K211124 · Baxter Healthcare Corporation · PHC · Aug 30, 2022 · General Hospital
Device Facts
Record ID
K211124
Device Name
Dose IQ Safety Software
Applicant
Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Product Code
PHC · General Hospital
Decision Date
Aug 30, 2022
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 880.5725
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Software as a Medical Device
Indications for Use
Dose IQ Safety Software is intended to be used with the Novum IQ Syringe Pump to support the controlled administration of fluids. Dose IQ Safety Software is intended to allow users to create and maintain drug libraries, including the configuration of pump settings for the Novum IQ Syringe Pump. Dose IQ Safety Software is intended to allow users to establish the facility-defined syringe list, which is a subset of Baxter's approved compatible syringes, for the Novum IQ Syringe Pump. Dose IQ Safety Software is intended to be used by licensed pharmacists. Dose IQ Safety Software is intended to be used in hospitals and outpatient health care facilities.
Device Story
Dose IQ Safety Software is a standalone, browser-based application installed on hospital computing platforms; used by pharmacists to create/configure facility-specific drug libraries and syringe lists for Novum IQ Syringe Pumps. Software does not directly control pumps; drug library files are transferred via USB or IQ Enterprise Gateway. Libraries define medication concentrations, dosing limits, and alarm configurations to implement Dose Error Reduction Systems (DERS). Pharmacists select syringe brands/sizes from a pre-approved, non-modifiable list provided by Baxter. Output is a digitally signed drug library file loaded onto the pump. Pump operates independently once loaded. System benefits include reduced medication errors through standardized, facility-defined limits and alerts.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical testing was performed. Evidence consists of bench testing, software verification/validation (functional, regression, smoke/sanity, code review, static analysis, unit testing), and human factors evaluation in a simulated clinical environment.
Technological Characteristics
Standalone browser-based software (Google Chrome); requires hospital-provided computing platform. Implements DERS via drug library configuration. Features include digital signature security, role-based access control, and audit logging. Complies with IEC 62366-1 for usability. Software level of concern: Major.
Indications for Use
Indicated for use by licensed pharmacists in hospitals and outpatient healthcare facilities to create and maintain drug libraries and facility-defined syringe lists for the Novum IQ Syringe Pump to support controlled fluid administration.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
An infusion pump is a device used in a health care facility to pump fluids into a patient in a controlled manner. The device may use a piston pump, a roller pump, or a peristaltic pump and may be powered electrically or mechanically. The device may also operate using a constant force to propel the fluid through a narrow tube which determines the flow rate. The device may include means to detect a fault condition, such as air in, or blockage of, the infusion line and to activate an alarm.
Predicate Devices
Spectrum IQ Infusion System with Dose IQ Safety Software (K173084)
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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Baxter Healthcare Corporation Michelle Rixie Principal Specialist, Regulatory Affairs One Baxter Parkway Deerfield. Illinois 60015
August 30, 2022
### Re: K211124
Trade/Device Name: Dose IO Safety Software Regulation Number: 21 CFR 880.5725 Regulation Name: Infusion pump Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: PHC Dated: July 25, 2022 Received: July 29, 2022
#### Dear Michelle Rixie:
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,
Courtney H. Lias, Ph.D. Office Director OHT3: Office of GastroRenal, ObGyn, General Hospital and Urology 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) K211124
Device Name Dose IQ Safety Software
Indications for Use (Describe)
Dose IQ Safety Software is intended to be used with the Novum IQ Syringe Pump to support the controlled administration of fluids.
Dose IQ Safety Software is intended to allow users to create and maintain drug libraries, including the configuration of pump settings for the Novum IQ Syringe Pump.
Dose IQ Safety Software is intended to allow users to establish the facility-defined syringe list, which is a subset of Baxter's approved compatible syringes, for the Novum IQ Syringe Pump.
Dose IQ Safety Software is intended to be used by licensed pharmacists.
