# K023475: CNS-9700 Series Central Nurse Station and Accessories

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Nihon Kohden America, Inc.
- Decided: Oct 24, 2002 after 8 days
- Product code: MHX (Monitor, Physiological, Patient(With Arrhythmia Detection Or Alarms))
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.1025
- 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: 1 generation back to K001433 (2000). 1 ancestor in all.
3 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 5 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K001433: CNS-9300 Series Central Station, Nihon Kohden America, Inc. (2000)

## Most influential descendants
- K073550: Prefense Edns-9000 Series Nurse Central Station (2008), 1 descendant of its own
- K102106: Nihon Khden Prefense Edns-9000 Series Central Nurse Station (2010), 0 descendants of its own
- K102376: Nihon Kohden CNS-6200 Series Central Nurse Station, Model CNS-6201 (2010), 0 descendants of its own

## Recalls of this device
- Apr 14, 2015 · Class II · Z-1543-2015: Nihon Kohden America (NKA) is recalling the Remote Network Station (RNS) 9703 because it may fail to sound.

## Indications for use
The CNS-9700 Series Nurse Central Station is intended for cardiac and vital signs monitoring for multiple patients. The device will display and record physiological data from individual bedside monitors and /or telemetry receivedtransmitters and mimics an alarm when a measured parameter falls outside a preset limit or when an arrhythmia is detected by the bedside monitor or telemetry unit. This product will be available for use by medical personnel on all patient populations within a medical facility.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K023475
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology