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Critical Care Suite with Endotracheal Tube Positing AI algorithm

GE Medical Systems, LLC

Critical Care Suite is a suite of AI algorithms for the automated image analysis of frontal chest X-rays acquired on a digital x-ray system. Critical Care Suite with the Endotracheal Tube Positioning AI algorithm produces an onscreen image overlay that detects and localizes an endotracheal tube, locates the endotracheal tube tip, locates the carina, and automatically calculates the vertical distance between the endotracheal tube tip and carina. This information is also transmitted to the radiologist for review. Intended users include licensed qualified healthcare professionals (HCPs) trained to independently place and/or assess endotracheal tube placement and radiologists. Critical Care Suite with Endotracheal Tube Positioning AI Algorithm 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 healthcare professional. Critical Care Suite with the Endotracheal Tube Positioning AI Algorithm is indicated for adult-size patients.

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Clinical fit

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Exact purpose
Critical Care Suite is a suite of AI algorithms for the automated image analysis of frontal chest X-rays acquired on a digital x-ray system. Critical Care Suite with the Endotracheal Tube Positioning AI algorithm produces an onscreen image overlay that detects and localizes an endotracheal tube, locates the endotracheal tube tip, locates the carina, and automatically calculates the vertical distance between the endotracheal tube tip and carina. This information is also transmitted to the radiologist for review. Intended users include licensed qualified healthcare professionals (HCPs) trained to independently place and/or assess endotracheal tube placement and radiologists. Critical Care Suite with Endotracheal Tube Positioning AI Algorithm 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 healthcare professional. Critical Care Suite with the Endotracheal Tube Positioning AI Algorithm is indicated for adult-size patients.
Public source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-01

Exact-submission indication text from the ACR AI Central model card. FDA labeling remains controlling.

Intended users
Radiologist
Public source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-01

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

Care setting and population
Adult
Public source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-01

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

Workflow role
Measurement or quantification
Public source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-01

Conservative normalization of explicit wording in an exact-submission source.

Required input
XRAY images or data. Inclusion criteria: Chest AP/PA X-ray
Public source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-01

Conservative normalization of explicit wording in an exact-submission source.

Output and human action
Breathing Tube
Public source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-01

Clinical output reported in the exact-submission ACR model card.

Limitations
Exclusion criteria: Non Chest and Lateral Chest X-rays
Public source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-01

Limitations and supported-acquisition details reported in the exact-submission ACR model card.

Regulatory identity

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FDA submission
K211161
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-08-31
Modality
X-ray/Radiography
Public source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-01

Imaging modality reported in the exact-submission ACR AI Central model card.

Anatomy
Chest/Lung
Public source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-01

Anatomy normalized from explicit exact-submission ACR model-card wording.

Clearance type
510(k)
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-08-31
Decision date
2021-10-29
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-08-31
FDA status
FDA-cleared
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-08-31

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.
Public source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-08-13

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Deployment and data flow
Hybrid
Public source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-08-13

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
Vendor confirmation Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-08-13

FDA authorization does not establish the current commercial security posture. Request data-flow diagrams, hosting and retention details, access controls, audit logging, attestations, and incident-response documentation.

Training and support
Vendor documentation pending
Vendor confirmation Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-08-13

Training, onboarding, competency, and support commitments are commercial implementation details that require current vendor documentation.

Monitoring and change control
Vendor documentation pending
Vendor confirmation Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-08-13

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Evidence

Performance evidence

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Evidence summary
Study type: Stand-Alone Performance. Reported sensitivity: 99.40%. Reported specificity: 100%
Public source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-01

Structured study metadata from the exact-submission ACR model card; this is not an independent evidence synthesis.

Reported sensitivity
99.40%
Public source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-01

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

Reported specificity
100%
Public source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-01

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 Endotracheal Tube Positioning AI Algorithm regulatory performance study summary

Stand-Alone Performance · Adult

exact submission · Tested version: 2 · Independence not established

K211161

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

Economics and lifecycle

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Pricing and total cost
Vendor documentation pending
Vendor confirmation Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-08-13

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Reimbursement and coding
Research pending
Needs research Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-08-31

Determine whether any product-specific CPT/HCPCS pathway exists and separate it from billing for the underlying imaging service.

Safety and lifecycle

Postmarket record

Recall and adverse-event records are shown only after product matching. Adverse-event reports do not establish incidence or causality.

Postmarket safety review
Not established in reviewed sources
Reviewed sources checked Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-04

No native submission-identifier match was found in the checked openFDA radiology recall snapshot. Product-name, manufacturer, and adverse-event searches remain necessary; this does not establish that no recall or safety report exists.

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Research record

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Exact FDA record reviewedStatus
2026-09-04Last searched
19Fields reviewed
6Source classes checked
0Unreviewed PubMed leads
0Unreviewed 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. 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, pubmed, clinical trials, openfda device recall

Sources

Source ledger

Sources accessed through 2026-09-02.

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