MAC-LAB SYSTEM, CARDIOLAB SYSTEM, COMBOLAB SYSTEM, SPECIALSLAB SYSTEM
K111200 · GE Healthcare · DQK · Oct 12, 2011 · Cardiovascular
Device Facts
Record ID
K111200
Device Name
MAC-LAB SYSTEM, CARDIOLAB SYSTEM, COMBOLAB SYSTEM, SPECIALSLAB SYSTEM
Applicant
GE Healthcare
Product Code
DQK · Cardiovascular
Decision Date
Oct 12, 2011
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 870.1425
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Pediatric
Indications for Use
The Mac-Lab System is intended for acquiring, filtering, digitizing, amplifying, measuring and calculating, displaying, recording and monitoring of clinical data from adult and pediatric patients. The Mac-Lab System is configurable. Clinical data includes: ECG waveforms, heart rate, pulse oximetry (SpO2), respiration rate, CO2 (EtCO2), temperature, hemodynamic measures [e.g. valve gradients and areas, cardiac output, shunts, Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR), invasive and noninvasive blood pressure] Physiological parameters such as diastolic, systolic, and mean pressures, and heart rate are derived from the signal data. displayed and recorded. The data is entered manually or acquired via interfaced devices and/or information systems and may be used for report generation. Procedural information and optional anatomical and physiological imaging and data devices may be interfaced (e.g. X-ray, ultrasound, patient monitors and information systems). The Mac-Lab System can display, store and annotate images previously acquired and stored by other systems. Data may be provided to other systems via multiple formats (e.g. HL7. DICOM, Analog outputs). Data may be received from other devices via multiple formats (e.g. DICOM, Analog inputs). The CardioLab System is intended for acquiring, filtering, digitizing, amplifying, measuring and calculating, displaying, recording and monitoring of clinical data from adult and pediatric patients. The CardioLab System is configurable. Clinical data includes: ECG waveforms, intracardiac signals, stimulus data, ablation data, pulse oximetry (SpO2), respiration rate, CO2 (EtCO2), temperature, and invasive and noninvasive blood pressure. Physiological parameters such as diastolic, systolic, mean pressures, heart rate, and cycle length are derived from the signal data, displayed and recorded. The data is entered manually or acquired via interfaced devices and/or information systems and may be used for report generation. Procedural information and optional anatomical and physiological imaging and data devices may be interfaced [e.g. X-ray, ultrasound, mapping systems, ablation generators (e.g. RF and cryogenic)], stimulators, patient monitors and information systems. The CardioLab System can display, store and annotate images previously acquired and stored by other systems. Data may be provided to other systems via multiple formats (e.g. HL7. DICOM, Analog outputs). Data may be received from other devices via multiple formats (e.g. DICOM, Analog inputs).
Device Story
Hemodynamic and EP recording systems; acquire, filter, digitize, amplify, and display clinical data (ECG, SpO2, CO2, pressure, temperature, intracardiac signals). Inputs via manual entry or interfaced devices (X-ray, ultrasound, ablation generators, patient monitors). Outputs include real-time waveforms, calculated physiological parameters (e.g., cardiac output, FFR, valve gradients), and reports. Used in interventional labs (catheterization, EP) and ORs by licensed healthcare practitioners. Provides network connectivity for data transmission/viewing; functions as stand-alone. No alarms, no energy delivery, no drug administration, no life-support. Benefits clinicians by centralizing procedural data for monitoring and reporting.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical studies required; substantial equivalence supported by bench testing, risk analysis, and verification/validation activities.
Technological Characteristics
Programmable diagnostic computer (21 CFR 870.1425). Configurable hardware/software system. Interfaces with external imaging/monitoring devices via DICOM, HL7, and analog inputs/outputs. Network-capable for data distribution. Software-based signal processing for hemodynamic and EP parameters.
Indications for Use
Indicated for adult and pediatric patients requiring acquisition, filtering, amplification, measurement, calculation, display, recording, and monitoring of clinical data including ECG, hemodynamic measures, and physiological parameters in interventional labs, operating rooms, and pre/post-procedure areas. Not for unattended patients or diagnostic arrhythmia detection.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A programmable diagnostic computer is a device that can be programmed to compute various physiologic or blood flow parameters based on the output from one or more electrodes, transducers, or measuring devices; this device includes any associated commercially supplied programs.
Predicate Devices
Mac-Lab, CardioLab, ComboLab, and SpecialsLab System (K061741)
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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GE Healthcare 510(k) Premarket Notification Submission
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## 510(k) Summary
In accordance with 21 CFR 807.92 the following summary of information is provided: Date: April 27, 2011 Submitter: GE Healthcare,
> (GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc.) 8200 West Tower Avenue Milwaukee, WI 53223
Primary Contact Person: Ms. Carol Alloian Regulatory Leader
> GE Healthcare, (GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc.) Telephone: 224 280-1008 Fax: 847 589 8524
Secondary Contact Person: Mr. Philip Malca Regulatory Affairs Director
> GE Healthcare, (GE Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc.) Telephone: 33(0) 1 3070 4207 Fax: 33(0) 1 3070 4399
- Device: Trade Name: Mac-Lab, CardioLab, ComboLab, and SpecialsLab Recording Systems
- Common/Usual Name: Hemodynamic and Electrophysiology (EP) Recording Systems
- Classification Names: 21 CFR 870.1425 Computer, Diagnostic Programmable Product Code: DOK
- Predicate Device(s): K061741 Mac-Lab, CardioLab, ComboLab, and SpecialsLab System
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#### Device Description: Mac-Lab, CardioLab, ComboLab, and SpecialsLab Recording Systems are hemodynamic and electrophysiology (EP) recording systems.
The product will be available in the following configurations: Mac-Lab application, CardioLab application, SpecialsLab application, or a combination of both CardioLab and Mac-Lab applications marketed as ComboLab. The product designated as SpecialsLab is the same as the Mac-Lab System with the exception that it will support fewer options. The SpecialsLab System performs the same intended use as the Mac-Lab, executes the same software, and runs on the same hardware.
The Mac-Lab, CardioLab, and ComboLab Recording Systems are each available in several configurations ranging from basic to full advanced functionality.
#### Intended Use/ Mac-Lab
Indications for Use:
The Mac-Lab System is intended for acquiring, filtering, digitizing, amplifying, measuring and calculating, displaying, recording and monitoring of clinical data from adult and pediatric patients. The Mac-Lab System is configurable. Clinical data includes: ECG waveforms, heart rate, pulse oximetry (SpO2), respiration rate, CO2 (EtCO2), temperature, hemodynamic measures [e.g. valve gradients and areas, cardiac output, shunts, Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR), invasive and noninvasive blood pressure] Physiological parameters such as diastolic, systolic, and mean pressures, and heart rate are derived from the signal data. displayed and recorded. The data is entered manually or acquired via interfaced devices and/or information systems and may be used for report generation.
Procedural information and optional anatomical and physiological imaging and data devices may be interfaced (e.g. X-ray, ultrasound, patient monitors and information systems). The Mac-Lab System can display, store and annotate images previously acquired and stored by other systems. Data may be provided to other systems via multiple formats (e.g. HL7. DICOM, Analog outputs). Data may be received from other devices via multiple formats (e.g. DICOM, Analog inputs).
Optional accessories for hardware and software include research
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Intended Use/ Indications for Use: tools to be used exclusively outside active patient care settings. The purpose of the research tools is to assist researchers or clinicians in developing algorithms.
The Mac-Lab System does not have alarms, does not generate energy delivered to the patient, does not administer drugs and does not perform any life-supporting or life-sustaining functions. The Mac-Lab System is not intended for use on unattended patients, or in situations where diagnostic arrhythmia detection is required.
The Mac-Lab System provides the ability to transmit patient data for storage, analysis and viewing at distributed locations within a clinical facility via network connectivity. The Mac-Lab System also functions as a stand-alone device. The Mac-Lab System is used in a variety of hospital and clinical settings including interventional laboratories (e.g. cardiac catheterization and radiology), operating room environments, and pre and post areas all under the direct supervision of licensed healthcare practitioners who are responsible for interpreting the data.
#### CardioLab
The CardioLab System is intended for acquiring, filtering, digitizing, amplifying, measuring and calculating, displaying, recording and monitoring of clinical data from adult and pediatric patients. The CardioLab System is configurable. Clinical data includes: ECG waveforms, intracardiac signals, stimulus data, ablation data, pulse oximetry (SpO2), respiration rate, CO2 (EtCO2), temperature, and invasive and noninvasive blood pressure. Physiological parameters such as diastolic, systolic, mean pressures, heart rate, and cycle length are derived from the signal data, displayed and recorded. The data is entered manually or acquired via interfaced devices and/or information systems and may be used for report generation.
Procedural information and optional anatomical and physiological imaging and data devices may be interfaced [e.g. X-ray, ultrasound, mapping systems, ablation generators (e.g. RF and cryogenic)], stimulators, patient monitors and information systems. The CardioLab System can display, store and annotate images previously acquired and stored by other systems. Data may be provided to other systems via multiple formats (e.g. HL7.
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Intended Use/ Indications for Use:
DICOM, Analog outputs). Data may be received from other devices via multiple formats (e.g. DICOM, Analog inputs).
Optional accessories for hardware and software include research tools to be used exclusively outside active patient care settings. The purpose of the research tools is to assist researchers or clinicians in developing algorithms.
Optional accessories for hardware and software includes a waveform simulator to be used exclusively outside active patient care settings. The waveform simulator may be used for training, demonstration without a patient attached, and as a troubleshooting tool on the CardioLab System.
The CardioLab System does not have alarms, does not generate energy delivered to the patient, does not administer drugs and does not perform any life-supporting or life-sustaining functions. The CardioLab System is not intended for use on unattended patients, or in situations where diagnostic arrhythmia detection is required.
The CardioLab System provides the ability to transmit patient data for storage, analysis and viewing at distributed locations within a clinical facility via network connectivity. The CardioLab System also functions as a stand-alone device. The CardioLab System is used in a variety of hospital and clinical settings including interventional laboratories (e.g. electrophysiology and cardiac catheterization), operating room environments, and pre and post areas all under the direct supervision of licensed healthcare practitioners who are responsible for interpreting the data.
#### SpecialsLab
The SpecialsLab System executes the same software and runs on the same hardware in the same environments as the Mac-Lab System. Products designated as a SpecialsLab System support fewer options than the Mac-Lab system.
### ComboLab
The ComboLab System is the combination of both the Mac-Lab and CardioLab Systems. The ComboLab System allows the user to run either the Mac-Lab System or the CardioLab System,
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although only one system may be used at a time. The ComboLab System executes the same software and runs on the same hardware in the same environments as the Mac-Lab and CardioLab Systems.
The proposed Mac-Lab, CardioLab, ComboLab, and SpecialsLab Technology: Recording Systems employ the same fundamental scientific technology as their predicate devices.
Determination of Summary of Non-Clinical Tests:
Substantial Equivalence: The Mac-Lab, CardioLab, ComboLab, and SpecialsLab Recording Systems and their applications comply with voluntary standards as detailed in Section 9, 11 and 17 of this premarket submission. The following quality assurance measures were applied to the development of the system:
- Risk Analysis .
- Requirements Reviews .
- . Design Reviews
- Testing on unit level (Module verification) .
- Integration testing (System verification) .
- . Performance testing (Verification)
- Safety testing (Verification) .
- Simulated use and Usability testing (Validation) .
Summary of Clinical Tests:
The subject of this premarket submission, Mac-Lab, CardioLab, ComboLab, and SpecialsLab Recording Systems, did not require clinical studies to support substantial equivalence.
Conclusion: GE Healthcare considers the Mac-Lab, CardioLab, ComboLab, and SpecialsLab Recording Systems to be as safe and effective as, and to have performance substantially equivalent to, the predicate devices.
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Room -WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20995-0002
OCT 1 2 2011
GE Healthcare c/o Ms. Carol Alloian. RAC Regulatory Leader, Interventional Systems 9900 W Innovation Drive Wauwatosa, WI 53266-4856
Re: K111200
Trade/Device Names: Mac-Lab, CardioLab, ComboLab and SpecialsLab Recording Systems, Version 6.9 Regulatory Number: 21 CFR 870.1425 Regulation Name: Programmable Diagnostic Computer Regulatory Class: Class II (Two) Product Code: DOK Dated: September 19, 2011 Received: September 21, 2011
Dear Ms. Alloian:
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 either class II (Special Controls) or class III (PMA), it may be subject to additional controls. Existing major regulations affecting your devil (1111) be found in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Parts 800 to 898. In addition, FDA may publish further announcements concerning your device in the Federal Register.
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Please be advised that FDA's issuance of a substantial equivalence determination does not mean that FDA has made a determination that your device complies with other requirements of the Act or any Federal statutes and regulations administered by other Federal agencies. You must comply with all the Act's requirements, including, but not limited to: registration and listing (21 CFR Part 807); labeling (21 CFR Part 801); medical device reporting (reporting of medical device-related adverse events) (21 CFR 803); good manufacturing practice requirements as set forth in the quality systems (QS) regulation (21 CFR Part 820); and if applicable, the electronic product radiation control provisions (Sections 531-542 of the Act); 21 CFR 1000-1050.
If you desire specific advice for your device on our labeling regulation (21 CFR Part 801), please go to http://www.fda.gov/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/CDRH/CDRHOffices/ucm115809.htm for the Center for Devices and Radiological Health's (CDRH's) Office of Compliance. Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21CFR Part 807.97). For questions regarding the reporting of adverse events under the MDR regulation (21 CFR Part 803), please go to
http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Safety/ReportalProblem/default.htm for the CDRH's Office of Surveillance and Biometrics/Division of Postmarket Surveillance.
You may obtain other general information on your responsibilities under the Act from the Division of Small Manufacturers, International and Consumer Assistance at its toll-free number (800) 638-2041 or (301) 796-7100 or at its Internet address http://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/Resourcesfor You/Industry/default.htm.
Sincerely yours,
Bram D. Zuckerman, M.D. -0-Director Division of Cardiovascular Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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GE Healthcare 510(k) Premarket Notification Submission
#### KIII Zoo 510(k) Number (if known): To Be Assigned
Device Name: Mac-Lab, CardioLab, ComboLab, and SpecialsLab Recording Systems
Indications for Use: Mac-Lab
The Mac-Lab System is intended for acquiring, filtering, amplifying, measuring and calculating, displaying, recording and monitoring of clinical data from adult and pediatric patients. The Mac-Lab System is configurable. Clinical data includes: ECG waveforms, heart rate, pulse oximerry (SpO2), respiration rate, CO2 (EtCO2), temperature, hemodynamic measures |e.g. valve gradients and areas, cardiac output, shunts, Fractional Flow Reserve (FFR), invasive and noninvasive blood pressure) Physiological parameters such as diastolic, systolic, and heart rate are derived from the signal data, displayed and recorded. The data is entered manually or acquired via interfaced devices and/or information systems and mav be used for report generation.
Procedural information and optional analomical and physiological imaging and data devices may be interfaced (e.g. X -rav, ultrasound, patient monitors and information systems). The Mac-Lab System can display, store and annotate images previously acquired and stored by other systems. Data may be provided to other systems via multiple formats (e.g. HL7, DICOM. Analog outputs). Data may be received from other devices via multiple formats (e.g. DICOM, Analog inputs).
Optional accessories for hardware and software include research tools to be used exclusively outside active patient care settings. The purpose of the research tools is to assist researchers or developing algorithms.
The Mac-Lab System does not have alarms, does not generate energy delivered to the patient, does not administer drugs and does not perform any life-supporting or life-sustaining functions. The Mac-Lab System is not intended for use on unattended patients, or in situations where diagnostic archythmia detection is required.
The Mac-Lab System provides the ability to transmit patient data for storage, analysis and viewing at distributed locations within a clinical facility via network connectivity. The Mac-Lab System also functions as a stand-alone device. The Mac-Lab System is used in a variety of hospital and clinical settings including interventional laboratories (e.g. cardiac catheterization and radiology), operating room environments, and pre and post areas all under the direct supervision of licensed healthcare practitioners who are responsible for interpreting the data.
Prescription Use x (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) AND/OR
Over-The-Counter Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
(PLEASE DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE - CONTINUE ON ANOTHER PAGE IF NEEDED)
Concurrence of CDRH, Office of In Vitro Diagnostic Devices (OIVD)
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Division of Cardiovascular Devices
| 510(k) Number | K117200 |
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#### KII200 510(k) Number (if known): To Be Assigned
Device Name: Mac-Lab, CardioLab, ComboL.ab, and SpecialsL.ab Recording Systems
#### Indications for Use: CardioLab
The CardioLab System is intended for acquiring, filtering, amplitying, measuring and calculating, displaying, recording and monitoring of clinical data from adult and pediatric patients. The CardioLab System is configurable. Clinical data includes: ECG waveforms, intracardiac signals, stimulus data, ablation data, pulse oximetry (SpO2), respiration rate, CO2 (EiCO2), temperature, and invasive and noninvasive blood pressure. Physiological parameters such as diastolic, systolic, mean pressures, heart rate, and cycle length are derived from the signal data, displayed and recorded. The data is entered manually or acquired via interfaced devices and/or information systems and may be used for report generation.
Procedural information and optional anatomical and physiological imaging and data devices may be interfaced [e.g. X-ray, ultrasound, mapping systems, ablation generators (e.g. RF and cryogenic)], stimulators, patient monitors and information systems. The CardioLab System can display, store and annotate images previously acquired and stored by other systems. Data may be provided to other systems via multiple formats (e.g. HL7, DICOM, Analog outputs). Data may be received from other devices via multiple formats (e.g. DICOM, Analog inputs).
Optional accessories for hardware and software include research tools to be used exclusively outside active patient care settings. The purpose of the research tools is to assist researchers or clinicians in developing algorithms.
Optional accessories for hardware and software include a waveform simulator to be used exclusively outside active patient care settings. The waveform simulator may be used for training, demonstration without a patient attached, and as a troubleshooting tool on the CardioLab System.
The CardioLab System does not have alarms, does not generate energy delivered to the patient, does not administer drugs and does not perform any life-supporting or life-sustaining functions. The CardioLab System is not intended for use on unattended patients, or in situations where diagnostic arrhythmia detection is required.
The CardioLab System provides the ability to transmit patient data for storage, analysis and viewing at distributed locations within a clinical facility via network connectivity. The CardioLab System also functions as a stand-alone device. The CardioLab System is used in a variety of hospital and clinical settings including interventional laboratories (e.g. electrophysiology and cardiac catheterization), operating room environments, and post areas all under the direct supervision of licensed healthcare practitioners who are responsible for interpreting the data.
Prescription Use x (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D)
510(k) Numb
AND/OR
Over-The-Counter Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
(PLEASE DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE - CONTINUE ON ANOTHER PAGE IF NEEDED)
Concurrence of CDRH, Office of In Vitro Diagnostic Devices (OIVD)
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| Division of Cardiovascular Devices |
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# 510(k) Number (if known): To Be Assigned
Device Name: Mac-Lab, CardioLab, ComboLab, and SpecialsLab Recording Systems
Indications for Use:
### SpecialsLab
The SpecialsLab System executes the same software and runs on the same hardware in the same environments as the Mac-Lab System. Products designated as a SpecialsLab System support fewer options than the Mac-Lab system:
### ComboLab
The ComboLab System is the combination of both the Mac-Lab and CardioLab Systems. The ComboLab System allows the user to run either the Mac-Lab System or the CardioLab System, although only one system may be used at a time. The Combol.ab System executes the same software and runs on the same hardware in the same environments as the Mac-Lab and CardioLab Systems.
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AND/OR
Over-The-Counter Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart C)
(PLEASE DO NOT WRITE BELOW THIS LINE - CONTINUE ON ANOTHER PAGE IF NEEDED)
Concurrence of CDRH, Office of In Vitro Diagnostic Devices (OIVD)
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| 510(k) Number | (111200 |
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Part 1 — Search, results, and everyday workflows 16 min
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1. Search: exact and fuzzy
Type a phrase like "coronary artery calcification" into the search box. You get two kinds of results. Exact results match the literal phrase — prefix searches work ("coronary artery calcificati") but suffix searches do not. Fuzzy results match on the meaning and intent of your phrase rather than the exact words, and are sorted by relevance score. Hover over the Exact or Fuzzy badge on any row to see exactly why it matched.
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Exact vs. fuzzy search: what's the difference?
Exact matches on the literal phrase (prefix search works, suffix does not). Fuzzy matches on the meaning and intent of the phrase rather than the exact words. Hover over the badge on any row to see why it matched.
You search "coronary artery calcification" and want only software devices with AI. What two filters do you apply?
Narrow by SaMD (software-only devices), then narrow by AI/ML (devices with AI).
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Scroll right in the results table. The intended use is extracted for you — no need to open the PDF. The device story gives a high-level snapshot of what the device does and how it's used. The AI Performance sub-table shows each output name, acceptance criteria, observed values, and development/test dataset descriptions — the same format Innolitics uses for regulatory strategy outputs, and the fastest high-level fingerprint of an AI device. It is AI-generated but has been very reliable in practice.
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What does the AI Performance sub-table show, and why is it useful?
Output name, acceptance criteria, observed values, development dataset description, and test dataset description. It's the same format we use for regulatory strategy output and Fast 510(k) input, and the fastest high-level fingerprint of an AI device. AI-generated but reliable in practice.
3. Judging fuzzy relevance
Fuzzy results trail off in relevance as you scroll. Use three signals to decide how far down to go: the fuzzy badge explanations, the intended use column, and whether your target output (e.g., Cobb angle) still appears in the AI Performance sub-table. Once it stops appearing, you're past the relevant zone. A top hit with a low score (~0.4) and a stretched explanation is a hint the closest predicates are far away — the project may be headed for De Novo. Note the fuzzy search is a pattern match: it doesn't handle negation ("not") well, and hardware devices can appear — filter by SaMD/AI ML to cut them.
How do you judge how far down fuzzy search results to go?
Use the relevancy signals: the fuzzy badge explanations, the intended use column, and whether the target output (e.g., Cobb angle) still appears in the AI Performance sub-table. Once it stops appearing, results are trailing off in relevancy.
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Click a device name to open its detail page: device facts on the left, a chat window on the right. Ask something like "Describe the training data". The answer carries little citation bubbles — click one to jump to the highlighted passage in the source PDF, so you can verify every AI answer against the document. There's also a Download PDF button for sharing.
How do you verify an AI chat answer on the device detail page?
Click the citation bubbles to jump to the relevant highlight in the source document.
Reading rule for every project: how many summaries do you read in full?
At least the three most relevant 510(k) or De Novo summaries, in full. After that, use targeted chat questions to confirm your memory quickly. The tool supports this professional habit — it doesn't replace it.
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Select multiple rows in the results table (aim for under ~10), then open the PDF Viewer tab. Ask one question — it goes to all selected devices in parallel, each with citations. This is the fastest way to compare and contrast devices: training data, PCCP scope, how they handled adding new scanners, and so on.
What does the side-by-side PDF viewer mode do?
Select multiple devices, open the PDF viewer tab, and ask one question (e.g., "Describe the training data"). It queries all selected devices simultaneously with citations, so you can compare and contrast quickly.
6. Collections
With rows selected, go to the Collections tab and create a labeled collection (e.g., "Cobb Angle Project"). Reload that selection any time — before a client call, pull up the collection and ask questions across all of its devices at once.
How do you save a set of selected devices for later use?
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Click a product code in the results to jump to it in the regulations tree — identification text, sibling product codes, and devices you can open in a PDF viewer on the right. Click a regulation number to see its identification, special controls, and related product codes. You can also search by product code or regulation number at the top of the tree. Always read the special controls if any exist for your device — it broadens your search and sharpens pre-kickoff research.
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Click Show Chart and segment by regulation number (or product code) to see which regulations dominate your result set. Clicking a regulation takes you into the regulations tree. Great for spotting that most matches are, say, hardware laparoscopic devices — a cue to go back and filter.
How do you see which regulations dominate a search result set?
Click "Show Chart" and segment by Regulation Number. Clicking a regulation takes you to the regulations tree.
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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.
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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.