K203720 · Isys Medizintechnik GmbH · JAK · Jun 22, 2021 · Radiology
Device Facts
Record ID
K203720
Device Name
MICROMATE
Applicant
Isys Medizintechnik GmbH
Product Code
JAK · Radiology
Decision Date
Jun 22, 2021
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 892.1750
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Therapeutic
Indications for Use
The intended use of the Micromate™ device is to function as a remote-operated positioning and guidance system during interventional procedures. Positioning is done in a remote controlled manner; planning of the position/angulation is done based on 2D/3D patient data (CT, cone-beam CT, fluoroscopy) by external planning software - for example using an external navigation system, or planning software coming with the used imaging device. Also, verification of the correct position and orientation of the tool prior to/during/after the intervention is done by means of these external devices. The Micromate™ system is then acting as a guideway during the manual insertion of the interventional tool - usually a needle type device, and the like- through a third-party needle guide, manufactured by Exact MM (K101689): P/N E2183 (Device Cover with 11G-14G needle guide) or P/N E2184 (Device Cover with 15G-21G needle guide). During operation, the device is covered with a sterile drape, which is part of the P/N E2183 and E2184. An additional third-party Control Unit Drape is available, also manufactured by Exact MM (K101689): P/N 11718EU (Handheld Device Cover). Applications include, but are not limited to, interventions like biopsy procedures, tumor ablation, nerve blocking, electrode placement, etc.
Device Story
Micromate™ is a remote-operated robotic positioning and guidance system for percutaneous surgical interventions. It consists of a targeting platform, handheld control unit, positioning arm, and power/network unit. The system aligns a needle guide to a surgical plan defined by external 2D/3D imaging (CT, cone-beam CT, fluoroscopy) and navigation software. The surgeon performs gross positioning manually, followed by automatic or joystick-controlled fine alignment. Once aligned, the surgeon manually advances the needle or electrode through the guide while the system maintains the trajectory. Used in clinical settings, the device is covered by sterile drapes and interfaces with third-party needle guides. It benefits patients by providing precise, stable instrument guidance during procedures like biopsies, tumor ablations, and electrode placements, reducing potential manual error while keeping the physician in control of the final surgical gesture.
Clinical Evidence
Clinical performance data was obtained using the Micromate™ system in combination with the Philips Allura Xper FD20 X-ray system. Accuracy metrics reported: 95% CI for alignment accuracy between 0.00 mm to 1.14 mm and 0.25 degrees to 1.70 degrees from the surgical plan. Average accuracy of alignment to the trajectory on Entry Point view was 0.43 ± 0.5 mm, with an average angular deviation of 0.79 ± 0.41 degrees. Mechanical accuracy in air was <1 mm (0.03 mm relative, 0.2 mm absolute).
Indicated for use as a user-controlled electromechanical arm with a needle guide to assist surgeons in positioning needles or electrodes for procedures where CT and fluoroscopic imaging are used for target trajectory planning and intraoperative tracking. The needle or electrode is manually advanced by the surgeon. Trajectory planning is performed by external software.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A computed tomography x-ray system is a diagnostic x-ray system intended to produce cross-sectional images of the body by computer reconstruction of x-ray transmission data from the same axial plane taken at different angles. This generic type of device may include signal analysis and display equipment, patient and equipment supports, component parts, and accessories.
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June 22, 2021
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ISYS Medizintechnik GMBH % Cornelia Damsky President CDI Regulatory Consultants 6552 Hermosa Beach Lane DELRAY BEACH FL 33446
Re: K203720
Trade/Device Name: Micromate™ Regulation Number: 21 CFR 892.1750 Regulation Name: Computed tomography x-ray system Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: JAK Dated: May 24, 2021 Received: May 26, 2021
Dear Cornelia Damsky:
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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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
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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K203720
Device Name Micromate™
#### Indications for Use (Describe)
The Micromate™ device is a user-controlled electromechanical arm with a needle guide. It is intended to assist the surgeon in the positioning of a needle or instrument where both comography (CT) and fluoroscopic imaging can be used for target trajectory planning and intraoperative tracking. The needle or electrode is then manually advanced by the surgeon. Trajectory planning is made with software that is not part of the Micromate™ device
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# 005 510(k) Summary
K203720
- 1. Applicant: iSYS Medizintechnik GmbH
- Address: Bergwerksweg 21
2.
- 6370 Kitzbuehel / Austria
- Dr. Michael Vogele 3. Contact Person:
- Tel. +43 (0) 664 2411140
- January 19, 2021 4. Preparation Date:
- 5. Trade Name: Micromate TM
- Common Name: 6. Robotic Positioning Unit
- Classification 7. System, X-ray, Tomography, computed Name: Product Code JAK, Reg. No. 892.1750
- 8. Substantial The Micromate™ is substantially equivalent to the following legally mar-Equivalence: keted devices:
## Predicate Device:
iSYS1 (iSYS Medizintechnik GmbH), K131433 Product Code JAK, Reg. No. 892.1750
# Reference Device:
Stealth Autoguide™ System (Medtronic Navigation Inc.), K191597 Product Code HAW, Reg. No. 882.4560
The characteristics of this device are similar to those of the predicate devices identified on the comparison chart, which is provided with the premarket notification submission. It is our opinion that the Micromate™ system does not have technological characteristics that raise additional types of questions related to terms of safety and effectiveness.
- 9. Device The Micromate™ system allows the percutaneous execution of a surgical Description: intervention by providing instrument guidance according to one or more pre-operative plans defined in an external planning or navigation station. The alignment to the surgical plan is performed through a manual grosspositioning using a Positioning Arm, followed by automatic or joystick-controlled movement with image guidance, such as CT and fluoroscopic image. After alignment, the advancement of surgical instruments and delivery of therapy is performed manually by the surgeon, while the position is retained by the system and relying on the displayed navigation information or realtime images.
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The system comprises the following main components:
- . Tarqeting Platform, a robotic positioning unit that aligns to the surgical plan and holds the surgical instruments through an end-effector acting as a tool-guide adapter.
- . Control Unit, a handheld device that allows the automatic or manual control of the Targeting Platform movement and can communicate with an external planning and navigation station.
- . Positioning Arm, a multi-functional arm that is used to gross-position the Targeting Platform in such a way the trajectory is reachable.
- . Strain Relief Box, which distributes power and data through the Micromate™ system.
- . Power and Network Unit, which connects the system to power and allows an optional direct point-to-point connection to an external planning and navigation station for input of real-time navigation data.
- . Sterile Drapes for the Control Unit and Targeting Platform (this one containing also needle guides) for instrument guidance.
- . Connecting Cables
- A cart for transport and storage .
The system can be mounted to different bed/table through specific adapter accessories and all components are covered with a sterile drape during use. Third-party needle or tool guides are connected to the Targeting Platform end-effector through a customized mechanical interface that preserves the sterile barrier.
Micromate™ is not patient contacting.
- The intended use of the Micromate™ device is to function as a remote-10. Intended Use: operated positioning and quidance system during interventional procedures. Positioning is done in a remote controlled manner; planning of the position/angulation is done based on 2D/3D patient data (CT, cone-beam CT, fluoroscopy) by external planning software - for example using an external navigation system, or planning software coming with the used imaging device. Also, verification of the correct position and orientation of the tool prior
to/during/after the intervention is done by means of these external devices. The Micromate™ system is then acting as a guideway during the manual insertion of the interventional tool - usually a needle type device, and the like- through a third-party needle guide, manufactured by Exact MM (K101689): P/N E2183 (Device Cover with 11G-14G needle guide) or P/N E2184 (Device Cover with 15G-21G needle guide). During operation, the device is covered with a sterile drape, which is part of the P/N E2183 and
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E2184. An additional third-party Control Unit Drape is available, also manufactured by Exact MM (K101689): P/N 11718EU (Handheld Device Cover).
Applications include, but are not limited to, interventions like biopsy procedures, tumor ablation, nerve blocking, electrode placement, etc.
- 11. Indications for use: The Micromate™ device is a user-controlled electromechanical arm with a needle guide. It is intended to assist the surgeon in the positioning of a needle or electrode where both computed tomography (CT) and fluoroscopic imaging can be used for target trajectory planning and intraoperative tracking. The needle or electrode is then manually advanced by the surgeon. Trajectory planning is made with software that is not part of the Micromate™ device
- 12. Clinical Use: Depending on the used operating table, the user selects a specific table adapter and attaches it to the table (a Table Top Adapter for C-arm couchtops, a Standard Baseplate and respective adapters for a CT-table or Fluoro-CT table, Side-Rail Adapters for side-rails on any table). All adapters are equipped with a starburst connector, to which the multi-functional Positioning Arm is connected. The Positioning Arm is equipped with one starburst adapter at the bottom and a spoon adapter at the top, to which the Targeting Platform is connected with a counterpart. A Strain Relief Box (for power distribution and cable management) and the Control Unit for handheld remote control of the Targeting Platform are connected to a siderail. Both the Targeting Platform and the Control unit are connected to the Strain Relief Box with cables. The Strain Relief Box is then connected to a Power and Network Unit, responsible for the power and data input into the system, respectively through a power cord that is connected to the mains outlet and a network cable that can be plugged into an external planning or navigation station. An end-effector is connected to the Targeting Platform and the assembly (comprised of the Targeting Platform carrying and Endeffector and the Positioning Arm) are covered with a sterile drape. A sterile disposable needle guide is connected to the End-effector interface with the sterile drape in place. The Control Unit can optionally be covered with the respective sterile drape. The Targeting Platform is gross-positioning within the region of interest, by locking the Positioning Arm when the Targeting Platform is in the desired position. Planning of the tool position/orientation as well as validation of the correctness of the tool position must be performed with an external planning or navigation station. The Targeting Platform is remotely controlled using the Control Unit for fine positioning and to align the needle guide axis to the surgical plan. The surgical instruments are then inserted manually by the user into the needle guide and advanced to the planned target. For procedures requiring the placement of multiple instruments, each instrument can be released from the needle guide after placement and the alignment to additional planned surgical trajectories performed similarly.
iSYS Medizintechnik GmbH, Bergwerksweg 21, 6370 Kitzbühel, Austria, Geschäftsführer: Dr. Michael Vogele, Thomas Pfeifer Firmensitz: Kitzbühel, Firmenbuchgericht: LG Innsbuchn: 348982 i, UID-Nr.: ATU65852918, St.Nr.: 103/0640
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- Biocompatibility: The Micromate™ is not in contact with the patient. At any time, when in 13. use, a third-party sterile drape is to be placed between the patient and the system. No biocompatibility studies were considered necessary for this device.
- 14. Performance Data: Operating conditions: 10-30°C (50-86°F), 30-70% RH, non-condensing, 0.689 bar-1.019 bar, altitude up to 3000m (9842 ft). Shipping conditions: 0-40°C (32–104°F), 20–80% RH, non-condensing, 0.689 bar–1.019 bar. Storage conditions: 0–30°C (32–86°F), 20–80% RH, non-condensing, 0.689 bar–1.019 bar. Power supply: 30VA, 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz.
Sterilization of the sterile accessories has been validated by Exact Medical Manufacturing (K101689), the legal manufacturer of the sterile drapes and needle quides compatible with the Micromate™.
The accuracy of the intervention is adjunct to the capabilities of the operator and depends on the resolution of the imaging device or software, among other factors. As calculated from actual clinical data, the 95% confidence interval (CI) accuracy of Micromate™ in clinical use is between 0.00 mm to 1.14 mm and 0.25 degrees to 1.70 degrees from the surgical plan. This corresponds to an average accuracy of alignment to the trajectory on Entry Point view of 0.43 ± 0.5mm, and an average angular deviation of the needle when being inserted along the trajectory of 0.79 ± 0.41 degrees. Micromate™ has no influence on the accuracy of the needle placement on target in terms of depth, as the instrument is manually delivered and advanced by the physician, under live imaging. All results were obtained in combination with the Philips Allura Xper FD20 X-ray system.
The mechanical accuracy of the Micromate™ system itself is below 1 mm (relative mechanical accuracy 0.03 mm and absolute mechanical accuracy 0.2 mm), as measured by commanding the Targeting Platform to a predetermined location in air.
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### Device comparison summary
| Reference | iSYS1<br>(predicate device) | Stealth Autoguide™<br>System<br>(reference device) | Micromate™<br>(subject device) | Equivalence?¹ |
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| 510(k)-Number | K131433 | K191597 | K203720 | YES |
| Manufacturer | iSYS Medizintechnik GmbH<br>Bergwerksweg 21<br>6370 Kitzbühel<br>Austria | Medtronic Navigation, Inc.<br>826 Coal Creek Circle<br>Louisville, Colorado 80027<br>United States | iSYS Medizintechnik GmbH<br>Bergwerksweg 21<br>6370 Kitzbühel<br>Austria | |
| | | DESIGN | | |
| General Device<br>Description | Computer controlled electro-<br>mechanical multi-jointed arm<br>indicated for invasive proce-<br>dures | Computer controlled elec-<br>tromechanical multi-joined<br>arm indicated for use as a<br>stereotactic instrument | Computer controlled electro-<br>mechanical multi-jointed arm<br>indicated for both stereotac-<br>tic and non-stereotactic inva-<br>sive procedures | YES (4) |
| Localization<br>Means | Fiducial markers on tool<br>holder | Optical markers on tool<br>holder | Fiducial markers on tool<br>holder | YES (7) |
| Image-guided | Yes | Yes | Yes | YES (1,3,11) |
| Planning software | Third-party | Yes (StealthStation) | Third-party | YES (1) |
| Registration<br>method | By navigation/imaging soft-<br>ware during intervention | By navigation/imaging<br>software during interven-<br>tion | By navigation/imaging soft-<br>ware during intervention | YES (4,7) |
| Instrumentation | Marker<br>Tool Holder<br>Sterile Covers (third-party) | Reusable surgical instru-<br>ments<br>Navigated Trajectory<br>Guide, Tool Holders, Drill<br>Guides, Cranial reducing<br>Tubes, Height Guides and<br>Tapping Tube<br>(K162604) | Tool Guides<br>Sterile Drapes<br>Manufacturer: Exact MM<br>(K101689)<br>Device Cover with 11G-14G<br>needle guide, P/N E2183<br>Device Cover with 15G-21G<br>needle guide, P/N E2184<br>Handheld Device Cover, P/N<br>11718EU | YES (13) |
| Instrument<br>Fixation | Special tool holders for dif-<br>ferent applications mounted<br>to the device | Special tool holders for dif-<br>ferent applications<br>mounted to the Stealth Au-<br>toguide™ | Special tool holders for dif-<br>ferent applications mounted<br>to the device | YES (9) |
| Instrument<br>Calibration | Intra-operative | Intra-operative | Intra-operative | YES (8) |
| Planning and Navigation Software | | | | |
| N/A | | | | |
| System Operation | | | | |
| Fiducial markers<br>with registration<br>with pointer probe | No | No | No | YES (14) |
| Optical<br>Registration | No | Yes | No | Yes (15) |
| Ultrasound<br>Registration | No | No | No | YES (16) |
| Accuracy<br>Verification | Yes, performed by user | Yes, performed by user | Yes, performed by user…
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Open the Predicates tab for a family-tree view of predicate relationships. Click a node to trace its parents and children; selections from search carry over pre-selected. Commonly predicated devices are worth reading — a lot of people predicated them for a reason. The visual lineage is also handy on client calls, e.g. to show how a predicate family evolved and justify why your predicate still holds.
In the predicate graph, why are commonly predicated devices worth reading?
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.