# K042144: NICOM

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Cheetah Medical, Inc.
- Decided: Nov 12, 2004 after 95 days
- Product code: DXG (Computer, Diagnostic, Pre-Programmed, Single-Function)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.1435
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
48 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 49 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

## Most influential descendants
- K072662: Cheetah Reliant, Cheetah Active (2008), 46 descendants of its own
- K083093: Cheetah Reliant (2008), 45 descendants of its own
- K071631: Nicom Electrodes (2008), 36 descendants of its own
- K101487: Cheetah Nicom System (2010), 35 descendants of its own
- K190205: HemoSphere Advanced Monitor, HemoSphere Tissue Oximetry Module (2019), 34 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Cheetah NICOM system is a portable, non-invasive Cardiac Output monitoring device based on bio-Impedance Cardiography, The Cheetah NICOM system is intended to monitor and display a patient's Cardiac Output in units of [Ltr/Min].

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K042144
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology