K200974 · Philips Health Care · QIH · Jun 3, 2020 · Radiology
Device Facts
Record ID
K200974
Device Name
QLAB Advanced Quantification Software
Applicant
Philips Health Care
Product Code
QIH · Radiology
Decision Date
Jun 3, 2020
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 892.2050
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
AI/ML, Software as a Medical Device
AI Performance
Output
Algorithm
Acceptance
Observed
Dev DS
Dev Readers
Test DS
Test Readers
Mitral Valve Quantification
Machine learning derived segmentation engine
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Indications for Use
QLAB Quantification software is a software application package. It is designed to view and quantify image data acquired on Philips ultrasound systems.
Device Story
QLAB Advanced Quantification Software is a software application for viewing and quantifying 3D/4D ultrasound image data. The new 3D Auto MV application integrates a machine-learning-based segmentation engine (derived from HeartModel) with 4D MV-Assessment algorithms (from TomTec-Arena) to provide dynamic mitral valve quantification. The software operates on standard PCs, dedicated workstations, or on-board Philips ultrasound systems. It semi-automatically generates 3D surface models of the mitral valve; users can edit, accept, or reject initial landmark proposals. The output includes morphological and functional measurements (e.g., saddle-shaped annulus area, closure line lengths, total open area). Clinicians use these measurements to support diagnosis and assessment of mitral valve anatomy and function. The device benefits patients by providing automated, reproducible quantification of complex cardiac structures, aiding in clinical decision-making for valve-related disease states.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data required. Substantial equivalence supported by non-clinical verification and validation testing, including algorithm training and validation studies for the 3D Auto MV application, conducted under the manufacturer's quality management system.
Technological Characteristics
Software-only application package. Utilizes machine learning-based segmentation and 3D surface modeling algorithms. Compatible with standard PCs, dedicated workstations, and on-board ultrasound systems. Connectivity via standard ultrasound data interfaces. No hardware components; no sterilization required.
Indications for Use
Indicated for viewing and quantifying image data acquired on Philips ultrasound systems for patients undergoing cardiovascular assessment.
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
Philips QLAB Advanced Quantification Software System (K191647)
TomTec Imaging Systems TOMTEC-Arena TTA2 (K150122)
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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Philips Healthcare % Travis Catania Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist 22100 Bothell Everett Highway BOTHELL WA 98021
Re: K200974
Trade/Device Name: OLAB Advanced Ouantification Software System Regulation Number: 21 CFR 892.2050 Regulation Name: Picture archiving and communications system Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: QIH Dated: April 10, 2020 Received: April 13, 2020
Dear Travis Catania:
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/cfpmp/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 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) K200974
Device Name
QLAB Advanced Quantification Software System
Indications for Use (Describe)
QLAB Advanced Quantification Software is a software application package. It is designed to view and quantify image data acquired on Philips ultrasound systems.
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Philips Ultrasound, Inc.
Traditional 510(k) QLAB Advanced Quantification Software System Modifications
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# Section 8: 510(k) Summary
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Philips Ultrasound, Inc.
Traditional 510(k) QLAB Advanced Quantification Software System Modifications
# Philips QLAB Advanced Quantification Software System
This summary of safety and effectiveness information is submitted in accordance with 21 CFR §807.92
#### Submitter's name, address, telephone number, contact person 1.
| Sponsor: | Philips Ultrasound, Inc.<br>22100 Bothell Everett Hwy<br>Bothell, WA 98021-8431 |
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| Contact Person: | Travis Catania<br>Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist<br>22100 Bothell Everett Hwy<br>Bothell, WA 98021-8431<br>Phone: (908) 227-9423<br>Fax: 425-402-3481 |
| Secondary Contact: | Hebe Sun<br>Senior Manager, Regulatory Affairs |
| Date Prepared: | April 10, 2020 |
| Proprietary Name: | QLAB Advanced Quantification Software System |
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| Common Name: | QLAB Advanced Quantification Software System<br>Automated Radiological Image Processing Software |
### Regulation Description:
| Classification Description | 21 CFR Section | Product Code |
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| Automated Radiological Image Processing Software | 892.2050 | QIH |
As stated in 21 CFR, part 892.2050, each of the generic types of devices that meet this classification description have been classified as Class II.
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Philips Ultrasound, Inc.