Dose IQ Safety Software is intended to be used in hospitals and outpatient health care facilities.
| Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable) | |
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| <div> <span> ☑ Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) </span> </div> | <div> <span> ☐ Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C) </span> </div> |
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#### 510(k) Summary
August 25, 2022
#### OWNER:
Baxter Healthcare Corporation One Baxter Parkway Deerfield, Illinois 60015
### CONTACT PERSON:
Michelle Rixie Principal Specialist, Global Regulatory Affairs 32650 N Wilson Road Round Lake, IL 60073 Telephone: (224) 270-2861 Fax: (224) 270-4119
### IDENTIFICATION OF THE DEVICE:
Trade/Device Name: Dose IQ Safety Software Common Name: Infusion Safety Management Software Classification Panel: General Hospital Regulation Number: 21 CFR 880.5725 Regulation Name: Infusion Pump Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: PHC
#### Table 1. Catalogue Code for Dose IQ Safety Software
| Code Number | Name |
|-------------|-------------------------|
| DOSEIQW0001 | Dose IQ Safety Software |
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#### PREDICATE DEVICE:
The Dose IO Safety Software is substantially equivalent to the following predicate device:
| Device | Company | Predicate 510(k) | Clearance Date |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------|----------------|
| Spectrum IQ Infusion System<br>with Dose IQ Safety Software1 | Baxter Healthcare<br>Corporation | K173084 | May 11, 2018 |
#### Table 2. Predicate Device
## DESCRIPTION OF THE DEVICE:
Dose IQ is a standalone (not embedded in pumps) browser-based software application that is installed on a hospital-provided computing platform. It provides the hospital's pharmacists the ability to create and configure a facility-specific drug library file for the Novum IQ Syringe Pump. Dose IQ stores the created drug library for future transfer to an infusion pump that is compatible with the drug library file through the IQ Enterprise Gateway, or via a USB. It is intended to be used by multiple users simultaneously. Authorized users access the software though a Google Chrome web browser (build 76.0.3809.100 and above).
Creating a facility-specific drug library in Dose IO is one method to implement a Dose Error Reduction System (DERS) – a safety system intended to reduce medication errors. A hospital-defined drug library defines medications with individual concentrations, concentration limits, dosing units, dosing limits, alarm configuration settings, and administration requirements that are specific to each patient care area. Pump programming values are checked against these hospital-defined limits. The pump alerts clinicians if programmed values exceed these limits. Also included in the drug library are hospital-defined individual care area settings and general pump settings. DERS is not active when programming an infusion using Basic Mode, which requires the pump user to manually specify the parameters for the infusion on the pump, therefore only individual Care Area settings, general pump settings, and pump default settings apply.
Dose IQ does not directly interface with or control the compatible infusion pump. It solely provides the ability to create a drug library file that can then be loaded to the compatible infusion pump. Dose IO does not deploy the file to the pump; this is done by
<sup>4</sup> Since this submission is limited to the Safety Software, equivalency is demonstrated only for the Safety Software referred to as "Spectrum IQ Infusion System with Dose IQ Safety Software" as predicate throughout this submission.
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USB media or the IQ Enterprise Gateway software. A copy of the drug library file is stored in each pump, so that the pump can operate without real-time interaction with other components of the Novum IQ Platform.
Baxter provides a list of syringe containers that are permissible with the Novum IQ Syringe pump based on specific syringe brands and sizes. The Approved Syringe List is available on Baxter's Technical Service Portal and must be uploaded into Dose IQ. The Approved Syringe List cannot be modified in Dose IQ. The pharmacist selects the required syringe brands and sizes from this Approved Syringe List to create the Facility Syringe List for use within the hospital. Dose IQ incorporates the Approved Syringe List and the Facility Syringe List as part of the drug library file for the Novum Syringe pump.
### INDICATIONS FOR USE:
Dose IQ Safety Software is intended to be used with the Novum IQ Syringe Pump to support the controlled administration of fluids. Dose IQ Safety Software is intended to allow users to create and maintain drug libraries, including the configuration of pump settings for the Novum IQ Syringe Pump. Dose IQ Safety Software is intended to allow users to establish the facility-defined syringe list, which is a subset of Baxter's approved compatible syringes, for the Novum IQ Syringe Pump. Dose IQ Safety Software is intended to be used by licensed pharmacists. Dose IQ Safety Software is intended to be used in hospitals and outpatient health care facilities.
## DEVICE COMPARISON AND SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENCE:
The Dose IQ Safety Software is substantially equivalent to the predicate device with regards to intended use, indications for use, design attributes, features, functions, and performance specifications. The following table provides a comparison summary.
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| Characteristic | Subject Device | Predicate Device (K173084)¹ | Discussion of Differences |
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| Indications for Use | Dose IQ Safety Software is intended to allow users to create and maintain drug libraries including the configuration of pump settings for the Novum IQ Syringe Pump. | N/A | The indications for the Predicate Device were developed for the infusion pump and safety software combined. As the subject device will be standalone safety software, indications for it have been specifically defined. The difference in wording does not raise different questions of safety or effectiveness. |
| | Dose IQ Safety Software is intended to allow users to establish the facility-defined syringe list, which is a subset of Baxter's approved compatible syringes, for the Novum IQ Syringe Pump | N/A | The subject device introduces a Syringe Library that is sent to the Novum IQ Syringe Pump as part of the Drug Library file to provide users a limited selection of only qualified disposables to be used with compatible Syringe Pumps. The syringe library file is a secure digitally signed file. The syringe library and its contents cannot be modified by the pharmacist in the Dose IQ Safety Software. The pharmacist only selects the required syringe brands and sizes from this approved syringe library to be used for the specific drug library being created. This change does not raise different questions of safety or effectiveness because the Syringe Library follows similar concepts of the Master Drugs in how drugs are assigned from preset Care Areas. |
| Use Environment | Dose IQ Safety Software is intended to be used in hospitals and outpatient health care facilities. | The Spectrum IQ Infusion System with Dose IQ Safety Software is suitable for a variety of patient care environments such as, but not limited to hospitals and outpatient care areas. | Both subject and predicate devices are suitable for hospitals and outpatient healthcare facilities; difference in wording does not raise different questions of safety or effectiveness. |
| Characteristic | Subject Device | Predicate Device (K173084)¹ | Discussion of Differences |
| Other Indications<br>for Use | Dose IQ Safety Software is<br>intended to be used by licensed<br>pharmacists. | The Spectrum IQ Infusion System<br>with Dose IQ Safety Software is<br>intended to be used by trained<br>healthcare professionals. | The indications for the Predicate Device were<br>developed for the infusion pump and safety software<br>combined. Intended users are also trained healthcare<br>professionals. The difference in wording does not<br>raise different questions of safety or effectiveness. |
| Infusion Delivery<br>Modes | Continuous<br>Amount/Time<br>Volume/Time | Same as subject device | N/A |
| System Basis | A browser-based application<br>requiring Google Chrome on the<br>compatible hardware | Microsoft Windows® 7(32 or 64-<br>bit) and Microsoft Windows®<br>10(64-bit) operating system<br>compatibility. | The subject device uses web browser technology that<br>can be accessed from any computer and is no longer a<br>product directly installed on Microsoft Windows. This<br>change does not raise different questions of safety or<br>effectiveness as both applications require access by<br>authenticated users. |
| Drug Library<br>Capacity | Number of Care Areas: 32<br>Number of Drugs: 5000 per pump<br>Number of Clinical Advisories:<br>800<br>Number of Modifiers: 1000 | Number of Care Areas: 32<br>Number of Drugs: 5000<br>Number of Clinical Advisories: 400<br>Number of Modifiers: 500 | Subject device supports increased capacity in the<br>areas of Clinical Advisories and Modifiers that aligns<br>with the capacity requirements for the compatible<br>infusion pump. These differences do not raise<br>different questions of safety or effectiveness. |
| Care Area Type | Standard<br>Anesthesia<br>Enteral Feeding<br>(only one Enteral Feeding Care<br>Area allowed) | Standard<br>Anesthesia | Subject device supports an additional Care Area Type<br>to facilitate use on the Syringe Pump as supported by<br>the Indications for Use. This difference does not raise<br>different questions of safety or effectiveness because<br>Baxter has already established different care area<br>types (Anesthesia and Standard), available within the<br>software to establish the relevant limits. |
| Characteristic | Subject Device | Predicate Device (K173084)¹ | Discussion of Differences |
| Character Limits | Care Area Name & Drug Name<br>20 characters<br>Name must be unique.<br>Clinical Advisory:<br>200 characters | Care Area Name & Drug Name<br>20 characters<br>Name must be unique.<br>Clinical Advisory:<br>7 lines or 175 characters | Subject device accommodates increased character<br>limits for clinical advisory content compared to the<br>predicate. This difference does not raise different<br>questions of safety or effectiveness. |
| Downstream<br>Occlusion<br>Pressure Setting | High<br>Medium High<br>Medium<br>Low<br>Very Low | High<br>Medium<br>Low | Subject device supports additional Downstream<br>Occlusion Pressure Settings to facilitate use on the<br>Syringe Pump. The additional settings align with the<br>requirements for the compatible infusion pump. This<br>difference does not raise different questions of safety<br>or effectiveness. |
| Downstream<br>Occlusion<br>Detection Speed | Normal<br>Rapid | N/A | Subject device supports Downstream Occlusion<br>Detection Speed settings to facilitate use on the<br>Syringe Pump as supported by the Indications for Use.<br>The additional settings align with the requirements for<br>the compatible infusion pump. This difference does<br>not raise different questions of safety or<br>effectiveness. |
| EMR Integration | On<br>Off | Same as subject device | N/A |
| Concentration<br>Type | Standard<br>Variable<br>mL mode | Fixed<br>Standard<br>Variable<br>mL mode | Fixed concentration type is not applicable for Syringe<br>Pump as this device automatically detects the fill<br>volume of the syringe container. This difference does<br>not raise different questions of safety or effectiveness. |
| Dose Modes | Continuous | Continuous<br>• mL/hr, mL/kg/min, mL/kg/hr | Predefined dose modes reduce manual calculations<br>required by clinicians. Additional dose modes align<br>with the requirements for the compatible infusion |
| Characteristic | Subject Device | Predicate Device (K173084)1 | Discussion of Differences |
| | mL/hr, mL/kg/min, mL/kg/hr g/hr mg/hr, mg/kg/hr, mg/min, mg/kg/min, mg/kg/day mcg/hr, mcg/kg/hr, mcg/min, mcg/kg/min, mcg/kg/day ng/min, ng/kg/min Units/hr, Units/kg/hr, Units/min, Units/kg/min MillionUnits/day mUnits/min, mUnits/kg/hr, mUnits/kg/min mEq/hr, mEq/kg/hr mmol/hr, mmol/kg/hr <b>Amount / Time</b><br>Non-weight-based: mg, Units, g, mcg, mEq, mmol, MillionUnits Weight based: mL/kg, mg/kg, Units/kg, g/kg, mcg/kg, mEq/kg, mmol/kg | g/hr mg/hr, mg/kg/hr, mg/min, mg/kg/min, mg/kg/day mcg/hr, mcg/kg/hr, mcg/min, mcg/kg/min, mcg/kg/day ng/min, ng/kg/min Units/hr, Units/kg/hr, Units/min, Units/kg/min mUnits/min, mUnits/kg/hr, mUnits/kg/min mEq/hr, mEq/kg/hr mmol/hr, mmol/kg/hr <b>Amount / Time</b><br>Non-weight-based: mL, mg, Units, g, mcg, mEq, mmol Weight based: mL/kg, mg/kg, Units/kg, g/kg, mcg/kg, mEq/kg, mmol/kg BSA based: mg/m², Units/m², g/m², mcg/m² | pump. The subject device continues to provide<br>continuous and intermittent infusions. These<br>differences do not raise different questions of safety<br>or effectiveness. |
| Characteristic | Subject Device | Predicate Device (K173084)1 | Discussion of Differences |
| | MillionUnits/kg BSA based: mg/m2, Units/m2, g/m2, mcg/m2, MillionUnits/m2 Volume / Time Total Volume / Total Time | Volume / Time<br>Total Volume / Total Time | |
| Bolus / Loading<br>Dose | Enable<br>Disable (default) | Same as subject device | N/A |
| Bolus/Loading<br>Dose Amount<br>limits and Time<br>Limits | Lower Hard, Lower Soft, Starting,<br>Upper Soft, Upper Hard<br>1 lower and 1 upper limit required<br>for Care Area Drug | Same as subject device | N/A |
| Characteristic | Subject Device | Predicate Device (K173084)¹ | Discussion of Differences |
| Max Line Flush | 0.1 to 10 mL<br>Applicable to Amount / Time and<br>Volume/Time Infusions | 1 to 100 mL<br>Applicable to Amount/Time drugs | Max Line Flush aligns with the requirements for the<br>compatible infusion pump. Subject device supports<br>expanded Max Line Flush to facilitate use on the<br>Syringe Pump as supported by the Indications for Use.<br>This difference does not raise different questions of<br>safety or effectiveness. |
| Clinical Advisory<br>Assignment | ●<br>per concentration<br>●<br>per modifier for all<br>concentrations<br>●<br>per drug for all<br>concentrations | ●<br>per modifier for all<br>concentrations<br>●<br>per drug for all<br>concentrations | Both devices provide clinical advisories, which are<br>optional and facility defined. Differences do not raise<br>different questions of safety or effectiveness. |
| Modifiers<br>assignment | 2 to 5 per drug | Same as subject device | N/A |
| Single Step Rate<br>Change | 20% to 500% (standard Care Area)<br>500% (Anesthesia Care Area)<br>Configurable increase limit<br>between 20% to<br>500% with an auto-calculated<br>decrease limit of 50%<br>of the increase limit, up to 99%<br>decrease (Standard Care Area)<br>Fixed increase limit of 500% and<br>decrease limit of 99%<br>(Anesthesia Care Area) | Same as subject device | N/A |
