FDA-cleared profile

Fetal EchoScan (v1.1)

BrightHeart

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 multiple pregnancies, cases of heterotaxy and postnatal ultrasound exams.

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

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Exact purpose
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 multiple pregnancies, cases of heterotaxy and postnatal ultrasound exams.
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
Interpreting physicians (OB-GYN, MFM)
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
Detection, localization, or diagnostic support
Public source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-01

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

Required input
US images or data. Inclusion criteria: Fetal ultrasound study containing the following views: 4 chamber, left ventricular outflow tract, right ventricular outflow tract
Public source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-01

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

Output and human action
The device evaluates whether suspicious radiographic findings are present, absent, or inconclusive for each frame. It provides a summary of results for each video clip and for the overall study.
Public source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-01

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

Limitations
Exclusion criteria: Multiple pregnancies, cases of heterotaxy, and postnatal ultrasound exams
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
K251071
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-08-31
Modality
Ultrasound
Public source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-01

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

Anatomy
Obstetric/Fetal
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
2025-05-02
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

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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.

Evidence

Performance evidence

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Evidence summary
Study type: Both. Cases: 877. Sites: 11. Reported sensitivity: 97.7% (95% CI: 95.4%, 98.9%). Reported specificity: 97.7% (95% CI: 96.1%, 98.7%). Reader-study cases: 200. Readers: 14. Reader-study sensitivity: 93.5% (95% CI: 89.2%, 97.8%). Reader-study specificity: 97% (95% CI: 94.9%, 99.1%)
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
97.7% (95% CI: 95.4%, 98.9%)
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
97.7% (95% CI: 96.1%, 98.7%)
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.

Fetal EchoScan v1.1 regulatory performance study summary

Stand-alone performance and reader study (ACR AI Central category) · Adult

exact submission · Tested version: Exact product version not reported; regulatory study summarized for FDA submission K251071 · n=877 · 11 sites · Independence not established

K251071

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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

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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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