K143560 · Accuthera, Inc. · IYE · Oct 5, 2015 · Radiology
Device Facts
Record ID
K143560
Device Name
CygneX I System
Applicant
Accuthera, Inc.
Product Code
IYE · Radiology
Decision Date
Oct 5, 2015
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 892.5050
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
The CygneX I System is a medical charged-particle radiation therapy system accelerating electrons intended to provide photon radiation for treatment.
Device Story
CygneX I System provides stereotactic radiosurgery and precision radiotherapy. Inputs: CT data for treatment planning. Operation: Linear accelerator (6 MV) mounted on 6-axis robotic manipulator delivers focused X-ray beams from multiple nodes to target lesions/tumors; minimizes healthy tissue exposure. Surface-guided monitoring (e.g., AlignRT PLUS) and mobile C-arm/fluoroscopy (e.g., Philips Veradius Neo) confirm target position. Output: Controlled photon radiation dose. Used in clinical settings by trained professionals. Physician approves treatment plan generated by CygPlan I subsystem. Benefits: Non-invasive treatment of brain/BOS conditions with high precision.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Performance verified via non-clinical testing per FDA Recognized Consensus Standards, including essential performance, basic safety, electromagnetic compatibility, functional performance, and software verification/validation. No clinical data presented.
Technological Characteristics
6 MV standing wave linear accelerator; 6-axis robotic manipulator; variable secondary collimator (hexagonal fields 5-30mm at 60 SAD); 300 cGy/min max dose rate; software-based treatment planning (CygPlan I); non-isocentric design; safety interlocks and emergency stops included.
Indications for Use
Indicated for treatment planning and surface-guided stereotactic radiosurgery and precision radiotherapy for lesions (e.g. arteriovenous malformations), tumors and conditions of the brain and base of skull (BOS).
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A medical charged-particle radiation therapy system is a device that produces by acceleration high energy charged particles (e.g., electrons and protons) intended for use in radiation therapy. This generic type of device may include signal analysis and display equipment, patient and equipment supports, treatment planning computer programs, component parts, and accessories.
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October 5, 2015
Accuthera, Inc. % Mr. Robert Morton CEO Ouality and Regulatory Services, Inc. 1244 Fairway Valley Court LINCOLN CA 95648
Re: K143560 Trade/Device Name: CygneX I System Regulation Number: 21 CFR 892.5050 Regulation Name: Medical charged-particle radiation therapy system Regulatory Class: II Product Code: IYE Dated: September 3, 2015 Received: September 8, 2015
Dear Mr. Morton:
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Enclosure
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### Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K143560
Device Name CygneX I System
Indications for Use (Describe)
The CygneX I System is intended to provide treatment planning and surface-guided stereotactic radiosurgery and precision radiotherapy for lesions (e.g. atteriovenous malformations), tumors and conditions of the brain and base of skull (BOS).
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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## ACCUTHERA
### 510(k) Summary
The following information is provided following the format of 21 CFR 807.92.
Submitter: Accuthera Inc. 2-8-22 Kurigi, Asao-ku, Kawasaki-shi Kanagawa, 215-0033 Japan
| | Contact Name: Eiji Tanabe, Ph.D. |
|--------|----------------------------------|
| | President & CEO |
| Phone: | +81-44-980-1511 |
| Fax: | +81-44-980-1522 |
| Email: | etanabe@accuthera.com |
Date Summary was prepared: 10 December 2014
#### Name of the Device:
| Trade/Proprietary Name: | CygneX I System |
|-------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| Common or Usual Name: | Medical Linear Accelerator |
| Classification Name: | Medical charged-particle radiation therapy system |
| | 21 CFR 892.5050, Class II |
| | Product Code: IYE |
Predicate Device: Accuray CyberKnife System, K984563
### Description of Device:
The CygneX I System consists of therapeutic CygneX I Treatment Delivery Subsystem and the dedicated CygPlan I Treatment Planning Subsystem. The CygneX I Treatment Delivery Subsystem consists mainly of a Therapeutic Xray Generation Part, 6-Axis Manipulator Part, and X-ray Delivery Control Console Part. A linear accelerator with a variable collimator is incorporated in the X-ray head, the main portion of the Therapeutic X-ray Generation Part, which generates a very fine, highly- energized (6 MV) and controlled dose of X-ray beams. The variable secondary collimator is capable of delivering regular hexagonal fields, with the distances between the two opposite sides
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# ACCUTHERA
Accuthera Inc. Head Office 2-8-22 Kurigi, Asao-ku, Kawasaki-Shi, 215-0033 Japa TFI : +81-44-980-1511 FAX: +81-44-980-1522 E-mail: info@accuthera.com URL: http://www.accuthera.com
from 5mm to 30 mm, at 60 SAD. The CygPlan I Treatment Planning Subsystem provides the capability for forward and inverse planning from CT data. It provides a plan after physician approval, to the CygneX I Treatment Delivery Subsystem to deliver the treatment from the selected treatment nodes.
### Statement of Intended Use:
The CygneX I System is a medical charged-particle radiation therapy system accelerating electrons intended to provide photon radiation for treatment.
## Statement of Indications For Use:
The CygneX I System is intended to provide treatment planning and surfaceguided stereotactic radiosurgery and precision radiotherapy for lesions (e.g. arteriovenous malformations), tumors and conditions of the brain and base of skull (BOS).
## Summary of the Technological Characteristics:
The CygneX I System has same Intended Use, principles of operation, and major technological characteristics and a similar Indication For Use as the predicate device, the CyberKnife System For Stereotactic Radiosurgery/Radiotherapy, K984563, manufactured by Accuray, Inc.
A comparison table summarizing the similarities and differences between the CygneX I System and the predicate device is provided in Table ES-1.
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| Feature | Accuray CyberKnife System For<br>Stereotactic<br>Radiosurgery/Radiotherapy<br>K984563 | Accuthera CygneX I System<br>(CygneX I with CygPlan I) | Consideration of the<br>difference(s) |
|----------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Intended Use | The CyberKnife System (K984563) is a medical charged-particle radiation<br>therapy system accelerating<br>electrons intended to provide photon<br>radiation for treatment. | The CygneX I System is a medical<br>charged-particle radiation therapy<br>system accelerating electrons intended<br>to provide photon radiation for treatment. | Same |
| Indication for use | To provide treatment planning and<br>image-guided stereotactic<br>radiosurgery and precision<br>radiotherapy for lesions (e.g.<br>arteriovenous malformations), tumors<br>and conditions of the brain, base of<br>skull (BOS), cervico-thoracic spine<br>(CTS), head and neck. | The System is intended to provide<br>treatment planning and surface-guided<br>stereotactic radiosurgery and precision<br>radiotherapy for lesions (e.g.<br>arteriovenous malformations), tumors<br>and conditions of the brain and base of<br>skull (BOS). | No, but while it is less, it is<br>included by the predicate. |
| Principles of<br>Radiation<br>delivery | The System is a type of stereotactic<br>radiotherapy, a non-invasive<br>treatment in which high doses of<br>focused radiation beams are<br>delivered from multiple locations<br>outside of the body to destroy a<br>tumor or lesion within the body. This<br>minimizes radiation exposure to<br>healthy tissue surrounding the tumor.<br>The system uses a linear accelerator<br>(Linac), producing the radiation while<br>mounted on a robotic arm. | The System is a type of stereotactic<br>radiotherapy, a non-invasive treatment in<br>which high doses of focused radiation<br>beams are delivered from multiple<br>locations outside of the body to treat a<br>tumor or lesion within the body. This<br>minimizes radiation exposure to healthy<br>tissue surrounding the tumor.<br>The system uses a linear accelerator<br>(Linac), producing the radiation while<br>mounted on a robotic arm. | Same |
| Patient<br>position<br>monitoring | The predicate incorporates a<br>fluoroscopic imaging device. | CygneX I uses commercially available<br>(510K cleared) positioning device for<br>monitoring of the patient's body surface<br>movement, such as AlignRT PLUS and a<br>mobile C-Arm imaging or fluoroscopic<br>system be used to confirm the target<br>position, such as the Philips Veradius<br>Neo System, K133819, or equivalent. | No, but same safety can be<br>achieved by confirmation of the<br>patient position using a device<br>which can image the position of<br>the target inside the patient. |
| Technical characteristic | | | |
| Single dose<br>and<br>fractionated<br>treatment | YES | YES | Same |
| X-band<br>Accelerator | YES | YES | Same |
| X-ray energy | 6MV(Standing wave Linac) | 6MV(Standing wave Linac) | Same |
| Dose rate | 300 cGy/min (maximum BUILD UP) | 300 cGy/min (maximum BUILD UP) | Same |
| Isocenter<br>floor height<br>SAD | 127cm (nominal isocenter, system is<br>not isocentric)<br>80cm | 130cm (nominal isocenter, system is not<br>isocentric)<br>60cm | No, but it is only 3 cm higher.<br>No, but it still treats the target to<br>the prescribed dose. |
| Source Target<br>positioning | Six-axis manipulator | Six-axis manipulator | Same |
| Patient<br>Positioning<br>device<br>(Treatment<br>Couch) | Stationary/Adjustable | CygneX I System does not include a<br>Treatment Couch. It uses commercially<br>available Adjustable Treatment Couch<br>which complies with conditions specified<br>by Accuthera Inc. | No, but same level of safety &<br>effectiveness can be achieved<br>by using a specified 510K<br>cleared treatment couch. |
| Mechanical<br>Isocenter<br>accuracy | Less than 0.05cm radius | Sphere less than 0.05cm radius | Same |
| Dosimetry<br>system<br>reproducibilit<br>y<br>position | ±3% or 3MU whichever is greater at<br>any fixed treatment node | ±2% or 1 MU whichever is greater at any<br>fixed treatment node | No, but has improved<br>specification. |
| Beam<br>collimation | Fixed secondary collimators<br>delivering circular field sizes of 5, 7.5,<br>10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 50<br>and 60 mm diameter at SAD | Variable secondary collimator delivering<br>regular hexagonal fields sizes, the<br>distances between the two opposite<br>sides are 5, 7.5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25 and<br>30 mm at SAD | Comparable field sizes up to 30<br>mm. |
| Target<br>location<br>reference | Patient's skull | Patient's skull | Same |
| Treatment<br>Planning<br>System | YES | YES | Same |
| Safety<br>Interlocks | YES | YES | Same |
| Emergency<br>Stop | YES | YES | Same |
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Table ES-1: Comparison of major feature of CygneX I System and the Predicate Device
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#### Summary of Performance Testing:
There are some minor differences. However, comprehensive nonclinical testing in accordance with FDA Recognized Consensus Standards as shown in the TAB 8-2 and in the TAB-14, and testing in accordance with our internal performance specifications as shown in the TAB-15 demonstrates that the minor differences do not adversely impact performance of the device for its intended use nor do the differences raise new safety concerns. The nonclinical testing performed includes essential performance and basic safety testing, electromagnetic compatibility testing, functional performance characteristics testing and software verification and validation testing. All of these testing confirmed that the CygneX I System performs as intended.
Thus the CygneX I System is substantially equivalent to the Accuray CyberKnife System For Stereotactic Radiosurgery/Radiotherapy (K984563).
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