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B-Secur HeartKey Software Library

K200884510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 7, 2020249-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

B-Secur, Ltd. · DPS Electrocardiograph

Cleared on Dec 7, 2020 as substantially equivalent to K181823 (AliveCor, Inc., 2019) after a 249-day review. Its family tree reaches back 8 generations to 1997.

Decided
Dec 7, 2020
Review
249 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DPS
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 8 generations to K963725 (1997). 20 ancestors in all, the oldest K920984 (1992). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 8 generations backK963725 Model CG-2206 Personal Electrocardiogram (Ecg) Transmitter Device…Card Guard, Ltd. · 1997
  2. 7 generations backK012223 CG-2211 Selfcheck Ecg TransmitterCard Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd. · 2001
  3. 6 generations backK042254 PMP4 Selfcheck EcgCard Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd. · 2005
  4. 5 generations backK122184 Ecg CheckCardiac Designs, LLC · 2013
  5. 4 generations backK140933 Alivecor Heart MonitorAliveCor, Inc. · 2014 · Recalled
  6. 3 generations backK142743 AliveCor Heart MonitorAliveCor, Inc. · 2015
  7. 2 generations backK171816 Kardia Band SystemAliveCor, Inc. · 2017
  8. 1 generation backK181823 KardiaAIAliveCor, Inc. · 2019
  9. This deviceK200884 B-Secur HeartKey Software LibraryB-Secur, Ltd. · 2020
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−8K963725Model CG-2206 Personal Electrocardiogram (Ecg) Transmitter Device (Modified)Card Guard, Ltd.1997—
−7K012223CG-2211 Selfcheck Ecg TransmitterCard Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd.2001—
−6K042254PMP4 Selfcheck EcgCard Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd.2005—
−5K122184Ecg CheckCardiac Designs, LLC2013—
−4K140933Alivecor Heart MonitorAliveCor, Inc.20141
−3K142743AliveCor Heart MonitorAliveCor, Inc.2015—
−2K171816Kardia Band SystemAliveCor, Inc.2017—
−1K181823KardiaAIAliveCor, Inc.2019—
0 (this device)K200884B-Secur HeartKey Software LibraryB-Secur, Ltd.2020—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199210
199710
199910
200010
200110
200220
200510
200610
200710
201410
201710
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K200884, 1997–2020Source: 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
*K181823KardiaAI
Summary page 4
…DPS Regulation: 21CFR 870.2340 Class: Class II Predicate Device: K181823 – AliveCor, Inc. - KardiAI Device Description: The B-Secur HeartKey Software Library is an “object library”. An object library i…
AliveCor, Inc.2019—

Also cleared against K181823: 2 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 23 years and passes through 5 companies; a new generation was cleared every 2.8 years on median.
  • 1 of the 20 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K181823.

How does its category compare?

All DPS devices

DPS Electrocardiograph: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2020, 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 B-Secur HeartKey Software Library is intended to be used by medical device manufacturers in medical devices to assess a single lead ECG spot checks from adult patients. The product allows the processing and extraction of beats from an ECG signal to provide a heart rate reading and ECG rhythm analysis. The library will classify a 30 second ECG spot check recording as normal sinus rhythm, atrial fibrillation, bradycardia, and tachycardia, unreadable or…

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The B-Secur HeartKey Software Library is intended to be used by medical device manufacturers in medical devices to assess a single lead ECG spot checks from adult patients. The product allows the processing and extraction of beats from an ECG signal to provide a heart rate reading and ECG rhythm analysis. The library will classify a 30 second ECG spot check recording as normal sinus rhythm, atrial fibrillation, bradycardia, and tachycardia, unreadable or inconclusive.

The library is intended to be integrated into other device software. All interpretations must be reviewed by a medical professional for clinical decision making, and the user of the device should not make changes to their medication without consulting a physician.

The library is not intended for use in life supporting or sustaining systems, or cardiac alarm systems.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K200884: B-Secur HeartKey Software Library.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K200884

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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