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MindChild Meridian M100 Fetal Heart Rate Monitor

K142883510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 17, 2015197-day reviewClass II21 CFR 884.2740

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

Mindchild Medical · HGM System, Monitoring, Perinatal

Cleared on Apr 17, 2015 as substantially equivalent to K120018 (Mindchild Medical, 2012) after a 197-day review. Its family tree reaches back 4 generations to 1990.

Decided
Apr 17, 2015
Review
197 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HGM
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 4 generations to K900480 (1990). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 4 generations backK900480 M1350A Fetal Monitor (Intrapartum)Hewlett-Packard Co. · 1990
  2. 3 generations backK954351 Series 50XMHewlett-Packard GmbH · 1996
  3. 2 generations backK101801 Monica AN24Monica Healthcare · 2011
  4. 1 generation backK120018 Mindchild Meridian Fetal Heart Rate MonitorMindchild Medical · 2012
  5. This deviceK142883 MindChild Meridian M100 Fetal Heart Rate MonitorMindchild Medical · 2015
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−4K900480M1350A Fetal Monitor (Intrapartum)Hewlett-Packard Co.1990—
−3K954351Series 50XMHewlett-Packard GmbH1996—
−2K101801Monica AN24Monica Healthcare2011—
−1K120018Mindchild Meridian Fetal Heart Rate MonitorMindchild Medical2012—
0 (this device)K142883MindChild Meridian M100 Fetal Heart Rate MonitorMindchild Medical2015—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K142883, 1990–2015Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Top candidate predicates for a new HGM device

  1. #1 K241882 Fetal & Maternal Monitor (F15A, F15A Air)score 19.5 · 33 generations · no Class I recall
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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
*K120018Mindchild Meridian Fetal Heart Rate Monitor
Summary page 4
…accessories Classification Number: 21 CFR 884.2740 Product Code: HGM Predicate Devices: Meridian M1000 Monitor (K120018) Device Description: The Meridian M100 Fetal Heart Rate Monitor is a modification of the cleared M1000 Fetal Heart Rate Monito…
Mindchild Medical2012—

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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 25 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 5.7 years on median.
  • None of the 4 ancestors has a recall.

How does its category compare?

All HGM devices

HGM System, Monitoring, Perinatal: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2015, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · HGM

4in 2025

2007: 32008: 42009: 42010: 42011: 132012: 42013: 22014: 42015: 52016: 12017: 32018: 32020: 12022: 12023: 22024: 12025: 42026 (partial year): 2
2007high 13 (2011) · low 0 (2019)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HGM

269in 2025

2007: 56 days median2008: 75 days median2009: 66 days median2010: 193 days median2011: 141 days median2012: 107 days median2014: 231 days median2015: 169 days median2017: 138 days median2018: 258 days median2025: 269 days median
2007high 269 (2025) · low 56 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · HGM

5in 2019

2008: 42009: 62013: 12014: 12019: 52026 (partial year): 2
2007high 6 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HGM

99in 2025

2007: 352008: 172009: 422010: 642011: 832012: 442013: 162014: 302015: 442016: 172017: 272018: 302019: 412020: 192021: 712022: 872023: 692024: 1742025: 99
2007high 174 (2024) · low 16 (2013)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HGM, 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
2007356035
2008475417
2009466642
20104193064
201113141083
20124107044
20132—116
20144231130
20155169044
20161—017
20173138027
20183258030
20190—541
20201—019
20210—071
20221—087
20232—069
20241—0174
20254269099
20262—2—

What is it indicated for?

The MindChild Medical Meridian M100 Fetal Heart Rate Monitor is an intrapartum fetal monitor that externally measures and displays fetal heart rate (FHR). The MindChild Meridian M100 acquires and displays the FHR tracing from abdominal surface electrodes that detect the fetal ECG signal (fECG). FHR tracings are displayed onto a primary fetal monitor. In addition, the M100 synchronizes the TOCO transducer signal which is also displayed to the primary…

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The MindChild Medical Meridian M100 Fetal Heart Rate Monitor is an intrapartum fetal monitor that externally measures and displays fetal heart rate (FHR). The MindChild Meridian M100 acquires and displays the FHR tracing from abdominal surface electrodes that detect the fetal ECG signal (fECG). FHR tracings are displayed onto a primary fetal monitor. In addition, the M100 synchronizes the TOCO transducer signal which is also displayed to the primary fetal monitor.

The MindChild Meridian M 100 is indicated for use on women who are at >36 completed weeks, in labor, with singleton pregnancies, using surface electrodes on the maternal abdomen. The MindChild Meridian is intended for use by healthcare professionals in a clinical setting.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K142883: MindChild Meridian M100 Fetal Heart Rate Monitor.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K142883

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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