510(k) Report

510(k) · Cleared

Cleared

Avalon CL Fetal & Maternal (F&M) Pod (866488), Avalon CL Fetal & Maternal (F&M) Patch (989803196341)

K233440510(k) TraditionalCleared Jul 2, 2024258-day reviewClass II21 CFR 884.2740

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

Philips Medizin Systeme Boeblingen GmbH · HGM System, Monitoring, Perinatal

Cleared on Jul 2, 2024 as substantially equivalent to K140862 (Monica Healthcare, Ltd., 2014) after a 258-day review. Its family tree reaches back 6 generations to 1989.

Decided
Jul 2, 2024
Review
258 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HGM
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 6 generations to K894277 (1989). 19 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 6 generations backK894277 M1400A Transmitter,M1402 Receiver,M1401 MainframeHewlett-Packard Co. · 1989
  2. 5 generations backK980429 HP M2600A Viridia Telemetry System (Formerly Known as the HP 2600A…Hewlett-Packard Co. · 1998
  3. 4 generations backK993516 HP M2600A Viridia Telemetry SystemHewlett-Packard Co. · 1999
  4. 3 generations backK023931 Philips Avalon CTS Cordless Fetal Transducer System, Models M2720A…Philips Medical Systems, Inc. · 2003
  5. 2 generations backK112163 Monica IF24Monica Healthcare · 2011 · Recalled
  6. 1 generation backK140862 Monica Novii Wireless Patch SystemMonica Healthcare, Ltd. · 2014 · Recalled
  7. This deviceK233440 Avalon CL Fetal & Maternal (F&M) Pod (866488), Avalon CL Fetal &…Philips Medizin Systeme Boeblingen GmbH · 2024
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−6K894277M1400A Transmitter,M1402 Receiver,M1401 MainframeHewlett-Packard Co.1989—
−5K980429HP M2600A Viridia Telemetry System (Formerly Known as the HP 2600A Omni-Care…Hewlett-Packard Co.1998—
−4K993516HP M2600A Viridia Telemetry SystemHewlett-Packard Co.1999—
−3K023931Philips Avalon CTS Cordless Fetal Transducer System, Models M2720A, M2725A…Philips Medical Systems, Inc.2003—
−2K112163Monica IF24Monica Healthcare20111
−1K140862Monica Novii Wireless Patch SystemMonica Healthcare, Ltd.20142
0 (this device)K233440Avalon CL Fetal & Maternal (F&M) Pod (866488), Avalon CL Fetal & Maternal…Philips Medizin Systeme Boeblingen GmbH2024—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199010
199120
199330
199410
199610
199810
199910
200410
201110
201210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K233440, 1989–2024Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

Get the monthly Device Review Tracker

Notable FDA decisions, review times and new Class I recalls. See an issue.

Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

Planning a device in HGM? A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

Top candidate predicates for a new HGM device

  1. #1 K241882 Fetal & Maternal Monitor (F15A, F15A Air)score 19.5 · 33 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
  3. #3 Held for the reportin the report
Get a 510(k) Report

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
*K140862Monica Novii Wireless Patch System
Summary page 6
…Device 510(k) No. Company Name & Device Name Product Code Predicate Company: GE Healthcare Device: K140862 Device Name: Monica Novii Wireless Patch HGM System The predicate device has n…
Monica Healthcare, Ltd.20142
†K101600Intellivue CL SP02 Pod Model 865215, Intellivue CL NBP Pod Model 865216, Intellivue…Philips Medizinsysteme Boeblingen GmbH, Cardiac AN2010—
†K140535Philips Avalon Fetal / Maternal Monitors FM20, FM30, FM40 and FM50Philips Medizin Systeme Boblingen GmbH20145
†K023931Philips Avalon CTS Cordless Fetal Transducer System, Models M2720A, M2725A, M2726A, M2727APhilips Medical Systems, Inc.2003—

Also cleared against K140862: 1 other device →

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 35 years and passes through 5 companies; a new generation was cleared every 8.5 years on median.
  • 2 of the 19 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K140862.

How does its category compare?

All HGM devices

HGM System, Monitoring, Perinatal: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2024, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · HGM

4in 2025

2007: 32008: 42009: 42010: 42011: 132012: 42013: 22014: 42015: 52016: 12017: 32018: 32020: 12022: 12023: 22024: 12025: 42026 (partial year): 2
2007high 13 (2011) · low 0 (2019)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HGM

269in 2025

2007: 56 days median2008: 75 days median2009: 66 days median2010: 193 days median2011: 141 days median2012: 107 days median2014: 231 days median2015: 169 days median2017: 138 days median2018: 258 days median2025: 269 days median
2007high 269 (2025) · low 56 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · HGM

5in 2019

2008: 42009: 62013: 12014: 12019: 52026 (partial year): 2
2007high 6 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · HGM

99in 2025

2007: 352008: 172009: 422010: 642011: 832012: 442013: 162014: 302015: 442016: 172017: 272018: 302019: 412020: 192021: 712022: 872023: 692024: 1742025: 99
2007high 174 (2024) · low 16 (2013)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HGM, 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
2007356035
2008475417
2009466642
20104193064
201113141083
20124107044
20132—116
20144231130
20155169044
20161—017
20173138027
20183258030
20190—541
20201—019
20210—071
20221—087
20232—069
20241—0174
20254269099
20262—2—

What is it indicated for?

The Avalon CL Fetal & Maternal (F&M) Pod & Patch is a device indicated for use by healthcare professionals in a clinical setting for non-invasive monitoring of maternal heart rate (aHR), fetal heart rate (aFHR), and uterine activity (aToco) in women who are at >36 completed weeks, in labor, with singleton pregnancy, using surface electrodes on the maternal abdomen.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

Cite this page

510(k) Report. “K233440: Avalon CL Fetal & Maternal (F&M) Pod (866488), Avalon CL Fetal & Maternal (F&M) Patch (989803196341).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K233440

Report an extraction error

Tell us what is wrong; we check it against the FDA summary.

Are you the manufacturer?

Send a correction or an update to this page, for example a newer model or a public statement about a recall.

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