Radiology · 510(k) · 2024
Fetal EchoScan
BrightHeart. Cleared by FDA on 14 November 2024 under submission K242342, product code POK (computer-assisted diagnostic software for lesions suspicious for cancer). What FDA's record says, in FDA's words.
Device record · K242342
- Device. Fetal EchoScanDEVICE
- Company. BrightHeart (FR)COMPANY
- Decision. 14 November 2024, 510(k), substantially equivalent (traditional review); received 7 August 2024DECISION
- Panel. RadiologyPANEL
- Product code. POK, Computer-Assisted Diagnostic Software For Lesions Suspicious For CancerCODE
- Regulation. 21 CFR 892.2060, Class IIREG
- Source. FDA database entry · decision document (12 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.
Fetal EchoScan is a machine learning-based computer-assisted diagnosis (CADx) software device indicated as an adjunct to fetal heart ultrasound examination in pregnant women aged 18 or older undergoing second-trimester anatomic ultrasound exams. When utilized by an interpreting physician, Fetal EchoScan provides information regarding the presence of any of the following suspicious radiographic findings: - overriding artery - septal defect at the cardiac crux - abnormal relationship of the outflow tracts - enlarged cardiothoracic ratio - right ventricular to left ventricular size discrepancy - tricuspid valve to mitral valve annular size discrepancy - pulmonary valve to aortic valve annular size discrepancy - cardiac axis deviation Fetal EchoScan is to be used with cardiac fetal ultrasound video clips containing interpretable 4-chamber, left ventricular outflow tract, right ventricular outflow tract standard views. Fetal EchoScan is intended for use as a concurrent reading aid for interpreting physicians (OB-GYN, MFM). It does not replace the role of the physician or of other diagnostic testing in the standard of care. When utilized by an interpreting physician, this device provides information that may be useful in rendering an accurate diagnosis regarding the potential presence of morphological abnormalities that might be suggestive of fetal congenital heart defects that may be useful in determining the need for additional exams. Fetal EchoScan is not intended for use in […]
The product code's definition, from FDA's classification record. Assist users in characterizing lesions identified on acquired medical images
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 namedradiographs (X-ray), ultrasound
- Mentionsan adjunct to the clinician, not a replacement
- Mentionsdetection or identification of findings
- Mentionsa diagnostic claim
- Mentionsadult patients
Adverse-event reports in MAUDE, by product code
As of , MAUDE held 1 report filed against devices carrying product code POK. 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. The latest reports, in the reporter’s words:
15 January 2021 · Malfunction · QUANTX · report MW5098869
QUANTX SOFTWARE MAY ENTER INTO AN ERROR STATE IN WHICH MEDICAL IMAGES DISPLAYED TO THE USER ARE FROZEN IN PLACE. QUANTX SOFTWARE VERSION (B)(4) ENTER INTO AN ERROR STATE IN WHICH ONE VIEWPORT IS FROZEN IN PLACE. WHEN THIS ERROR OCCURS, QUANTX STOPS RESPONDING TO USER INPUTS TO MODIFY THE DISPLAY OF THE FROZEN IMAGE. THIS ERROR STATE IS REACHED THROUGH A SPECIFIC SEQUENCE OF KEYSTROKES AND MOUSE ACTIONS. ONCE THE ONE IMAGE IS FROZEN IN A VIEWPORT IT REMAINS FROZEN. IT WILL ALSO REMAIN FROZEN IF […]
Where this fits
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