MODIFICATION TO: SENS-A-RAY SYSTEM WITH PROIMAGE SOFTWARE
Applicant
Afp Imaging Corp.
Product Code
EHD · Dental
Decision Date
Oct 16, 2001
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Special
Regulation
21 CFR 872.1800
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Software as a Medical Device
Indications for Use
The ProImage Software is intended to be used with the Sens-A-Ray system and standard digital dental X-ray systems and computer stations for system operation, archive data storage, image capture and enhancement, and patient data and support.
Device Story
Sens-A-Ray System with ProImage Software is a digital dental imaging software package. It interfaces with standard X-ray systems, sensor units, and image grabbers to capture, process, store, and retrieve dental X-ray images. Operated by dental professionals in a clinical setting, the software provides tools for image enhancement, including auto-contrast, colorization, and histogram viewing. It also manages patient databases and supports endodontic imaging modes. The system facilitates the transition from analog to digital workflows by allowing clinicians to view, manipulate, and archive high-quality dental images on computer stations, aiding in diagnostic evaluation and patient record management.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Verification and validation testing was performed to confirm that the modified software functions as intended.
Technological Characteristics
Operational software package for digital dental systems. Functions include image capture, enhancement, and database management. Compatible with standard X-ray equipment, sensor units, and intraoral cameras. Software features include auto-contrast, colorization, histogram viewing, and endodontic mode. No specific hardware materials or connectivity standards (e.g., DICOM) are detailed beyond general compatibility with computer stations.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients receiving routine dental radiography using digital dental X-ray systems.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
An extraoral source x-ray system is an AC-powered device that produces x-rays and is intended for dental radiographic examination and diagnosis of diseases of the teeth, jaw, and oral structures. The x-ray source (a tube) is located outside the mouth. This generic type of device may include patient and equipment supports and component parts.
Predicate Devices
AFP Imaging Corporation Sens-A-Ray System (K923067)
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## Special 510(k) Summary
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Koi 3176
# Sens-A-Ray System with ProImage Software
- SPONSOR 1.
AFP Imaging Corporation 250 Clearbrook Road Elmsford, NY 10523
Contact Person: Tzipora Halevi 914-592-6100 Telephone:
Date Prepared: September 21, 2000
#### 2. DEVICE NAME
| Proprietary Name: | Sens-A-Ray Digital Dental X-Ray System with<br>ProImage Software |
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| Common/Usual Name: | Accessory to Extraoral X-Ray System |
| Classification Name: | Extraoral Source X-Ray System Accessory |
#### 3. PREDICATE DEVICES
AFP Imaging Corporation Sens-A-Ray System K923067
#### 4. DEVICE DESCRIPTION
The ProImage Software is essentially identical to the Sens-A-Ray software described in K923067. (K923067 was submitted to FDA by the former owner of AFP Imaging, Regam Medical Systems AB.) The AFP Imaging ProImage Software and Sens-A-Ray System are intended to be used in conjunction with standard X-Ray systems. X-Ray images are sent by a digitized processor to a computer screen for image presentation. As with the Sens-A-Ray Software, the ProImage Software provides and controls the following functions:
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- A patient/image database, which logs a patient's statistical and image data ●
- Image exposure .
- Image storage ●
- Image processing ●
- Image retrieval and post-processing ●
- Image hardcopy .
The modifications to the Sens-A-Ray software involve enabling video images and I ho mountread on a manipulated within the same software package. The minor modifications involve better database search and structure to allow the user to catalog patient images in an easier and more intuitive format. The other abor to cannoly feature improvements resulting from user input. The feature improvements include:
- Colorizing image, auto-contrast, re-expose, and "view histogram" functions .
- Importing multiple images and adjusting the size and resolution of images .
- Adding an endodontic mode which allows full-screen X-rays .
The modifications above were made to accommodate more advanced digital X-ray systems and to provide the user with better imaging capabilities within a single software package. These modifications remain within the scope of the intended use and fundamental technology of the original Sens-A-Ray system.
The ProImage Software is intended for use with a sensor unit, image unit, and image grabber that were previously cleared under K923067. The ProImage Software is also compatible with the AFP IntraOral camera, subject of K922942 and other legally marketed intraoral cameras.
#### INTENDED USE પં
The ProImage Software is intended to be used with the Sens-A-Ray system and standard digital dental X-ray systems and computer stations for system operation, archive data storage, image capture and enhancement, and patient data and support.
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#### TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENCE 6.
The AFP Imaging ProImage Digital Dental X-Ray System Software is similar in intended use and fundamental technology to the Sens-A-Ray Software, subject of K923067. The AFP ProImage Software and the predicate Sens-A-Ray Software have the same intended use. They are both intended to be used with digital dental imaging systems for the capture, evaluation, and storage of high quality digital dental X-rays using existing X-ray equipment. Both devices are indicated for patients receiving routine dental radiography.
The AFP ProImage Software and the predicate device are operational software packages that support system operation, image capture, and enhancement, patient data, and support. They are both installed into digital dental systems intended for use with standard X-ray equipment.
The AFP Imaging ProImage Software and the predicate devices have essentially identical performance characteristics. These devices use an extraoral source of X-rays for intraoral images in dental radiography. They provide a means for capturing, enhancing, and delivering dental images for viewing and storage
#### TESTING 7.
Verification and validation testing was successfully performed to confirm that the modified software functions as intended.
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Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850
OCT 1 6 2001
Re: K013176
AFP Imaging Corporation % Mary-McNamara-Culline, RAC Staff Consultant Medical Device Consultants, Inc. 49 Plain Street NORTH ATTLEBORO MA 02760
Trade/Device Name: AFP Imaging Sens-A-Ray Digital Dental X-Ray System Software Regulation Number: 21 CFR 872.1800 Regulation Name: Extraoral source x-ray system Regulatory Class: II Product Code: 90 EHD Dated: September 21, 2001 Received: September 24, 2001
### Dear Ms. McNamara-Cullinane:
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. 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.
If your device is classified (see above) into either class II (Special Controls) or class III (PMA), it may be subject to additional controls. Existing major regulations affecting your device can be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Parts 800 to 898. In addition, FDA may publish further announcements concerning your device in the Federal Register.
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This letter will allow you to begin marketing your device as described in your 510(k) premarket notification. The FDA finding of substantial equivalence of your device to a legally marketed predicate device results in a classification for your device and thus, permits your device to proceed to the market.
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Sincerely yours,
Nancy C. Brogdon
Nancy C. Brogdon Director, Division of Reproductive, Abdominal, and Radiological Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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510(k) Number (if known): KO/3/7
Device Name: AFP Imaging Sens-A-Ray System with ProImage Software
Indications for Use:
The AFP Imaging Sens-A-Ray Digital Dental X-Ray System with ProImage Software is intended for use with standard digital dental X-ray systems and computer stations for intended for use with standard digital Genea. It is 'systems and enhancement, and patient data and support.
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and Radiological Deviens K013176
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AFP Imaging Special 510(k) ProImage Software
September 21, 2000
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