# K022274: Carecompanion Patient Station & Nurse Station

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Neptec Design Group, Ltd.
- Decided: May 29, 2003 after 318 days
- Product code: DRG (Transmitters And Receivers, Physiological Signal, Radiofrequency)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.2910
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 4 generations back to K910772 (1991). 18 ancestors in all.
39 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 58 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K020584: N2000 Base Station; N2001 Nurse Station, Neptec Design Group, Ltd. (2002) Summary page 2.
- K002690: Model 2500, Palmsat Hand Held Pulse Oximeter, Model 2500, Nonin Medical, Inc. (2000) Summary page 2.
- K982776: 9303 Neonatal/Adult Vital Signs Monitor, Cas Medical Systems, Inc. (1998) Summary page 2.
- K970763: Modular Telemetry System (MTS) Option for the Mde Escort II Monitor, Medical Data Electronics (1997) Summary page 2.
- K983576: DR180-R/Oxy, North East Monitoring, Inc. (1999) Summary page 2.
- K990522: Waratah Digital Eeg and Sleep Acquisition Devices with, or Without, Pulse Oximetry,Cardinal Digital Eeg and Sleep Acquis, Lamont Medical, Inc. (1999) Summary page 2.

## Most influential descendants
- K041308: Remotenurse Patient Monitoring System (2004), 34 descendants of its own
- K080798: Intel Health Guide, Model: PHS6000 (2008), 25 descendants of its own
- K083862: Medapps 2.0 Remote Patient Monitoring System (2009), 12 descendants of its own
- K083115: Modification to Intel Health Guide, Model PHS6000 (2008), 12 descendants of its own
- K101178: Modification to Intel Health Guide PHS6000 (2010), 11 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Carecompanion Patient Station is intended to be used in conjunction with the Carecompanion Nurse Station to provide two-way video, audio and data communications between the patient and the health care professional. The Carecompanion Patient Station is used upon prescription of an authorized healthcare provider by patients where regular moitoring of vital signs information is indicated. The information is collected from the Carecompanion Patient Station and transmitted over standard telephone lines to a health care professional. The device does not send any real-time alarms. The device a aid. Clinical judgement and experience are required to check and interpret the information transmitted. The device is not intended as a substitute for medical care. The device is contraindicated for patients requiring direct medical supervision or emergency intervention.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K022274
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology