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Modification to the Watchchild Obstetrical Patient Data Management System

K014094510(k) SpecialCleared Jan 11, 200230-day reviewClass II21 CFR 884.2740

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

Hill-Rom Manufacturing, Inc. · HGM System, Monitoring, Perinatal

Cleared on Jan 11, 2002 as substantially equivalent to K974248 (Air-Shields, Inc., 1998) after a 30-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 1984. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Jan 11, 2002
Review
30 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HGM
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to K833395 (1984). 8 ancestors in all. 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 1997: 1 other ancestor1990: 2 other ancestors1987: 1 other ancestor1995: 1 other ancestor2003: 1 descendant clearedK833395 · Sentinel Systems · Quantitative Medicine, Inc. · 1984K960109 · Quantitative Sentinel System · Quantitative Medicine, Inc. · 1996K974248 · Watchchild Obsterical Patient Data Management System · Air-Shields, Inc. · 199819801990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 2 generations back: 4 other ancestors3 generations back: 1 other ancestor 1 generation forward: 1 descendant K974248 · Watchchild Obsterical Patient Data Management System · Air-Shields, Inc. · 1998K960109 · Quantitative Sentinel System · Quantitative Medicine, Inc. · 1996K833395 · Sentinel Systems · Quantitative Medicine, Inc. · 19840
  1. Root · 3 generations backK833395 Sentinel SystemsQuantitative Medicine, Inc. · 1984
  2. 2 generations backK960109 Quantitative Sentinel SystemQuantitative Medicine, Inc. · 1996
  3. 1 generation backK974248 Watchchild Obsterical Patient Data Management SystemAir-Shields, Inc. · 1998
  4. This deviceK014094 Modification to the Watchchild Obstetrical Patient Data Management…Hill-Rom Manufacturing, Inc. · 2002
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK032772 Modification to Watchchild Obstetrical Patient Data Management…Hill-Rom Manufacturing, Inc. · 2003

Most influential descendants

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  • K032772Modification to Watchchild Obstetrical Patient Data Management System (Also Referred to…Hill-Rom Manufacturing, Inc. · 2003 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−3K833395Sentinel SystemsQuantitative Medicine, Inc.1984—
−2K960109Quantitative Sentinel SystemQuantitative Medicine, Inc.1996—
−1K974248Watchchild Obsterical Patient Data Management SystemAir-Shields, Inc.1998—
0 (this device)K014094Modification to the Watchchild Obstetrical Patient Data Management SystemHill-Rom Manufacturing, Inc.2002—
+1K032772Modification to Watchchild Obstetrical Patient Data Management System (Also…Hill-Rom Manufacturing, Inc.2003—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198710
199020
199510
199710

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200310
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K014094, 1984–2003Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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
*K974248Watchchild Obsterical Patient Data Management System
Summary page 1
…The device to which Hill-Rom is clairhing substantial equivalence is the WatchChild™ Obstetrical Patient Data Management System cleared for marketing by FDA in 510(k) K974248 on October 7, 1998. DESCRIPTION OF DEVICE The WatchChild™ Obstetrical Patient Data Management System (The WatchChild™ System) i…
Air-Shields, Inc.1998—

What descends from it? (1)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K032772Modification to Watchchild Obstetrical Patient Data Management System (Also Referred to…Hill-Rom Manufacturing, Inc.20030

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.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 18 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 3.3 years on median.
  • None of the 8 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K032772 (Hill-Rom Manufacturing, Inc., 2003) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All HGM devices

HGM System, Monitoring, Perinatal: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · HGM

4in 2025

2007: 32008: 42009: 42010: 42011: 132012: 42013: 22014: 42015: 52016: 12017: 32018: 32020: 12022: 12023: 22024: 12025: 42026 (partial year): 2
2007high 13 (2011) · low 0 (2019)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HGM

269in 2025

2007: 56 days median2008: 75 days median2009: 66 days median2010: 193 days median2011: 141 days median2012: 107 days median2014: 231 days median2015: 169 days median2017: 138 days median2018: 258 days median2025: 269 days median
2007high 269 (2025) · low 56 (2007)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · HGM

5in 2019

2008: 42009: 62013: 12014: 12019: 52026 (partial year): 2
2007high 6 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HGM

99in 2025

2007: 352008: 172009: 422010: 642011: 832012: 442013: 162014: 302015: 442016: 172017: 272018: 302019: 412020: 192021: 712022: 872023: 692024: 1742025: 99
2007high 174 (2024) · low 16 (2013)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HGM, 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
2007356035
2008475417
2009466642
20104193064
201113141083
20124107044
20132—116
20144231130
20155169044
20161—017
20173138027
20183258030
20190—541
20201—019
20210—071
20221—087
20232—069
20241—0174
20254269099
20262—2—

What is it indicated for?

The intended use of the WatchChild™ Obstetrical Patient Data Management System is a complete obstetrical information system which has the ability to record, store, and display data from fetal monitors and maternal vital signs monitors, and manages patient information from the initial fetal stress tests through post delivery discharge.

WatchChild™ organizes clinical data, which would normally be provided on paper records or other clinical systems and devices. This system serves as a decision support tool as well as an electronic medical record. This device is intended for use in a hospital/clinical environment.

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. “K014094: Modification to the Watchchild Obstetrical Patient Data Management System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K014094

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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