RENALSOFT
Device Facts
| Record ID | K061515 |
|---|---|
| Device Name | RENALSOFT |
| Applicant | Baxter Healthcare Corp |
| Product Code | KPF · Gastroenterology, Urology |
| Decision Date | Sep 11, 2006 |
| Decision | SESE |
| Submission Type | Traditional |
| Regulation | 21 CFR 876.5630 |
| Device Class | Class 2 |
| Attributes | Software as a Medical Device |
Indications for Use
Renal Soft is designed specifically for nephrology and offers an electronic alternative to the paper medical chart. RenalSoft provides the functions of a data repository and data query/reporting system. This software is not intended to be a substitute for good clinical management practices nor does its operation create decisions or treatment pathways.
Device Story
RenalSoft is a clinical data management software for nephrology; serves as an electronic alternative to paper medical charts. Functions as a data repository and query/reporting system; organizes dialysis therapy data. Operated by clinicians to facilitate decision-making and patient care. Does not create treatment pathways or substitute for clinical judgment. Used in clinical settings to manage patient records.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data. Bench testing was performed to verify design requirements and demonstrate that the device operates as intended.
Technological Characteristics
Software-based clinical data management system. Functions as a data repository and query/reporting tool. No hardware components described.
Indications for Use
Indicated for use in nephrology settings as an electronic medical record alternative for data repository and reporting functions. Not intended to substitute for clinical management or generate treatment pathways.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
(1) A peritoneal dialysis system and accessories is a device that is used as an artificial kidney system for the treatment of patients with renal failure or toxemic conditions, and that consists of a peritoneal access device, an administration set for peritoneal dialysis, a source of dialysate, and, in some cases, a water purification mechanism. After the dialysate is instilled into the patient's peritoneal cavity, it is allowed to dwell there so that undesirable substances from the patient's blood pass through the lining membrane of the peritoneal cavity into this dialysate. These substances are then removed when the dialysate is drained from the patient. The peritoneal dialysis system may regulate and monitor the dialysate temperature, volume, and delivery rate together with the time course of each cycle of filling, dwell time, and draining of the peritoneal cavity or manual controls may be used. This generic device includes the semiautomatic and the automatic peritoneal delivery system.(2) The peritoneal access device is a flexible tube that is implanted through the abdominal wall into the peritoneal cavity and that may have attached cuffs to provide anchoring and a skin seal. The device is either a single use peritioneal catheter, intended to remain in the peritoneal cavity for less than 30 days, or a long term peritoneal catheter. Accessories include stylets and trocars to aid in the insertion of the catheter and an obturator to maintain the patency of the surgical fistula in the abdominal wall between treatments. (3) The disposable administration set for peritoneal dialysis consists of tubing, an optional reservoir bag, and appropriate connectors. It may include a peritoneal dialysate filter to trap and remove contaminating particles. (4) The source of dialysate may be sterile prepackaged dialysate (for semiautomatic peritoneal dialysate delivery systems or “cycler systems”) or dialysate prepared from dialysate concentrate and sterile purified water (for automatic peritoneal dialysate delivery systems or “reverse osmosis” systems). Prepackaged dialysate intended for use with either of the peritoneal dialysate delivery systems is regulated by FDA as a drug.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The following accessories are exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 876.9: A catheter finger grip that is non-patient contacting and intended for single use with a peritoneal catheter; a continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) belt; and a catheter stand that does not include weigh scales.
Predicate Devices
- Renal Link (K990953)