K Number
K153647
Date Cleared
2016-02-16

(57 days)

Product Code
Regulation Number
882.4560
Reference & Predicate Devices
Predicate For
AI/MLSaMDIVD (In Vitro Diagnostic)TherapeuticDiagnosticis PCCP AuthorizedThirdpartyExpeditedreview
Intended Use

The TSolution One™ w/ACG+ Surgical System is intended for use as a device that uses diagnostic images of the patient acquired specifically to assist the physicial planning and to provide orientation and reference information during intraoperative procedures. The robotic surgical tool, under the surgeon, precisely implements the presurgical software plan.

The preoperative planning software and robotic surgical tool is used as an alternative to manual planning and broaching/ reaming/impacting techniques for femoral canal and acetabular cup preparation in primary cementless total hip arthroplasty (THA) using a posterior approach.

The TSolution One w/ACG+ Surgical System is indicated for orthopedic procedures in which the broaching, reaming and impacting techniques used in primary cementless total hip arthroplasty (THA) using a posterior approach may be considered to be safe and effective and where references to rigid anatomical structures may be made. The TSolution One™ w/ACG+ Surgical System is also intended to assist the surgeon in determining reference alignment axes in relation to anatomical and instrumentation structures during stereotactic orthopedic surgical procedures. The TSolution One™ w/ACG+ Surgical System facilitates accurate positioning of THA implants, relative to these alignment axes.

Device Description

The TSolution One™ w/ACG+ Surgical System is a three-dimensional, graphical, preoperative planner and implementation tool for treatment of patients who require a total hip arthroplasty (THA) procedure. This device is intended as an alternative to manual template planning, broaching, reaming and impacting techniques for the preparation of femoral canal and acetabular cup for patients requiring a primary THA procedure. The system consists of the TPLAN™ Preoperative Planning Workstation and TCAT™, a robotic system composed of an electromechanical arm, arm base including control electronics and computer, display monitor, and miscellaneous accessories such as cutters, drapes, irrigation sets, probes, and markers. TPLAN™ and TCAT™ when used according to the instructions for use, make precision femoral canal and acetabular cup preparation possible before and during THA surgical procedures.

AI/ML Overview

The provided document is a 510(k) summary for the TSolution One™ w/ACG+ Surgical System, which is a robotic surgical system for Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA). This document primarily focuses on demonstrating substantial equivalence to a predicate device and does not detail specific acceptance criteria or a dedicated study proving device performance against those criteria in the way typically expected for an AI/algorithm-driven device's clinical performance.

Instead, the performance data section outlines verification and validation activities conducted to assess modifications and improvements to the system. These activities include Software Testing, Usability Testing, Benchtop Accuracy Testing, and Cadaver Testing. The results for all these activities are simply reported as "PASS."

Therefore, based on the provided document, I cannot fulfill all parts of your request as it pertains to a detailed description of acceptance criteria met by a specific study with clearly defined metrics, sample sizes, and ground truth methodologies for an AI/algorithm.

However, I can extract the information that is present:

1. Table of acceptance criteria and the reported device performance:

The document does not provide a table of explicit, quantitative acceptance criteria for clinical performance (e.g., accuracy, precision of cuts against target) or reported numerical performance metrics. Instead, it lists verification/validation activities and reports them as "PASS."

Verification / Validation ActivityPurposeReported Device Performance
Software TestingVerify TPLAN presurgical planning and TCAT surgical system software function as intended to successfully complete THA procedure including Acetabular Cup GuidancePASS
Usability TestingVerify TPLAN presurgical planning and TCAT user interface functions as intended to successfully complete THA procedure including Acetabular Cup Guidance and meet user needs.PASS
Benchtop Accuracy TestingVerify overall system (TPLAN presurgical planning, and TCAT surgical system) accuracy in meeting specified requirements.PASS
Cadaver TestingValidate that the workflow of the TSolution One™ wACG+ Surgical System including THA software as well as tools and accessories in a simulated use environment functions as intended to successfully complete a THA procedure including Acetabular Cup Guidance and meets customer requirements.PASS

2. Sample size used for the test set and the data provenance (e.g., country of origin of the data, retrospective or prospective):

  • Test Set Sample Size: Not specified for any of the testing activities beyond "cadaver testing."
  • Data Provenance: Not specified. The document is a 510(k) summary submitted to the FDA in the USA, but it does not detail where the studies were conducted or the origin of any data used.

3. Number of experts used to establish the ground truth for the test set and the qualifications of those experts (e.g., radiologist with 10 years of experience):

  • Not specified. The document does not mention any expert involvement in establishing "ground truth" for quantitative performance metrics. For cadaver testing, it mentions validating workflow and meeting "customer requirements," which might imply expert input, but details are not provided.

4. Adjudication method (e.g., 2+1, 3+1, none) for the test set:

  • Not specified.

5. If a multi reader multi case (MRMC) comparative effectiveness study was done, If so, what was the effect size of how much human readers improve with AI vs without AI assistance:

  • No. The document describes a robotic surgical system, not an AI diagnostic or assistance tool that would typically involve human readers.

6. If a standalone (i.e. algorithm only without human-in-the-loop performance) was done:

  • The TSolution One™ system is described as a "robotic surgical tool, under the direction of the surgeon, precisely implements the presurgical software plan." This indicates it's a human-in-the-loop system where the surgeon directs the robot based on the presurgical plan. While software testing verifies the algorithm's function, it's not discussed as a standalone diagnostic or interpretative algorithm.

7. The type of ground truth used (expert consensus, pathology, outcomes data, etc.):

  • For "Benchtop Accuracy Testing," the ground truth implicitly refers to "specified requirements," which would likely be engineering or design specifications for accuracy.
  • For "Cadaver Testing," the ground truth relates to the system's ability to "successfully complete a THA procedure" and meet "customer requirements," which would involve surgical outcomes in a simulated environment.
  • No specific mention of expert consensus, pathology, or long-term outcomes data as ground truth.

8. The sample size for the training set:

  • Not specified. The document doesn't discuss a "training set" in the context of machine learning model development. The system involves validated control software and hardware, but details regarding its development, training data, or methodology are not provided.

9. How the ground truth for the training set was established:

  • Not applicable, as a "training set" for a machine learning model is not discussed in this document.

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Food and Drug Administration 10903 New Hampshire Avenue Document Control Center - WO66-G609 Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002

February 16, 2016

Think Surgical Incorporated % Mr. Glen Emelock Senior Partner The CRO Group, Incorporated 32 Harrison Street Melrose, Massachusetts 02176

Re: K153647

Trade/Device Name: Tsolution One™ w/ACG+ Surgical System Regulation Number: 21 CFR 882.4560 Regulation Name: Stereotaxic instrument Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: OLO Dated: December 21, 2015 Received: December 21, 2015

Dear Mr. Emelock:

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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Sincerely yours,

Mark N. Melkerson -S

Mark N. Melkerson Director Division of Orthopedic Devices Office of Device Evaluation Center for Devices and Radiological Health

Enclosure

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Indications for Use

510(k) Number (if known) K153647

Device Name

TSolution One™ w/ACG+ Surgical System

Indications for Use (Describe)

The TSolution One™ w/ACG+ Surgical System is intended for use as a device that uses diagnostic images of the patient acquired specifically to assist the physicial planning and to provide orientation and reference information during intraoperative procedures. The robotic surgical tool, under the surgeon, precisely implements the presurgical software plan.

The preoperative planning software and robotic surgical tool is used as an alternative to manual planning and broaching/ reaming/impacting techniques for femoral canal and acetabular cup preparation in primary cementless total hip arthroplasty (THA) using a posterior approach.

The TSolution One w/ACG+ Surgical System is indicated for orthopedic procedures in which the broaching, reaming and impacting techniques used in primary cementless total hip arthroplasty (THA) using a posterior approach may be considered to be safe and effective and where references to rigid anatomical structures may be made. The TSolution One™ w/ACG+ Surgical System is also intended to assist the surgeon in determining reference alignment axes in relation to anatomical and instrumentation structures during stereotactic orthopedic surgical procedures. The TSolution One™ w/ACG+ Surgical System facilitates accurate positioning of THA implants, relative to these alignment axes.

Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable)
☒ Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) ☐ Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C)

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510(k) Summary of Safety and Effectiveness

This summary of 510(k) safety and effectiveness information is being submitted in accordance with the requirements of SMDA 1990 and 21 CFR 807.92.

  • Submitter Name: Submitter Address : Contact Person: Phone Number: Fax Number: Date Prepared: Device Trade Name: Device Common Name: Classification Name: Regulation Number: Predicate device: Reason for submission:
  • THINK Surgical, Inc. 47320 Mission Falls Court Fremont, CA 94539 Glen Emelock (510) 249-2300 (510) 249-2396 December, 2015 TSolution One™ w/ACG+ Surgical System Stereotaxic Instrument Orthopedic Computer Controlled Surgical System, OLO 21 CFR 882.4560 TSolution One™ w/ACG Surgical System, K150741 Not previously marketed in the USA

Device Description:

The TSolution One™ w/ACG+ Surgical System is a three-dimensional, graphical, preoperative planner and implementation tool for treatment of patients who require a total hip arthroplasty (THA) procedure. This device is intended as an alternative to manual template planning, broaching, reaming and impacting techniques for the preparation of femoral canal and acetabular cup for patients requiring a primary THA procedure. The system consists of the TPLAN™ Preoperative Planning Workstation and TCAT™, a robotic system composed of an electromechanical arm, arm base including control electronics and computer, display monitor, and miscellaneous accessories such as cutters, drapes, irrigation sets, probes, and markers. TPLAN™ and TCAT™ when used according to the instructions for use, make precision femoral canal and acetabular cup preparation possible before and during THA surgical procedures ..

Intended Use:

The TSolution One™ w/ACG+ Surgical System is intended for use as a device that uses of the patient acquired specifically to assist the physician with presurgical planning and to provide orientation and reference information during intraoperative procedures. The robotic surgical tool, under the direction of the surgeon, precisely implements the presurgical software plan.

The preoperative planning software and robotic surgical tool is used as an alternative to manual planning and broaching/reaming/impacting techniques for femoral canal and acetabular cup preparation in primary cementless total hip arthroplasty (THA) using a posterior approach.

The TSolution One w/ACG+ Surgical System is indicated for orthopedic procedures in which the broaching, reaming and impacting techniques used in primary cementless total hip arthroplasty (THA) using a posterior approach may be considered to be safe and effective and where references to rigid anatomical structures may be made.

The TSolution One™ w/ACG+ Surqical System is also intended to assist the surgeon in determining reference alignment axes in relation to anatomical and instrumentation structures during stereotactic orthopedic surgical procedures. The TSolution One™ w/ACG+ Surgical System facilitates accurate positioning of THA implants, relative to these alignment axes.

Predicate Device:

The TSolution One™ w/ACG+ Surgical System is substantially equivalent to the TSolution One™ w/ACG Surgical System, K150741.

Comparison of Technological Characteristics and Principles of Operation:

The TSolution One™ wACG+ Surgical System is very similar to the legally marketed predicate in that they share the same intended use and indications, same fundamental scientific technology, same principles of operation and similar technological characteristics and performance data as the predicate device.

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Table 1 provides a comparison of technological characteristics and principles of operation between the TSolution One™ w/ACG+ Surgical System and its predicate devices.

DevicePatient Image DataPresurgicalPlanSurgicalPlan DataMachineInstructionsPatient/DeviceRegistrationRequirementRobotElectromechanicalArm
TSolution One™w/ACG SurgicalSystemYes, CT ScanYes,PresurgeryYes, highleveloperativeplanYes, RoboticArm drivenby validatedcontrolsoftware andhardwareYes, point tosurfaceregistrationYes, robot withsingleelectromechanicalarm and endeffector implementcontrol fileinstructions
TSolution One™w/ACG+ SurgicalSystemYes, CT ScanYes,PresurgeryYes, highleveloperativeplanYes, RoboticArm drivenby validatedcontrolsoftware andhardwareYes, point tosurfaceregistrationYes, robot withsingleelectromechanicalarm and endeffector implementcontrol fileinstructions

Table 1: Comparison of Technological Characteristics and Principles of Operation

Any minor differences between the TSolution One™ w/ACG+ Surgical System and its predicate device raise no new questions of safety or effectiveness nor change the device's intended therapeutic effect in comparison to its predicate.

Performance Data:

The TSolution One™ w/ACG+ Surgical System has been evaluated with non-clinical performance testing for the following modifications and or improvements:

  • TPLAN Improved GUI Software ●
  • TPLAN Improved User Management Functionality .
  • TPLAN Bug Fixes and Code Refactoring ●
  • CT Scan Protocol .
  • TPLAN User Manual ●
  • TCAT Motor and Bearing Sleeve Limited Reuse .
  • TCAT Trocar Tip Single Use .
  • TCAT Bearing Sleeve Material Change ●
  • TCAT 6mm Ball Cutter Shortening ●
  • TCAT 70mm Recovery Marker Shortening .
  • TCAT Recessed Luer Fitting ●
  • TCAT Lever Lock to Master Side Coupler ●
  • TCAT Changes for Improved Reliability/Wearability ●
  • TCAT Changes for Improved Manufacturability ●
  • TCAT User Manual .
  • TCAT Improved GUI Software ●
  • TCAT Improved Machine Control ●
  • TCAT Bug Fixes and Code Refactoring
  • TCAT Software Changes to Improve Manufacturability and Serviceability .

Table 2: Verification / Validation Activities

Verification / Validation ActivityPurposeResults
Software TestingVerify TPLAN presurgical planning and TCATsurgical system software function as intended tosuccessfully complete THA procedure includingAcetabular Cup GuidancePASS

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Usability TestingVerify TPLAN presurgical planning and TCAT userinterface functions as intended to successfullycomplete THA procedure including AcetabularCup Guidance and meet user needs.PASS
Benchtop Accuracy TestingVerify overall system (TPLAN presurgicalplanning, and TCAT surgical system) accuracy inmeeting specified requirements.PASS
Cadaver TestingValidate that the workflow of the TSolution One™wACG+ Surgical System including THA softwareas well as tools and accessories in a simulateduse environment functions as intended tosuccessfully complete a THA procedure includingAcetabular Cup Guidance and meets customerrequirements.PASS

In accordance with the Design Control process, risk analysis was conducted to evaluate the impact of modifications to the predicate instruments. Design validation testing were conducted on the subject instruments to confirm that the design input requirements and that each instrument is safe and effective for its intended use.

Conclusions

The results of performance testing indicated the device performed within the intended use and the differences between the predicate and the TSolution One™ w/ACG+ Surgical System do not raise any new safety or efficacy issues. Supporting information included in this premarket submission confirms that the TSolution One™ w/ACG+ Surgical System is safe and effective for the intended use and is substantially equivalent to the predicate device.

§ 882.4560 Stereotaxic instrument.

(a)
Identification. A stereotaxic instrument is a device consisting of a rigid frame with a calibrated guide mechanism for precisely positioning probes or other devices within a patient's brain, spinal cord, or other part of the nervous system.(b)
Classification. Class II (performance standards).