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MEN - The GroWell BT Hair Growth System ("GroWell") is designed to promote hair growth in males with androgenetic alopecia who have Norwood Hamilton Classifications of Ila to V. WOMEN - The GroWell is designed to promote hair growth in females with androgenetic alopecia who have Ludwig-Savin classifications of I-II. The GroWell is approved for Fitzpatrick skin types I-IV.

The GroWell BT Hair Growth System consists of 24 proprietary red light diode lasers and 39 proprietary red light super-luminescent diodes configured in a flexible panel which is inserted in an adult, baseball-style cap. The GroWell contains 655nm laser and LED diodes, which generates light after being excited by the internal power supply, the light is controlled and output by the control device, and directly and effectively irradiated to the treatment site, so as to achieve therapeutic effect. The GroWell's conbination of diode lasers and non-laser LED's provides for a full coverage of the head: i.e, the scalp area roughly from the top of the head to the top of the ears. The GroWell session will be "paused" and the light array will automatically turn off if the user removes the GroWell during use, and will resume when it is replaced on the 25 minute session, the lights will turn off and the GroWell will emit two audible beeps to signal that the therapy is complete.

The provided text is a 510(k) summary for the GroWell BT Hair Growth System. It states that non-clinical testing was conducted, but explicitly mentions no clinical data was used for performance verification. Therefore, it is impossible to infer acceptance criteria or details about a study proving the device meets those criteria from the provided document.

The document lists standards that the device complies with, but these cover general safety, electromagnetic compatibility, and biocompatibility, not performance related to hair growth efficacy.

Here's a breakdown of why the requested information cannot be provided from the text and what can be extracted:

Information NOT available in the provided text:

• A table of acceptance criteria and the reported device performance: The document states "The clinical test is not applicable, there's no clinical data." This means there were no clinical performance acceptance criteria established or met.
• Sample sized used for the test set and the data provenance: Not applicable as there was no clinical test set.
• Number of experts used to establish the ground truth for the test set and the qualifications of those experts: Not applicable.
• Adjudication method (e.g. 2+1, 3+1, none) for the test set: Not applicable.
• If a multi reader multi case (MRMC) comparative effectiveness study was done: Not applicable.
• If a standalone (i.e. algorithm only without human-in-the-loop performance) was done: Not applicable.
• The type of ground truth used (expert consensus, pathology, outcomes data, etc.): Not applicable.
• The sample size for the training set: Not applicable.
• How the ground truth for the training set was established: Not applicable.

What can be extracted from the text regarding device verification:

The document states: "Non-clinical testing have been conducted to verify that the GroWell meets all design specifications which supports the conclusion that it's substantially equivalent to the predicate demonstrate that the subject device complies with the following standards:"

These standards relate to safety and electrical performance, not efficacy of hair growth.

• IEC 60601-1 Edition 3.2 2020-08: Medical electrical equipment - Part 1: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance.
• IEC 60601-1-2 Edition 4.1 2020-09: Medical electrical equipment - Part 1-2: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance - Collateral Standard: Electromagnetic disturbances - Requirements and tests.
• IEC 60601-1-11 Edition 2.1 2020-07: Medical electrical equipment - Part 1-11: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance - Collateral - Requirements for medical electrical equipment and medical electrical systems used in the home healthcare environment.
• IEC 62471 First edition 2006-07: Photobiological safety of lamps and lamp systems.
• IEC 60825-1: 2014: Safety of laser products - Part 1: Equipment classification, and requirements.
• Biocompatibility: Evaluated as per ISO 10993-1 Fifth edition 2018-08, and tested as per ISO 10993-5 Third edition 2009-06-01, ISO 10993-10 Fourth edition 2021-11 and ISO 10993-23 First edition 2021-01.
• Software evaluation: As per FDA guidance "Content of Premarket Submissions for Device Software Functions."

The conclusion provided is based on "analysis and tests" (referring to the non-clinical tests listed) and suggests substantial equivalence to predicate devices because of similar indications for use and technological characteristics (light source, design, wavelength, energy per diode). The differences noted (power supply, number of diodes, dimensions, and weight) were deemed not to raise safety or effectiveness issues due to compliance with international standards and core function (light output) not being affected.

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