K151371 · U.S. Army Dental Command (Dencom) · LLZ · Aug 19, 2015 · Radiology
Device Facts
Record ID
K151371
Device Name
Corporate Dental Imaging (CDI) Application
Applicant
U.S. Army Dental Command (Dencom)
Product Code
LLZ · Radiology
Decision Date
Aug 19, 2015
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 892.2050
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Software as a Medical Device
Indications for Use
Corporate Dental Imaging (CDI) Application™ is a software device for general dental diagnostic imaging. It controls capture, display, transfer, enhancement, and storage of X-ray dental images from digital imaging systems.
Device Story
CDI Application is a PACS software for dental clinics; replaces legacy DEVAA system. Inputs: X-ray images from intra-oral/extra-oral modalities, intra-oral cameras, digital cameras, and video sources. Operation: Desktop client for image capture; web-based client for viewing/diagnostics; Microsoft SQL Server backend for DICOM image storage. Features: DICOM 3.x compliant; tools for contrast/brightness enhancement, image reversal, and magnification. User: Dental clinicians. Output: Displayed images for diagnostic review. Benefits: Global image access across enterprise, migration of existing images, and standardized DICOM object creation. No automated detection or semi-automated processes for nodules/shapes.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Verification and validation testing performed on all input/output functions and operational modes. Results confirmed that all predetermined acceptance criteria were met.
Technological Characteristics
Software-based PACS; DICOM 3.x compliant. Operates on Windows 64-bit 2008 R2 Enterprise. Architecture: Desktop client for capture, web-based client for viewing, Microsoft SQL Server database. Connectivity: Ethernet/networked. No patient contact. No automated detection algorithms.
Indications for Use
Indicated for general dental diagnostic imaging, including the capture, display, transfer, enhancement, and storage of X-ray dental images from digital imaging systems.
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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August 19, 2015
U.S. Army Dental Command (DENCOM) % Mr. Carl Alletto Consultant OTech, Inc. 8317 Belew Drive MCKINNEY TX 75071
Re: K151371
Trade/Device Name: Corporate Dental Imaging (CDI) Application"*** Regulation Number: 21 CFR 892.2050 Regulation Name: Picture archiving and communications system Regulatory Class: II Product Code: LLZ Dated: July 29, 2015 Received: August 4, 2015
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Enclosure
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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known)
# K151371
Device Name Corporate Dental Imaging (CDI) Application™
Indications for Use (Describe)
Corporate Dental Imaging (CDI) Application™ is a software device for general dental diagnostic imaging. It controls capture, display, transfer, enhancement, and storage of X-ray dental images from digital imaging systems.
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This 510(k) summary of safety and effectiveness information is being submitted in accordance with the requirements of SMDA 1990.
#### Date Prepared:
May 5, 2015
### Submitter's Information: 21 CFR 807.92(a)(1)
Mr. William K. Porter Chief Operating Officer (COO) Information Management and Technology Division (IMTD) U.S. Army Dental Command (DENCOM) 4270 Gorges Circle Suits 101, B1070 Fort Sam Houston, Texas 78234 Tel: 210 808-2748 Fax: 210 295-3013 Email: William.k.porter.civ@mail.mil
#### Trade Name, Common Name and Classification: 21 CFR 807.92(a)(2)
| Product Name: | Corporate Dental Imaging (CDI) Application™ |
|----------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Common Name: | Picture, archive and communications system |
| Classification Name: | System, Image Processing, Radiological |
| Product Code: | LLZ |
#### Predicate Device: 21 CFR 807. 92(a)(3)
The Corporate Dental Imaging (CDI) Application™ system is substantially equivalent to:
| Device Classification Name | system, image processing, radiological |
|------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 510(k) Number | K102684 |
| Device Name | XELIS DENTAL |
| Original Applicant | INFINITT CO., LTD.<br>12f Daerung Post Tower III<br>182-4 Guro-Dong, Guro-Gu<br>Seoul, KR 152-050 |
| Regulation Number | 892.2050 |
| Classification Product Code | LLZ |
| Date Received | 09/17/2010 |
| Decision Date | 10/01/2010 |
| Regulation Medical Specialty | Radiology |
| 510k Review Panel | Radiology |
# Device Description: 21 CFR 807 92(a)(4)
The Corporate Dental Imaging (CDI) Application™ is a software application used for storing and displaying medical dental images. The application conforms to the DICOM 3.x standard to allow interoperability with other DICOM compliant systems. The implementation of CDI interface has been tested to assure compliance with the DICOM Conformance Statement. However, the DICOM Conformance Statement for the Subject device and the DICOM standard itself does not guarantee interoperability of the system to other vendor products. The user must compare the relevant Conformance Statements and if a successful interconnection should be possible, the user is responsible to specify an appropriate test
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suite and to validate the required interoperability. A network environment may need additional functions out of the scope of DICOM.
Note: The subject device does not include any automated or semi-automated processes for the detection of nodules or other shapes.
The Corporate Dental Imaging (CDI) Application ™ system is being designed as a replacement for the legacy PACS system known as DEVAA. CDI will replace the legacy PACS technologies found in DEVAA with a more robust software and hardware solution. In addition, CDI will add additional capabilities not available in legacy capture/view tools. Additional benefits include providing a global view of images through DICOM image data query across multiple service image archives and the capability to migrate existing DICOM images to new image servers. In addition, CDI offers the capability to query and retrieve images at any location within the digital enterprise for primary, ghosted and retake images.
CDI is comprised of one (1) desktop client for Modality Image Capture, one (1) web-based client for Image Viewing and Diagnostics with Microsoft SQL Server back-end database(s) for storing DICOM images. There is at least one instance of this environment. Each Military clinical post will most likely have multiple instances of this environment depending upon the volume of productivity. CDI will form the core of the acquisition and viewing operations within the enterprise architecture. CDI will capture images directly from intra-oral and extra-oral acquisition modalities, full color images from intra-oral cameras, digital cameras and other video sources. CDI is loaded onto the Acquisition PCs in the clinic where either the images will be acquired or where the images will need to be viewed. If the PC is being used to acquire images, CDI is configured to use the attached acquisition modalities. CDI is has been designed to be able to acquire an image regardless of the acquisition modality used to capture the image. CDI will use the hardware vendor's own drivers to seamlessly initialize the acquisition modality from within the CDI UI. It does not matter which type of modality is used to acquire the image, or which type of image series that might be taken, the user is always presented with the same interface. CDI will be designed to create a standard DICOM object that conforms to industry standards. The use of DICOM is an absolute necessity to ensure interoperability with current and future imaging systems. CDI will also provide easy-touse image processing tools that aid providers in analyzing images and making diagnoses. CDI will allow users to enhance the contrast and brightness of an image, reverse image values to show dental caries, and magnify specific areas of concern.
Note: Modifications can be saved, but they are only saved as a copy of the original image. The original image will always remain untouched.
# Indications for Use: 21 CFR 807 92(a)(5)
Corporate Dental Imaging (CDI) Application™ is a software device for general dental diagnostic imaging. It controls capture, display, transfer, enhancement, and storage of X-ray dental images from digital imaging systems.
# Technological Characteristics: 21 CFR 807 92(a)(6)
Corporate Dental Imaging (CDI) Application™ is a software device that handles and manipulates digital medical images. The device does not contact the patient, nor does it control any life sustaining devices. A physician, providing ample opportunity for competent human intervention interprets images and information being displayed and or printed. In general, a PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) is a medical imaging technology which provides storage of, and convenient access to, images from multiple modalities. Electronic images and reports are transmitted digitally via PACS; this eliminates the need to manually file, retrieve, or transport film jackets. The universal format for PACS image storage and transfer is DICOM 3.x (Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine). Non-image data, such as scanned documents, may be incorporated using consumer industry standard formats like PDF (Portable Document Format), once encapsulated in DICOM. The subject device and predicate device are substantially equivalent in the areas of technical
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# 510(k) Summary of Safety
characteristics, general function, application, and intended use. The new device does not raise any new potential safety risks and is equivalent in performance to the existing legally marketed devices. Both systems have been developed to replace traditional film handling in radiology. The predicate and subject devices are substantially equivalent in the areas of general function, application, and intended use. Any difference between the two devices does not affect safety or efficacy. The predicate device and the new device are compared below:
| Functionality | Predicate:<br>Xelis<br>DENTAL<br>(K102684) | Subject<br>Device: CDI<br>Application™ | If different, Impact on Safety and or<br>Efficacy |
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| Computer platform (minimum<br>requirements) | IBM<br>compatible<br>Memory:<br>1GB<br>Disk: 200MB<br>free hard<br>disk space | IBM<br>compatible<br>CPU: 1 Dual<br>Core<br>Processor<br>Memory: 8GB<br>RAM<br>HDD: C:<br>(OS)=140GB;<br>D: (Data)=2TB | Yes, there are differences.<br>Current computer platforms have these<br>added hardware features to support the<br>operating system, Microsoft Windows 64<br>bit 2008 R2 Enterprise, and they are for<br>the operating system to run efficiently.<br>The difference does not create new risks<br>and does not impact safety or efficacy as<br>explained in rationale below section 6.1.1<br>(a) below |
| Computer Operating System | Microsoft<br>Windows<br>XP/Vista or<br>higher (32bit<br>& 64 bit)<br>Professional | Microsoft<br>Windows 64 bit<br>2008 R2<br>Enterprise | Yes, there are differences.<br>The Windows XP and Vista is no longer<br>supported by Microsoft. CDI uses the<br>Microsoft Windows 64 bit 2008 R2<br>Enterprise operating system. The system<br>has passed testing against pre-<br>determined criteria and the difference<br>does not create new risks and does not<br>impact safety or efficacy. |
| Enterprise distribution of<br>images and data via Internet<br>or Intranet | Yes | Yes | No differences |
| Networking Communications<br>Protocol - DICOM 3.x | Yes | Yes | No differences |
| Image Compression: | No<br>compression<br>or Lossless | No<br>compression<br>or Lossless | No differences |
| Standard Interfaces -<br>Ethernet | Yes | Yes | No differences |
| Image Storage- Server & on<br>board hard disk size &<br>compression dependent. Can<br>store to Short or Long Term<br>Archives | Yes | Yes | No differences |
| Multi-Planar Reformation<br>(MPR) - MPR into any classic<br>planes (axial, sagittal,<br>coronal, oblique planes) and<br>curved and free-draw planar<br>reformation. 3D image-guided<br>reformation on VR, MIP/MinIP | Yes | No | Yes, there are differences.<br>MPR is not a feature that is implemented<br>in the Medical Viewer and there are no<br>claims as such in the CDI device labeling.<br>This feature is not required to meet the<br>subject device intended use. The system<br>has been tested against pre-determined<br>criteria and passed. The difference does<br>not create new risks and does not impact<br>safety or efficacy. |
| Virtual Endoscopy - Observe<br>the internal structure using<br>the virtual camera. | Yes | No | Virtual Endoscopy is not a feature that is<br>implemented in the CDI and there are no<br>claims in the CDI device labeling for this |
| Functionality | Predicate:<br>Xelis<br>DENTAL<br>(K102684) | Subject<br>Device: CDI<br>Application™ | If different, Impact on Safety and or<br>Efficacy |
| Reporting - Save, email,<br>DICOM send, or print to<br>standard Windows printers | Yes | No | Yes, there are differences.<br>Reporting - Save, email, DICOM send, or<br>print to standard Windows printers is not a<br>feature implemented in CDI and there are<br>no claims in the CDI device labeling for<br>this feature. This feature is not required to<br>meet the subject device intended use. The<br>system has been tested against pre-<br>determined criteria and passed. The<br>difference does not create new risks and<br>does not impact safety or efficacy. |
| Move, rotate, flip and delete<br>template | Yes | Rotate and flip<br>images only | Yes there are differences.<br>The CDI application itself cannot move or<br>delete images. This feature is not required<br>to meet the subject device intended use.<br>The system has been tested against pre-<br>determined criteria and passed. The<br>difference does not create new risks and<br>does not impact safety or efficacy. |
| Draw line | Yes | Yes | No differences |
| Draw arrow | Yes | Yes | No differences |
| Write text | Yes | Yes | No differences |
| Measure distance | Yes | No | Yes, there are differences.<br>Measurement is not a feature in the CDI<br>application. This feature is not required to<br>meet the subject device intended use. The<br>system has been tested against pre-<br>determined criteria and passed. The<br>difference does not create new risks and<br>does not impact safety or efficacy. |
| Measure angle | Yes | Yes | No differences |
| Measure area | Yes | Yes | No differences |
| Print image | Yes | Yes | No differences |
| 2D Image Viewer- 2D image<br>viewer with real-time pan,<br>zoom, centering, windowing,<br>flip, rotation, free layouts, cine<br>and annotation Tools for<br>removal of obscuring<br>anatomy including ROI<br>drawing, ROI dilation and<br>erosion, paint, fence,<br>thresholding, 2D & 3D region<br>growing and balloon.<br>Analytical tools for measuring<br>distance, angle, ROI, grid,<br>table, profile, time-density<br>curve, pixel coordinate, and<br>scale bar. | Yes | 2D image<br>viewer - 2D<br>image viewer<br>has the<br>following: real-<br>time pan,<br>zoom,<br>centering,<br>windowing, flip,<br>rotation, free<br>layouts and<br>annotation<br>Tools. | Yes there are differences in the CDI<br>application which has reduced<br>functionality compared to the predicate<br>device. However, these features are not<br>required to meet the subject device<br>intended use. The system has been<br>tested against pre-determined criteria and<br>passed. The difference does not create<br>new risks and does not impact safety or<br>efficacy. |
| MIP/MinIP - maximum<br>intensity projection | Yes | No | Yes there are differences in the CDI<br>application which has reduced |
| Functionality | Predicate:<br>Xelis<br>DENTAL<br>(K102684) | Subject<br>Device: CDI<br>Application™ | If different, Impact on Safety and or<br>Efficacy |
| | | | functionality compared to the predicate<br>device. However, this feature is not<br>required to meet the subject device<br>intended use. The system has been<br>tested against pre-determined criteria and<br>passed. The difference does not create<br>new risks and does not impact safety or<br>efficacy. |
| Dental volume reformat<br>functions, such as arch/curve,<br>drawing nerve-canal, axis and<br>re-slice based on dental arch | Yes | No | Yes there are differences in the CDI<br>application which has reduced<br>functionality compared to the predicate<br>device. However, this feature is not<br>required to meet the subject device<br>intended use. The system has been<br>tested against pre-determined criteria and<br>passed. The difference does not create<br>new risks and does not impact safety or<br>efficacy. |
| Dental implant planning,<br>which provides simulations of<br>implant placement, bone-<br>structure analysis and<br>location of the mandibular<br>canal. | Yes | No | Yes there is a difference. This is not a<br>feature in the CDI application. A feature<br>for simulations of implant placement,<br>bone-structure analysis and location of the<br>mandibular canal is not implemented or<br>claimed. This feature is not required to<br>meet the subject device intended use. The<br>system has been tested against pre-<br>determined criteria and passed. The<br>difference does not create new risks and<br>does not impact safety or efficacy. |
| Intended Use1 | Picture<br>archiving<br>and<br>communication<br>on systems<br>(PACS) | Picture<br>archiving and<br>communication<br>systems<br>(PACS) | Yes, there are differences but both<br>systems are a picture archiving and<br>communication systems (PACS) is a<br>combination of hardware and software<br>dedicated to the short and long term<br>storage, retrieval, management,<br>distribution, and presentation of images.<br>Electronic images and reports are<br>transmitted digitally via PACS; this<br>eliminates the need to manually file,<br>retrieve, or transport film jackets. The<br>universal format for PACS image storage<br>and transfer is DICOM (Digital Imaging<br>and Communications in Medicine). There<br>are differences in the features and<br>functions used in the subject device when<br>compared to the predicate.<br>The subject device has less features.<br>However, the features and functions that<br>are no in the subject device are not |
| Functionality | Predicate:<br>Xelis<br>DENTAL<br>(K102684) | Subject<br>Device: CDI<br>ApplicationTM | If different, Impact on Safety and or<br>Efficacy |
| | | | required to meet the subject device<br>intended use. The system has been<br>tested against pre-determined criteria and<br>passed. The difference does not create<br>new risks and does not impact safety or<br>efficacy. |
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<sup>1 &</sup>quot;Intended Use" is the "Objective Intent" for the device of the persons legally responsible for labeling the device. The FDA defines "Intended Use" as: The term "intended uses" refers to the objective intent of the persons legally responsible for the labeling of the device. The intent is determined by their expressions or may be shown by the circumstances surrounding the distribution of the device. This objective intent may, for example, be shown by labeling claims, advertising matter, or oral or written statements by such representatives. It may be shown by the offering or the device, with the knowledge of such persons or their representatives, for a purpose for which it is neither labeled nor advertised. (21 CFR 801.4)
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#### Nonclinical Testing:
The Corporate Dental Imaging (CDI) Application™ device has been assessed and tested at the factory and has passed all in-house testing criteria. The Verification & Validation Test Plan was designed to evaluate all input functions, output functions, and actions performed by the Corporate Dental Imaging (CDI) Application™ software in each operational mode and followed the process documented in the Validation Test Plan.
Nonclinical testing results are provided in the 510(k). Validation testing indicated that as required by the risk analysis, designated individuals performed all verification and validation activities and that the results demonstrated that the predetermined acceptance criteria were met. If the device is installed by the manufacturer, integration and installations verification tests will be conducted against acceptance criteria prior to being released to the user facility.
# Conclusion: 21 CFR 807 92(b)(1)
The 510(k) Pre-Market Notification for the Corporate Dental Imaging (CDI) Application™ contains adequate information, data, and nonclinical test results to enable FDA - CDRH to determine substantial equivalence to the predicate device. The subject device will be manufactured in accordance with the voluntary standards listed in the enclosed voluntary standard survey. The subject and predicate devices are substantially equivalent in the areas of general function, application, and intended use. The subject device does not raise any new potential safety risks and is equivalent in performance to existing legally marketed devices. Nonclinical tests demonstrate that the device is safe and effective for its' intended use. Therefore, the Corporate Dental Imaging (CDI) Application™ is substantially equivalent to the predicate device.
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Click a product code in the results to jump to it in the regulations tree — identification text, sibling product codes, and devices you can open in a PDF viewer on the right. Click a regulation number to see its identification, special controls, and related product codes. You can also search by product code or regulation number at the top of the tree. Always read the special controls if any exist for your device — it broadens your search and sharpens pre-kickoff research.
What can you do from the regulations tree view?
Browse product codes and regulation numbers, read the identification text and special controls, browse sibling product codes, open device PDFs on the right, and search by product code or regulation number at the top of the tree.
8. Chart view
Click Show Chart and segment by regulation number (or product code) to see which regulations dominate your result set. Clicking a regulation takes you into the regulations tree. Great for spotting that most matches are, say, hardware laparoscopic devices — a cue to go back and filter.
How do you see which regulations dominate a search result set?
Click "Show Chart" and segment by Regulation Number. Clicking a regulation takes you to the regulations tree.
9. The predicate graph
Open the Predicates tab for a family-tree view of predicate relationships. Click a node to trace its parents and children; selections from search carry over pre-selected. Commonly predicated devices are worth reading — a lot of people predicated them for a reason. The visual lineage is also handy on client calls, e.g. to show how a predicate family evolved and justify why your predicate still holds.
In the predicate graph, why are commonly predicated devices worth reading?
A lot of people predicated them for a reason. Clicking a node traces parents and children, and selections from search carry over pre-selected.
10. Embeddings: the galaxy map
The Embeddings tab plots every matching document in a 2-D "galaxy map" where semantically similar devices cluster together. Hover or click clusters to explore, and let AI label the clusters for you. Embeddings beat product codes for grouping: two devices can carry different product codes (LLZ vs. QIH) yet do the same thing — the embedding captures the meaning of the intended use and device story. This is also exactly how retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) works under the hood, and it makes a great visual on client calls.
Try it yourself
Head to the search page and work through a few of these AI/ML fuzzy searches to build intuition: perivascular fat on CT · aortic valve calcification opportunistic screening on noncontrast CT · breast cancer prediction on digital pathology slides · autism detection · gestational age prediction · a hearing aid that can also detect a pulse · foundation model based analysis of ECG · large language models · penetration test. Watch how the relevance scores, intended use, and AI Performance tables tell you when results stop being meaningful.