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Critical Care Suite with Pneumothorax Detection AI Algorithm, Critical Care Suite 2.1, Critical Care Suite

GE Medical Systems, LLC

Critical Care Suite with Pneumothorax Detection AI Algorithm is a computer-aided triage, notification, and diagnostic device that analyzes frontal chest X-ray images for the presence of a pneumothorax. Critical Care Suite identifies and highlights images with a pneumothorax to enable case prioritization or triage and assist as a concurrent reading aid during interpretation of radiographs. Intended users include qualified independently licensed healthcare professionals (HCPs) trained to independently assess the presence of pneumothoraxes in radiographic images and radiologists. Critical Care Suite should not be used in-lieu of full patient evaluation or solely relied upon to make or confirm a diagnosis. It is not intended to replace the review of the X-ray image by a qualified physician. Critical Care Suite is indicated for adults and Transitional Adolescents (18 to <22 years old but treated like adults).

Detection and CADeAcute triage and notification
Evidence status: each field states its source quality, applicability, and review date. Research pending, information not established, and vendor documentation pending remain distinct outcomes.

Clinical details

What this tool is for

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Exact purpose
Critical Care Suite with Pneumothorax Detection AI Algorithm is a computer-aided triage, notification, and diagnostic device that analyzes frontal chest X-ray images for the presence of a pneumothorax. Critical Care Suite identifies and highlights images with a pneumothorax to enable case prioritization or triage and assist as a concurrent reading aid during interpretation of radiographs. Intended users include qualified independently licensed healthcare professionals (HCPs) trained to independently assess the presence of pneumothoraxes in radiographic images and radiologists. Critical Care Suite should not be used in-lieu of full patient evaluation or solely relied upon to make or confirm a diagnosis. It is not intended to replace the review of the X-ray image by a qualified physician. Critical Care Suite is indicated for adults and Transitional Adolescents (18 to <22 years old but treated like adults).
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  • Exact FDA submission
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Clinical-use display mirrors the best exact-submission purpose source because the reviewed FDA packet did not provide a more specific usable abstraction.

Intended users
Medical professionals
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Intended-user text reported in the exact-submission ACR model card.

Care setting and population
Adult
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Patient-population text reported in the exact-submission ACR model card; institutional setting may still require vendor confirmation.

Workflow role
Triage or notification support
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Conservative normalization of explicit wording in an exact-submission source.

Required input
X-ray/Radiography images or data involving Chest/Lung; consult the FDA labeling for exact protocol, series, and quality requirements.
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Conservative normalization of explicit wording in an exact-submission source.

Output and human action
Pneumothorax
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Clinical output reported in the exact-submission ACR model card.

Limitations
Exclusion criteria: Non chest and lateral chest X-rays
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Limitations and supported-acquisition details reported in the exact-submission ACR model card.

Regulatory identity

FDA record and catalog context

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FDA submission
K223491
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Modality
X-ray/Radiography
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Anatomy
Chest/Lung
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Anatomy normalized from explicit exact-submission ACR model-card wording.

Clearance type
510(k)
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Decision date
2023-05-25
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FDA status
FDA-cleared
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Implementation

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Integration
Standards-based DICOM/PACS integration was identified in the FDA submission materials; compatibility with a specific PACS, RIS, EHR, or orchestrator requires confirmation.
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Normalized from the prior exact-submission review. Confirm interface versions and local compatibility during technical evaluation.

Deployment and data flow
Hybrid
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Deployment category preserved from the prior exact-submission review; hosting region, data flow, and current commercial configuration still require vendor confirmation.

Security and privacy
Vendor documentation pending
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Exact-release security controls, data retention, hosting boundaries, and scoped assurance documentation require vendor confirmation.

Training and support
Vendor documentation pending
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Current training prerequisites, competency checks, and support commitments for the exact configuration require vendor confirmation.

Monitoring and change control
Vendor documentation pending
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Current drift, quality, uptime, alert, escalation, and incident-response commitments for the exact configuration require vendor confirmation.

ACR exact-submission catalog context

ACR AI Central provides an exact-submission model card for Critical Care Suite with Pneumothorax Detection AI Algorithm, Critical Care Suite 2.1, Critical Care Suite; FDA labeling remains controlling for clinical use, limitations, and performance.

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Source

Evidence

Performance evidence

Metrics are shown only when they are tied to a source, endpoint, population, and tested product version. Candidate literature without exact product and version linkage is not shown as product evidence.

Evidence summary
Study type: Both. Sites: 2. Reported sensitivity: 84.30%. Reported specificity: 93.50%. Reader-study sensitivity: 83.70%. Reader-study specificity: 89.00%
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Structured study metadata from the exact-submission ACR model card; this is not an independent evidence synthesis.

Reported sensitivity
84.30%
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Model sensitivity reported by ACR AI Central. Review endpoint, threshold, study population, and tested version before comparison.

Reported specificity
93.50%
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Model specificity reported by ACR AI Central. Review endpoint, threshold, study population, and tested version before comparison.

No contextualized exact-version metric has completed evidence review. Regulatory-document values, when available, are shown above with their limitations.

Critical Care Suite with Pneumothorax Detection AI Algorithm regulatory performance study summary

  • DesignStand-alone performance and reader study (ACR AI Central category)
  • PopulationAdult
  • Scopeexact submission
  • Tested version2.1
  • Sites2
  • IndependenceIndependence not established

K223491

ACR AI Central summarizes the regulatory study; consult the exact FDA materials before comparative use.

Source

Costs and setup

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Pricing and total cost
Vendor documentation pending
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No public price or quote for the exact K223491 configuration was established in this review.

Reimbursement and coding
Not established in reviewed sources
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No exact-product payer policy, coding instruction, or payment determination was established; eligibility must be evaluated by payer, site of service, and use case.

Safety and lifecycle

Postmarket record

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Postmarket safety review
The exact-identifier FDA recall query returned no native recall record for K223491. This limited result does not establish absence of recalls or other safety information and does not cover later versions, family records, MAUDE reports, corrections, or field notices.
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Research record

What has been checked

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Automated sources checkedStatus
2026-09-09Last searched
24Fields reviewed
9Source classes checked
0Awaiting review PubMed leads
0Awaiting review trial leads
0Unreviewed FDA recall leads

Exact-submission ACR model-card fields were normalized under the current provenance rules; vendor and independent-study confirmation remain distinct. Exact FDA and recall packets were prepared and identity matched, but no new clinical or performance claim was promoted in the conservative fallback. Existing exact-submission facts retain their original source status and applicability; candidate literature remains quarantined. Automated exact-name discovery found 0 PubMed and 0 ClinicalTrials.gov candidate records. Candidates require human product and version matching; zero candidates is not evidence that no studies exist. Native FDA recall identifiers produced 0 postmarket candidate records; 0 have been reviewed (0 published, 0 rejected) and 0 remain unreviewed.

Candidate leads remain unpublished until a human confirms the exact product and tested version.

Source classes: fda ai list, fda decision summary, acr ai central product, fda device recall, literature index, trial registry, pubmed, clinical trials, openfda device recall

Sources & history

How this profile was documented

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Source ledger

  1. FDA K223491: Critical Care Suite with Pneumothorax Detection AI Algorithm, Critical Care Suite 2.1, Critical Care Suite

    U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Published 2023-05-25 - Accessed 2026-09-09

    Scope: identity, clinicalUse, modality, anatomy, workflow, evidence, implementation

  2. Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Medical Devices

    U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Accessed 2026-08-31

    Scope: regulatoryIdentity, modalityContext

  3. Critical Care Suite with Pneumothorax Detection AI Algorithm model card (K223491)

    American College of Radiology - Published 2026-08-17 - Accessed 2026-09-01

    Scope: intendedUsers, careSetting, output, limitations, reportedSensitivity, reportedSpecificity, evidenceSummary, anatomy, evidenceStudies

  4. PubMed biomedical literature index

    U.S. National Library of Medicine - Accessed 2026-09-01

    Scope: evidenceDiscovery

  5. ClinicalTrials.gov study registry

    U.S. National Library of Medicine - Accessed 2026-09-01

    Scope: evidenceDiscovery, studyStatus

  6. openFDA Device Recall API

    U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Accessed 2026-09-02

    Scope: recallDiscovery, nativeSubmissionMatching

  7. openFDA exact recall query for K223491

    U.S. Food and Drug Administration - Accessed 2026-09-09

    Scope: postmarketSafety

Research history

  1. K223491 FDA decision

    Regulatory record

    510(k)

  2. Source-review record updated

    Research record

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