# K001972: Argus System-Continuous Expert Care Network

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Visicu, Inc.
- Decided: Oct 27, 2000 after 121 days
- Product code: MSX (System, Network And Communication, Physiological Monitors)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.2300
- Recalls of this device: 2 (0 Class I)
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 2 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
- K050128: Vitalware VMS (2005), 0 descendants of its own

## Recalls of this device
- Mar 27, 2015 · Class II · Z-0399-2016: A software defect may cause incorrect medication order change. If the user decides to edit the order prior to electronic signature AND selects the return to Previous Screen function, the previously se
- Feb 22, 2012 · Not classified · Z-1474-2012: Three versions of software for the eCareManager failed to display anticoagulants on the medications screen. The problem arose due to an unexpected change in the National Drug Data File.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K001972
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology