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Acuson Model 3001

K935595510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 2, 1995468-day reviewClass II21 CFR 892.1570

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Acuson Corp. · ITX Transducer, Ultrasonic, Diagnostic

Cleared on Mar 2, 1995 after a 468-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 2 of the 1,089 devices in its family, counting itself, have a Class I recall. 1,088 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Mar 2, 1995
Review
468 days
Class
Class II
Product code
ITX
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

1,088 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly. 2 of the 1,089 devices in this family, counting this one, have a Class I recall.

Descendants, by year cleared 1997: 1 descendant cleared2002: 2 descendants cleared2004: 11 descendants cleared2011: 35 descendants cleared2008: 21 descendants cleared2006: 12 descendants cleared2003: 3 descendants cleared2010: 24 descendants cleared2005: 13 descendants cleared1999: 3 descendants cleared1998: 2 descendants cleared2009: 23 descendants cleared2007: 18 descendants cleared2012: 41 descendants cleared2014: 54 descendants cleared2015: 60 descendants cleared2016: 63 descendants cleared2018: 70 descendants cleared2013: 45 descendants cleared2019: 51 descendants cleared2017: 78 descendants cleared2022: 61 descendants cleared2020: 77 descendants cleared2026: 55 descendants cleared2025: 84 descendants cleared, 2 with a Class I recall22021: 56 descendants cleared2024: 66 descendants cleared2023: 59 descendants cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK935595 Acuson Model 3001Acuson Corp. · 1995
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 1,087 of its ownK973767 Harmonic Imaging with ContrastAcuson Corp. · 1997
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 1,069 of its ownK022567 Sequoia Signature II Diagnostic Ultrasound SystemAcuson Corp. · 2002
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1,003 of its ownK032114 Sequoia 8.0 Diagnostic Ultrasound SystemSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · 2003
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 988 of its ownK041319 Sequoia Diagnostic Ultrasound SystemSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · 2004
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 979 of its ownK051139 Acuson Sequoia Diagnostic Ultrasound SystemSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · 2005

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Descendants cleared per year

1997: 11998: 21999: 32002: 22003: 32004: 112005: 132006: 122007: 182008: 212009: 232010: 242011: 352012: 412013: 452014: 542015: 602016: 632017: 782018: 702019: 512020: 772021: 562022: 612023: 592024: 662025: 842026: 55
1997high 84 (2025) · low 0 (2000)2026

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 1,088 · See all
  • K973767Harmonic Imaging with ContrastAcuson Corp. · 1997 · cites it directly1,087descendants
  • K022567Sequoia Signature II Diagnostic Ultrasound SystemAcuson Corp. · 2002 · cites it directly1,069descendants
  • K032114Sequoia 8.0 Diagnostic Ultrasound SystemSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · 2003 · 2 generations on1,003descendants
  • K041319Sequoia Diagnostic Ultrasound SystemSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · 2004 · 3 generations on988descendants
  • K051139Acuson Sequoia Diagnostic Ultrasound SystemSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · 2005 · 4 generations on979descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K935595Acuson Model 3001Acuson Corp.1995—
+1K973767Harmonic Imaging with ContrastAcuson Corp.1997—
+1K022567Sequoia Signature II Diagnostic Ultrasound SystemAcuson Corp.2002—
+2K032114Sequoia 8.0 Diagnostic Ultrasound SystemSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.2003—
+3K041319Sequoia Diagnostic Ultrasound SystemSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.2004—
+4K051139Acuson Sequoia Diagnostic Ultrasound SystemSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.2005—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199710
199820
199930
200220
200330
2004110
2005130
2006120
2007180
2008210
2009230
2010240
2011350
2012410
2013450
2014540
2015600
2016630
2017780
2018700
2019510
2020770
2021560
2022610
2023590
2024660
2025842
2026550
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K935595, 1995–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

2 devices in this family have a Class I recall. A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

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What was it cleared against?

FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (1,088)

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2 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K973767Harmonic Imaging with ContrastAcuson Corp.19971,087
K022567Sequoia Signature II Diagnostic Ultrasound SystemAcuson Corp.20021,069

Has anything in its family been recalled? (2 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K242670Lumify Diagnostic Ultrasound SystemPhilips Ultrasound · 2025 · 10 generations on · ◆ in the 2025 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K242519Lumify Diagnostic Ultrasound SystemPhilips Ultrasound · 2025 · 10 generations on · ◆ in the 2025 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K973767 (Acuson Corp., 1997) has gone furthest, with 1,087 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All ITX devices

ITX Transducer, Ultrasonic, Diagnostic: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · ITX

4in 2025

2007: 102008: 122009: 172010: 102011: 102012: 72013: 32014: 42015: 12016: 42017: 62018: 22019: 12020: 32021: 32022: 22023: 62024: 32025: 42026 (partial year): 6
2007high 17 (2009) · low 1 (2015)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · ITX

126in 2025

2007: 26 days median2008: 73 days median2009: 28 days median2010: 42 days median2011: 16 days median2012: 25 days median2013: 105 days median2014: 41 days median2016: 151 days median2017: 110 days median2020: 120 days median2021: 139 days median2023: 213 days median2024: 81 days median2025: 126 days median2026 (partial year): 158 days median
2007high 213 (2023) · low 16 (2011)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · ITX

2in 2025

2008: 42009: 42010: 42011: 12012: 12014: 12015: 52017: 12018: 152020: 32021: 10, 10 Class I2022: 62023: 12024: 12025: 2
2007high 15 (2018) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (10 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · ITX

571in 2025

2007: 162008: 392009: 232010: 302011: 342012: 292013: 382014: 432015: 1832016: 2692017: 4122018: 1302019: 1192020: 1162021: 1462022: 872023: 1382024: 9882025: 571
2007high 988 (2024) · low 16 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code ITX, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20071026016
20081273439
20091728423
20101042430
20111016134
2012725129
20133105038
2014441143
20151—5183
201641510269
201761101412
20182—15130
20191—0119
202031203116
2021313910 (10)146
20222—687
202362131138
20243811988
202541262571
202661580—
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510(k) Report. “K935595: Acuson Model 3001.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K935595

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Record history
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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026