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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · 2009

Datex-Ohmeda S/5 Device Interfacing Solution, N-Disxxxx..01 with N-Disvent..02

K070421510(k) SpecialCleared Mar 13, 200728-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.2300Recalls 1

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

GE Healthcare · MSX System, Network And Communication, Physiological Monitors

Cleared on Mar 13, 2007 as substantially equivalent to K051634 (GE Healthcare, 2005) after a 28-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 1994. It has been recalled once.

Decided
Mar 13, 2007
Review
28 days
Class
Class II
Product code
MSX
Recalls
1
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to K935477 (1994). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 3 generations backK935477 AS/3(TM) Anesthesia Monitor Syst Interface BoardDatex Division Instrumentarium Corp. · 1994
  2. 2 generations backK012531 Datex-Ohmeda S/5 Device Interfacing Solution, N-DisxxxxDatex-Ohmeda · 2001
  3. 1 generation backK051634 Datex-Ohmeda S/5 Device Interfacing SolutionGE Healthcare · 2005
  4. This deviceK070421 Datex-Ohmeda S/5 Device Interfacing Solution, N-Disxxxx..01 with…GE Healthcare · 2007
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−3K935477AS/3(TM) Anesthesia Monitor Syst Interface BoardDatex Division Instrumentarium Corp.1994—
−2K012531Datex-Ohmeda S/5 Device Interfacing Solution, N-DisxxxxDatex-Ohmeda2001—
−1K051634Datex-Ohmeda S/5 Device Interfacing SolutionGE Healthcare2005—
0 (this device)K070421Datex-Ohmeda S/5 Device Interfacing Solution, N-Disxxxx..01 with N-Disvent..02GE Healthcare2007—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K070421, 1994–2007Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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
*K051634Datex-Ohmeda S/5 Device Interfacing Solution
Summary page 1
…S VENT. .02 is substantially equivalent in safety and effectiveness to the legally marketed (predicate) S/5TM Device Interfacing Solution, N-DlSxxxx..0l (K05 1634). Page 2 of 4…
GE Healthcare2005—

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
May 8, 2009Not classifiedZ-1558-2009Software designGE Healthcare has recently become aware of an issue in the calculations associated with Datex-Ohmeda S/5 Device Interfacing Solution N-DISVENT-02 interfaced between certain Datex-Ohmeda patient monitors (Datex-Ohmeda S/5 Anesthesia…

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 13 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 3.7 years on median.
  • None of the 3 ancestors has a recall.

How does its category compare?

All MSX devices

MSX System, Network And Communication, Physiological Monitors: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2007, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · MSX

4in 2025

2007: 42008: 12009: 12010: 32011: 72012: 42013: 22014: 32015: 52016: 32017: 22018: 42019: 42020: 52021: 32022: 52023: 32024: 42025: 42026 (partial year): 5
2007high 7 (2011) · low 1 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MSX

295in 2025

2007: 58 days median2010: 43 days median2011: 72 days median2012: 145 days median2014: 165 days median2015: 138 days median2016: 174 days median2018: 111 days median2019: 92 days median2020: 193 days median2021: 227 days median2022: 177 days median2023: 244 days median2024: 212 days median2025: 295 days median2026 (partial year): 145 days median
2007high 295 (2025) · low 43 (2010)2026

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

Recalls per year · MSX

1in 2025

2007: 12008: 12009: 22010: 12011: 12012: 22015: 22017: 22018: 12022: 12025: 12026 (partial year): 2
2007high 2 (2009) · low 0 (2013)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MSX

19in 2025

2007: 52008: 62009: 72010: 142011: 32012: 42013: 172014: 322015: 312016: 112017: 162018: 152019: 152020: 252021: 172022: 182023: 102024: 322025: 19
2007high 32 (2014) · low 3 (2011)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MSX, 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
200745815
20081—16
20091—27
2010343114
201177213
2012414524
20132—017
20143165032
20155138231
20163174011
20172—216
20184111115
2019492015
20205193025
20213227017
20225177118
20233244010
20244212032
20254295119
202651452—

What is it indicated for?

The Datex-Ohmeda S/5 Device Interfacing Solution, N-DISxxxx..01 with N-DISVENT..02, is indicated for data transfer between stand-alone monitors, ventilators/anesthesia machines, blood gas analyzers, and heart-lung machines and Datex-Ohmeda bedside monitors for displaying and patient care information purposes.

The device is indicated for use by qualified medical personnel only.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K070421: Datex-Ohmeda S/5 Device Interfacing Solution, N-Disxxxx..01 with N-Disvent..02.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K070421

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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