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Cova Monitoring System

K142087510(k) TraditionalCleared May 1, 2015275-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.2300

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

Tosense, Inc. · MWI Monitor, Physiological, Patient (Without Arrhythmia Detection Or Alarms)

Cleared on May 1, 2015 as substantially equivalent to K042113 (Noninvasive Medical Technologies, LLC, 2004) and 2 other predicates after a 275-day review. Its family tree reaches back 10 generations to 1988. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
May 1, 2015
Review
275 days
Class
Class II
Product code
MWI
Recalls
None
Predicates
3

Its longest line of descent runs back 10 generations to K882803 (1988). 35 ancestors in all, the oldest K872291 (1987). 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 2012: 1 other ancestor2004: 3 other ancestors2008: 3 other ancestors2005: 2 other ancestors1999: 1 other ancestor1992: 3 other ancestors2007: 2 other ancestors1998: 2 other ancestors2002: 1 other ancestor2000: 1 other ancestor1993: 1 other ancestor1987: 1 other ancestor2001: 1 other ancestor1996: 1 other ancestor1994: 1 other ancestor1989: 1 other ancestor2017: 1 descendant clearedK882803 · ET HI-Flow Soft Tip/ET HI-Flow/Enhanced Torque ST · Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. · 1988K012241 · Cardionet Ambulatory Ecg Monitor with Arrhythmia Detection, Model CN1001 · Cardionet, Inc. · 2002K052240 · Cardionet Ambulatory Ecg Monitor with Arrhythmia Detection, Model 1002 · Cardionet, Inc. · 2005K063222 · Cardionet Ambulatory Ecg Monitor with Arrhythmia Detection, Model CN1004 · Cardionet, Inc. · 2006K072558 · Cardionet Ambulatory Ecg Monitor with Arrhythmia Detection, Model CN1005 · Cardionet, Inc. · 2007×3: 3 generations cleared close together, K083287 (2009), K090696 (2009), K091971 (2009) ×2: 2 generations cleared close together, K111917 (2011), K113187 (2012) 1990200020102020
  1. Root · 10 generations backK882803 ET HI-Flow Soft Tip/ET HI-Flow/Enhanced Torque STAdvanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. · 1988
  2. 6 generations between
  3. 3 generations backK091971 Avivo Mobile Patient Management System, Nuvant Mobile Cardiac…Corventis, Inc. · 2009
  4. 2 generations backK111917 Nuvant, Mobile Cardiac TelemetryCorventis, Inc. · 2011
  5. 1 generation backK113187 Avivo Mobile Patient ManagementCorventis, Inc. · 2012
  6. This deviceK142087 Cova Monitoring SystemTosense, Inc. · 2015
  7. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK160899 CoVa Monitoring System 2Tosense, Inc. · 2017
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  1. Root · 10 generations backK882803 ET HI-Flow Soft Tip/ET HI-Flow/Enhanced Torque STAdvanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. · 1988
  2. 9 generations backK012241 Cardionet Ambulatory Ecg Monitor with Arrhythmia Detection, Model…Cardionet, Inc. · 2002
  3. 8 generations backK052240 Cardionet Ambulatory Ecg Monitor with Arrhythmia Detection, Model 1002Cardionet, Inc. · 2005
  4. 7 generations backK063222 Cardionet Ambulatory Ecg Monitor with Arrhythmia Detection, Model…Cardionet, Inc. · 2006
  5. 6 generations backK072558 Cardionet Ambulatory Ecg Monitor with Arrhythmia Detection, Model…Cardionet, Inc. · 2007
  6. 5 generations backK083287 Avivo Mobile Patient Management SystemCorventis, Inc. · 2009
  7. 4 generations backK090696 Nuvant Cardiac Event Monitoring System; Nuvant Mobile Cardiac…Corventis, Inc. · 2009
  8. 3 generations backK091971 Avivo Mobile Patient Management System, Nuvant Mobile Cardiac…Corventis, Inc. · 2009
  9. 2 generations backK111917 Nuvant, Mobile Cardiac TelemetryCorventis, Inc. · 2011
  10. 1 generation backK113187 Avivo Mobile Patient ManagementCorventis, Inc. · 2012
  11. This deviceK142087 Cova Monitoring SystemTosense, Inc. · 2015

Most influential descendants

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  • K160899CoVa Monitoring System 2Tosense, Inc. · 2017 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−10K882803ET HI-Flow Soft Tip/ET HI-Flow/Enhanced Torque STAdvanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.1988—
−9K012241Cardionet Ambulatory Ecg Monitor with Arrhythmia Detection, Model CN1001Cardionet, Inc.2002—
−8K052240Cardionet Ambulatory Ecg Monitor with Arrhythmia Detection, Model 1002Cardionet, Inc.2005—
−7K063222Cardionet Ambulatory Ecg Monitor with Arrhythmia Detection, Model CN1004Cardionet, Inc.2006—
−6K072558Cardionet Ambulatory Ecg Monitor with Arrhythmia Detection, Model CN1005Cardionet, Inc.2007—
−5K083287Avivo Mobile Patient Management SystemCorventis, Inc.2009—
−4K090696Nuvant Cardiac Event Monitoring System; Nuvant Mobile Cardiac Telemetry SystemCorventis, Inc.2009—
−3K091971Avivo Mobile Patient Management System, Nuvant Mobile Cardiac Telemetry (MCT)…Corventis, Inc.2009—
−2K111917Nuvant, Mobile Cardiac TelemetryCorventis, Inc.2011—
−1K113187Avivo Mobile Patient ManagementCorventis, Inc.2012—
0 (this device)K142087Cova Monitoring SystemTosense, Inc.2015—
+1K160899CoVa Monitoring System 2Tosense, Inc.2017—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198710
198910
199230
199310
199410
199610
199820
199910
200010
200110
200210
200430
200520
200720
200830
201210

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201710
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K142087, 1988–2017Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (3)

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
*K042113Zoe Fluid Status Monitor
Summary page 4
…edicate Zoe Fluid Status Monitor (referred to herein as the ‘Zoe monitor’) Devices Manufacturer: Non-Invasive Technologies, Inc. Number: K042113 Clearance Date: September 14, 2004 Avivo Mobile Patient Management System (referred to herein a…
Noninvasive Medical Technologies, LLC2004—
*K113187Avivo Mobile Patient Management
Summary page 4
…Avivo Mobile Patient Management System (referred to herein as the ‘Corventis monitor’) Manufacturer: Corventis Number: K113187 Clearance Date: January 4, 2012 ViSi Mobile Monitoring System (referred to herein as the ‘ViSi…
Corventis, Inc.2012—
*K112478Visi Mobile Monitoring System
Summary page 4
…4, 2012 ViSi Mobile Monitoring System (referred to herein as the ‘ViSi monitor’) Manufacturer: Sotera Wireless Number: K112478 Clearance Date: March 22, 2012 Description toSense’s CoVaTM Monitoring System features a body-worn Sensor,…
Sotera Wireless, Inc.20122

Also cleared against K042113: 4 other devices →

What descends from it? (1)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K160899CoVa Monitoring System 2Tosense, 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 27 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 1.2 years on median.
  • 2 of the 35 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K160899 (Tosense, Inc., 2017) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
  • 4 other devices also cite its predicate K042113.

How does its category compare?

All MWI devices

MWI Monitor, Physiological, Patient (Without Arrhythmia Detection Or Alarms): FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2015, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · MWI

4in 2025

2007: 92008: 92009: 62010: 172011: 112012: 132013: 202014: 162015: 192016: 122017: 132018: 112019: 142020: 82021: 92022: 52023: 82024: 102025: 42026 (partial year): 6
2007high 20 (2013) · low 4 (2025)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MWI

247in 2025

2007: 42 days median2008: 49 days median2009: 112 days median2010: 58 days median2011: 78 days median2012: 104 days median2013: 85 days median2014: 148 days median2015: 127 days median2016: 165 days median2017: 205 days median2018: 217 days median2019: 255 days median2020: 138 days median2021: 161 days median2022: 231 days median2023: 250 days median2024: 202 days median2025: 247 days median2026 (partial year): 239 days median
2007high 255 (2019) · low 42 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · MWI

9so far in 2026, the most since 2007

2007: 12008: 12009: 22010: 22011: 32012: 52013: 32014: 62015: 12017: 22019: 42022: 22024: 52026 (partial year): 9
2007high 9 (2026) · low 0 (2016)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MWI

182in 2025

2007: 32008: 32009: 202010: 172011: 162012: 312013: 422014: 302015: 312016: 512017: 852018: 1582019: 1692020: 1102021: 1882022: 1682023: 1792024: 1202025: 182
2007high 188 (2021) · low 3 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MWI, 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
200794213
200894913
20096112220
20101758217
20111178316
201213104531
20132085342
201416148630
201519127131
201612165051
201713205285
2018112170158
2019142554169
202081380110
202191610188
202252312168
202382500179
2024102025120
202542470182
202662399—

What is it indicated for?

The CoVaTM Monitoring System is intended for use under the direction of a licensed medical professional by adult patients at home to record, store, and transmit the following physiological data: i) Heart Rate including Heart Rate Variability; ii) Thoracic Impedance; iii) Respiration Rate; and iv) Posture. The CoVaTM Monitoring System only displays these physiological data to licensed medical professionals. The CoVaTM Monitoring System is indicated for…

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The CoVaTM Monitoring System is intended for use under the direction of a licensed medical professional by adult patients at home to record, store, and transmit the following physiological data: i) Heart Rate including Heart Rate Variability; ii) Thoracic Impedance; iii) Respiration Rate; and iv) Posture. The CoVaTM Monitoring System only displays these physiological data to licensed medical professionals.

The CoVaTM Monitoring System is indicated for patients: i) with fluid-management problems; ii) taking diuretic medication; iii) living with heart failure; iv) living with end-stage renal disease; v) recovering from a coronary artery disease-related event; and/or vi) suffering from recurrent dehydration.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K142087: Cova Monitoring System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K142087

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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