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CG-6108 Act-IL Continuous Ecg Monitor and Arrythmia Detector

K101639510(k) SpecialCleared Jun 25, 201015-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.1025Recalls 2

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

Card Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd. · DSI Detector And Alarm, Arrhythmia

Cleared on Jun 25, 2010 as substantially equivalent to K071995 (Card Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd., 2007) after a 15-day review. Its family tree reaches back 5 generations to 1997. 2 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled 2 times.

Decided
Jun 25, 2010
Review
15 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DSI
Recalls
2
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 5 generations to K963725 (1997). 13 ancestors in all, the oldest K843503 (1984). 2 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 1998: 1 other ancestor2000: 1 other ancestor1996: 1 other ancestor1995: 1 other ancestor1988: 1 other ancestor1984: 1 other ancestor1997: 1 other ancestor2001: 1 other ancestor2011: 1 descendant cleared2016: 1 descendant clearedK963725 · Model CG-2206 Personal Electrocardiogram (Ecg) Transmitter Device (Modified) · Card Guard, Ltd. · 1997K012223 · CG-2211 Selfcheck Ecg Transmitter · Card Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd. · 2001K042254 · PMP4 Selfcheck Ecg · Card Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd. · 2005K060911 · CG-6108 Arrhythmia Ecg Event Recorder · Card Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd. · 2006K071995 · CG-6108 Continuous Ecg Monitor and Arrhythmia Detector · Card Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd. · 2007 · recalled19801990200020102020
  1. Root · 5 generations backK963725 Model CG-2206 Personal Electrocardiogram (Ecg) Transmitter Device…Card Guard, Ltd. · 1997
  2. 4 generations backK012223 CG-2211 Selfcheck Ecg TransmitterCard Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd. · 2001
  3. 3 generations backK042254 PMP4 Selfcheck EcgCard Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd. · 2005
  4. 2 generations backK060911 CG-6108 Arrhythmia Ecg Event RecorderCard Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd. · 2006
  5. 1 generation backK071995 CG-6108 Continuous Ecg Monitor and Arrhythmia DetectorCard Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd. · 2007 · Recalled
  6. This deviceK101639 CG-6108 Act-IL Continuous Ecg Monitor and Arrythmia DetectorCard Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd. · 2010
  7. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK151269 ECG Mini System Continuous ECG Monitor and Arrhythmia DetectorLifewatch Technologies, Ltd. · 2016
  8. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK111745 King of Hearts Express AF Cardiac Event RecorderCard Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd. · 2011

Most influential descendants

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  • K151269ECG Mini System Continuous ECG Monitor and Arrhythmia DetectorLifewatch Technologies, Ltd. · 2016 · cites it directly0descendants
  • K111745King of Hearts Express AF Cardiac Event RecorderCard Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd. · 2011 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−5K963725Model CG-2206 Personal Electrocardiogram (Ecg) Transmitter Device (Modified)Card Guard, Ltd.1997—
−4K012223CG-2211 Selfcheck Ecg TransmitterCard Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd.2001—
−3K042254PMP4 Selfcheck EcgCard Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd.2005—
−2K060911CG-6108 Arrhythmia Ecg Event RecorderCard Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd.2006—
−1K071995CG-6108 Continuous Ecg Monitor and Arrhythmia DetectorCard Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd.20072
0 (this device)K101639CG-6108 Act-IL Continuous Ecg Monitor and Arrythmia DetectorCard Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd.2010—
+1K151269ECG Mini System Continuous ECG Monitor and Arrhythmia DetectorLifewatch Technologies, Ltd.2016—
+1K111745King of Hearts Express AF Cardiac Event RecorderCard Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd.2011—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198410
198810
199510
199610
199710
199810
200010
200110

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201110
201610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K101639, 1997–2016Source: 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
*K071995CG-6108 Continuous Ecg Monitor and Arrhythmia Detector
Summary page 1
…Prepared: June 8, 2010 Predicate device Unmodified version of CG-61 08 ACT-i L Continuous EGG Monitor and Arrhythmia Detector, cleared in K071995 on December 18, 2007. Trade Name: CG-6108 ACT-i L Continuous EGG Monitor and Arrhythmia Detector Classficaion: De…
Card Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd.20072

Also cleared against K071995: 3 other devices →

What descends from it? (2)

2 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K151269ECG Mini System Continuous ECG Monitor and Arrhythmia DetectorLifewatch Technologies, Ltd.20160
K111745King of Hearts Express AF Cardiac Event RecorderCard Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd.20110

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

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Sep 26, 2011Not classifiedZ-0206-2012Nonconforming Material/ComponentLifeWatch received complaints of minor shocks and burns during use of the LifeStar ACT systems with shorts in the leads.
Sep 26, 2011Not classifiedZ-0208-2012Nonconforming Material/ComponentLifeWatch received complaints of minor shocks and burns during use of the LifeStar ACT systems with shorts in the leads.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 13 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 2.5 years on median.
  • 1 of the 13 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K151269 (Lifewatch Technologies, Ltd., 2016) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
  • 3 other devices also cite its predicate K071995.

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. 2010, 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 CG-6108 ACT-IL Continuous ECG Monitor and Arrhythmia Detector are intended for use by patients who experience transient symptoms that may suggest cardiac arrhythmia. The device continuously monitors patient ECG, automatically generates an alarm triggered by an arrhythmia detection algorithm, or generates an alarm manually triggered by the patient, and transmits the recorded data transtelephonically to a monitoring center.

The monitoring center provides the ECG data to the medical practitioner for evaluation.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K101639: CG-6108 Act-IL Continuous Ecg Monitor and Arrythmia Detector.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K101639

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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