K172534 · Qualiformed Sarl · IYE · Oct 27, 2017 · Radiology
Device Facts
Record ID
K172534
Device Name
LINACwatch, LinacView
Applicant
Qualiformed Sarl
Product Code
IYE · Radiology
Decision Date
Oct 27, 2017
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 892.5050
Device Class
Class 2
Attributes
Software as a Medical Device
Indications for Use
QualiFormeD LINACWATCH / LINACVIEW is stand-alone software that analyzes radiation therapy machine (linear accelerator) performance for each fraction automatically using log files provided by the radiation therapy machine. It is to be used by trained radiation oncology personnel as a guide to alert this professional to potential machine delivery issues that can affect treatment quality and workflow. QualiFormeD LINACWATCH / LINACVIEW is not primary treatment planning or 3D dose calculation software, and cannot be used to generate radiotherapy treatment plans.
Device Story
Standalone software analyzing linear accelerator (LINAC) performance via machine-generated log files; supports Step and Shoot, Sliding Window, and VMAT IMRT techniques. Inputs: log files from Varian/Elekta LINACs; compares against DICOM RT Plan or initial log files. Outputs: real-time alerts (via email) for non-compliant parameters (MLC leaf/carriage/jaw positions, MU delivery, gantry/collimator angles, beam statistics, reconstructed integrated fluence); generates PDF reports and composite RT Plans for TPS import. Used in clinical radiation oncology settings by physicists/therapists. Benefits: enables automated, real-time monitoring of machine delivery performance to ensure treatment quality and workflow efficiency.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only. Software verification and validation conducted per IEC 62304 and FDA guidance. Results confirm compliance with predetermined specifications and performance requirements.
Technological Characteristics
Standalone software; processes Varian and Elekta LINAC log files. Features include real-time analysis, automated batch processing, and email alert system. Supports IMRT/VMAT techniques. Software development follows IEC 62304 standards. No hardware components.
Indications for Use
Indicated for use by trained radiation oncology personnel to analyze linear accelerator performance for each radiation therapy fraction using machine-generated log files to identify potential delivery issues.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A medical charged-particle radiation therapy system is a device that produces by acceleration high energy charged particles (e.g., electrons and protons) intended for use in radiation therapy. This generic type of device may include signal analysis and display equipment, patient and equipment supports, treatment planning computer programs, component parts, and accessories.
Sun Nuclear Corporation Model 1215 PerFRACTION (K141800)
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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QualiFormeD Sarl % Mr. Thomas Kroenke Principal Consultant Speek To Market. Inc. PO Box 3018 NEDERLAND CO 80466
Re: K172534
Trade/Device Name: QualiFormeD Sarl LINACwatch/LinacView Regulation Number: 21 CFR 892.5050 Regulation Name: Medical charged-particle radiation therapy system Regulatory Class: II Product Code: IYE Dated: August 21, 2017 Received: August 22, 2017
Dear Mr. Kroenke:
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. 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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Sincerely,
Robert Ochs
Robert Ochs, Ph.D. Director Division of Radiological Health Office of In Vitro Diagnostics and Radiological Health Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration
## Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K172534
Device Name
QualiFormeD Sarl LINACwatch/LinacView
#### Indications for Use (Describe)
QualiFormeD LINACWATCH / LINACVIEW is stand-alone software that analyzes radiation therapy machine (linear accelerator) performance for each fraction automatically using log files provided by the radiation therapy machine. It is to be used by trained radiation oncology personnel as a guide to alert this professional to potential machine delivery issues that can affect treatment quality and workflow.
QualiFormeD LINACWATCH / LINACVIEW is not primary treatment planning or 3D dose calculation software, and cannot be used to generate radiotherapy treatment plans.
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5 510(k) Summary
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# 510(k) Summary provided in accordance with 21 CFR §807.92(C)
| Submission Date: | 21 August 2017 | | |
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| Submitter: | QualiFormeD Sarl<br>14 rue de la Vieille Horloge<br>85000 La Roche Sur Yon, France | | |
| Submitter Contact: | Mr. Stéphane Beaumont<br>Technical Director<br>Phone: +011 33 9 77 00 91 29<br>Fax: +011 33 2 51 24 85 79<br>Email: stephane.beaumont@qualiformed.com | | |
| Application<br>Correspondent: | Thomas Kroenke<br>Speed To Market, Inc.<br>PO Box 3018<br>Nederland, CO 80466 USA<br>tkroenke@speedtomarket.net<br>303 956 4232 | | |
| Manufacturing Site: | QualiFormeD Sarl<br>14 rue de la Vieille Horloge<br>85000 La Roche Sur Yon, France | | |
| Trade Name: | QualiFormeD LINACWATCH / LINACVIEW | | |
| Classification Name: | Accelerator, Linear, Medical | | |
| Classification<br>Regulation: | 21 CFR §892.5050 | | |
| Product Code: | IYE | | |
| Substantially<br>Equivalent Devices: | New<br>QualiFormeD<br>Model | Predicate<br>510(k) Number | Predicate<br>Manufacturer / Model |
| | QualiFormeD<br>LINACWATCH /<br>LINACVIEW | K140660<br>K141800 | Mobius Medical Systems Mobius3D<br>Sun Nuclear Corporation Model 1215<br>PerFRACTION |
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# 510(k) Summary provided in accordance with 21 CFR §807.92(C)
Device Description: QualiFormeD LINACWATCH / LINACVIEW is a standalone software product analyzes logfiles generated by Varian and Elekta linear accelerators during radiation treatments. Logfile analysis can be with respect to the "prescription" DICOM radiotherapy (RT) Plan or with respect to the first logfile in a series of logfiles for each treatment and each beam. Initial logfiles that may be created for pre-treatment intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) quality assurance (QA) can be excluded from treatment session analysis.
> The preferred method of running QualiFormeD LINACWATCH / LINACVIEW is in "batch" mode. In this mode, QualiFormeD LINACWATCH / LINACVIEW automatically processes logfiles and analyzes them, sending emails to designated staff for non-compliant results over an internet connection.
QualiFormeD LINACWATCH / LINACVIEW allows the user to verify for every treatment, in real time, with email notifications on alert or failure, the following parameters:
- The position of each moving multi-leaf collimator (MLC) leaf; ●
- The position of MLC carriages and jaws;
- The percentage of monitor units (MUs) delivered; ●
- The gantry rotation angle; ●
- The collimator rotation angle;
- The beam on/off statistics; and
- . The reconstructed integrated fluence.
Additionally, after any number of treatments has been analyzed, QualiFormeD LINACWATCH / LINACVIEW allows the user to create RT Plans that can simulate the composite behavior of the analyzed logfiles. These RT Plans can be imported into the treatment planning system (TPS) to compare intended doses with those actually delivered, although this estimated dose does not include dosimetric changes due to patient setup or geometric changes. Adobe Acrobat® PDF reports documenting machine performance can be created at any point during treatment.
At the end of a course of treatment when the treatment series is closed, a composite RT Plan is automatically created that summarizes the composite behavior of all analyzed logfiles as well as two (2) final reports, a short and a comprehensive report, that documents all aspects of the treatment course.
Step and Shoot, Sliding Window, and Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy (VMAT) IMRT techniques are supported.
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# 510(k) Summary provided in accordance with 21 CFR §807.92(C)
#### Intended Use: QualiFormeD LINACWATCH / LINACVIEW is stand-alone software that analyzes radiation therapy machine (linear accelerator) performance for each fraction automatically using log files provided by the radiation therapy machine. It is to be used by trained radiation oncology personnel as a guide to alert this professional to potential machine delivery issues that can affect treatment quality and workflow.
QualiFormeD LINACWATCH / LINACVIEW is not primary treatment planning or 3D dose calculation software, and cannot be used to generate radiotherapy treatment plans.
Technology QualiFormeD LINACWATCH / LINACVIEW employs the same Comparison: technological characteristics as the predicate device.
| Characteristic | Mobius Medical<br>Systems Mobius3D<br>plus FX<br>(K140660) | Sun Nuclear<br>PerFraction<br>(K141800) | QualiFormeD<br>LINACWATCH /<br>LINACVIEW |
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
| Desktop software | Mobius3D:<br>Yes<br>MobiusFX:<br>No | No | Yes |
| IMRT/VMAT<br>Analysis | Mobius3D:<br>Yes<br>MobiusFX:<br>Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Logfile-based<br>analysis | Mobius3D:<br>Yes<br>MobiusFX:<br>Yes | No | Yes |
| All fractions<br>analyzed | Mobius3D:<br>No<br>MobiusFX:<br>No | Yes | Yes |
| Analysis in real-<br>time | Mobius3D:<br>No<br>MobiusFX:<br>No | No | Yes |
| Automatic process | Mobius3D:<br>Yes<br>MobiusFX:<br>No | Yes | Yes |
| Dashboard results<br>for therapists | Mobius3D:<br>No<br>MobiusFX:<br>No | No | Yes |
| Dashboard results<br>for physicists | Mobius3D:<br>Yes<br>MobiusFX:<br>Yes | Yes | Yes |
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# 510(k) Summary provided in accordance with 21 CFR §807.92(C)
### Summary of Performance Testing:
Software QualiFormeD LINACWATCH / LINACVIEW contains MODERATE level of concern software. Software was designed and developed according to a robust software development process, and was rigorously verified and validated. Software information is provided in accordance with • FDA guidance: The content of premarket submissions for software contained in medical devices, 11 May 05; • FDA guidance: Off-the-shelf software use in medical devices, 09 Sep 99: • FDA guidance: General principles of software validation; Final guidance for industry and FDA staff, 11 Jan 02; • FDA guidance: Content of Premarket Submissions for Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices, 02 Oct 14; and · IEC 62304: 2006, Medical device software - Software life cycle processes. Test results indicated that QualiFormeD LINACWATCH / LINACVIEW complies with predetermined specifications and the applicable standard. Performance Testing QualiFormeD LINACWATCH / LINACVIEW was tested in accordance – Bench with internal specifications: Test results indicated that QualiFormeD LINACWATCH / LINACVIEW complies with predetermined specifications. Conclusion Verification and validation activities were conducted to establish the performance and safety characteristics of QualiFormeD LINACWATCH / LINACVIEW. The results of these activities demonstrate that QualiFormeD LINACWATCH / LINACVIEW is as safe, as effective, and performs as well as or better than the predicate device. Therefore, QualiFormeD LINACWATCH / LINACVIEW is considered substantially equivalent to the predicate device.
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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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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.
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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?
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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.
5. Side-by-side comparison
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.
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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?
Select the rows, go to the Collections tab, and create a labeled collection (e.g., "Cobb Angle Project"). You can reload the selection anytime and carry it into the PDF viewer and other tabs that support selections.
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What can you do from the regulations tree view?
Browse product codes and regulation numbers, read the identification text and special controls, browse sibling product codes, open device PDFs on the right, and search by product code or regulation number at the top of the tree.
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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.
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.