K173576 · GE Healthcare · MUE · May 14, 2018 · Radiology
Device Facts
Record ID
K173576
Device Name
Pristina Serena
Applicant
GE Healthcare
Product Code
MUE · Radiology
Decision Date
May 14, 2018
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 892.1715
Device Class
Class 2
Indications for Use
Pristina Serena is an optional accessory of Senographe Pristina intended to provide accurate location of lesions in the breast in three dimensions.
Device Story
Pristina Serena is a hardware/software add-on for the Senographe Pristina mammography platform. It uses stereotaxy to determine 3D coordinates (X, Y, Z) of breast lesions. Input: stereo pair of +/-15° angulated 2D low-dose X-ray images of compressed breast. Operation: user identifies lesion in both images; system computes 3D coordinates and calculates required position for biopsy device holder. Hardware includes Biopsy Positioner (BP) replacing Imaging Bucky, dedicated compression paddles, and mechanical adaptors. Used in clinical settings by healthcare professionals. Output: mechanical guidance for biopsy or hookwire placement. Benefits: enables accurate targeting for minimally invasive breast interventions.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Performance demonstrated through engineering bench testing, including biopsy accuracy (verification of geometric accuracy between target lesion on X-ray and actual needle tip position) and image quality/dose performance testing. Software verified via unit, integration, and system-level testing. Simulated use testing performed for validation.
Technological Characteristics
Hardware add-on for Senographe Pristina; includes Biopsy Positioner, compression paddles, and mechanical adaptors. Uses stereotactic X-ray imaging principle. Software-managed. Manufactured under 21 CFR 820 and ISO 13485 quality standards.
Indications for Use
Indicated for providing 3D location of breast lesions using stereotactic pairs of 2D X-ray images to guide minimally invasive or interventional procedures, including vacuum-assisted biopsy, core biopsy, pre-surgical localization (e.g., hookwire), and fine needle aspirations (FNA).
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A full-field digital mammography system is a device intended to produce planar digital x-ray images of the entire breast. This generic type of device may include digital mammography acquisition software, full-field digital image receptor, acquisition workstation, automatic exposure control, image processing and reconstruction programs, patient and equipment supports, component parts, and accessories.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The special control for the device is FDA's guidance document entitled “Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Full-Field Digital Mammography System.”*See* § 892.1(e) for the availability of this guidance document.
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May 14, 2018
GE Healthcare Gregory Pessato Regulatory Affairs Program Manager 283 rue de la Miniere Buc, 78530 FRANCE
Re: K173576
Trade/Device Name: Pristina Serena Regulation Number: 21 CFR 892.1715 Regulation Name: Full-Field Digital Mammography System Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: MUE Dated: April 11, 2018 Received: April 13, 2018
Dear Gregory Pessato:
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,
Michael D. O'Hara For
Robert A. 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)
K173576
Device Name Pristina Serena
Indications for Use (Describe)
The Pristina Serena option provides the three-dimensional locations, using information obtained from stereotactic pairs of two-dimensional X-ray images. This information provides guidance for a variety of minimally invasive or interventional procedures in the breast such as: vacuum assisted biopsy, core biopsy, pre-surgical localization (e.g. hookwire), and fine needle aspirations (FNA).
| Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable) | |
|-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
| Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) | Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C) |
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## 510(k) Summary
In accordance with 21 CFR 807.92 the following summary of information is provided:
| Date: | March 28, 2018 |
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| Submitter: | GE Healthcare<br>GE Medical Systems SCS<br>283 RUE DE LA MINIERE<br>78530 BUC - FRANCE |
| Primary Contact Person: | Gregory Pessato,<br>Regulatory Affairs Program Manager,<br>GE Medical Systems SCS,<br>283 RUE DE LA MINIERE<br>78530 BUC - FRANCE<br>Phone : + 33 1 30 70 93 16<br>Email : gregorypessato@ge.com |
| Secondary Contact Person: | Diane Uriell<br>Sr. Director of Regulatory Affairs, XR and Women's Health,<br>GE Healthcare,<br>Atlanta, Georgia - USA<br>Phone +1 262 290 8212<br>Email: Diane.Uriell@ge.com |
| Device Trade Name: | Pristina Serena |
| Common/Usual Name: | Stereotaxy biopsy guidance application for a Full Field Digital<br>Mammography System |
| Classification Names: | 21 CFR 892.1715, Full-field digital mammography system, Class II |
| Product Code: | MUE |
| Predicate Device(s): | Senographe Stereo (K040125) |
| Reference Predicate(s) | Senographe Pristina (K162268) |
| Device Description: | Pristina Serena is a hardware and software add-on to the Senographe<br>Pristina mammography platform (cleared in K162268). |
| | Pristina Serena uses the Stereotaxy principle to determine the three-<br>dimensional (3D) location (X, Y and Z coordinates) of a region of<br>interest in the breast (such as a suspicious lesion).<br><br>The stereotaxy biopsy process uses a stereo pair of +/-15° angulated<br>2D low-dose X-ray images of the compressed breast. The user<br>identifies the point of interest in each image of the stereo pair,<br>Pristina Serena computes the three dimensions coordinates (X,Y,Z) of<br>the user-specified location in the stereo pair.<br><br>Pristina Serena uses the target lesion 3D coordinates and information<br>on the geometry of the biopsy device to compute the position of a<br>biopsy device holder that will allow intervention in the breast at the<br>targeted position (biopsy of sample tissue or placement of a hookwire<br>for guidance of surgical interventions).<br><br>The Pristina Serena add-on includes the following items:<br>Hardware: a Biopsy Positioner (BP) the main hardware<br>component of the Pristina Serena option. It can be<br>mounted on the Senographe Pristina in lieu of the<br>Imaging Bucky. The purpose of the BP is to allows<br>breast positioning and mechanical guidance to the<br>target lesion for Biopsy medical application; dedicated breast compression paddles for Biopsy<br>application; mechanical adaptors: pieces of hardware to allow<br>mounting of several kind of biopsy devices on the<br>Biopsy positioner arm. Software: A new software version for the Senographe Pristina<br>platform which includes software to manage the Pristina<br>Serena option. Labeling for the Biopsy Medical application. |
| | Pristina Serena option is compatible with previously installed<br>Senographe Pristina systems. Pristina Serena does not require any<br>hardware modification on the Senographe Pristina platform. |
| Intended Use: | Pristina Serena is an optional accessory of Senographe Pristina<br>intended to provide accurate location of lesions in the breast in three<br>dimensions. |
| Indications for Use | The Pristina Serena option provides the three-dimensional location of<br>target lesions, using information obtained from stereotactic pairs of<br>two-dimensional X-ray images. This information provides guidance for<br>a variety of minimally invasive or interventional procedures in the |
| | breast such as: vacuum assisted biopsy, core biopsy, pre-surgical<br>localization (e.g. hookwire), and fine needle aspirations (FNA). |
| Device Comparison: | Pristina Serena uses the same fundamental technology as Senographe<br>Stereo in terms of lesion targeting technique (2D stereotactic biopsy),<br>stereotactic angle, needle approach (vertical or lateral), field of view<br>and attainable breast volume. Like its predicate, Pristina Serena<br>supports various breast biopsy and intervention devices. The<br>targeting accuracy of Pristina Serena is equivalent to that of<br>Senographe Stereo.<br>The main differences between Pristina Serena and Senographe Stereo<br>include:<br>- Ability to target a lesion above the compression paddle in<br>vertical approach;<br>- Ability to switch needle approach without patient<br>repositioning;<br>- A tilted needle axis to accommodate future 3D biopsy<br>application.<br>Pristina Serena uses the image chain of the Senographe Pristina<br>mammography platform, therefore delivering images of quality<br>equivalent to that of standard screening/diagnostic images. |
| Performance Testing | The safety and performance of the Pristina Serena option was<br>demonstrated through engineering bench performance testing such<br>as:<br>Biopsy accuracy testing: verification of the geometrical<br>accuracy between the target lesion identified on the X-ray<br>Stereo pair images and the actual position of the biopsy<br>needle tip (or needle notch). Image quality and dose performance testing to confirm that<br>performance in Biopsy mode with Pristina Serena is<br>substantially equivalent to that of Senographe Pristina<br>screening/diagnostic imaging system. In addition, the device has successfully completed required design<br>control testing per GE Healthcare's quality management system. No<br>unexpected test results were obtained. The Pristina Serena option<br>was designed and will be manufactured under the Quality System<br>Regulations of 21CFR 820 and ISO 13485. The following quality<br>assurance measures were applied to the development of the system:<br>Risk Analysis Design Reviews |
| | Software Development Lifecycle Testing on unit level (Module verification) Integration testing (System verification) Performance testing (Verification) Safety testing (Verification) Simulated use testing (Validation) These tests were performed to provide the requisite data to substantiate performance, claims, and ultimately substantial equivalence. Testing demonstrated that Pristina Serena performs according to specifications and functions as intended. |
| Substantial Equivalence<br>Determination: | Pristina Serena has the same indications for use as its predicate Device. It uses the same fundamental technology as Senographe Stereo. Differences between Pristina Serena and Senographe Stereo do not raise new questions of safety and effectiveness. The impact of differences between the predicate and new device has been assessed using established methods. Testing including conformance to standards; successful verification/validation; and additional bench performance testing, establish that Pristina Serena is substantially equivalent to its predicate Senographe Stereo (K040125) for biopsy functions and reference predicate Senographe Pristina (K162268) for imaging performance. |
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