# K181196: Caretaker Remote Display App and Caretaker Software Library

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Caretaker Medical, LLC
- Decided: Oct 3, 2018 after 149 days
- Product code: DRG (Transmitters And Receivers, Physiological Signal, Radiofrequency)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.2910
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 12 generations back to K962603 (1997). 62 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 64 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K150992: Vios Monitoring System, Vios Medical, Inc. (2015) Summary page 4.
- K160862: AirStrip RPM, Airstrip Technologies, Inc. (2016) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K211588: Caretaker Platform, VitalStream Platform, CT5 (2021), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Caretaker Remote Display App and Caretaker Software Library are indicated for use when remote display and/or forwarding of securely transmitted wireless data from the Caretaker Physiological Monitor device (K163255) is required. The Remote Display App and the Software Library provides bi-directional data transfer capabilities with the Caretaker Physiological Monitor device (K163255). To facilitate communications between the Caretaker Physiological Monitor device and other FDA Cleared patient monitors and Remote Data Displays (RDDS), the Caretaker Software Library provides a well-defined interface for 3rd party data integrations. In addition to providing data display and forwarding, the Remote Display App can operate as an MDDS for 3rd party wireless medical devices. The alerts in the subject device are only to be used for historical review and are not intended for time-critical intervention. The Software Library is intended only for use by licensed partners of the company, and the Caretaker Remote Display App is intended for use by clinicians or other properly trained medical personnel. Both the Remote Display App and Software Library are for prescriptive use only.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K181196
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology