CarnaLife® Holo is a software device for display of medical images and other healthcare data. It includes functions for image review, image manipulation, basic measurements, annotations, and 3D visualization. Lossy compressed mammography images and digitized film screen images must not be reviewed for primary image interpretations. Mammographic images may only be interpreted using an FDA-cleared display that meets technical specifications reviewed and accepted by FDA or displays accepted by the appropriate regulatory agency for the country in which it is used. Display monitors used for reading medical images for diagnostic purposes must comply with the applicable regulatory approvals and quality control requirements for their use and maintenance. CarnaLife® Holo software is indicated for use by qualified healthcare professionals including, but not restricted to radiologists, non-radiology specialists, physicians, and technicians. When accessing CarnaLife® Holo software from a wireless stereoscopic head-mounted display (HMD), images viewed are for informational purposes only and not intended for diagnostic use.
Device Story
CarnaLife® Holo is a SaMD for 3D visualization of DICOM medical images (CT, angio CT, MR, 4D MR, 3DRA, ECHO, PET, USG). It transforms 2D/3D DICOM data into volume and surface renderings for surgical planning. Used in operating rooms, hospitals, or remote locations; operated by radiologists, physicians, and technicians. Output viewed on desktop monitors (diagnostic) or wireless stereoscopic HMDs (informational only). Desktop interaction via mouse/keyboard; HMD interaction via hand gestures, voice commands, and virtual menus. Provides clinicians with 3D spatial context for surgical planning; aids in anatomical assessment and measurement. Benefits include enhanced visualization of patient-specific anatomy.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Verification and validation activities confirmed design outputs met input requirements. Performance testing included measurement accuracy (distance/angles) using isotropic and anisotropic voxel datasets, and volume rendering accuracy using geometric objects of known dimensions. Human factors testing conducted per ANSI/AAMI/IEC 62366.
Technological Characteristics
SaMD for 3D DICOM visualization. Supports CT, angio CT, MR, 4D MR, 3DRA, ECHO, PET, USG. Features volume/surface rendering, MPR, and measurement tools. Connectivity: Local workstation or wireless HMD. Security: HTTPS/SSL encryption, local storage, audit trails. Software-based image processing.
Indications for Use
Indicated for qualified healthcare professionals (radiologists, non-radiology specialists, physicians, technicians) for display, review, manipulation, measurement, annotation, and 3D visualization of medical images. Not for primary interpretation of lossy compressed mammography or digitized film screen images. HMD use is for informational purposes only, not diagnostic.
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).
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MedApp S.A. % Albert Pacheco Alliance Network Independent Consultant PAREXEL International 8 Federal Street BILLERICA, MASSACHUSETTS 01821
May 1, 2023
Re: K221870
Trade/Device Name: CarnaLife® Holo Regulation Number: 21 CFR 892.2050 Regulation Name: Medical Image Management And Processing System Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: LLZ Dated: March 21, 2023 Received: March 22, 2023
Dear Albert Pacheco:
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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### Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K221870
Device Name CarnaLife® Holo
#### Indications for Use (Describe)
CarnaLife® Holo is a software device for display of medical images and other healthcare data. It includes functions for image review, image manipulation, basic measurements, annotations, and 3D visualization.
Lossy compressed mammography images and digitized film screen images must not be reviewed for primary image interpretations. Mammographic images may only be interpreted using an FDA-cleared display that meets technical specifications reviewed and accepted by FDA or displays accepted by the appropriate regulatory agency for the country in which it is used.
Display monitors used for reading medical images for diagnostic purposes must comply with the applicable regulatory approvals and quality control requirements for their use and maintenance.
CarnaLife® Holo software is indicated for use by qualified healthcare professionals including, but not restricted to radiologists, non-radiology specialists, physicians, and technicians.
When accessing CarnaLife® Holo software from a wireless stereoscopic head-mounted display (HMD), images viewed are for informational purposes only and not intended for diagnostic use.
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# 510(k) Summary as Required by 21 CFR 807.92(c)
## For CarnaLife® Holo
| Date Prepared: | April 26, 2023 |
|------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Submitter: | MedApp,S.A.<br>Armii Krajowej 25<br>30-150 Kraków, Poland |
| Official Contact: | Al Pacheco<br>Independent Consultant<br>Parexel International<br>2520 Meridian Parkway, Suite 200<br>Durham, NC 27713, USA<br>Phone: +1 760 421 2919<br>Email: albert.pacheco@parexel.com |
| Proprietary Name: | CarnaLife® Holo |
| Classification: | Class II<br>Medical Image Management and Processing System<br>21 CFR 892.2050<br>Product Code: LLZ |
| Predicate Device: | SurgicalAR (K190764) |
| Reason for Submission: | New Device |
#### Device Description
CarnaLife® Holo is a Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) to be used by qualified healthcare professionals including, but not restricted to radiologists, non-radiology specialists, physicians, and technicians for the visualization of medical images in 3D to allow for surgical planning activities. The device makes it possible to visualize 3D Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) files using volume and surface rendering in 3D to be viewed on a classic display or on a stereoscopic, holographic display. CarnaLife® Holo is intended to be used in operating rooms; office environments within hospitals or at any other location with a computer; and for informational purposes only at any location using the head-mounted display (HMD). The images can be viewed on desktop PCs with a monitor allowing the interaction with CarnaLife® Holo to be performed with a mouse and/or keyboard; and on an HMD, where the interaction with CarnaLife® Holo is performed using hand gestures, voice commands and virtual menus.
CarnaLife® Holo is used to:
- Load patient DICOM data; ●
- . Image review, image manipulation, basic measurements, annotations, and 3D visualization; and
- . View DICOM data using a traditional computer monitor, display monitors used for reading medical images for diagnostic purposes, or in mixed reality (MR) using a head-mounted display (HMD).
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#### Indications for Use
CarnaLife® Holo is a software device for display of medical images and other healthcare data. It includes functions for image review, image manipulation, basic measurements, annotations, and 3D visualization.
Lossy compressed mammography images and digitized film screen images must not be reviewed for primary image interpretations. Mammographic images may only be interpreted using an FDA-cleared display that meets technical specifications reviewed and accepted by FDA or displays accepted by the appropriate regulatory agency for the country in which it is used.
Display monitors used for reading medical images for diagnostic purposes must comply with the applicable regulatory approvals and quality control requirements for their use and maintenance.
CarnaLife® Holo software is indicated for use by qualified healthcare professionals including, but not restricted to radiologists, non-radiology specialists, physicians, and technicians.
When accessing CarnaLife® Holo software from a wireless stereoscopic head-mounted display (HMD), images viewed are for informational purposes only and not intended for diagnostic use.
#### Substantial Equivalence Discussion
CarnaLife® Holo is substantially equivalent to the predicate device, SurgicalAR (K190764), as both devices have the same intended use and similar technological characteristics. While both devices do not have the same software features, the differences do not raise different questions of safety and effectiveness.
| Device<br>Characteristic | Subject Device:<br>CarnaLife® Holo (K221870) | Predicate Device:<br>SurgicalAR (K190764) | Comparison |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Classification | Class II | Class II | Same |
| Product Code | LLZ | LLZ | Same |
| Indications for<br>Use | CarnaLife® Holo is a software<br>device for display of medical<br>images and other healthcare<br>data. It includes functions for<br>image review image<br>manipulation, basic<br>measurements, and 3D<br>visualization.<br><br>Lossy compressed<br>mammography images and<br>digitized film screen images<br>must not be reviewed for<br>primary image interpretations.<br>Mammographic images may<br>only be interpreted using an<br>FDA- cleared display that meets<br>technical specifications<br>reviewed and accepted by FDA<br>or displays accepted by the<br>appropriate regulatory agency | SurgicalAR is a software device for<br>display of medical images and<br>other healthcare data. It includes<br>functions for image review image<br>manipulation, basic<br>measurements, and 3D<br>visualization (MPR reconstructions<br>and 3D volume rendering).<br><br>Lossy compressed mammography<br>images and digitized film screen<br>images must not be reviewed for<br>primary image interpretations.<br>Mammographic images may only<br>be interpreted using an FDA-<br>cleared display that meets<br>technical specifications reviewed<br>and accepted by FDA or displays<br>accepted by the appropriate<br>regulatory agency for the country<br>in which it is used. | Same |
| Device<br>Characteristic | Subject Device:<br>CarnaLife® Holo (K221870) | Predicate Device:<br>SurgicalAR (K190764) | Comparison |
| | for the country in which it is used.<br>Display monitors used for reading medical images for diagnostic purposes must comply with the applicable regulatory approvals and quality control requirements for their use and maintenance.<br>CarnaLife® Holo software is indicated for use by qualified healthcare professionals including, but not restricted to radiologists, non-radiology specialists, physicians, and technicians.<br>When accessing CarnaLife® Holo software from a wireless stereoscopic head-mounted display (HMD), images viewed are for informational purposes only and not intended for diagnostic use. | Display monitors used for reading medical images for diagnostic purposes must comply with the applicable regulatory approvals and quality control requirements for their use and maintenance.<br>SurgicalAR software is indicated for use by qualified healthcare professionals including, but not restricted to radiologists, non-radiology specialists, physicians, and technologists.<br>When accessing SurgicalAR software from a wireless stereoscopic head-mounted display (HMD) or mobile device, images viewed are for informational purposes only and not intended for diagnostic use. | |
| Prescription<br>Use or OTC<br>Use | Prescription use | Prescription use | Same |
| Annotation and<br>Measurement<br>Tools | Line Angle Ruler Arrow | Line Angle Ruler Arrow | Same |
| Data Type<br>Supported | DICOM Non-DICOM | DICOM Non-DICOM | Same |
| Image Input<br>Types<br>Supported | CT/angio CT MR/4D MR 3DRA ECHO PET USG | CT MR | Different:<br>The<br>difference<br>does not alter<br>intended use<br>and is<br>supported by<br>software<br>verification<br>and<br>validation. |
| Image View/<br>Manipulation | Image Zoom/Zoom Pan Window Level AutoWindow/Presets | Image Zoom Pan Window Level AutoWindow | Different:<br>The<br>predicate<br>device does |
| Device<br>Characteristic | Subject Device:<br>CarnaLife® Holo (K221870) | Predicate Device:<br>SurgicalAR (K190764) | Comparison |
| | Level Reset Scout Lines/Intersection Lines Image Rotate Image Flipor Intersection Image Invert Magnify | Level Reset Scout Lines Image Rotate Image Flip Magnify | not have the<br>"Image<br>Invert"<br>functionality. |
| Data Encryption | HTTPS SSL | HTTPS SSL | Same |
| Patient<br>Demographic<br>Display | Capable of displaying patient<br>demographic information | Capable of displaying patient<br>demographic information | Same |
| Data Security | Stored locally on the workstation<br>(PC) | Stored on server | Same |
| Audit Trail | Audit trail logged | Audit trail logged | Same |
| File Type Used | JPEG for lossy data PNG for lossless data | JPEG for lossy data PNG for lossless data | Same |
| MPR Viewing | This viewing feature enables the<br>display of reformatted CT and<br>MR images into axial, coronal,<br>and sagittal orientations. | This viewing feature enables the<br>display of reformatted CT and MR<br>images into axial, coronal, and<br>sagittal orientations. | Same |
| 3D Volume<br>Rendered<br>Viewing | This viewing feature enables the<br>display of 3D perspective views<br>of CT and MR image sets that<br>have been transformed into<br>volumes. It also provides presets<br>to enable users to alter the<br>visualization parameters of the<br>3D views to highlight features. | This viewing feature enables the<br>display of 3D perspective views of<br>CT and MR image sets that have<br>been transformed into volumes. It<br>also provides presets to enable<br>users to alter the visualization<br>parameters of the 3D views to<br>highlight features. | Same |
| Crosshair<br>Navigation and<br>Synchronization | This viewing feature provides a<br>facility to synchronize and scroll<br>through multiple views at the<br>same time. | This viewing feature provides a<br>facility to synchronize and scroll<br>through multiple views at the same<br>time. | Same |
| Ability to close<br>an image by<br>clicking an "X"<br>in the upper-left<br>portion of the<br>view port | Ability to close an image by<br>clicking an "X" in the examination<br>tab. | Ability to close an image by clicking<br>an "X" in the upper-left portion of<br>the viewport. | Same |
| Support for TIF<br>Files | Yes | Yes | Same |
| Support for<br>BMP Files | Yes | No | Different:<br>The<br>difference<br>does not alter<br>intended use<br>and is<br>supported by<br>software<br>verification |
| Device<br>Characteristic | Subject Device:<br>CarnaLife® Holo (K221870) | Predicate Device:<br>SurgicalAR (K190764) | Comparison |
| | | | and<br>validation. |
| Support of<br>Stored ECHO<br>Data | Yes | No | Different:<br>The<br>difference<br>does not alter<br>intended use<br>and is<br>supported by<br>software<br>verification<br>and<br>validation. |
| HMD support<br>for<br>informational<br>purposes only<br>(not for<br>diagnostic use) | This viewing feature provides<br>access of CarnaLife® Holo<br>software on consumer, off-the-<br>shelf wireless, Wi-Fi enabled,<br>stereoscopic head-mounted<br>display with minimum of 2GB<br>RAM. | This viewing feature provides<br>access of SurgicalAR software on<br>consumer, off-the-shelf wireless,<br>Wi-Fi enabled, stereoscopic head-<br>mounted display with minimum of<br>2GB RAM. | Same |
| Diagnostic<br>quality medical<br>image review | Ability to provide diagnostic<br>quality medical image review for<br>multi-dimensional digital images<br>acquired from a variety of<br>imaging devices. | Ability to provide diagnostic quality<br>medical image review for multi-<br>dimensional digital images acquired<br>from a variety of imaging devices. | Same |
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#### Performance Data
Design validation and verification activities were performed for CarnaLife® Holo as a result of the risk analysis assessment and product requirements. The purpose of software design verification activities was to ensure that the design output specifications met the design input requirements. It is concluded that the design verification was successful in that the design output specifications satisfactorily met the design input requirements.
Design validation was successfully completed, and testing met all predetermined acceptance criteria based on user needs and intended use. Human factors activities were completed per ANSI/AAMI/IEC 62366.
Performance testing included:
- . Accuracy of the Measuring function: This testing was conducted using two data sets characterized by different voxel sizes (isotropic and anisotropic data). For each set, points P1, P2, P3 and P4 were defined for both Axial and Coronal projections. Measurement accuracy met specified requirements for the below measurements of distance:
- o X - distance of P1-P2 and P3-P4
- o Y - distance of P1-P3 and P2-P4
- Angles defined by points P1-P2-P3 o
- Diagonals defined by P1-P4 and P3-P2. o
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- Accuracy of Volume Rendering: This testing was conducted by performing Volume Rendering on . CT scans of two different geometric objects of known size and dimensions. The accuracy of Volume Rendering meeting specified requirements was demonstrated by comparing the size and dimensions of resulting displayed holograms to the known size and dimensions of the two geometric objects.
#### Conclusion
The performance data demonstrate the CarnaLife® Holo is as safe, as effective, and performs as well as or better than the predicate device, SurgicalAR (K190764). In conclusion, the subject device, CarnaLife® Holo, is substantially equivalent to the predicate device, SurgicalAR (K190764).
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