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Watchchild

K893981510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 20, 1990322-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

Monox, Inc. · HGM System, Monitoring, Perinatal

Cleared on Apr 20, 1990 after a 322-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 7 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Apr 20, 1990
Review
322 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HGM
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

7 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 1998: 2 descendants cleared1997: 1 descendant cleared2002: 1 descendant cleared2003: 1 descendant cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2005: 1 descendant cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK893981 WatchchildMonox, Inc. · 1990
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 3 of its ownK965008 Birthnet II Perinatal Patient Data Management SystemSpacelabs Medical, Inc. · 1997 · Recalled
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 2 of its ownK974248 Watchchild Obsterical Patient Data Management SystemAir-Shields, Inc. · 1998
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 2 of its ownK980719 CALMLms Medical Systems, Ltd. · 1998
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK014094 Modification to the Watchchild Obstetrical Patient Data Management…Hill-Rom Manufacturing, Inc. · 2002
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK102263 Horizon Perinatal Care Surveillance and Archival Model Verson 4.0Mckesson Information Solutions, LLC · 2011

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Descendants cleared per year

1997: 11998: 22002: 12003: 12005: 12011: 1
1997high 2 (1998) · low 0 (1999)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K965008Birthnet II Perinatal Patient Data Management SystemSpacelabs Medical, Inc. · 1997 · cites it directly3descendants
  • K974248Watchchild Obsterical Patient Data Management SystemAir-Shields, Inc. · 1998 · cites it directly2descendants
  • K980719CALMLms Medical Systems, Ltd. · 1998 · 2 generations on2descendants
  • K014094Modification to the Watchchild Obstetrical Patient Data Management SystemHill-Rom Manufacturing, Inc. · 2002 · 2 generations on1descendant
  • K102263Horizon Perinatal Care Surveillance and Archival Model Verson 4.0Mckesson Information Solutions, LLC · 2011 · 3 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K893981WatchchildMonox, Inc.1990—
+1K965008Birthnet II Perinatal Patient Data Management SystemSpacelabs Medical, Inc.19971
+1K974248Watchchild Obsterical Patient Data Management SystemAir-Shields, Inc.1998—
+2K980719CALMLms Medical Systems, Ltd.1998—
+2K014094Modification to the Watchchild Obstetrical Patient Data Management SystemHill-Rom Manufacturing, Inc.2002—
+3K102263Horizon Perinatal Care Surveillance and Archival Model Verson 4.0Mckesson Information Solutions, LLC2011—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199710
199820
200210
200310
200510
201110
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K893981, 1990–2011Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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

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What was it cleared against?

FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (7)

2 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K965008Birthnet II Perinatal Patient Data Management SystemSpacelabs Medical, Inc.19973
K974248Watchchild Obsterical Patient Data Management SystemAir-Shields, Inc.19982

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?

  • Of its descendants, K965008 (Spacelabs Medical, Inc., 1997) has gone furthest, with 3 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All HGM devices

HGM System, Monitoring, Perinatal: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

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—
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510(k) Report. “K893981: Watchchild.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K893981

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