# K001693: Life Scope P, Model BSM-4100 Series

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Nihon Kohden America, Inc.
- Decided: Oct 24, 2000 after 144 days
- Product code: MHX (Monitor, Physiological, Patient(With Arrhythmia Detection Or Alarms))
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.1025
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
34 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 35 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K011918: Nihon  Kohden BSM-2300A Series Bedside Monitor and Accessories, Model BSM-2300A Series (2001), 20 descendants of its own
- K030105: Anesthesia Monitor; Bedside Monitor, Series BSM-5130A (2003), 14 descendants of its own
- K113165: Mini-Medic (2012), 13 descendants of its own
- K190792: BB-613WP (2019), 12 descendants of its own
- K080342: Nihon Kohden Bedside Monitor, Model BSM-6000S Series (2008), 11 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K001693
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology