Butterfly iQ3 Ultrasound System
K232808Butterfly Network, Inc. · cleared 2024-01-04 · product code IYN · Radiology
Premarket evidence — what FDA accepted
source quote (p.5)
“The Butterfly iQ3 Ultrasound System is a portable, hand-held, general-purpose diagnostic imaging system for use by qualified and trained healthcare professionals enabling visualization and measurement of anatomical structures and fluid on adult and pediatric patients. The system consists of a single transducer with broad imaging capabilities connected via a USB cable to a standard handheld commercial off the shelf (COTS) mobile device. In addition to M-mode and B-mode imaging the instrument also supports Color Flow Doppler imaging.”
source quote (p.11)
“Auto B-Lines Counter Auto Bladder Volume”
Validation studies (1)
Bench
sample size not stated
standards: IEC 60601-1 Ed. 3.2 en: 2020, IEC 60601-1-11 Ed. 2.1 b:2020, IEC 60601-1-12 Ed. 1.1 b:2020, IEC 60601-1-2: 2014/AMD1:2020, IEC 60601-2-37 Ed. 2.0 b: 2007, ISO 10993-1, ISO 10993-5, ISO 10993-10, ISO 14971:2019
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 is another firm in the same product code.
first seen 2026-07-08 · recall res_event_number:97843
- recall_reason_pattern
Software/algorithm-related recall in product code IYN (GE Medical Systems, LLC, initiated 2025-09-18): "The Ultrasound-Guided Attenuation Parameter (UGAP) measurement data may display inaccurate values representing liver steatosis. This could potentially lead to inappropriate clinica" Recalling firm is another firm in the same product code.
first seen 2026-07-08 · recall res_event_number:97726
- recall_reason_pattern
Software/algorithm-related recall in product code IYN (GE Medical Systems China Co., Ltd. Dev. Zone National Hi-Tech; No., initiated 2025-05-16): "GE HealthCare has become aware that the Estimated Fetal Weight (EFW) measurement data feature on the Versana Premier R3 and LOGIQ F R3 series ultrasound systems can display previou" Recalling firm is another firm in the same product code.
first seen 2026-07-08 · recall res_event_number:96992
- recall_reason_pattern
Software/algorithm-related recall in product code IYN (Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., initiated 2024-08-15): "If ultrasound systems with software, are changed from factory default to : 1) Milliliters per second (ml/sec, mL/sec) or 2) Milliliters per minute (ml/min, mL/min); then systems wi" Recalling firm is another firm in the same product code.
first seen 2026-07-08 · recall res_event_number:95254
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).