# K020524: Patientnet Monitoring System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: General Electric Medical Systems Information Techn
- Decided: Mar 20, 2002 after 29 days
- Product code: MSX (System, Network And Communication, Physiological Monitors)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.2300
- Recalls of this device: 1 (0 Class I)
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K903702 (1990). 4 ancestors in all.
3 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 8 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K962473: (Vcom, Irvs, RVS) Central Monitoring Station, V-Link or Ambulatory Transmitters and Arrhytmia Detector and Alarms with, Data Critical Corporation (1997) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K031760: Viewpoint Telemetry System (2003), 2 descendants of its own
- K142601: Panorama Patient Monitoring Network (2014), 1 descendant of its own
- K150082: Panorama Patient Monitoring Network (2015), 0 descendants of its own

## Recalls of this device
- Feb 27, 2004 · Not classified · Z-0727-04: Non-invasive blood pressure readings on central station may not match bedside monitor due to software anomaly.

## Indications for use
Monitoring of Recognized Conditions: -An environmentally controlled clinical setting that has multiple patients using any combination of ECG leads, bedside monitors, or ventilators. -Hospital areas that have the capability of installing hardwire paths to the Central Monitoring Station from the rooms or areas where bedside monitors or ventilators operate. -Clinical areas that have the capability of installing 174-216 MHz radio systems (or alternate frequency bands approved by the FCC) to communicate via RF. The information from the ECG leads, bedside monitors or ventilators is transferred via an RF transmitter to the Central Monitoring Station. Target Population: Those patients who are connected through PatientNet™ Monitoring System via ambulatory ECG transmitters, bedside monitors, or ventilators.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K020524
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology