K103475 · Optasia Medical · LLZ · Jan 5, 2011 · Radiology
Device Facts
Record ID
K103475
Device Name
SPINEANALYER MODEL SAPOC
Applicant
Optasia Medical
Product Code
LLZ · Radiology
Decision Date
Jan 5, 2011
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 892.2050
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Software as a Medical Device
Indications for Use
The Optasia Medical SpineAnalyzer™ is intended for the visualization or quantitative assessment of vertebral body deformities between levels T4 and L4 of the thoracic and lumbar spine in adult patients at risk of osteoporotic fracture. The qualified medical practitioner uses the device to calculate vertebral deformity ratios derived from the interactive placement of morphometry markers. Deformity grades are then calculated using criteria published by Genant. Additionally, the qualified medical practitioner can record a manual Genant Semi-Quantitative score based on visual assessment. The qualified medical practitioner may use the deformity ratios and deformity grades to assist in the diagnosis of vertebral fracture and may, along with knowledge of patient history, apply medical expertise and best practice clinical judgment to determine if therapeutic intervention is indicated.
Device Story
SpineAnalyzer is stand-alone software for PCs; processes lateral spine X-ray or DXA images. Clinician identifies vertebrae; software suggests vertebral body contours and 6-point morphometry markers. Clinician reviews and adjusts markers/contours; software calculates vertebral heights and deformity ratios (wedge, biconcavity, crush). Output includes annotated images, deformity percentages, and Genant-based deformity grades. Used by clinicians to assess vertebral deformities and incident fractures in patients with osteoporosis. Facilitates comparison of baseline and follow-up images to track condition progression. Supports clinical decision-making regarding therapeutic intervention.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data, animal, or laboratory performance testing included. Equivalence established via descriptive comparison of technological characteristics and intended use.
Technological Characteristics
Stand-alone software for Windows XP Professional; requires Pentium IV-class processor, 1 GB RAM, 1024x768 display. Inputs: DICOM or TIFF images. Processing: 95-point contour detection, 6-point morphometry, height/ratio calculation. Connectivity: Standalone. Software: Windows-based application, .NET Framework 2.0.
Indications for Use
Indicated for visualization or quantitative assessment of vertebral body deformities (T4-L4) in adult patients at risk of osteoporotic fracture. Used by qualified medical practitioners to calculate deformity ratios and grades (Genant criteria) and record manual Genant Semi-Quantitative scores to assist in vertebral fracture diagnosis.
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).
Predicate Devices
GE LUNAR Dual-energy Vertebral Assessment View Software (K023554)
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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K163475 P.
Center for Devices and Radiological Health
11/17/2010
JAN - 5 2011
Optasia Medical Haw Bank House, High Street Cheadle Cheshire, SK8 1AL United Kingdom Telephone: 011 44 161 4917860 Fax: 011 44 161 4917879
Optasia Medical
THE SCIENCE OF IMAGE UNDERSTANDING
# 510(k) Summary
As required by 21 CFR 807.92(c)
#### Owner's Name
Optasia Medical Haw Bank House High Street Cheadle Cheshire SK8 1AL United Kingdom
Tel:
Fax: Contact Person: e-mail :
011 44 161 4917860 011 44 161 4917879 Anthony Holmes anthony .holmes@optasiamedical.com
# Date this Summary was Prepared
November 17, 2010
### Classification name
Classification name: Requlation: Product Code: Requlatory Class:
Picture archiving and communications system 21 CFR 892.2050 LLZ II
# Common/Usual Name
Spine Analysis Software
# Proprietary Name
SpineAnalyzer
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## Establishment Registration Number
The SpineAnalyzer was manufactured by: Optasia Medical Limited Haw Bank House High Street Cheadle Cheshire SK8 1AL United Kingdom Establishment Registration Number: "to be applied for"
## Substantial Equivalence
Optasia Medical believes that its SpineAnalyzer is substantially equivalent in design, use and materials to the GE LUNAR Dual-energy Vertebral Assessment View Software, K023554.
## Description of Product
The Optasia Medical SpineAnalyzer is a stand-alone software package which can be installed and used on any "personal computer" meeting the minimum specification requirements defined in Tab 16, section 16.6. SpineAnalyzer is designed with context sensitive menus to guide the qualified medical practitioner through the vertebral assessment workflow of lateral spine xpractionel images from patients at risk of, or suffering from, osteoporosis.
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improvement or deterioration in the condition of the area of interest of the spine.
The Optasia Medical SpineAnalyzer guides the qualified medical practitioner's workflow in the objective assessment of the vertebrae T4 through L4 captured in the image. In osteoporosis, a vertebral deformity may indicate an osteoporotic fracture. A qualified medical practitioner can use the information provided by SpineAnalyzer, together with other clinical information, to make a diagnosis.
In patients who have been diagnosed with osteoporosis, a change in vertebral deformity over time may indicate an incident vertebral fracture. SpineAnalyzer facilitates the comparison of baseline and follow-up spine xray or DXA images which the qualified medical practitioner, together with other clinical information, can use to diagnose incident vertebral fracture.
The intended use of SpineAnalyzer™ is to facilitate the visual or quantitative assessment of vertebral body deformities in lateral DXA or digital/digitized X-ray images.
The indications for use are defined as:
- The Optasia Medical SpineAnalyzer™ is intended for the visualization . or quantitative assessment of vertebral body deformities between levels T4 and L4 of the thoracic and lumbar spine in adult patients at risk of osteoporotic fracture. The qualified medical practitioner uses the device to calculate vertebral deformity ratios derived from the interactive placement of morphometry markers. Deformity grades are then calculated using criteria published by Genant . Additionally, the qualified medical practitioner can record a manual Genant Semi-Quantitative score based on visual assessment.
- The qualified medical practitioner may use the deformity ratios and . deformity grades to assist in the diagnosis of vertebral fracture and may, along with knowledge of patient history, apply medical expertise and best practice clinical judgment to determine if therapeutic intervention is indicated.
* H K, et al. Vertebral Fracture Assessment Using a Semiquantitative Technique. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 8(9), pp1137-1148, 1993.
The Optasia Medical SpineAnalyzer will be delivered on a CD-ROM together with documentation containing operation manual, user installation instructions and release notes. The CD-ROM will auto-run an application installer and will contain the following files:
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- An installer program which utilizes the "Windows Installer" on the . target system.
- A separate PDF (Portable Document Format) document which contains . user installation instructions and release notes.
- A separate PDF file containing the operation manual. .
- Additional system files associated with auto-run installation. .
The Optasia Medical SpineAnalyzer software does not contain any integrated "help" function. The user is guided through the workflow by a contextsensitive menu system available from a right-button mouse click at each stage.
# Technological Comparison to Predicate Devices
The table below provides a comparison of the SpineAnalyzer device and the predicate device. These differences raise no new types of safety or effectiveness questions.
| Feature | Optasia Medical SpineAnalyzer | GE Lunar Dual-energy Vertebral<br>Assessment View Software K023554 |
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| Minimum<br>Specification<br>(Hardware) | Pentium IV-class processor with 1 GB RAM<br>1024 x 768 color display resolution | Greater than 900Mhz Pentium<br>512 MB RAM<br>Greater than 10GB hard disk<br>17" SVGA monitor (1024x768x32-bit color)<br>ZIP 250 drive<br>CD ROM<br>Audio capable with speakers<br>Modem<br>Fast Serial I/O board (GE MEDICAL<br>SYSTEMS part number 7151) - Prodigy only |
| Platform Software<br>Requirements | Windows XP Professional with SP2<br>.NET Framework 2.0<br>PDF Reader | Windows® XP Professional operating<br>system<br>Internet Explorer version 5.0 |
| Image Retrieval | Can load images from DICOM files and in TIFF<br>format | Works only with images generated on GE<br>Lunar scanners. |
| Image<br>Manipulation | Basic manipulations supported are brightness,<br>contrast, histogram equalization, invert, pan,<br>zoom | Basic manipulations supported are<br>brightness, contrast, clearview (edge<br>enhancement), pan, zoom |
| Image Annotation | Software overlays relevant annotation data for<br>clinician review, including vertebral outlines, 6-<br>point morphometry markers and height<br>markers | Software overlays relevant annotation data<br>for clinician review, including vertebral<br>outlines and 6-point morphometry markers.<br>Heights are calculated but not annotated on<br>the image |
| Patient contact &<br>control of life<br>sustaining devices | No contact or control | No contact or control |
| Image<br>Interpretation | Manual by Clinician, captured as free text<br>"Impression" narrative on report | Manual by Clinician, captured as free text<br>"Comments" narrative on report |
| Feature | Optasia Medical SpineAnalyzer | GE Lunar Dual-energy Vertebral<br>Assessment View Software K023554 |
| Target Anatomy | Spine (Lateral) T4-L4 | Spine (Lateral & AP) T4-L4 |
| Modality | DXA, and digital or digitized X-ray | DXA, SXA |
| Label Vertebral<br>Levels | Clinician manually labels vertebra | Clinician manually labels vertebra |
| Automated<br>annotation | Physician clicks approximate center of<br>vertebrae of interest; software returns<br>suggested vertebral body contour and 6-point<br>morphometry placements | Physician clicks approximate center of<br>vertebrae of interest; software returns<br>suggested vertebral body contour and 6-<br>point morphometry placements |
| Vertebral Body<br>Contour Display | 95-point, full contour capturing endplate<br>projections, anterior and posterior extent of<br>vertebral body. Used to suggest 6-point<br>placements. Displayed but not shown on the<br>report. | Vertebra "ROI" (region of interest) defined<br>by region enclosed by vertebral "bone<br>edges". Displayed and shown on the report |
| Vertebral Body<br>Contour<br>Placement | Clinician interactively adjusts contour<br>components; suggested 6-point placements<br>updated accordingly (unless 6-point<br>placements have been directly edited) | Clinician interactively adjusts contour by<br>moving 6-points |
| 6-pt Morphometry<br>Placement | Initial placement derived from contour.<br>Clinician manually adjusts point placements | Initial placement derived from contour.<br>Clinician manually adjusts point placements |
| Vertebral Heights<br>(anterior, mid and<br>posterior) | Device computes heights from morphometry<br>points (in pixels). | Device computes heights from<br>morphometry points (in cm). |
| Height ratio:<br>Wedge | Device calculates Ha/Hp, which is same as<br>method 2 in Black951. Reported as deformity<br>percentage (see below) | Device calculates Ha/Hp, which is same as<br>method 2 in Black95. Reported as deformity<br>ratio percentage (see below) |
| Height ratio:<br>Biconcavity | Device calculates Hm/Hp, which is same as<br>method 2 in Black95 paper. Reported as<br>deformity percentage (see below) | Device calculates Hm/Hp, which is same as<br>method 2 in Black95 paper. Reported as<br>deformity ratio percentage (see below) |
| Height ratio:<br>Crush | Device calculates ratio according to method 2<br>of Black95 paper. See labeling comparison<br>below for algorithmic details. Reported as<br>deformity percentage (see below) | Device calculates ratio of vertebral posterior<br>height to average height of L2-L4 vertebrae<br>in same image. Reported as deformity<br>percentage (see below) |
| Deformity<br>Percentage | Calculated as 1-height ratio and expressed as<br>percentage, as in Genant932 paper e.g. a ratio<br>of 0.75 is a 25% deformity | Calculated as height ratio and expressed as<br>percentage e.g. a ratio of 0.75 is a 75%<br>deformity ratio |
| Deformity Grade | Calculated from deformity percentages using<br>the Genant height reduction thresholds i.e.<br>normal <20%, mild <25%, moderate <40%,<br>severe >=40%. Thresholds cannot be altered | Calculated from deformity percentages<br>using Z-scores (number of SDs from mean<br>of normative data) i.e. normal <2sd, mild<br><3sd, moderate <4sd, severe >=4sd.<br>Thresholds cannot be altered. |
| Deformity Grade<br>Color | Deformity grades are color-coded based upon<br>their values, to draw the eye. Mild - yellow,<br>moderate - orange, severe - red. | Deformity grades are color-coded based<br>upon their values, to draw the eye. Mild -<br>white, moderate - half-red/half-white,<br>severe - red. |
| Feature | Optasia Medical SpineAnalyzer | GE Lunar Dual-energy Vertebral<br>Assessment View Software K023554 |
| Genant SQ score | Device allows clinician to capture manual score<br>of mild, moderate or severe wedge, biconcave<br>or crush deformity, or explicitly score vertebra<br>as normal. Manual score is recorded separately<br>from score derived from quantitative<br>morphometry. | Device allows clinician to capture manual<br>score of mild, moderate or severe wedge,<br>biconcave or crush deformity, or implicitly<br>score vertebra as normal. Manual score<br>replaces score derived from quantitative<br>morphometry. |
| Report generation | Yes - includes annotated images, deformity<br>percentages, deformity classifications and<br>manual Genant SQ scores | Yes - includes annotated images, deformity<br>percentages, deformity classifications and<br>manual Genant SQ scores |
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<sup>1</sup> Black D M, Palermo L, Nevitt M C, Genant H K, Epstein R, San Valentin R, Cummings S R Compatison of S Black D M, L alching prevalent vertebral deformities: the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures. J Bone Miner Res. 10(6): 890-902. 1995.
<sup>2</sup> Genant H K, et al. Vertebral Fracture Assessment Using a Semiquantitative Technique. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 8(9): 1137-1148. 1993.
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# Performance Testing
No performance data (laboratory, animal or clinical) is included.
## Conclusion
Optasia Medical believes the SpineAnalyzer is substantially equivalent to the predicate device on the basis of intended use and technological characteristics. Further that the descriptive characteristics contained in the PreMarket Notification are sufficient to assess equivalence without comparison of performance data (laboratory, animal or clinical).
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### DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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Mr. Anthony Holmes Vice President of Technical Services Optasia Medical Haw Bank House, High Street Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 1AL UNITED KINGDOM
JAN - 5 2011
Re: K103475
Trade/Device Name: SpineAnalyzer Regulation Number: 21 CFR 892.2050 Regulation Name: Picture archiving and communications systems Regulatory Class: II Product Code: LLZ Dated: November 17, 2010 Received: November 24, 2010
Dear Mr. Holmes:
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. 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.
If your device is classified (see above) into class II (Special Controls), it may be subject to such additional controls. Existing major regulations affecting your device can be found in Title 21, Code of Federal Regulations (CFR), Parts 800 to 895. In addition, FDA may publish further announcements concerning your device in the Federal Register.
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## Indications for Use
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The Optasia Medical SpineAnalyzer™ is intended for the visualization or quantitative assessment of vertebral body deformities between levels T4 and L4 of the thoracic and lumbar spine in adult patients at risk of osteoporotic fracture. The qualified medical practitioner uses the device to calculate vertebral deformity ratios derived from the interactive placement of morphometry markers. Deformity grades are then calculated using criteria published by Genant . Additionally, the qualified medical practitioner can record a manual Genant Semi-Quantitative score based on visual assessment.
The qualified medical practitioner may use the deformity ratios and deformity grades to assist in the diagnosis of vertebral fracture and may, along with knowledge of patient history, apply medical expertise and best practice clinical judgment to determine if therapeutic intervention is indicated.
†Genant H K, et al. Vertebral Fracture Assessment Using a Semiquantitative Technique. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 8(9), pp1137-1148, 1993.
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