# K013246: Datex-Ohmeda S/5 Network and Central '01

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Datex-Ohmeda
- Decided: Dec 11, 2001 after 74 days
- Product code: MSX (System, Network And Communication, Physiological Monitors)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.2300
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K000647 (2000). 1 ancestor in all.
10 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 12 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K000647: Datex-Ohmeda Network and Central, Datex-Ohmeda, Inc. (2000) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K022507: Datex-Ohmeda S/5 Network and Central '02 (2002), 9 descendants of its own
- K033281: Datex Ohmeda S/5 Network and Central (Icentral) '03 with L-NET03 Software (2003), 7 descendants of its own
- K042771: GE Datex-Ohmeda S/5 Network and Icentral '03, Sales Revision 3.3 (2004), 6 descendants of its own
- K052972: Datex-Ohmeda Network and Icentral '05, Sales Revision 4.3 (2005), 5 descendants of its own
- K071097: Navigator Applications Suite (2007), 4 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Datex-Ohmeda S/5™ Network and Central transfers information between networked Datex-Ohmeda devices in the Datex-Ohmeda monitor network. It also allows information transfer between several Centrals. Within one Datex-Ohmeda monitor network it allows a networked device to display, store, print and otherwise process information received from other networked devices. The Datex-Ohmeda S/5™ Central maintains the network connections between the Datex-Ohmeda bedside monitors and other networked devices in Datex-Ohmeda monitor network. Furthermore, it coordinates the transfer of information between devices in the Datex-Ohmeda S/5™ Network as well as between the Datex-Ohmeda Network and Hospital Information Systems (HIS). The Datex-Ohmeda S/5™ Central can be used for remote monitor management, storing, printing, viewing or otherwise processing of information from several bedside monitors or other networked devices. The Datex-Ohmeda S/5™ ViewStation can be used for remote monitor management, printing, viewing or otherwise processing of information from several bedside monitors or other networked devices. The Datex-Ohmeda S/5™ Network will be used for patients in the hospital and it is meant for continuous use. The device is for use by qualified personnel only.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K013246
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology