(373 days)
No
The document describes a standard ultrasound ablation system with a computer interface, imaging integration, thermometry, RF generation, and cooling. There is no mention of AI, ML, or any related concepts in the device description, software functionality, or performance studies. The focus is on the physical mechanisms of ultrasound ablation and comparison to predicate devices based on lesion patterns and treatment times.
Yes.
The device is intended for the "coagulation and ablation of soft tissue" and applies "thermal therapy" to targeted tissue, which are therapeutic interventions.
No
The device is described as an "Ultrasound Ablation System" intended for "coagulation and ablation of soft tissue," which are therapeutic functions. While it uses imaging for visualization, its primary purpose is treatment, not diagnosis.
No
The device description clearly outlines multiple hardware components beyond just software, including a computer system, thermometry system, RF generation system, cooling system, and ACOUSTx Applicators. The software is described as a subsystem controlling these hardware components.
Based on the provided information, this device is not an IVD (In Vitro Diagnostic).
Here's why:
- Intended Use: The intended use is for the "laparoscopic, intraoperative, and percutaneous coagulation and ablation of soft tissue." This describes a therapeutic procedure performed directly on the patient's body, not a test performed on a sample taken from the body.
- Device Description: The components described (computer system, visualization options, software, thermometry system, RF generation system, cooling system, and applicators) are all designed for delivering energy to tissue within the body for therapeutic purposes.
- Lack of IVD Characteristics: There is no mention of analyzing biological samples (blood, urine, tissue samples, etc.) or providing diagnostic information based on such analysis. The device uses imaging for guidance and monitoring during a therapeutic procedure.
In summary, the Thera Vision Ultrasound Ablation System is a therapeutic device used for treating soft tissue within the body, not a diagnostic device used for testing samples outside the body.
N/A
Intended Use / Indications for Use
The Thera Vision Ultrasound Ablation System, ACOUSTx Applicators, and accessories are intended for the laparoscopic, intraoperative, and perculation and ablation of soft tissue. It is not indicated for ablation of prostate tissue.
Product codes
NTB
Device Description
The TheraVision System consists of the following subsystems:
- Computer System: The computer system consists of a PC Compatible type computer running Microsoft Windows® Operating system.
- Visualization Options: Visualization options include utilization with compatible, legally marketed imaging systems. Patient images may be imported in DICOM format from MRI, CT, US, Fluoroscopic X-Ray, and PET-CT scanners.
- Software: A set of user interface and display modules allow user interaction and high-level control over the system, including power generation and safety monitoring. Top-level modules provide top level menu options and implement next-generation Microsoft Windows® display functionality.
- Thermometry System: Temperature monitoring is accomplished using an optional multichannel type T patient isolated thermocouple data acquisition system.
- RF Generation System: A Multichannel RF power generator system provides the RF enerqy needed drive the piezoelectric transducers for generation of sufficient ultrasound acoustic energy from the applicators to raise the temperature to therapeutic levels in the targeted tissue
- Cooling System: Degassed sterile water is pumped through the ultrasound transducers in the applicators and provides ultrasound energy coupling to tissue and also provides a means for cooling the applicator.
ACOUSTx Applicators:
The ultrasound energy generated from ACOUSTx Applicators is absorbed during treatment producing thermal therapy within the targeted tissue region. The ACOUSTx Applicators are sterile and single-use and can be utilized with the TheraVision System and may contain up to four transducers each with angular insonation patterns of 360° or 180° for application of thermal therapy.
Mentions image processing
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Mentions AI, DNN, or ML
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Input Imaging Modality
MRI, CT, US, Fluoroscopic X-Ray, and PET-CT scanners
Anatomical Site
soft tissue
Indicated Patient Age Range
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Intended User / Care Setting
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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)
The TheraVision System, ACOUSTx Applicators and accessories were utilized to apply thermal therapy in both ex vivo and in vivo testing, confirming the device's safety and effectiveness.
In vivo testing:
- Model: porcine model
- Tissue types treated: liver, muscle, and kidney.
- Applicator models: 360° and 180° ACOUSTx Applicator models
- Frequency ranges: 5 to 11.5 MHz
- Treatment times: 3, 6, and 9 minutes
- Results: Comparable ablation patterns and times with respect to the three listed predicate devices.
- Liver / 360°: Penetration Depth 1.4 - 3.4 cm, Pattern Length 1.1 - 4.7 cm
- Muscle / 360°: Penetration Depth 1.63 - 3.4 cm, Pattern Length 1.2 - 4.7 cm
- Kidney / 360°: Penetration Depth 1.5 – 2.7 cm, Pattern Length 1.1 - 2.5 cm* (*1 or 2 active transducers longitudinally)
- Liver / 180°: Penetration Depth 1.9 – 2.8 cm, Length 1.1 - 4.6 cm
- Muscle / 180°: Penetration Depth 1.8 - 3.0 cm, Length 1.1 - 4.6 cm
- Kidney / 180°: Penetration Depth 1.6 - 2.7 cm, Length 1.1 - 2.4 cm* (*1 or 2 active transducers longitudinally)
- Comparison to predicates:
- Sonatherm penetration depth is up to 3 cm. Both ACOUSTx angular sector (180°) applicator and Sonatherm produce wedge-shaped ablation patterns.
- Cool-tip's ablation diameter is 2.3 – 2.6 cm at lengths of 2.6 – 3.7 cm.
- Valleylab's (Evident) ablation diameter is 1.8 - 3 cm at lengths of 3.9 - 5 cm.
- ACOUSTx 360° applicators, Cool-tip and Valleylab (Evident) all produce an ellipsoidal pattern.
Ex vivo testing:
- Applicator models: 360° and 180° ACOUSTx Applicator models
- Tissue types: chicken breast tissue and porcine tissue (liver, muscle, and kidney).
Other testing:
- Verification and validation testing included safety and performance testing of software and dosimetry testing in addition to risk evaluation and ship testing.
- Compliance with IEC 60601-1, IEC 60601-1-2, IEC 61000-3-2, and IEC 61000-3-3.
Key Metrics (Sensitivity, Specificity, PPV, NPV, etc.)
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Predicate Device(s)
Reference Device(s)
Predetermined Change Control Plan (PCCP) - All Relevant Information
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§ 878.4400 Electrosurgical cutting and coagulation device and accessories.
(a)
Identification. An electrosurgical cutting and coagulation device and accessories is a device intended to remove tissue and control bleeding by use of high-frequency electrical current.(b)
Classification. Class II.
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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
January 13, 2016
Acoustic Medsystems Incorporated Ms. Yvonne Schleife Regulatory and Quality Systems Manager 208 Burwash Avenue Savoy, Illinois 61874
Re: K150019
Trade/Device Name: TheraVision Ultrasound Ablation System and ACOUSTx Applicators Regulation Number: 21 CFR 878.4400 Regulation Name: Electrosurgical cutting and coagulation device and accessories Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: NTB Dated: November 23, 2015 Received: November 30, 2015
Dear Ms. Schleife:
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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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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Jennifer R. Stevenson -S
For Binita S. Ashar, M.D., M.B.A., F.A.C.S. Director Division of Surgical Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K150019
Device Name
Thera Vision Ultrasound Ablation System and ACOUSTx Applicators
Indications for Use (Describe)
The Thera Vision Ultrasound Ablation System, ACOUSTx Applicators, and accessories are intended for the laparoscopic, intraoperative, and perculation and ablation of soft tissue. It is not indicated for ablation of prostate tissue.
Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)
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510(k) Summary
1.0 Submitter Information
Acoustic MedSystems, Inc. 208 Burwash Avenue Savoy, IL 61874 Contact: Yvonne Schleife Regulatory and Quality Systems Manager Phone: +1 (217) 239-0900 Fax: +1 (217) 239-0905 E-mail: yschleife@acousticmed.com Date summary prepared: 16 November 2015
2.0 Name of Device
Trade Name: TheraVision™ Ultrasound Ablation System and ACOUSTx™ Applicators
Common/Classification Name: Electrosurgical cutting and coagulation device and accessories
Regulation Number: 878.4400
Device Class: II
Product Code: NTB
Reason for submission: New Device
K Number: K150019
3.0 Predicate Devices
The TheraVision System and ACOUSTx Applicators are substantially equivalent to the following legally marketed devices:
- . Sonatherm 600i Ultrasonic Lesion Generating System [K070779] - Primary Predicate
- Cool-tip™ RF Ablation System [K053290] .
- Valleylab Microwave Ablation Generator and Microwave Antennas [K072687 and ● K011676/K032702, respectively]
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4.0 Device Description
The TheraVision System consists of the following subsystems:
- 4.1 Computer System: The computer system consists of a PC Compatible type computer running Microsoft Windows® Operating system.
- 4.2 Visualization Options: Visualization options include utilization with compatible, legally marketed imaging systems. Patient images may be imported in DICOM format from MRI, CT, US, Fluoroscopic X-Ray, and PET-CT scanners.
- 4.3 Software: A set of user interface and display modules allow user interaction and high-level control over the system, including power generation and safety monitoring. Top-level modules provide top level menu options and implement next-generation Microsoft Windows® display functionality.
- 4.4 Thermometry System: Temperature monitoring is accomplished using an optional multichannel type T patient isolated thermocouple data acquisition system.
- 4.5 RF Generation System: A Multichannel RF power generator system provides the RF enerqy needed drive the piezoelectric transducers for generation of sufficient ultrasound acoustic energy from the applicators to raise the temperature to therapeutic levels in the targeted tissue
- 4.6 Cooling System: Degassed sterile water is pumped through the ultrasound transducers in the applicators and provides ultrasound energy coupling to tissue and also provides a means for cooling the applicator.
ACOUSTx Applicators:
The ultrasound energy generated from ACOUSTx Applicators is absorbed during treatment producing thermal therapy within the targeted tissue region. The ACOUSTx Applicators are sterile and single-use and can be utilized with the TheraVision System and may contain up to four transducers each with angular insonation patterns of 360° or 180° for application of thermal therapy.
5.0 Indications for Use
The TheraVision Ultrasound Ablation System, ACOUSTx Applicators, and accessories are intended for the laparoscopic, intraoperative, and percutaneous coagulation and ablation of soft tissue. It is not indicated for ablation of prostate tissue.
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6.0 Summary of Device Characteristics
TheraVision System: The TheraVision System includes a multichannel RF power generator system, cooling pump, monitor, power supply, mouse and keyboard. The TheraVision System includes custom software with a graphic user interface (GUI) that allows users to create or adjust treatment plans, control and direct the application of ultrasound energy to targeted areas, and review the resulting treatment data. A single use sterile cooling circuit is external to the TheraVision System and connect to the circulating cooling pump, water bag and applicators. Pumping sterile room temperature water through and around the ACOUSTx Applicators is needed for ultrasonic energy coupling and also provides an effective means for cooling the ultrasound transducers during power-on operation. Optional use of an imaging device can provide additional anatomical information for device guidance and monitoring.
ACOUSTx Applicators: During treatment, single or multiple applicators may be utilized simultaneously, depending on the volume of the targeted region. ACOUSTx applicators do not directly contact the patient due to insertion within a sterile, biocompatible, legally marketed closed-tip interstitial plastic catheter. Degassed sterile water flows through an embedded channel in the applicator and the return water exits the catheter by flowing back out of the catheter on the exterior surface of the applicator within the interstitial catheter. An embedded thermocouple in each applicator is provided as a water flow sensor, and applicator operating temperature indication. One transducer of an ACOUSTx Applicator can deliver an acoustic output power of up to 20 Watts.
7.0 Safety and Performance Data
The TheraVision System, ACOUSTx Applicators and accessories were utilized to apply thermal therapy in both ex vivo and in vivo testing, confirming the device's safety and effectiveness. In vivo testing was performed using a porcine model and three tissue types were treated: liver, muscle, and kidney. Ex vivo testing was performed using 360° and 180° ACOUSTx Applicator models to apply thermal therapy to both chicken breast tissue and porcine tissue: liver, muscle, and kidney.
360° and 180° ACOUSTx Applicator models were also utilized for in vivo testing in order to apply thermal therapy between the frequency ranges of 5 to 11.5 MHz for the porcine tissue types (liver, muscle, and kidney) for different treatment times (3, 6, and 9 minutes). The following table provides a summary of the lesion pattern ranges (details provided in
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submission). These results confirmed comparable ablation patterns and times with respect to the three listed predicate devices.
| Tissue & Treatment
Pattern | Pentratation Depth | Pattern Length
[For 1,2,3, or 4 Active
Transducers] |
|-------------------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|
| Liver / 360° | 1.4 - 3.4 cm | 1.1 - 4.7 cm |
| Muscle / 360° | 1.63 - 3.4 cm | 1.2 - 4.7 cm |
| Kidney / 360° | 1.5 – 2.7 cm | 1.1 - 2.5 cm* |
| l | Penetration Depth | Length |
| Liver / 180° | 1.9 – 2.8 cm | 1.1 - 4.6 cm |
| Muscle / 180° | 1.8 - 3.0 cm | 1.1 - 4.6 cm |
| Kidney / 180° | 1.6 - 2.7 cm | 1.1 - 2.4 cm* |
| Table 1 - Summary: Ablation Dimension Range over Frequency Range 5-11.5 MHz | |
|---|---|
| at 6W acoustic power (For 3, 6, and 9 Minute Insonation Times) |
*1 or 2 active transducers longitudinally
One to four transducers can be activated for any given ACOUSTx Applicator model and this allows the user to select different ablation pattern lengths as is most appropriate to the targeted area. Different active angular sectors provide directional control. This and other treatment tailoring allows for improved patient safety. The above ablation patterns were compared to the ablation patterns of the predicate devices (Sonatherm, Cool-tip, and Valleylab) which demonstrates the TheraVision System and ACOUSTx Applicators create comparable lesion patterns at comparable treatment times. Sonatherm penetration depth is up to 3 cm. Both ACOUSTx angular sector (180°) applicator and Sonatherm produce wedge-shaped ablation patterns. Cool-tip's ablation diameter is 2.3 – 2.6 cm at lengths of 2.6 – 3.7 cm. Valleylab's (Evident) ablation diameter is 1.8 - 3 cm at lengths of 3.9 - 5 cm. ACOUSTx 360° applicators, Cool-tip and Valleylab (Evident) all produce an ellipsoidal pattern. This data support the substantial equivalence of the TheraVision System and ACOUSTx Applicators to its predicates.
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Other safety, performance, and bench testing was also conducted. Verification and validation testing included safety and performance testing of software and dosimetry testing in addition to risk evaluation and ship testing. This device was also tested to and complies with IEC 60601-1, IEC 60601-1-2, IEC 61000-3-2, and IEC 61000-3-3. The results from bench, animal, performance, and safety testing demonstrate the safety and efficacy of this device's intended use and technology, as well as its substantial equivalence to the predicates.
8.0 Conclusion
The TheraVision Ultrasound Ablation System, ACOUSTx Applicators, and accessories do not raise new questions of safety or efficacy and is substantially equivalent to the predicate devices based upon the intended use, operating characteristics, and outcomes.