← Product Code LXV · K183661

# ClearEdge Balance System (K183661)

_Quadrant Biosciences · LXV · Oct 22, 2019 · EN · SESE_

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## Device Facts

- **Applicant:** Quadrant Biosciences
- **Product Code:** LXV
- **Decision Date:** Oct 22, 2019
- **Decision:** SESE
- **Submission Type:** Traditional
- **Device Class:** Class U
- **Review Panel:** EN

## Intended Use

The ClearEdge® Balance System is a mobile software system that analyzes balance through postural sway. The System is comprised of application software and accessory hardware, consisting of a mobile computing device, proprietary sensor, balance pad, and friction pad. The System measures the amount of motion of a subject's center of gravity, while the subject attempts to maintain various body posture stances, and translates the amount of motion into a numeric score.

## Device Story

ClearEdge Balance System assesses postural sway to indicate balance. Input: motion data from a proprietary sensor (Edge Sensor) worn at the lower back (L5) while the subject performs eight balance stances on firm or pad surfaces. The sensor uses an accelerometer to measure motion at 250 packets/second. Data is uploaded to a HIPAA-compliant server, processed by proprietary algorithms, and presented as a 0-100 balance score on an Android tablet. Clinicians use the output to track balance changes over time, comparing scores against a baseline and using Minimal Detectable Change (MDC) thresholds to distinguish real performance changes from measurement error. Used in clinics or other settings by licensed healthcare professionals to assist in monitoring balance, potentially aiding in the management of patients with balance-related conditions.

## Clinical Evidence

Bench testing compared ClearEdge to an inverted pendulum model to validate sensor output. Supplemental human performance testing involved 34 subjects (29 healthy, 5 with neurologic conditions) using ClearEdge and the predicate simultaneously. A Two One Sided Test (TOST) procedure demonstrated equivalence, with p-values of .0008 and .00007 for the lower and upper equivalence margins, respectively. A test-retest repeatability study of 144 subjects (109 healthy, 35 with conditions) was used to establish Minimal Detectable Change (MDC) thresholds.

## Technological Characteristics

System includes a proprietary Edge Sensor (accelerometer), friction pad, balance pad, and Android tablet software. Sensor powered by 3 AAA batteries. Connectivity: data uploaded to HIPAA-compliant server. Complies with IEC 60601-1, IEC 60601-1-2 (4th ed), IEC 60601-1-6, IEC 60601-1-11, IEC 62304, and ISO 14971. Software lifecycle follows IEC 62304.

## Predicate Devices

- Sway™ Balance System ([K121590](/device/K121590.md))

## Reference Devices

- KOREBALANCE™ ([K070676](/device/K070676.md))

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October 22, 2019

Quadrant Biosciences Bryan Greene Vice President - Operations 505 Irving Avenue Syracuse, New York 13210

Re: K183661

Trade/Device Name: ClearEdge Balance System Regulation Number: 21 CFR Regulation Name: N/A Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: LXV Dated: September 20, 2019 Received: September 23, 2019

## Dear Bryan Greene:

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. Although this letter refers to your product as a device, please be aware that some cleared products may instead be combination products. The 510(k) Premarket Notification Database located at https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfpmn/pmn.cfm identifies combination product submissions. 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. Please note: CDRH does not evaluate information related to contract liability warranties. We remind you, however, that device labeling must be truthful and not misleading.

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for Vasant Dasika Acting Assistant Director DHT1C: Division of ENT, Sleep Disordered Breathing, Respiratory and Anesthesia Devices OHT1: Office of Ophthalmic, Anesthesia, Respiratory, ENT and Dental Devices Office of Product Evaluation and Ouality Center for Devices and Radiological Health

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# Indications for Use

510(k) Number (if known) K183661

Device Name ClearEdge® Balance System

#### Indications for Use (Describe)

The ClearEdge® Balance System is intended for use to assess sway as an indicator of balance. Individual suitability for assessment must be judged on a case by case basis, by a qualified including those certified and/or licensed in their state to prescribe and/or use balance devices such as certified athletic trainers, physical therapists, chiropractors, nurses and physicians. The ClearEdge® Balance System can be used wherever compatible Android mobile operating devices can be used.

| Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)                                                 |
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| Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)                                                     |

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# 510(k) Summary

- 1. Date Summary Prepared: 21 October 2019
- 2. Submitter: Quadrant Biosciences dba Motion Intelligence, Inc. 505 Irving Avenue, Suite 3100AB Syracuse, NY 13210 Contact: Bryan Greene Ph: 315-614-2325 ext 1001
- ClearEdge Balance System 3. Trade Name:
- 4. Common Name: Recorder, Attention Task Performance
- న్. Device Description: The ClearEdge® Balance System is a mobile software system that analyzes balance through measurements of postural sway. The System is comprised of application software, and accompanying hardware consisting of a mobile computing device, proprietary sensor, balance pad, and friction pad. The test data is collected, uploaded to a HIPAA compliant server, analyzed by Motion Intelligence developed algorithms and presented in report form for clinician's review. The reports indicate how a subject's balance score may have changed between testing sessions, and whether the measured change is likely due to measurement error and normal human variation in performance of the selected balance stance or a real change in performance caused by an external factor.

Using proprietary software on an Android tablet and the Edge Sensor, the ClearEdge Balance System tests balance by administering eight select balance stances.

#### 6. Indication for Use:

The ClearEdge® Balance System is intended for use to assess sway as an indicator of balance. Individual suitability for assessment must be judged on a case by case basis, by a qualified including those certified and/or licensed in their state to prescribe and/or use balance devices such as certified athletic trainers, chiropractors, nurses and physicians. The ClearEdge® Balance System can be used wherever compatible Android mobile operating devices can be used.

| 7. | Classification:      | Regulation:     | Unclassified         |
|----|----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|    |                      | Class II        | 510(k)               |
|    |                      | Product Code:   | LXV                  |
|    |                      | Classification  | Unclassified         |
|    |                      | Panel:          | Ear Nose & Throat    |
| 8. | Predicate Device(s): | 510(k) Number:  | K121590              |
|    |                      | Manufacturer:   | Capacity Sports, LLC |
|    |                      | Trade Name:     | Sway™ Balance System |
|    |                      | Product Code:   | LXV                  |
|    |                      | Classification: | Unclassified         |

#### 9. Compliance to Special Controls / Performance Standards: Compliance to the following recognized consensus standards is declared:

Technical / Product-Related Standards:

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- IEC 60601-1:2012 Ed 3.1 General requirements for basic safety and essential performance, FDA#19-5 ●
- IEC 60601-1-2:2014 Ed 4 Medical electrical equipment Part 1-2: General requirements for basic safety ● and essential performance - Collateral Standard: Electromagnetic disturbances - Requirements and tests, FDA #19-8
- . IEC 60601-1-6 Issued: 2013/10/29 Ed: 3.1 Medical Electrical Equipment - Part 1-6: General Requirements for Basic Safety and Essential Performance - Collateral Standard: Usability, FDA #5-89
- . IEC 60601-1-11 Issued: 2015/01/20 Ed. 2 Medical Elec. Equip.- Part 1-11: Gen. Req. for Basic Safety & Essential Performance - Collateral Standard - Req. for Medical Elec. Equip. & Medical Elec. Systems Used in the Home Healthcare Environment, FDA #19-14
- IEC 60529:2013 Degrees Of Protection Provided By Enclosures (IP Code), FDA #None
- . 47CFR Part 15 Federal Communications Commission (FCC), FDA #None
- . ISO 15223-1:2012 Medical devices - Symbols to be used with medical device labels, labelling and information to be supplied - Part 1: General requirement, FDA #5-90

#### Quality System, Risk Management & Process-Related Standards:

- 21CFR820: Part 820 Quality System Regulations, FDA #None ●
- IEC 62366 Issued: 2014/01/28 Ed. 1.1 Medical Devices Application of Usability Engineering to . Medical Devices, FDA #5-87
- . IEC 62304:2006 Medical device software - Software life cycle processes, FDA #13-8
- ISO 14971:2012 Medical devices Application of risk management to medical devices, FDA #5-40 .
- . HIPAA Compliant, FDA #None

#### 10. Technological Characteristics

The main differences between Motion Intelligence, Inc.'s ClearEdge Balance System, Model 1055, and the Predicate Devices the Sway Balance System cleared under K121590 are the following:

- The ClearEdge Balance® System measures postural sway with a proprietary sensor located at a person's ● center of mass, midline at approximately L5, while the Sway Balance system measure postural thoracic sway, using the built-in motion sensors of any iOS device.
- . The Sway Balance System is a mobile application that must be downloaded and run on an iOS mobile device that is supplied by the end user. The ClearEdge Balance System provides The Edge Sensor, friction pad, and balance pad to the end user and requires a mobile application that must be downloaded and run on an COTS Android device.
- . ClearEdge Balance System provides the Edge Sensor to measure the patient's balance. Sway Balance System relies on the accelerometer provided in iOS mobile operating devices.
- . ClearEdge Balance System and Sway Balance System use different methods in comparing the results on a series of balance stances. According to the predicate's public clearance records, Sway provides a comparison of raw scores on each balance stance and a comparison of test score against patients' average score. ClearEdge Balance provides a comparison of raw scores on each balance stance, and a comparison of raw scores on each balance stance overlaid with threshold lines representing the Minimal Detectible Change (MDC) for that test.

Other minor differences between ClearEdge Balance System and the Sway Balance System predicate also include:

- The ClearEdge Balance System provides the user with some of the hardware that is needed to use the system ●
- ClearEdge Balance System uses the Android operating system; Sway Balance System uses Apple's iOS
- ClearEdge Balance System uses a tablet; Sway Balance System uses smartphones or tablets.
- . The ClearEdge Sensor is powered by 3 AAA batteries, and the Sway Balance System uses the iPhone's lithium ion battery

#### 11. Comparison Table

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| Feature                                                        | ClearEdge Balance System<br>Model 1055<br>(System Under Review)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Sway™ Balance System<br>(Cleared under K121590)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Comments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| FDA<br>Regulation,<br>Number,<br>Product Code<br>& Description | Unclassified, LXV, Apparatus, Vestibular Analysis                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Unclassified, LXV, Apparatus, Vestibular Analysis                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Same.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Intended Use                                                   | The ClearEdge® Balance System is a mobile software<br>system that analyzes balance through postural sway. The<br>System is comprised of application software and<br>accessory hardware, consisting of a mobile computing<br>device, proprietary sensor, balance pad, and friction pad.<br>The System measures the amount of motion of a<br>subject's center of gravity, while the subject attempts to<br>maintain various body posture stances, and translates the<br>amount of motion into a numeric score.                                                                                                                                                                            | The Sway™ Balance System is a mobile measurement<br>system that analyzes balance through thoracic sway,<br>using the built in accelerometer of a mobile device. The<br>Sway Balance System is a stand-alone mobile operating<br>system software application that does not include any<br>peripheral hardware add-ons.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | Both devices are mobile measurement systems that<br>analyzes balance through either postural (proposed) or<br>thoracic (predicate) sway. Both devices measure the<br>amount of motion of a subject while maintaining a body<br>posture stance and translate the amount of motion into a<br>score that represents balance. The difference in<br>measuring the type of sway is a function of where the<br>sensor/accelerometer is physically located. The subject<br>device places the sensor on the subject's lower back,<br>while the predicate device is held against the chest. The<br>subject device uses a proprietary sensor with a built-in<br>accelerometer while the predicate device uses the iPhone's<br>accelerometer. Neither of these issues raise new questions<br>of safety of effectiveness. |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Indication for<br>Use                                          | The ClearEdge® Balance System is intended for use to<br>assess sway as an indicator of balance. Individual<br>suitability for assessment must be judged on a case by<br>case basis, by a qualified individual including those<br>certified and/or licensed in their state to prescribe and/or<br>use balance devices such as certified athletic trainers.<br>physical therapists, chiropractors, nurses and physicians.<br>The ClearEdge® Balance System can be used wherever<br>compatible Android mobile operating devices can be<br>used.                                                                                                                                            | The Sway™ Balance System is intended for use to assess<br>sway as an indicator of balance. Individual suitability for<br>assessment must be judged on a case by case basis, by a<br>qualified individual including those certified and/or<br>licensed in their state to prescribe and/or use balance<br>devices such as certified athletic trainers and coaches,<br>physical therapists, nurses and physicians. Conditions<br>affecting postural sway include nausea, headache,<br>orthopedic injury, ear infection, medications, head injury,<br>dehydration and fatigue. The Sway™™ Balance System<br>can be used wherever an iOS mobile operating device is<br>available.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Both devices measure acceleration and motion and<br>convert the measurements into a numeric balance score<br>between 0 and 100, and both devices have the same<br>intended users and use environments.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Intended User                                                  | Certified athletic trainers, physical therapists, nurses,<br>chiropractors, and physicians who are licensed to<br>prescribe and/or use balance devices.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Certified athletic trainers and coaches, physical<br>therapists, nurses and physicians who are licensed to<br>prescribe and/or use balance devices.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | Same intended users.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Intended Use<br>Environment                                    | Anywhere mobile devices can be utilized                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | Wherever an iOS mobile operating device is available                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Both devices use mobile platforms.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Target Patient<br>Population                                   | Athletes. Patients with balance issues                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Athletes. Patients with balance issues                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Same targeted patient populations.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Contraindicati<br>ons                                          | Contraindications:<br>Improper Testing<br>Unstable Surfaces<br>Wet or Slippery Surfaces<br>Cluttered Environments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Contraindications:<br>Improper Testing<br>Unstable Surfaces<br>Wet or Slippery Surfaces<br>Cluttered Environments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Same contraindications.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Feature                                                        | ClearEdge Balance System<br>Model 1055<br>(System Under Review)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Sway™ Balance System<br>(Cleared under K121590)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Comments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Use<br>limitations                                             | Improper environment may lead to inaccurate results or<br>cause harm to the patient<br>A patient with an injury should not be tested, but instead<br>given medical attention<br>Individual suitability for assessment must be judged on a<br>case by case basis, by a qualified individual including<br>those certified and/or licensed in their state to prescribe<br>and/or use balance devices                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Improper environment may lead to inaccurate results or<br>cause harm to the patient<br>A patient with an injury should not be tested, but instead<br>given medical attention<br>Individual suitability for assessment must be judged on a<br>case by case basis, by a qualified individual including<br>those certified and/or licensed in their state to prescribe<br>and/or use balance devices                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Identical use limitations.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| System-Level<br>Components                                     | The ClearEdge® Balance System is a mobile<br>measurement system that analyzes balance through<br>postural sway. As shipped, the ClearEdge Balance<br>System includes: the Edge Sensor- a proprietary sensor, a<br>Friction Pad, a Balance Pad, and a Carrying Case.<br>The user must download the software onto an approved<br>tablet                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | The Sway Balance System is a software solution that<br>utilizes the hardware of the Apple iOS mobile operating<br>system for products such as the iPhone 3G, 3G5, 4, 4S,<br>iPad, iPad2 and iPod Touch. The built in accelerometer<br>of these devices is accessed to analyze motion during a<br>balance test.