Cydar EV provides image guidance by overlaying preoperative 3D vessel anatomy, from a previously acquired contrast-enhanced, diagnostic CT scan, onto live fluoroscopic images in order to assist in the positioning of guidewires, catheters and other endovascular devices. Cydar EV is intended to assist fluoroscopy-guided endovascular procedures in the lower thorax, abdomen and pelvis. Suitable procedures include (but are not limited to) endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (AAA and mid-distal TAA), angioplasty, stenting and embolization in the common iliac, proximal external iliac and proximal internal iliac arteries and corresponding veins. Cydar EV is not intended for use in the X-ray guided procedures in the liver, kidneys or pelvic organs.
Device Story
Cydar EV is a cloud-based SaaS platform providing augmented reality image guidance for endovascular surgery. It takes preoperative 3D CT scans and live fluoroscopic video feeds (via framegrabber) as input. The system performs automated 2D-3D registration by tracking vertebral anatomy, overlaying the 3D vessel model onto live X-ray images. Used in interventional suites by surgeons and clinicians, the output is displayed on a web browser, assisting in the precise positioning of guidewires and catheters. By providing real-time anatomical context, the device aims to improve procedural accuracy, reduce radiation exposure, and decrease contrast volume usage. The system is maintained by Cydar staff via secure cloud connections.
Clinical Evidence
Multi-center observational study evaluating safety, performance, and usability. Endpoints included registration accuracy, procedure time, radiation exposure, and contrast volume. Results supported clinical effectiveness, confirming the device provides accurate, robust, and usable image guidance for endovascular procedures.
Technological Characteristics
Software-only SaaS; cloud-hosted on Ubuntu Linux. Client-side runs on Windows 8.1 with Google Chrome. Connectivity via secure private/public network. Registration via machine vision tracking of vertebral anatomy. Complies with IEC 62304, IEC 62366-1, ISO 14971, and NEMA PS 3.1-3.20 (DICOM).
Indications for Use
Indicated for patients aged 18+ undergoing fluoroscopy-guided endovascular procedures in the lower thorax, abdomen, and pelvis, including AAA, TAA, angioplasty, stenting, and embolization. Contraindicated for procedures in the liver, kidneys, or pelvic organs.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
An image-intensified fluoroscopic x-ray system is a device intended to visualize anatomical structures by converting a pattern of x-radiation into a visible image through electronic amplification. This generic type of device may include signal analysis and display equipment, patient and equipment supports, component parts, and accessories.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). An anthrogram tray or radiology dental tray intended for use with an image-intensified fluoroscopic x-ray system only is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 892.9. In addition, when intended as an accessory to the device described in paragraph (a) of this section, the fluoroscopic compression device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 892.9.
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July 7, 2016
Cydar Ltd. % Mr. Richard Vincins Vice President, OA/RA Emergo Global Consulting, LLC 816 Congress Avenue, Suite 1400 AUSTIN TX 78701
Re: K160088
Trade/Device Name: Cydar EV Regulation Number: 21 CFR 892.1650 Regulation Name: Image-intensified fluoroscopic x-ray system Regulatory Class: II Product Code: OWB Dated: May 24, 2016 Received: June 1, 2016
Dear Mr. Vincins:
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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### DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Food and Drug Administration
### Indications for Use
Form Approved: OMB No. 0910-0120 Expiration Date: January 31, 2017 See PRA Statement below.
510(k) Number (if known) K160088
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Device Name Cydar EV
#### Indications for Use (Describe)
Cydar EV provides image guidance by overlaying preoperative 3D vessel anatomy, from a previously acquired contrastenhanced, diagnostic CT scan, onto live fluoroscopic images in order to assist in the positioning of guidewires, catheters and other endovascular devices.
Cydar EV is intended to assist fluoroscopy-guided endovascular procedures in the lower thorax, abdomen and pelvis. Suitable procedures include (but are not limited to) endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (AAA and mid-distal TAA), angioplasty, stenting and embolization in the common iliac, proximal external iliac and proximal internal iliac arteries and corresponding veins.
Cydar EV is not intended for use in the X-ray guided procedures in the liver, kidneys or pelvic organs.
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# Section 5 – 510(k) Summary
## Device Name: Cydar EV
# K160088
#### 1. 1. Submission Sponsor
Cydar Ltd
Bulbeck Mill
Mill Lane
Barrington
Cambridgeshire
CB22 7QY
UK
Phone number: +44 1223 778 020
Contact: John Clarke
Title: CTO
#### 2. Submission Correspondent
Emergo Global Consulting, LLC
816 Congress Avenue
Suite 1400
Austin, TX 78701
USA
Office Phone: +1 512 327 9997
Contact: Richard A. VINCINS, CQA, CBA, RAC(EU,US)
Title: Vice President, QA/RA
Email: project.management@emergogroup.com
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#### 3. Date Prepared
24 May 2016
#### 4. Device Identification
| Trade/Proprietary Name: | Cydar EV |
|-------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
| Common/Usual Name: | Interventional Fluoroscopic X-Ray System |
| Classification Name: | Interventional Fluoroscopic X-Ray System |
| Regulation Number: | 892.1650 |
| Product Code: | OWB, Interventional Fluoroscopic X-Ray System |
| Device Class: | Class II |
| Classification Panel: | Radiology |
#### 5. Legally Marketed Predicate Device
K151598 - VesselNavigator - Philips Medical Systems Nederland B.V.
#### 6. Device Description
Cydar EV is a Software-as-a-Service product and consists only of the software running on Cydar's cloud servers. Cydar EV provides augmented reality enhanced X-ray fluoroscopy images for use during X-ray guided surgery.
Cydar EV is a software only medical device. It defines minimum requirements to the hardware it runs on. Access to Cydar EV will be effected by a secure connection over either private networks or the public Internet.
The cloud communication, storage and processing solution is operated and maintained by specially trained Cydar Ltd staff and is based on the Ubuntu Linux operating system (versions 12.4 and 14.4). The client machines are based on Microsoft Windows 8.1, running the Google Chrome web-browser (version 47) and equipped with a video framegrabber (Foresight AccuStream Express HD+). The client machine captures a live fluoroscopy video feed from the X-rays machine's external (secondary) video port using HDMI, DVI, S-video, or analogue format. Any platform, which complies with the specified minimum hardware and software requirements and with successful system self-test and validation activities can be supported.
The Cydar EV will be marketed as a software only solution for the end-user (with recommended hardware requirements). Any special needs such as integration in a specific environment and updates / upgrades will be covered by individual service contract and fulfilled by specially trained service technicians.
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### 7. Indication for Use Statement
Cydar EV provides image guidance by overlaying preoperative 3D vessel anatomy, from a previously acquired contrast-enhanced, diagnostic CT scan, onto live fluoroscopic images in order to assist in the positioning of guidewires, catheters and other endovascular devices.
Cydar EV is intended to assist fluoroscopy-guided endovascular procedures in the lower thorax, abdomen and pelvis. Suitable procedures include (but are not limited to) endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (AAA and mid-distal TAA), angioplasty, stenting and embolization in the common iliac, proximal external iliac and proximal internal iliac arteries and corresponding veins.
Cydar EV is not intended for use in the X-ray guided procedures in the liver, kidneys or pelvic organs.
#### 8. Substantial Equivalence Discussion
The following table compares the Cydar EV to the predicate device with respect to indications for use, principles of operation, technological characteristics, materials, and performance testing. The comparison of the devices provides more detailed information regarding the basis for the determination of substantial equivalence. The subject device does not raise any new issues of safety or effectiveness based on the similarities to the predicate device.
| Manufacturer | Cydar Ltd | Philips Medical Systems<br>Nederland B.V. | Significant<br>Differences |
|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Trade Name | Cydar EV<br>(Subject device) | VesselNavigator<br>(Predicate device) | N/A |
| 510(k)<br>Number | K160088 | K151598 | N/A |
| Product Code | OWB | OWB / LLZ | Similar; the Product<br>Code LLZ is not<br>considered as<br>product is not a<br>PACS system |
| Regulation<br>Number | 892.1650 | 892.1650 / 892.2050 | Similar; the<br>regulation number<br>892.2050 is not<br>considered as<br>product is not a<br>PACS system |
| Regulation<br>Name | Interventional Fluoroscopic X-<br>Ray System | Interventional Fluoroscopic X-Ray<br>System / Picture Archiving and | Similar; the<br>regulation number |
| Manufacturer | Cydar Ltd | Philips Medical Systems<br>Nederland B.V. | Significant<br>Differences |
| Trade Name | Cydar EV<br>(Subject device) | VesselNavigator<br>(Predicate device) | |
| | | Communications System | 892.2050, PACS, is<br>not considered as<br>product is not a<br>PACS system |
| Intended use | Display of combined live 2D X-ray fluoroscopy and 3D anatomy for image guidance during surgery. | Display of combined live 2D X-ray fluoroscopy and 3D anatomy for image guidance during surgery. | Identical |
| 3D imaging | Pre-operative | Pre-operative | Identical |
| X-ray fluoroscopy | Live | Live | Identical |
| Indications for Use | Cydar EV provides image guidance by overlaying preoperative 3D vessel anatomy, from a previously acquired contrast-enhanced, diagnostic CT scan, onto live fluoroscopic images in order to assist in the positioning of guidewires, catheters and other endovascular devices.<br>Cydar EV is intended to assist fluoroscopy-guided endovascular procedures in the lower thorax, abdomen and pelvis. Suitable procedures include (but are not limited to) endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (AAA and mid-distal TAA), angioplasty, stenting and embolization in the common iliac, proximal external iliac and proximal internal iliac arteries and corresponding | VesselNavigator provides image guidance by superimposing live fluoroscopic images on a 3D volume of the vessel anatomy to assist in catheter maneuvering and device placement.<br>VesselNavigator is intended to assist in the treatment of endovascular diseases during procedures such as (but not limited to) AAA, TAA, carotid stenting, iliac interventions. | Similar; indications for both devices emphasize image guidance for fluoroscopy-guided endovascular procedures |
| Manufacturer | Cydar Ltd | Philips Medical Systems<br>Nederland B.V. | Significant<br>Differences |
| Trade Name | Cydar EV<br>(Subject device)<br><br>veins.<br>Cydar EV is not intended for<br>use in the X-ray guided<br>procedures in the liver,<br>kidneys or pelvic organs. | VesselNavigator<br>(Predicate device) | |
| Construction | Software product | Software product | Identical |
| Host<br>computer | Separate interventional tools<br>workstation | Separate interventional tools<br>workstation | Identical |
| Registration<br>Overview | 2D-3D registration is achieved<br>by machine vision tracking of<br>vertebral anatomy | 2D-3D registration is achieved by<br>manual initialization and/or<br>correction followed by dead<br>reckoning based on<br>electromechanical tracking of<br>table and C-arm | Different; the<br>predicate and<br>subject devices use<br>different methods<br>to perform the<br>underlying 2D-3D<br>image registrations<br>though viewing of<br>the image overlay<br>functionality is<br>then performed the<br>same with no<br>additional<br>questions raised for<br>safety or efficacy |
| Registration<br>target | Vertebral anatomy | X-ray C-arm and operating table | Different; targets<br>reflect different<br>registration<br>methods with the<br>image overlay<br>functionality being<br>the same with no<br>additional<br>questions raised for<br>safety or efficacy |
| Patient<br>contacting | No | No | Identical |
| Manufacturer | Cydar Ltd | Philips Medical Systems<br>Nederland B.V. | Significant<br>Differences |
| Trade Name | Cydar EV<br>(Subject device) | VesselNavigator<br>(Predicate device) | |
| Energy<br>emitted or<br>absorbed | No | No | Identical |
| Dynamic<br>update on C-<br>arm / table<br>motion | Automatic | Automatic | Identical |
| Dynamic<br>update on<br>patient<br>motion | Automatic | Semi-automatic based on<br>movement of the gantry | Similar; automatic<br>response to patient<br>motion allows<br>registration to<br>continuously occur<br>with no additional<br>questions raised for<br>safety or efficacy |
| Anatomical<br>Location | Vascular anatomy of the<br>chest, abdomen and pelvis. | All vascular anatomy except<br>coronaries and intracranial<br>vessels | Similar; the subject<br>device is restricted<br>to anatomy<br>considered<br>immobile with<br>respect to the<br>vertebral column<br>with no additional<br>questions raised for<br>safety or efficacy |
| Ability to<br>store<br>roadmaps | Yes | Yes | Identical |
| Ability to<br>store<br>snapshots | Yes | Yes | Identical |
| Non-clinical performance data | | | |
| IEC 62304 | Applied | Applied | Identical |
| IEC 62366 | Applied | Applied | Identical |
| Manufacturer | Cydar Ltd | Philips Medical Systems<br>Nederland B.V. | Significant<br>Differences |
| Trade Name | Cydar EV<br>(Subject device) | VesselNavigator<br>(Predicate device) | |
| ISO 14971 | Applied | Applied | Identical |
| NEMA PS 3.1-<br>3.20<br>DICOM | Applied | Applied | Identical |
### Table 5A – Comparison of Characteristics
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### 9. Non-Clinical Performance Data
As part of demonstrating the safety and effectiveness of Cydar EV and in showing substantial equivalence to the predicate device that is the subject of this 510(k) submission, Cydar Ltd completed a number of non-clinical performance tests. The Cydar EV meets all the requirements for overall design confirming that the design output meets the design inputs and specifications for the device.
Non-clinical performance testing has been performed on Cydar EV and demonstrates compliance with the following International and FDA-recognized consensus standards and FDA guidance document:
- IEC 62304:2015 Medical device software – Software life cycle processes
- IEC 62366-1:2015 Medical devices – Application of usability engineering to medical devices
- ISO 14971:2007 Medical devices – Application of risk management to medical devices
- NEMA PS 3.1-3.20 Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) Set (2011)
- . Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff – Guidance for the Content of Premarket Submissions for Software Contained in Medical Devices (issued May 11, 2005).
Software verification testing has been performed in accordance with the software verification plan to cover the system requirements at system/integration and unit levels as documented in this submission as well as the identified hazard mitigations. Software verification included:
- registration accuracy calculated from images of the vertebral anatomy as documented in Varnavas A, Carrell T, Penney G. "Fully automated 2D—3D registration and verification" Medical Image Analysis 26 (2015):1 08–119, and
- overlay alignment accuracy in the web browser display, and
- information security, and
- . responsiveness of overlays to changes in the fluoroscopy imagery.
Software validation testing has been performed in accordance with the software validation plan and included:
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- the intended use and commercial claims, and usability testing with representative clinical users ● considering:
- o ease of use,
- o visibility and legibility of displays and overlays
- . usability testing with system operators and IT staff,
- testing of the vessel segmentation tool,
- system availability and up-time.
All of these tests were used to support substantial equivalence of the subject device.
The test results in this 510(k) premarket notification demonstrate that Cydar EV:
- . complies with the aforementioned international and FDA-recognized consensus standards and FDA guidance document, and
- . meets the acceptance criteria and is adequate for its intended use.
Therefore, Cydar EV is substantially equivalent to the currently marketed predicate device VesselNavigator in terms of safety and effectiveness.
#### 10. Clinical Performance Data
A clinical investigation was conducted to evaluate safety and efficacy of the Cydar EV to provide image guidance by overlaying preoperative (diagnostic) 3D vessel anatomy onto live fluoroscopic images in order to assist in the positioning of guidewires, catheters and other endovascular devices. Cydar EV is intended to assist fluoroscopy-guided endovascular procedures in the chest, abdomen and pelvis. Suitable procedures include (but are not limited to) endovascular aortic aneurysm repair (TAA and AAA), iliac (arterial and venous) angioplasty, stenting and embolisations. The design was a multi-centre observational study examining safety, performance, usability, and clinical effect. The overall design of the clinical study is shown as follows:
- . Clinical Endpoints: Primary endpoints were the accuracy, robustness, usability, procedure time, radiation exposure, and iodinated contrast volume
- Subject Inclusion/Exclusion: The trial participants were patients who:
- O were willing and able to give informed consent, and
- were aged 18 or older, and O
- were scheduled to undergo an X-ray guided intervention in an anatomic zone covered O by the technology, and
- had had a pre-operative CT scan, and O
- O were able and willing to comply with the study requirements.
- Study Monitoring: Cloud monitoring and data collection was performed by Cydar Ltd
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The clinical endpoint and user feedback data supported the hypothesis of clinical effectiveness. Results of the clinical investigation support the indications for use of the Cydar EV to provide image guidance by overlaying preoperative (diagnostic) 3D vessel anatomy onto live fluoroscopic images in order to assist in the positioning of guidewires, catheters and other endovascular devices by achieving accurate, robust, and usable image guidance. Clinical study conclusion confirms that the device is safe and effective as used according to the instructions for use.
#### 11. Statement of Substantial Equivalence
The Cydar EV, as designed and manufactured, is determined to be substantially equivalent to the referenced predicate device.
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You search "coronary artery calcification" and want only software devices with AI. What two filters do you apply?
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Reading rule for every project: how many summaries do you read in full?
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Click "Show Chart" and segment by Regulation Number. Clicking a regulation takes you to the regulations tree.
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