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Next Generation NetKonnect

K220989510(k) SpecialCleared Jul 29, 2022116-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.1025

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

Nihon Kohden Digital Health Solutions, Inc. · MHX Monitor, Physiological, Patient (With Arrhythmia Detection Or Alarms)

Cleared on Jul 29, 2022 as substantially equivalent to K112637 (Nihon Kohden, 2011) after a 116-day review. Its family tree reaches back 7 generations to 1995.

Decided
Jul 29, 2022
Review
116 days
Class
Class II
Product code
MHX
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 7 generations to K951127 (1995). 13 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 7 generations backK951127 Hewlett-Packard Model M1026A Anesthetic Gas ModuleHewlett-Packard GmbH · 1995
  2. 6 generations backK965062 Siemens SC9000/SC9015 Multigas and Multigas+ ModulesSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. · 1997
  3. 5 generations backK020046 Multigas Unit, Model AG-920RANihon Kohden America, Inc. · 2002
  4. 4 generations backK030105 Anesthesia Monitor; Bedside Monitor, Series BSM-5130ANihon Kohden America, Inc. · 2003
  5. 3 generations backK080342 Nihon Kohden Bedside Monitor, Model BSM-6000S SeriesNihon Kohden America, Inc. · 2008
  6. 2 generations backK083271 BSM-2300 &BSM6000 with CGS-9001 Series Communication Gateway, Model…Nihon Kohden America, Inc. · 2008
  7. 1 generation backK112637 Netkonnect Remote Network ExtensionNihon Kohden · 2011
  8. This deviceK220989 Next Generation NetKonnectNihon Kohden Digital Health Solutions, Inc. · 2022
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−7K951127Hewlett-Packard Model M1026A Anesthetic Gas ModuleHewlett-Packard GmbH1995—
−6K965062Siemens SC9000/SC9015 Multigas and Multigas+ ModulesSiemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.1997—
−5K020046Multigas Unit, Model AG-920RANihon Kohden America, Inc.2002—
−4K030105Anesthesia Monitor; Bedside Monitor, Series BSM-5130ANihon Kohden America, Inc.2003—
−3K080342Nihon Kohden Bedside Monitor, Model BSM-6000S SeriesNihon Kohden America, Inc.2008—
−2K083271BSM-2300 &BSM6000 with CGS-9001 Series Communication Gateway, Model CGS-9001…Nihon Kohden America, Inc.2008—
−1K112637Netkonnect Remote Network ExtensionNihon Kohden2011—
0 (this device)K220989Next Generation NetKonnectNihon Kohden Digital Health Solutions, Inc.2022—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199510
199610
200010
200120
200710
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K220989, 1995–2022Source: 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
*K112637Netkonnect Remote Network Extension
Summary page 5
…K220989 Predicate Device: NetKonnect Remote Network Extension (K112637) Nihon Kohden America received clearance for the NetKonnect (K112637).…
Nihon Kohden2011—

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 27 years and passes through 5 companies; a new generation was cleared every 3.0 years on median.
  • 1 of the 13 ancestors has a recall of any class.

How does its category compare?

All MHX devices

MHX Monitor, Physiological, Patient (With Arrhythmia Detection Or Alarms): FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2022, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · MHX

8in 2025

2007: 152008: 162009: 132010: 202011: 122012: 162013: 212014: 132015: 142016: 132017: 142018: 112019: 72020: 112021: 52022: 152023: 82024: 52025: 82026 (partial year): 14
2007high 21 (2013) · low 5 (2021)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MHX

192in 2025

2007: 96 days median2008: 58 days median2009: 57 days median2010: 90 days median2011: 81 days median2012: 88 days median2013: 120 days median2014: 248 days median2015: 203 days median2016: 149 days median2017: 134 days median2018: 203 days median2019: 243 days median2020: 196 days median2021: 195 days median2022: 189 days median2023: 229 days median2024: 181 days median2025: 192 days median2026 (partial year): 205 days median
2007high 248 (2014) · low 57 (2009)2026

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

Recalls per year · MHX

21so far in 2026, the most since 2007

2007: 32008: 22009: 72010: 132011: 162012: 112013: 142014: 62015: 52016: 72017: 62018: 122019: 62022: 62023: 32024: 32025: 152026 (partial year): 21
2007high 21 (2026) · low 0 (2020)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MHX

3,761in 2025

2007: 1312008: 2322009: 3822010: 9552011: 9492012: 6762013: 1,9972014: 1,6092015: 1,2842016: 1,1052017: 1,1152018: 2,1572019: 1,4622020: 1,7142021: 2,4232022: 1,4702023: 2,2542024: 2,8142025: 3,761
2007high 3,761 (2025) · low 131 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MHX, 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
200715963131
200816582232
200913577382
2010209013955
2011128116949
2012168811676
201321120141,997
20141324861,609
20151420351,284
20161314971,105
20171413461,115
201811203122,157
2019724361,462
20201119601,714
2021519502,423
20221518961,470
2023822932,254
2024518132,814
20258192153,761
20261420521—

What is it indicated for?

Next Generation NetKonnect is intended to interface the Nihon Kohden monitoring network with networked client PCs to

annunciate and display patient monitoring information to healthcare providers. The device is intended for use in near

real-time monitoring of routing patient status and alarm events. Next Generation NetKonnect supplements the primary

patient monitoring system by providing a forwarding mechanism for annunciating and displaying patient alarm events and

event related information including vital signs values and waveforms. The system is intended for use on any patients as

determined by qualified medical personnel within a hospital or clinical environment.

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. “K220989: Next Generation NetKonnect.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K220989

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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