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No
The document describes standard PACS and image viewing functionalities with basic image processing tools. There is no mention of AI, ML, or any advanced analytical capabilities that would suggest the use of these technologies.
No
The device is a Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) software designed for image storage, retrieval, processing, measurement, and display for diagnostic purposes. It is explicitly stated that it is "not meant to create or modify DICOM images." A therapeutic device is one that treats or manages a disease or condition, which is not the function described for this software.
Yes
The device explicitly states it provides "diagnostic tools" and is used for "image diagnosis" by "trained professionals, including but not limited to physicians." This indicates its role in the diagnostic process.
Yes
The device description explicitly states that the system is "a software composed by a Picture Archiving and Communication System" and describes various software components (VM PACS, VM Medical Workstation, VM Clinical Viewer) and their functions related to receiving, storing, processing, and displaying medical images. While it interacts with hardware (imaging devices, storage media, displays), the device itself, as described, is the software system.
Based on the provided text, this device is not an IVD (In Vitro Diagnostic).
Here's why:
- IVD devices are used to examine specimens derived from the human body (like blood, urine, tissue) to provide information for diagnosis, monitoring, or screening. The description of this device clearly states it receives, stores, processes, and displays medical images (DICOM and non-DICOM) from imaging equipment like CT, MR, etc. It works with images of the body, not specimens from the body.
- The intended use and device description focus entirely on image management, processing, and display for diagnostic purposes based on those images. There is no mention of analyzing biological samples or providing information derived from such analysis.
Therefore, this device falls under the category of medical imaging software and PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System), not an In Vitro Diagnostic device.
N/A
Intended Use / Indications for Use
VM PACS is designed to Store Medical Dicom Images and leave them available to be used for diagnostics or transferred to other Dicom devices.
VM PACS is not meant to create or modify DICOM images. VM PACS store the images and the Data Set send by an DICOM compatible image diagnostic equipment and store them available to be access by a workstation or viewer, or been transfer to another Dicom Compatible device.
VM PACS does not modify the images store in it.
User Graphic interface VM Medical Workstation is a complete Workstation which provides diagnostic tools for image diagnose, for CT, MR, PT, CR, DX, NM, MG, XA, RF, SC, US and ES, as zoom, Window & Level variation and presets, measurements and a complete set of diagnostics tools and includes a report tool for the studies.
Lossy compressed mammographic images must not be reviewed for primary image interpretations. Mammographic images may only be interpreted using an FDA cleared display that meets technical specifications reviewed and accepted by FDA.
VM Clinical Viewer is the web access interface of VM PACS, which allows integration with any Operating System, brings to the institution the capacity to access the images remotely.
VM Clinical Viewer allows the specialist consultation and the communication between radiologists and referring physicians. The system enables authorized external users to specific patient studies, is not intended for diagnostic purposes when used on mobile devices.
VM PACS with VM Medical Workstation is a software designed to receive, store, distribute, process and display Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) and non-DICOM information and data throughout a clinical environment. The software performs digital communication and storage of the images and is meant to be administrated by a trained user.
VM Medical Workstation and VM Clinical Viewer are both softwares capable to perform image processing, measurement and other diagnostics tools, it is designed to be used by trained professionals, including but not limited to physicians, nurses and medical technicians.
Product codes
LLZ
Device Description
VM PACS with VM Medical Workstation is a software composed by a Picture Archiving and Communication System able to receive, transfer and display Dicom Images acquired and send by imaging devices such as CT, MR, CR, DX, MG, US, NM, PET, and other devices, along with a Graphic interface used to configure the PACS and diagnose Medical Images Stored in it.
VM PACS is an affordable and scalable Picture Archiving and Communication System designed to optimize imaging workflow and simplify image management.
Use a powerful database engine as client server data. The system architecture scalable, allowing to add storage media according to the volume of studies intended to store and be access online. This gives the possibility to increase gradually the investment in hardware storage as needed.
All Image Storage and communications are according to the Dicom Standard. A configuration interface allows the system administrator to set the Application Entity Title (AE-TITLE) and listening port for the Dicom Communications with other devices.
To protect the studies PACS has a full-featured fully automatic and programmable backup instance.
VM PACS is capable to send query and retrieve studies from other Dicom Applications using the DICOM standard. For Monitoring the Dicom traffic, incorporating a tool which shows all the DICOM transfers in a lapse of time, also VM PACS can be set to auto send studies to other Dicom Application Entities (AEs), depending on the modality, the description, the patient, or any other Dicom Tag selected and also can send all the previous studies from the same patient to a tarqet Dicom AE.
VM Medical Workstation provides all the necessary tools needed for image diagnosis. VM Medical WS allows the user to visualize; report and print images and studies, whit a complete set of tools designed for diagnose medical images.
VM Medical Workstation includes a report module to archive the diagnostic results, linked to the informed study.
VM Medical WS allows the authorized user to burn studies in a CD/DVD along with the study have an autorun software with diagnostic Dicom tools. If the study has a report, this report is attached to the CD/DVD in a PDF format.
The software also include an Advance Printing tool which allows the user to perform a personalized layout, changing window & Level, zoom, and pan to one or all images in the layout.
VM Clinical Viewer is the diagnostic web access interface of VM PACS, which allows integration with any Operating System, and allows the institution to access the images remotely.
VM Clinical Viewer improves the specialist consultation and the communication between radiologists and referring physicians from any location in the world. The system enables authorized external users to have access to specific patient studies.
VM Clinical Viewer is not intended to be use with diagnostics proposes in mobile devices.
Mentions image processing
Yes
Mentions AI, DNN, or ML
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Input Imaging Modality
CT, MR, PT, CR, DX, NM, MG, XA, RF, SC, US and ES, PET
Anatomical Site
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Indicated Patient Age Range
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Intended User / Care Setting
Designed to be used by trained professionals, including but not limited to physicians, nurses and medical technicians.
Description of the training set, sample size, data source, and annotation protocol
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Description of the test set, sample size, data source, and annotation protocol
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Summary of Performance Studies (study type, sample size, AUC, MRMC, standalone performance, key results)
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Key Metrics (Sensitivity, Specificity, PPV, NPV, etc.)
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Predicate Device(s)
Reference Device(s)
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Predetermined Change Control Plan (PCCP) - All Relevant Information
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§ 892.2050 Medical image management and processing system.
(a)
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.(b)
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).
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Visual Medica % Ms. Melissa Llabrés Grau Official Correspondent Ecuador 1465 1ºD. CP: 1425 Ciudad Autonoma de Buenos Aires ARGENTINA
Re: K141561
Trade/Device Name: VM PACS with VM Medical Workstation Regulation Number: 21 CFR 892.2050 Regulation Name: Picture archiving and communications system Regulatory Class: II Product Code: LLZ Dated: December 22, 2014 Received: December 29, 2014
Dear Ms. Grau:
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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Enclosure
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Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K141561
Device Name
VM PACS with VM Medical Workstation
Indications for Use (Describe)
VM PACS is designed to Store Medical Dicom Images and leave them available to be used for diagnostics or transferred to other Dicom devices.
VM PACS is not meant to create or modify DICOM images. VM PACS store the images and the Data Set send by an DICOM compatible image diagnostic equipment and store them available to be access by a workstation or viewer, or been transfer to another Dicom Compatible device.
VM PACS does not modify the images store in it.
User Graphic interface VM Medical Workstation is a complete Workstation which provides diagnostic tools for image diagnose, for CT, MR, PT, CR, DX, NM, MG, XA, RF, SC, US and ES, as zoom, Window & Level variation and presets, measurements and a complete set of diagnostics tools and includes a report tool for the studies.
Lossy compressed mammographic images must not be reviewed for primary image interpretations. Mammographic images may only be interpreted using an FDA cleared display that meets technical specifications reviewed and accepted by FDA.
VM Clinical Viewer is the web access interface of VM PACS, which allows integration with any Operating System, brings to the institution the capacity to access the images remotely.
VM Clinical Viewer allows the specialist consultation and the communication between radiologists and referring physicians. The system enables authorized external users to specific patient studies, is not intended for diagnostic purposes when used on mobile devices.
Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)
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15 Jan, 2015
New Device
Company Name: Visual Medica
DUNS Number: 976989421 Phone Number: +5411 4825 4855 Address: Ecuador 1465 1ºD, CP: 1425, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina
Contact Information
Name: Melissa Llabrés Grau email: melissa@visualmedica.com Contact Direct Number: +549 11 5883 0355
Product: VM PACS with Medical Workstation
Product: Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) Commercial Name: VM PACS with VM Medical Workstation Classification: 892.2050 (Class II) Product Code: LLZ
PREDICATE DEVICE:
| 510 (k) Number | Model Name | Manufacturer |
|---|---|---|
| K123174 | CENTRICITY PACS-IW WITH UNIVERSAL VIEWER | GE HEALTHCARE |
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1.1 Device Description
VM PACS WITH VM MEDICAL WORKSTATION
VM PACS with VM Medical Workstation is a software composed by a Picture Archiving and Communication System able to receive, transfer and display Dicom Images acquired and send by imaging devices such as CT, MR, CR, DX, MG, US, NM, PET, and other devices, along with a Graphic interface used to configure the PACS and diagnose Medical Images Stored in it.
1.1.1 VM PACS
VM PACS is an affordable and scalable Picture Archiving and Communication System designed to optimize imaging workflow and simplify image management
Use a powerful database engine as client server data. The system architecture scalable, allowing to add storage media according to the volume of studies intended to store and be access online. This gives the possibility to increase gradually the investment in hardware storage as needed.
All Image Storage and communications are according to the Dicom Standard. A configuration interface allows the system administrator to set the Application Entity Title (AE-TITLE) and listening port for the Dicom Communications with other devices
To protect the studies PACS has a full-featured fully automatic and programmable backup instance.
VM PACS is capable to send query and retrieve studies from other Dicom Applications using the DICOM standard. For Monitoring the Dicom traffic, incorporating a tool which shows all the DICOM transfers in a lapse of time, also VM PACS can be set to auto send studies to other Dicom Application Entities (AEs), depending on the modality, the description, the patient, or any other Dicom Tag selected and also can send all the previous studies from the same patient to a tarqet Dicom AE.
1.1.2 VM Medical Workstation
VM Medical Workstation provides all the necessary tools needed for image diagnosis. VM Medical WS allows the user to visualize; report and print images and studies, whit a complete set of tools designed for diagnose medical images.
VM Medical Workstation includes a report module to archive the diagnostic results, linked to the informed study .
VM Medical WS allows the authorized user to burn studies in a CD/DVD along with the study have an autorun software with diagnostic Dicom tools. If the study has a report, this report is attached to the CD/DVD in a PDF format.
The software also include an Advance Printing tool which allows the user to perform a personalized layout, changing window & Level, zoom, and pan to one or all images in the layout.
1.1.3 VM Clinical Viewer
VM Clinical Viewer is the diagnostic web access interface of VM PACS, which allows integration with any Operating System, and allows the institution to access the images remotely.
VM Clinical Viewer improves the specialist consultation and the communication between radiologists and referring physicians from any location in the world. The system enables authorized external users to have access to specific patient studies.
VM Clinical Viewer is not intended to be use with diagnostics proposes in mobile devices.
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1.2 Indications for use:
VM PACS is designed to Store Medical Dicom Images and leave them available to be used for diagnostics or transferred to other Dicom devices.
VM PACS is not meant to create or modify DICOM images. VM PACS store the images and the Data Set send by an DICOM compatible image diagnostic equipment and store them making them available to be access by a workstation or viewer, or been transfer to another Dicom Compatible device.
VM PACS does not modify the images store in it.
User Graphic interface VM Medical Workstation is a complete Workstation which provides diagnostic tools for image diagnose, for CT, MR, PT, CR, DX, NM, MG, XA, RF, SC, US and ES, as zoom, Window & Level variation and presets, measurements and a complete set of diagnostics tools and includes a report tool for the studies.
Lossy compressed mammographic images must not be reviewed for primary image interpretations. Mammographic images may only be interpreted using an FDA cleared display that meets technical specifications reviewed and accepted by FDA.
VM Clinical Viewer is the web access interface of VM PACS, which allows integration with any Operating System, brings to the institution the capacity to access the images remotely.
VM Clinical Viewer allows the specialist consultation and the communication between radiologists and referring physicians. The system enables authorized external users to have access to specific patient studies, is not intended for diagnostic purposes when used on mobile devices.
1.3 Intended Use
VM PACS with VM Medical Workstation is a software designed to receive, store, distribute, process and display Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) and non-DICOM information and data throughout a clinical environment. The software performs digital communication and storage of the images and is meant to be administrated by a trained user.
VM Medical Workstation and VM Clinical Viewer are both softwares capable to perform image processing, measurement and other diagnostics tools, it is designed to be used by trained professionals, including but not limited to physicians, nurses and medical technicians.
1.4 Software development
VM PACS with VM Medical WS are designed, developed, tested and validated according to written procedures. These procedures have developing and approving product specifications, coding, testing and field maintenance responsible. The software is used to provide diagnosticquality images and associated DICOM information to the intended users.
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1.5 Safety Information:
The device does not contact the patient, nor does it control any life sustaining devices.
A trained physician, providing ample opportunity for competent human intervention interprets images and information displayed and printed by this software.
1.6 Technological Characteristics
VM PACS is a software designed to be installed in a server with the following minimum requirements, these requirements do not limit any superior hardware which can contain the software.
| Connections | Processor | RAM Memory | SO Disk Space | SO | Storage Unit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 or less | 2 Cores | 4GB | 500 GB | Windows 7/8 | 2 TB |
| 4 to 8 | 4 Cores | 8GB | 500 GB | Windows 7/8 | 6 TB |
| 8 to 16 | 8 Cores | 16GB | 500 GB | Windows Server | 12 TB |
| 16 to 32 | 12 Cores | 32GB | 500 GB | Windows Server | 32 TB |
| More than 32 | 16 Cores | 32GB | 500 GB | Windows Server | 40 TB |
1.7 Comparison to Predicative Device:
1.7.1 Comparison:
PREDICATE DEVICE: K123174 CENTRICITY PACS (MANUFACTURER: GE)
Centricity PACS (K123174) and VM PACS and VM Medical workstation are designed by DICOM Standards, to store, review; processing, printing film and media interchange of multi-modality images from a variety of diagnosis imaging systems. Both systems give the possibility of multiple users to remotely access the images stored in the main server from compatible hardware on a network. Both systems allow users to manipulation, diagnostic interpretation and post-diagnostic images stored.
As predicative device K123174 Centricity PACS, VM PACS and VM Medical workstation allows the user to export information from the server in different formats including DICOM objects.
Both VM PACS and Centricity PACS provide integration capabilities with other clinical systems as external modality worklist, RIS, HIS, voice recognition and audio report systems.
Therefore this device poses no new issues of safety or effectiveness, and is substantially equivalent to the predicate device.
1.7.2 Differences with Predicative Device:
WORKFLOW
- o Audio:
Predicative Device doesn't have integrated the audio report solution
"Radiologist will dictate exam through a dictation such as embedded VR option or other third-party dictation solution."
VM PACS integrate the audio report solution.
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VISUALIZATION
- o Searching Studies
Predicative Device has Study list display different information.
Search by referring physician
VM PACS allows the user to search by Insurance instead of referent physician. This doesn't represent any drawback because all DICOM information is accessible by the Dicom Dump Option in both VM PACS user interfaces.
- o Compare button
For the Study Comparison Predicative device have an automatic tool for placing studies in the screen and synchronize them.
VM PACS interfaces are able to compare studies by placing them manually on the screen and synchronizing them with synch tool.
1.7.3 Conclusion:
VM PACS and VM Medical workstation are designed by DICOM Standards, allowing easy selection, review; processing and media exchange of multi-modality images from a variety of diagnosis imaqing systems.
VM PACS with VM Medial Workstation and predicate devices have been nonclinical tested in the areas of technical characteristics, general function, and application showing Dicom 3 compliance, both softwares also have equivalent indications and intended use. The differences within the subject device do not raise any new potential safety risks and is equivalent in performance to existing legally marketed devices.
Therefore this device poses no new issues of safety or effectiveness, and is substantially equivalent to the predicate device.
1.8 Technology
VM PACS is a software designed to be installed in a server with the following minimum requirements | requirements, these requirements do not limit any superior hardware which can contain the software.
| Connections | Processor | RAM Memory | SO Disk Space | SO | Storage
Unit |
|--------------|-----------|------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------|
| 4 or less | 2 Cores | 4GB | 500 GB | Windows 7/8 | 2 TB |
| 4 to 8 | 4 Cores | 8GB | 500 GB | Windows 7/8 | 6 TB |
| 8 to 16 | 8 Cores | 16GB | 500 GB | Windows Server | 12 TB |
| 16 to 32 | 12 Cores | 32GB | 500 GB | Windows Server | 32 TB |
| More than 32 | 16 Cores | 32GB | 500 GB | Windows Server | 40 TB |
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2 Executive Summary
2.1 VM PACS with VM Medical Workstation Description
VM PACS WITH VM MEDICAL WORKSTATION
VM PACS is Picture Archiving and Communication System created for archiving, manipulating and managing diagnostic medical images, it uses the DICOM protocol to provide the following services:
- · Receive images sent by remote stations
- · Send images to remote stations
- · Print images to a remote printer
- · Grayscale Presentation State (GSPS), which specifies the presentation of images as gray scaling, zoom, text and graphical annotations.
- · Query remote entities and initiate retrieval from those entities
- · Accept queries from remote entities and initiate image transfers as directed from those entities
- · Issue and accept verification messages
VM PACS is a server application along with a viewing application.
VM PACS provides a user interface for system configuration and monitoring by system administrators, and a an application for diagnosticimage display and image review
2.1.1 VM PACS
VM PACS is an affordable and scalable Picture Archiving and Communication System designed to optimize imaging workflow and simplify image management
Use a powerful PostgreSQL database engine as client server data. The system architecture scalable, allowing to add storage media according to the volume of studies intended to store and be access online. This gives the possibility to increase gradually the investment in hardware storage as needed.
All Image Storage and communications are according to the Dicom Standard. A configuration interface allows the system administrator to set the Application Entity Title (AE-TITLE) and listening port for the Dicom Communications with other devices
To protect the studies PACS has a full-featured fully automatic and programmable backup instance.
VM PACS is capable to send query and retrieve studies from other Dicom Applications using the DICOM 3.0 standard toolkits and enables the application to process standard inbound DICOM transmissions over TCP/IP. For Monitoring the Dicom traffic, incorporating a tool which shows all the DICOM transfers in a lapse of time, also VM PACS can be set to auto send studies to other Dicom Application Entities (AEs), depending on the modality, the description, the patient, or any other Dicom Tag selected and also can send all the previous studies from the same patient to a target Dicom AE.
This component is supported on Microsoft Windows Server 2003/2008/2012 in 32 bits or 64 bits.
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2.1.2 VM Medical Workstation
VM Medical Workstation provides all the necessary tools needed for image diagnosis, is compatible with over windows XP and higher.
VM Medical WS allows the user to visualize; report and print images and studies, whit a complete set of tools designed for diagnose medical images.
VM Medical Workstation includes a report module to archive the diagnostic results, linked to the informed study.
VM Medical WS allows the authorized user to burn studies in a CD/DVD along with the study is an autorun software with diagnostic Dicom tools. If the study has a report, this report is attached to the CD/DVD in a PDF format.
The software also include an Advance Printing tool which allows the user to perform a personalized layout, changing window & Level, zoom, and pan to one or all images in the layout.
2.1.3 _VM Clinical Viewer
VM Clinical Viewer is the web access interface of VM PACS and runs on Tomcat webserver, allows integration with any Operating System, and allows the institution to access the images remotely. Access protocols must include standard HTTP.
VM Clinical Viewer improves the specialist consultation and the communication between radiologists and referring physicians from any location in the world. The system enables authorized external users to have access to specific patient studies.
2.2 Comparative features with predicative device
| | VM PACS with VM Medical Workstation | Centricity PACS-IW with Universal Viewer
K123174 |
|--------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| DataBase | VM PACS Database architectures in two main
databases are managed by PostgreSQL.
Databases Manages User Profiles, local
configuration, and all Dicom data from the
images, are stored in a filesystem. The
DataBase component may run in Microsoft
Windows Server 2003/2008/201232 or 64 bits. | The Centricity PACS-IW database instance (actually
three databases) is managed by Microsoft SQL Server
2005. The database manages all system user profiles,
as well as all study data, other than the physical
images which are stored on the filesystem by the
Storage Controller. The Database component may run
on Microsoft SQL Server 2005 in either 32-bit or 64-bit
mode, running on Microsoft Windows Server 2003
running in either 32-bit or 64-bit mode. |
| Intended Use | Software designed to receive, store, distribute,
process and display Digital Imaging and
Communications in Medicine (DICOM) and
non- DICOM information and data throughout a
clinical environment.
Digital communication and storage of the
images. | Centricity PACS-IW with Universal Viewer is a device
that displays medical images (including mammograms)
and data from various imaging sources. Images and
data can be viewed, communicated, processed and
displayed within the system or across computer
networks at distributed locations. |
| | Includes a Workstation capable of: Image
processing, measurement and other
diagnostics tools.
The software performs digital communication
and storage of the images and is meant to be
administrated by a trained user. | The main categories of users to utilize Centricity PACS
are:
Radiologist, Technologist, Clinician, Referring
Physician, Clinical Admin, radiological Residents, ED
Physician, Clinical Staff and System Administrator
The PACS-IW is not intended to be used by Patients. |
Predicate device: K123174 Centricity PACS (Manufacturer GE)
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| Indications for use | VM PACS is designed to Store Medical Dicom Images and leave them available to be used for diagnostics or transferred to other Dicom devices.
VM PACS is not meant to create or modify DICOM images. VM PACS store the images and the Data Set send by an DICOM compatible image diagnostic equipment and store them making them available to be access by a workstation or viewer, or been transfer to another Dicom Compatible device.
VM PACS does not modify the images store in it.
User Graphic interface VM Medical Workstation is a complete Workstation which provides diagnostic tools for image diagnose, for CT, MR, PT, CR, DX, NM, MG, XA, RF, SC, US and ES, as zoom, Window & Level variation and presets, measurements and a complete set of diagnostics tools and includes a report tool for the studies.
Lossy compressed mammographic images must not be reviewed for primary image interpretations. Mammographic images may only be interpreted using an FDA cleared display that meets technical specifications reviewed and accepted by FDA.
VM Clinical Viewer is the web access interface of VM PACS, which allows integration with any Operating System, brings tothe institution the capacity to access the images remotely.
VM Clinical Viewer allows the specialist consultation and the communication between radiologists and referring physicians. The system enables authorized external users to have access to specific patient studies, is not intended for diagnostic purposes when used on mobile devices. | Centricity PACS-IW is a medical software system that is intended for acquisition and storage of medical images and other information objects generated by the acquisition equipment (modalities) as well as other devices (postprocessing workstations). It allows multiple users to remotely access the images it stores, from compatible computers on a network, for the purpose of manipulation, diagnostic interpretation and post-diagnostic review of the images and other objects it stores.
Centricity PACS-IW shall operate within operating environment that meets defined minimum specifications.
The system allows users various methods of exporting information, including the original information it acquires as well as user work results. This includes sending images and other objects to the external systems over the network utilizing the DICOM protocol, saving them on CD in DICOM and Proprietary formats, printing of Key Images onto DICOM and Windows printers, printing Notes, Reports and other information on Windows printers.
Centricity PACS-IW provides integration capabilities with other types of information systems in the Healthcare Enterprise (HIS, RIS, EMR, dictation and voice recognition systems).
Centricity PACS-IW supports desktop integration with various Information systems to invoke modules of such system for display of supplementary information associated with the study selected within PACS-IW. The information may pertain to the specific study, order/visit or patient. The desktop integration can also be employed to perform certain operations (such as dictation of the diagnostic report) within external system
Using information provided by the PACS-IW (for example, accession number of an order).
PACS-IW, and subsequent storage of resulting DICOM objects within Centricity PACS-IW. |
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| Users | Designed to be used by trained professionals, including but not limited to physicians, nurses and medical technicians. | Typical users of this system are trained professionals, including but not limited to radiologists, physicians, nurses, medical technicians, and assistants. |
| Modalities | all DICOM Modalities | all DICOM Modalities |
| Image Sources | Dicom, JPEG and JPEG 2000 compliant | Dicom, JPEG and JPEG 2000 compliant |
| Connectivity | TCP/IP | TCP/IP |
| OS Compatibility | The product target Operating System is Microsoft Windows /XP Professional/7/8 and Windows Server 2003/2008 supported physical media. Linux and iOS compatibility in the Web interface to access the studies | Operating System is Microsoft Windows /XP Professional/7/8, Windows Server 2003/2008, Linux and iOS compatibility. Web Access to the studies |
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2.3 Comparison to Predicative Device:
2.3.1 Comparison:
PREDICATE DEVICE: K123174 CENTRICITY PACS (MANUFACTURER: GE)
Centricity PACS (K123174) and VM PACS and VM Medical workstation are designed by DICOM Standards, to store, review; processing, printing film and media interchange of multimodality images from a variety of diagnosis imaging systems.
Both systems give the possibility of multiple users to remotely access the images stored in the main server from compatible hardware on a network. Both systems allow users to manipulation, diagnostic interpretation and post-diagnostic images stored.
As predicative device K123174 Centricity PACS, VM PACS and VM Medical workstation allows the user to export information from the server in different formats including DICOM objects. Both VM PACS and Centricity PACS provide integration capabilities with other clinical systems as external modality worklist, RIS, HIS, voice recognition and audio report systems.
Therefore this device poses no new issues of safety or effectiveness, and is substantially equivalent to the predicate device.
2.3.2 Differences with Predicative Device:
WORKFLOW
- . Audio:
Predicative Device doesn't have integrated the audio report solution
"Radiologist will dictate exam through a dictation solution such as embedded VR option or other third-party dictation solution."
VM PACS integrate the audio report solution.
VISUALIZATION
- Searching Studies O
Predicative Device has Study list display different information.
Search by referring physician
VM PACS allows the user to search by Insurance instead of referent physician. This doesn't represent any drawback because all DICOM information is accessible by the Dicom Dump Option in both VM PACS user interfaces.
- Compare button
For the Study Comparison Predicative device have an automatic tool for placing studies in the screen and synchronize them.
VM PACS interfaces are able to compare studies by placing them manually on the screen and synchronizing them with synch tool.
2.3.3 Conclusion:
VM PACS and VM Medical workstation are designed by DICOM Standards, allowing easy selection, review; processing and media exchange of multi-modality images from a variety of diagnosis imaging systems.
VM PACS with VM Medial Workstation and predicate devices have been nonclinical tested in the areas of technical characteristics, general function, and application showing Dicom 3 compliance, both softwares also have equivalent indications and intended use. The differences within the subject device do not raise any new potential safety risks and is equivalent in performance to existing legally marketed devices.
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Therefore this device poses no new issues of safety or effectiveness, and is substantially equivalent to the predicate device