K Number
K961937
Date Cleared
1996-12-09

(203 days)

Product Code
Regulation Number
870.1875
Reference & Predicate Devices
N/A
Predicate For
AI/MLSaMDIVD (In Vitro Diagnostic)TherapeuticDiagnosticis PCCP AuthorizedThirdpartyExpeditedreview
Intended Use

The SimulScope® Bedside Auscultation System allows the user to amplify heart, lung and bowel sounds and transmit them via infrared energy to wireless headphone worn by more then one listener. The system uses an electronic stethoscope connected to a transmitter unit and a receiving unit(s) for each listener.

Device Description

The SimulScope® Bedside Auscultation System allows the user to amplify heart, lung and bowel sounds and transmit them via infrared energy to wireless headphone worn by more then one listener. The system uses an electronic stethoscope connected to a transmitter unit and a receiving unit(s) for each listener.

AI/ML Overview

The provided text is a 510(k) summary for the SimulScope® Bedside Auscultation System. It focuses on demonstrating substantial equivalence to predicate devices based on product features and intended use. The document does not describe acceptance criteria, the results of a study to meet those criteria, or any of the detailed study information requested in your prompt.

Specifically, the document omits information such as:

  • Acceptance Criteria Table: No such table is present.
  • Sample Size and Data Provenance for Test Set: No test set is mentioned.
  • Number of Experts for Ground Truth: No ground truth experts are mentioned.
  • Adjudication Method: No adjudication method is mentioned.
  • MRMC Comparative Effectiveness Study: No MRMC study is mentioned.
  • Standalone Performance Study: No standalone performance study is mentioned.
  • Type of Ground Truth: No ground truth beyond general performance characteristics (acoustic/electronic operation, frequency range, etc.) is mentioned.
  • Training Set Sample Size: No training set is mentioned.
  • Ground Truth for Training Set: No information is provided.

The document's primary purpose is to compare the new device's features and principles of operation to existing, legally marketed devices to establish substantial equivalence, rather than to present data from a performance study demonstrating specific acceptance criteria.

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510(к) submission, SimulScope® Bedside Auscultation System Delphi Consulting Group, Stafford, Texas 77477

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Section 2 510(k) Summary & Certification

961937

The following is a Summary & Certification of the SimulScope® Bedside Auscultation System

I certify that I have conducted a reasonable search of all information known or otherwise available to me about the safety and/or effectiveness for an SimulScope® Bedside Auscultation System.

Printed Name J. Harvey Knauss

Signature J. Harry Knauss

Title Owner

Title

Date

May 16, 1996

Delphi Consulting Group, P. O. Box 932, Stafford, Texas 77477, 713-723-8169 Fax 713-723-4080

CLASSIFICATION NAME:STETHOSCOPE, ELECTRONIC
COMMON/USUAL NAME:STETHOSCOPE, ELECTRONIC
PROPRIETARY NAME:SimulScope® Bedside Auscultation System
CLASSIFICATION:21 CFR Part 882.1835, Amplifier, Physiological Signal, Class II
PERFORMANCE STANDARDS:None established
INDICATIONSThe SimulScope® Bedside Auscultation System allows the user to amplify heart, lung and bowel sounds and transmit them via infrared energy to wireless headphone worn by more then one listener. The system uses an electronic stethoscope connected to a transmitter unit and a receiving unit(s) for each listener.
CONTRAINDICATIONSNone known. Accepted clinical practices must always be observed.

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SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENCE

The SimulScope® Bedside Auscultation System material and design is substantial equivalent to the Graphic Auscultation System from Blood Line Technology, Incline Village, Nevada 89450-3937 and the DSP-200 Digital Stethoscope from International Acoustics Incorporated, Palatine, Illinois 60067

SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENCE

Comparison of features and principles of operation between the SimulScope® Bedside Auscultation System and other devices in the market via Section 510(k) of the Act.

ParameterSimulScope®Graphic AuscultationDSP-200
AcousticOperationNoYesNo
ElectronicOperationYesYesYes
BatteryOperationYesYesYes
AC PoweredOperationYesNoYes
FrequencyRange30 Hz to 4 KHz50 Hz - 2 KHz50 Hz - 4 KHz
EqualizerYes (8 band)Switchable filtersNo
Infrared SoundTransmissionYesNoNo
Unit Weight4 Lbs10.8 OzUnknown
Electronics inchest pieceNoYesNo
Speaker intubingYesYesNo
Accessory jackoutputYesYesYes
Output for anumber oflistenersYesYesYes
Micro ProcessorNoUnknownYes

§ 870.1875 Stethoscope.

(a)
Manual stethoscope —(1)Identification. A manual stethoscope is a mechanical device used to project the sounds associated with the heart, arteries, and veins and other internal organs.(2)
Classification. Class I (general controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 870.9.(b)
Electronic stethoscope —(1)Identification. An electronic stethoscope is an electrically amplified device used to project the sounds associated with the heart, arteries, and veins and other internal organs.(2)
Classification. Class II (special controls). The device, when it is a lung sound monitor, is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 870.9.