Ortho AI is an image-processing software indicated to assist in making measurements for a total hip arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty, and lumbar spine fusion surgery. It is intended to assist in the measurement of x-ray images by measuring lengths, angles and position of implants relative to the bone structures of interest, provided that the points of interest can be identified from radiology images. The device allows for overlaying of digital annotations on radiological images and includes tools for performing measurements using the images and digital annotations. The software is not for primary image interpretation. The software is not for use on mobile phones.
Device Story
Ortho AI is a SaMD system providing preoperative planning data for hip, knee, and lumbar spine surgeries. Input: preoperative radiographic images (JPEG, PNG, BMP, DICOM) or intraoperative fluoroscopic images. Operation: AI/ML models perform semi-automated landmark detection and anatomical measurements (lengths, angles); user reviews and edits annotations. Output: HTML page with processed JPEG images and measurements. Used in clinical settings by orthopaedic/neurosurgeons for surgical planning. Benefits: semi-automates templating tasks, improving efficiency and accuracy of preoperative planning.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Performance validated on 10,739 total images (Hip: 1,367; Hip-spine: 4,836; Knee: 4,536). Primary endpoint: Dice coefficient > 0.85. Results: All models achieved Dice > 0.85. Measurements (LLD, offset, SFP angle, SS, SPT, APPt, PI, LL, PI-LL, LDFA, mPTA, aHKA, aJLOA) showed no statistical difference from human measurements. Data independence ensured via patient-level partitioning. Truthing performed by 3 board-certified orthopaedic surgeons using a 2+1 adjudication process.
Technological Characteristics
SaMD system; AI/ML-based landmark detection and measurement; supports JPEG, PNG, BMP, DICOM formats; server-based processing; semi-automated workflow with user-editable annotations; intended for preoperative/intraoperative planning.
Indications for Use
Indicated for adult patients >=22 years old undergoing primary hip replacement, primary knee replacement, and lumbar spine surgery. Intended for use by orthopaedic surgeons and neurosurgeons.
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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Ortho AI LLC Jonathan Vigdorchik Orthopaedic Surgeon 155 East 76th Street Apt 2H New York, NY 10021
January 2, 2025
Re: K241696
Trade/Device Name: Ortho AI Regulation Number: 21 CFR 892.2050 Regulation Name: Medical Image Management And Processing System Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: QIH Dated: November 26, 2024 Received: November 27, 2024
Dear Jonathan Vigdorchik:
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 (the 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 available 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
Submission Number (if known)
K241696
Device Name
Ortho Al
Indications for Use (Describe)
Ortho AI is an image-processing software indicated to assist in making measurements for a total hip arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty, and lumbar spine fusion surgery.
It is intended to assist in the measurement of x-ray images by measuring lengths, angles and position of implants relative to the bone structures of interest provided, that the points of interest can be identified from radiology images.
The device allows for overlaying of digital annotations on radiological images and includes tools for performing measurements using the images and digital annotations. The software is not for primary image interpretation. The software is not for use on mobile phones.
Intended patient population: Adult patients >=22 years old, with appropriate imaging, undergoing primary hip replacement, primary knee replacement, and lumbar spine surgery.
Intended user population: orthopaedic surgeons who perform hip and knee replacement, and orthopaedic/neurosurgeons who perform lumbar spine surgery.
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
| Device Trade Name: | Ortho AI |
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| Manufacturer: | Ortho AI<br>155 East 76th Street Apt 2H<br>New York, NY 10021<br>Phone: 314-662-3222 |
| Contact: | Jonathan Vigdorchik<br>Ortho AI LLC<br>155 East 76th Street<br>Apt 2H<br>New York, NY 10021<br>Phone: 314-662-3222<br>jonnyvmd@gmail.com |
| Prepared By: | MCRA, LLC<br>803 7th St NW<br>Washington, DC 20001<br>Office: 202.552.5800 |
| Date Prepared: | November 25, 2024 |
| Device Trade Name: | Ortho AI |
| Classification: | 892.2050 Medical image management and processing system |
| Class: | Class II |
| Product Code: | QIH |
| Predicate Device: | KOALA - K192109 |
| Classification: | 892.2050 Medical image management and processing system |
| Class: | Class II |
| Product Code: | QIH |
### Indications for Use:
Ortho AI is an image-processing software indicated to assist in making measurements for a total hip arthroplasty, total knee arthroplasty, and lumbar spine fusion surgery.
It is intended to assist in the measurement of x-ray images by measuring lengths, angles and position of implants relative to the bone structures of interest, provided that the points of interest can be identified from radiology images.
The device allows for overlaying of digital annotations on radiological images and includes tools for performing measurements using the images and digital annotations. The software is not for primary image interpretation. The software is not for use on mobile phones.
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Intended patient population: Adult patients >= 22 years old, with appropriate imaging, undergoing primary hip replacement, primary knee replacement, and lumbar spine surgery.
Intended user population: orthopaedic surgeons who perform hip and knee replacement, and orthopaedic/neurosurgeons who perform lumbar spine surgery.
### Device Description:
Ortho AI is a software as a medical device (SaMD) system that provides preoperative planning data for hip replacement surgery, knee replacement surgery, and lumbar spinal fusion surgery using AI/ML models that are semi-automated and interpretable. The software guides the user through a predetermined workflow that begins with the use of preoperative radiographic images as input to the software. As part of this initial preoperative workflow, the software places digital annotations on these preoperative images, which can be modified by the user (semi-automated). The software additionally includes functionality to store user, patient, and case information.
### Software/firmware input
As a non-invasive software as a medical device (SaMD) system, Ortho AI requires, as input, preoperative radiographic images of the pelvis, knee, or spine. Input mages may be one of a large number of standard image formats that are supported (.jpg, .bmp, etc.), a DICOM image. The image can also be uploaded intraoperatively from a fluoroscopic c-arm via a direct cable connection. Images must be uploaded by a healthcare professional.
### Software/firmware output
The software output will be an HTML page that displays the processed image in JPEG format. The output displays the measurements of angles and length of anatomical structures that are essential for preoperative planning for the anatomical site displayed in the image. The output can only be viewed by a healthcare professional.
### Software functions
Ortho AI is a software-only device intended to be used by healthcare professionals for the preoperative and intraoperative planning of total hip replacement surgery, partial/total knee replacement surgery, or lumbar spine surgery. The software semi-automates templating/planning for surgery. In the standard of care pre-operative planning procedure, a healthcare provider templates manually or digitally on a radiograph by drawing lines, making angular measurements, and sizing implants using acetate or digital templates. The Ortho AI software will semi-automate the above listed tasks by taking a radiological image as input and delivering key measurements of the surgeon's interest through an AI algorithm. These landmarks are then editable by the user.
| Feature | Subject Device | Predicate Device | Comparison |
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|------------|
| 510(k) Number | K241696 | K192109 | N/A |
| Name | Ortho AI | IB Lab's KOALA<br>Software | N/A |
| Classification<br>Name and<br>Product Code | System, Image<br>Processing,<br>Radiological (QIH) | System, Image<br>Processing,<br>Radiological (LLZ) | Same |
### Substantial Equivalence:
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| Runs on Server | Yes | Yes | Same |
|------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Image input | JPEG, PNG, BMP,<br>DICOM | DICOM compliant<br>images collected in other<br>devices in either digitally<br>computed (CR) or<br>directly digital (DX)<br>formats. | Similar. The subject<br>device is validated to<br>additionally analyze other<br>standard image formats<br>and does not raise new<br>questions about safety or<br>effectiveness. |
| Imaging<br>processing | Landmark detection, user<br>can edit landmark | Knee detection;<br>Landmark detection;<br>Joint space detection | Same |
| Anatomical<br>Area | Knee, Hip, Lumbar Spine | Leg | Similar. The subject<br>device is intended to be<br>used on the knee, hip, and<br>lumbar spine while the<br>predicate device is only<br>for the leg. This<br>difference in specific<br>anatomic locations does<br>not raise new types of<br>questions for safety or<br>effectiveness. |
| Measurement | Length and angle | Length and angle | Same |
| Way of<br>Measurement | Semi-automatic (AI<br>driven) | Automatic (AI driven) | Similar. The subject<br>device requires the user<br>to review and edit the<br>device output as<br>necessary while the<br>predicate device does not<br>as a fully automatic<br>device. |
| Intended User | Trained Professional | Trained Professional | Same |
| Indications for<br>Use | Ortho AI is an image-<br>processing software<br>indicated to assist in<br>making measurements for<br>a total hip arthroplasty,<br>total knee arthroplasty,<br>and lumbar spine fusion<br>surgery.<br><br>It is intended to assist in<br>the measurement of x-ray<br>images by measuring<br>lengths, angles and<br>position of implants<br>relative to the bone<br>structures of interest,<br>provided that the points<br>of interest can be | IB Lab KOALA is a<br>radiological fully-<br>automated image<br>processing software<br>device of either computed<br>(CR) or directly digital<br>(DX) images intended to<br>aid medical professionals<br>in the measurement of<br>minimum joint space<br>width; the assessment of<br>the presence or absence<br>of sclerosis, joint space<br>narrowing, and<br>osteophytes based<br>OARSI criteria for these<br>parameters; and the<br>presence or absence of | The subject device<br>performs measurements<br>of lengths and angles on<br>hip, knee, and lumbar<br>spine images. The<br>predicate device performs<br>length and angle<br>measurements on leg<br>images. This difference in<br>specific anatomic<br>locations does not raise<br>new questions for safety<br>or effectiveness and<br>therefore does not induce<br>changes in the intended<br>use |
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| identified from radiology | radiographic knee OA |
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| images. The device allows for overlaying of digital annotations on radiological images and includes tools for performing measurements using the images and digital annotations. The software is not for primary image interpretation. The software is not for use on mobile phones. Intended patient population: Adult patients >=22 years of age, with appropriate imaging, undergoing primary hip replacement, primary knee replacement, and lumbar spine surgery. Intended user population: orthopaedic surgeons who perform hip and knee replacement, and orthopaedic/neurosurgeon s who perform lumbar spine surgery. | based on Kellgren & Lawrence Grading of standing, fixed-flexion radiographs of the knee. It should not be used in- lieu of full patient evaluation or solely relied upon to make or confirm a diagnosis. The system is to be used by trained professionals including, but not limited to, radiologists, orthopedics, physicians, and medical technicians. |
### Performance Testing Summary:
Software Validation and Verification was performed.
### Acceptance Criteria and Sample size
The overall aim was to achieve a Dice coefficient greater than 0.85 (Dice > 0.85). A test sample size of ≥ 150 samples and observing an effect size of ≥ 0.01370, we can be confident achieving a statistical power of ≥ 80%.
Acceptance criteria for a mean Dice coefficient at a minimum of 0.85 for all algorithms and all connected domains.
### Model summary:
Data independence: We ensured full data independence by adopting a patient-level partitioning process, where each patient contributed only a single x-ray image to the dataset, eliminating any risk of intersample dependencies or data leakage between the training, validation, and testing phases.
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Truthing process: 3 fellowship-trained ABOS board-certified orthopaedic surgeons with each greater than 10 years of experience, followed a 2+1 truthing process where two blinded orthopaedic surgeons reviewed each segmented image in the testing set and applied modifications. After the reviews from each blinded surgeon, a final senior-level surgeon adjudicator reviewed the modifications and added further modifications to the segmentations, if necessary.
### Hip model:
- 1,367 images from 1,367 patients -
- Average age: 62 -
- Female: 52% -
- Ethnicity: 78% white, 18% Black/African American, 1% Other (non-white), 3% Asian -
### Hip-spine model:
- 4,836 images from 4,836 patients -
- Average age: 62 -
- Female: 61% -
- -Ethnicity: 78% white, 18% Black/African American, 1% Other (non-white), 3% Asian
# Knee model:
- -4,536 images from 4,536 patients
- Average age: 61 -
- -Female: 52%
- Ethnicity: 78% white, 18% Black/African American, 1% Other (non-white), 3% Asian -
# Standalone algorithm testing
Hip model:
- LLD measurements within +/- 1.96mm of human measurement -
- -Offset (global) within +/- 0.88mm of human measurement
- SFP angle within +/- 1.05mm of human measurement -
- Overall performance as measured by Dice coefficient shows all connected domains to be above our acceptance criteria of 0.85.
- Subgroup analysis by x-ray machine also shows that all connected domains, across all x-ray machine types, to be above our acceptance criteria of 0.85.
# Hip-spine model:
- SS, SPT, APPt, PI, LL, PI-LL all within 2 degrees of human measurement -
- No statistical difference between human vs. machine learning measurements -
- Overall performance as measured by Dice coefficient shows all connected domains to be above our acceptance criteria of 0.85.
- Subgroup analysis by x-ray machine also shows that all connected domains, across all x-ray machine types, to be above our acceptance criteria of 0.85.
# Knee model:
- LDFA , mPTA, aHKA, aJLOA all within 2 degrees of human measurement -
- -No statistical difference between human vs. machine learning measurements
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- Overall performance as measured by Dice coefficient shows all connected domains to be above our acceptance criteria of 0.85.
- Subgroup analysis by x-ray machine also shows that all connected domains, across all x-ray machine types, to be above our acceptance criteria of 0.85.
### Conclusion
Ortho AI demonstrates substantial equivalence to the predicate device. The subject device has the same intended use and principles of operation; furthermore, it has similar indications and technological characteristics as its predicate device. The minor differences between subject and predicate device in indications do not alter the intended use of the subject device and do not raise new or different questions regarding its safety and effectiveness when used as labeled. Performance data demonstrate that the device performs as intended. Verification and validation testing, including the standalone software performance test, supports the safety of the device and demonstrates that Ortho AI performs as intended. Therefore, Ortho AI demonstrates substantial equivalence to the predicate device.
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