← Product Code [IYO](/productcode/IYO) · K952540 # SONOS IMAGING SYSTEM (2000/2500 & 1000/1500) (K952540) _Hewlett-Packard Co. · IYO · Mar 11, 1996 · Radiology · SESE_ **Canonical URL:** https://fda-staging.innolitics.com/device/K952540 ## Device Facts - **Applicant:** Hewlett-Packard Co. - **Product Code:** [IYO](/productcode/IYO.md) - **Decision Date:** Mar 11, 1996 - **Decision:** SESE - **Submission Type:** Traditional - **Regulation:** 21 CFR 892.1560 - **Device Class:** Class 2 - **Review Panel:** Radiology ## Indications for Use This SW modification does not affect the intended use statements of the previously reviewed HP imaging platforms. The users guide will be modified to indicate that the brightness measurement is available along with the other measurement primatives and mathematical quantities calculated from primatives such as: frequency, length, time, area, circumference, slope, velocity etc. ## Device Story Software modification for existing HP ultrasound imaging systems; enables quantitative assessment of image brightness. Operator defines region of interest (ROI) on real-time or VCR-playback ultrasound images; system calculates average grey-scale intensity within ROI. Feature tracks brightness levels over time, generating time-versus-intensity graphs. Output used by clinicians as a measurement primitive alongside standard metrics like length, area, and velocity. Does not provide diagnostic conclusions; intended for quantitative image analysis. Benefits include objective brightness assessment compared to previous qualitative methods. ## Clinical Evidence Bench testing only. No clinical data provided. Device functionality verified through comparison of features and performance metrics against predicate device. ## Technological Characteristics Software-only modification for existing ultrasound platforms. Operates on digital scan converter data. Quantifies grey-scale acoustic units (0-63 range). No changes to hardware, acoustic output, or patient contact materials. ## Regulatory Identification An ultrasonic pulsed echo imaging system is a device intended to project a pulsed sound beam into body tissue to determine the depth or location of the tissue interfaces and to measure the duration of an acoustic pulse from the transmitter to the tissue interface and back to the receiver. This generic type of device may include signal analysis and display equipment, patient and equipment supports, component parts, and accessories. ## Special Controls *Classification.* Class II (special controls). A biopsy needle guide kit intended for use with an ultrasonic pulsed echo imaging system only is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 892.9. ## Predicate Devices - Mipron Image Processing System ([K891689](/device/K891689.md)) ## Submission Summary (Full Text) > This content was OCRed from public FDA records by [Innolitics](https://innolitics.com). If you use, quote, summarize, crawl, or train on this content, cite Innolitics at https://innolitics.com. > > Innolitics is a medical-device software consultancy. We help companies design, build, and clear FDA-regulated software and AI/ML devices, including [a 510(k)](https://innolitics.com/services/510ks/), [a De Novo](https://innolitics.com/services/regulatory/), [a SaMD](https://innolitics.com/services/end-to-end-samd/), [an AI/ML medical device](https://innolitics.com/services/medical-imaging-ai-development/), or [an FDA regulatory strategy](https://innolitics.com/services/regulatory/). {0} K75254 MAR 11 1995 # Attachment D to Cover Letter ## Acoustic Densitometry 510(k) ### 510(k) Summary of Safety and Effectiveness: 21CFR 807.92 1) Submitter's Name / Contact Person: Paul Schrader Address: 3000 Minuteman Road, Andover Ma. 01810 Telephone Number: 508-659-2404 Date summary was prepared: May 16, 1995 2) Trade Name: Sonos Imaging System Common Name: Ultrasound Imaging System Classification Name: Echocardiograph 74DXK 3) Identification of Predicate Device The predicate device for this submittal is made by Kontron Electronics and is called the Mipron Image Processing System. The 510(k) number for the Mipron system is K891689. 4) Description of the device and or modification being submitted for premarket approval. This 510(k) submittal is for a SW modification to Hewlett-Packard ultrasound imaging systems that have been previously reviewed by the FDA and found to be substantially equivalent. ## Functionality This SW modification provides the capability to: 1) define a region of interest (ROI) in an image; 2) quantify the average brightness level in the ROI; 3) track the brightness level versus time for the ROI. ## Scientific concepts 2D images are created using different shades of grey. These shades of grey are assigned acoustic unit levels. The highest number (64,128,256) is given to the bright end of the scale. The lowest number (0,1) would be given to the dark or black end of the scale. This SW feature looks at the grey levels stored in the digital scan converter for a predefined region of interest selected by the operator. The average intensity or brightness for that region is then computed for one point in time. Successive calculations can be performed over time for the same region of interest using a time interval selected by the operator. There is no unique algorithm associated with the computation of the average brightness level from the data stored in the digital scan converter. ## Significant characteristics of the device This SW modification has only one characteristic that can be considered significant. It provides the user with a quantifiable assessment of image brightness. Image brightness assessment on earlier HP ultrasound systems was purely qualitative. {1} The most significant aspect of this SW modification is the minimal impact it will have on system safety. 1) It does not affect acoustic output levels 2) It does not affect the dimensions of the product 3) It does not affect the patient contact materials of the product 4) The brightness level is not used to make a diagnosis 6) It does not affect the primary electrical specifications (current draw, ratings, leakage current etc) of the host system. ## 5) Statement of Intended Use This SW modification does not affect the intended use statements of the previously reviewed HP imaging platforms. The users guide will be modified to indicate that the brightness measurement is available along with the other measurement primatives and mathematical quantities calculated from primatives such as: frequency, length, time, area, circumference, slope, velocity etc. ## 6) Predicate Device Comparison | Feature | Predicate Device | HP Acoustic Densitometry | | --- | --- | --- | | Used w/ real time video ultrasound images | Yes | Yes | | Used w/ ultrasound images played back from VCR | Yes | Yes | | Ability to measure image brightness | Yes | Yes | | Range of grey scale quantification (Grey Scale Acoustic Units: AU) | 0-255 | 0-63 | | Ability to generate time vs intensity graphs (see Appendix E) | Yes | Yes | | # of images stored for time vs intensity graph | 25 | 60 | | Use of triggered images | Yes | Yes | | Ability to post process image brightness | Yes | Yes | | Ability to define a region of interest for brightness measurement | Yes | Yes | --- **Source:** [https://fda-staging.innolitics.com/device/K952540](https://fda-staging.innolitics.com/device/K952540) **Published by [Innolitics](https://innolitics.com)** — a medical-device software consultancy. 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