SPINEDESIGN Spine Surgery Planning (Software Application)
K142648 · Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. · LLZ · May 22, 2015 · Radiology
Device Facts
Record ID
K142648
Device Name
SPINEDESIGN Spine Surgery Planning (Software Application)
Applicant
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc.
Product Code
LLZ · Radiology
Decision Date
May 22, 2015
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 892.2050
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Software as a Medical Device
Indications for Use
The SPINEDESIGN™ Spine Surgery Planning application is a mobile medical application to assist healthcare professionals in planning orthopedic surgeries. The device allows service providers to perform spine related measurements of the images in the preoperative planning of orthopedic spinal surgery and includes tools for measuring anatomical components for placement of surgical implants. Clinical judgment and experience are required to properly use the software. This software is for orthopedic planning only; not for primary image viewing.
Device Story
Mobile medical application for iPad; assists surgeons in preoperative planning for spinal surgery. Inputs: patient radiographs uploaded to device. Operation: surgeon performs anatomical measurements and surgical implant planning via touch screen interface; for Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) cases, software determines Lenke classification and accepts Risser grade input. Output: surgical planning measurements and classification data displayed on iPad screen. Used in clinical settings by surgeons to facilitate surgical decision-making. Benefits: provides convenient, mobile method for pre-surgical planning and measurement.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data. Bench testing only. Software verification and validation included traceability matrix, code review, user acceptance testing (UAT), and predicate-to-subject measurement comparison. All testing met predetermined acceptance criteria.
Technological Characteristics
Mobile software application for Apple iPad (iOS 6.0+). Functions as image communication/storage device. Features touch screen input for anatomical measurements and surgical planning. Software-based; no patient-contacting materials. No EMC or biocompatibility testing required.
Indications for Use
Indicated for healthcare professionals planning orthopedic spinal surgeries. Used for preoperative spine measurements and surgical implant placement planning. Not for primary image viewing or diagnostic purposes.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A medical image management and processing system is a device that provides one or more capabilities relating to the review and digital processing of medical images for the purposes of interpretation by a trained practitioner of disease detection, diagnosis, or patient management. The software components may provide advanced or complex image processing functions for image manipulation, enhancement, or quantification that are intended for use in the interpretation and analysis of medical images. Advanced image manipulation functions may include image segmentation, multimodality image registration, or 3D visualization. Complex quantitative functions may include semi-automated measurements or time-series measurements.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls; voluntary standards—Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) Std., Joint Photographic Experts Group (JPEG) Std., Society of Motion Picture and Television Engineers (SMPTE) Test Pattern).
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
May 22, 2015
Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. % Ms. Lila Joe Principal Regulatory Affairs Specialist 1800 Pyramid Place MEMPHIS TN 38132
Re: K142648
Trade/Device Name: SPINEDESIGN " Spine Surgery Planning Regulation Number: 21 CFR 892.2050 Regulation Name: Picture archiving and communications system Regulatory Class: II Product Code: LLZ Dated: April 28, 2015 Received: April 29, 2015
Dear Ms. Joe:
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. 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 yours,
Robert A Ochs
Robert Ochs. Ph.D. Acting Director Division of Radiological Health Office of In Vitro Diagnostics and Radiological Health Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known)
K142648
Device Name
SPINEDESIGN™ Spine Surgery Planning
#### Indications for Use (Describe)
The SPINEDESIGN™ Spine Surgery Planning application is a mobile medical application to assist healthcare professionals in planning orthopedic surgeries. The device allows service providers to perform spine related measurements of the images in the preoperative planning of orthopedic spinal surgery and includes tools for measuring anatomical components for placement of surgical implants. Clinical judgment and experience are required to properly use the software. This software is for orthopedic planning only; not for primary image viewing.
Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)
2 Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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# 510(k) Summary
# Medtronic Sofamor Danek USA, Inc. SPINEDESIGN™ Spine Surgery Planning
May 21, 2015
## I. SUBMITTER:
Medtronic Sofamor Danek, USA Inc. 1800 Pyramid Place Memphis, Tennessee 38132 (901) 396-3133 Fax: (901) 346-9738
Contact Person: Lila Joe Principle Regulatory Affairs Specialist Telephone: (901) 399-3248
Date Prepared: May 21, 2015
## II. DEVICE:
Name of Device: Common or Usual Name:
Classification Name: Regulatory Class: Product Code:
SPINEDESIGN™ Spine Surgery Planning Picture archiving and communications system (21 CFR 892.2050) System, Image Processing, Radiological Class II LLZ
## III. PREDICATE DEVICE:
Nemaris, Inc., Surgimap Spine (K111019, SE 9/30/2011) This predicate has not been subject to a design-related recall.
