EPIQ Series Diagnostic Ultrasound System
K231190Philips Ultrasound LLC · cleared 2023-05-12 · product code IYN · Radiology
Premarket evidence — what FDA accepted
source quote (p.4)
“Diagnostic Ultrasound System and Transducers”
Validation studies (1)
Bench
sample size not stated
endpoints: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance; Electromagnetic Compatibility; Usability; basic safety and essential performance of ultrasonic medical diagnostic and monitoring equipment; Software life cycle process; Test methods for the determination of thermal and mechanical indices related to medical diagnostic ultrasonic fields; Biological evaluation of medical devices – Part 1: Evaluation and testing within a risk management process
standards: ANSI/AAMI ES 60601-1, IEC 60601-1-2, IEC 60601-1-6, IEC 60601-2-37, IEC 62304, IEC 62359, ISO 10993-1
Reported performance (0 observations)
FDA source did not state a quantitative performance metric — non-reporting is itself the signal.
Each value carries its own analysis unit and task — never compare or pool across devices. Source: 510(k) summary PDF.
Predicate network
Postmarket — what happened after clearance
- recall_reason_pattern
Software/algorithm-related recall in product code IYN (Philips Ultrasound, LLC, initiated 2025-10-31): "Ultrasound system compatibility issues with Apple devices running iOS 18 may cause a failure to perform live imagining." Recalling firm matches this device's applicant.
first seen 2026-07-08 · recall res_event_number:97843
- re_clearance
The FDA AI/ML device list shows a newer 510(k) K253595 (decision 2026-03-27) from Philips Ultrasound, LLC for a matching device line ("EPIQ Series Diagnostic Ultrasound System, Affiniti Series Diagnostic Ultrasound System") — a new clearance for the same line is a change event.
first seen 2026-07-08 · k_number:K253595
- re_clearance
The FDA AI/ML device list shows a newer 510(k) K251651 (decision 2025-10-09) from Philips Ultrasound, LLC for a matching device line ("EPIQ Series Diagnostic Ultrasound System; Affiniti Series Diagnostic Ultrasound System") — a new clearance for the same line is a change event.
first seen 2026-07-08 · k_number:K251651
- re_clearance
The FDA AI/ML device list shows a newer 510(k) K251455 (decision 2025-07-24) from Philips Ultrasound LLC for a matching device line ("EPIQ Series Diagnostic Ultrasound System; Affiniti Series Diagnostic Ultrasound System") — a new clearance for the same line is a change event.
first seen 2026-07-08 · k_number:K251455
- re_clearance
The FDA AI/ML device list shows a newer 510(k) K250886 (decision 2025-06-18) from Philips Ultrasound LLC for a matching device line ("EPIQ Series Diagnostic Ultrasound Systems; Affiniti Series Diagnostic Ultrasound Systems") — a new clearance for the same line is a change event.
first seen 2026-07-08 · k_number:K250886
- re_clearance
The FDA AI/ML device list shows a newer 510(k) K243793 (decision 2025-05-21) from Philips Ultrasound LLC for a matching device line ("EPIQ Series Diagnostic Ultrasound System; Affiniti Series Diagnostic Ultrasound System") — a new clearance for the same line is a change event.
first seen 2026-07-08 · k_number:K243793
- …and 11 more.
Recall and MAUDE counts are product-code-level (reports aren't reliably attributable to one device). Signals are descriptive observables with sources — never a judgment that the device is unsafe or drifting. Snapshot 2026-07-08.
Reimbursement — how devices like this got paid
Not yet tracked — no payment pathway indexed for this clearance (the reimbursement corpus is a growing seed set).