K232030 · Philips Medical Systems Nederland B.V. · LNH · Aug 2, 2023 · Radiology
Device Facts
Record ID
K232030
Device Name
Ingenia Elition R5.7.1 SP4 MR Systems
Applicant
Philips Medical Systems Nederland B.V.
Product Code
LNH · Radiology
Decision Date
Aug 2, 2023
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Special
Regulation
21 CFR 892.1000
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Pediatric
Indications for Use
Philips Magnetic Resonance (MR) systems are Medical Electrical Systems indicated for use as a diagnostic device. This MR system enables trained physicians to obtain cross-sectional images, spectroscopic images and/or spectra of the internal structure of the head, body or extremities, in any orientation, representing the spatial distribution of protons or other nuclei with spin. Image appearance is determined by many different physical properties of the tissue and the MR scan technique applied, and presence of contrast agents. The use of contrast imaging applications should be performed consistent with the approved labeling for the contrast agent. The trained clinical user can adjust the MR scan parameters to customize image appearance, accelerate image acquisition, and synchronize with the patient's breathing or cardiac cycle. The systems can use combinations of images to produce physical parameters, and related derived images, spectra, and measurements of physical parameters, when interpreted by a trained physician, provide information that may assust diagnosis and therapy planning. The accuracy of determined physical parameters depends on system and scan parameters, and must be controlled and validated by the clinical user. In addition the Philips MR systems provide imaging capabilities, such as MR fluoroscopy, to guide and evaluate interventional and minimally invasive procedures in the head, body and extremities. MR Interventional procedures, performed inside or adjacent to the Philips MR system, must be performed with MR Conditional or MR Safe instrumentation as selected and evaluated by the clinical user for use with the specific MR system configuration in the hospital. The appropriateness and use of information from a Philips MR system for a specific interventional procedure and specific MR system configuration must be validated by the clinical user.
Device Story
Ingenia Elition R5.7.1 SP4 MR System is a diagnostic imaging device using magnetic resonance phenomenon; inputs include atomic nuclei relaxation signals in a strong magnetic field; system processes signals to reconstruct cross-sectional images, spectra, and physical parameters; operated by trained physicians in clinical settings; output displayed on video screen for diagnostic interpretation and therapy planning; supports MR fluoroscopy for interventional guidance; modifications include a persistence latch for SmokeDetector alarm interlock to prevent unauthorized resets, updated UI/IfU for alarm management, and compatibility with PD-Break Heat Detector; system maintains identical core technology (magnet, coils, amplifiers) as predicate.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data. Substantial equivalence supported by non-clinical verification testing and compliance with international consensus standards (IEC 60601 series, ISO 14971, IEC 62366-1, IEC 62304).
Technological Characteristics
Magnetic resonance diagnostic device; utilizes strong magnetic field, RF pulses, and gradient coils for signal acquisition. Components: magnet, transmit body coil, gradient coil, gradient amplifier, RF amplifier, patient support. Software-controlled. Compliance with IEC 60601-2-33, IEC 60601-1, IEC 60601-1-2, IEC 60601-1-6, IEC 60601-1-8, ISO 14971, IEC 62366-1, and IEC 62304.
Indications for Use
Indicated for diagnostic imaging of head, body, or extremities in patients of all ages/genders. Enables acquisition of cross-sectional images, spectroscopic images, and spectra. Used for interventional/minimally invasive procedure guidance. Contraindicated if MR-unsafe instrumentation is used.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A magnetic resonance diagnostic device is intended for general diagnostic use to present images which reflect the spatial distribution and/or magnetic resonance spectra which reflect frequency and distribution of nuclei exhibiting nuclear magnetic resonance. Other physical parameters derived from the images and/or spectra may also be produced. The device includes hydrogen-1 (proton) imaging, sodium-23 imaging, hydrogen-1 spectroscopy, phosphorus-31 spectroscopy, and chemical shift imaging (preserving simultaneous frequency and spatial information).
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). A magnetic resonance imaging disposable kit intended for use with a magnetic resonance diagnostic device only is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 892.9.
Predicate Devices
Achieva, Intera, Ingenia, Ingenia CX, Ingenia Elition and Ingenia Ambition MR Systems (K193215)
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Philips Medical Systems Nederland B.V. % Ioana Ulea Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist Veenpluis 6 Best. 5684 PC Netherlands
## Re: K232030
Trade/Device Name: Ingenia Elition R5.7.1 SP4 MR Systems Regulation Number: 21 CFR 892.1000 Regulation Name: Magnetic Resonance Diagnostic Device Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: LNH, LNI Dated: July 6, 2023 Received: July 7, 2023
## Dear Ioana Ulea:
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) K232030
Device Name Ingenia Elition R5.7.1 SP4 MR Systems
#### Indications for Use (Describe)
Philips Magnetic Resonance (MR) systems are Medical Electrical Systems indicated for use as a diagnostic device. This MR system enables trained physicians to obtain cross-sectional images, spectroscopic images and/or spectra of the internal structure of the head, body or extremities, in any orientation, representing the spatial distribution of protons or other nuclei with spin.
Image appearance is determined by many different physical properties of the tissue and the MR scan technique applied, and presence of contrast agents. The use of contrast imaging applications should be performed consistent with the approved labeling for the contrast agent.
The trained clinical user can adjust the MR scan parameters to customize image appearance, accelerate image acquisition, and synchronize with the patient's breathing or cardiac cycle.
The systems can use combinations of images to produce physical parameters, and related derived images, spectra, and measurements of physical parameters, when interpreted by a trained physician, provide information that may assust diagnosis and therapy planning. The accuracy of determined physical parameters depends on system and scan parameters, and must be controlled and validated by the clinical user.
In addition the Philips MR systems provide imaging capabilities, such as MR fluoroscopy, to guide and evaluate interventional and minimally invasive procedures in the head, body and extremities. MR Interventional procedures, performed inside or adjacent to the Philips MR system, must be performed with MR Conditional or MR Safe instrumentation as selected and evaluated by the clinical user for use with the specific MR system configuration in the hospital. The appropriateness and use of information from a Philips MR system for a specific interventional procedure and specific MR system configuration must be validated by the clinical user.
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Special 510(k)
## 510(k) Summary of Safety and Effectiveness
This 510(k) summary of safety and effectiveness information is prepared in accordance with 21 CFR §807.92.
| Date Prepared: | July 06, 2023 |
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| Manufacturer: | Philips Medical Systems Nederland B.V.<br>Veenpluis 6, 5684 PC, Best, The Netherlands<br>Establishment Registration Number: 3003768277 |
| Primary Contact<br>Person: | Ioana Ulea<br>Senior Regulatory Affairs Specialist<br>Phone: +31 618345875<br>E-mail: ioana.ulea@philips.com |
| Secondary Contact<br>Person | Jan van de Kerkhof<br>Associate Director Regulatory Affairs<br>Phone: +31 613300542<br>E-mail: jan.van.de.kerkhof@philips.com |
| Device Name: | Ingenia Elition R5.7.1 SP4 MR Systems |
| Classification: | Classification name: Magnetic Resonance Diagnostic Device (MRDD) |
| | Classification Regulation: 21CFR 892.1000 |
| | Classification Panel: Radiology |
| | Device Class: Class II |
| | Primary Product Code: 90LNH |
| | 90LNI |
| Primary Predicate<br>Device: | Trade name: Achieva, Intera, Ingenia, Ingenia CX, Ingenia Elition and Ingenia Ambition MR Systems |
| | Manufacturer: Philips Medical Systems Nederland B.V. |
| | 510(k) Clearance: K193215, 04/10/2020 |
| | Classification Regulation: 21CFR 892.1000 |
| | Classification name: Magnetic Resonance Diagnostic Device (MRDD) |
| | Classification Panel: Radiology |
| | Device class Class II<br>Product Code: 90LNH<br>90LNI |
| <b>Device</b><br><b>Description:</b> | This Special 510(k) submission will include modifications of the proposed<br><b>Ingenia Elition R5.7.1 SP4 MR Systems</b> as compared to Philips legally<br>marketed predicate device Ingenia Elition of the 510(k) submission<br>Achieva, Intera, Ingenia, Ingenia CX, Ingenia Elition and Ingenia Ambition<br>MR Systems (K193215, 04/10/2020). |
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| In this 510(k) submission, Philips Medical Systems Nederland B.V. will be<br>addressing the following minor software enhancements for the proposed<br><b>Ingenia Elition R5.7.1 SP4 MR Systems:</b> | |
| 1. | Introduction of a persistence latch which will prevent the currently<br>available Interlock of SmokeDetector to be reset by customer, which is<br>against the current labeling (abnormal use). |
| 2. | The UI (User Interface) and IfU (Instructions for Use) are also updated<br>to provide clear instructions for the user in case the currently available<br>SmokeDetector Alarm Interlock is activated and to further clarify<br>current instructions to prevent powercycling the system (abnormal<br>use). |
| 3. | SW Compatibility with the PD-Break Heat Detector |
| Identical to the predicate device, the proposed <b>Ingenia Elition R5.7.1 SP4<br/>MR Systems</b> is intended to be marketed with the following pulse<br>sequences and coils that are previously cleared by FDA: | |
| | 1. mDIXON (K102344)<br>2. SWIp (K131241)<br>3. mDIXON-Quant (K133526)<br>4. MRE (K140666)<br>5. mDIXON XD (K143128)<br>6. O-MAR (K143253)<br>7. 3D APT (K172920)<br>8. Compatible System Coils (identical to the predicate devices) |
| Indications for Use: | There are no changes to the indications for use statement, provided below,<br>of the proposed <b>Ingenia Elition R5.7.1 SP4 MR Systems</b> when compared<br>to the predicate device Ingenia Elition of the 510(k) submission Achieva,<br>Intera, Ingenia, Ingenia CX, Ingenia Elition and Ingenia Ambition MR<br>Systems (K193215, 04/10/2020):<br><br>"Philips Magnetic Resonance (MR) systems are Medical Electrical<br>Systems indicated for use as a diagnostic device.<br><br>This MR system enables trained physicians to obtain cross-sectional<br>images, spectroscopic images and/or spectra of the internal structure of<br>the head, body or extremities, in any orientation, representing the spatial<br>distribution of protons or other nuclei with spin.<br><br>Image appearance is determined by many different physical properties of<br>the tissue and the anatomy, the MR scan technique applied, and presence<br>of contrast agents.<br><br>The use of contrast agents for diagnostic imaging applications should be<br>performed consistent with the approved labeling for the contrast agent. |
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| The trained clinical user can adjust the MR scan parameters to customize image appearance, accelerate image acquisition, and synchronize with the patient's breathing or cardiac cycle. The systems can use combinations of images to produce physical parameters, and related derived images. Images, spectra, and measurements of physical parameters, when interpreted by a trained physician, provide information that may assist diagnosis and therapy planning. The accuracy of determined physical parameters depends on system and scan parameters and must be controlled and validated by the clinical user. In addition, the Philips MR systems provide imaging capabilities, such as MR fluoroscopy, to guide and evaluate interventional and minimally invasive procedures in the head, body and extremities. MR Interventional procedures, performed inside or adjacent to the Philips MR system, must be performed with MR Conditional or MR Safe instrumentation as selected and evaluated by the clinical user for use with the specific MR system configuration in the hospital. The appropriateness and use of information from a Philips MR system for a specific interventional procedure and specific MR system configuration must be validated by the clinical user”. | | | | |
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| Design Features/<br>Fundamental<br>Scientific<br>Technology: | Same as the predicate device, the proposed Ingenia Elition R5.7.1 SP4 MR Systems are based on the principle that certain atomic nuclei present in the human body will emit a weak relaxation signal when placed in a strong magnetic field and excited by a radio signal at the precession frequency. The emitted relaxation signals are analyzed by the system and a computed image reconstruction is displayed on a video screen.<br>The principal technological components (magnet, transmit body coil, gradient coil, gradient amplifier, RF amplifier and patient support) of the proposed Ingenia Elition R5.7.1 SP4 MR Systems are fundamentally the same as those used in the legally marketed predicate device Ingenia Elition of the 510(k) submission Achieva, Intera, Ingenia, Ingenia CX, Ingenia Elition and Ingenia Ambition MR Systems (K193215, 04/10/2020). | | | |
| Summary of<br>Non-Clinical<br>Performance<br>Data: | Identical to the predicate device, the proposed Ingenia Elition R5.7.1 SP4 MR Systems are in compliance with the following international and FDA-recognized consensus standards: | | | |
| | No. | Recognition<br>Number | Standard<br>Number and<br>Date | Standard Name |
| | 1 | 12-295 | IEC60601-2-33<br>Ed. 3.2:2010 +<br>Amd 1:2013 +<br>Amd 2:2015 | Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-33: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of magnetic resonance equipment for medical diagnosis |
| | 2 | 19-4 | ANSI / AAMI<br>ES60601-<br>1:2005/(R)2012<br>and A1:2012 | Medical Electrical Equipment - Part 1: General Requirements For Basic Safety And Essential Performance (IEC 60601-1:2006, MOD). |
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| | 3 | 19-8 | IEC60601-1-2<br>Ed. 4.0:2014 | Medical electrical equipment - Part<br>1-2: General requirements for basic<br>safety and essential performance -<br>Collateral standard:<br>Electromagnetic disturbances -<br>Requirements and tests |
| | 4 | 5-89 | IEC 60601-1-6<br>Ed. 3.1:2010 +<br>Amd 1:2013 | Medical electrical equipment - Part<br>1-6: General requirements for basic<br>safety and essential performance -<br>Collateral Standard: Usability |
| | 5 | 5-76 | IEC 60601-1-8<br>Ed. 2.1:2006 +<br>Amd 1:2012<br>(Ed.2.1) | Medical electrical equipment - Part<br>1-8: General requirements for basic<br>safety and essential performance -<br>Collateral Standard: General<br>requirements, tests and guidance<br>for alarm systems in medical<br>electrical equipment and medical<br>electrical systems |
| | 6 | 5-125 | ISO 14971 Third<br>Edition 2019 | Medical devices – Application of risk<br>management to medical devices. |
| | 7 | 5-114 | IEC 62366-1 Ed.<br>1.0:2015 | Medical devices – Part 1:<br>Application of usability engineering<br>to medical devices |
| | 8 | 13-79 | IEC 62304 Ed.<br>1.1:2015 | Medical device software - Software<br>life cycle processes. |
| Non-Clinical verification tests were deemed necessary with regards to the<br>requirement specifications and the risk management results. | | | | |
| The verification test results demonstrate that the proposed Ingenia Elition<br>R5.7.1 SP4 MR Systems meet the acceptance criteria and are adequate<br>for the intended use.<br>The validation testing performed with the predicate device remain valid for<br>the changes introduced with the proposed device Ingenia Elition R5.7.1<br>SP4 MR Systems. | | | | |
| Additionally, the risk management activities show that all risks are<br>sufficiently mitigated; that new risks that were identified are mitigated to<br>an acceptable level; and that the overall residual risk is acceptable. | | | | |
| Therefore, the proposed Ingenia Elition R5.7.1 SP4 MR Systems are<br>substantially equivalent to the legally marketed predicate device Ingenia<br>Elition of the 510(k) submission Achieva, Intera, Ingenia, Ingenia CX,<br>Ingenia Elition and Ingenia Ambition MR Systems (K193215, 04/10/2020)<br>in terms of safety and effectiveness. | | | | |
| Summary of<br>Clinical Data: | The proposed Ingenia Elition R5.7.1 SP4 MR Systems did not introduce<br>any modification to the indication for use or technological characteristics<br>relative to the predicate devices that would require clinical testing. | | | |
| Substantial<br>Equivalence: | The proposed Ingenia Elition R5.7.1 SP4 MR Systems and the legally<br>marketed predicate device Ingenia Elition of the 510(k) submission<br>Achieva, Intera, Ingenia, Ingenia CX, Ingenia Elition and Ingenia Ambition | | | |
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| Conclusion: | MR Systems (K193215, 04/10/2020), have the same indications for use with respect to the following:<br>Providing cross-sectional images based on the magnetic resonance phenomenon Interpretation of the images is the responsibility of trained physicians Images can be used for interventional and treatment planning purposes The proposed Ingenia Elition R5.7.1 SP4 MR Systems are substantially equivalent to the legally marketed predicate device Ingenia Elition of the 510(k) submission Achieva, Intera, Ingenia, Ingenia CX, Ingenia Elition and Ingenia Ambition MR Systems (K193215, 04/10/2020), in terms of design features, fundamental scientific technology, indications for use, and safety and effectiveness.<br>Additionally, substantial equivalence is demonstrated with non-clinical performance tests and compliance with the requirements specified in the international and FDA-recognized consensus standards and device-specific guidance.<br>The results of these tests demonstrate that the proposed Ingenia Elition R5.7.1 SP4 MR Systems meet the acceptance criteria and are adequate for the intended use. |
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Click "Show Chart" and segment by Regulation Number. Clicking a regulation takes you to the regulations tree.
9. The predicate graph
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.