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The Makani Science™ Respiration Monitoring System is indicated for continuous, non-invasive, and real-time monitoring of a patient's breathing. It graphically displays respiration versus time and reports the respiratory rate value. The Makani Science™ Respiration Monitoring System is intended to be used by healthcare professionals in healthcare facilities and dental offices on adult patients aged 22 or older. It is not intended to be used as an apnea monitor.

The Makani Science™ Respiration Monitoring System (Makani Science RMS) is a respiration rate (RR) monitoring system that consists of a pair of identical, battery-powered, wireless, Makani Science Ahe™ Respiration Sensors (Ahe Sensors - piezo-resistive strain sensors) and the Makani Science Ahe™ App (Ahe App), which is deployed and runs on an Apple® iPad®. The two (2) small and lightweight Ahe Sensors are paired to the Ahe App using Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) 5.0 technology. The Makani Science RMS is intended to be used by trained healthcare providers (HCPs) in the management of their patients. The Ahe Sensors are single-patient use sensors and can be used up to 24 hours of continuous use. The sensors are applied to the patient's intact skin using an adhesive tape built into the sensors and are made to be retained on the skin in nonambulatory use situations, such as supine on a procedure room table or semi-recumbent in a dental chair. One sensor is applied to the patient's thoracic region and the other sensor is applied to the abdomen region. Correct placement of these sensors is important to the effectiveness of the device, and specific guidance is provided to the user in the labeling on where to place the sensors. The Ahe App is a software application, which guides the user through system setup and monitoring using display screens. During use, the iPad is forced into guided access, or "kiosk" mode, which prevents the user from using any other applications during the monitoring session. Once setup is complete and monitoring initiated, the Ahe App displays a graphical rendition and numerical value of the patient's RR. Low and high RR alarm thresholds provide a visual and audible notification if the patient's RR violates the user-determined alarm thresholds. Monitoring continues until the user terminates the monitoring session, at which time the Ahe App can save a report of the monitoring session to an external memory card, if desired by the user. No patient health information (PHI) is retained by the Ahe App after completion of the monitoring session. The Makani Science RMS does not interact with any third-party medical or non-medical devices other than a memory card that is used to store a report of the patient's monitoring session.