The Sample Imaging option is intended to provide digital X-ray images of biopsy excised breast tissues.
Device Story
Sample Imaging is an optional software feature for the Senographe Pristina mammography platform; it enables imaging of breast tissue samples collected during biopsy procedures. The device acquires an angulated 2D X-ray view (+15° or -15° gantry angle) of the excised samples while the patient remains in the biopsy position under compression. This process utilizes scatter radiation from the samples, minimizing direct patient dose. The system processes these images using 'FineView' parameters to provide high-resolution visualization. Clinicians use the resulting images to verify that the targeted tissue has been successfully excised before concluding the procedure. This rapid verification reduces the need for additional procedures and improves clinical workflow efficiency. The device is intended for use in clinical settings by trained healthcare professionals.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Performance was validated using the ACR mini stereotactic breast biopsy accreditation phantom. Results demonstrated that Sample Imaging provides image quality equivalent or superior to the reference device (Pristina Serena) and 2D scout/DBT biopsy views. Modulation Transfer Function (MTF) analysis showed higher performance for Sample images compared to 2D biopsy images when using 'FineView' processing. Radiation dose testing confirmed that patient exposure is limited to scatter radiation, measured at 1.99% of the Entrance Skin Air Kerma (ESAK) of a standard biopsy scout view.
Technological Characteristics
Digital X-ray imaging system; utilizes angulated 2D acquisition (+/- 15 degrees); employs 'FineView' image processing; integrates with existing Senographe Pristina mammography platform; software-based image enhancement; non-ionizing to the patient (scatter radiation only); designed under 21 CFR 820 and ISO 13485 standards.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients undergoing biopsy procedures using the Senographe Pristina with Pristina Serena biopsy option, to provide digital X-ray images of excised breast tissue while the patient remains under compression for rapid verification of correct tissue excision.
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.
Predicate Devices
MAMMOMAT Revelation with InSpect feature (K173408)
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GE Healthcare GE Medical Systems SCS % Nicole Landreville, P.Eng., RAC, FRAPS Regulatory Affairs Manager 283 rue de la Miniere 78530. Buc FRANCE
Re: K190809
Trade/Device Name: Sample Imaging for Senographe Pristina Regulation Number: 21 CFR 892.1715 Regulation Name: Full-Field Digital Mammography System Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: MUE Dated: June 28, 2019 Received: July 1, 2019
Dear Ms. Landreville:
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,
For
Thalia T. Mills, Ph.D. Director Division of Radiological Health OHT7: Office of In Vitro Diagnostics and Radiological Health Office of Product Evaluation and Quality Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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## Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known)
K190809
Device Name Sample Imaging for Senographe Pristina
Indications for Use (Describe)
Sample Imaging for Senographe Pristina™ with Pristina Serena™ biopsy option is intended to provide digital X-ray images of the biopsy excised breast tissues while the patient is still under compression, to allow rapid verification that the correct tissue has been excised during the biopsy procedure.
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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Revised Section 5: 510(k) Summary
Sample Imaging for Senographe Pristina
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## 510(k) Summary
In accordance with 21 CFR 807.92 the following summary of information is provided:
| Date: | July 26, 2019 |
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| 510(k) Number: | K190809 |
| Submitter: | GE Healthcare<br>GE Medical Systems SCS<br>283 RUE DE LA MINIERE<br>78530 BUC - FRANCE |
| Primary Contact Person: | Nicole Landreville, P.Eng, RAC, FRAPS<br>Regulatory Affairs Manager<br>380 Hampton Heath road<br>Burlington, ON, Canada<br>L7L 4R2<br>Phone : 289-208-2365<br>Email : nicole.landreville@ge.com |
| Secondary Contact<br>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 |
| Device Trade Name: | Sample Imaging for Senographe Pristina |
| Common/Usual Name: | Sample Imaging option for the Biopsy applications (Pristina Serena and<br>Pristina Serena 3D) for the Senographe Pristina mammography platform. |
| Classification Names: | 21 CFR 892.1715, Class II |
| Product Code: | MUE |
| Predicate Device: | MAMMOMAT Revelation with InSpect feature (K173408) |
| Reference devices: | Pristina Serena (K173576) |
| Device Description: | Sample Imaging for Senographe Pristina is an additional option that<br>builds upon the Pristina Serena Stereotaxy biopsy device cleared on May<br>14, 2018 (K173576). |
| | The Sample Imaging option enables the imaging of breast tissue samples<br>collected during biopsy medical application. In other words, the Sample<br>Imaging option provides the capability to image, within the same<br>examination, and while the patient is still under compression, the breast<br>tissue samples collected during biopsy procedures performed with any<br>biopsy medical application available on the system. The acquisition of<br>such images is done with dose to the patient limited to scatter radiation<br>from the samples. |
| Intended Use: | The Sample Imaging option is intended to provide digital X-ray images<br>of biopsy excised breast tissues. |
| Indications for Use | The Sample Imaging option for Senographe Pristina™ with Pristina<br>Serena™ biopsy option is intended to provide digital X-ray images of the<br>biopsy excised breast tissues while the patient is still under compression,<br>to allow rapid verification that the correct tissue has been excised during<br>the biopsy procedure. |
| Technology: | The Sample Imaging option uses an angulated 2D view acquired either at<br>+15° or -15° gantry angulation to image breast tissue samples collected<br>during biopsy procedures performed during biopsy procedures with any<br>biopsy medical application available on the system. The angulated image<br>is acquired without moving the patient from the position in which the<br>sample collection was performed, nor modifying the compression applied<br>to the breast. Therefore, sample imaging does not affect the biopsy setup.<br>The Sample Imaging option can be used to image breast tissues extracted |
| | during micro or macro biopsy with a vacuum assisted device or core<br>biopsy device for histopathology analysis. |
| Substantial Equivalence<br>/ Predicate and<br>Reference Devices | The proposed device Sample Imaging for Senographe Pristina™ and the<br>predicate device InSpect feature on the Mammomat Revelation<br>(K173408) share an equivalent intended use and indications for use and<br>are used for the purpose of providing digital X-Ray images of biopsy<br>excised breast tissues. |
| | Both features provide the capability of continuous zoom which allows the<br>user to reach a zoom identical or better that what the magnification glass<br>offers. |
| | The fundamental principles of operation, functionalities, specifications<br>and technological characteristics of Sample Imaging option are<br>equivalent to InSpect feature on the MAMMOMAT Revelation. |
| | The proposed device Sample Imaging for Senographe Pristina™ and the<br>reference device Pristina Serena™ offer the same image chain but<br>different image processing are applied. |
| | The <i>Sample Imaging</i> function was designed to provide an image quality<br>performance equivalent or better than Pristina SerenaTM as demonstrated<br>in Image Quality Performance Bench Testing results.<br>The image quality and dose characteristics and performances of the<br><i>Sample Imaging</i> are equivalent to those of the reference device Pristina<br>SerenaTM. |
| Determination of<br>Substantial Equivalence: | The device has successfully completed required design control testing per<br>GE Healthcare's quality management system. No unexpected test results<br>were obtained. The <i>Sample Imaging for Senographe Pristina</i> option was<br>designed and will be manufactured under the Quality System Regulations<br>of 21CFR 820 and ISO 13485. The following quality assurance measures<br>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) The safety and performance of the <i>Sample Imaging</i> option was<br>demonstrated through full verification testing and additional engineering<br>bench performance testing such as: |
| | Non-Clinical Data:<br>Image Quality test that demonstrates that images<br>acquired with <i>Sample Imaging</i> are of same quality as<br>images acquired with Pristina Serena or Pristina<br>Serena 3D. The image quality assessment conducted<br>shows that <i>Sample Imaging</i> views have better<br>performance than 2D scout biopsy and DBT biopsy<br>views. The image quality assessment was performed<br>with the ACR mini stereotactic breast biopsy<br>accreditation phantom. The test results demonstrate<br>that image quality of <i>Sample Imaging</i> mode is<br>sufficient to verify the presence of targeted tissues in<br>the samples and to achieve its indications for use. |
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MTF was measured using the same acquisition O techniques and compared between biopsy area and sample imaging area. Images were processed with "FineView" adapted to biopsy and simple imaging parameters respectively. With "FineView" applied, the MTF of the Sample images is higher than the MTF for the Biopsy 2D images at any frequency. Patient Radiation Dose Testing: Since the breast of the O patient is not in the primary X-ray beam, no direct radiation dose is delivered to the patient. However, since the primary X-Ray beam can be in close proximity to the breast, scatter radiation from the samples and detector were measured. The Air Kerma at the point of skin entry in the patient's breast closest to the biopsy samples being imaged was measured at 1.99% of the Entrance Skin Air Kerma (ESAK) from a biopsy AOP scout view for an average breast. Sample Imaging Design and Usability Validation Report contains evidence of validation of claims and performance bench testing. These tests were performed to provide the requisite data to substantiate performance, claims, and ultimately substantial equivalence. The testing demonstrated that Sample Imaging for Senographe Pristina performs according to specifications and functions as intended. Conclusion: Based on: conformance to standards; development under GE Healthcare's quality management system and design controls; successful verification/validation testing; utilization of the very well established stereotactic imaging principles and additional bench performance testing, GE Healthcare believes that the optional Sample Imaging for Senographe Pristina is substantially equivalent to its predicate device MAMMOMAT Revelation with InSpect feature (K173408) and reference device Pristina Serena (K173576). Therefore, GE Healthcare concludes that Sample Imaging for Senographe Pristina is as safe and as effective as the Predicate device for its intended use.
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