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Netguard Automated Clinician Alert System, Model 0998-00-1600-XX

K071805510(k) AbbreviatedCleared Sep 25, 200785-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.1025

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

Datascope Corp. · DSI Detector And Alarm, Arrhythmia

Cleared on Sep 25, 2007 as substantially equivalent to K021681 (Welch Allyn Protocol, Inc., 2002) and 1 other predicate after an 85-day review. Its family tree reaches back 4 generations to 1993. 5 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Sep 25, 2007
Review
85 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DSI
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 4 generations to K925411 (1993). 8 ancestors in all, the oldest K913193 (1991). 5 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 2002: 1 other ancestor2000: 1 other ancestor1994: 1 other ancestor1991: 1 other ancestor2011: 1 descendant cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared2015: 1 descendant cleared2016: 2 descendants clearedK925411 · Model 2041-PC/ST Cardiac Telemetry Monitor · Accucore, Inc. · 1993K972121 · Acuity Central Station · Protocol Systems, Inc. · 1997K022453 · Modification to Acuity Central Monitoring System · Welch Allyn Protocol, Inc. · 2002 · recalledK052160 · Acuity Central Station, Model 020XXXXX (Note: Xxxxx = Various Config.) · Welch Allyn, Inc. · 2005 · recalled1990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor2 generations back: 2 other ancestors3 generations back: 1 other ancestor 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 3 descendants3 generations forward: 1 descendant K052160 · Acuity Central Station, Model 020XXXXX (Note: Xxxxx = Various Config.) · Welch Allyn, Inc. · 2005 · recalledK022453 · Modification to Acuity Central Monitoring System · Welch Allyn Protocol, Inc. · 2002 · recalledK972121 · Acuity Central Station · Protocol Systems, Inc. · 1997K925411 · Model 2041-PC/ST Cardiac Telemetry Monitor · Accucore, Inc. · 19930
  1. Root · 4 generations backK925411 Model 2041-PC/ST Cardiac Telemetry MonitorAccucore, Inc. · 1993
  2. 3 generations backK972121 Acuity Central StationProtocol Systems, Inc. · 1997
  3. 2 generations backK022453 Modification to Acuity Central Monitoring SystemWelch Allyn Protocol, Inc. · 2002 · Recalled
  4. 1 generation backK052160 Acuity Central Station, Model 020XXXXX (Note: Xxxxx = Various Config.)Welch Allyn, Inc. · 2005 · Recalled
  5. This deviceK071805 Netguard Automated Clinician Alert System, Model 0998-00-1600-XXDatascope Corp. · 2007
  6. Descendant · cites it directly · 4 of its ownK110015 Vitalsens, Aingeal, V-PodIntelesens Limited · 2011
  7. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK132407 Vital Signs Patch System (in Short VSP)Lifewatch Technologies, Ltd. · 2014
  8. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK153275 Aingeal Activity SystemIntelesens, Ltd. · 2016
  9. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK151835 Vital Signs Patch SystemLifewatch Technologies, Ltd. · 2016
  10. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK151027 zensor systemIntelesens Limited · 2015

Most influential descendants

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  • K110015Vitalsens, Aingeal, V-PodIntelesens Limited · 2011 · cites it directly4descendants
  • K132407Vital Signs Patch System (in Short VSP)Lifewatch Technologies, Ltd. · 2014 · 2 generations on1descendant
  • K153275Aingeal Activity SystemIntelesens, Ltd. · 2016 · 2 generations on0descendants
  • K151835Vital Signs Patch SystemLifewatch Technologies, Ltd. · 2016 · 3 generations on0descendants
  • K151027zensor systemIntelesens Limited · 2015 · 2 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−4K925411Model 2041-PC/ST Cardiac Telemetry MonitorAccucore, Inc.1993—
−3K972121Acuity Central StationProtocol Systems, Inc.1997—
−2K022453Modification to Acuity Central Monitoring SystemWelch Allyn Protocol, Inc.20021
−1K052160Acuity Central Station, Model 020XXXXX (Note: Xxxxx = Various Config.)Welch Allyn, Inc.20052
0 (this device)K071805Netguard Automated Clinician Alert System, Model 0998-00-1600-XXDatascope Corp.2007—
+1K110015Vitalsens, Aingeal, V-PodIntelesens Limited2011—
+2K132407Vital Signs Patch System (in Short VSP)Lifewatch Technologies, Ltd.2014—
+2K153275Aingeal Activity SystemIntelesens, Ltd.2016—
+3K151835Vital Signs Patch SystemLifewatch Technologies, Ltd.2016—
+2K151027zensor systemIntelesens Limited2015—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199110
199410
200010
200210

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201110
201410
201510
201620
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K071805, 1993–2016Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (2)

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
*K021681Micropaq, Models 402, 404
Summary page 1
…21 CFR 870.1025, Product code: DSI, Class: II Predicate Devices: MicropaqTM Vital Signs Monitor, Welch Allyn, K021681 Acuity® Central Monitoring Station, Welch Allyn, K052160 Device description:…
Welch Allyn Protocol, Inc.2002—
*K052160Acuity Central Station, Model 020XXXXX (Note: Xxxxx = Various Config.)
Summary page 1
…MicropaqTM Vital Signs Monitor, Welch Allyn, K021681 Acuity® Central Monitoring Station, Welch Allyn, K052160 Device description: The NetGuard Automated Clinician Alert System is an ambulatory…
Welch Allyn, Inc.20052

Also cleared against K021681: 2 other devices →

What descends from it? (5)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K110015Vitalsens, Aingeal, V-PodIntelesens Limited20114

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 14 years and passes through 5 companies; a new generation was cleared every 4.7 years on median.
  • 2 of the 8 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K110015 (Intelesens Limited, 2011) has gone furthest, with 4 descendants of its own.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K021681.

How does its category compare?

All DSI devices

DSI Detector And Alarm, Arrhythmia: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2007, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · DSI

1in 2025

2007: 72008: 52009: 62010: 62011: 62012: 32013: 12014: 42015: 92016: 62018: 22019: 32020: 22023: 22024: 12025: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 9 (2015) · low 0 (2017)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DSI

243in 2019

2007: 151 days median2008: 70 days median2009: 73 days median2010: 111 days median2011: 114 days median2012: 113 days median2014: 200 days median2015: 127 days median2016: 224 days median2019: 243 days median
2007high 243 (2019) · low 70 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · DSI

18in 2025

2007: 42008: 82009: 32010: 52011: 32012: 12018: 12019: 42020: 22022: 12023: 22025: 182026 (partial year): 1
2007high 18 (2025) · low 0 (2013)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · DSI

712in 2025

2007: 642008: 1562009: 2792010: 8232011: 7932012: 7662013: 7952014: 1,0002015: 1,6452016: 4,3522017: 3,5942018: 3,6482019: 3,4852020: 3,0842021: 3,0922022: 1,6382023: 1,6162024: 1,3202025: 712
2007high 4,352 (2016) · low 64 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DSI, 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
20077151464
20085708156
20096733279
201061115823
201161143793
201231131766
20131—0795
2014420001,000
2015912701,645
2016622404,352
20170—03,594
20182—13,648
2019324343,485
20202—23,084
20210—03,092
20220—11,638
20232—21,616
20241—01,320
20251—18712
20261—1—

What is it indicated for?

The NetGuard Automated Clinician Alert System is intended for use by licensed clinicians, within a health care facility, to provide notification of life threatening cardiac events in ambulatory adult patients including:

Asystole

Ventricular-Fibrillation

NetGuard monitors a patient's ECG and issues an alert whenever these arrhythmias are detected. The NetGuard system also provides notification for high and low heart rates.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K071805: Netguard Automated Clinician Alert System, Model 0998-00-1600-XX.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K071805

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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