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Yes
The device description explicitly states that the software includes machine learning algorithms.
No
The device aids in configuring and reviewing radiotherapy treatment plans, and sends information to a treatment planning system, but it does not directly apply therapy to the patient.
No
The device is used to configure and review radiotherapy treatment plans. It augments the treatment planning process, including setting up protocols, submitting dose prescriptions, and reviewing plans, but it explicitly states it "does not replace, a treatment planning system (TPS)." Its function is to assist in the planning and optimization of treatment, not to diagnose a condition or derive a medical conclusion about a patient's health status.
Yes
The device description explicitly states "The Oncospace software supports radiation oncologists and medical dosimetrists..." and describes its function as software that works in conjunction with a Treatment Planning System (TPS). There is no mention of any hardware component being part of the Oncospace device itself.
Based on the provided information, this device is not an In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD).
Here's why:
- IVDs are used to examine specimens derived from the human body. The intended use and device description clearly state that Oncospace is used for configuring and reviewing radiotherapy treatment plans based on patient anatomy and treatment protocols. It does not involve the analysis of biological samples like blood, urine, or tissue.
- The purpose of an IVD is to provide information about a patient's health status. Oncospace's purpose is to assist in the planning and optimization of radiation therapy, not to diagnose, monitor, or screen for diseases by analyzing biological specimens.
The device description focuses on treatment planning, dose calculation, and optimization based on anatomical geometry and historical treatment data, which falls outside the scope of IVD regulation.
No
The letter does not explicitly state that the FDA has reviewed and approved or cleared a PCCP for this specific device.
Intended Use / Indications for Use
Oncospace is used to configure and review radiotherapy treatment with malignant or benign disease in the prostate, thoracic, pancreas, or head & neck regions. It allows for set up of radiotherapy treatment protocols, association of a potential treatment plan with the protocol(s), submission of a dose prescription and achievable dosimetric goals to a treatment planning system, and review of the treatment plan. It is intended for use by qualified, trained radiation therapy professionals (such as medical physicists, oncologists, and dosimetrists). This device is for prescription use by order of a physician.
Product codes
MUJ
Device Description
The Oncospace software supports radiation oncologists and medical dosimetrists during radiotherapy treatment planning for prostate, thoracic, pancreas, and head & neck cases. The software includes machine learning algorithms that are locked during use. During treatment planning, the Oncospace software works in conjunction with, and does not replace, a treatment planning system (TPS).
The Oncospace software is intended to augment the treatment planning process by:
- . allowing the radiation oncologist to select and customize a treatment planning protocol that includes dose prescription (number of fractions, dose normalization), a delivery method (beam type and geometry), and protocol-based dosimetric goals/objectives for treatment targets, and organs at risk (OAR);
- predicting dosimetric goals/objectives for OARs based on patient-specific anatomical geometry; .
- . automating the initiation of plan optimization on a TPS by supplying the dose prescription, delivery method, protocol-based target objectives, and predicted OAR objectives;
- providing a user interface for plan evaluation against protocol-based and predicted goals.
The central value proposition of the Oncospace software is as follows: In standard clinical practice, OAR dose goals are set according to dosimetric criteria included in treatment planning protocols. These criteria represent a consensus for a population of patients for whom the protocol is applicable. The actual achievable dose levels for an individual patient are however dependent on the patient's individual anatomical geometry, such as the location of each OAR relative to the target volume(s), and size of the target(s) and OARs. Achievable OAR dose levels may be lower than protocol goals, in which case Oncospace can help ensure that opportunities for further OAR dose reduction are not missed; on the other hand the protocol goals may be lower than achievable, in which case Oncospace can help prevent inappropriately aggressive goals for one OAR from compromising both target dose coverage and reduction of dose to other OARs. Furthermore, the setting of achievable dosimetric objectives at the outset of plan optimization can help shorten the iterative process of objective adjustment typically followed by the dosimetrist to bring the plan to a state suitable for review by the radiation oncologist. Oncospace uses a database of approved treatment plans to derive individualized OAR dose goals, via comparison of the current patient's anatomical geometry to that for applicable patients in the database.
Diagnosis and treatment decisions occur prior to treatment planning and do not involve Oncospace. Decisions involving Oncospace are restricted to setting of dosimetric goals for use during plan optimization and plan evaluation. Human judgement continues to be applied in accepting these goals and updating them as necessary during the iterative beam optimization process. Human judgement is also still applied as in standard practice during plan quality assessment; the protocol-based OAR goals as the primary means of plan assessment, with the role of the predicted goals being to provide additional information as to whether dose to an OAR may be able to be further lowered.
When Oncospace is used in conjunction with a TPS, the user retains full control of the TPS, including finalization of the treatment plan created for the patient. Oncospace also does not interface with the treatment machines. The risk to patient safety is lower than a TPS since it only informs the treatment plan, does not allow region of interest editing, does not make treatment decisions, and does not interface directly with the treatment machine or any record and verify system.
Oncospace has been tested for use in prostate, thoracic, pancreas, and head & neck patient plans. In the current software release, static machine learning models are used for prostate plan predictions, and statistical/database lookup methods are used for thoracic, pancreas, and head & neck plan predictions.
The software is designed to be used in the context of all forms of intensity-modulated photon beam radiotherapy. The planning objectives themselves are intended to be TPS-independent: these are instead dependent on the degree of organ sparing possible given the beam modality and range of delivery techniques for plans in the database. Oncospace includes a supporting interface with the Pinnacle TPS using its scripting interface to facilitate streamlined transmission of DICOM files and plan parameters.
Mentions image processing
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Mentions AI, DNN, or ML
The software includes machine learning algorithms that are locked during use.
In the current software release, static machine learning models are used for prostate plan predictions, and statistical/database lookup methods are used for thoracic, pancreas, and head & neck plan predictions.
Input Imaging Modality
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Anatomical Site
prostate, thoracic, pancreas, or head & neck regions
Indicated Patient Age Range
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Intended User / Care Setting
qualified, trained radiation therapy professionals (such as medical physicists, oncologists, and dosimetrists)
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 validation testing was performed using retrospective clinical data. The Oncospace device is meant to reduce the number of iterations necessary to achieve a clinically viable and deliverable radiation treatment plan. A retrospective set of tradition ally planned radiation treatment plans for prostate, thoracic, pancreas, and head and neck cancers were used to compare the number of iterations necessary without using Oncospace (the number of iterations when the plan was originally approved were used) to the number of iterations to get to a clinically viable and deliverable plan when using Oncospace as part of the treatment planning workflow. Out of all the plans tested, only one plan took more iterations (one more) using Oncospace versus using traditional radiation treatment planning clinical workflow, and the average number of iterations was reduced by almost two thirds using Oncospace.
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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§ 892.5050 Medical charged-particle radiation therapy system.
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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.(b)
Classification. Class II. When intended for use as a quality control system, the film dosimetry system (film scanning system) included as an accessory to the device described in paragraph (a) of this section, is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 892.9.
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Oncospace, Inc. % Praveen Sinha CEO 1812 Ashland Avenue, Suite 100k BALTIMORE MD 21205
Re: K202284
Trade/Device Name: Oncospace Regulation Number: 21 CFR 892.5050 Regulation Name: Medical charged-particle radiation therapy system Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: MUJ Dated: February 4, 2021 Received: February 8, 2021
Dear Praveen Sinha:
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. Although this letter refers to your product as a device, please be aware that some cleared products may instead be combination products. The 510(k) Premarket Notification Database located at https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfpmp/pmn.cfm identifies combination product submissions. 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,
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Thalia T. Mills, Ph.D. Director Division of Radiological Health OHT7: Office of In Vitro Diagnostics and Radiological Health Office of Product Evaluation and Quality Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K202284
Device Name Oncospace
Indications for Use (Describe)
Oncospace is used to configure and review radiotherapy treatment with malignant or benign disease in the prostate, thoracic, pancreas, or head & neck regions. It allows for set up of radiotherapy treatment protocols, association of a potential treatment plan with the protocol(s), submission of a dose prescription and achievable dosimetric goals to a treatment planning system, and review of the treatment plan. It is intended for use by qualified, trained radiation therapy professionals (such as medical physicists, oncologists, and dosimetrists). This device is for prescription use by order of a physician.
| Type of Use (Select one or both, as applicable) | |
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| Prescription Use (Part 21 CFR 801 Subpart D) | Over-The-Counter Use (21 CFR 801 Subpart C) |
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510(k) Summary
I. SUBMITTER
Oncospace, Inc. 1812 Ashland Ave., Suite 100K Baltimore, MD 21205 USA
Phone: 608-239-6871 Email: Praveen.sinha@oncospace.com
Contact Person: Praveen Sinha Date Prepared: March 12, 2021
II. DEVICE
Name of Device: Oncospace Common or Usual Name: System, Planning, Radiation Therapy Treatment Classification Name: Medical charged-particle radiation therapy system (21 CFR 892.5050) Regulatory Class: II Product Code: MUJ
III. PREDICATE DEVICE
RT Elements, K142108
This predicate has been subject to three class 2 device recalls, one of which is still open (Z-1205-2019).
IV. DEVICE DESCRIPTION
The Oncospace software supports radiation oncologists and medical dosimetrists during radiotherapy treatment planning for prostate, thoracic, pancreas, and head & neck cases. The software includes machine learning algorithms that are locked during use. During treatment planning, the Oncospace software works in conjunction with, and does not replace, a treatment planning system (TPS).
The Oncospace software is intended to augment the treatment planning process by:
- . allowing the radiation oncologist to select and customize a treatment planning protocol that includes dose prescription (number of fractions, dose normalization), a delivery method (beam type and geometry), and protocol-based dosimetric goals/objectives for treatment targets, and organs at risk (OAR);
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- predicting dosimetric goals/objectives for OARs based on patient-specific anatomical geometry; .
- . automating the initiation of plan optimization on a TPS by supplying the dose prescription, delivery method, protocol-based target objectives, and predicted OAR objectives;
- providing a user interface for plan evaluation against protocol-based and predicted goals.
The central value proposition of the Oncospace software is as follows: In standard clinical practice, OAR dose goals are set according to dosimetric criteria included in treatment planning protocols. These criteria represent a consensus for a population of patients for whom the protocol is applicable. The actual achievable dose levels for an individual patient are however dependent on the patient's individual anatomical geometry, such as the location of each OAR relative to the target volume(s), and size of the target(s) and OARs. Achievable OAR dose levels may be lower than protocol goals, in which case Oncospace can help ensure that opportunities for further OAR dose reduction are not missed; on the other hand the protocol goals may be lower than achievable, in which case Oncospace can help prevent inappropriately aggressive goals for one OAR from compromising both target dose coverage and reduction of dose to other OARs. Furthermore, the setting of achievable dosimetric objectives at the outset of plan optimization can help shorten the iterative process of objective adjustment typically followed by the dosimetrist to bring the plan to a state suitable for review by the radiation oncologist. Oncospace uses a database of approved treatment plans to derive individualized OAR dose goals, via comparison of the current patient's anatomical geometry to that for applicable patients in the database.
Diagnosis and treatment decisions occur prior to treatment planning and do not involve Oncospace. Decisions involving Oncospace are restricted to setting of dosimetric goals for use during plan optimization and plan evaluation. Human judgement continues to be applied in accepting these goals and updating them as necessary during the iterative beam optimization process. Human judgement is also still applied as in standard practice during plan quality assessment; the protocol-based OAR goals as the primary means of plan assessment, with the role of the predicted goals being to provide additional information as to whether dose to an OAR may be able to be further lowered.
When Oncospace is used in conjunction with a TPS, the user retains full control of the TPS, including finalization of the treatment plan created for the patient. Oncospace also does not interface with the treatment machines. The risk to patient safety is lower than a TPS since it only informs the treatment plan, does not allow region of interest editing, does not make treatment decisions, and does not interface directly with the treatment machine or any record and verify system.
Oncospace has been tested for use in prostate, thoracic, pancreas, and head & neck patient plans. In the current software release, static machine learning models are used for prostate plan predictions, and statistical/database lookup methods are used for thoracic, pancreas, and head & neck plan predictions.
The software is designed to be used in the context of all forms of intensity-modulated photon beam radiotherapy. The planning objectives themselves are intended to be TPS-independent: these are instead dependent on the degree of organ sparing possible given the beam modality and range of delivery techniques for plans in the database. Oncospace includes a supporting interface with the Pinnacle TPS using its scripting interface to facilitate streamlined transmission of DICOM files and plan parameters.
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V. INDICATIONS FOR USE
Oncospace is used to configure and review radiotherapy treatment plans for a patient with malignant or benign disease in the prostate, thoracic, pancreas, or head & neck regions. It allows for set up of radiotherapy treatment protocols, association of a potential treatment plan with the protocol(s), submission of a dose prescription and achievable dosimetric goals to a treatment planning system, and review of the treatment plan. It is intended for use by qualified, trained radiation therapy professionals (such as medical physicists, oncologists, and dosimetrists). This device is for prescription use by order of a physician.
VI. COMPARISON OF TECHNOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS WITH THE PREDICATE DEVICE
Oncospace is a software-only medical device that performs the same functions in the predicate, RT Elements, device. The subject Oncospace device is similar to the predicate RT Elements device:
- . Client-server platform
- DICOM-RT compliant
- Does not control or connect to radiation delivery devices
- Import treatment plans
- Evaluate treatment options .
- Export plan information
- No restrictions on patient population .
The following differences exist between the subject and predicate devices:
- Oncospace includes a browser-based interface ●
- . Export from Oncospace is for import into treatment planning systems
VII. PERFORMANCE DATA
The following verification and validation testing results (performance data) are provided in support of the substantial equivalence determination. Since this is a software-only medical device that does not control other devices the performance data do not include biocompatibility, electrical safety, electromagnetic compatibility, mechanical, acoustic, or animal testing.
The verifications tests met all system requirements and acceptance criteria which address clinical, standard user interface, and cybersecurity requirements for the Oncospace device.
The validation testing was performed using retrospective clinical data. The Oncospace device is meant to reduce the number of iterations necessary to achieve a clinically viable and deliverable radiation treatment plan. A retrospective set of tradition ally planned radiation treatment plans for prostate, thoracic, pancreas, and head and neck cancers were used to compare the number of iterations necessary without using Oncospace (the number of iterations when the plan was originally approved were used) to the number of iterations to get to a clinically viable and deliverable plan when using Oncospace as part of the treatment planning workflow. Out of all the plans tested, only one plan took more iterations (one more) using
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Oncospace versus using traditional radiation treatment planning clinical workflow, and the average number of iterations was reduced by almost two thirds using Oncospace.
Conclusion
Verification and validation (including performance testing) was conducted in accordance with FDA guidance recommendations to confirm the device design met all specifications, user needs, and was acceptable to qualified clinical users. Oncospace has passed all the tests and the provided testing results demonstrate safety and effectiveness. It is therefore concluded that Oncospace is substantially equivalent to the predicate device.
VIII. CONCLUSIONS
The subject Oncospace device is similar in intended use and functionality to the predicate RT Elements device. Oncospace has the same technological characteristics and features as the previously cleared device and does not raise new questions of safety or efficacy as demonstrated through the system design and testing.
Non-clinical and clinical verification, validation, and performance testing was conducted to confirm the device design met user needs and specifications and was acceptable to qualified clinical and non-clinical users. Oncospace has passed the verification and validation tests and provided clinical performance testing results with a library clinical dataset in order to demonstrate safety or effectiveness. It is therefore concluded that the subject Oncospace device is substantially equivalent to the predicate device.