Medical College of Wisconsin Clinical Testing; Retrospective analysis of clinical patient cases; Follow-up/Duration: 4 fractions
Patients undergoing prostate and pancreas radiation therapy; Sample Size: 4 CT datasets (from 3 patients); Number of Sites: 1
Not applicable for this study
Verification of online correction system performance
Indications for Use
Panther™ RealART is an optional software module to the Prowess Panther™ Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning System family. It is intended to provide online correction on the position and shape of the beam portals based on the images acquired on the treatment day when the patient is at the treatment position.
Device Story
Panther™ RealART is an optional software module for the Prowess radiation therapy treatment planning system; used for online image-guided radiation therapy. Input: daily CT images acquired while patient is at treatment position. Operation: software tools allow rapid contour delineation (drag-and-drop, interpolation, interactive modification); segment aperture morphing (SAM) algorithm calculates beam portal position/shape corrections; segment weight optimization modifies weights to improve plan based on daily anatomy. Output: adjusted radiation treatment plan. Used in clinical settings by trained users (medical physicists/dosimetrists). Healthcare providers use output to align radiation beams with deformed targets, improving IMRT delivery accuracy and dose coverage.
Clinical Evidence
No formal clinical trial required. Field testing conducted at Medical College of Wisconsin using four CT datasets from two prostate and one pancreas cases. Testing demonstrated system met specifications and provided equivalent performance to predicate.
Technological Characteristics
Software module for existing treatment planning system. Operates on workstation with Intel Quad-Core Xeon processors, Windows XP or later. Connectivity: DICOM-RT standard for communication with CT, Record & Verify systems, and linear accelerators. Algorithm: proprietary SAM (segment aperture morphing) and segment weight optimization.
Indications for Use
Indicated for correcting geometric mismatches between radiation beams and treatment targets under on-line image-guidance in patients undergoing radiation therapy.
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.
Predicate Devices
Adaptive Targeting™ function of ONCOR Expression™ with COHERENCE Workspace (K060226)
Reference Devices
Prowess Panther™ treatment planning system (K032456)
Submission Summary (Full Text)
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510(K) SUMMARY As required by 21 CFR Part 807.92
MAY - 5 2009
November 19, 2008
| 1. | Submitter: | Prowess, Inc.<br>5063 Commercial, Suite A & B<br>Concord, CA. 94520 |
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| | Contact Person: | Rachel Scarano<br>Regulatory Affairs Manager<br>Prowess, Inc.<br>5063 Commercial, Suite A & B<br>Concord, CA. 94520<br>PHONE: (925) 356-0360<br>FAX: (530) 356-0363 |
| | Device Manufacturer: | Prowess, Inc.<br>5063 Commercial, Suite A & B<br>Concord, CA. 94520 |
| 2. | Device Trade Name: | Panther™ RealART |
| | Classification Name: | Accelerator, Linear, Medical<br>(21 CFR § 892.5050), Class II |
| | Reg. No.: | 2939248 |
| | Common Name: | Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning System |
| 3. | Predicate Devices: | Adaptive Targeting™ function of ONCOR<br>Expression™ with COHERENCE Workspace<br>(K060226) |
#### Device Description 4.
PANTHER™ RealART is an optional software module to the Prowess radiation therapy planning software for supporting online image-guided radiation therapy. The Panther™ RealART on-line plan adaptation system is composed of a workstation with two Intel Quad-Core Xeon processors (or later versions) running Windows XP operation system (or later versions) and proprietary software that allows the trained users to adjust radiation therapy treatment plans based on the images acquired on the day of treatment with the patient at the treatment position.
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The Panther™ RealART software contains 3 components:
- a. Rapid delineation of targets and organs at risk (OAR) --- The first step of the online correction system is to use robust software and hardware tools to modify the contours rapidly. Tools developed for speeding up contour delineation include: (1) quickly drag and drop planning contours onto the CT of the day. (2) interpolate contours for skipped images, and (3) interactively draw/modify contours.
- b. Segment aperture morphing --- The segment aperture morphing (SAM) algorithm is designed to calculate the corrections on the position and shape of the beam portals based on the images acquired on-line when the patient is at the treatment position.
- c. Segment weight optimization --- The segment weight optimization only modifies the segment weights to further improve the original plan by taking advantage of the anatomy revealed by the images of the day.
#### 5. Intended Use
Panther™ RealART is an optional software module to the Prowess Panther™ Radiation Therapy Treatment Planning System family. It is intended to provide online correction on the position and shape of the beam portals based on the images acquired on the treatment day when the patient is at the treatment position.
#### 6. Summary of Technological Considerations
Panther™ RealART, the online adaptive plan option to the existing Prowess treatment planning system, is substantially equivalent to the predicate device. It has the same intended use and similar technical characteristics as the predicate device. It results in equivalent or better quality of treatment plans as compared with the use of predicate device as demonstrated in our field tests.
#### 7. Summary of Comparisons to Predicate Devices
Panther™ RealART adds online, image-quided plan adaptation capabilities to the existing Prowess Panther™ planning system (K032456). It has the same purpose and effects as the predicate device - Adaptive Targeting™ function of ONCOR Expression™ with COHERENCE Workspace (K060226) - utilizing the images of the day to align the radiation beams with the treatment farget.
What distinquishes Panther™ RealART from the predicate device is described in detail under Section VIII: Substantial Equivalence Comparison. Unlike in the predicate device, where the patient and treatment target are treated as a rigid body and the treatment couch is shifted to align the target with the beam portals, Panther™ RealART shifts the beam portals and adjusts their shape if the target has deformed. Subsequent dose
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calculation is used to verify the dose coverage of the target and the correctness of the on-line correction.
#### Summary of Non-clinical Tests 8.
A Hazard Analysis was completed for Panther RealART. Methods for preventing such hazards were detailed (Section IX). Verification and validation of the software was conducted in house according to the Verification and Validation (V&V) Protocol. The V&V Protocol, and test results are included in Section X of this submission. Functional testing was conducted both in-house and by medical physicists/dosimetrists at the Medical College of Wisconsin. These tests have demonstrated that the RealART option to the Prowess Panther™ treatment planning system has met its specifications, demonstrated substantially equivalent performance to the predicate device, and is safe and effective for its intended use.
#### 9. Summary of Clinical Tests
Although clinical testing is not required to demonstrate substantial equivalence in safety and effectiveness, we elect to conduct testing at the Medical College of Wisconsin using real patient cases. We feel that, no matter how carefully a product is tested in the factory, such testing cannot replace testing in the field. Clinical testing was performed on selected four CT datasets acquired in a total of four fractions from two prostate and one pancreas cases at Medical College of Wisconsin.
#### 10. Labeling
The CD media labeling and User's manual are provided in Section VII of this submission. The entire user's manual in digital format is also included in the software media and can be viewed as part of the on-line help.
Commercial and marketing materials are also included in Section VII.
Product labels comply with 21 CFR 1040.10 and 1040.11 as applicable.
#### 11. Summary of Safety and Effectiveness Information
- a. Prowess. Inc. is a registered medical device establishment that meets the requirements of ISO 13485, the Medical Device Directive 93/42/EEC Annex II and 21 CFR 820.
- b. The Panther RealART option was designed and implemented according to the established R&D and quality management procedures of Prowess, Inc.
- c. The management of the company is committed to the highest standards of Quality Management. The Quality Management System is subject to regular, planned and documented audits by external consultants and by the FDA.
- d. A comprehensive Risk Analysis has been conducted. Detailed methods of mitigating these potential risks have been identified by the development and
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marketing team, and verified by clinical physicists contracted by Prowess as adequate.
- e. The Software has been verified and validated based on established testing plans. The functionalities have been tested by in-house test engineers. In addition to in-house testing, the system was also tested by our beta-site using clinical cases. Documentation of these tests are included in Section X of the submission.
- Key safety features of Prowess Panther include using a proprietary database f. for managing important plan data and providing QA tools which allow the user to copy patient treatment plans to a phantom for QA measurements. When communicating with external medical devices used in radiation therapy such as CT, Record & Verify systems, and linear accelerators, Prowess Panther system adheres to the DICOM-RT standard.
- g. Steps and precautions for the safe and effective use of the new inverse planning option are detailed in the User Manual. Training by Prowess' physicist is provided as part of the product distribution.
#### 12. Conclusions
Panther™ online plan adaptation option, Panther RealART, is substantially equivalent to the predicate devices. It has the same intended use and similar technical characteristics. It generates equivalent or better quality of treatment plans as compared with the predicate devices as demonstrated in our field tests, and its use does not raise any new, or different issues of safety or effectiveness when compared with the predicates. As demonstrated in the comparison with predicate devices, the use of Panther™ RealART will improve the accuracy of IMRT treatment delivery.
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### DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES
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Food and Drug Administration 9200 Corporate Boulevard Rockville MD 20850
· Ms. Rachel Scarano Regulatory Affairs Manager Prowess. Inc. 5063 Commercial Cir., Suite A & B CONCORD CA 94520
Re: K083502 -
Trade/Device Name: Panther™ Real/ART Regulation Number: 21 CFR 892.5050 Regulation Name: Medical charged-particle radiation therapy system Regulatory Class: II Product Code: MUJ Dated: March 24, 2009
Received: March 25, 2009
Dear Ms. Scarano:
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 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.
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If you desire specific advice for your device on our labeling regulation (21 CFR Part 801), please contact the Center for Devices and Radiological Health's (CDRH's) Office of Compliance at one of the following numbers, based on the regulation number at the top of this letter.
| 21 CFR 876.xxx | (Gastroenterology/Renal/Urology) | (240) 276-0115 |
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| 21 CFR 884.xxx | (Obstetrics/Gynecology) | (240) 276-0115 |
| 21 CFR 892.xxx | (Radiology) | (240) 276-0120 |
| Other | | (240) 276-0100 |
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 contact the CDRH/Office of Surveillance and Biometrics/Division of Postmarket Surveillance at 240-276-3464. For more information regarding the reporting of adverse events, please go to http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/mdr/.
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 (240) 276-3150 or at its Internet address http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/industry/support/index.html.
Sincerely yours,
Janine M. Morris Acting Director, Division of Reproductive, Abdominal, and Radiological Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
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## Indications For Use
510(k) Number (if known): Pending
Device Name: Panther™ RealART
## Indications for Use:
Panther™ RealART is used to correct geometric mismatches between radiation beams and the treatment target under on-line image-guidance. The optional software module is part of the family of treatment planning products under the trade name Panther™.
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Part 1 — Search, results, and everyday workflows 16 min
Part 2 — Embeddings: the galaxy map 3 min
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.
Use the checkboxes above the results to narrow: SaMD keeps only software-only devices, AI / ML keeps only devices with AI.
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).
2. The results table
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.
Where do you find a device's intended use without opening the PDF?
Scroll right in the search results table. The intended use column is extracted for you; no need to dig into the 510(k) summary PDF.
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.
4. Device detail page: chat and citations
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.
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.
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?
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.
7. Product codes and the regulations tree
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.
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.
8. Chart view
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.