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Ecg Check

K122184510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 14, 2013206-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.2920

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

Cardiac Designs, LLC · DXH Transmitters And Receivers, Electrocardiograph, Telephone

Cleared on Feb 14, 2013 as substantially equivalent to K042254 (Card Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd., 2005) after a 206-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 1997. 30 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Feb 14, 2013
Review
206 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DXH
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to K963725 (1997). 5 ancestors in all, the oldest K964836 (1997). 30 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 1997: 1 other ancestor2001: 1 other ancestor2017: 2 descendants cleared2014: 2 descendants cleared2021: 4 descendants cleared2015: 2 descendants cleared2019: 5 descendants cleared2025: 1 descendant cleared2023: 3 descendants cleared2018: 1 descendant cleared2020: 4 descendants cleared2024: 3 descendants cleared2022: 3 descendants 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. · 20051995200020052010201520202025
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 2 generations back: 1 other ancestor3 generations back: 1 other ancestor 1 generation forward: 2 descendants2 generations forward: 3 descendants3 generations forward: 10 descendants4 generations forward: 8 descendants5 generations forward: 5 descendants6 generations forward: 2 descendants K042254 · PMP4 Selfcheck Ecg · Card Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd. · 2005K012223 · CG-2211 Selfcheck Ecg Transmitter · Card Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd. · 2001K963725 · Model CG-2206 Personal Electrocardiogram (Ecg) Transmitter Device (Modified) · Card Guard, Ltd. · 19970+5
  1. Root · 3 generations backK963725 Model CG-2206 Personal Electrocardiogram (Ecg) Transmitter Device…Card Guard, Ltd. · 1997
  2. 2 generations backK012223 CG-2211 Selfcheck Ecg TransmitterCard Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd. · 2001
  3. 1 generation backK042254 PMP4 Selfcheck EcgCard Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd. · 2005
  4. This deviceK122184 Ecg CheckCardiac Designs, LLC · 2013
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 28 of its ownK140933 Alivecor Heart MonitorAliveCor, Inc. · 2014 · Recalled
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 19 of its ownK142743 AliveCor Heart MonitorAliveCor, Inc. · 2015
  7. Descendant · 3 generations on · 12 of its ownK171816 Kardia Band SystemAliveCor, Inc. · 2017
  8. Descendant · 2 generations on · 6 of its ownK201456 Scan MonitorWithings SA · 2021 · Recalled
  9. Descendant · 4 generations on · 6 of its ownK181823 KardiaAIAliveCor, Inc. · 2019

Showing 5 of 30 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2014: 22015: 22017: 22018: 12019: 52020: 42021: 42022: 32023: 32024: 32025: 1
2014high 5 (2019) · low 0 (2016)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 30 · See all
  • K140933Alivecor Heart MonitorAliveCor, Inc. · 2014 · cites it directly28descendants
  • K142743AliveCor Heart MonitorAliveCor, Inc. · 2015 · 2 generations on19descendants
  • K171816Kardia Band SystemAliveCor, Inc. · 2017 · 3 generations on12descendants
  • K201456Scan MonitorWithings SA · 2021 · 2 generations on6descendants
  • K181823KardiaAIAliveCor, Inc. · 2019 · 4 generations on6descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−3K963725Model CG-2206 Personal Electrocardiogram (Ecg) Transmitter Device (Modified)Card Guard, Ltd.1997—
−2K012223CG-2211 Selfcheck Ecg TransmitterCard Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd.2001—
−1K042254PMP4 Selfcheck EcgCard Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd.2005—
0 (this device)K122184Ecg CheckCardiac Designs, LLC2013—
+1K140933Alivecor Heart MonitorAliveCor, Inc.20141
+2K142743AliveCor Heart MonitorAliveCor, Inc.2015—
+3K171816Kardia Band SystemAliveCor, Inc.2017—
+2K201456Scan MonitorWithings SA20211
+4K181823KardiaAIAliveCor, Inc.2019—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199710
200110

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201420
201520
201720
201810
201950
202040
202140
202230
202330
202430
202510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K122184, 1997–2025Source: 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
*K042254PMP4 Selfcheck Ecg
Summary page 1
…e electrocardiograph transmitter and receiver, Product Code DXH Legally Marketed Predicate PMP4 SelfCheck TM EGG (K042254), manufactured by Card Device: Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd. Description of New ECG CHECK Device:. The EGG Check…
Card Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd.2005—

Also cleared against K042254: 6 other devices →

What descends from it? (30)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K140933Alivecor Heart MonitorAliveCor, Inc.201428
K170506ECG Check - Universal, ECG Check - Universal PlusCardiac Designs, Inc.20170

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 16 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 4.0 years on median.
  • None of the 5 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K140933 (AliveCor, Inc., 2014) has gone furthest, with 28 descendants of its own.
  • 6 other devices also cite its predicate K042254.

How does its category compare?

All DXH devices

DXH Transmitters And Receivers, Electrocardiograph, Telephone: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2013, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · DXH

4in 2025

2007: 32008: 72009: 22010: 22012: 12013: 32014: 62015: 42016: 12017: 52018: 42019: 62020: 52021: 32022: 42023: 12025: 42026 (partial year): 1
2007high 7 (2008) · low 0 (2011)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DXH

322in 2025

2007: 202 days median2008: 41 days median2013: 206 days median2014: 186 days median2015: 142 days median2017: 150 days median2018: 294 days median2019: 177 days median2020: 141 days median2021: 107 days median2022: 150 days median2025: 322 days median
2007high 322 (2025) · low 41 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · DXH

1in 2015

2008: 42011: 32015: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 4 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · DXH

27in 2025

2009: 12010: 42011: 12012: 12013: 12014: 12016: 52017: 42020: 52021: 22022: 62023: 42024: 22025: 27
2007high 27 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DXH, 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
2007320200
200874140
20092—01
20102—04
20110—31
20121—01
2013320601
2014618601
2015414210
20161—05
2017515004
2018429400
2019617700
2020514105
2021310702
2022415006
20231—04
20240—02
20254322027
20261—1—

What is it indicated for?

The ECG Check is intended for self-testing by patients at home. This 1-lead cardiac monitor allows remote patients to display and transmit their EGG data to medical professionals via a communication device to a remote server.

Specifically, the EGG Check is indicated for patients who are concerned about their heart rhythm and have experienced the following symptoms that are suggestive of abnormal heart rhythms:

* Skipped Beats

* Pounding Heart (Palpitations)

* Heart Racing or Irregular Pulse

* Lightheadedness or Faintness

* History of Arrhythmias

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K122184: Ecg Check.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K122184

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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