# K051518: Unity Network ID

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Ge Medical Systems Information Technologies
- Decided: Jul 8, 2005 after 30 days
- Product code: MWI (Monitor, Physiological, Patient (Without Arrhythmia Detection Or Alarms))
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.2300
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K033672 (2003). 2 ancestors in all.
5 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 8 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K040559: Modification to Unity Network ID, Ge Medical Systems Information Technologies (2004) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K071982: Modification to: Unity Network ID (2007), 4 descendants of its own
- K103432: Unity Network ID (2010), 3 descendants of its own
- K142840: Unity Network ID (2015), 2 descendants of its own
- K170199: Unity Network ID (2017), 1 descendant of its own
- K183116: Unity Network ID (2018), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Unity Network ID is indicated for use in data collection and clinical information management through networks with independent bedside devices. The Unity Network ID is not intended for monitoring purposes, nor is the Unity Network ID intended to control any of the clinical devices (independent bedside devices/information systems) it is connected to.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K051518
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology