BladderScan Prime PLUS System is an AI-enabled medical device from Verathon Incorporated that the U.S. FDA cleared through 510(k) K172356 on September 15, 2017. Its lead review panel is Radiology and its primary product code is IYO (System, Imaging, Pulsed Echo, Ultrasonic).
See also FDA-cleared AI radiology devices in 2017, all FDA AI clearances in 2017, top radiology AI devices.
Key facts
| Submission number | K172356 |
|---|---|
| Pathway | 510(k) |
| Date of final decision | |
| Company (FDA list) | Verathon Incorporated |
| Lead review panel | Radiology |
| Primary product code | IYO — System, Imaging, Pulsed Echo, Ultrasonic |
| Applicant (openFDA) | Verathon Incorporated |
| Applicant location | Bothell, WA, US |
| Device class | Class 2 |
| Regulation number | 21 CFR 892.1560 |
| Decision code | SESE |
| Submission type | Traditional |
Source: FDA AI-Enabled Medical Devices list and openFDA.
What this means
A 510(k) is a premarket submission showing the device is substantially equivalent to a legally marketed predicate device. A cleared 510(k) means FDA agreed with that equivalence. BladderScan Prime PLUS System went through this pathway (K172356).
openFDA lists it as a Class 2 device under 21 CFR 892.1560. Class II devices are moderate risk and are subject to general and special controls.
Product code IYO covers 12 devices on the FDA AI list. By decision date, this device is #1 of 12 under that code. Verathon Incorporated has 1 AI-enabled device on the list, and the Radiology panel accounts for 1,230 in total.
Being on this list doesn't describe how well the device works clinically. Check the FDA record for its indications for use.