The vRad PACS with Mammography software is used with general purpose computing hardware which meets or exceeds minimum specifications. vRad PACS with Mammography is intended to receive, transmit, store, and display images for clinical purposes and is comprised of three components: Viewer, Storage, and Cache. The vRad PACS Viewer component is intended for installation on an off-the-shelf g minimum specifications and networked with vRad PACS Storage component. The vRad PACS Viewer is intended to serve as the primary user interface for the processing of medical images for presentation on displays appropriate to the medical task being performed. The vRad PACS Viewer can process medical images from DICOM modalities such as X-ray radiography, Xray computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, and images from other DICOMcompliant modalities. The vRad Storage component is intended to handle the DICOM protocol and store images as DICOM files to a location where they can be read by vRad PACS Cache and transmitted to radiologists' workstations for viewing by the vRad PACS Viewer. vRad PACS with Mammography may be used for the display, manipulation, and interpretation of lossless compressed or non-compressed mammography images that have been received in the DICOM "For Presentation" format and displayed on a monitor that meets technical specifications reviewed and cleared by FDA.
Device Story
Software-only PACS; receives, transmits, stores, and displays radiological images. Components: Viewer, Storage, Cache. Inputs: DICOM images (X-ray, CT, MRI, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, mammography). Operation: Viewer serves as primary interface on off-the-shelf PCs; Storage handles DICOM protocol; Cache facilitates transmission to workstations. Used by radiologists for diagnostic interpretation. Provides tools for image manipulation, enhancement, compression, and quantification. Enables remote diagnostic services. Benefits: facilitates efficient image access and interpretation for clinical decision-making.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. No clinical data. Verification and validation activities included system-level functionality, component, integration, usability, and labeling testing. Performance confirmed against product requirements and risk management mitigations.
Technological Characteristics
Software-only PACS; runs on Windows 7 PCs. Connectivity: Networked DICOM. Standards: NEMA PS 3.1-3.20 (DICOM), IEC 62304 (Software Life Cycle), ISO 14971 (Risk Management). Architecture: Client-side processing using Windows .Net and C++/C# .Net. Server-side: Windows Server.
Indications for Use
Indicated for clinical display, manipulation, and interpretation of medical images, including lossless compressed or non-compressed mammography images received in DICOM "For Presentation" format, by trained radiologists on PC workstations.
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).
Predicate Devices
FujiFilm Medical Systems, Synapse Workstation Software Version 3.3.0 (K112439)
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
October 25, 2016
Virtual Radiologic Corporation % Ms. Melinda Sewell Quality and Regulatory Compliance Manager 11995 Singletree Lane, Suite 500 EDEN PRAIRIE MN 55344
Re: K162145
Trade/Device Name: vRad PACS with Mammography Regulation Number: 21 CFR 892.2050 Regulation Name: Picture archiving and communications system Regulatory Class: II Product Code: LLZ Dated: October 7, 2016 Received: October 11, 2016
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# Indications for Use
#### 510(k) Number (if known)
K162145
#### Device Name
vRad PACS with Mammography
#### Indications for Use (Describe)
The vRad PACS with Mammography software is used with general purpose computing hardware which meets or exceeds minimum specifications. vRad PACS with Mammography is intended to receive, transmit, store, and display images for clinical purposes and is comprised of three components: Viewer, Storage, and Cache. The vRad PACS Viewer component is intended for installation on an off-the-shelf g minimum specifications and networked with vRad PACS Storage component. The vRad PACS Viewer is intended to serve as the primary user interface for the processing of medical images for presentation on displays appropriate to the medical task being performed. The vRad PACS Viewer can process medical images from DICOM modalities such as X-ray radiography, Xray computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, and images from other DICOMcompliant modalities. The vRad Storage component is intended to handle the DICOM protocol and store images as DICOM files to a location where they can be read by vRad PACS Cache and transmitted to radiologists' workstations for viewing by the vRad PACS Viewer.
vRad PACS with Mammography may be used for the display, manipulation, and interpretation of lossless compressed or non-compressed mammography images that have been received in the DICOM "For Presentation" format and displayed on a monitor that meets technical specifications reviewed and cleared by FDA.
