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FC 700 Fetal Monitor

K043597510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 16, 2005352-day reviewClass II21 CFR 884.2740

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

Bionet Co., Ltd. · HGM System, Monitoring, Perinatal

Cleared on Dec 16, 2005 as substantially equivalent to K991905 (General Electric Medical Systems Information Techn, 1999) after a 352-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1985. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Dec 16, 2005
Review
352 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HGM
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K852608 (1985). 3 ancestors in all. 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 1992: 1 other ancestor2013: 1 descendant clearedK852608 · Spectra 400 Extended Surveillance & Alert System · Ge Medical Systems Information Technologies · 1985K991905 · Corometrics Model 171 and 172 Fetal Monitor · General Electric Medical Systems Information Techn · 19991990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 2 generations back: 1 other ancestor 1 generation forward: 1 descendant K991905 · Corometrics Model 171 and 172 Fetal Monitor · General Electric Medical Systems Information Techn · 1999K852608 · Spectra 400 Extended Surveillance & Alert System · Ge Medical Systems Information Technologies · 19850
  1. Root · 2 generations backK852608 Spectra 400 Extended Surveillance & Alert SystemGe Medical Systems Information Technologies · 1985
  2. 1 generation backK991905 Corometrics Model 171 and 172 Fetal MonitorGeneral Electric Medical Systems Information Techn · 1999
  3. This deviceK043597 FC 700 Fetal MonitorBionet Co., Ltd. · 2005
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK123335 Sunray Fetal MonitorSunray Medical Apparatus Co., Ltd. · 2013

Most influential descendants

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  • K123335Sunray Fetal MonitorSunray Medical Apparatus Co., Ltd. · 2013 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K852608Spectra 400 Extended Surveillance & Alert SystemGe Medical Systems Information Technologies1985—
−1K991905Corometrics Model 171 and 172 Fetal MonitorGeneral Electric Medical Systems Information Techn1999—
0 (this device)K043597FC 700 Fetal MonitorBionet Co., Ltd.2005—
+1K123335Sunray Fetal MonitorSunray Medical Apparatus Co., Ltd.2013—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199210

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201310
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K043597, 1985–2013Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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  1. #1 K241882 Fetal & Maternal Monitor (F15A, F15A Air)score 19.5 · 33 generations · no Class I recall
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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
*K991905Corometrics Model 171 and 172 Fetal Monitor
Summary page 1
…884.2740 (Regulatory Class) 11 (Product Code) HGM PREDICATE DEVICES (5 10(k) Number) K991905 (Device Name) COROMETRICS MODEL 171 AND 172…
General Electric Medical Systems Information Techn1999—

Also cleared against K991905: 2 other devices →

What descends from it? (1)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K123335Sunray Fetal MonitorSunray Medical Apparatus Co., Ltd.20130

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?

  • The line of descent spans 20 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 13.9 years on median.
  • None of the 3 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K123335 (Sunray Medical Apparatus Co., Ltd., 2013) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K991905.

How does its category compare?

All HGM devices

HGM System, Monitoring, Perinatal: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · HGM

4in 2025

2007: 32008: 42009: 42010: 42011: 132012: 42013: 22014: 42015: 52016: 12017: 32018: 32020: 12022: 12023: 22024: 12025: 42026 (partial year): 2
2007high 13 (2011) · low 0 (2019)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HGM

269in 2025

2007: 56 days median2008: 75 days median2009: 66 days median2010: 193 days median2011: 141 days median2012: 107 days median2014: 231 days median2015: 169 days median2017: 138 days median2018: 258 days median2025: 269 days median
2007high 269 (2025) · low 56 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · HGM

5in 2019

2008: 42009: 62013: 12014: 12019: 52026 (partial year): 2
2007high 6 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HGM

99in 2025

2007: 352008: 172009: 422010: 642011: 832012: 442013: 162014: 302015: 442016: 172017: 272018: 302019: 412020: 192021: 712022: 872023: 692024: 1742025: 99
2007high 174 (2024) · low 16 (2013)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HGM, 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
2007356035
2008475417
2009466642
20104193064
201113141083
20124107044
20132—116
20144231130
20155169044
20161—017
20173138027
20183258030
20190—541
20201—019
20210—071
20221—087
20232—069
20241—0174
20254269099
20262—2—

What is it indicated for?

FC-700 is the fetal monitor that measures, displays numerical value of measured results by LED, prints graphically the fetal heart rate and uterine contraction of a pregnant woman, and also provides the sound from the heart of fetus. It is intended to aid comprehensive assessment for the well being of single fetus. it intended to be used by trained healthcare personnel. It is not intended for home use.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K043597: FC 700 Fetal Monitor.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K043597

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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