Radiology · 510(k) · 2020
NinesAI
Nines, Inc.. Cleared by FDA on 21 April 2020 under submission K193351, product code QAS (radiological computer-assisted triage and notification software). What FDA's record says, in FDA's words.
Device record · K193351
- Device. NinesAIDEVICE
- Company. Nines, Inc.COMPANY
- Decision. 21 April 2020, 510(k), substantially equivalent (traditional review); received 3 December 2019DECISION
- Panel. RadiologyPANEL
- Product code. QAS, Radiological Computer-Assisted Triage And Notification SoftwareCODE
- Regulation. 21 CFR 892.2080, Class IIREG
- Source. FDA database entry · decision document (8 pages)SOURCE
Retrieved · the fields above are FDA's; the statement below was copied from the decision document on that day.
What FDA cleared it for
The Indications for Use statement, verbatim, from the decision document.
NinesAI is a parallel workflow tool indicated for use by hospital networks and trained clinicians to identify images of specific patients to a radiologist, independent of standard of care workflow, to aid in prioritizing and performing the radiological review. NinesAI uses artificial intelligence algorithms to analyze head CT images for findings suggestive of a pre-specified emergent clinical condition. The software automatically analyzes Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) images as they arrive in the Picture Archive and Communication System (PACS) using machine learning algorithms. Identification of suspected findings is not for diagnostic use beyond notification. Specifically, the software analyzes head CT images of the brain to assess the suspected presence of intracranial hemorrhage and/or mass effect and identifies images with potential emergent findings in a radiologist’s worklist. NinesAI is intended to be used as a triage tool limited to analysis of imaging data and should not be used in-lieu of full patient evaluation or relied upon to make or confirm a diagnosis. Additionally, preview images displayed to the radiologist outside of the DICOM viewer are non-diagnostic quality and should only be used for informational purposes.
The product code's definition, from FDA's classification record. Radiological computer-assisted triage and notification software is an image processing device intended to aid in prioritization and triage of time sensitive patient detection and diagnosis based on the analysis of medical images acquired from radiological signal acquisition systems. The device identifies or prioritizes time sensitive imaging for review by prespecified clinical users based on software-based image analysis but does not provide information from the image analysis other than triage and notification .
What the statement says
Pattern matches on the Indications for Use text. Each line is a fact that the text contains the words, not a finding about the device.
- Modalities namedCT
- Mentionstriage or notification
- Mentionsdetection or identification of findings
- Mentionsa diagnostic claim
Adverse-event reports in MAUDE, by product code
As of , MAUDE held 0 reports filed against devices carrying product code QAS. That code is shared by every device of this type, not this device alone, and MAUDE reports are submitted by manufacturers, facilities and the public without FDA verification.
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