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Welch Allyn Connex Vital Solutions Software

K053381510(k) AbbreviatedCleared Jun 15, 2006192-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.2700

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

Cleared on Jun 15, 2006 as substantially equivalent to K001265 (Welch Allyn, Inc., 2000) after a 192-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2000.

Decided: Jun 15, 2006
Review: 192 days
Class: Class II
Product code: DQA
Recalls: None
Predicates: 1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K001265 (2000). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

By dateBy generation

Root · 1 generation backK001265 Welch Allyn Instrument Interface ModuleWelch Allyn, Inc. · 2000
This deviceK053381 Welch Allyn Connex Vital Solutions SoftwareWelch Allyn, Inc. · 2006

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−1	K001265	Welch Allyn Instrument Interface Module	Welch Allyn, Inc.	2000	—
0 (this device)	K053381	Welch Allyn Connex Vital Solutions Software	Welch Allyn, Inc.	2006	—

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K053381, 2000–2006Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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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.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K001265	Welch Allyn Instrument Interface Module Summary page 1 …Allyn Inc. 4341 State Street Road Skaneateles Falls, NY 13153-0220 510(k) Number: K001265 5 10(k) Sunmnary ] of 4 WelcI~Aily…	Welch Allyn, Inc.	2000	—

Also cleared against K001265: 2 other devices →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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.
2 other devices also cite its predicate K001265.

How does its category compare?

All DQA devices

DQA Oximeter: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · DQA

15in 2025

2007high 35 (2009) · low 9 (2017)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DQA

182in 2025

2007high 317 (2023) · low 97 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · DQA

3in 2024

2007high 32 (2018) · low 0 (2012)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · DQA

399in 2025

2007high 2,082 (2015) · low 164 (2011)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DQA, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table

Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	20	122	6	325
2008	22	97	5	312
2009	35	117	29	281
2010	29	127	4	185
2011	15	195	1	164
2012	14	120	0	322
2013	15	182	0	468
2014	11	175	2	1,124
2015	13	158	1	2,082
2016	14	246	0	1,775
2017	9	200	0	1,190
2018	18	260	32	694
2019	19	158	0	548
2020	15	126	0	426
2021	10	174	0	553
2022	20	265	0	478
2023	13	317	0	392
2024	14	285	3	545
2025	15	182	0	399
2026	8	187	0	—

What is it indicated for?

Welch Allyn ConnexTM (Vital Solutions Software) is intended for the collection and review of patient data, and also the communication of the data to information systems. It provides notifications when data deviates from ranges, allows manual entry of data, provides a means to identify and manage patients, and provides tools for enhancing productivity.

Health care providers and trained personnel are the intended users of the system.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

https://510kreport.com/device/K053381 · printed Nov 6, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K053381: Welch Allyn Connex Vital Solutions Software.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K053381

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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