ScanNav Anatomy Peripheral Nerve Block (Anatomy PNB) is a software as a medical device (SaMD)which assists qualified healthcare professionals to identify anatomy in live ultrasound images.The Anatomy PNB receives scan images in real-time from a compatible general-purposeultrasound machine. It then processes the images using deep learning artificial intelligencealgorithms and highlights relevant anatomical structures on the Anatomy PNB user interface. Theoriginal view from the ultrasound machine is not affected and is always available both on theultrasound machine and the Anatomy PNB.
An individual software program or group of programs, routines or algorithms that add specific image processing and/or analysis capabilities to a diagnostic ultrasound system configuration. A basic set of applications programs and routines are included with such computer-controlled imaging systems and they can be upgraded to correct programming errors or to add new system capabilities. Some applications software programs or program packages must be combined with specific hardware or firmware configurations in order to function as intended. Applications program packages are typically identified by a proprietary name and "version" or "upgrade" number.