| Characteristic | Subject Device | Predicate Device (K173084)1 | Discussion of Differences |
| Audio Level<br>Alarm | High<br>Medium<br>Low<br>Use Pump Settings | Same as subject device | N/A |
| Near Empty<br>Alarm | Syringe Near Empty:<br>On, [1,5,10,30,60,90,120 mins]<br>Off | Bag Near Empty:<br>On, 30 minutes<br>Off<br>Use Pump Settings | Syringe Near Empty Alarm was added to facilitate use<br>with the Syringe Pump. Both the subject and predicate<br>device require the user to correct the condition to<br>proceed. Both the subject and predicate have the same<br>default time setting. The additional settings align with<br>the requirements for the compatible infusion pump.<br>These differences in the available setting options do<br>not raise different issues of safety and effectiveness. |
| Maximum Keep<br>Vein Open (KVO)<br>Rate | 0.01 to 5 mL/hr | 0.5 to 50 mL/hr | Syringe KVO Rate was added to facilitate use with<br>the Syringe Pump. The KVO feature is intended for<br>use when delivering a series of infusions to a patient,<br>and the delivery site must remain patent between the<br>end of one infusion and the beginning of the<br>next. Lower end of KVO rate configuration aligns<br>with flow rate range of the compatible pump.<br>The different range does not raise different questions<br>and safety or effectiveness. |
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| Characteristic | Subject Device | Predicate Device (K173084)1 | Discussion of Differences |
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| Passcodes | Keypad Lock Passcode:<br>On<br>Off<br>Custom (3 to 4 digits)<br>Anesthesia Passcode:<br>For Anesthesia Care Area Type<br>On<br>Off<br>Custom (2- 6 digits) required<br>Biomed Passcode:<br>N/A - Established via User Lists | Keypad Lock Passcode:<br>On<br>Off<br>Custom (3 to 4 digits)<br>Anesthesia Passcode:<br>N/A<br>Biomed Passcode:<br>Level 1, 4 - 8 digits<br>Level 2, 4- 8 digits.<br>Level 2 only available when<br>enabled by hospital administrator | Keypad in predicate and subject devices can only be<br>locked while the infusion is running. Subject device<br>introduces customizable lock code for Anesthesia care<br>area restricting access to authorized personnel.<br>Subject device provides Hospital administrators the<br>ability to establish a single hospital wide passcode.<br>This customizable passcode provides an added level<br>of security by restricting access to only authorized<br>personnel when accessing Anesthesia care<br>areas. Regarding Biomed Passcode, both predicate<br>and subject devices prevent unauthorized access to<br>non-clinical functions.<br>These differences do not raise different questions of<br>safety or effectiveness. |
| Certificates | Required | Optional | Both devices use certificates to prevent tampering.<br>Differences do not raise different questions of safety<br>and effectiveness. |
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| Characteristic | Subject Device | Predicate Device (K173084)1 | Discussion of Differences |
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| Available Rate<br>Limits | Upper Hard Limit must be greater than or equal to Upper Soft Limit. | Upper Hard Limit must be greater than or equal to Upper Soft Limit. | Operational ranges are controlled by the respective compatible infusion pump. This change does not raise different questions of safety or effectiveness. |
| | Upper Soft Limit must be greater than or equal to a Starting Rate. | Upper Soft Limit must be greater than or equal to a Starting Rate. | |
| | Starting Rate must be greater than or equal to a Lower Soft Limit. | Starting Rate must be greater than or equal to a Lower Soft Limit. | |
| | Lower Soft Limit must be greater than or equal to a Lower Hard Limit. | Lower Soft Limit must be greater than or equal to a Lower Hard Limit. | |
| | Lower Hard Limit must be less than or equal to a Lower Soft Limit | Lower Hard Limit must be less than or equal to a Lower Soft Limit | |
| | All Rates and Drug Library Limits must fall within the operational range of the compatible pump. | All Rates and Drug Library Limits must fall within Spectrum Pump operational range of 0.5 to 999 mL/hr. | |
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| Characteristic | Subject Device | Predicate Device (K173084)¹ | Discussion of Differences |
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| Security Roles | Drug Library Roles (customer) Read only User Full Access User Administrati…
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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.