No reference devices were used in this submission.
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#### IV. DEVICE DESCRIPTION:
SPINEDESIGN™ Spine Surgery Planning is a preoperative planning tool that allows surgeons to determine measurements from patient radiographs and plan spinal surgery. The SPINEDESIGNTM Spine Surgery Planning application is compatible with the off-the-shelf Apple® iPad® and functions as an image communications and storage device. The subject software application is designed for iOS 6.0 and higher versions, on iPad® 2, or newer devices, and uses several standard frameworks through Xcode.
For Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) cases, the software application will also determine the Lenke classification based on the patient's measurements, and allow the surgeon to enter the Risser grade into the application. At a high level, the SPINEDESIGN™ Spine Surgery Planning application is a pre-surgical planning tool that provides surgeons an additional method for performing measurements and planning spinal surgeries by uploading radiographs and performing calculations at his/her convenience. SPINEDESIGN™ Spine Surgery Planning application is not intended for diagnostic purposes.
## V. INDICATIONS FOR USE:
The SPINEDESIGN™ Spine Surgery Planning application is a mobile medical application to assist healthcare professionals in planning orthopedic surgeries. The device allows service providers to perform spine related measurements of the images in the preoperative planning of orthopedic spinal surgery and includes tools for measuring anatomical components for placement of surgical implants. Clinical judgment and experience are required to properly use the software. This software is for orthopedic planning only; not for primary image viewing.
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# VI. COMPARISON OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS WITH THE PREDICATE DEVICE:
The SPINEDESIGN™ Spine Surgery Planning application uses similar fundamental technology as the predicate Surgimap Spine Software (K111019, SE 9/30/2011). Both the subject and predicate devices are computer software applications that use algorithms to take measurements from uploaded patient radiographs and allow the surgeon to use this information to plan patient spinal surgery. The subject application differs from predicate application in that the subject application has a smaller display screen, a touch screen input, has fewer connectivity options, and is mobile.
#### PERFORMANCE DATA: VII.
The following performance data were provided in support of the substantial equivalence.
#### Biocompatibility Testing:
The subject SPINEDESIGN™ Spine Surgery Planning is a software application that is downloaded from a web portal onto an Apple® iPad®. The subject SPINEDESIGN™ Spine Surgery Planning application is intended to be used by the surgeon to perform calculations and plan patient surgery. Therefore, the software application is not expected to come in contact with the patient.
According to the following documents:
- . FDA's blue book memorandum #G95-1, Use of International Standard ISO-10993, "Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices Part-1: Evaluation and Testing",
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- FDA's Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration ● Staff, Use of International Standard ISO-10993, "Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices Part-1: Evaluation and Testing", released for comment on April 23, 2013, and
- Attachment C from both documents listed above, "Biocompatibility Flow . Chart for the Selection of Toxicity Tests for 510(k)s",
a device that does not contact the body directly or indirectly (non-patient contacting medical device) does not require biocompatibility testing. The biocompatibility requirement has been met.
Electrical Safety and Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC): EMC testing was not required for this submission.
## Software Verification and Validation Testing:
Software verification and validation testing were conducted and documentation was provided as recommended by FDA's Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff, "Guidance for the Content or Premarket Submission for Software Contained in Medical Devices." Medtronic believes the level of concern for the subject SPINEDESIGN™ Spine Surgery Planning application to be "moderate" since failures or latent flaws are unlikely to cause any injury to the patient or the operator.
Software Verification and Validation Testing included the following tests:
- . Traceability Matrix
- Software validation testing, including code review .
- . User Acceptance Testing (UAT)
- . Predicate to Subject Measurement Comparison Test
All verification and validation testing met the predetermined acceptance criteria.
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## Mechanical and Acoustic Testing:
Mechanical and Acoustic testing were not required for this submission.
Animal Study: Animal testing was not required for this submission.
Clinical Studies:
Clinical studies were not required for this submission.
# VIII. CONCLUSIONS:
Software verification and validation testing demonstrates that the SPINEDESIGN™ Spine Surgery Planning application does not raise any new questions of safety and efficacy as compared to the predicate, Surgimap Spine (K111019, SE 9/30/2011). Therefore, Medtronic believes the SPINEDESIGN™ Spine Surgery Planning application is substantially equivalent to the predicate, Surgimap Spine.
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