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# QuantX Breast MRI Biopsy Guidance Plugin (K191959)

_Qlarity Imaging · LLZ · Nov 8, 2019 · Radiology · SESE_

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## Device Facts

- **Applicant:** Qlarity Imaging
- **Product Code:** [LLZ](/submissions/RA/subpart-b%E2%80%94diagnostic-devices/LLZ.md)
- **Decision Date:** Nov 8, 2019
- **Decision:** SESE
- **Submission Type:** Traditional
- **Regulation:** 21 CFR 892.2050
- **Device Class:** Class 2
- **Review Panel:** Radiology
- **Attributes:** Software as a Medical Device

## Intended Use

The QuantX Breast MRI Biopsy Guidance Plugin is a software application that assists users of the QuantX software device in planning MRI guided interventional procedures.

## Device Story

Software plugin for QuantX platform; assists radiologists in planning MRI-guided breast biopsies. Input: user-specified region of interest (lesion) coordinates and fiducial marker coordinates from MR images. Operation: calculates needle insertion location and depth based on selected grid, needle size, and approach (medial/lateral). Output: visual overlays of biopsy grid, target lesion, and needle trajectory; numerical coordinates and depth measurements. Used in clinical settings by radiologists. Benefits: provides automated guidance for needle placement to improve accuracy of interventional procedures.

## Clinical Evidence

No clinical data. Bench testing only. Verification included software requirement testing, interface display, grid/needle variable selection, fiducial marker coordinate accuracy, and comparison of lesion depth/grid cell/block hole calculations against the predicate device.

## Technological Characteristics

Software-based image processing system. Functions as a plugin for QuantX SE or Advanced software. Features include user-defined image overlays, coordinate geometry calculations for needle trajectory, and biopsy grid visualization. Operates on standard medical imaging workstations. No specific hardware materials or sterilization required as it is a software-only device.

## Regulatory 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

- DynaCAD ([K041286](/device/K041286.md))

## Submission Summary (Full Text)

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November 8, 2019

Qlarity Imaging, LLC % Mr. Robert Tomek Chief Technology Officer 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza Suite 1230 CHICAGO IL 60654

Re: K191959

Trade/Device Name: QuantX Breast MRI Biopsy Guidance Plugin Regulation Number: 21 CFR 892.2050 Regulation Name: Picture archiving and communications system Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: LLZ Dated: July 19, 2019 Received: October 16, 2019

Dear Mr. Tomek:

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.

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 device can 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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requirements, including, but not limited to: registration and listing (21 CFR Part 807); labeling (21 CFR Part 801); medical device reporting of medical device-related adverse events) (21 CFR 803) for devices or postmarketing safety reporting (21 CFR 4, Subpart B) for combination products (see https://www.fda.gov/combination-products/guidance-regulatory-information/postmarketing-safety-reportingcombination-products); good manufacturing practice requirements as set forth in the quality systems (OS) regulation (21 CFR Part 820) for devices or current good manufacturing practices (21 CFR 4, Subpart A) for combination products; and, if applicable, the electronic product radiation control provisions (Sections 531-542 of the Act); 21 CFR 1000-1050.

Also, please note the regulation entitled, "Misbranding by reference to premarket notification" (21 CFR Part 807.97). For questions regarding the reporting of adverse events under the MDR regulation (21 CFR Part 803), please go to https://www.fda.gov/medical-device-safety/medical-device-reportingmdr-how-report-medical-device-problems.

For comprehensive regulatory information about mediation-emitting products, including information about labeling regulations, please see Device Advice (https://www.fda.gov/medicaldevices/device-advice-comprehensive-regulatory-assistance) and CDRH Learn (https://www.fda.gov/training-and-continuing-education/cdrh-learn). Additionally, you may contact the Division of Industry and Consumer Education (DICE) to ask a question about a specific regulatory topic. See the DICE website (https://www.fda.gov/medical-device-advice-comprehensive-regulatoryassistance/contact-us-division-industry-and-consumer-education-dice) for more information or contact DICE by email (DICE@fda.hhs.gov) or phone (1-800-638-2041 or 301-796-7100).

Sincerely,

Thalia T. Mills, Ph.D. Director Division of Radiological Health OHT7: Office of In Vitro Diagnostics and Radiological Health Office of Product Evaluation and Quality Center for Devices and Radiological Health

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#### Indications for Use

510(k) Number (if known) K191959

Device Name

QuantX Breast MRI Biopsy Guidance Module

Indications for Use (Describe)

The QuantX Breast MRI Biopsy Guidance Plugin is a software application that assists users of the QuantX software device in planning MRI guided interventional procedures.

Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)

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| <span></span> Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) | Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C) |

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## Premarket Notification 510(k) Summary

## 1.1 Submitter

| Manufacturer:         | Qlarity Imaging, LLC               |
|-----------------------|------------------------------------|
| Address:              | 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza #1230 |
|                       | Chicago, IL 60654                  |
| Contact Person:       | Robert Tomek                       |
| Contact Person Title: | Chief Technology Officer           |
| Telephone:            | 872.529.2239                       |
| Email:                | rtomek@qlarityimaging.com          |
| Date Prepared:        | August 28, 2019                    |

## 1.2 Device Information

510(k) Submission type: Traditional

Device Trade Name: QuantX Breast MRI Biopsy Guidance Plugin

Device Common Name: Image Processing System

510(k) Submitter: Qlarity Imaging, LLC

Classification Regulation: 21 CFR 892.2050

Classification Regulation Name: Radiology

Regulatory Class: Class II

Classification Product Code: LLZ

### 1.3 Leqally Marketed Predicate Device

The legally marketed predicate device is:

| Device Name | Manufacturer<br>Name       | 510(k)<br>References | Product<br>Code | Classification |
|-------------|----------------------------|----------------------|-----------------|----------------|
| DynaCAD     | MRI Devices<br>Corporation | K041286              | LLZ             | Class II       |

### 1.4 Device Description

The QuantX Breast MRI Biopsy Guidance Plugin assists users in planning MRI quided interventional procedures. Using information from MR images regarding the coordinates of a user-specified region of interest and fiducial coordinates, the software provides an automatic calculation of the location and depth of the targeted region of interest, such as a lesion or suspected lesion.

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lts primary goal is to identify where and how deep a biopsy needle should be inserted into an imaged breast in order to strike a targeted lesion or region of interest, as chosen by a trained medical professional.

The QuantX Breast MRI Biopsy Guidance Plugin may be used in either the SE or Advanced version of QuantX, a software program used for the display and analysis of medical images.

# 1.5 Indications for Use

The QuantX Breast MRI Biopsy Guidance Plugin is a software application that assists users of the QuantX software device in planning MRI quided interventional procedures.

# 1.6 Technological Characteristics

The QuantX Breast MRI Biopsy Guidance Plugin has the following same technological characteristics as the predicate device.

- User-initiated selection of target breast (left or right) and direction of ● approach (medial or lateral).
- Customized image display depending on side and direction of approach. ●
- User-initiated placement of fiducial marker and biopsy grid. ●
- User-initiated selection of needle size and block combination within the biopsy panel.
- Display of image overlay for fiducial marker and biopsy grid. ●
- Display of image overlay for target region of interest location and sample ● needle trajectory.
- Calculation and display of coordinates and depth to reqion of interest. .

The following technological differences exist between the subject and predicate device; these differences do not affect the safety and effectiveness of the device when used as labeled:

- Subject device is a plugin that can be used in either the SE or Advanced versions of QuantX, a software program that analyzes patient breast images, and is designed to aid radiologists in the characterization of lesions as part of high-risk screening or diagnostic work-up. The predicate device is an image processing system designed to assist in the visualization, analysis, and reporting of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) studies. Additionally, the predicate device assists users in planning MRI guided interventional procedures.
These differences do not affect the safety and effectiveness of the device when used as labeled.

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# 1.7 NON-CLINICAL PERFORMANCE DATA TESTING AND REVIEWS - as required by 807.92(b)(1)

The QuantX Breast MRI Biopsv Guidance Plugin has been successfully tested for its software requirements and features. Nonclinical tests included:

- Verification of proper activation of biopsy guidance mode and interface . display;
- Verification of proper creation of needle block images; ●
- Verification of proper loading of image series to be used in biopsy guidance; ●
- Verification of complete and correct selection of grid type variables; ●
- Verification of complete and correct needle type variables; ●
- Verification of correct fiducial marker image-space coordinates;
- Verification of correct size of grid image overlay and location;
- Verification of correct lesion marker overlay display and image-space ● coordinates;
- Verification of proper display of selected breast, grid cell, and block hole;
- Verification of proper display of needle block image and needle depth: ●
- . Verification of correct patient orientation indicators:
- Verification of lesion depth calculation by comparison to predicate; ●
- . Verification of correct needle block hole by comparison to predicate;
- Verification of correct grid cell by comparison to predicate; ●
- Verification of quidance worksheet output; ●
- Validation testing demonstrates that the device conforms to user needs and ● intended use.

Based on these tests, we conclude that the subject device is safe and effective and substantially equivalent to the predicate device.

# 1.8 Conclusion

Based on the information supplied in this 510(k), we conclude that the subject device is safe, effective, and substantially equivalent to the predicate device.

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