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C3 Patient Monitor

K030931510(k) SpecialCleared May 9, 200345-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.1025

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

Analogic Corp. · MHX Monitor, Physiological, Patient (With Arrhythmia Detection Or Alarms)

Cleared on May 9, 2003 as substantially equivalent to K962424 (Analogic Corp., 1996) after a 45-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1996. 13 later devices descend from it.

Decided
May 9, 2003
Review
45 days
Class
Class II
Product code
MHX
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K962424 (1996). 13 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2004: 1 descendant cleared2005: 2 descendants cleared2007: 1 descendant cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared2009: 2 descendants cleared2017: 1 descendant cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared2018: 2 descendants clearedK962424 · NPB-4000 · Analogic Corp. · 19961995200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 3 descendants2 generations forward: 2 descendants3 generations forward: 4 descendants4 generations forward: 2 descendants5 generations forward: 2 descendants K962424 · NPB-4000 · Analogic Corp. · 19960+5
  1. Root · 1 generation backK962424 NPB-4000Analogic Corp. · 1996
  2. This deviceK030931 C3 Patient MonitorAnalogic Corp. · 2003
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 11 of its ownK041434 C3 and Lifegard Icg Impedance Cardiography MonitorsAnalogic Corp. · 2004
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 4 of its ownK060387 Physioflow SystemVasocom, Inc. · 2008
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 4 of its ownK070156 Bioz DX Hemodynamic Monitor with Philips 12-Lead Ecg, Model 5100Cardiodynamics International Corp. · 2007
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 3 of its ownK103283 Physioflow EnduroVasocom, Inc. · 2010
  7. Descendant · 4 generations on · 2 of its ownK140102 Physioflow Q-LinkVasocom, Inc. · 2014

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Descendants cleared per year

2004: 12005: 22007: 12008: 12009: 22010: 12011: 12014: 12017: 12018: 2
2004high 2 (2005) · low 0 (2006)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K041434C3 and Lifegard Icg Impedance Cardiography MonitorsAnalogic Corp. · 2004 · cites it directly11descendants
  • K060387Physioflow SystemVasocom, Inc. · 2008 · 2 generations on4descendants
  • K070156Bioz DX Hemodynamic Monitor with Philips 12-Lead Ecg, Model 5100Cardiodynamics International Corp. · 2007 · 2 generations on4descendants
  • K103283Physioflow EnduroVasocom, Inc. · 2010 · 3 generations on3descendants
  • K140102Physioflow Q-LinkVasocom, Inc. · 2014 · 4 generations on2descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K962424NPB-4000Analogic Corp.1996—
0 (this device)K030931C3 Patient MonitorAnalogic Corp.2003—
+1K041434C3 and Lifegard Icg Impedance Cardiography MonitorsAnalogic Corp.2004—
+2K060387Physioflow SystemVasocom, Inc.2008—
+2K070156Bioz DX Hemodynamic Monitor with Philips 12-Lead Ecg, Model 5100Cardiodynamics International Corp.2007—
+3K103283Physioflow EnduroVasocom, Inc.2010—
+4K140102Physioflow Q-LinkVasocom, Inc.2014—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200410
200520
200710
200810
200920
201010
201110
201410
201710
201820
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K030931, 1996–2018Source: 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
*K962424NPB-4000
Summary page 1
…legally marketed devices to which equivalence is being claimed is: The NFB-4000 Patient Monitor that was cleared under Premarket Notification K962424. DEVICE DESCRIPTION: The C3 Patient Monitor is a compact, lightweight monitor for measuring,…
Analogic Corp.1996—

Also cleared against K962424: 2 other devices →

What descends from it? (13)

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3 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K041434C3 and Lifegard Icg Impedance Cardiography MonitorsAnalogic Corp.200411
K051903Fetalgard Lite-Nibp, Model FGL-NibpAnalogic Corporation20050
K050919Lifegard II Family Multi-Function Patient Monitor, Models AN4320, AN4320P, AN4321P…Analogic Corp.20050

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?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • Of its descendants, K041434 (Analogic Corp., 2004) has gone furthest, with 11 descendants of its own.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K962424.

How does its category compare?

All MHX devices

MHX Monitor, Physiological, Patient (With Arrhythmia Detection Or Alarms): FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · MHX

8in 2025

2007: 152008: 162009: 132010: 202011: 122012: 162013: 212014: 132015: 142016: 132017: 142018: 112019: 72020: 112021: 52022: 152023: 82024: 52025: 82026 (partial year): 14
2007high 21 (2013) · low 5 (2021)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MHX

192in 2025

2007: 96 days median2008: 58 days median2009: 57 days median2010: 90 days median2011: 81 days median2012: 88 days median2013: 120 days median2014: 248 days median2015: 203 days median2016: 149 days median2017: 134 days median2018: 203 days median2019: 243 days median2020: 196 days median2021: 195 days median2022: 189 days median2023: 229 days median2024: 181 days median2025: 192 days median2026 (partial year): 205 days median
2007high 248 (2014) · low 57 (2009)2026

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

Recalls per year · MHX

21so far in 2026, the most since 2007

2007: 32008: 22009: 72010: 132011: 162012: 112013: 142014: 62015: 52016: 72017: 62018: 122019: 62022: 62023: 32024: 32025: 152026 (partial year): 21
2007high 21 (2026) · low 0 (2020)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MHX

3,761in 2025

2007: 1312008: 2322009: 3822010: 9552011: 9492012: 6762013: 1,9972014: 1,6092015: 1,2842016: 1,1052017: 1,1152018: 2,1572019: 1,4622020: 1,7142021: 2,4232022: 1,4702023: 2,2542024: 2,8142025: 3,761
2007high 3,761 (2025) · low 131 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MHX, 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
200715963131
200816582232
200913577382
2010209013955
2011128116949
2012168811676
201321120141,997
20141324861,609
20151420351,284
20161314971,105
20171413461,115
201811203122,157
2019724361,462
20201119601,714
2021519502,423
20221518961,470
2023822932,254
2024518132,814
20258192153,761
20261420521—

What is it indicated for?

The purpose and function of the C3 patient monitor is to monitor continuous ECG, heart rate, non-invasive blood pressure (NIBP), functional arterial oxygen saturation (Sp02), respiration rate, temperature and carbon dioxide (C02) for single patient use on adult and pediatric patients in hospital areas and hospital-type facilities, such as clinics. Clinical users may use the monitor during hospital transport.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K030931: C3 Patient Monitor.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K030931

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026