K182956 · International Biomedical · BTL · Jan 18, 2019 · Anesthesiology
Device Facts
Record ID
K182956
Device Name
Puffin Lite Infant Resuscitation System
Applicant
International Biomedical
Product Code
BTL · Anesthesiology
Decision Date
Jan 18, 2019
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Special
Regulation
21 CFR 868.5925
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic, Pediatric
Indications for Use
The Puffin Lite Infant Resuscitator is intended to provide the basic equipment required for pulmonary resuscitation of neonatal infants. Pulmonary resuscitation includes practices necessary to establish a clear airway and provide oxygen or air/oxygen mixtures and/or manual ventilation to the neonatal infant.
Device Story
Gas-powered emergency resuscitation system for neonatal infants (<10 kg); used in hospitals, delivery suites, nurseries, and ICUs by trained medical professionals. Device inputs include wall gas or cylinder air/oxygen; internal components include medical blender, flowmeters, airway pressure manometer, PIP control, and PEEP control. Device transforms inputs into precise FIO2 and manual ventilation via T-piece circuit. Output is delivered to patient via face mask or ET tube. Healthcare providers monitor airway pressure via manometer and adjust PIP/PEEP/FIO2 controls to provide ventilation. Benefits include precise, guideline-compliant resuscitation support for neonates. Device is a simplified version of predicate with venturi suction and redundant gas inputs removed to reduce footprint.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Testing verified valve function after vomitus, inspiratory/expiratory resistance, dead space (<7 mL), FIO2 accuracy (within 5%), flow valve accuracy, airway manometer accuracy, VOC levels, and particulate analysis. All tests passed.
Technological Characteristics
Gas-powered manual resuscitator. Components: medical blender, flowmeters, airway pressure manometer, PIP control, PEEP control. Connectivity: None (standalone). Energy source: Pneumatic (wall gas or cylinder). Form factor: Reduced footprint compared to predicate. Materials: Equivalent to predicate (no new materials).
Indications for Use
Indicated for neonatal infants < 10 kg requiring pulmonary resuscitation, including airway establishment, oxygen/air-oxygen delivery, and manual ventilation.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A powered emergency ventilator is a demand valve or inhalator intended to provide emergency respiratory support by means of a face mask or a tube inserted into a patient's airway.
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January 18, 2018
International Biomedical Amy Pieper Director of Regulatory Affairs 8206 Cross Park Drive Austin, Texas 78754
Re: K182956
Trade/Device Name: Puffin Lite Infant Resuscitation System Regulation Number: 21 CFR 868.5925 Regulation Name: Powered Emergency Ventilator Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: BTL Dated: December 19, 2018 Received: December 19, 2018
Dear Amy Pieper:
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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James J. Lee -S
for Tina Kiang, Ph.D. Acting Director Division of Anesthesiology. General Hospital, Respiratory, Infection Control, and Dental Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K182956
#### Device Name Puffin Lite Infant Resuscitation System
#### Indications for Use (Describe)
The Puffin Lite Infant Resuscitator is intended to provide the basic equipment required for pulmonary resuscitation of neonatal infants. Pulmonary resuscitation includes practices necessary to establish a clear airway and provide oxygen or air/oxygen mixtures and/or manual ventilation to the neonatal infant.
Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)
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| <span> ☐ Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C) </span> |
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# 510(k) SUMMARY
| | Submitter Information: | Regulatory Affairs Contact: |
|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
| | International Biomedical | Amy Pieper |
| | 8206 Cross Park Drive | Director of Regulatory Affairs |
| | Austin, TX 78754 | (512) 873-0033 - phone |
| | U.S.A. | (512) 873-9090 - fax |
| | Date Summary Prepared: January 8, 2019 | |
| | Device Identification: | |
| | Trade Name: Puffin Lite Infant Resuscitation System | |
| | Common Name: Ventilator, Emergency Gas Powered (Resuscitator) | |
| | Regulatory Class: II | |
| | Regulation: 868.5925 | |
| | Product Code: BTL | |
| | Panel: Anesthesiology | |
| Predicate Device: | | |
| | LifeBorne Infant Resuscitator. International Biomedical, k140707 | |
# Device Description:
The resuscitation system provides the basic equipment required for pulmonary resuscitation of neonatal infants. The Puffin Lite Infant Resuscitator is a gas powered emergency resuscitation system. It is intended to be used inside the hospital by trained medical professionals to provide precise FIO2 delivery, and manual ventilation as established by resuscitation guidelines to neonatal infants weighing less than 10 kg (22 lb).
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The resuscitation system includes two medical gas flowmeters, an integrated oxygen blender, airway pressure manometer, peak inspiratory pressure (PIP) control, positive end expiratory pressure (PEEP) control, a gas supply pressure alarm and T-piece resuscitator.
# Modifications from the predicate device were:
- The integrated venturi suction was removed from the LifeBorne Infant Resuscitation System to create the Puffin Lite Infant Resuscitation System.
- . The overall form-factor was reduced (based on the removal of the suction function and the redundant air and oxygen gas inputs)
- Changes made to the device did not impact delivery of flow, pressure or waveform delivered to the patient
### Indications for Use:
The Puffin Lite Infant Resuscitator is intended to provide the basic equipment required for pulmonary resuscitation of neonatal infants. Pulmonary resuscitation includes practices necessary to establish a clear airway and provide oxygen or air/oxygen mixtures and/or manual ventilation to the neonatal infant.
## Functional Description and Technological Characteristics:
The Puffin Lite Infant Resuscitation System incorporates the following components for neonatal resuscitation, all of which are unchanged from the predicate device:
- . Medical blender to mix air and oxygen to a precise FIO2 (K883038 or K925982, also part of K140707 submission)
- Flowmeters for the delivery of oxygen or air/oxygen mixtures (included in K140707 submission)
- Peak Inspiratory Pressure (PIP) control to set the maximum pressure delivered during an inspiratory phase of a manual breath (included in K140707 submission)
- Peak End Expiratory Pressure (PEEP) control located on a provided T-piece circuit to set the maximum pressure during the expiratory phase of a manual breath (K093913, also part of K140707 submission)
- . An airway pressure manometer to monitor both PIP and PEEP airway pressure (included in K140707 submission)
# Substantial Equivalence:
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The Puffin Lite Infant Resuscitation System described in this submission is substantially equivalent to the predicate device, in regard to intended use. The intended use of the Puffin Lite Infant Resuscitation System is unchanged from the predicate device.
Changes made to the Puffin Lite versus the Puffin did not impact delivery of flow, pressure or waveform delivered to the patient. The Puffin Lite differs from the Puffin in that the venturi suction and the redundant air and oxygen inputs were eliminated. These changes allow for a smaller footprint that is easier to integrate. The airway portion of the Puffin Lite is identical to the predicate Puffin Infant Resuscitator. Calibration of the Puffin Lite airway is identical to the predicate Puffin device as all output parameters such as flow, peak inspiratory pressure (PIP) and fractional of inspired oxygen concertation (FIO2) are the same. Because these output parameters have not changed, when the interface circuit is attached, flow, PIP and FIO2 delivered to the patient does not change. Additionally, all pressure, flow and volume waveforms for the Puffin Lite are identical to its predicate device given the same compliance and resistance of the lung impacted.
| | Proposed<br>Puffin Lite Infant Resuscitator | LifeBorne Infant Resuscitator<br>K140707 |
|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Indications for Use | The Puffin Lite Infant Resuscitator is<br>intended to provide the basic<br>equipment required for pulmonary<br>resuscitation of neonatal infants.<br>Pulmonary resuscitation includes<br>practices necessary to establish a clear<br>airway and provide oxygen or<br>air/oxygen mixtures and/or manual<br>ventilation to the neonatal infant. | The LifeBorne Infant Resuscitator is<br>intended to provide the basic<br>equipment required for pulmonary<br>resuscitation of neonatal infants.<br>Pulmonary resuscitation includes<br>practices necessary to establish a clear<br>airway and provide oxygen or air/oxygen<br>mixtures and/or manual ventilation to<br>the neonatal infant. |
| Environment for Use | Hospital, delivery suites, nursery, ICU | Hospital, delivery suites, nursery, ICU |
| Patient Population | Neonatal Infant < 10 kg | Infant < 10 kg |
| Patient Connection | Face mask; ET tube | Face mask; ET tube |
| Air/Oxygen Mixture | 21-100% | 21-100% |
| Gas Flow Source | Wall gas or cylinder | Wall gas or cylinder |
| Manometer Range | -10 to 80 cm H2O | -10 to 80 cm H2O |
| Peak Inspiratory<br>Pressure (PIP) | Max 45 +/- 5 cm H2O | Max 45 +/- 5 cm H2O |
| Positive End<br>Expiratory Pressure | 0-6 cm H2O | 0-6 cm H2O |
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| (PEEP) | | |
|------------------------------------------|------------------|---------------------------------|
| Vacuum Pressure Range | N/A - No Suction | 0 - 150 mmHg, negative pressure |
| Maximum gas flow rate | 15 LPM | 15 LPM |
| Maximum pressure relief | 55 cm H2O | 55 cm H2O |
| Features: Venturi Vacuum Device | N/A - No Suction | Present |
| Features: Vacuum gauge | N/A - No Suction | Present |
| Features: Integrated Medical Blender | Present | Present |
| Features: Flowmeters for delivery of gas | Present | Present |
| Features: PIP control | Present | Present |
| Features: PEEP control | Present | Present |
| Features: Airway pressure manometer | Present | Present |
# Performance Testing:
Conformance of the Puffin Lite Infant Resuscitation System to performance specifications has been established through bench testing.
| TEST | TEST REQUIREMENTS | SUMMARY OF<br>RESULTS |
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
| Valve Function<br>after Vomitus | The proper function of the circuit shall be verified within<br>20 seconds of becoming disabled by vomitus. Function is<br>verified by verifying flow valve accuracy. | Passed. |
| Inspiratory<br>Resistance | Pressure generated at the patient connection port during<br>expiration should not exceed -5 cmH2O with inspiratory<br>airflow set to 6 L/min. | Passed. |
| Expiratory<br>Resistance | Pressure generated at the patient connection port during<br>expiration should not exceed 5 cmH2O with expiratory<br>airflow set to 6 L/min. | Passed. |
| Dead Space | The deadspace volume of the T-Piece circuit should be less | Passed. |
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| | than 7 mL. | |
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| FIO2 accuracy | The proper function of the FIO2 adjustment knob shall be verified by comparing the FIO2 setting value with the output oxygen concentration. Values shall be within 5%. | Passed. |
| Primary and<br>Secondary Flow<br>Valve - Peak Flow | The proper function of the primary and secondary flow valves shall be verified by comparing the flow setting with the actual measured output flow. | Passed. |
| Airway Manometer<br>Accuracy | The proper function of the airway manometer shall be verified by comparing the pressure readings with the actual measured output pressure. | Passed. |
| VOC Testing | The device should not add volatile organic compounds (VOCs) to the output gas delivered to the patient. | Passed. |
| Particulate Analysis | The output of particulate matter sizes 2.5 microns or less are no more than 12 micrograms/cubic meter of air at one atmospheric pressure. | Passed. |
The Puffin Lite Infant Resuscitator met all the performance requirements as outlined above and thus can be found to be substantially equivalent to the predicate device.
### Conclusion:
The modified Puffin Lite Infant Resuscitator has the following similarities to the previous LifeBorne Infant Resuscitator that already has 510(k) clearance:
- The same intended use ●
- Use the same operating principle
- Incorporate the same basic design
- Incorporate equivalent materials (new materials were not introduced with the modification)
- No new features were added to the device
- The following features were removed from the predicate device to make the new, smaller, device: Integrated Venturi Suction, Redundant air/oxy inputs
The overall technology characteristics and performance are unchanged from the predicate device. Evaluation of the risks and performance data based on the differences between the subject and the predicate does not raise any new issues or concerns related to functionality of the device. Therefore, based on the submitted information in this premarket notification, the candidate device is substantially equivalent to the predicate device.
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