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Portable ECG Monitor

K170954510(k) TraditionalCleared May 30, 201760-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.2340

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

Contec Medical Systems Co.,Ltd · DPS Electrocardiograph

Cleared on May 30, 2017 as substantially equivalent to K093872 (Beijing Choice Electronic Technololgy Co., Ltd., 2010) after a 60-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 1999.

Decided
May 30, 2017
Review
60 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DPS
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to K992696 (1999). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 3 generations backK992696 Ecg Minimonitor, Model CG-5000Card Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd. · 1999
  2. 2 generations backK060766 Portable, Electrocardiograph (Ecg) Monitor, Model HCG-801Omron Healthcare, Inc. · 2006
  3. 1 generation backK093872 Handheld Ecg Monitor, Model MD100Beijing Choice Electronic Technololgy Co., Ltd. · 2010
  4. This deviceK170954 Portable ECG MonitorContec Medical Systems Co.,Ltd · 2017
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−3K992696Ecg Minimonitor, Model CG-5000Card Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd.1999—
−2K060766Portable, Electrocardiograph (Ecg) Monitor, Model HCG-801Omron Healthcare, Inc.2006—
−1K093872Handheld Ecg Monitor, Model MD100Beijing Choice Electronic Technololgy Co., Ltd.2010—
0 (this device)K170954Portable ECG MonitorContec Medical Systems Co.,Ltd2017—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K170954, 1999–2017Source: 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
*K093872Handheld Ecg Monitor, Model MD100
Summary page 6
…K170954 Page 3 of 4 510(k) Number: K093872 Product Name: Handheld ECG Monitor Model Name: MD100 Non-Clinical Test Conclusion Non clinical tests were cond…
Beijing Choice Electronic Technololgy Co., Ltd.2010—

Also cleared against K093872: 3 other devices →

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 18 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 6.7 years on median.
  • None of the 3 ancestors has a recall.
  • 3 other devices also cite its predicate K093872.

How does its category compare?

All DPS devices

DPS Electrocardiograph: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2017, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · DPS

6in 2025

2007: 112008: 132009: 142010: 112011: 222012: 122013: 102014: 112015: 82016: 112017: 92018: 142019: 32020: 62021: 52022: 62023: 102024: 82025: 62026 (partial year): 6
2007high 22 (2011) · low 3 (2019)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DPS

163in 2025

2007: 87 days median2008: 31 days median2009: 84 days median2010: 104 days median2011: 154 days median2012: 117 days median2013: 134 days median2014: 253 days median2015: 178 days median2016: 229 days median2017: 177 days median2018: 221 days median2019: 178 days median2020: 224 days median2021: 135 days median2022: 244 days median2023: 236 days median2024: 260 days median2025: 163 days median2026 (partial year): 258 days median
2007high 260 (2024) · low 31 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · DPS

3in 2025

2007: 22009: 12010: 22011: 12019: 92020: 22021: 12022: 12023: 32024: 4, 1 Class I2025: 32026 (partial year): 4
2007high 9 (2019) · low 0 (2008)2026

Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · DPS

55in 2025

2007: 92008: 172009: 142010: 212011: 1212012: 562013: 152014: 152015: 302016: 122017: 152018: 192019: 272020: 592021: 242022: 592023: 542024: 642025: 55
2007high 121 (2011) · low 9 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DPS, 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
2007118729
20081331017
20091484114
201011104221
2011221541121
201212117056
201310134015
201411253015
20158178030
201611229012
20179177015
201814221019
20193178927
20206224259
20215135124
20226244159
202310236354
202482604 (1)64
20256163355
202662584—

What is it indicated for?

The device is a handheld, personal electrocardiograph unit, which can measure electrical activities of the heart easily and conveniently. It is immediately available at any time to manually record transient cardiac events, suitable for home health care use, which can detect, display and store ECG signal, and if possible, provide average heart rate message after ECG measurement. The users can use it themselves to check their heart condition. It is…

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The device is a handheld, personal electrocardiograph unit, which can measure electrical activities of the heart easily and conveniently. It is immediately available at any time to manually record transient cardiac events, suitable for home health care use, which can detect, display and store ECG signal, and if possible, provide average heart rate message after ECG measurement. The users can use it themselves to check their heart condition.

It is suitable for the adult users, who suffers from cardiovascular diseases, or the adult people who are caring about their heart working conditions during their daily life. This device is not intended for use as a conventional diagnostic tool, but use as a healthcare tool which can provide doctor the recorded data as references.

The product is not a conventional diagnostic tool

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K170954: Portable ECG Monitor.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K170954

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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