K190178 · Elekta, Inc. · MUJ · Mar 29, 2019 · Radiology
Device Facts
Record ID
K190178
Device Name
Monaco RTP System
Applicant
Elekta, Inc.
Product Code
MUJ · Radiology
Decision Date
Mar 29, 2019
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 892.5050
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Software as a Medical Device
Indications for Use
The Monaco system is used to make treatment plans for patients with prescriptions for external beam radiation therapy. The system calculates dose for photon and electron treatment plans and displays, on-screen and in hard-copy, two- or three-dimensional radiation dose distributions inside patients for given treatment plan set-ups. The Monaco product line is intended for use in radiation treatment planning. It uses generally accepted methods for: contouring, image manipulation, simulation, image fusion, plan optimization, QA and plan review.
Device Story
Monaco RTP System is a radiation treatment planning software used by dosimetrists and medical physicists in clinical settings. It accepts patient imaging data and linear accelerator dosimetry data as input. Users define target volumes and critical structures via contouring on diagnostic images. The system performs plan optimization based on prescribed doses, calculating radiation dose distributions using various algorithms (Monte Carlo, Collapsed Cone, Pencil Beam). It outputs 2D/3D dose distributions for review and QA. The software does not directly control the linear accelerator; however, it assists clinicians in selecting optimal treatment plans that maximize target dose while minimizing healthy tissue exposure. It supports adaptive planning and dose calculation in magnetic fields (MR-Linac).
Clinical Evidence
No clinical trials were performed. Substantial equivalence was demonstrated through non-clinical verification testing, including over 600 test procedures covering new functionality, risk mitigations, and regression testing. Testing was conducted in accordance with ISO 13485, IEC 62304, and ISO 14971 standards using simulated clinical workflows and actual patient data.
Technological Characteristics
Radiation treatment planning software; Windows-based. Algorithms: Monte Carlo (electron/photon), Collapsed Cone (photon), Pencil Beam (optimization), GPUMCD (MR-Linac). Supports DICOM RT. Standards: ISO 13485 (Quality Management), IEC 62304 (Software Life Cycle), ISO 14971 (Risk Management).
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients requiring external beam radiation therapy planning, including photon and electron treatment modalities.
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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March 29, 2019
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Elekta, Inc. % Ms. Kathryn Stinson Principal Regulatory Affairs Engineer 13723 Riverport Drive, Suite 100 MARYLAND HEIGHTS MO 63043
Re: K190178
Trade/Device Name: Monaco RTP System Regulation Number: 21 CFR 892.5050 Regulation Name: Medical charged-particle radiation therapy system Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: MUJ Dated: January 30, 2019 Received: February 1, 2019
Dear Ms. Stinson:
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. Although this letter refers to your product as a device, please be aware that some cleared products may instead be combination products. The 510(k) Premarket Notification Database located at https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfpmn/pmn.cfm identifies combination. product submissions. 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
Thalia Mills, 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) K190178
Device Name Monaco RTP System
#### Indications for Use (Describe)
The Monaco system is used to make treatment plans for patients with prescriptions for external beam radiation therapy. The system calculates dose for photon and electron treatment plans and displays, on-screen and in hard-copy, two- or three-dimensional radiation dose distributions inside patients for given treatment plan set-ups.
The Monaco product line is intended for use in radiation treatment planning. It uses generally accepted methods for:
· contouring
- · image manipulation
- · simulation
- · image fusion
- plan optimization
- · QA and plan review
| Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable) | |
|-------------------------------------------------|--|
|-------------------------------------------------|--|
|X Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
| | Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
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January 30, 2019
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# Monaco RTP System Premarket Notification (510(k)) Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
K190178
# INTRODUCTION
Product Information:
1.
This document summarizes the safety and effectiveness information contained within the Monaco RTP System 510(k). The Summary of Safety and Effectiveness contains no confidential or trade secret information and is intended for full public disclosure and distribution.
### PREMARKET NOTIFICATION INFORMATION
- Product Trade Name Monaco a. Release Version Number Release 5.50 ﻒ 2. Classification Information: a. Classification Name Medical charged-particle radiation system b. Common/Usual Name Radiation Treatment Planning System Product Classification Class II C. d. Product Code MUJ 21 CFR 892.5050 Reference e. f. Review Panel Radiology 3. Establishment Information: a. Submitter
b. Submitter Address
Elekta, Inc. 13723 Riverport Dr., Suite 100 Maryland Heights, MO 63043
- C. Establishment Number
- d. Contact
- Contact Phone e.
- f. Contact Fax
1937649 Kathryn Stinson, Principal RA Engineer 314-993-0003 314-812-4496
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### PREDICATE DEVICE INFORMATION
The Monaco RTP System with new features is substantially equivalent to the previously cleared Monaco RTP System (K183037), which is actively marketed in the United States. The updated Monaco is substantially equivalent in intended use and safety and effectiveness.
# MONACO INTENDED USE/INDICATIONS FOR USE
The Monaco system is used to make treatment plans for patients with prescriptions for external beam radiation therapy. The system calculates dose for photon and electron treatment plans and displays, on-screen and in hard-copy, two- or three-dimensional radiation dose distributions inside patients for given treatment plan set-ups.
The Monaco product line is intended for use in radiation treatment planning. It uses generally accepted methods for:
- · contouring
- · image manipulation
- · simulation
- image fusion .
- · plan optimization
- · QA and plan review
# DESCRIPTION OF THE PRODUCT
Monaco is a radiation treatment planning system that first received FDA clearance in 2007 (K071938). The modified system received clearance in 2009, when Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) planning capability was added (K091179), again when Dynamic Conformal Arc planning was added (K110730), and electron planning, support for stereotactic cones, and SUV calculation were added (K132971). Specialty image creation was added in 2015 (K151233), and adaptive planning and dose calculation in the presence of a magnetic field (e.g., MR-Linac) was added in 2018 (K183037). A 510(k) was filed in 2017 for the addition of carbon ion planning. The 510(k) was withdrawn because there was no hardware cleared for the US market capable of delivering carbon ion plans. Monaco's carbon ion planning functionality remains licensed off and inaccessible to US users.
The Monaco system accepts patient imaging data and "source" dosimetry data from a linear accelerator. The system then permits the user to display and define (contour) the target volume to be treated and critical structures which must not receive above a certain level of radiation on these diagnostic images.
Based on the prescribed dose, the user, a Dosimetrist or Medical Physicist, can create multiple treatment scenarios involving the number, position(s) and energy of radiation beams and the use of a beam modifier (MLC, block, etc.) between the source of radiation and the patient to shape the beam. The Monaco system then produces a display of radiation dose distribution within the patient, indicating doses to the target volume and surrounding structures. The "best" plan satisfying the clinican prescription is then selected, one that maximizes dose to the target volume while minimizing dose to surrounding healthy volumes.
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# LEVEL OF CONCERN
Item 4b of Table 1 in the FDA Guidance document entitled, "Guidance for the Content of Premarket Submissions for Software Contained in Medical Devices asks. "Does the Software Device control the delivery of potentially harmful energy that could result in death or serious injury, such as radiation treatment systems…." Monaco does not directly control the linear accelerator that delivers the radiation. Once completed, plans are reviewed and approved by qualified clinicians and may be subject to quality assurance practices before treatment actually takes place. There is no automatic link between the Monaco software and the linear accelerator. However, should a flaw in the treatment plan escape the notice of the qualified professionals using the Monaco system, serious injury or death could result. Therefore, we believe Monaco to be of major level of concern.
### SUMMARY OF CLINICAL TESTING
Clinical trials were not performed as part of the development of this product. Clinical testing on patients is not advantageous in demonstration substantial equivalence or safety and effectiveness of the device since testing can be performed such that no human subjects are exposed to risk. Validation testing involved simulated clinical workflows using actual patient data, such as patient images, described in section 20. Pre-defined pass/fail criteria were also equivalent to that of the predicate, K183037. The product was deemed substantially equivalent and fit for clinical use.
### SUMMARY OF NON-CLINICAL TESTING
Verification tests were written and executed to ensure that the system is working as designed. Over 600 test procedures were executed, including tests to verify requirements for new product functionality, tests to ensure that risk mitigations function as intended, and regression tests to ensure continued safety and effectiveness of existing functionality. Verification testing was performed according to the FDA Quality System Requlation (21 CFR §820). ISO 13485 Quality Management System standard, IEC 62304 Software Life Cycle standard, and ISO 14971 Risk Management Standard, as was the predicate version, K183037. Quality System procedures goverening the testing process, including pre-defined pass/fail criteria, were equivalent to procedures used in the testing of the previous Monaco version cleared under K183037. Conformity to the same passifall criteria as the predicated that Monaco 5.50 was substantially equivalent in safety and effectiveness. Monaco 5.50 was deemed safe and effective for its intended use.
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| | Monaco with new features | Monaco (K183037) |
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| Intended Use and Indications for Use | | |
| Contouring | Yes | Yes |
| Dose Calculation | Yes | Yes |
| Plan Optimization | Yes | Yes |
| Image Manipulation & Fusion | Yes | Yes |
| CT Simulation | Yes | Yes |
| QA/Plan Review | Yes | Yes |
| Technological Characteristics | | |
| Dose Calculation Algorithms | Monte Carlo (electron & photon), Collapsed Cone (photon), Pencil Beam (optimization only), GPUMCD for MR-linac | Monte Carlo (electron & photon), Collapsed Cone (photon), Pencil Beam (optimization only), GPUMCD for MR-linac |
| Calculates dose for MR-Linac (including magnetic field, coils & cryostat) | Yes | Yes |
| Adaptive therapy features | Yes | Yes |
| Calculation and display of standardized uptake value | Yes | Yes |
| Local Biological Measure Optimization | Yes | Yes |
| Support for various treatment aids | Yes | Yes |
| Support for Dynamic Delivery Methods | Yes | Yes |
| Operating System | Windows | Windows |
| DICOM RT Support | Yes | Yes |
| Modalities Supported: Full RTP workflow* | Photon, Electron | Photon, Electron |
| Modalities Supported: Partial workflow* | Photon, Electron, Proton | Photon, Electron, Proton |
| Support for brachytherapy | No | No |
| Interoperable with OIS system | Yes, including support for prescribed relative offset (PRO) | Yes |
| Beam modeling | Beam modeling is performed by Elekta personnel. New standardized beam models are provided for some Elekta linac energy options, and absolute dose calibration will be performed by users in such cases. | Beam modeling is performed by Elekta personnel |
*It is possible to configure Monaco for limted functionality such as image fusion, contouring and simulation, not including IMRT optimization or dose calculation. Customers can purchase a "simulation package" that does not include the ability to optimize or calculate dose.
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