K092027 · Ge Medical Systems Information Technologies · MHX · Aug 28, 2009 · Cardiovascular
Device Facts
Record ID
K092027
Device Name
CARESCAPE MONITOR B850
Applicant
Ge Medical Systems Information Technologies
Product Code
MHX · Cardiovascular
Decision Date
Aug 28, 2009
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 870.1025
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Pediatric
Indications for Use
The CARESCAPE™ Monitor B850 is a multi-parameter high acuity patient monitor intended for use in multiple areas within a professional healthcare facility. The CARESCAPE Monitor B850 is intended for use on adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients and on one patient at a time The CARESCAPE Monitor B850 system is indicated for monitoring of Hemodynamic (including ECG, ST Segment, Arrhythmia Detection, ECG Diagnostic Analysis and Measurement, Invasive Pressure, Noninvasive Blood Pressure, Pulse Oximetry, Cardiac Output, Temperature, Impedance Respiration and SvO2 (Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation)), Airway Gases (Fi/Et CO2, O2, N2O and Anesthetic Agent), Spirometry, Gas Exchange (02 Consumption (VO2), CO2 production (VCO2), energy expenditure (EE), and respiratory quotient (RQ)) and neurophysiological (including electroencephalography (EEG), Entropy, Bispectral Index (BIS) and Neuromuscular Transmission (NMT) Monitoring) status. The CARESCAPE Monitor B850 provides alarms, trends, snapshots and events, and calculations and can be connected to displays, printers and recording devices. The CARESCAPE Monitor B850 can be a stand-alone monitor or interfaced to other devices. It can also be connected to other monitors for bed to bed viewing and to data management software devices via a network. The CARESCAPE Monitor B850 is intended for use under the direct supervision of a licensed healthcare practitioner, or by personnel trained in proper use of the equipment in a professional healthcare facility. In addition to the healthcare practitioner, the CARESCAPE Monitor B850 is designed to provide configuration and troubleshooting capabilities to qualified service personnel. The CARESCAPE Monitor B850 is not intended for use during MRI.
Device Story
High-acuity multi-parameter patient monitor; processes physiological signals including ECG, invasive/non-invasive pressure, pulse oximetry, cardiac output, temperature, respiration, SvO2, airway gases, spirometry, gas exchange, and neurophysiological data (EEG, Entropy, BIS, NMT). System comprises host processing unit, LCD display with integrated keypad/touch interface, and parameter module frames. Used in professional healthcare facilities by clinicians/trained personnel. Provides real-time monitoring, alarms, trends, snapshots, and calculations. Interfaces with existing parameter modules and OEM medical devices via network infrastructure. Supports bed-to-bed viewing and data management connectivity. Enables clinical decision-making through continuous patient status visualization and automated alerts.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data; substantial equivalence supported by bench testing, including risk analysis, requirements/design reviews, module verification, system integration testing, and final performance/safety validation.
Technological Characteristics
Multi-parameter monitor; host processing unit with LCD displays (15"/19"), parameter module frames (5/7 slot), and input peripherals. Connectivity via network for data management and bed-to-bed viewing. Software-based monitoring platform. Not MRI compatible.
Indications for Use
Indicated for monitoring hemodynamic, airway gas, spirometry, gas exchange, and neurophysiological status in adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients in professional healthcare facilities. Not for use during MRI.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
The arrhythmia detector and alarm device monitors an electrocardiogram and is designed to produce a visible or audible signal or alarm when atrial or ventricular arrhythmia, such as premature contraction or ventricular fibrillation, occurs.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The guidance document entitled “Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Arrhythmia Detector and Alarm” will serve as the special control. See § 870.1 for the availability of this guidance document.
Predicate Devices
Solar 8000 and Transport Pro with Patient Data Module (K071073)
Datex Ohmeda S/5 Anesthesia Monitor with L-ANE05 and L-ANE05A software (K051400)
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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#### 510(k) Summarv
AUG 2 8 2009
In accordance with 21 CFR 807.92 the following summary of information is provided:
Date: July 2, 2009
Submitter: GE Medical Systems Information Technologies
> 8200 West Tower Avenue Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53223 USA
Primary Contact Person:
Joel Kent Manager, Quality and regulatory Affairs GE Healthcare phone 781-449-8685 fax 781-433-1344
Secondary Contact Person: David Wahlig Director, Regulatory Affairs GE Healthcare phone 414-362-3242
fax 414 918-8112
CARESCAPE™ Monitor B850 Device: Trade Name: multi-parameter patient monitor Common/Usual Name:
Classification Names: 21 CFR 870.1025 Arrhythmia detector and alarm (including STsegment measurement and alarm)
MHX Product Code:
Predicate Device(s):
K071073: Solar 8000 and Transport Pro with Patient Data Module
K.051400: Datex Ohmeda S/5 Anesthesia Monitor with L-ANE05 and L-ANE05A software
The CARESCAPE Monitor B850 includes both new and existing Device Description: subsystems interconnected to form a high acuity, multi-parameter patient monitoring system. A typical configuration would be a CARESCAPE Monitor B850 host processing unit running the CARESCAPE Monitoring platform software, a display with integrated keyboard and a frame for the insertion of parameter measurement modules. A variety of options are available to the customer including additional displays, various input devices (keyboard, mouse, bar code reader), additional modules and frames and software options.
> The new subsystems include a host processing unit (CPU), a 15 inch LCD display with an integrated keypad, 19 inch LCD display with an integrated keypad and touch panel interface, a five slot parameter module frame, a seven slot parameter module frame, a cabled remote control, a cabled remote keypad, and the
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CARESCAPE Monitoring platform software. Some of these new major subsystems include non-patient contact accessory items (e.g. cables and mounting hardware). The CARESCAPE Monitor B850 interfaces to a variety of existing physiological parameter measurement modules. In addition, the CARESCAPE Monitor B850 interfaces to a variety of existing OEM medical devices via the existing network infrastructure.
Intended Use:
The CARESCAPE™ Monitor B850 is a multi-parameter high acuity patient monitor intended for use in multiple areas within a professional healthcare facility.
The CARESCAPE Monitor B850 is intended for use on adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients and on one patient at a time
The CARESCAPE Monitor B850 system is indicated for monitoring of Hemodynamic (including ECG, ST Segment, Arrhythmia Detection, ECG Diagnostic Analysis and Measurement, Invasive Pressure, Noninvasive Blood Pressure, Pulse Oximetry, Cardiac Output, Temperature, Impedance Respiration and SvO2 (Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation)), Airway Gases (Fi/Et CO2, O2, N2O and Anesthetic Agent), Spirometry, Gas Exchange (02 Consumption (VO2), CO2 production (VCO2), energy expenditure (EE), and respiratory quotient (RQ)) and neurophysiological (including electroencephalography (EEG), Entropy, Bispectral Index (BIS) and Neuromuscular Transmission (NMT) Monitoring) status.
The CARESCAPE Monitor B850 provides alarms, trends, snapshots and events, and calculations and can be connected to displays, printers and recording devices. The CARESCAPE Monitor B850 can be a stand-alone monitor or interfaced to other devices. It can also be connected to other monitors for bed to bed viewing and to data management software devices via a network.
The CARESCAPE Monitor B850 is intended for use under the direct supervision of a licensed healthcare practitioner, or by personnel trained in proper use of the equipment in a professional healthcare facility. In addition to the healthcare practitioner, the CARESCAPE Monitor B850 is designed to provide configuration and troubleshooting capabilities to qualified service personnel.
The CARESCAPE Monitor B850 is not intended for use during MRI.
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Technology: The CARESCAPE Monitor B850 is a new monitor that essentially is a combination of the features and parameters of two existing predicate monitor platforms. The predicate Solar 8000i V5 Patient Monitoring System (K071073) and the S/5 Anesthesia Monitor system (K051400). The fundamental technology of the CARESCAPE Monitor B850 is the same as the predicate devices. The CARESCAPE Monitor B850 device is as safe and effective the predicate devices.
#### Determination of Summary of Non-Clinical Tests:
Substantial Equivalence:
The CARESCAPE™ Monitor B850 and its applications comply with voluntary standards as detailed in this premarket submission. The following quality assurance measures were applied to the development of the system:
- . Risk Analysis
- Requirements Reviews �
- Design Reviews .
- Testing on unit level (Module verification) .
- Integration testing (System verification) ●
- Final acceptance testing (Validation)
- Performance testing (Verification)
- Safety testing (Verification)
## Summary of Clinical Tests:
The subject of this premarket submission, CARESCAPE™ Monitor B850 did not require clinical studies to support substantial equivalence.
GE Healthcare considers the CARESCAPE™ Monitor B850 to Conclusion: be as safe, as effective, and performance is substantially equivalent to the predicate device(s).
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# DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Room -WO66-0609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
AUG 2 8 2009
GE Medical Systems Information Technogoies c/o Mr. Joel Kent Manager, Qaulity and Regulatory Affairs 8200 West Tower Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53223
Re: K092027
> CARESCAPE™ Monitor B850 Regulation Number: 21 CFR 870.1025 Regulation Name: Arrhythmia Detector and Alarm (including ST-segment measurement and alarm)
Regulatory Class: Class II (two) Product Code: MHX Dated: July 2, 2009 Received: July 6, 2009
#### Dear Mr. Kent:
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 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). You may, therefore, market the device, subject to the general controls provisions of the Act. However, you are responsible to determine that the medical devices you use as components in the [kit/tray] have either been determined as substantially equivalent under the premarket notification process (Section 510(k) of the act), or were legally on the market prior to May 28, 1976, the enactment date of the Medical Device Amendments. Please note: If you purchase your device components in bulk (i.e., unfinished) and further process (e.g., sterilize) you must submit a new 510(k) before including these components in your kittray. The general controls provisions of the Act include requirements for annual registration, listing of devices, good manufacturing practice, and labeling, and prohibitions against misbranding and adulteration.
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## Page 2 -- Mr. Joel Kent
If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (PMA), it may be subject to 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); medical device reporting (reporting of medical device-related adverse events) (21 CFR 803); good manufacturing practice requirements as set 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.
If you desire specific advice for your device on our labeling regulation (21 CFR Part 801), please go to http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/CDRH/CDRHOffices/ucm115809.htm for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health's (CDRH's) Office of Compliance. Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21CFR Part 807.97). For questions regarding the reporting of adverse events under the MDR regulation (21 CFR Part 803), please go to
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/ReportaProblem/default.htm for the CDRH's Office of Surveillance and Biometrics/Division of Postmarket Surveillance.
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 (800) 638-2041 or (301) 796-7100 or at its Internet address http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/ResourcesforYou/Industry/default.htm.
Sincerely yours,
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Bram D. Zuckerman, M.D. Director Division of Cardiovascular Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known): Ko92027 Device Name: CARESCAPETM Monitor B850
### Indications for use:
The CARESCAPE Th4 Monitor B850 is a multi-parameter high acuity patient monitor intended for use in multiple areas within a professional healthcare facility.
The CARESCAPE Monitor B850 is intended for use on adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients and on one patient at a time
The CARESCAPE Monitor B850 system is indicated for monitoring of Hemodynamic (including ECG, ST Segment, Arrhythmia Detection, ECG Diagnostic Analysis and Measurement, Invasive Pressure, Noninvasive Blood Pressure, Pulse Oximetry, Cardiac Output, Temperature, Impedance Respiration and SvO2 (Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation)), Airway Gases (Fi/Et CO2, O2, N2O and Anesthetic Agent), Spirometry, Gas Exchange (02 Consumption (V02), C02 production (VC02), energy expenditure (EE), and respiratory quotient (RQ)) and neurophysiological (including electroencephalography (EEG), Entropy, Bispectral Index (BIS) and Neuromuscular Transmission (NMT) Monitoring) status.
The CARESCAPE Monitor B850 provides alarms, trends, snapshots and events, and calculations and can be connected to displays, printers and recording devices. The CARESCAPE Monitor B850 can be a stand-alone monitor or interfaced to other devices. It can also be connected to other monitors for bed to bed viewing and to data management software devices via a network.
The CARESCAPE Monitor B850 is intended for use under the direct supervision of a licensed healthcare practitioner, or by personnel trained in proper use of the equipment in a professional healthcare facility. In addition to the healthcare practitioner, the CARESCAPE Monitor B850 is designed to provide configuration and troubleshooting capabilities to qualified service personnel.
The CARESCAPE Monitor B850 is not intended for use during MRI.
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Part 1 — Search, results, and everyday workflows 16 min
Part 2 — Embeddings: the galaxy map 3 min
1. Search: exact and fuzzy
Type a phrase like "coronary artery calcification" into the search box. You get two kinds of results. Exact results match the literal phrase — prefix searches work ("coronary artery calcificati") but suffix searches do not. Fuzzy results match on the meaning and intent of your phrase rather than the exact words, and are sorted by relevance score. Hover over the Exact or Fuzzy badge on any row to see exactly why it matched.
Use the checkboxes above the results to narrow: SaMD keeps only software-only devices, AI / ML keeps only devices with AI.
Exact vs. fuzzy search: what's the difference?
Exact matches on the literal phrase (prefix search works, suffix does not). Fuzzy matches on the meaning and intent of the phrase rather than the exact words. Hover over the badge on any row to see why it matched.
You search "coronary artery calcification" and want only software devices with AI. What two filters do you apply?
Narrow by SaMD (software-only devices), then narrow by AI/ML (devices with AI).
2. The results table
Scroll right in the results table. The intended use is extracted for you — no need to open the PDF. The device story gives a high-level snapshot of what the device does and how it's used. The AI Performance sub-table shows each output name, acceptance criteria, observed values, and development/test dataset descriptions — the same format Innolitics uses for regulatory strategy outputs, and the fastest high-level fingerprint of an AI device. It is AI-generated but has been very reliable in practice.
Where do you find a device's intended use without opening the PDF?
Scroll right in the search results table. The intended use column is extracted for you; no need to dig into the 510(k) summary PDF.
What does the AI Performance sub-table show, and why is it useful?
Output name, acceptance criteria, observed values, development dataset description, and test dataset description. It's the same format we use for regulatory strategy output and Fast 510(k) input, and the fastest high-level fingerprint of an AI device. AI-generated but reliable in practice.
3. Judging fuzzy relevance
Fuzzy results trail off in relevance as you scroll. Use three signals to decide how far down to go: the fuzzy badge explanations, the intended use column, and whether your target output (e.g., Cobb angle) still appears in the AI Performance sub-table. Once it stops appearing, you're past the relevant zone. A top hit with a low score (~0.4) and a stretched explanation is a hint the closest predicates are far away — the project may be headed for De Novo. Note the fuzzy search is a pattern match: it doesn't handle negation ("not") well, and hardware devices can appear — filter by SaMD/AI ML to cut them.
How do you judge how far down fuzzy search results to go?
Use the relevancy signals: the fuzzy badge explanations, the intended use column, and whether the target output (e.g., Cobb angle) still appears in the AI Performance sub-table. Once it stops appearing, results are trailing off in relevancy.
4. Device detail page: chat and citations
Click a device name to open its detail page: device facts on the left, a chat window on the right. Ask something like "Describe the training data". The answer carries little citation bubbles — click one to jump to the highlighted passage in the source PDF, so you can verify every AI answer against the document. There's also a Download PDF button for sharing.
How do you verify an AI chat answer on the device detail page?
Click the citation bubbles to jump to the relevant highlight in the source document.
Reading rule for every project: how many summaries do you read in full?
At least the three most relevant 510(k) or De Novo summaries, in full. After that, use targeted chat questions to confirm your memory quickly. The tool supports this professional habit — it doesn't replace it.
5. Side-by-side comparison
Select multiple rows in the results table (aim for under ~10), then open the PDF Viewer tab. Ask one question — it goes to all selected devices in parallel, each with citations. This is the fastest way to compare and contrast devices: training data, PCCP scope, how they handled adding new scanners, and so on.
What does the side-by-side PDF viewer mode do?
Select multiple devices, open the PDF viewer tab, and ask one question (e.g., "Describe the training data"). It queries all selected devices simultaneously with citations, so you can compare and contrast quickly.
6. Collections
With rows selected, go to the Collections tab and create a labeled collection (e.g., "Cobb Angle Project"). Reload that selection any time — before a client call, pull up the collection and ask questions across all of its devices at once.
How do you save a set of selected devices for later use?
Select the rows, go to the Collections tab, and create a labeled collection (e.g., "Cobb Angle Project"). You can reload the selection anytime and carry it into the PDF viewer and other tabs that support selections.
7. Product codes and the regulations tree
Click a product code in the results to jump to it in the regulations tree — identification text, sibling product codes, and devices you can open in a PDF viewer on the right. Click a regulation number to see its identification, special controls, and related product codes. You can also search by product code or regulation number at the top of the tree. Always read the special controls if any exist for your device — it broadens your search and sharpens pre-kickoff research.
What can you do from the regulations tree view?
Browse product codes and regulation numbers, read the identification text and special controls, browse sibling product codes, open device PDFs on the right, and search by product code or regulation number at the top of the tree.
8. Chart view
Click Show Chart and segment by regulation number (or product code) to see which regulations dominate your result set. Clicking a regulation takes you into the regulations tree. Great for spotting that most matches are, say, hardware laparoscopic devices — a cue to go back and filter.
How do you see which regulations dominate a search result set?
Click "Show Chart" and segment by Regulation Number. Clicking a regulation takes you to the regulations tree.
9. The predicate graph
Open the Predicates tab for a family-tree view of predicate relationships. Click a node to trace its parents and children; selections from search carry over pre-selected. Commonly predicated devices are worth reading — a lot of people predicated them for a reason. The visual lineage is also handy on client calls, e.g. to show how a predicate family evolved and justify why your predicate still holds.
In the predicate graph, why are commonly predicated devices worth reading?
A lot of people predicated them for a reason. Clicking a node traces parents and children, and selections from search carry over pre-selected.
10. Embeddings: the galaxy map
The Embeddings tab plots every matching document in a 2-D "galaxy map" where semantically similar devices cluster together. Hover or click clusters to explore, and let AI label the clusters for you. Embeddings beat product codes for grouping: two devices can carry different product codes (LLZ vs. QIH) yet do the same thing — the embedding captures the meaning of the intended use and device story. This is also exactly how retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) works under the hood, and it makes a great visual on client calls.
Try it yourself
Head to the search page and work through a few of these AI/ML fuzzy searches to build intuition: perivascular fat on CT · aortic valve calcification opportunistic screening on noncontrast CT · breast cancer prediction on digital pathology slides · autism detection · gestational age prediction · a hearing aid that can also detect a pulse · foundation model based analysis of ECG · large language models · penetration test. Watch how the relevance scores, intended use, and AI Performance tables tell you when results stop being meaningful.