# K200755: Caption Guidance

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Caption Health
- Decided: Apr 16, 2020 after 24 days
- Product code: QJU (Image Acquisition And/Or Optimization Guided By Artificial Intelligence)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 892.2100
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to DEN190040 (2020). 1 ancestor in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 4 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- DEN190040: Caption Guidance, Bay Labs, Inc. (2020) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K201992: Caption Guidance (2020), 1 descendant of its own
- K243065: Cardiac Guidance (2025), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Caption Guidance software is intended to assist medical professionals in the acquisition of cardiac ultrasound images. The Caption Guidance software is an accessory to compatible general purpose diagnostic ultrasound systems. The Caption Guidance software is indicated for use in two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography (2D-TTE) for adult patients, specifically in the acquisition of the following standard views: Parasternal Long-Axis (PLAX), Parasternal Short-Axis at the Aortic Valve (PSAX-AV), Parasternal Short-Axis at the Mitral Valve (PSAX-MV), Parasternal Short-Axis at the Papillary Muscle (PSAX-PM), Apical 4-Chamber (AP4), Apical 5-Chamber (AP5), Apical 2-Chamber (AP2), Apical 3-Chamber (AP3), Subcostal 4-Chamber (SubC4), and Subcostal Inferior Vena Cava (SC-IVC).

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K200755
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology