FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
Sonosite, Inc.: SonoCalc IMT 3.0, a windows based software used in conjunction with images from high-resolution ultrasound systems (MicroMaxx, TITAN, and SonoSite180PLUS). This software generates a report with the patients intima media thickness (IMT) based on average thickness of the carotid artery.
- Recall number
- Z-0713-06
- Recalling firm
- Sonosite, Inc.
- Product
- SonoCalc IMT 3.0, a windows based software used in conjunction with images from high-resolution ultrasound systems (MicroMaxx, TITAN, and SonoSite180PLUS). This software generates a report with the patients intima media thickness (IMT) based on average thickness of the carotid artery.
- Status
- Terminated
- Initiated
- 2005-10-26
- Posted
- 2006-04-06
- Terminated
- 2006-04-10
- Reason
- When SonoCalc IMT 3.0 software is used with the SonoSite 180Plus ultrasound system, the software miscalculates the intima-media-thickness, a measurement of risk for cardiovascular or cerebrovascular events. Underestimates percentage of stenosis, false negative result.
- Root cause
- Other
- Action
- On October 26, 2005, the company sent their customers a User Guide Addendum that told customers how to verify that the image calibration data was correct.
- Quantity
- 155 units of the SonoCalc product to about 80 customers/distributors
- Distribution
- Nationwide, Kuwait, Mexico, South Africa, Chile, Spain, Japan, Puerto Rico, Australia. A list of 155 cases in which the software was sent out lists medical facilities, physicans, and SonoSite Distributors.
- Lot, serial or model codes
- All SonoCalc IMT version 3.0
- 510(k) numbers
- ["K030223"]
- PMA numbers
- not on file
- Product code
- LLZ
- Firm FEI
- 3002087856
- Firm city
- Bothell
- Firm state
- WA
- Firm country
- not on file
Where this comes from
- Register
- FDA Medical Device Recalls (openFDA)
- Publisher
- U.S. Food and Drug Administration (openFDA)
- File
- device-recall-0001-of-0001.json.zip
- sha256
- b87518bfe2e8
- Size
- 288210821 bytes
- Published
- 2026-09-28
- Read
- 2026-09-29T08:25:23.626Z
- Source file
- Source file retained · verify
- Refresh due
- 2026-10-06
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