K151941 · Imaging Sciences International /Gendex/Dexis · LLZ · Oct 7, 2015 · Radiology
Device Facts
Record ID
K151941
Device Name
DEXIS Webview
Applicant
Imaging Sciences International /Gendex/Dexis
Product Code
LLZ · Radiology
Decision Date
Oct 7, 2015
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 892.2050
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Software as a Medical Device
Indications for Use
Dexis Webview is a web-based software used for general dental and maxillofacial diagnostic image review that allows users alternate access to image data using a common web-browser. It provides the ability to view, enhance, annotate, compare, and export images by accessing an existing image database available in a distributed environment.
Device Story
Dexis Webview is a web-browser-based software application providing remote access to preexisting dental and maxillofacial imaging data stored in a Dexis Core database. Operated by dentists or dental technicians in clinical environments, it allows users to view, enhance, annotate, compare, and export images (X-rays, intraoral/extraoral camera images, digitized film) via standard web browsers on desktop PCs or Macs. The device functions as a remote viewer; it does not perform image acquisition. By enabling remote diagnostic review of images, it assists practitioners in clinical decision-making and enhances diagnostic value through image processing tools.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data. Safety and effectiveness were established via bench testing, verification, and validation testing, and conformance to ISO 14971 (risk management).
Technological Characteristics
Software-only application; web-browser interface; compatible with Windows and Mac OS. Functions as a remote viewer for dental X-rays and color images. Connectivity via distributed network to Dexis Core database. Complies with ISO 14971.
Indications for Use
Indicated for use by prescription by a trained and qualified dentist or dental technician for general dental and maxillofacial diagnostic image review.
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
October 7, 2015
Imaging Sciences International / Gendex / Dexis % Sanjay Ahuja, Ph.D. Director of Regulatory Affairs 1910 North Penn Road HATFIELD PA 19440
Re: K151941
Trade/Device Name: Dexis Webview Regulation Number: 21 CFR 892.2050 Regulation Name: Picture archiving and communications system Regulatory Class: II Product Code: LLZ Dated: August 28, 2015 Received: September 18, 2015
Dear Dr. Ahuja:
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.
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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Robert Ochs
Robert Ochs, Ph.D. 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) K151941
Device Name Dexis Webview
#### Indications for Use (Describe)
Dexis Webview is a web-based software used for general dental and maxillofacial diagnostic image review that allows users alternate access to image data using a common web-browser. It provides the ability to view, enhance, annotate, compare, and export images by accessing an existing image database available in a distributed environment.
| Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable) | |
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| <span style="font-size:100%;">☒</span> Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) | <span style="font-size:100%;">☐</span> Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C) |
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#### 510(K) Summary
#### Dexis Webview
### Submitter's Name, Address, Telephone Number
Dental Imaging Technologies Corporation (dba Imaging Sciences International LLC, dba Gendex LLC, Dexis LLC) 1910 North Penn Rd. Hatfield, PA 19440
#### Contact Person
Sanjay Ahuja, Ph.D. Email: sanjay.ahuja@kavokerrgroup.com Telephone: (267) 954-1463 Fax: (215) 997-5665.
### Date Prepared
13 July 2015
Name of Device Dexis Webview
### Name/Address of Sponsor
Dental Imaging Technologies Corporation (dba Imaging Sciences International LLC, dba Gendex LLC, Dexis LLC) 1910 North Penn Rd. Hatfield, PA 19440
### Common or Usual Name
Dental Imaging Device
#### Product Code LLZ
Classification Name System, Image Processing, Radiology, per 21 CFR §892.2050.
# Predicate Devices
Dexis Software (K140445)
### Intended Use / Indications for Use
Dexis Webview is a web-based software used for general dental and maxillofacial diagnostic image review that allows users alternate access to image data using a common web-browser. It provides the ability to view, enhance, annotate, compare, and export images by accessing an existing image database available in a distributed environment.
Dexis Webview is indicated for use only by prescription and by a trained and qualified dentist or dental technician.
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# Device Description
Dexis Webview is a web browser-based accessory software application that allows users to access preexisting imaging data remotely. Users are able to view, enhance, annotate, compare, and export preexisting images using the Dexis Core database using a web-browser. The intended use of the device is to allow dentists to be able to diagnose remotely using a traditional web-browser running on a desktop PC or Apple Mac.
# Technological Characteristics
The following are the technological characteristics between the Dexis Webview (K151941) and the cleared version of the Dexis Software (K140445):
| Attribute | DEXIS Software (K140445) | Proposed Dexis Webview (K151941) |
|-----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Type | Software only | Software only |
| Host Platform | PC & Apple Mac | PC & Apple Mac |
| Operating System | Microsoft Windows® XP Pro (32bit),<br>Microsoft Windows® Vista (32bit),<br>Microsoft Windows® 7 Pro (32bit or<br>64bit).<br>Note: Most supported devices do not<br>have 64bit drivers and thus need the<br>32bit version of Microsoft Windows 7<br>Apple Mac OS, minimum version<br>10.8 | All compatible Web-browsers running under<br>the following Operating Systems:<br>Microsoft Windows® XP Pro (32bit),<br>Microsoft Windows® Vista (32bit).<br>Microsoft Windows® 7 Pro (32bit or 64bit).<br>Note: Most supported devices do not have<br>64bit drivers and thus need the 32bit version<br>of Microsoft Windows 7<br>Apple Mac OS, minimum version 10.8 |
| Host RAM | Windows: Workstations: 1GB or<br>higher; Servers: 1GB or higher<br>Mac: Workstations: 4GB or higher;<br>Servers: 4GB or higher | n/a |
| Host magnetic storage | Windows: Workstations: 80GB or<br>larger: Servers: 120 GB or larger<br>Mac: Varies for different Apple Mac<br>OS devices, 1GB minimum of<br>available disk space for installation | n/a |
| CD ROM | No.<br>DVD or USB or Network Download<br>(for Installation) | No.<br>DVD or USB or Network Download (for<br>Installation) |
| Host Processor Speed | Windows: Intel® Pentium® 4 or<br>higher<br>Mac: None specified | Windows: Intel® Pentium® 4 or higher<br>Mac: None specified |
| Host Monitor Size | Windows: SVGA, XGA<br>recommended<br>Mac: None specified. | Windows: SVGA, XGA recommended<br>Mac: None specified. |
| Display resolution | Windows: 800 x 600 with a minimum<br>of .25 dot pitch<br>Mac: 1280 x 768 pixels minimum | Windows: 800 x 600 with a minimum of .25<br>dot pitch<br>Mac: 1280 x 768 pixels minimum |
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| Attribute | DEXIS Software (K140445) | Proposed Dexis Webview (K151941) |
|--------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
| Receive Images from<br>other systems | Yes | Yes |
| Images Displayed | Dental X-rays, intraoral and extraoral<br>Images | Dental X-rays, intraoral and extraoral<br>Images |
| Programming Code | Windows: 32-bit and 64-bit code<br>Mac: 64-bit code. | Windows: 32-bit and 64-bit code<br>Mac: 64-bit code. |
The Dexis Webview software uses common web browsers (Internet Explorer, Chrome, etc) with regards to viewing, enhancing, annotating, comparing, and exporting images using the Dexis Core database in an alternate fashion similar to the access provided by the Dexis software and aiding in the practitioner's decision making process. The following is the functionality comparison:
| Functionality | Dexis (K140445) | Proposed Dexis Webview (K151941) |
|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Overall Functionality | The main imaging program for X-rays<br>and color images. | A remote viewer application for X-rays<br>and color images. |
| Overall Functionality | Includes functions to acquire images<br>from various sources, enhancement,<br>annotation, measurement, import/export<br>and printing.<br>Provides image acquisition workflows,<br>dental image display, and radiograph<br>enhancements. | Includes functions to analyze acquired<br>images from various sources,<br>enhancement, annotation, measurement,<br>import/export and printing.<br>While it does not provide image<br>acquisition workflows, it does provide<br>dental image display, and radiograph<br>enhancements. |
| Database | Images and metadata are stored in the<br>Dexis database. | Images and metadata are stored in the<br>Dexis Core database. |
| Driver Support | Acquires and displays dental images<br>from other imaging sensors. | Analyzes and displays dental images from<br>other imaging sensors which are stored in<br>the Dexis core database. |
| Accessibility | Can be accessed over a distributed<br>network | Can be accessed over a distributed<br>network |
The Dexis Webview Software is a software program for general dental and maxillofacial diagnostic imaging. It provides the ability to view, enhance, annotate, compare, and export images by accessing an existing image database available in a distributed environment. It allows remote access to x-ray digital images acquired from digital imaging systems. It can also handle other types of images acquired by digitizing film with a flatbed scanner, or color images from intraoral dental cameras as long as they are stored in an accessible database.
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Dexis Webview allows the following functionality remotely using a standard web-browser:
- . Access and analyze x-ray images acquired from imaging plates with the Photo-Stimulable Phosphor (PSP) scanners.
- . Access and analyze x-ray images acquired using from intra-oral and extra-oral sensors.
- . Access patient files remotely via a standard web-browser with established network connectivity.
- . Access and view color images from intra-oral and extra-oral cameras,
- . Access, export, and import digital images (such as those obtained by scanning a film) in several standard file formats.
- . Process images with dental specific tools, to enhance their diagnostic value.
- Analyze and enhance images in order to gather additional diagnostic information which may not be immediately apparent on initial visual inspection.
- . Print images and image-related information over the network.
Dexis Webview is typically utilized remotely using a web-browser over a networked environment.
# Substantial Equivalence
The Dexis Webview web-browser Software with the updated Indications for Use and intended use described in this submission is substantially equivalent to the Dexis Software cleared under K140445. It also satisfies all criteria of substantial equivalence based upon the above comparisons in the sections and does not raise new concerns in safety and effectiveness: (1) Indications for Use, (2) Technological Characteristics, and (3) Theory of Operations. The new device does not introduce a fundamentally new scientific technology and the nonclinical tests demonstrate that the device is safe and effective. Thus, the Dexis Webview (proposed under K151941) is substantially equivalent to the cleared Dexis Software (K140445).
# Performance Data
Whereas Dexis Software can capture digital images from various sensors (e.g. intraoral), Dexis Webview can only view, enhance, annotate, compare, and export already acquired images by remotely accessing such images over the network. The proposed device has the same fundamental scientific technology, has not been reclassified, and has an intended use which correlates with that of the predicate device. The safety and effectiveness of the Dexis Webview web-browser software was evaluated via bench testing. verification and validation testing, and conformance to international conformance standards. The Dexis Webview Software performs equivalently in functionality as the cleared Dexis Software (K140445) with regards to viewing, enhancing, annotating, comparing, and exporting images by remotely accessing an existing image database available in a distributed environment. Dexis Webview complies with the following relevant standard: ISO 14971 Second edition 2007-03-01. medical devices - application of risk management to medical devices. Performance data (Verification and Validation) demonstrate that Dexis Webview web-browser software functions equivalently to the Dexis Software predicate device.
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