FDA-cleared profile

BrightHeart View Classifier

BrightHeart

Automatic standard-view detection and frame extraction to support acquisition and interpretation of second- or third-trimester fetal heart ultrasound.

Evidence status: each field shows source quality, applicability, and review date. Research pending, information not established in reviewed sources, and vendor documentation pending are distinct outcomes.

Clinical fit

What this tool is for

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Exact purpose
Automatic standard-view detection and frame extraction to support acquisition and interpretation of second- or third-trimester fetal heart ultrasound.
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-06
Intended users
Qualified and trained sonographers, maternal-fetal medicine specialists, obstetricians, gynecologists and fetal surgeons.
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-06
Care setting and population
Fetal anatomic ultrasound examinations in the second or third trimester using transabdominal probes.
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-06
Workflow role
Adjunct to fetal ultrasound acquisition and interpretation; it classifies standard views and is not a replacement for the interpreting clinician.
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-06
Required input
Fetal 2D ultrasound images and video clips from transabdominal examinations at 18 weeks of gestation or later.
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-06
Output and human action
Automatic classification of fetal cardiac standard views and automatically extracted example frames for review and documentation.
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-06
Limitations
The exact FDA validation used GE, Philips, Samsung and Siemens ultrasound devices and pregnancies at 18 weeks or later recorded with transabdominal probes; performance was lower or less certain in some small demographic subgroups.
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-06

Regulatory identity

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FDA submission
K243684
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-08-31
Modality
Ultrasound
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-06
Anatomy
Obstetric/Fetal
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-06
Clearance type
510(k)
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-08-31
Decision date
2025-05-07
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
The current BrightHeart family platform describes a standalone fetal-heart workflow with support for major ultrasound manufacturers, a cart-side tablet option, and results linked into reporting and a web view; exact K243684 interfaces are not established.
Public source Product family Checked 2026-09-07
Deployment and data flow
The FDA materials describe a cloud-based, software-only workflow with qualified users reviewing fetal ultrasound images or clips.
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-06
Security and privacy
Vendor documentation pending
Vendor confirmation Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-07

No current exact-release security attestation was established.

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

Local acceptance testing, production monitoring, drift review, update control, and incident escalation require a current vendor and site-specific governance plan.

Automatic view and frame workflow

The exact device classifies standard fetal cardiac views and extracts example frames for review.

exact submission · checked 2026-09-06

Family reporting integration

BrightHeart family material describes results linked into reporting and a standalone web view; exact K243684 integration details are not established.

product family · checked 2026-09-07

Supported ultrasound ecosystem

The exact validation covered GE, Philips, Samsung and Siemens devices; current family material separately describes integration with major manufacturers.

exact submission · checked 2026-09-06

Evidence

Performance evidence

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Evidence summary
The exact FDA performance set contained 2,290 clinically acquired images and video frames from 579 fetal ultrasound examinations at 8 centers; mean standard-view recognition sensitivity was 0.939 and specificity was 0.984.
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-06
Reported sensitivity
0.939 (95% CI, 0.917 ; 0.960)
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
0.984 (95% CI, 0.973 ; 0.996)
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.

Mean standard-view recognition sensitivity

0.939 proportion

Standard-view recognition in 2,290 images and video frames from 579 fetal ultrasound examinations at 8 centers.

Tested version: BrightHeart View Classifier release reviewed in K243684

Mean standard-view recognition specificity

0.984 proportion

Standard-view recognition in 2,290 images and video frames from 579 fetal ultrasound examinations at 8 centers.

Tested version: BrightHeart View Classifier release reviewed in K243684

BrightHeart View Classifier standard-view recognition validation

Retrospective performance validation with stratified subgroup analysis · Clinically acquired fetal ultrasound images and video frames from transabdominal examinations at 18 weeks of gestation or later

exact submission · Tested version: BrightHeart View Classifier release reviewed in K243684 · n=579 · 8 sites · Sponsor or vendor study

K243684 FDA 510(k) summary

The sample comprised 2,290 images and frames; the exact labeling limits use to the validated ultrasound vendors and examination conditions.

Economics and lifecycle

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Pricing and total cost
Not established in reviewed sources
Reviewed sources checked Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-07

No numeric price was published in the reviewed sources.

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

What has been checked

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Human reviewedStatus
2026-09-07Last searched
24Fields reviewed
11Source classes checked
0Reviewed PubMed leads
0Reviewed trial leads
0Unreviewed FDA recall leads

The stored candidate metadata contained empty PubMed and clinical-trial ID arrays; metadata was screened, not full-text or registry-reviewed. The stored recall candidate record was empty and no event was promoted. The current discovery snapshot contains 0 PubMed and 0 ClinicalTrials.gov candidate records; its dated, count-matched human screening remains current. Unlinked candidates remain quarantined. Native FDA recall identifiers produced 0 postmarket candidate records; 0 have been reviewed (0 published, 0 rejected) and 0 remain unreviewed.

Candidate leads were screened against the exact product and tested version. Unlinked records remain quarantined.

Source classes: fda ai list, fda decision summary, acr ai central product, vendor product page, vendor manual, peer reviewed publication, clinical trial registry, recall database, pubmed, clinical trials, openfda device recall

Sources

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