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### 510(k) Summary for vRad PACS with Mammography
### Applicant:
Virtual Radiologic Corporation 11995 Singletree Lane, Suite 500 Eden Prairie, MN 55344
| Establishment Registration | |
|----------------------------|--------------|
| Number: | 3007795813 |
| Telephone: | 952.595.1100 |
| Fax: | 952.942.3361 |
Company Contact: Melinda Sewell, Quality and Regulatory Compliance Manager
Date Prepared: October 7, 2016
### Device Name and Classification:
| Proprietary Name: | vRad PACS with Mammography |
|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Device Common Name: | Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS) |
| Classification Name: | System, Image Processing, Radiological |
| Product Code: | LLZ |
| Regulation Number: | 21 CFR 892.2050 |
| Device Classification: | Class II |
| Review Panel: | Radiology |
### Predicate Device:
FujiFilm Medical Systems, Synapse Workstation Software Version 3.3.0, K112439
### Device Description:
vRad PACS with Mammography is a device which consists solely of software that allows electronic transmission of radiological patient images from one location to another. The device is capable of accepting, storing, digitally
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processing, and displaying medical images for the purposes of providing digital diagnostic image interpretation services by trained radiologists on PC workstations. The software provides functions for performing operations related to manipulation, enhancement, compression, and quantification of medical images.
vRad PACS with Mammography is a modified version of vRad PACS (K090649) that will now allow display of presentation-quality digital mammography images.
# Indications for Use:
The vRad PACS with Mammography software is used with general-purpose computing hardware which meets or exceeds minimum specifications. vRad PACS with Mammography is intended to receive, transmit, store, and display images for clinical purposes and is comprised of three components: Viewer, Storage, and Cache. The vRad PACS Viewer component is intended for installation on an off-the-shelf PC meeting or exceeding minimum specifications and networked with vRad PACS Storage component. The vRad PACS Viewer is intended to serve as the primary user interface for the processing of medical images for presentation on displays appropriate to the medical task being performed. The vRad PACS Viewer can process medical images from DICOM modalities such as X-ray radiography, X-ray computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, ultrasound, nuclear medicine, and images from other DICOM-compliant modalities. The vRad Storage component is intended to handle the DICOM protocol and store images as DICOM files to a location where they can be read by vRad PACS Cache and transmitted to radiologists' workstations for viewing by the vRad PACS Viewer.
vRad PACS with Mammography may be used for the display, manipulation, and interpretation of lossless compressed or non-compressed mammography images that have been received in the DICOM "For Presentation" format and displayed on a monitor that meets technical specifications reviewed and cleared by FDA.
# Substantial Equivalence Comparison:
Virtual Radiologic believes vRad PACS with Mammography is substantially equivalent to Synapse Workstation.
| Characteristic | vRad PACS with<br>Mammography | Synapse Workstation<br>(K112439) |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Indications for Use | The vRad PACS with<br>Mammography software is<br>intended for use with<br>general purpose | FujiFilm Synapse<br>Workstation Software is<br>intended for installation on<br>an off-the-shelf PC |
| Characteristic | vRad PACS with<br>Mammography | Synapse Workstation<br>(K112439) |
| | computing hardware which<br>meets or exceeds<br>minimum specifications.<br>vRad PACS with<br>Mammography is intended<br>to receive, transmit, store<br>and display images for<br>clinical purposes and is<br>comprised of three<br>components: Viewer,<br>Storage, and Cache. The<br>vRad PACS Viewer<br>component is intended for<br>installation on an off-the-<br>shelf PC meeting or<br>exceeding minimum<br>specifications and<br>networked with the vRad<br>PACS Storage component.<br>The vRad PACS Viewer is<br>intended to serve as the<br>primary user interface for<br>the processing of medical<br>images for presentation on<br>displays appropriate to the<br>medical task being<br>performed. The vRad<br>PACS Viewer can process<br>medical images from<br>DICOM modalities such as<br>X-ray radiography, X-ray<br>computed tomography,<br>magnetic resonance<br>imaging, ultrasound,<br>nuclear medicine, and<br>images from other DICOM-<br>compliant modalities. The<br>vRad Storage component<br>is intended to handle the<br>DICOM protocol and store<br>images as DICOM files to<br>a location where they can<br>be read by vRad PACS<br>Cache and transmitted to<br>radiologists' workstations<br>for viewing by the vRad<br>PACS Viewer. | meeting or exceeding<br>minimum specifications<br>and networked with Fuji<br>Synapse PACS. The Fuji<br>Synapse Workstation is<br>intended to serve as the<br>primary user interface for<br>the processing of medical<br>images for presentation<br>on displays appropriate to<br>the medical task being<br>performed. The Synapse<br>Workstation can process<br>medical images from the<br>following modality types:<br>plane X-ray radiography,<br>X-ray computed<br>tomography, magnetic<br>resonance imaging,<br>ultrasound, nuclear<br>medicine and images from<br>other DICOM compliant<br>modalities.<br>The Synapse Workstation<br>may be used to process<br>DICOM MG "For<br>Processing" images and<br>also for the display,<br>manipulation, and<br>interpretation of lossless<br>compressed or non-<br>compressed<br>mammography images<br>that have been received<br>in the DICOM For<br>Presentation format and<br>displayed on FDA cleared,<br>DICOM compatible<br>displays for<br>mammography. |
| Characteristic | vRad PACS with<br>Mammography | Synapse Workstation<br>(K112439) |
| | vRad PACS with<br>Mammography may be<br>used for the display,<br>manipulation, and<br>interpretation of lossless<br>compressed or non-<br>compressed<br>mammography images<br>that have been received<br>in the DICOM" For<br>Presentation" format<br>and displayed on an<br>FDA-approved monitor<br>that meets technical<br>specifications reviewed<br>and accepted by FDA. | |
| Display of Digital<br>Mammography<br>Images | Yes | Yes |
| On-demand access<br>to database and<br>images | Yes | Yes |
| Viewing study lists | Yes | Yes |
| Decompression for<br>compressed images<br>before display | Yes | Yes |
| Display images | Yes | Yes |
| Viewing reports | Yes | Yes |
| Hanging protocol | Yes | Yes |
| Spine labeling | Yes | Yes |
| Reference line<br>display | Yes | Yes |
| Key images<br>identification | Yes | Yes |
| Link multiple series | Yes | Yes |
| Measurement tools | Yes | Yes |
| Annotation tools | Yes | Yes |
| Standard image<br>manipulation tools<br>(Window width/level,<br>zoom, pan, etc) | Yes | Yes |
| Characteristic | vRad PACS with<br>Mammography | Synapse Workstation<br>(K112439) |
| FCR IPSS for Fuji-CR<br>images | No (proprietary to<br>Fuijfilm) | Yes |
| CT IPSS for CT<br>images | No (proprietary to<br>Fuijfilm) | Yes |
# Functional Comparison:
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# Technical Comparison:
| Characteristic | vRad PACS with<br>Mammography | Synapse Workstation<br>(K112439) |
|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| Product<br>availability | Software only | Software only |
| Operating<br>Systems | Windows 7 | Windows 2000/XP |
| Web Browser | Internet Explorer | Internet Explorer |
| Image and Data<br>Processing | Client Side | Client Side |
| Technology<br>Platform (Client) | Windows .Net | Windows Active-X |
| Technology<br>Platform (Server) | Windows Server | Windows Server |
| Programming<br>Languages (Client) | C++, C# .Net | C++, Active-X |
# Safety Information
vRad PACS with Mammography introduces no new safety or efficacy issues other than those already identified with the cleared vRad PACS (K090649). The results of the hazard analysis combined with the appropriate mitigations taken indicate that the device is of moderate concern, as per the May 11, 2005 issue of the "Guidance for the Content of Premarket Submissions for Software Contained in Medical Devices." The vRad PACS with Mammography labeling contains instructions for use and necessary cautions, warnings, and notes to provide the safe and effective use of the device.
# Testing Information
vRad PACS with Mammography tested successfully with reference to its product requirements, as well as design verification and validation document and traceability matrix document. Verification, validation, and testing activities established the performance, functionality, and reliability characteristics of the
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vRad PACS with Mammography software, which is found to be as safe and effective as the predicate device.
Testing involved system-level functionality test, component testing, verification testing, integration testing, usability testing, labeling testing, as well as the testing for risk mitigations associated with the risk management process.
Pass/fail criteria were based on the requirements and intended use of the product. Test result results showed that all tests successfully passed.
# Performance Standards:
The subject device is in compliance with the following standards:
- NEMA PS 3.1 3.20 (2016) Digital Imaging and Communications in ● Medicine (DICOM) Set
- IEC 62304 Ed. 1.1 (2015) Medical Device Software Software Life Cycle ● Processes
- ISO 14971 2nd Ed. (2007) Medical Devices Application Of Risk ● Management To Medical Devices
- ISO 16142-1, 1st Ed. (2016) Medical Devices Recognized essential . principles of safety and performance of medical devices - Part 1: General essential principles and additional specific essential principles for all non-IVD medical devices and guidance on the selection of standards.
This 510(k) submission was prepared in consideration of the following quidance documents:
- Guidance for the Submission of Premarket Notifications for Medical Image . Management Devices (2000)
- Guidance for the Content of Premarket Submissions for Software Contained in Medical Devices (2005)
- Content of Premarket Submissions for Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices (2014)
- Applying Human Factors and Usability Engineering to Medical Devices ● (2016)
- Display Accessories for Full-Field Digital Mammography Systems -Premarket Notification (510(k)) Submissions (2008)
- . Guidance for Off the Shelf Software Used in Medical Devices (1999)
# Conclusion
The predicate device was cleared based on non-clinical supportive information. The comparison of features, technical characteristics, devices hazards, and verification and validation testing demonstrate that the subject device is as safe
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and effective as the predicate device currently marketed for the same intended use.
In conclusion, the subject device, vRad PACS with Mammography does not introduce any new significant potential safety risks and is substantially equivalent to the predicate device in terms of performance, safety and effectiveness.
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