# K120343: Connex Workstation

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Welch Allyn, Inc.
- Decided: Feb 24, 2012 after 21 days
- Product code: MWI (Monitor, Physiological, Patient (Without Arrhythmia Detection Or Alarms))
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.2300
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 4 generations back to K925411 (1993). 7 ancestors in all.
7 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 15 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K052160: Acuity Central Station, Model 020XXXXX (Note:  Xxxxx = Various Config.), Welch Allyn, Inc. (2005) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K132807: Monitoring Station, Connex (R) Central Station (CS) (2014), 6 descendants of its own
- K151006: EarlySense Central Display Station (CDS) (2015), 4 descendants of its own
- K202497: Aulisa Multiple Patient Digital Vital Sign Monitoring System (2020), 2 descendants of its own
- K242842: ANNE View, Central Hub (2025), 1 descendant of its own
- K243837: iBSM (2025), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Connex Workstation is intended to be used by clinicians for the central monitoring of neonatal, pediatric, and adult patients in health care facilities. In addition to the central monitoring of patient data and alarms, the Connex software can include optional modules to provide extended recording of patient data, including full disclosure.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K120343
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology