K201060 · Cordiana Medical Informatics AG · DQK · Nov 16, 2020 · Cardiovascular
Device Facts
Record ID
K201060
Device Name
Cordiana Dx16
Applicant
Cordiana Medical Informatics AG
Product Code
DQK · Cardiovascular
Decision Date
Nov 16, 2020
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 870.1425
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Software as a Medical Device, Pediatric
Indications for Use
Cordiana Dx16 is a web-based software system used for reference and diagnostic viewing, manual editing and printing of cardiopulmonary records, consisting of measurements, text and digitized waveforms, with associated reports and documents. Users do not need to download or install any additional software or plug-ins to use the zero-footprint browser client. Cordiana Dx16 provides authenticated users the ability to search for, list, display, edit and confirm cardiopulmonary studies through the use of reviewing, onscreen measuring and editing tools. Cordiana Dx16 is intended for use by healthcare professionals, including (but not limited to) physicians, nurses and medical technicians, trained on the use of the software. Cordiana Dx16 is intended to be used in hospitals or facilities providing patient care, where cardiopulmonary studies are stored in a remote storage system, such as a Picture Archive and Communication System (PACS), with which records, reports and documents can be queried, retrieved and stored using DICOM or similar interface standards. Cordiana Dx16 does not provide storage of records or associated reports and documents, does not modify the original record and waveform information, and is not intended for real-time monitoring.
Device Story
Web-based software system for reference/diagnostic viewing, manual editing, and printing of cardiopulmonary records (measurements, text, digitized waveforms). Inputs: cardiopulmonary studies queried/retrieved from remote storage (PACS/VNA) via DICOM. Operation: zero-footprint HTML5 browser client; stateless web server gateway. Used in hospitals/care facilities by trained healthcare professionals (physicians, nurses, technicians). Output: displayed waveforms, reports, and documents for clinical review. Does not perform automated analysis, fiducial point detection, or diagnosis. Supports clinical decision-making by providing tools for manual measurement and confirmation of studies. Benefits: enables remote access to cardiopulmonary data without local software installation.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Software verification per IEC 62304 and IEC 62366-1. Interoperability testing with representative remote systems and accuracy of displayed waveforms/information in simulated user environment. No clinical data.
Technological Characteristics
Software-only system; HTML5 zero-footprint web client; stateless web server gateway. Connectivity: TCP/IP network, DICOM standard for data exchange. Compliance: IEC 62304 (software lifecycle), IEC 62366-1 (usability), ISO 14971 (risk management), IEC 60601-2-25 (ECG report/filter requirements).
Indications for Use
Indicated for quantification and reporting of cardiopulmonary function of patients (adults and children of any age from birth upwards) with suspected disease to support physicians in diagnosis.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A programmable diagnostic computer is a device that can be programmed to compute various physiologic or blood flow parameters based on the output from one or more electrodes, transducers, or measuring devices; this device includes any associated commercially supplied programs.
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November 16, 2020
Cordiana Medical Informatics AG Johan Sandberg CEO Platz 4 Root, LU 6039 Switzerland
Re: K201060
Trade/Device Name: Cordiana Dx16 Regulation Number: 21 CFR 870.1425 Regulation Name: Programmable Diagnostic Computer Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: DQK Dated: October 8, 2020 Received: October 16, 2020
Dear Johan Sandberg:
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 Lt. Stephen Browning, USPS Assistant Director DHT2A: Division of Cardiac Electrophysiology, Diagnostics, & Monitoring Devices OHT2: Office of Cardiovascular Devices Office of Product Evaluation and Quality Center for Devices and Radiological Health
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### Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K201060
Device Name
Cordiana Dx16
Indications for Use (Describe)
Cordiana Dx16 is a web-based software system used for reference and diagnostic viewing, manual editing and printing of cardiopulmonary records, consisting of measurements, text and digitized waveforms, with associated reports and documents. Users do not need to download or install any additional software or plug-ins to use the zero-footprint browser client.
Cordiana Dx16 provides authenticated users the ability to search for, list, display, edit and confirm cardiopulmonary studies through the use of reviewing, onscreen measuring and editing tools. Cordiana Dx16 is intended for use by healthcare professionals, including (but not limited to) physicians, nurses and medical technicians, trained on the use of the software.
Cordiana Dx16 is intended to be used in hospitals or facilities providing patient care, where cardiopulmonary studies are stored in a remote storage system, such as a Picture Archive and Communication System (PACS), with which records, reports and documents can be queried, retrieved and stored using DICOM or similar interface standards.
Cordiana Dx16 does not provide storage of records or associated reports and documents, does not modify the original record and waveform information, and is not intended for real-time monitoring.
Indications for use of Cordiana Dx16 are quantification and reporting of cardiopulmonary function of patients (adults and children of any age from birth upwards) with suspected disease to support the physicians in the diagnosis.
Cordiana Dx16 does not provide automated determination of fiducial points, interpretative statements, or patient diagnosis.
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# 510(k) Summary for Cordiana Dx16
This summary of 510(k) safety and effectiveness information is being submitted in accordance with the requirements of 21 CFR 807.92.
### Sponsor
| Sponsor: | Cordiana Medical Informatics AG<br>Platz 4<br>CH-6039 Root D4<br>Switzerland |
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| Contact Person: | Johan Sandberg, CEO<br>Phone: +41 41 534 56 38<br>E-Mail: johan.sandberg@cordiana.com |
| Date Prepared: | October 08, 2020 |
### Device Name and Classification
| Proprietary Name: | Cordiana Dx16 |
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| Common/Usual Name: | ECG Analysis Computer |
| Classification Name: | Computer, Diagnostic, Programmable<br>(21 CFR 870.1425, Product Code DQK) |
### Predicate Device
Predicate Device: MUSE Cardiology Information System K152993
### Intended Use
Cordiana Dx16 is a web-based software system used for reference and diagnostic viewing, manual editing and printing of cardiopulmonary records, consisting of measurements, text and digitized waveforms, with associated reports and documents. Users do not need to download or install any additional software or plug-ins to use the zero-footprint browser client.
Cordiana Dx16 provides authenticated users the ability to search for, list, display, edit and confirm cardiopulmonary studies through the use of reviewing, onscreen measuring and editing tools. Cordiana Dx16 is intended for use by healthcare professionals, including (but not limited to) physicians, nurses and medical technicians, trained on the use of the software.
Cordiana Dx16 is intended to be used in hospitals or facilities providing patient care, where cardiopulmonary studies are stored in a remote storage system, such as a Picture Archive and Communication System (PACS), with which records, reports and documents can be queried, retrieved and stored using DICOM or similar interface standards.
Cordiana Dx16 does not provide storage of records or associated reports and documents, does not modify the original record and waveform information, and is not intended for real-time monitoring.
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## K201060
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Indications for use of Cordiana Dx16 are quantification and reporting of cardiopulmonary function of patients (adults and children of any age from birth upwards) with suspected disease to support the physicians in the diagnosis.
Cordiana Dx16 does not provide automated determination of fiducial points, interpretative statements, or patient diagnosis.
### Device Description and Function
Cordiana Dx16 is a web-based software system used for reference and diagnostic viewing, manual editing and printing of cardiopulmonary studies from various cardio-pulmonary device manufacturers.
The studies are stored in open standardized formats in a remote storage system, such as a Picture and Communication System (PACS) or a Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA). Cordiana Dx16 does not provide own storage of records or associated reports and does not modify records or the original waveform information stored on the remote storage system.
Authenticated users can use Cordiana Dx16 to search for, list, display, edit and confirm cardiopulmonary studies through the use of reviewing, onscreen measuring and editing tools.
The system consists of two logical parts which are installed, configured and maintained as one:
- A web server, which is installed centrally in a hospital's IT infrastructure. The Gateway serves as a stateless server to the browser clients. It also serves as a client to the remote storage system, such as the PACS/VNA, with which records, reports and documents are queried, retrieved and stored using the DICOM standard.
- Zero-footprint browser clients, which are loaded and updated on demand as single-page applications into an HTML5 enabled web-browser. Users do not need to download or install any additional software or plugins to use the clients.
Cordiana Dx16, when used as intended with a remote storage system, acts as a traditional cardiopulmonary data management system, such as an ECG Management System.
The clients can optionally be integrated ("embedded") as-is with an external application which provides authentication and workflow support. When authentication is done in the external application, the externally authenticated user's credentials are passed to Cordiana Dx16 using Single Sign-On Authentication. When the external application provides workflow support, the search screens are bypassed, and the user is brought directly to a requested study.
Cordiana Dx16 does not store studies or patient related information in the browser clients, does not directly communicate with cardiographs or other acquisition devices, and does not use any automatic electronic data processing and pattern recognition methods to quantify measurements (e.g. intervals and amplitudes) or provide diagnostic statements.
Cordiana Dx16 functions as a non-real-time system and is not intended for real-time monitoring.
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### Predicate Device Comparison
| Characteristic | New Device | Predicate Device | Similar / Different |
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| 510(k) Number | K201060 | K152993 | N/A |
| Device Trade Name | Cordiana Dx16 | MUSE Cardiology<br>Information System | N/A |
| Manufacturer | Cordiana Medical<br>Informatics AG | GE Medical Systems<br>Information Technologies,<br>Inc. | N/A |
| Intended Use | | | |
| Patient Population | Adults and children of any<br>age from birth upwards | Adult and pediatric<br>patients | Same |
| Accessed and managed<br>information | Measurements, text and<br>digitized waveforms | Measurements, text, and<br>digitized waveforms | Same |
| Functionality | Search for, list, display,<br>edit and confirm<br>cardiopulmonary studies<br>through the use of<br>reviewing, onscreen<br>measuring and editing<br>tools | Review and edit<br>electrocardiographic<br>procedures on screen,<br>through the use of<br>reviewing, measuring,<br>and editing tools | Similar |
| User Population | Healthcare professionals<br>trained on the use of the<br>software | Under the direct<br>supervision of a licensed<br>healthcare practitioner,<br>by trained operators | Similar |
| Use Location | In hospitals or facilities<br>providing patient care | In a hospital or facility<br>providing patient care | Same |
| Intended for real-time<br>monitoring. | No | No | Same |
| Functional Equivalence | | | |
| Own storage of records or<br>associated reports and<br>documents | No | Yes | Different (See Substantial<br>Equivalence Discussion<br>below) |
| Search for, list and open<br>ECG studies | Yes | Yes | Same |
| List and open other ECGs<br>for the same patient | Yes | Yes | Same |
| View and print digitized<br>ECG waveforms, discrete<br>measurements, and<br>diagnostic statements | Yes | Yes | Same |
| Characteristic | New Device | Predicate Device | Similar / Different |
| View and print digitized<br>waveforms using<br>common display layouts | Yes | Yes | Same |
| Adjust displayed<br>waveform gain and speed | Yes | Yes | Same |
| Measure intervals and<br>amplitudes in digitized<br>waveforms using<br>onscreen calipers | Yes | Yes | Same |
| Filter displayed<br>waveforms | Yes | Yes | Same |
| Serial presentation of<br>ECGs for the same patient | Yes | Yes | Same |
| Algorithmic serial<br>comparison with the first<br>previous ECG for the<br>same patient | No | Workstation: Yes<br>Web Client: No | Same as predicate<br>device's web client |
| Manual editing of discrete<br>ECG measurements | Yes | Yes | Same |
| Algorithmic reanalysis of<br>waveforms to quantify<br>measurements and<br>provide diagnostic<br>statements | No | Workstation: Yes<br>Web Client: No | Same as predicate<br>device's web client |
| View, edit, print, and<br>confirm diagnostic<br>statements | Yes | Yes | Same |
| Embedded integration in<br>an external application | Yes | Workstation: No<br>Web Client: Yes | Same as predicate<br>device's web client |
| Single sign-on access to<br>device from within<br>external application | Yes | Yes | Same |
| Manage user groups and<br>authorizations centrally | Yes | Yes | Same |
| Comprehensive audit logs | Yes | Yes | Same |
| <b>Technical Equivalence</b> | | | |
| Software only | Yes | Yes | Same |
| HTML5 web client | Yes | Workstation: No<br>Web Client: Yes | Same as predicate<br>device's web client |
| Characteristic | New Device | Predicate Device | Similar / Different |
| Access centrally stored<br>records via TCP/IP<br>network communication | Yes, using open standard<br>DICOM protocols and<br>data formats | Yes, using non-disclosed<br>proprietary protocols and<br>data formats | Different (See Substantial<br>Equivalence Discussion<br>below) |
| Secure network<br>communication | Yes | Yes | Same |
| Externally facing DICOM<br>interface | Yes | Yes | Same |
| Externally facing LDAP<br>interface | Yes | Yes | Same |
| Externally facing HL7<br>interface | N/A | Yes | Subject device does not<br>provide own storage |
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With the exception of own storage of records or associated reports and documents, further discussed below, the Predicate Device Comparison demonstrates that Cordiana Dx16's indications and intended use, functionality, and technological characteristics are the same or significantly similar to the predicate device, and especially its web client (marketed as "MUSE™ NX").
### Substantial Equivalence Discussion
The predicate device provides its own storage of records in a central server, with which its Workstations and Web Clients communicate over a network using a non-disclosed proprietary protocol. Cordiana Dx16 relies on storage of records in a remote storage system, with which it communicates over a network using the open and standardized DICOM protocol.
Reliance on the DICOM standard for network communication with and storage of records in remote storage systems, such as Picture Archive and Communication Systems (PACS), is well defined, mature, and in wide use for a great number of different medical devices for acquisition and post processing in medical imaging. The DICOM standard furthermore includes comprehensive provisions for network communication and storage of records (including discrete measurements, text and digitized waveforms), reports and documents for cardiopulmonary diagnostics.
The demonstrated difference between Cordiana Dx16 and the predicate device is therefore neither critical to its intended use, nor does it raise different questions of safety and effectiveness, compared with the predicate device's proprietary network communication and own storage of records, when used as labeled.
### Performance Testing
Non-clinical testing performed included software verification, in compliance with IEC 62304 and IEC 62366-1, to ensure that Cordiana Dx16 meets design specifications and requirements. Unit and system level testing included assurance of interoperability with representative remote systems and accuracy of displayed waveforms and related information in a simulated user test environment.
Bench testing performed verified the Cordiana Dx16 display and measurement capabilities using sample cases based on technical characteristics and relevancy to the intended function of the Cordiana Dx16 application. In particular, the testing was performed to ensure user readability and quality on different supported browsers.
In all instances, the Cordiana Dx16 functioned as intended by the design requirements and the observed results demonstrated substantial equivalence with the predicate device.
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### Performance Standards
There are no applicable FDA mandated performance standards for this device. However, Cordiana Medical Informatics AG's in-house standard operating procedures were used for the development of the software; these procedures conform to the following FDA recognized consensus standards:
- ISO 14971:2007 Medical devices — Application of risk management to medical devices
- IEC 62366-1:2015 Medical devices Part 1: Application of usability engineering to medical devices
- IEC 62304:2006 Medical device software — Software life cycle processes, as amended by IEC 62304:2006/AMD 1:2015 Medical device software ife cycle processes — Amendment 1
Querying, retrieving and storing records, reports and documents in a remote storage system comply with applicable provisions of the FDA recognized consensus standard:
- NEMA PS 3.1 – 3.20 (2016): Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM)
Furthermore, Cordiana Dx16's requirements and design specifications were defined to comply with the applicable ECG Report and Filter requirements of the FDA recognized consensus standard:
- IEC 60601-2-25:2011 Medical electrical equipment — Part 2-25: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of electrocardiographs.
### Conclusion
As a result of the product's technical characteristics, performance testing activities, and standards compliance, Cordiana Medical Informatics AG considers Cordiana Dx16 to be as safe, as effective, and performance is substantially equivalent to the predicate device.
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A lot of people predicated them for a reason. Clicking a node traces parents and children, and selections from search carry over pre-selected.
10. Embeddings: the galaxy map
The Embeddings tab plots every matching document in a 2-D "galaxy map" where semantically similar devices cluster together. Hover or click clusters to explore, and let AI label the clusters for you. Embeddings beat product codes for grouping: two devices can carry different product codes (LLZ vs. QIH) yet do the same thing — the embedding captures the meaning of the intended use and device story. This is also exactly how retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) works under the hood, and it makes a great visual on client calls.
Try it yourself
Head to the search page and work through a few of these AI/ML fuzzy searches to build intuition: perivascular fat on CT · aortic valve calcification opportunistic screening on noncontrast CT · breast cancer prediction on digital pathology slides · autism detection · gestational age prediction · a hearing aid that can also detect a pulse · foundation model based analysis of ECG · large language models · penetration test. Watch how the relevance scores, intended use, and AI Performance tables tell you when results stop being meaningful.