The Circadia C100 System is indicated for both contactless spot checking and continuous measurement of respiratory rate data as part of a vital signs assessment. The system records, transmits, and displays respiratory rate from multiple connected devices for retrospective analysis only. The system is intended to be used under the care of clinicians and medically qualified personnel. The system is indicated for use in adult patients during no-motion conditions, for patients in health care facilities. It is available for sale only upon the order of a physician or licensed health care provider. The Circadia C100 System is not indicated for active patient monitoring, as it does not provide alarms for timely response in life-threatening situations. It is not intended to monitor vital signs. This system is not an apnea monitor.
Device Story
The Circadia C100 System is a contactless respiratory rate monitor for adult patients in clinical settings (e.g., GCF, IRF, SNF). It consists of a bedside monitor, an Android app, and a cloud service. The monitor uses 6.394–7.844GHz pulsed radar to detect chest and abdominal movement via signal attenuation. Data is transmitted to the cloud and displayed on the app for retrospective analysis by clinical staff. The system is not for active monitoring or life-critical alarms. It benefits patients by providing non-invasive, continuous respiratory rate tracking without requiring patient-worn sensors or direct contact, facilitating vital signs assessment under clinician supervision.
Clinical Evidence
Clinical performance evaluated in 38 subjects. Compared against gold-standard end-tidal CO2 capnography (n=12) and chest/abdomen-worn bands (n=26). Results showed respiratory rate accuracy of +/- 2 breaths/min (88.2% accuracy rate) with 95% limits of agreement of -3.2 to +0.7 breaths/min. Testing covered diverse age, BMI, gender, health conditions, postures, and monitoring distances.
Technological Characteristics
Contactless respiratory monitor using 6.394–7.844GHz pulsed radar. Bedside form factor. Connectivity via Wi-Fi to cloud service. Software developed per IEC 62304. Compliant with IEC 60601-1 (electrical safety), IEC 60601-1-2 (EMC), and IEEE C63.27 (wireless coexistence).
Indications for Use
Indicated for adult patients in healthcare facilities during no-motion conditions for contactless spot checking and continuous measurement of respiratory rate as part of vital signs assessment. Not for active patient monitoring, apnea monitoring, or vital signs monitoring.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A breathing (ventilatory) frequency monitor is a device intended to measure or monitor a patient's respiratory rate. The device may provide an audible or visible alarm when the respiratory rate, averaged over time, is outside operator settable alarm limits. This device does not include the apnea monitor classified in § 868.2377.
Predicate Devices
SleepMinder Breathing Frequency Indicator (model BM07) (K103631)
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June 24, 2020
Circadia Technologies Ltd. % Andrew Wu Software Consultant Rook Quality Systems, LLC. 1155 Mount Vernon Highway, Suite 800 Dunwoody, Georgia 30338
Re: K200445
Trade/Device Name: The Circadia C100 System Regulation Number: 21 CFR 868.2375 Regulation Name: Breathing Frequency Monitor Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: BZO Dated: May 4, 2020 Received: May 7, 2020
Dear Andrew Wu:
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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Sincerely,
for Michael Ryan 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 Quality Center for Devices and Radiological Health
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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K200445
Device Name The Circadia C 100 System
#### Indications for Use (Describe)
The Circadia C100 System is indicated for both contactless spot checking and continuous measurement of respiratory rate data as part of a vital signs assessment. The system records, transmits, and displays respiratory rate from multiple connected devices for retrospective analysis only. The system is intended to be used under the care of clinicians and medically qualified personnel.
The system is indicated for use in adult patients during no-motion conditions, for patients in health care facilities. It is available for sale only upon the order of a physician or licensed health care provider.
The Circadia C100 System is not indicated for active patient monitoring, as it does not provide alarms for timely response in life-threatening situations. It is not intended to monitor vital signs. This system is not an apnea monitor
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# The Circadia C100 System 510(K) Summary
Date Prepared June 19, 2020
## Manufacturer and 510(k) Owner
Circadia Technologies Ltd.
6 Delmey Close, Croydon, CR0 5QD, United Kingdom
| Official Contact: | Fares Siddiqui, CEO |
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| Telephone | +44-742-686-7304 |
| Email: | fares@circadiatech.com |
## Representative/Consultant
Andrew Wu Rook Quality Systems, LLC 1155 Mount Vernon Hwy, Suite 800, Dunwoody, GA 30338
Telephone: +1-770-833-0116
Email: andrew.wu@rookqs.com
### Device Information
Use
| Proprietary Name: | The Circadia C100 System |
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| Trade Name: | The Circadia C100 System |
| Classification Name: | Monitor, Breathing Frequency |
| Regulation Number: | 21 CFR 868.2375 |
| Product Code(s): | BZQ |
| Classification: | |
| Review Panel: | Anesthesiology |
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### Indications for Use
The Circadia C100 System is indicated for both contactless spot checking and continuous measurement of respiratory rate data as part of a vital signs assessment. The system records, transmits, and displays respiratory rate from multiple connected devices for retrospective analysis only. The system is intended to be used under the care of clinicians and medically qualified personnel.
The system is indicated for use in adult patients during no-motion conditions, for patients in health care facilities. It is available for sale only upon the order of a physician or licensed health care provider.
The Circadia C100 System is not indicated for active patient monitoring, as it does not provide alarms for timely response in life-threatening situations. It is not intended to monitor vital signs. This system is not an apnea monitor.
## Device Description
The Circadia C100 System consists of three components:
- "The Monitor" - Circadia Contactless Breathing Monitor: The Monitor is a contact-less breathing monitor placed at a bedside table. The Monitor records respiratory rate of adult patients in hospitals and clinical settings (e.g. post-acute care settings such as General Care Floors (GCF), Inpatient Rehabilitation Facilities (IRF), and Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNF)). The Monitor utilizes a UWB-based (Ultra-Wideband based) motion sensor to detect the movement of the abdomen and the chest to derive respiratory data.
- "The App" - Circadia Pro Android App: The App allows Technical Support Staff to setup and configure monitors and allows Clinical Staff to review data collected by the monitors. The App is operated from the central "hub" of a ward or nursing station to monitor data collected by multiple monitors for retrospective analysis only, not for active patient monitoring. The App operates from an Android tablet and uses a USB-C connection for initial configuration. The App is designed to communicate with The Monitor and allow it to connect to a Wi-Fi network and subsequently, The Cloud Service.
- "The Cloud Service" - Circadia Cloud Service: The Cloud Service offers a set of APIs that allows the monitor to connect to server, send respiratory data over a secure channel, and allows the monitor to track Clinical Staff's personal data and the patient's respiratory data.
## Predicate Device Identification
The Circadia C100 System is substantially equivalent to the SleepMinder Breathing Frequency Indicator (model BM07) from BiancaMed Ltd (K103631).
The Circadia C100 System has the same intended use and similar indications, technological characteristics, and principles of operation to the device cleared in K103631. Therefore, K103631 is listed as the primary predicate device for The Circadia C100 System. EMBLETTA MPR from EMBLA SYSTEMS (K122516) is listed as a reference device.
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## Equivalence to Predicate Device
The subject device has the same intended use and similar technological characteristics (e.g. pulsed radar as its sensor technology to monitor respiratory rate) to the device cleared in K103631.
- Technological Characteristics: The Circadia C100 System utilizes a 6.394 to 7.844GHz pulsed radar as its sensor technology, in comparison to 5.8GHz pulsed radar in the device cleared in K103631. Leveraging the similar rationale in K103631, both frequencies are in common use as radiolocation frequencies and are in license-free portions of the electromagnetic spectrum. The choice of center frequency and pulsed are merely decisions. Both the subject device and predicate device are contactless respiratory monitors intended to be placed on desk top adjacent to a patient being measured. Both the subject device and predicate device utilize attenuation of the reflected radio signal to measure the chest movement of a patient for respiratory monitoring. Non-clinical testing was carried out to verify that the safety and effectiveness of the subject device is substantially equivalent to the predicate device based on the aforementioned technological characteristics of the subject device. Hence, there are no significant differences in the technological characteristics between the subject device and primary predicate device.
| | Subject Device | Primary Predicate | Reference Device |
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| Product Name | The Circadia C100<br>System from Circadia<br>Technologies Ltd<br>(K200445) | SleepMinder Breathing<br>Frequency Indicator<br>(model BM07) from<br>BiancaMed Ltd<br>(K103631) | EMBLETTA MPR from<br>EMBLA SYSTEMS<br>(K122516) |
| Product Code | BZQ | BZQ | MNR |
| Primary Output | Displays respiratory<br>rate. | Displays respiratory<br>rate | Respiratory rate and<br>heart rate. |
| Intended Use | The Circadia C100<br>System is indicated for<br>both contactless spot<br>checking and<br>continuous<br>measurement of<br>respiratory rate data as<br>part of a vital signs<br>assessment. The<br>system records,<br>transmits, and displays<br>respiratory rate from | The device is intended<br>to be used for the spot<br>measurement of<br>respiration rate of an<br>adult patient in a<br>hospital and clinical<br>setting. It is not a vital<br>signs monitor or an<br>apnea monitor.<br>The device is indicated<br>for use as suitable for | The Embletta MPR is a<br>digital recording device<br>designed to be used<br>under the direction of a<br>physician or trained<br>technician but may be<br>applied by a layperson.<br>The Embletta<br>MPR records multiple<br>physiological<br>parameters from a |
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| | multiple connected<br>devices for<br>retrospective analysis<br>only. The system is<br>intended to be used<br>under the care of<br>clinicians and medically<br>qualified personnel.<br>The system is indicated<br>for use in adult patients<br>during no-motion<br>conditions, for patients<br>in health care facilities.<br>It is available for sale<br>only upon the order of<br>a physician or licensed<br>health care provider.<br>The Circadia C100<br>System is not indicated<br>for active patient<br>monitoring, as it does<br>not provide alarms for<br>timely response in life-<br>threatening situations.<br>It is not intended to<br>monitor vital signs. This<br>system is not an apnea<br>monitor. | use on adult patients. It<br>should not be used on<br>patients that exhibit<br>uncontrolled limb<br>movement. | sleeping patient for the<br>purpose of<br>simultaneous or<br>subsequent display of<br>the parameters. The<br>displayed data assists in<br>the identification of<br>sleep-related medical<br>disorders by trained<br>personnel.<br>The Embletta MPR is<br>intended to be used for<br>adult and pediatric<br>(excluding neonatal<br>and infant) studies. The<br>device is not equipped<br>with alarms and is not<br>intended to be used as<br>a monitor.<br>The intended<br>environments include<br>any clean, dry, dust<br>free environment<br>suitable for a patient's<br>relative comfort.<br>The device does not<br>monitor or diagnose<br>the patient and does<br>not issue any alarms. |
| Intended Use<br>Environment | Hospital post-acute<br>care settings such as<br>General Care Floors<br>(GCF), Inpatient<br>Rehabilitation Facilities<br>(IRF), and Skilled<br>Nursing Facilities (SNF). | Hospital and clinical<br>setting. | The general intended<br>environments are<br>hospitals, institutions,<br>sleep centers, the<br>home and sleep clinics<br>or the patient's home. |
| Duration of Monitoring | Spot Check and<br>Continuous<br>Measurement | Spot Check | Sleep |
| Patient Interface | Non patient contacting, | Non patient contacting, | Respiratory effort |
| | works from distance<br>through clothing and<br>duvet. | works from distance<br>through clothing. | bands (chest and<br>abdomen) in direct<br>contact with the<br>subject. Nasal cannula,<br>measures nasal<br>pressure. |
| Measurement<br>positions | Subject can be Seated<br>or Lying down | Seated | Lying down |
| Parameters displayed | Respiratory Rate | Respiratory Rate | Respiratory rate and<br>heart rate. |
| Technology Platform | Pulsed radar as its<br>sensor technology. | Pulsed radar as its<br>sensor technology. | Digital recorder<br>connected to<br>commercially available<br>electrodes, cannulas,<br>and thermistors. |
| RR Measurement<br>Range | 7 - 38 breaths per<br>minute | Not available. | Not available. |
| Sampling rate of RR<br>data | 0.333 Hz | Not available. | Not available. |
| Update/Transmission<br>Rate | 0.333 Hz | Not available. | No real-time data,<br>offline analysis only. |
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## Summary of Non-Clinical Testing
The following tests were performed to demonstrate safety and effectiveness of The Circadia C100 System based on current industry standards:
- Cleaning: General cleaning procedure for monitor enclosure is recommended in the Instructions for Use.
- Biocompatibility: Not applicable as there is no direct/indirect patient contacting components.
- Software Verification: The software development and testing were executed with consideration to IEC 62304 Medical device software – Software life cycle processes.
- · Electromagnetic Compatibility, Electrical Safety, Wireless Coexistence and Battery Safety: The subject device is tested in compliance with:
- o IEC 60601-1:2005, COR1:2006, COR2:2007, AMD1:2012 (or IEC 60601-1:2012 reprint) Medical electrical equipment, Part 1: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance
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- o IEC 60601-1-2:2014, Medical Electrical Equipment - Part 1-2: General Requirements For Basic Safety And Essential Performance - Collateral Standard: Electromagnetic Compatibility - Requirements And Tests
- IEEE C63.27-2017 American National Standard for Evaluation of Wireless Coexistence o
- Performance Testing - Bench: A number of bench testing were executed using internal test protocols to demonstrate The C100 Circadia System performance met acceptance:
- O Circadia Monitor Drop Test
- Circadia Monitor Power Cord/Button Fatigue Test o
Circadia believes that the aforementioned non-clinical testing demonstrate that the subject device is designed and manufactured in such a way that, when used under the conditions and for the purposes intended, the safety and effectiveness, as well as the performance characteristic of the subject device is substantial equivalent to the predicate device.
## Summary of Clinical Testing
To evaluate the performance of the Circadia C100 System, the subject device was compared to gold standard manually scored end-tidal CO2 capnography data (device cleared in K040875 and K120888) in 12 patients. Performance of the subject device was also compared to a chest and abdomen worn band (device cleared in K122516) in 26 patients. The accuracy of Respiration rate was found to be +/- 2 breaths/min (accuracy rate 88.2%) and the 95% limits of agreements was -3.2 to +0.7 breaths/min. Thus the aforementioned clinical testing demonstrate that the overall performance of the subject device on a total of 38 subjects with a wide range of age, body- mass index, and gender, as well as various health conditions, subject postures, aspect angle, monitoring distance, presence of duvet, etc. to reflect intended user profile and conditions, for spot and continuous measurement, supports substantial equivalence to the predicate.
## Conclusion
Based on the testing performed, it can be concluded that the subject device does not raise new/different questions of safety or effectiveness compared to the predicate device. The indications for use, technological characteristics, and performance characteristics for The Circadia C100 System are assessed to be substantially equivalent to the predicate device.
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