K213423 · Etiometry, Inc. · PLB · Jan 6, 2023 · Cardiovascular
Device Facts
Record ID
K213423
Device Name
T3 Platform software
Applicant
Etiometry, Inc.
Product Code
PLB · Cardiovascular
Decision Date
Jan 6, 2023
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 870.2300
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Software as a Medical Device, Real-World Evidence
Real-World Evidence
Submission
Device
Sponsor
RWD Sources
RWE Use Summary
Key Tags
K213423 · Jan 6, 2023
T3 Platform software
Etiometry, Inc.
Retrospective clinical patient cohort; De-identified medical record data captured by T3 Platform
Retrospective clinical datasets were used to validate the discriminatory power, range utilization, and robustness of the Adult IDO2 Index.
Retrospective validation; Clinical dataset; Adult IDO2 Index
Clinical Evidence
Study Design
Population
Comparator
Key Endpoints
Adult IDO2 Index Validation Study; Retrospective validation study
Post-surgical patients 18 years of age or older under intensive care; Sample Size: 634 patients (4,251 mixed venous oxygen saturation measurements); Number of Sites: Multiple clinical sites in the US
Not applicable for this study
Discriminatory power, range utilization, and robustness
Indications for Use
The T3 Data Aggregation & Visualization software module is intended for the recording and display of multiple physiological parameters of the adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients from supported bedside devices. The software module is not intended for alarm notification or waveform display, nor is it intended to control any of the independent bedside devices to which it is connected. The software module is intended to be used by healthcare professionals for the following purposes: - To remotely consult regarding a patient's status, and - To remotely review other standard or critical near real-time patient data in order to aid in clinical decisions and deliver patient care in a timely manner. The T3 Adult Risk Analytics Engine software module calculates the Adult IDO2 Index for inadequate delivery of oxygen. The Adult IDO2 Index is indicated for use by health care professionals with post-surgical patients 18 years of age or older under intensive care and not on Mechanical Circulatory Support.
Device Story
T3 Platform software aggregates/visualizes physiologic data from bedside devices; provides Adult IDO2 Index for inadequate oxygen delivery. Inputs: numeric physiologic data (e.g., BP, HR, SpO2, CO2, lab measurements). Processing: Adult Risk Analytics Engine uses mathematical manipulations of inputs to compute IDO2 Index; model based on human physiology, extended for adult age-based parameters. Output: near-real-time display of patient status/indices. Used in ICU by healthcare professionals; web-based visualization via standard browser. Does not provide alarms/waveforms; not for active monitoring. Benefits: aids clinical decision-making by providing quantitative cardiovascular status information.
Clinical Evidence
Retrospective clinical validation using 4,251 mixed venous oxygen saturation measurements from 634 patients (69% male, 31% female) across multiple US clinical sites. Evaluated against acceptance criteria for discriminatory power, range utilization, and robustness. No adverse effects noted. Software documentation provided per FDA SaMD guidance for moderate level of concern.
Technological Characteristics
Software-only solution; web-based visualization. Operates on standard browsers. Uses mathematical physiology models for index computation. No bedside hardware required. Cybersecurity controls implemented per FDA guidance. Moderate level of concern software.
Indications for Use
Indicated for post-surgical patients 18+ years old in intensive care, excluding those on Mechanical Circulatory Support. Used by healthcare professionals to aid clinical decisions via display of physiologic data and Adult IDO2 Index.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A cardiac monitor (including cardiotachometer and rate alarm) is a device used to measure the heart rate from an analog signal produced by an electrocardiograph, vectorcardiograph, or blood pressure monitor. This device may sound an alarm when the heart rate falls outside preset upper and lower limits.
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January 6, 2023
Etiometry. Inc. Tim Hanson VP of RA/QA 280 Summer St. 4th Floor Boston, Massachusetts 02210
Re: K213423
Trade/Device Name: T3 Platform software Regulation Number: 21 CFR 870.2200 Regulation Name: Adjunctive Cardiovascular Status Indicator Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: PPW Dated: October 15, 2021 Received: October 20, 2021
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# Robert T. Kazmierski -S
for
LCDR Stephen Browning Assistant Director Division of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Diagnostics, and Monitoring Devices Office of Cardiovascular Devices Office of Product Evaluation and Quality Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K213423
Device Name The T3 Platform™ software
#### Indications for Use (Describe)
The T3 Platform™ software features the T3 Data Aggregation & Visualization software module version 5.0 and the T3 Adult Risk Analytics Engine software module version 1.0.
The T3 Data Aggregation & Visualization software module is intended for the recording and display of multiple physiological parameters of the adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients from supported bedside devices. The software module is not intended for alarm notification or waveform display, nor is it intended to control any of the independent bedside devices to which it is connected. The software module is intended to be used by healthcare professionals for the following purposes:
- . To remotely consult regarding a patient's status, and
- To remotely review other standard or critical near real-time patient data in order to aid in . clinical decisions and deliver patient care in a timely manner.
The T3 Data Aggregation & Visualization software module can display numeric physiologic data captured by other medical devices:
- · Airway flow, volume, and pressure
- · Arterial blood pressure (invasive and non-invasive, systolic, diastolic, and mean)
- · Bispectral index (BIS, signal quality index, suppression ratio)
- · Cardiac Index
- . Cardiac output
- Central venous pressure .
- . Cerebral perfusion pressure
- · End-tidal CO2
- · Heart rate
- · Heart rate variability
- Intracranial pressure .
- . Left atrium pressure
- Oxygen saturation (intravascular, regional, SpO2) .
- · Premature ventricular counted beats
- · Pulmonary artery pressure (systolic, diastolic, and mean)
- · Pulse pressure variation
- · Pulse Rate
- · Respiratory rate
- · Right atrium pressure
- · Temperature (rectal, esophageal, tympanic, blood, core, nasopharyngeal, skin)
- · Umbilical arterial pressure (systolic, diastolic, and mean)
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The T3 Data Aggregation & Visualization software module can display laboratory measurements including arterial and venous blood gases, complete blood count, and lactic acid.
The T3 Data Aggregation & Visualization software module can display information captured by the T3 Adult Risk Analytics Engine software module.
The T3 Adult Risk Analytics Engine software module calculates the Adult IDO2 Index for inadequate delivery of oxygen. The Adult IDO2 Index is indicated for use by health care professionals with post-surgical patients 18 years of age or older under intensive care and not on Mechanical Circulatory Support. The Adult IDO2 Index is derived by mathematical manipulations of the physiologic data and laboratory measurements received by the T3 Data Aggregation & Visualization software module. When the Adult IDO2 Index is increasing, it means that there is an increasing risk of madequate oxygen delivery and attention should be brought to the patient. The Adult IDO2 Index presents partial quantitative information about the patient's cardiovascular condition, and no therapy or drugs can be administered based solely on the interpretation statements.
# WARNINGS:
- · Do not use the T3 Platform™ software as an active patient monitoring system.
- Do not use the T3 Platform™ software to replace any part of the hospital's device monitoring. .
- · Do not rely on the T3 Platform™ software as the sole source of patient status information.
- Do not use any of the T3 Platform™ indices as a substitute for taking blood samples. .
- Do not use the Adult IDO2 Index for patients on Mechanical Circulatory Support ●
Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)> Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
— Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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Dec 7, 2022
This 510(k) summary has been prepared in accordance with Title 21 CFR §807.92 and FDA's guidance document, "The 510(k) Program: Evaluating Substantial Equivalence in Premarket Notifications 510(k)" July 28, 2014
4.1 510(k) Submitter
Timothy Hanson, VP of Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance 280 Summer St., 4th Floor Boston, MA 02210 Tel: 857.366.9333 ext. 2020 Email: THanson@etiometry.com
#### 4.2 Device
| Item | Description |
|--------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Device Trade Name | T3 PlatformTM software (T3 Data Aggregation & Visualization software<br>module version 5.0 and T3 Adult Risk Analytics Engine software module<br>version 1.0) |
| Device Common/Usual Name | Clinical Decision Support Software (without alarms) |
| Classification Name | Adjunctive cardiovascular status indicator |
| Classification Number | 870.2200 |
| Regulatory Class | Class II with special controls - the primary code is PPW: The adjunctive<br>cardiovascular status indicator is a prescription device based on sensor<br>technology for the measurement of a physical parameter(s). This device is<br>intended for adjunctive use with other physical vital sign parameters and<br>patient information and is not intended to independently direct therapy. |
Table 7: Device Information
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#### 4.3 Predicate Devices
The predicate device is the T3 Platform™ software featuring the T3 Data Aggregation & Visualization software module version 5.0 and the T3 Risk Analytics Engine software module version 8.0, cleared under K213230.
#### 4.4 Device Description
The Tracking, Trajectory, Trigger (73) intensive care unit software solution allows clinicians and quality improvement teams in the ICU to aggregate data from multiple sources, store it in a database for analysis, and view the streaming data. System features include:
- · Customizable display of physiologic parameters over entire patient stay
- Configurable annotation
- Web-based visualization that may be used on any standard browser
- Minimal IT footprint
- Software-only solution no new bedside hardware required
- Highly reliable and robust operation
- Auditable data storage
- 4.5 Indications for Use
The T3 Platform™ software features the T3 Data Aggregation & Visualization software module version 5.0 and the T3 Adult Risk Analytics Engine software module version 1.0.
The T3 Data Aggregation & Visualization software module is intended for the recording and display of multiple physiological parameters of the adult, pediatric, and neonatal patients from supported bedside devices. The software module is not intended for alarm notification or waveform display, nor is it intended to control any of the independent bedside devices to which it is connected. The software module is intended to be used by healthcare professionals for the following purposes:
- · To remotely consult regarding a patient's status, and
- To remotely review other standard or critical near real-time patient data in order to utilize this information to aid in clinical decisions and deliver patient care in a timely manner.
The T3 Data Aggregation & Visualization software module can display numeric physiologic data captured by other medical devices:
- · Airway flow, volume, and pressure
- Arterial blood pressure (invasive and non-invasive, systolic, diastolic, and mean)
- · Bispectral index (BIS, signal quality index, suppression ratio)
- Cardiac Index
- Cardiac output
- Central venous pressure
- Cerebral perfusion pressure
- End-tidal CO2
- Heart rate
- Heart rate variability
- Intracranial pressure
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- · Left atrium pressure
- Oxygen saturation (intravascular, regional, SpO2)
- Premature ventricular counted beats
- Pulmonary artery pressure (systolic, diastolic, and mean)
- Pulse pressure variation
- Pulse Rate
- Respiratory rate
- Right atrium pressure
- Temperature (rectal, esophageal, tympanic, blood, core, nasopharyngeal, skin)
- · Umbilical arterial pressure (systolic, diastolic, and mean)
The T3 Data Aggregation & Visualization software module can display laboratory measurements including arterial and venous blood gases, complete blood count, and lactic acid.
The T3 Data Aggregation & Visualization software module can display information captured by the T3 Adult Risk Analytics Engine software module.
The T3 Adult Risk Analytics Engine software module calculates the Adult IDO2 Index for inadequate delivery of oxygen. The Adult IDO2 Index is indicated for use by health care professionals with post-surgical patients 18 years of age or older under intensive care and not on Mechanical Circulatory Support. The Adult IDO2 Index is derived by mathematical manipulations of the physiologic data and laboratory measurements received by the T3 Data Aggregation & Visualization software module. When the Adult IDO2 Index is increasing, it means that there is an increasing risk of inadequate oxygen delivery and attention should be brought to the patient. The Adult IDO2 Index presents partial quantitative information about the patient's cardiovascular condition, and no therapy or drugs can be administered based solely on the interpretation statements.
# WARNINGS:
- Do not use the T3 Platform™ software as an active patient monitoring system. .
- . Do not use the T3 Platform™ software to replace any part of the hospital's device monitoring.
- Do not rely on the T3 Platform™ software as the sole source of patient status information.
- Do not use any of the T3 Platform™ indices as a substitute for taking blood samples. .
- . Do not use the Adult IDO2 Index for patients on Mechanical Circulatory Support
#### 4.6 Comparison of Technological Characteristics with the Predicate Device
The subject and predicate T3 Platform™ software have the same Intended Use, brining attention to patients and providing an IDO2 Index, but for different patient populations. The predicate device, having the product code PPW, is intended for use as a multiparameter monitor that uses sensor technology to measure a specific parameter. The devices that fall under this regulation product code (Adjunctive cardiovascular status indicator 21 CFR 870.2200) do not have alarms and do not have a set decision point, matching the functionalities of the subject device. The regulation product code of the primary predicate device includes special controls that were applied to the subject T3 Platform™ software. The regulation product codes between the subject T3 Platform™ software and supportive predicate T3 Platform™ software were unchanged.
The subject and predicate devices differ with respect to several technological features. (see Table 8).
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| Feature/Improvement | Description |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Replacing the Risk Analytics Engine with the<br>Adult Risk Analytics Engine with Adult IDO2<br>Index | The subject device, the T3 Platform software for adults is a<br>standalone application that was abstracted as an instance from the T3<br>Data Aggregation & Visualization software module version 5.0 and the<br>T3 Risk Analytics Engine software module version 8.0 cleared under<br>K213230. The Risk Analytics Engine module was modified to become<br>the Adult Risk Analytics Engine software module, version 1.0, with the<br>Adult IDO2 Index and compatible with the T3 Data Aggregation &<br>Visualization software module version 5.0.<br><br>Adult Risk Analytics Engine is responsible for the continuous<br>computation in near-real-time of the likelihood that a patient, 18<br>years of age or older, is experiencing Inadequate Delivery of Oxygen<br>defined as the Adult IDO2 index. Adult Risk Analytics Engine version<br>1.0 employs the same model of human physiology as the one utilized<br>in Risk Analytics Engine version 8.0 cleared under K213230 for the<br>computation of the IDO2 index in pediatric patients (0 to 12 years of<br>age), however, the physiology model has been modified to extend the<br>age-based parameterization. Adult Risk Analytics Engine version 1.0 is<br>also different from Risk Analytics Engine version 8.0 with respect to<br>the IDO2 index being computed as the likelihood of mixed venous<br>oxygen saturation that is below a single non-configurable threshold of<br>50%. |
Table 8: Summary of Changes
# 4.7 Summary of Non-Clinical Performance Testing
Software documentation was provided in accordance with the 2017 FDA guidance document Software as a Medical Device (SAMD): Clinical Evaluation section 5.3 Analytical Validation of a SaMD to support device software with a moderate level of concern and to confirm and provide objective evidence that the software was correctly constructed.
Cybersecurity information was provided in accordance with the 2014 FDA guidance document Content of Premarket Submissions for Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices.
Additional summative evaluations were completed to demonstrate the consistency of the output, representative of the range of data sources and data quality, likely to be encountered.
Human factors testing was used to support that device users could safely use the device.
- 4.8 Summary of Clinical Performance Testing
The adult IDO2 Index was validated using clinical datasets. The results from Performance Testing - Clinical Evaluation met acceptance criteria for discriminatory power, range utilization, and robustness.
The adult IDO2 Index was validated utilizing a validation set that included data from different clinical sites in the US. The clinical study data were obtained by the T3 Platform software. No adverse effects or complications were noted. The indices were retrospectively computed on all de-identified patients. The index was evaluated
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against the same acceptance criteria as the supportive predicate device, being discriminatory power, range utilization, resolution/limitation, and robustness.
A patient cohort was used to validate the Index. The distribution of the points included in the study among the participating centers totaling 4251 mixed venous oxygen saturation measurements from 634 patients were included in that validation data set. The demographics were 69% male, 31% females.
Software documentation was provided in accordance with the 2017 FDA guidance document Software as a Medical Device (SAMD): Clinical Evaluation section 5.3 Analytical Validation of a SaMD to support device software with a moderate level of concern and to yield a clinically meaningful output associated to the target use of the output in the target health care situation or condition identified in the definition statement.
## 4.9 Summary
The T3 Platform™ software was found to have a safety and effectiveness profile that is substantial equivalent to the predicate device.
## 4.10 Conclusions
Substantial equivalence of the T3 Platform™ software has been demonstrated. The T3 Platform™ software has the equivalent design, features and functionality as the predicate T3 Platform™ software with few exceptions and these exceptions do not affect the safety or effectiveness of the system. No new questions of safety or effectiveness were raised as a result of the differences when compared to the predicate device, and the data provided in the submission show that the subject device is substantially equivalent to the legally-marketed predicate device.
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