Radiology · 510(k) · 2024
Voluson Signature 20, Voluson Signature 18
GE Medical Systems Ultrasound and Primary care Diagnostics,. Cleared by FDA on 7 March 2024 under submission K233692, product code IYN (system, imaging, pulsed doppler, ultrasonic). What FDA's record says, in FDA's words.
Device record · K233692
- Device. Voluson Signature 20, Voluson Signature 18DEVICE
- Company. GE Medical Systems Ultrasound and Primary care Diagnostics,COMPANY
- Decision. 7 March 2024, 510(k), substantially equivalent (traditional review); received 17 November 2023DECISION
- Panel. RadiologyPANEL
- Product code. IYN, System, Imaging, Pulsed Doppler, UltrasonicCODE
- Regulation. 21 CFR 892.1550, Class IIREG
- Source. FDA database entry · decision document (10 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.
Voluson Signature 18 / Voluson Signature 20 system are a general- purpose diagnostic ultrasound system intended for use by a qualified and trained healthcare professional that are legally authorized or licensed by law in the country, state or other local municipality in which he or she practices for ultrasound imaging, measurement, display and analysis of the human body and fluid. The users may or may not be working under supervision or authority of a physician. Voluson Signature 18 / Voluson Signature 20 system clinical applications include: Fetal/Obstetrics; Abdominal (including Renal and Gynecology/ Pelvic); Pediatric; Small Organ (Breast, Testes, Thyroid, etc.); Neonatal Cephalic; Adult Cephalic; Cardiac (Adult and Pediatric); Peripheral Vascular (PV); Musculo- skeletal Conventional and Superficial; Transrectal (including Urology/Prostate) (TR); Transvaginal (TV). M ode of operation include: B, M, AMM, PW Doppler, CW Doppler, Color Doppler, Color M Doppler, Power Doppler, Tissue Doppler, HD- Flow, Harmonic Imaging, Coded Pulse, 3D/4D Imaging mode, Elastography, Shearwave Elastography, B-Flow, Contrast and Combined modes: B/M, B/Color, B/PWD, B/Power/PWD. The Voluson Signature 18 / Voluson Signature 20 system are intended to be used in a hospital or medical clinic. Technology: The Voluson Signature 20 / Voluson Signature 18 employs the same fundamental scientific technology as its predicate device(s). Determination of
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 namedultrasound
- Mentionsmeasurement or quantification
- Mentionsa diagnostic claim
- Mentionsadult patients
- Mentionspediatric patients
Adverse-event reports in MAUDE, by product code
As of , MAUDE held 2,748 reports filed against devices carrying product code IYN. 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:
30 September 2026 · Malfunction · ACUSON Origin Ultrasound System · Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · report 3023245-2026-00096
30 September 2026 · Malfunction · ACUSON Sequoia Ultrasound System · Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · report 3023245-2026-00097
30 September 2026 · Malfunction · AFFINITI 30 · Philips Ultrasound, Inc · report 3019216-2026-100325
30 September 2026 · Injury · EPIQ 5G · Philips Ultrasound, Inc · report 3019216-2026-100326
29 September 2026 · Malfunction · ACUSON Juniper · Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · report 3023245-2026-00091
One of the patient exams performed on the Juniper system displays an "Unarchived" error message and they are unable to send this study to PACS. All other exams performed before are after this one are transferring over to the PACS as expected without any errors. The problem occurred after a Breast study was completed and the user tried to send it over to the network PACS. TSE worked with the customer and she confirmed that the problem cannot be reproduced, as it only is affecting this one exam. […]
Where this fits
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