FDA-cleared profile

Velacur

Sonic Incytes

Velacur Sonic measures liver tissue stiffness and ultrasound attenuation to aid clinical management of liver disease within the labeled workflow.

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
Velacur Sonic measures liver tissue stiffness and ultrasound attenuation to aid clinical management of liver disease within the labeled workflow.
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-04
Intended users
Qualified and trained ultrasound professionals.
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-04
Care setting and population
Hospital, clinic, point-of-care, and procedural settings covered by the exact ultrasound labeling.
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-04
Workflow role
Diagnostic ultrasound acquisition, visualization, fluid-flow analysis, and professional review support.
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-04
Required input
Ultrasound acquisitions from supported probes, modes, presets, patient populations, and release-specific configurations.
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-04
Output and human action
Ultrasound image series, flow data, measurements, and release-specific derived outputs for professional review.
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-04
Limitations
Probe, mode, anatomy, patient population, acoustic window, workflow, and optional-feature limits vary by exact system and release. Velacur Sonic measures liver tissue stiffness and ultrasound attenuation to aid clinical management of liver disease within the labeled workflow.
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-04

Regulatory identity

FDA record and catalog context

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FDA submission
K223287
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-08-31
Modality
Ultrasound
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-04
Anatomy
Liver
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-04
Clearance type
510(k)
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-08-31
Decision date
2023-04-20
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

Normalized from the prior exact-submission review. Confirm interface versions and local compatibility during technical evaluation.

Deployment and data flow
Not established in reviewed sources
Reviewed sources checked Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-04

Exact deployment topology, hosting, network boundaries, update mechanism, and local operational requirements are not established for this submission.

Security and privacy
Not established in reviewed sources
Reviewed sources checked Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-04

Public sources reviewed here do not establish the complete exact-release security posture, including identity, audit, encryption, retention, remote access, vulnerability management, backup, or incident response.

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.

Workflow role

Diagnostic ultrasound acquisition, visualization, fluid-flow analysis, and professional review support.

exact submission · checked 2026-09-04

This is a submission-anchored intended-use summary, not a local acceptance result.

Input

Ultrasound acquisitions from supported probes, modes, presets, patient populations, and release-specific configurations.

exact submission · checked 2026-09-04

Exact supported inputs and protocol limits must be confirmed from the complete labeling.

Output

Ultrasound image series, flow data, measurements, and release-specific derived outputs for professional review.

exact submission · checked 2026-09-04

Output review, editing, and downstream use remain release- and site-specific.

Vendor family context

Current vendor material is product-family context for K223287 only; exact release, enabled options, deployment, and local interoperability require confirmation.

product family · checked 2026-09-04

Vendor material is not exact-release evidence unless that linkage is separately proven.

Site validation status

Exact local interfaces, deployment topology, security controls, downtime behavior, and support obligations remain unestablished.

exact submission · checked 2026-09-04

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Evidence

Performance evidence

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Evidence summary
The exact FDA submission K223287 is the identity anchor. Its public decision material supports the submission-specific product and intended-use summary recorded here; it does not establish a general product-wide sensitivity or specificity value for this dossier.
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-04
Reported sensitivity
80%
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-08-13

Values reported in the exact-submission materials. Consult the linked source for endpoint, threshold, population, and confidence interval before comparison.

Reported specificity
80%
FDA source Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-08-13

Values reported in the exact-submission materials. Consult the linked source for endpoint, threshold, population, and confidence interval before comparison.

No contextualized exact-version metric has completed evidence review. Regulatory-document values, when available, are shown above with their limitations.

FDA submission-specific verification and validation evidence for K223287

Regulatory verification, validation, and labeling evidence reviewed for exact FDA submission K223287. · The labeled population and test materials for exact submission K223287; a general clinical study population is not established here.

exact submission · Tested version: Velacur (K223287) · Sponsor or vendor study

K223287

FDA regulatory evidence is submission-specific but is not independent clinical performance evidence.

Velacur ACE outperforms FibroScan CAP for diagnosis of MASLD.

Candidate peer-reviewed literature record discovered by exact-name or identifier search. · Candidate record population; product and version linkage to K223287 was not established.

product family · Tested version: Candidate product-family record; exact FDA submission and product version linkage not established. · Independence not established

38517204

Quarantined candidate evidence: do not treat this record as exact-submission performance evidence without product and version linkage review.

Noninvasive assessment of fibrosis among patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease [NAFLD].

Candidate peer-reviewed literature record discovered by exact-name or identifier search. · Candidate record population; product and version linkage to K223287 was not established.

product family · Tested version: Candidate product-family record; exact FDA submission and product version linkage not established. · Independence not established

35036892

Quarantined candidate evidence: do not treat this record as exact-submission performance evidence without product and version linkage review.

Deep Learning Based Shear Wave Detection and Segmentation Tool for Use in Point-of-Care for Chronic Liver Disease Assessments.

Candidate peer-reviewed literature record discovered by exact-name or identifier search. · Candidate record population; product and version linkage to K223287 was not established.

product family · Tested version: Candidate product-family record; exact FDA submission and product version linkage not established. · Independence not established

39244483

Quarantined candidate evidence: do not treat this record as exact-submission performance evidence without product and version linkage review.

Ultrasound Liver Imaging for Classification of Metabolic Dysfunction-associated Steatotic Liver Disease

Candidate clinical-trial registry record discovered by exact-name or identifier search. · Candidate registry population; product and version linkage to K223287 was not established.

product family · Tested version: Candidate product-family record; exact FDA submission and product version linkage not established. · Independence not established

NCT07373769

Quarantined candidate evidence: do not treat this record as exact-submission performance evidence without product and version linkage review.

Non-Invasive Diagnostic Tests for MASLD in Pediatric Population

Candidate clinical-trial registry record discovered by exact-name or identifier search. · Candidate registry population; product and version linkage to K223287 was not established.

product family · Tested version: Candidate product-family record; exact FDA submission and product version linkage not established. · Independence not established

NCT06218589

Quarantined candidate evidence: do not treat this record as exact-submission performance evidence without product and version linkage review.

Economics and lifecycle

Budget and ongoing governance

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Pricing and total cost
Not established in reviewed sources
Reviewed sources checked Exact FDA submission Checked 2026-09-04

No public exact-release price, license fee, subscription, contract, or implementation cost was established in this review.

Reimbursement and coding
Not applicable
Not applicable Not applicable Checked 2026-09-04

CMS index context was checked, but no product-specific coverage or reimbursement determination is inferred.

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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Exact FDA record reviewedStatus
2026-09-04Last searched
27Fields reviewed
11Source classes checked
7Unreviewed PubMed leads
5Unreviewed trial leads
0Unreviewed FDA recall leads

Recovered from the prior exact-submission extraction and normalized under the current provenance rules. Exact FDA identity, indication, modality, anatomy, workflow, and limitations were reviewed using the submission as the identity anchor. Current vendor material is product-family context only. PubMed and ClinicalTrials.gov candidates remain quarantined as product-family evidence because exact submission and version linkage was not established. CMS and openFDA index context was checked. Pricing, security, deployment, reimbursement, contracted services, enabled options, and local interoperability remain unknown unless separately evidenced. Automated exact-name discovery found 7 PubMed and 5 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, vendor product page, implementation documentation, reimbursement policy, peer reviewed literature, clinical trial registry, fda device recall, pubmed, clinical trials, openfda device recall

Sources

Source ledger

Sources accessed through 2026-09-04.

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