The Cube Navigation System and its components are intended as an aid for precisely locating anatomical structures in either open or percutaneous procedures. The Cube Navigation System is indicated for any medical condition in which the use of stereotactic surgery may be appropriate, and where reference to a rigid anatomical structure in the field of ENT surgery, such as the paranasal sinuses, mastoid anatomy, can be identified relative to a CT or MR based model of the anatomy. Example procedures include, but are not limited to: ENT Procedures; Transphenoidal access procedures. Intranasal procedures. Sinus procedures, such as Maxillary antrostomies, Sphenoidotomies/Sphenoid explorations, Turbinate resections, and Frontal sinusotomies. ENT related anterior skull base procedures
Device Story
Image-guided surgery system using electromagnetic tracking to visualize instrument positions on preoperative CT/MRI scans. System components include navigation unit, field generator (navigation sensor), and registration tools (tactile or VirtuEye V2 photo-based). Electromagnetic field generator tracks instrument-integrated sensors and patient localizers. User performs image-to-patient registration via surface matching; system calculates coordinate transformation. Navigation information (instrument position superimposed on images) updates at 15-45 Hz. Used in ENT surgery by physicians to precisely locate anatomical structures. Output displayed on screen; assists in surgical navigation and decision-making. Benefits include improved spatial awareness during complex ENT procedures.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Evaluated device precision, accuracy, electrical safety (IEC 60601-1), and EMC (IEC 60601-1-2). Accuracy testing included anatomy-oriented bench tests for instrument probes and localizers, both with and without registration (tactile and photo-based). Field distortion handling was also verified. Results confirm performance is comparable to predicate devices with a mean position accuracy < 1.5mm.
Technological Characteristics
Electromagnetic tracking system. Components: Navigation Unit Cube 4D, VirtuEye V2, NanoRest sensor. Materials: Not specified. Energy: Electromagnetic field. Connectivity: USB, PACS network. Software: C++. Registration: Tactile or non-tactile surface matching. Accuracy: Mean position < 1.5mm. Safety: IEC 60601-1, IEC 60601-1-2. Field distortion detection via redundant localizer information.
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients requiring stereotactic surgery for ENT procedures, including paranasal sinus and mastoid anatomy, where anatomical structures can be referenced against CT or MR models. Applicable for open or percutaneous procedures such as transphenoidal access, intranasal procedures, sinus surgeries (antrostomies, sphenoidotomies, turbinate resections, frontal sinusotomies), and anterior skull base procedures.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A stereotaxic instrument is a device consisting of a rigid frame with a calibrated guide mechanism for precisely positioning probes or other devices within a patient's brain, spinal cord, or other part of the nervous system.
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July 19, 2021
Fiagon GmbH Dirk Mucha Chief Technology Officer Neuendorfstrasse 23b 16761 Hennigsdorf. Brandenburg Germany
Re: K211291
Trade/Device Name: Cube Navigation System, VirtuEye V2, Navigation Sensor NanoRest, Navigation Unit Cube 4D
Regulation Number: 21 CFR 882.4560 Regulation Name: Stereotaxic instrument Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: PGW Dated: April 23, 2021 Received: April 28, 2021
Dear Dirk Mucha:
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 approv al 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 Shu-Chen Peng Assistant Director DHT1B: Division of Dental and ENT Devices OHT1: Office of Ophthalmic, Anesthesia, Respiratory, ENT and Dental Devices Office of Product Evaluation and Ouality Center for Devices and Radiological Health
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#### Indications for Use
Form Approved: OMB No. 0910-0120 Expiration Date: 06/30/2023 See PRA Statement below.
510(k) Number (if known) K211291
Device Name Cube Navigation System Navigation Unit Cube 4D, VirtuEye V2, Navigation Sensor NanoRest
#### Indications for Use (Describe)
The Cube Navigation System and its components are intended as an aid for precisely locating anatomical structures in either open or percutaneous procedures. The Cube Navigation System is indicated for any medical condition in which the use of stereotactic surgery may be appropriate, and where reference to a rigid anatomical structure in the field of ENT surgery, such as the paranasal sinuses, mastoid anatomy, can be identified relative to a CT or MR based model of the anatomy.
Example procedures include, but are not limited to:
ENT Procedures;
Transphenoidal access procedures.
Intranasal procedures.
Sinus procedures, such as Maxillary antrostomies, Sphenoidotomies/Sphenoid explorations, Turbinate resections, and Frontal sinusotomies.
ENT related anterior skull base procedures
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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# 510(k) Summary
# K211291
## June 24, 2021
#### 1. Submitter Information
| Submitter: | Fiagon GmbH |
|------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| Address: | Neuendorfstrasse 23b<br>16761 Hennigsdorf, Germany |
| Telephone: | +49 3302 201 21 10 |
| Telefax: | +49 3302 201 21 15 |
- Dirk Mucha Contact: Chief Technology Officer
## 2. Device Information
| Trade Name: | Cube Navigation System<br>Navigation Unit Cube 4D<br>VirtuEye V2<br>Navigation Sensor NanoRest |
|----------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Common Name: | Image guided surgery system |
| Classification: | Class II per 21 CFR 882.4560 |
| Classification Name: | Ear, Nose, and Throat Stereotaxic Instrument |
| Product Code: | PGW |
## 3. Predicate Device Information
The Cube navigation system is substantially equivalent to the following predicate devices:
- Fiagon Navigation system (K162176) primary ●
- Fiagon Navigation system (K133573) secondary .
## 4. Device Description
The Cube Navigation System is an image guided surgery system, visualizing instrument positions on preoperative scans (e.g., CT, MRI, fluoroscopy) utilizing electromagnetic tracking technology. The position of the instrument with integrated sensor and the patient equipped with localizers are localized within an electromagnetic field, generated by a field generator, called navigation sensor within the Cube navigation system. The principle of
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navigation is based on electromagnetic spatial measuring of localizer element in a generated electromagnetic field.
The display of navigation information requires an image-to-patient registration procedure. During registration procedure, the navigation system determines the coordinate transformation between the intraoperative position of the patient and the position of the preoperative scan by surface matching performed by the user either tactile using an navigated instrument or non-tactile using the registration device VituEye. Thereafter the spation of the instrument is displayed superimposed to the image data. The navigation information is updated with a rate of 15 to 45 Hz.
## 5. Intended Use
The Cube Navigation System and its components are intended as an aid for precisely locating anatomical structures in either open or percutaneous procedures. The Cube Navigation System is indicated for any medical condition in which the use of stereotactic surgery may be appropriate, and where reference to a rigid anatomical structure in the field of ENT surgery, such as the paranasal sinuses, mastoid anatomy, can be identified relative to a CT or MR based model of the anatomy.
Example procedures include, but are not limited to:
ENT Procedures; Transphenoidal access procedures. Intranasal procedures. Sinus procedures, such as Maxillary antrostomies, Ethmoidectomies, Sphenoidotomies/Sphenoid explorations, Turbinate resections, and Frontal sinusotomies. ENT related anterior skull base procedures
| Device | Indications for Use |
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Cube<br>Navigation<br>System | The Cube Navigation System and its components are intended as an aid for<br>precisely locating anatomical structures in either open or percutaneous<br>procedures. The Cube Navigation System is indicated for any medical condition<br>in which the use of stereotactic surgery may be appropriate, and where reference<br>to a rigid anatomical structure in the field of ENT surgery, such as the paranasal<br>sinuses, mastoid anatomy, can be identified relative to a CT or MR based model<br>of the anatomy.<br>Example procedures include, but are not limited to:<br>ENT Procedures;<br>Transphenoidal access procedures.<br>Intranasal procedures. |
| Device | Indications for Use |
| | Sinus procedures, such as Maxillary antrostomies, Ethmoidectomies,<br>Sphenoidotomies/Sphenoid explorations, Turbinate resections, and Frontal<br>sinusotomies.<br>ENT related anterior skull base procedures |
| Fiagon<br>Navigation<br>System<br>(K162176) | The Fiagon Navigation System is intended as an aid for precisely locating<br>anatomical structures in either open or percutaneous procedures. The Fiagon<br>Navigation System is indicated for any medical condition in which the use of<br>stereotactic surgery may be appropriate, and where reference to a rigid<br>anatomical structure in the field of ENT surgery, such as the paranasal sinuses,<br>mastoid anatomy, can be identified relative to a CT or MR based model of the<br>anatomy.<br>Example procedures include, but are not limited to:<br>ENT Procedures;<br>Transphenoidal access procedures.<br>Intranasal procedures.<br>Sinus procedures, such as Maxillary antrostomies, Ethmoidectomies, |
| | Sphenoidotomies/Sphenoid explorations, Turbinate resections, and Frontal<br>sinusotomies.<br>ENT related anterior skull base procedures |
| Fiagon<br>Navigation<br>System<br>(K133573) | The Fiagon Navigation System is intended as an aid for precisely locating<br>anatomical structures in either open or percutaneous procedures. The Fiagon<br>Navigation System is indicated for any medical condition in which the use of<br>stereotactic surgery may be appropriate, and where reference to a rigid<br>anatomical structure in the field of ENT surgery, such as the paranasal sinuses,<br>mastoid anatomy, can be identified relative to a CT or MR based model of the<br>anatomy.<br>Example procedures include, but are not limited to:<br>ENT Procedures;<br>Transphenoidal access procedures.<br>Intranasal procedures.<br>Sinus procedures, such as Maxillary antrostomies, Ethmoidectomies,<br>Sphenoidotomies/Sphenoid explorations, Turbinate resections, and Frontal<br>sinusotomies.<br>ENT related anterior skull base procedures |
## Indications for Use Cube Navigation System and Predicate Devices
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#### 6. Comparison of Technological Characteristics
The Cube Navigation System is considered to be substantially equivalent to the previously cleared Fiagon Navigation system (K162176 and K133573).
The system comprises modified components of Hardware and Software to previously cleared Fiagon Navigation System (K162176 and K133573) which do not change indications for use, intended use or performance and safety requirements. The functionality of the overall system remains equal to the Fiagon Navigation System. More details about identical and modified hardware and software are described subsequentially.
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The main difference of the new Cube navigation system to its predicates are mostly dimensional differences with aesthetic changes in the overall design and updated versions of internal computing hardware. Additionally, the Fiagon navigation system (predicate) allows for importing/loading image data from CD/DVD drive incorporated in the system. The Cube navigation system tracking technology, system components, registration methods, and system functionality however are identical to the primary predicate.
One difference of the new Cube navigation system is that the new system offers an additional design and component as the navigation sensor (also known as field generator) for the system. The Navigation sensor NanoRest can be used as an alternative to the already cleared navigation sensor components with the predicate devices. The additional alternative NanoRest has the same technological characteristics and functionality as the other navigation sensor options. The generating device has a smaller working field with similar accuracy and the design allows adjusting the working field to include the relevant surgical area (similar as for the design of the predicates).
Another difference of the new system is in the registration device used for non-tactile photo registration. The new Cube navigation system uses the VirtuEye component for photo registration where the camera and MapperFrame are designed into one device, where the primary predicate used two separate devices. Both versions use the same reference marker frame and underlying concept with the same algorithms. The modified device is compatible to a stereo camera to allow for taking pictures simultaneous, where the primary predicate is compatible to a single camera device for taking pictures sequencially.
The Navigation software ENT released for the Cube navigation system is the latest release in the release history of the Fiagon navigation software ENT initially cleared for the predicates Fiagon Navigation systems. The visualization concept of the orthogonal slice images, the 3D model, the live video image and the status indicators in the software remained similar to the originally cleared Navigation Software ENT. The latest release for Cube Navigation systems has undergone a UI refresh with symbols and icons being updated for improved user visualization.
The software features of the latest release of the navigation software ENT includes the similar set of functionalities of the predicate systems. Such as Recording function (recording sequences of screen contents), Screen shot function, Patient data loading via USB device, PACS Network, Image data fusion, Determine distances between two points in the data set, overlaying structures, Visualization parameters of the navigation display can be adjusted (instrument specific). Additionally, the Cube navigation system allows for removing artifacts from the 3D model (eye protection glasses) in order to use the dataset for registration.
The different functionalities are supplementary functions and do not limit or change the main functionality of the system.
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The modifications do not raise new types of safety or effectiveness questions. Bench testing has been conducted to evaluate the proposed system, and results confirm that the device performs as intended and in a similar manner compared to the predicate.
| Feature | Cube Navigation System | Fiagon Navigation<br>System [K162176] | Fiagon Navigation<br>System [K133573] |
|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| Class | Class II<br>21 CFR 882.4560<br>Product code: PGW | Class II<br>21 CFR 882.4560<br>Product code: PGW | Class II<br>21 CFR 882.4560<br>Product code: PGW |
| Indications for<br>Use | (see above) | (see above) | (see above) |
| Tracking<br>Method | Electromagnetic | Electromagnetic | Electromagnetic |
| Field<br>generator | Mounted to headrest,<br>Integrated into headrest or<br>bedside mounted | Integrated into headrest<br>or bedside mounted | Integrated into headrest<br>or bedside mounted |
| Method of<br>registration | Surface matching tactile<br>Surface matching photo | Surface matching tactile<br>Surface matching photo | Surface matching tactile |
| System<br>accuracy<br>requirement | Mean bench accuracy:<br>Position Mean < 1.5mm | Mean bench accuracy:<br>Position Mean < 1.5mm | Mean bench accuracy:<br>Position Mean < 1.5mm |
| Field<br>distortion<br>detecting<br>mechanism | Yes;<br>Field distortions are<br>detected<br>by redundant localizer<br>information and distorted<br>values are excluded from<br>displaying | same | same |
| Instrument<br>verification | Instrument /Registration<br>verified after patient<br>registering. User needs to<br>confirm on anatomical<br>landmark. | Same | same |
| Safety and<br>EMC | Meets<br>IEC 60601-1 :2012<br>IEC 60601-1-2:2014 | Meets<br>IEC 60601-1 :2012<br>IEC 60601-1-2:2014 | Meets<br>IEC 60601-1<br>IEC 60601-1-2 |
| Programming<br>language | C++ | C++ | C++ |
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## 7. Performance Data
Tests were performed in order to prove the performance claims such as, device precision & accuracy, electrical safety, EMC and the electromagnetic field distortion detection mechanism. The following non-clinical tests were performed to determine substantial equivalence:
- . Anatomy orientated accuracy bench testing for each instrument probe and localizer without registration in order to measure the instrument accuracy achieved with the Cube Navigation System itself.
- Anatomy orientated accuracy bench testing after tactile registration photo based, ● non-tactile registration
- Fields distorting handling bench testing ●
- Electrical safety according to IEC 60601-1 and EMC testing according to IEC ● 60601-1-2
- The non-clinical data supports the safety and performance of the device, thus ● demonstrating that the Cube Navigation System performs as intended in the specified use conditions.
- The non-clinical data demonstrates that the device performs comparably to the ● predicate device for the same intended use.
## 8. Conclusion
Based on the indications for use, technological characteristics, performance testing, and comparison to the predicates, it is concluded that the Cube Navigation system is substantially equivalent to the predicate devices identified in this submission, and does not present any new issues of safety or effectiveness.
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