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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2025

Sentinel Cardiology Information Management System

K152881510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 1, 2016184-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.1425Recalls 2

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

Spacelabs Healthcare, Ltd. · DQK Computer, Diagnostic, Programmable

Cleared on Apr 1, 2016 as substantially equivalent to K062397 (Del Mar Reynolds Medical, Ltd., 2007) and 1 other predicate after a 184-day review. Its family tree reaches back 8 generations to 1984. It has been recalled 2 times.

Decided
Apr 1, 2016
Review
184 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DQK
Recalls
2
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 8 generations to K842308 (1984). 13 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 8 generations backK842308 12SSL-SCMarquette Electronics, Inc. · 1984
  2. 7 generations backK980495 Muse Cardiovascular Information SystemMarquette Medical Systems, Inc. · 1998
  3. 6 generations backK992637 Muse Cardiovascular Information SystemGeneral Electric Medical Systems Information Techn · 1999 · Recalled
  4. 5 generations backK050614 Muse Cardiology Information SystemGe Medical Systems Information Technologies · 2005 · Recalled
  5. 4 generations backK072502 Modification to: Muse Cardiology Information SystemGe Medical Systems Information Technologies · 2007 · Recalled
  6. 3 generations backK083639 Muse Cardiology Information System with VmwareGe Medical Systems Information Technologies · 2009 · Recalled
  7. 2 generations backK110132 Muse Cardiology Information SystemGe Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc. · 2011
  8. 1 generation backK130155 Muse Cardiology Information SystemGe Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc. · 2013
  9. This deviceK152881 Sentinel Cardiology Information Management SystemSpacelabs Healthcare, Ltd. · 2016
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−8K84230812SSL-SCMarquette Electronics, Inc.1984—
−7K980495Muse Cardiovascular Information SystemMarquette Medical Systems, Inc.1998—
−6K992637Muse Cardiovascular Information SystemGeneral Electric Medical Systems Information Techn19991
−5K050614Muse Cardiology Information SystemGe Medical Systems Information Technologies20051
−4K072502Modification to: Muse Cardiology Information SystemGe Medical Systems Information Technologies20072
−3K083639Muse Cardiology Information System with VmwareGe Medical Systems Information Technologies20091
−2K110132Muse Cardiology Information SystemGe Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc.2011—
−1K130155Muse Cardiology Information SystemGe Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc.2013—
0 (this device)K152881Sentinel Cardiology Information Management SystemSpacelabs Healthcare, Ltd.2016—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198410
199110
200110
200510
200710
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K152881, 1984–2016Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (2)

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
*K062397Sentinel
Summary page 5
…Predicate Predicate Equivalent Devices: Model 510(k) Number Manufacturer / Model Sentinel Cardiology K062397 DelMar Reynalds Medical Ltd. Information Management (now part of Spacelabs…
Del Mar Reynolds Medical, Ltd.2007—
*K130155Muse Cardiology Information System
Summary page 5
…(now part of Spacelabs System Healthcard Ltd.) / Sentinel K130155 GE Medical Systems Information Technologies /…
Ge Medical Systems Information Technologies, Inc.2013—

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Sep 16, 2025Class IIZ-0416-2026Software designDue to two distinct issues: 1. During patient admission, patient demographic fields may default to those of a previously viewed patient. 2. Systems configured with Resting/Rhythm ECG functionality, under specific navigation conditions…
Nov 6, 2020Class IIZ-0563-2021Software designDuring system upgrade incorrect comments may be added to existing tests. In such instance: Resting ECG and ABP tests which did not contain comments at the time of the upgrade, may have unrelated comments added. Existing comments will not…

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 32 years and passes through 6 companies; a new generation was cleared every 2.6 years on median.
  • 4 of the 13 ancestors have a recall of any class.

How does its category compare?

All DQK devices

DQK Computer, Diagnostic, Programmable: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2016, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · DQK

23so far in 2026, the most since 2007

2007: 132008: 42009: 122010: 92011: 122012: 72013: 132014: 92015: 72016: 152017: 72018: 142019: 152020: 162021: 162022: 192023: 212024: 132025: 222026 (partial year): 23
2007high 23 (2026) · low 4 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DQK

95in 2025

2007: 83 days median2008: 70 days median2009: 93 days median2010: 64 days median2011: 69 days median2012: 74 days median2013: 68 days median2014: 90 days median2015: 125 days median2016: 190 days median2017: 146 days median2018: 150 days median2019: 113 days median2020: 123 days median2021: 132 days median2022: 136 days median2023: 133 days median2024: 100 days median2025: 95 days median2026 (partial year): 151 days median
2007high 190 (2016) · low 64 (2010)2026

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

Recalls per year · DQK

1in 2025

2007: 42008: 12009: 22010: 32011: 22012: 32013: 12014: 42015: 22017: 22018: 62019: 12020: 12021: 12022: 22023: 22024: 242025: 12026 (partial year): 2
2007high 24 (2024) · low 0 (2016)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · DQK

433in 2025

2007: 182008: 342009: 402010: 492011: 552012: 1292013: 1802014: 1152015: 1312016: 3402017: 2522018: 2612019: 2182020: 2152021: 3512022: 3192023: 3402024: 5572025: 433
2007high 557 (2024) · low 18 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DQK, 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
20071383418
2008470134
20091293240
2010964349
20111269255
20127743129
201313681180
20149904115
201571252131
2016151900340
201771462252
2018141506261
2019151131218
2020161231215
2021161321351
2022191362319
2023211332340
20241310024557
202522951433
2026231512—

What is it indicated for?

The Sentinel Cardiology Information Management System is intended to connect to supported medical devices and analyzers in order to download, store, access and manage cardiovascular information and to manage patient and facility information. The Sentinel Cardiology Information Management System provides download and storage of data from supported Holter recorders and feeds this data to separate and optional Holter analyzers. The completed reports are…

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The Sentinel Cardiology Information Management System is intended to connect to supported medical devices and analyzers in order to download, store, access and manage cardiovascular information and to manage patient and facility information.

The Sentinel Cardiology Information Management System provides download and storage of data from supported Holter recorders and feeds this data to separate and optional Holter analyzers. The completed reports are stored back in Sentinel.

The Sentinel Cardiology Information Management System facilitates presenting, analyzing, reviewing cardiovascular information, including automatic interpretation of 12 lead ECG and stores the finished reports. The automatic interpretation of 12-lead ECG is not suitable for neonates.

Sentinel supports importing reports from external systems and provides an HL7 interface to external systems.

The Sentinel Cardiology Information Management System is intended to be used by a trained user and as an aid to a medical professional in hospital or primary care environment.

The Sentinel Cardiology Information Management System is not intended for patient monitoring.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K152881: Sentinel Cardiology Information Management System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K152881

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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