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Fundamentally, both systems are software programs that<br>require the user to provide the operating platform. Both<br>have the same/equivalent components and offering some<br>of the needed hardware components as part of the system<br>does not raise and new questions of safety or<br>effectiveness.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Additional<br>Required<br>Components                           | The ClearEdge® Balance System requires the user to<br>provide a tested and approved Android tablet, a stylet<br>(for data input) and headphones (for use with the tablet)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Sway Balance System requires the user to provide an<br>Apple iOS mobile device                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | The ClearEdge Balance System requires the user to<br>download the software onto an Android tablet, a mobile<br>device, while the Sway balance system requires the user<br>to download the software onto an iPhone, also a mobile<br>device.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Testing<br>Methods                                             | The ClearEdge Balance System tests for balance by<br>utilizing the Edge Sensor to measure acceleration and<br>motion. The Edge Sensor is attached to a subject with a<br>belt, located over the lower back, which is near the<br>anatomical center of mass.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | Using the built-in motion sensors of any iPhone, iPad or<br>iPod Touch* device and Sway's mobile application,<br>health professionals can administer a medical grade<br>objective balance test in virtually any setting.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Both devices measure balance using an accelerometer<br>which is then displayed on a mobile device. The<br>differences in accelerometers (proprietary versus iPhone)<br>and platform (Android versus iOS) does not raise new<br>questions of safety or effectiveness.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Testing<br>Protocol                                            | The ClearEdge Balance System tests eight difference<br>balance stances, while measuring postural sway with a<br>proprietary sensor located at a person's center of mass,<br>midline at approximately L5. The stances include a<br>combination of feet together stance, tandem stance, eyes<br>open, eyes closed, on a firm surface, and on the balance<br>pad provided in the system.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | To administer a test, an athlete or patient is instructed to<br>press the mobile device against their chest with both<br>hands, while performing a five-test protocol that includes<br>a combination of bipedal (feet together) stance, tandem<br>stance and single leg stance positions. Sway measures<br>thoracic postural sway using the built-in motion sensors<br>of any iOS device to estimate balance.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Both testing protocols are based on balance stances.<br>Although there are slight variations in implementation,<br>the basis of the stances for each device is fundamentally<br>similar. Both devices measure sway via accelerometers.<br>The Edge Sensor is placed at a person's center of mass to<br>measure postural sway and Sway Balance places an iOS<br>device at a person's chest to measure thoracic postural<br>sway. The differences do not raise any new questions of<br>safety or effectiveness.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Scoring/Resul<br>ts                                            | The ClearEdge Balance System recommends each<br>individual complete a baseline test for post event<br>comparison since individual balance will vary person to<br>person.<br>For each of the balance stances, the Edge Sensor<br>measures the patient's postural sway using an<br>accelerometer at 250 packets/second. For each test, the<br>patient's relative motion is converted to a balance score                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   | The Sway score is intended to provide an individualized<br>baseline of each athlete or patient's own ability to<br>maintain postural control during the testing conditions.<br>Balance scores vary for each individual and should be<br>compared to each individual's "normal" baseline.<br>Sway Balance reports balance scores on 0 to 100 scale<br>for each individual tests. A composite score is reported,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          | Both devices recommend each individual complete a<br>baseline test since postural balance will vary for each<br>individual. Both systems report the balance result on a 0-<br>100 scale, reporting the scores for each individual tests,<br>as well as a composite average score.<br>Both devices use known statistical methods to evaluate<br>the balance scores that they compute in a similar manner.<br>These methods of statistical analysis are well known and                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
|                                                                | ClearEdge Balance System<br>Model 1055<br>(System Under Review)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Sway™ Balance System<br>(Cleared under K121590)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         | Comments                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Feature                                                        | on a 0 to 100 scale with a higher number representing<br>less motion and a lower number representing more<br>motion.<br>ClearEdge Balance is used to track changes in balance<br>scores over time. Comparisons between the Reference<br>Test and each Comparison Test are based on a<br>determination of whether the difference between the<br>Reference Test scores and Comparison Test scores<br>(Difference Scores) are large enough to represent<br>difference in performance. A Minimum Detectable<br>Change (MDC) is used to determine the threshold size of<br>a Difference Score that must be present to be deemed<br>significant at a prescribed statistical confidence level. | which is calculated by averaging the patient's individual<br>scores for each of the five balance tests.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | the differences in analytic comparison of balance scores<br>do not raise any questions of safety or effectiveness.<br>Reference Device KOREBALANCE TM, K070676, for<br>monitoring over time, "Quantitative measurement of<br>patient balance performance while the patient executes a<br>preprogramed set of maneuvers or protocols... The<br>patient results are scored and saved (the information is<br>not a clinical measurement but provides a reproducible<br>quantitative measurement that the therapist can use to<br>plan and monitor therapy)...in conjunction with the<br>therapist's observations, to assess patient progress over<br>the course of multiple...sessions."                                                                                                                        |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Power Source                                                   | Edge Sensor requires 3 AAA batteries<br>The mobile device operates on lithium ion rechargeable<br>battery                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Mobile device operates on lithium ion rechargeable<br>battery                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           | Both devices operate on battery power. The type of<br>battery (AAA versus lithium ion) does not raise any new<br>questions of safety or effectiveness.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Device Type                                                    | Sensor with accelerometer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | iOS mobile device with accelerometer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | Nearly identical outputs and performance, other than                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
| Measurement                                                    | Kinetic energy/balance                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | Kinetic energy/balance                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  | marketing approaches that do not raise any questions of<br>safety or effectiveness.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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