Traditional 510(k) QLAB Advanced Quantification Software System Modifications
QLAB Quantification Software is a software application package. It is designed to view and quantify image data acquired on Philips ultrasound system.
#### 4. Device Description
The Philips QLAB Advanced Quantification Software System (QLAB) is designed to view and quantify image data acquired on Philips ultrasound systems. QLAB is available either as a stand-alone product that can function on a standard PC, a dedicated workstation, and on-board Philips' ultrasound systems.
The purpose of this Traditional 510(K) Pre-market Notification is to introduce a new to introduce the new 3D Auto MV cardiac quantification application to the Philips QLAB Advanced Quantification Software, which was most recently cleared under K191647. The latest QLAB software version (launching at version 15.0) will include the new Q-App 3D Auto MV, which integrates the segmentation engine of the cleared QLAB HeartModel Q-App (K181264) and the TomTec-Arena 4D MV Assessment application (K150122) thereby providing a dynamic Mitral Valve clinical quantification tool.
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# Primary Predicate Device
Philips QLAB Advanced Quantification Software System K191647 December 20, 2019 Reference Predicate Device TomTec Imaging Systems, GmbH TOMTEC-Arena TTA2 K150122 February 13, 2015
#### 6. Technological Comparison to Predicate Devices
The QLAB Advanced Quantification Software System with the addition of the new Q-App entitled 3D Auto MV application has the same intended use and similar technological characteristics as the legally marketed primary QLAB System predicate device. A comparison of the proposed QLAB System (including 3D Auto MV application) to the currently marketed predicate OLAB System device and the reference predicate TomTec Imaging System TTA2 (4D MV Assessment application) are provided in the table below:
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# Table 1
Comparison of the proposed Philips QLAB System to the currently marketed and predicate devices: Philips QLAB System and
TomTec Imaging Systems TTA2 System
| | Subject Device | Predicate Device | Reference Predicate Device | Explanation of Differences |
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| Manufacturer | Philips Ultrasound, Inc. | Philips Ultrasound, Inc. | TOMTEC Imaging Systems, GmbH | None |
| Trade Name | QLAB System | QLAB System | Arena TTA2 | None |
| Feature | 3D Auto MV | HeartModel | 4D MV-Assessment | None |
| 510(k) Number | Pending | K191647 | K150122 | None |
| Regulation Number | 21 CFR 892.2050 | 21 CFR 892.2050 | 21 CFR 892.2050 | Regulation Number,<br>Regulation Name,<br>Classification, and Product<br>Code are identical between<br>subject device and primary<br>predicate device. |
| Regulation Name | Automated Radiological Image<br>Processing Software | Automated Radiological Image<br>Processing Software | System, Image processing,<br>Radiological - Picture Archiving and<br>Communications System (PACS) | |
| Classification | Class II | Class II | Class II | |
| Product Code(s) | QIH | QIH | LLZ | |
| Indications for Use | QLAB Quantification software is a<br>software application package. It is<br>designed to view and quantify image<br>data acquired on Philips ultrasound<br>systems. | QLAB Quantification software is a<br>software application package. It is<br>designed to view and quantify<br>image data acquired on Philips<br>ultrasound systems. | Indications for use of TOMTEC-Arena<br>software are quantification and<br>reporting of cardiovascular, fetal, and<br>abdominal structures and function of<br>patients with suspected disease to<br>support the physicians in the<br>diagnosis. | The Indications for Use of<br>the subject QLAB System<br>and the primary predicate<br>QLAB System are identical<br>and have not been changed<br>from the previous clearance<br>of this system. The Philips<br>QLAB and TOMTEC Arena<br>TTA2 Systems are similar in<br>regards to image display<br>and quantification purposes<br>to the end user. |
| System Components | Software only system | Software only system | Software only system | The System Components of<br>the subject QLAB System<br>and predicate devices<br>identified are identical as all<br>devices are software only |
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# ilips Ultrasound, In
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System Modifications
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| Software<br>Design | Application<br>Description | Quantification<br>Technology of<br>the MV | Contour<br>Generation | systems. |
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| | The 3D Auto MV Q-App is a semi-automatic tool that essentially is an integration of the machine-learning derived segmentation engine of the QLAB HeartModel and the TOMTEC-Arena TTA2 4D MV-Assessment application thereby providing a dynamic Mitral Valve clinical quantification tool. | Integrates the Heartmodel auto-segmentation technology with TOMTEC Arena TTA2 4D MV-Assessment algorithm for initial landmark identification and MV quantification. | 3D surface model is created semi-automatically using machine learning algorithm without user interaction. User is able to edit, accept, or reject the initial landmark proposals of the mitral valve anatomical locations. | The subject 3D Auto MV Q-App combines the HeartModel auto-segmentation technology with TOMTEC Arena TTA2 4D MV-Assessment application in order to provide initial mitral valve landmark proposals to the end user followed by reporting mitral valve measurements to the user. |
| | The HeartModel Q-App provides a semi-automatic 3D anatomical border detection and identification of the heart chambers for the end-diastole (ED) and end-systole (ES) cardiac phases. | Semi-automatic border detection and identification of heart chambers. | 3D surface model is created semi-automatically without user interaction. User is required to edit, accept, or reject the contours before proceeding with the workflow. | The subject 3D Auto MV application integrates the semi-automatic border detection functionality of HeartModel and the functional mitral valve assessment measures of 4D MV-Assessment to provide a comprehensive MV assessment tool. |
| | The TOMTEC Arena TTA2 4D MV-Assessment application provides a morphological and functional assessment of the mitral valve based on a surface model of the mitral valve anatomy. | Functional assessment of the mitral valve based on an MV surface model. | 3D surface model is created based on user defined anatomical landmarks. User is able to edit the contour of the surface model before proceeding with the workflow. | Workflow improvements for user convenience in initial model display and landmark proposal. Algorithm Training procedures is the same between the subject 3D Auto MV and the predicate HeartModel, with the exception being that the algorithm is being applied to the LV in Heartmodel, while |
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# nilips Ultrasound, Inc
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| | 3D MV<br>Parameters | No 3D mitral valve (MV) quantification parameters included as part of this application. | Assessment application.<br>The 3D Auto MV application introduces the Total Open Area measurement as an additional measure to further define the mitral valve anatomy. All other measurements are identical to the predicate 4D MV-Assessment application. |
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| | *Saddle Shaped Annulus Area<br>(cm²) | *Saddle Shaped Annulus Area<br>(cm²) | |
| | *Saddle Shaped Annulus Perimeter<br>(cm) | *Saddle Shaped Annulus Perimeter<br>(cm) | |
| | *Total Open Coaptation Area (cm²) | | |
| | *Anterior Closure Line Length (cm) | *Anterior Closure Line Length (cm) | |
| | *Posterior Closure Line Length<br>(cm) | *Posterior Closure Line Length<br>(cm) | |
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Traditional 510(k) QLAB Advanced Quantification Software System Modifications
# 7. Non-Clinical Testing
The proposed modifications (the introduction of the 3D Auto MV application) to the subject Philips QLAB Advanced Quantification Software System were tested in accordance with Philips internal processes. Verification and software validation test data are provided to support the latest QLAB software release (QLAB 15.0) relative to the currently marketed unmodified OLAB software.
Design Control activities to assure the safe and effective performance of the modified QLAB System Q-App include but are not limited to the following:
- O Requirements Review
- Risk Analysis and Management O
- Product Specifications O
- Design Reviews O
- O Software Verification and Validation
Non-clinical V&V testing also included the 3D Auto MV Algorithm Training and the subsequent Validation Study performed for the proposed 3D Auto MV clinical application.
Software Verification and Validation testing were used to support substantial equivalence of the modified QLAB software release version 15.0 (specifically the 3D Auto MV application) to the predicate QLAB software release version 13.0 device.
#### 8. Clinical Testing
The subject Philips QLAB Advanced Quantification Software System did not require clinical data in order to make a determination for substantial equivalence when compared to the predicate device(s).
#### 9. Conclusion
Based on the conformance to standards, development under Philips Ultrasound's Quality Management System, the successful verification and validation testing, Philips Ultrasound believes that the proposed Philips QLAB Advanced Quantification Software System is substantially equivalent to the predicate device Philips QLAB System (K191647) and TomTec Imaging Systems TTA2 (150122). Testing performed demonstrated that the proposed QLAB System with the 3D Auto MV application meets the defined requirements and performance claims.
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