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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · 2009

Smartmonitor 2, Model 4000

K011597510(k) AbbreviatedCleared Jan 11, 2002232-day reviewClass II21 CFR 868.2377Recalls 2

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

Respironics Georgia, Inc. · FLS Monitor, Apnea, Facility Use

Cleared on Jan 11, 2002 as substantially equivalent to K892006 (Healthdyne, Inc., 1989) after a 232-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1989. 2 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled 2 times.

Decided
Jan 11, 2002
Review
232 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FLS
Recalls
2
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K892006 (1989). 2 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2003: 1 descendant cleared2006: 1 descendant clearedK892006 · Healthdyne's Apnea/Heart Monitor, Model 900S · Healthdyne, Inc. · 19891990200020102020
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 1 descendant K892006 · Healthdyne's Apnea/Heart Monitor, Model 900S · Healthdyne, Inc. · 19890
  1. Root · 1 generation backK892006 Healthdyne's Apnea/Heart Monitor, Model 900SHealthdyne, Inc. · 1989
  2. This deviceK011597 Smartmonitor 2, Model 4000Respironics Georgia, Inc. · 2002
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK032403 Smartmonitor 2 Professional Series (PS)Respironics, Inc. · 2003 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK061256 Smartmonitor 2PSRespironics, Inc. · 2006 · Recalled

Most influential descendants

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  • K032403Smartmonitor 2 Professional Series (PS)Respironics, Inc. · 2003 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K061256Smartmonitor 2PSRespironics, Inc. · 2006 · 2 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K892006Healthdyne's Apnea/Heart Monitor, Model 900SHealthdyne, Inc.1989—
0 (this device)K011597Smartmonitor 2, Model 4000Respironics Georgia, Inc.2002—
+1K032403Smartmonitor 2 Professional Series (PS)Respironics, Inc.20031
+2K061256Smartmonitor 2PSRespironics, Inc.20063

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200310
200610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K011597, 1989–2006Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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

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What was it cleared against? (1)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K892006Healthdyne's Apnea/Heart Monitor, Model 900S
Summary page 1
…ager SmartMonitor 2 / Synergy-E 4000 Series Apnea Monitor, 21 CFR 868.2377 Class Il (Special Controls) Healthdyne Technologies SmartMonitor. Originally cleared under K892006 (5/23/89). The SmartMonitor 2 is a monitoring device designed to monitor respiration and heart rate. Upon detection of abnormal…
Healthdyne, Inc.1989—

Also cleared against K892006: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (2)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K032403Smartmonitor 2 Professional Series (PS)Respironics, Inc.20031

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Apr 23, 2009Not classifiedZ-1411-2009Process designAudible alarm failure.
Oct 15, 2007Not classifiedZ-1093-2008Environmental controlForeign material: Glass fragments may present in the plastic bag material used to ship components.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • Of its descendants, K032403 (Respironics, Inc., 2003) has gone furthest, with 1 descendant of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K892006.

How does its category compare?

All FLS devices

FLS Monitor, Apnea, Facility Use: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · FLS

FDA has decided no FLS device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · FLS

Too few FLS 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · FLS

1in 2009

2007: 12009: 1
2007high 1 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · FLS

1in 2019

2007: 52008: 32009: 62010: 142011: 212012: 132013: 152014: 102015: 122016: 32018: 42019: 1
2007high 21 (2011) · low 0 (2017)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FLS, 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
20070—15
20080—03
20090—16
20100—014
20110—021
20120—013
20130—015
20140—010
20150—012
20160—03
20170—00
20180—04
20190—01
20200—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The SmartMonitor® 2 Infant Apnea Monitor is intended for use in the continuous monitoring of respiration and heart rate of infant patients in a home or hospital environment. The monitor detects and alarms for periods of central apnea and high or low heart rates.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K011597: Smartmonitor 2, Model 4000.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K011597

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 30, 2026 (extraction version 2d9447fa9ea4)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026