HANDMASTER

K031900 · Ness-Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Systems · GZI · Aug 8, 2003 · Neurology

Device Facts

• Record ID: K031900
• Device Name: HANDMASTER
• Applicant: Ness-Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Systems
• Product Code: GZI · Neurology
• Decision Date: Aug 8, 2003
• Decision: SESE
• Submission Type: Special
• Regulation: 21 CFR 882.5810
• Device Class: Class 2
• Attributes: Therapeutic

Intended Use

The Handmaster is intended to be used for the following indications: Maintenance or increase of range of motion, reduction of muscle spasm, prevention or retardation of disuse atrophy, muscle reeducation, and increasing local blood circulation. In patients suffering from upper limb paralysis due to C5 spinal cord injury or hemiplegia due to stroke, it is also intended to provide hand active range of motion and hand function.

Device Story

Handmaster is a portable, one-channel neuromuscular electrical stimulator for personal use. System includes a control unit and a splint worn on the hand/forearm, housing five surface electrodes. Device delivers constant-voltage symmetrical biphasic Russian waveform stimulation. Microprocessor-controlled switching activates muscles in combinations (cyclic or continuous) for finger/thumb extension and flexion. User selects programs via mode button; intensity adjusted via +/- buttons. Clinician sets maximum current and timing factors via a secured panel. Output displayed on LCD screen. Device powered by rechargeable NiMH batteries. Used by patients to improve hand function and range of motion; helps reduce spasms and atrophy. Benefits include restored active motion and improved circulation in paralyzed limbs.

Clinical Evidence

Bench testing only. Testing included in vitro, biocompatibility, electrical and electromagnetic safety, and software verification and validation to ensure modified device performance is equivalent to predicate devices.

Technological Characteristics

Portable one-channel neuromuscular electrical stimulator. Constant-voltage symmetrical biphasic Russian waveform. Five metal mesh surface electrodes with water-soaked cloth pads. Splint constructed of fiber-reinforced plastic with polyurethane cushions. Powered by rechargeable NiMH batteries. Microprocessor-controlled stimulation switching. LCD graphic display. Connectivity: standalone.

Indications for Use

Indicated for patients with upper limb paralysis due to C5 spinal cord injury or hemiplegia due to stroke requiring maintenance/increase of range of motion, reduction of muscle spasm, prevention/retardation of disuse atrophy, muscle reeducation, or increased local blood circulation.

Regulatory Classification

Identification

An external functional neuromuscular stimulator is an electrical stimulator that uses external electrodes for stimulating muscles in the leg and ankle of partially paralyzed patients (e.g., after stroke) to provide flexion of the foot and thus improve the patient's gait.

Predicate Devices

• Handmaster N.E.S.S. (K952273)
• Handmaster N.E.S.S. (K982482)
• Handmaster N.E.S.S. (K010837)

Submission Summary (Full Text)

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510(K) SUMMARY

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N.E.S.S. NEUROMUSCULAR ELECTRICAL STIMULATION SYSTEM

# HANDMASTER

## Applicant's Name:

N.E.S.S. Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Systems Ltd. 19 Ha-Haroshet Street Kiedar Center, Suite 207 P.O. Box 2500, Industrial Zone Ra'anana 43465 ISRAEL Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]

#### Contact Person:

Jonathan S. Kahan, Esq. Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P. Columbia Square 555 Thirteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20004-1109 Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]

And/or

Dorit Winitz, Ph. D Push-med Ltd. 117 Ahuzah St. Ra'anana 43373, Israel Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone] [e-mail]

# Date Prepared:

June, 2003

Trade Name:

# HANDMASTER

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Classification Name:

Powered muscle stimulators

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Classification:

Class II: Product Code 89IPF: Regulation No. 890.5850.

# Predicate Devices

Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Systems Handmaster N.E.S.S. (K952273, K982482, and K010837).

# Device Description:

The Handmaster is a portable, one-channel electrical neuromuscular stimulator for personal use. The stimulator serves five surface electrodes held on to the upper limb by a splint. The control unit housing the stimulator may be worn using the shoulder strap provided, or it may be placed on any stable surface. The splint is worn on the hand and forearm. The splint is connected to the control unit by a light cable.

A single channel of constant-voltage symmetrical biphasic Russian waveform stimulation is delivered to the muscles through five surface electrodes. Microprocessor-controlled switching of the stimulation between these five electrodes allows the muscles to be activated in combinations either cyclically or continuously. The stimulation is ramped up at the beginning and down at the end of each cycle.

The electrode locations allow the Handmaster to give finger and thumb extension and flexion. By pressing the Mode button on the Control Unit, the user can select from seven stimulation programs that comprise either cyclic or continuous activation of the finger and thumb extensors and flexors. In addition to the former light glowing presentation of the active mode, the new LCD screen enables also the presentation of the name of active mode and sub-mode. A continuously changing three and two-bar combination indicates that the stimulation phase is active. A "seventh like" object indicates the stimulation intensity or the battery condition.

The user can increase or decrease the stimulation intensity in ten discrete levels by pressing on buttons labeled "+" or "-" on the control unit. This alters the duration of the stimulation pulse. The intensity is displayed as a number (0 to 9) on a seven-segment like display.

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During the initial system set-up, the clinician opens a screw secured clinical panel within the control unit. Adjustments are provided for limiting the maximum current to the extensor muscles and to the flexor muscles, along with a global timing factor which increases or decreases the duration of the stimulation cycles, effectively speeding or slowing the cyclic hand motion.

The user starts or stops the stimulation program by pressing a "trigger" button. If required, the user may also stop all stimulation immediately by switching OFF the device.

The Handmaster splint is used to hold the wrist joint at a comfortable extension angle (20°), and also to hold the electrodes on the forearm and hand segments. It is constructed from fiber-reinforced plastic with soft polyurethane cushion sections to distribute stress over bony regions. The electrodes are made from metal mesh. Replaceable water-soaked cloth pads are arranged over the electrodes to provide a conductive interface with the skin. A sponge is provided to facilitate wetting of the electrode pads.

Rechargeable nickel-metal-hydride (NiMH) batteries power the device. Battery status can be displayed both during device operation and while recharging the batteries. Both visual and audio battery-low warnings are provided.

# Intended Use:

The Handmaster is intended to be used for the following indications: Maintenance or increase of range of motion, reduction of muscle spasm, prevention or retardation of disuse atrophy, muscle reeducation, and increasing local blood circulation. In patients suffering from upper limb paralysis due to C5 spinal cord injury or hemiplegia due to stroke, it is also intended to provide hand active range of motion and hand function.

# Performance Data & Substantial Equivalence

The Handmaster device is substantially equivalent in all aspects, e.g., technological characteristics, mode of operation, performance characteristics, intended use, etc., to the commercially available Handmaster devices. The principle changes between the devices include:

- Change of the User Control display from 7-Segment display to a ■ graphic display (LCD) and related changes in hardware and software
- 내 Change of the mechanical ON/OFF switch

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- Change in power supply 의
- Limited changes in the external closure 이
- Change of the battery 확
- Change in operating mode combinations 이
- Change in part of the splint materials 미

In vitro, biocompatibility, electrical and electromagnetic testing and verification and validation testing of the software were performed to ensure that the modified HANDMASTER does not raise any new questions of safety and efficacy. Based on these tests results, N.E.S.S Ltd. believes that the modified HANDMASTER is substantially equivalent to the cleared HANDMASTER devices, without raising new safety and/or effectiveness issues.

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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES

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Public Health Service

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Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850

N.E.S.S. Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Systems Ltd. c/o Mr. Jonathan S. Kahan, Esq. Hogan & Hartson, L.L.P. Columbia Square 555 Thirteenth Street, NW Washington, DC 20004-1109

Re: K031900

Trade/Device Name: HANDMASTER Regulation Numbers: 21 CFR 882.5810, 890.5850 Regulation Names: External functional neurolmuscular stimulator, Powered muscle stimulator Regulatory Class: II Product Codes: GZI, IPF, Dated: June 18, 2003 Received: July 9, 2003

Dear Mr. Kahan:

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 (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. 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.

If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (PMA), 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 898. In addition, FDA may publish further announcements concerning your device in the Federal Register.

Please be advised that FDA's issuance of a substantial equivalence determination does not mean that FDA has made a determination that your device complies with other requirements of the Act or any Federal statutes and regulations administered by other Federal agencies. You must comply with all the Act's requirements, including, but not limited to: registration and listing (21 CFR Part 807); labeling (21 CFR Part 801); good manufacturing practice requirements as set

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forth in the quality systems (QS) regulation (21 CFR Part 820); and if applicable, the electronic product radiation control provisions (Sections 531-542 of the Act); 21 CFR 1000-1050.

This letter will allow you to begin marketing your device as described in your Section 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), please contact the Office of Compliance at [phone]. Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21CFR Part 807.97). You may obtain other general information on your responsibilities under the Act from the Division of Small Manufacturers, International and Consumer Assistance at its toll-free number [phone] or [phone] or at its Internet address http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/dsma/dsmamain.html

Sincerely yours.

Miriam C. Provost

for Celia M. Witten, Ph.D., M.D. Director Division of General, Restorative and Neurological Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health

Enclosure

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## INDICATIONS FOR USE

# 510(k) Number (if known):_ KO 3 /900

#### N.E.S.S. Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation System Device Name: HANDMASTER

#### Indications for Use:

The Handmaster is intended to be used for the following indications: maintenance or increase of range of motion, reduction of muscle spasm, prevention or retardation of disuse atrophy, muscle reeducation, and increasing local blood circulation. In patients suffering from upper limb paralysis due to C5 spinal cord injury or hemiplegic patients due to stroke, it is also intended to provide hand active range of motion and hand function.

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Prescription Use (Per 21 CFR 801.109) OR

Over Use

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Miriam C. Provost

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