# K112637: Netkonnect Remote Network Extension

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Nihon Kohden
- Decided: Dec 9, 2011 after 91 days
- Product code: MHX (Monitor, Physiological, Patient(With Arrhythmia Detection Or Alarms))
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.1025
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 6 generations back to K951127 (1995). 12 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 14 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K083271: BSM-2300 &BSM6000 with CGS-9001 Series Communication Gateway, Model CGS-9001 Series Optional Accessory, Nihon Kohden America, Inc. (2008) Summary page 2.

## Most influential descendants
- K220989: Next Generation NetKonnect (2022), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The NetKonnect Remote Network Extension is intended to interface the Nihon Kohden monitoring network with networked client PCs to annunciate and display patient monitoring information to healthcare providers. The device is intended for use in real-time monitoring of routine patient status and alarm events. Netkonnect Remote Network Extension supplements the primary patient monitoring system by providing a forwarding mechanism for annunciating and displaying patient alarm events and event related information including vital signs values and waveforms The system is intended for use by qualified medical personnel within a hospital or clinical environment. The stimulator is available for use on any patients as determined by the qualified medical personnel.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K112637
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology