K Number
K992702
Device Name
EVENT ALLERGEN BARRIERS, EVENT MATTRESS ENCASING, EVENT DUVET ENCASING, EVENT PILLOW ENCASING, EVENT BEDDING SYSTEM
Manufacturer
Date Cleared
1999-11-08

(88 days)

Product Code
Regulation Number
880.6190
AI/MLSaMDIVD (In Vitro Diagnostic)TherapeuticDiagnosticis PCCP Authorized
Intended Use
eVENT™ Allergen Barriers have been designed exclusively for allergy sufferers wishing to reduce their exposure to house dust mite allergens in mattresses, pillows and duvel/comforters.
Device Description
eVENT™ Allergen Barriers consist of mattress, pillow and duvet/comforter encasings. The products consist of an expanded PTFE membrane laminated to a synthetic or synthetic/natural combination fabric. The expanded PTFE membrane provides a moisture-vapor & air permeable ("breathable") barrier with pores too small to allow passage to either house dust mites or their allergen containing fecal droppings. The fabric component provides a strong, easily maintained support for the ePTFE membrane. EVENT™ Allergen Barrlers are soft, comfortable and easy to clean; They are simply damp-dusted when the bed sheets are changed. Allergydirect.com's membrane manufacturing process is sufficiently controlled to ensure uniform nominal pore sizes too small to permit the Allergen Barners provide high levels of protection from house dust mite allergens. The membrane's vapor permeable characteristics help promote sleeping comfort. Thus, eVENT™ Allergen Barriers serve as an effective barrier between a patient and a cause of their allergies; this results in a healthier, more comfortable sleeping environment.
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The device description and performance studies focus on the physical properties of the fabric barrier and do not mention any computational or algorithmic components.

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The device acts as a physical barrier to allergens to reduce exposure and create a healthier environment, but it does not directly treat a disease or medical condition.

No

The device is an allergen barrier for allergy sufferers, designed to prevent exposure to dust mites and their allergens. It does not perform any diagnostic function.

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The device description clearly states the device consists of physical components (mattress, pillow, and duvet/comforter encasings) made of specific materials (expanded PTFE membrane laminated to fabric). 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:

  • Intended Use: The intended use is to reduce exposure to house dust mite allergens in mattresses, pillows, and duvets for allergy sufferers. This is a physical barrier function, not a diagnostic test performed on a sample from the human body.
  • Device Description: The device is a physical barrier (encasing) made of fabric and a membrane. It works by preventing the passage of mites and their allergens. It does not involve any chemical reactions, biological assays, or analysis of biological samples.
  • Lack of IVD Characteristics: The description does not mention any of the typical characteristics of an IVD, such as:
    • Analyzing samples (blood, urine, tissue, etc.)
    • Detecting or measuring substances in a sample
    • Providing information for diagnosis, monitoring, or screening of a disease or condition

The device is a physical product designed to mitigate an environmental factor contributing to allergies, not a diagnostic tool.

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Intended Use / Indications for Use

Allergen Barrers provide high levels of protection from house dust mite allergens. The membrane's vapor permeable characteristics help promote sleeping comfort. Thus, eVENT™ Allergen Barriers serve as an effective barrier between a patient and a cause of their allergies; this results in a healthier, more comfortable sleeping environment.

eVENT™ Allergen Barriers have been designed exclusively for allergy sufferers wishing to reduce their exposure to house dust mite allergens in mattresses, pillows and duvel/comforters.

Product codes (comma separated list FDA assigned to the subject device)

FMW

Device Description

eVENT™ Allergen Barriers consist of mattress, pillow and duvet/comforter encasings. The products consist of an expanded PTFE membrane laminated to a synthetic or synthetic/natural combination fabric. The expanded PTFE membrane provides a moisture-vapor & air permeable ("breathable") barrier with pores too small to allow passage to either house dust mites or their allergen containing fecal droppings. The fabric component provides a strong, easily maintained support for the ePTFE membrane. EVENT™ Allergen Barrlers are soft, comfortable and easy to clean; They are simply damp-dusted when the bed sheets are changed. Allergydirect.com's membrane manufacturing process is sufficiently controlled to ensure uniform nominal pore sizes too small to permit the Allergen Barners provide high levels of protection from house dust mite allergens. The membrane's vapor permeable characteristics help promote sleeping comfort. Thus, eVENT™ Allergen Barriers serve as an effective barrier between a patient and a cause of their allergies; this results in a healthier, more comfortable sleeping environment.

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Indicated Patient Age Range

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Description of the training 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)

Test data demonstrating that eVENT™ Allergen Barriers are over 2 times (Modified Desiccant Method [MDM] dry method) more "breathable" than the comparable Allergy Control Products' ACb" Elite and over 4 times more "breathable" than Allergy Control Products' ACb Sheer are included, eVENT™ Allergen Barrlers are easily maintained, requiring only damp dusting when the bed sheets are changed.

Laboratory tests demonstrate eVENT™ Allergen Barriers' ability to serve as a barrier to house dust mittes and their fecal matter. Additional testing demonstrates eVENT" Allergen Barrier's strength, softness and ease of cleaning.

Key Metrics (Sensitivity, Specificity, PPV, NPV, etc.)

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Predicate Device(s): If the device was cleared using the 510(k) pathway, identify the Predicate Device(s) K/DEN number used to claim substantial equivalence and list them here in a comma separated list exactly as they appear in the text. List the primary predicate first in the list.

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Predetermined Change Control Plan (PCCP) - All Relevant Information for the subject device only (e.g. presence / absence, what scope was granted / cleared under the PCCP, any restrictions, etc).

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§ 880.6190 Mattress cover for medical purposes.

(a)
Identification. A mattress cover for medical purposes is a device intended for medical purposes that is used to protect a mattress. It may be electrically conductive or contain a germicide.(b)
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 § 880.9. If the device is not labeled or otherwise represented as sterile, it is also exempt from the current good manufacturing practice requirements of the quality system regulation in part 820 of this chapter, with the exception of § 820.180, with respect to general requirements concerning records, and § 820.198, with respect to complaint files.

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K992702

NOV - 8 1999

FDA 510(K) Summary

| Submitter: | Allergydirect.com
8800 East 63rd Street
Kansas City
Missouri, 64133

Tel: 816 356 0200
Fax: 816 246 9592 |
|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Contact: | Gavin McLachlan - Ext. 542
Director |
| Date Prepared: | November 3, 1999. |
| Device Names: | eVENT™ Allergen Barriers
eVENT™ Mattress encasing
eVENT™ Duvet encasing
eVENT™ Pillow Encasing
eVENT™ Bedding System |
| Common Name: | Mattress/Bedding Material Covers |
| Classification Name: | Mattress Cover for Medical Purposes |
| Comparable Products: | Allergy Control™ Products
ACb™ Elite
ACb™ Sheer |
| Product Description: | eVENT™ Allergen Barriers consist of mattress, pillow and duvet/comforter
encasings. The products consist of an expanded PTFE membrane
laminated to a synthetic or synthetic/natural combination fabric. The
expanded PTFE membrane provides a moisture-vapor & air permeable
("breathable") barrier with pores too small to allow passage to either house
dust mites or their allergen containing fecal droppings. The fabric
component provides a strong, easily maintained support for the ePTFE
membrane. EVENT™ Allergen Barrlers are soft, comfortable and easy to
clean; They are simply damp-dusted when the bed sheets are changed.
Allergydirect.com's membrane manufacturing process is sufficiently
controlled to ensure uniform nominal pore sizes too small to permit the |

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Allergen Barners provide high levels of protection from house dust mite allergens. The membrane's vapor permeable characteristics help promote sleeping comfort. Thus, eVENT™ Allergen Barriers serve as an effective barrier between a patient and a cause of their allergies; this results in a healthier, more comfortable sleeping environment.

Intended Use:

Expanded PTFE products are widely used as fabrics for outdoor wear; as industrial filtration devices; in electrical components; as implantable medical devices; and as non-implanted health care products such as cast liners. PTFE is an inert, blocompatible polymer, the safety of which is well documented in medical and scientific literature.

Asthma, eczema and allergic rhinitis are chronic conditions or diseases that are frequently managed to some extent by allergen avoidance techniques. Recent medical literature reports that the frequency and/or severity of these diseases are often associated with patjent allergy to the fecal droppings of house dust mites. House dust mites are found in high concentrations in bedding materials. eVENT™ Allergen Barriers have been designed exclusively for allergy sufferers wishing to reduce their exposure to house dust mite allergens in mattresses, pillows and duvel/comforters.

Product Performance:

The combination of the ePTFE membrane and the fabric substrate result in bedding covers which are more comfortable than the vinyl or other plastic bedding covers currently available. Test data demonstrating that eVENT™ Allergen Barriers are over 2 times (Modified Desiccant Method [MDM] dry method) more "breathable" than the comparable Allergy Control Products' ACb" Elite and over 4 times more "breathable" than Allergy Control Products' ACb Sheer are included, eVENT™ Allergen Barrlers are easily maintained, requiring only damp dusting when the bed sheets are changed.

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STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENCE TO THE PREDICATE DEVICES

The use of barrier products is well established as a means of allergen avoidance. eVENT™ Allergen Barners provide an appropriate barrier to house dust mites and their allergenic fecal matter, while providing a very comfortable sleeping surface. eVENT™ Allergen Barriers are substantially equivalent to the currently marketed predicate devices produced by Allergy Control Products, Inc.

Both the predicate and applicant devices are intended for use as allergen barriers on bedding materials. The products are substantially equivalent in terms of material and construction. The use, care of, and handling of eVENT™ Allergen Barriers is similar to that of the predicate barrier products, and will present little difference for users. Laboratory tests demonstrate eVENT™ Allergen Barriers' ability to serve as a barrier to house dust mittes and their fecal matter. Additional testing demonstrates eVENT" Allergen Barrier's strength, softness and ease of cleaning.

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Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850

NOV - 8 1999

Mr. Gavin McLachlan Director Allergy Direct™ 8800 East 63rd Street Kansas City, MO 64133

Re : K992702 eVENT™ Allergen Barriers Trade Name: Regulatory Class: I Product Code: FMW Dated: July 29, 1999 Received: August 12, 1999

Dear Mr. McLachlan:

We have reviewed your Section 510(k) notification of intent to market the device referenced above and we have determined the device is substantially equivalent (for the indications for use stated in the enclosure) to 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). You may, therefore, market the device, subject to the general controls provisions The general controls provisions of the Act of the Act. include requirements for annual registration, listing of devices, good manufacturing practice, labeling, and prohibitions against misbranding and adulteration.

If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (Premarket Approval), it may be subject to such additional controls. Existing major regulations affecting your device can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Parts 800 to 895. ਰ substantially equivalent determination assumes compliance with the Good Manufacturing Practice for Medical Devices: General (GMP) regulation (21 CFR Part 820) and that, through periodic GMP inspections, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will verify such assumptions. Failure to comply with the GMP requlation may result in regulatory action. In addition, FDA may publish further announcements concerning your device in the Federal Register. Please note: this response to your premarket notification submission does not affect any

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obligation you might have under sections 531 through 542 of the Act for devices under the Electronic Product Radiation Control provisions, or other Federal laws or regulations.

This letter will allow you to begin marketing your device as described in your 510 k) premarket notification. The FDA finding of substantial equivalence of your device to a legally marketed predicate device results in a classification for your device and thus, permits your device to proceed to the market.

If you desire specific advice for your device on our labeling regulation (21 CFR Part 801 and additionally 809.10 for in vitro diagnostic devices), please contact the Office of Compliance at (301) 594-4692. Additionally, for questions on the promotion and advertising of your device, please contact the Office of Compliance at (301) 594-4639. Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21 CFR 807.97). Other general information on your responsibilities under the Act may be obtained from the Division of Small Manufacturers Assistance at its toll-free number (800) 638-2041 or (301) 443-6597 or at its internet address "http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/dsmamain.html".

Sincerely yours,

K. Ataturk

thy A. Ulatowsk Director Division of Dental, Infection Control and General Hospital Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health

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