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MHS 5000

K011981510(k) TraditionalCleared Sep 5, 200172-day reviewClass I21 CFR 884.2980

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

Micro Health Systems, Inc. · LHQ System, Telethermographic (Adjunctive Use)

Cleared on Sep 5, 2001 after a 72-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

Decided
Sep 5, 2001
Review
72 days
Class
Class I
Product code
LHQ
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K011981Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against?

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

How does its category compare?

All LHQ devices

LHQ System, Telethermographic (Adjunctive Use): FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · LHQ

1in 2023

2008: 12011: 12012: 12015: 12016: 12017: 22019: 12021: 22022: 22023: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 2 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LHQ

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

Recalls per year · LHQ

No recall names LHQ since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · LHQ

1in 2025

2013: 12019: 22020: 12021: 12025: 1
2007high 2 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LHQ, 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—00
20081—00
20090—00
20100—00
20111—00
20121—00
20130—01
20140—00
20151—00
20161—00
20172—00
20180—00
20191—02
20200—01
20212—01
20222—00
20231—00
20240—00
20250—01
20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

The MHS 5000 thermal imaging system is a thermal based imaging device intended for viewing and digitally storing thermal patterns generated by the human body in the clinical, hospital, acute care settings, surgery, healthcare practitioner facilities or in any environment where healthcare is provided by a qualified healthcare professional. The MHS 5000 provides for use with both laptop and desktop computers. The computer provides the user interface, image…

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The MHS 5000 thermal imaging system is a thermal based imaging device intended for viewing and digitally storing thermal patterns generated by the human body in the clinical, hospital, acute care settings, surgery, healthcare practitioner facilities or in any environment where healthcare is provided by a qualified healthcare professional. The MHS 5000 provides for use with both laptop and desktop computers.

The computer provides the user interface, image storage and display.

Use of this device is determined by the healthcare professional and is based upon his or her assessment of the patient’s medical condition and requirements. The patient populations include all age groups from adult to pediatric and neonatal. The device is for providing thermal images of the human body.

This device is intended for use by qualified healthcare personnel who are trained in its use.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA 510(k) statement, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K011981: MHS 5000.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K011981

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