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EK-Pro Arrhythmia Detection Algorithm

K031320510(k) SpecialCleared May 6, 200311-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

Ge Medical Systems Information Technologies · MHX Monitor, Physiological, Patient (With Arrhythmia Detection Or Alarms)

Cleared on May 6, 2003 as substantially equivalent to K020290 (General Electric Medical Systems Information Techn, 2002) after an 11-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 2000. 1 of the 45 devices in its family, counting itself, has a Class I recall. 42 later devices descend from it.

Decided
May 6, 2003
Review
11 days
Class
Class II
Product code
MHX
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K001359 (2000). 42 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly. 1 of the 45 devices in this family, counting this one, has a Class I recall.

Descendants, by year cleared 2010: 2 descendants cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2017: 2 descendants cleared2016: 3 descendants cleared2013: 4 descendants cleared2012: 1 descendant cleared2022: 6 descendants cleared2015: 4 descendants cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12020: 4 descendants cleared2019: 1 descendant cleared2021: 1 descendant cleared2023: 3 descendants cleared2025: 5 descendants cleared2024: 2 descendants cleared2026: 2 descendants clearedK001359 · Dash 3000/4000 Patient Monitor · General Electric Medical Systems Information Techn · 2000 · recalledK020290 · Dash 3000/4000 Patient Monitor · General Electric Medical Systems Information Techn · 2002 · recalled200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 3 descendants2 generations forward: 8 descendants3 generations forward: 10 descendants, 1 with a Class I recall14 generations forward: 6 descendants5 generations forward: 6 descendants6 generations forward: 4 descendants7 generations forward: 3 descendants8 generations forward: 2 descendants K020290 · Dash 3000/4000 Patient Monitor · General Electric Medical Systems Information Techn · 2002 · recalledK001359 · Dash 3000/4000 Patient Monitor · General Electric Medical Systems Information Techn · 2000 · recalled0+5
  1. Root · 2 generations backK001359 Dash 3000/4000 Patient MonitorGeneral Electric Medical Systems Information Techn · 2000 · Recalled
  2. 1 generation backK020290 Dash 3000/4000 Patient MonitorGeneral Electric Medical Systems Information Techn · 2002 · Recalled
  3. This deviceK031320 EK-Pro Arrhythmia Detection AlgorithmGe Medical Systems Information Technologies · 2003
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 32 of its ownK102239 Carescape Monitor B650GE Healthcare Finland Oy · 2010 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 14 of its ownK132533 Carescape Monitor B450GE Healthcare Finland Oy · 2013 · Recalled
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 13 of its ownK131223 Carescape Monitor B650GE Healthcare Finland Oy · 2013 · Recalled
  7. Descendant · 3 generations on · 11 of its ownK190008 Carescape OneGE Healthcare · 2019
  8. Descendant · 4 generations on · 10 of its ownK200494 CARESCAPE ONE and CARESCAPE DOCK FO, CARESCAPE ECG, CARESCAPE TEMP…GE Healthcare · 2020 · Recalled

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Descendants cleared per year

2008: 12010: 22012: 12013: 42014: 12015: 42016: 32017: 22019: 12020: 42021: 12022: 62023: 32024: 22025: 52026: 2
2008high 6 (2022) · low 0 (2009)2026

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K102239Carescape Monitor B650GE Healthcare Finland Oy · 2010 · cites it directly32descendants
  • K132533Carescape Monitor B450GE Healthcare Finland Oy · 2013 · 2 generations on14descendants
  • K131223Carescape Monitor B650GE Healthcare Finland Oy · 2013 · 2 generations on13descendants
  • K190008Carescape OneGE Healthcare · 2019 · 3 generations on11descendants
  • K200494CARESCAPE ONE and CARESCAPE DOCK FO, CARESCAPE ECG, CARESCAPE TEMP, CARESCAPE PRESGE Healthcare · 2020 · 4 generations on10descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K001359Dash 3000/4000 Patient MonitorGeneral Electric Medical Systems Information Techn20001
−1K020290Dash 3000/4000 Patient MonitorGeneral Electric Medical Systems Information Techn20021
0 (this device)K031320EK-Pro Arrhythmia Detection AlgorithmGe Medical Systems Information Technologies2003—
+1K102239Carescape Monitor B650GE Healthcare Finland Oy20108
+2K132533Carescape Monitor B450GE Healthcare Finland Oy20133
+2K131223Carescape Monitor B650GE Healthcare Finland Oy20134
+3K190008Carescape OneGE Healthcare2019—
+4K200494CARESCAPE ONE and CARESCAPE DOCK FO, CARESCAPE ECG, CARESCAPE TEMP, CARESCAPE…GE Healthcare20201

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200810
201020
201210
201340
201411
201540
201630
201720
201910
202040
202110
202260
202330
202420
202550
202620
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K031320, 2000–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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1 device in this family has a Class I recall. A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

Top candidate predicates for a new MHX device

  1. #1 K251702 IntelliVue Patient Monitor MX750; IntelliVue…score 23.0 · 40 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
  3. #3 Held for the reportin the report
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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
*K020290Dash 3000/4000 Patient MonitorGeneral Electric Medical Systems Information Techn20021

Also cleared against K020290: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (42)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K102239Carescape Monitor B650GE Healthcare Finland Oy201032
K080461Star ST and Arrhythmia Software, Release J.0Philips Medical Systems20086
K170155EK12 AlgorithmGe Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc.20171

Has anything in its family been recalled? (1 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K133576Monitor B40Ge Medical Systems China Co., Ltd. · 2014 · 3 generations on · ◆ in the 2014 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 3 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 2.1 years on median.
  • 2 of the 2 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K102239 (GE Healthcare Finland Oy, 2010) has gone furthest, with 32 descendants of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K020290.

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 EK-Pro Arrhythmia Detection Algorithm is intended for use under the direct supervision of a licensed healthcare practitioner. The intended use of the EK-Pro Algorithm is to monitor ECG parameter data on adult, pediatric and neonatal patients. The EK-Pro Algorithm is designed to monitor ECG parameter data in bedside, portable, and transport monitors that can operate in all professional medical facilities and medical transport modes.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K031320: EK-Pro Arrhythmia Detection Algorithm.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K031320

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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