepoints. As originally postulated, there is no evidence of drift or divergence irrespective of test condition. For each change type, the performance meets acceptance criteria established by FDA supporting generalizability across the intended population, safely and efficaciously supporting SimpleSense-BP's indication for use. (Total Number of Subjects = 91). The majority of the subjects are hypertensive, mirroring the focus of the validation study's patient population (~74% hypertensive; 67 out of 91
| BP
measurement
type | Recording | Number of
Subjects | MD
(mmHg) | SD (mmHg) |
|---------------------------|-----------|-----------------------|--------------|-----------|
| Systolic | Week-1 | 91 | -1.7 | 5.13 |
| | Week-2 | 91 | -1.71 | 5.05 |
| | Week-3 | 91 | -0.88 | 4.94 |
| | Week-4 | 91 | -2.94 | 4.82 |
| Diastolic | Week-1 | 91 | -0.41 | 4.19 |
| | Week-2 | 91 | -0.23 | 4.12 |
| | Week-3 | 91 | 0.22 | 4.05 |
| | Week-4 | 91 | -0.77 | 3.75 |
| TABLE 3 PERFORMANCE RESULTS FOR BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENTS OVER THE CALIBRATION PERIOD. |
|---|
| ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
The device accuracy has met the acceptance criteria specified in ISO 81060-2 (mean difference no greater than ± 5 mmHg with standard deviation no greater than 8 mmHg) for 21 days.
In conclusion, the error performance was within the acceptable range for all subgroups based on clinical stratification. Several transitions in clinical stratifications relative to the initial stratification from static readings were observed in the test population and the subjects enrolled in the study had blood pressures that were evenly spread across the range of blood pressures in each clinical stratification.
11.3. Subject demography
A minimum of 21 subjects were included in each of the four stratifications (Normal, Prehypertensive, Stage 1, and Stage 2 hypertension) for test sets as shown in Figure 1 of 03CBT01 – SimpleSense-BP Validation Report Rev D Appendix C.
There was no overlap of subjects between the training and test data sets i.e., none of the measurements from subjects in the training data set were included in the test data set and vice versa.
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| | | Induced
Change Test
Population | Calibration
Test
Population |
|-------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| Demographic Information | Category | Number of Subjects | |
| Ethnicity | Asian | 17 | 16 |
| | Black | 45 | 18 |
| | Hispanic | 20 | 11 |
| | White | 67 | 46 |
| Gender | Female | 68 | 39 |
| | Male | 81 | 52 |
| Age | 20 - 30
yrs. | 19 | 10 |
| | 30 - 40
yrs. | 28 | 14 |
| | 40 - 50
yrs. | 38 | 16 |
| | 50 - 60
yrs. | 32 | 24 |
| | 60 - 70
yrs. | 14 | 13 |
| | 70 - 80
yrs. | 18 | 14 |
Table 4 Demographics and subgroup information
In addition to the coverage of categories of hypertension, the requirements of ISO 81060-2 for distribution of blood pressure values were also satisfied as listed in Table 4.
| ISO 81060-2 Clause 5.1.5 Blood Pressure Distribution Requirements | Percentages in test data |
|---|---|
| At least 5 % of the REFERENCE BLOOD PRESSURE readings shall have a SYSTOLIC | |
| BLOOD PRESSURE ≤100 mmHg (13,33 kPa). | 9.03% |
| At least 5 % of the REFERENCE BLOOD PRESSURE readings shall have a SYSTOLIC | |
| BLOOD PRESSURE ≥160 mmHg (21,33 kPa). | 10.13% |
| At least 20 % of the REFERENCE BLOOD PRESSURE readings shall have a SYSTOLIC | |
| BLOOD PRESSURE ≥140 mmHg (18,66 kPa). | 32.15% |
| At least 5 % of the REFERENCE BLOOD PRESSURE readings shall have a DIASTOLIC | |
| BLOOD PRESSURE ≤60 mmHg (8,0 kPa). | 7.59% |
Table 5 Test set blood pressure distribution satisfying ISO 81060-2 Clause 5.1.5
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| At least 5 % of the REFERENCE BLOOD PRESSURE readings shall have a DIASTOLIC
| BLOOD PRESSURE ≥100 mmHg (13,33 kPa). | 7.26% |
|---|---|
| At least 20 % of the REFERENCE BLOOD PRESSURE readings shall have a DIASTOLIC | |
| BLOOD PRESSURE ≥85 mmHg (11,33 kPa). | 29.73% |
12. Conclusion
Based on the qualitative and quantitative comparative analysis provided here, there are no design specification or technical differences between the cleared SimpleSense Platform running the SimpleSense-BP software (new device) that negatively affect the safety or efficacy of the medical device. The conclusions drawn from the non- clinical tests demonstrate that the device is as safe, as effective, and performs as well as or better than the legally marketed predicate devices The proposed SimpleSense-BP software running on the SimpleSense Platform is found to be substantially equivalent to the predicate device.