# K014094: Modification to the Watchchild Obstetrical Patient Data Management System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Hill-Rom Manufacturing, Inc.
- Decided: Jan 11, 2002 after 30 days
- Product code: HGM (System, Monitoring, Perinatal)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 884.2740
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 3 generations back to K833395 (1984). 8 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 10 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K974248: Watchchild Obsterical Patient Data Management System, Air-Shields, Inc. (1998) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K032772: Modification to Watchchild Obstetrical Patient Data Management System (Also Referred to as) the Watchchild System (2003), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
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.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K014094
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology