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HMS-4000 Physiological Monitor, Modification

K914620510(k) TraditionalCleared May 1, 1992198-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.2700

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

Vitalog Monitoring,Inc. · DQA Oximeter

Cleared on May 1, 1992 after a 198-day review. FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known. 102 later devices descend from it.

Decided
May 1, 1992
Review
198 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DQA
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

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

Descendants, by year cleared 1997: 1 descendant cleared1998: 1 descendant cleared2004: 1 descendant cleared2005: 2 descendants cleared2000: 1 descendant cleared2007: 1 descendant cleared2011: 4 descendants cleared2009: 2 descendants cleared2008: 3 descendants cleared2013: 4 descendants cleared2014: 5 descendants cleared2022: 12 descendants cleared2012: 4 descendants cleared2021: 2 descendants cleared2015: 7 descendants cleared2026: 8 descendants cleared2016: 5 descendants cleared2020: 7 descendants cleared2025: 12 descendants cleared2017: 5 descendants cleared2019: 5 descendants cleared2024: 8 descendants cleared2018: 1 descendant cleared2023: 1 descendant cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK914620 HMS-4000 Physiological Monitor, ModificationVitalog Monitoring,Inc. · 1992
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 100 of its ownK973920 StardustRespironics, Inc. · 1998
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 69 of its ownK000253 Silent Night VSleep Solutions, Inc. · 2000
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 63 of its ownK042745 Lifescreen ApneaDel Mar Reynolds Medical, Inc. · 2005 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 4 generations on · 53 of its ownK083325 N-600X with SPD, Oximax N-600XCovidien · 2009
  6. Descendant · 5 generations on · 49 of its ownK111933 Covidien Nellcor Respiration Rate Software Application, Version 1.0Covidien · 2012

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Descendants cleared per year

1997: 11998: 12000: 12004: 12005: 22007: 12008: 32009: 22011: 42012: 42013: 42014: 52015: 72016: 52017: 52018: 12019: 52020: 72021: 22022: 122023: 12024: 82025: 122026: 8
1997high 12 (2022) · low 0 (1999)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K973920StardustRespironics, Inc. · 1998 · cites it directly100descendants
  • K000253Silent Night VSleep Solutions, Inc. · 2000 · 2 generations on69descendants
  • K042745Lifescreen ApneaDel Mar Reynolds Medical, Inc. · 2005 · 3 generations on63descendants
  • K083325N-600X with SPD, Oximax N-600XCovidien · 2009 · 4 generations on53descendants
  • K111933Covidien Nellcor Respiration Rate Software Application, Version 1.0Covidien · 2012 · 5 generations on49descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K914620HMS-4000 Physiological Monitor, ModificationVitalog Monitoring,Inc.1992—
+1K973920StardustRespironics, Inc.1998—
+2K000253Silent Night VSleep Solutions, Inc.2000—
+3K042745Lifescreen ApneaDel Mar Reynolds Medical, Inc.20051
+4K083325N-600X with SPD, Oximax N-600XCovidien2009—
+5K111933Covidien Nellcor Respiration Rate Software Application, Version 1.0Covidien2012—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199710
199810
200010
200410
200520
200710
200830
200920
201140
201240
201340
201450
201570
201650
201750
201810
201950
202070
202120
2022120
202310
202480
2025120
202680
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K914620, 1992–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against?

FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (102)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K973920StardustRespironics, Inc.1998100
K972829Cricket 2000 Recording Pulse OximeterRespironics, Inc.19970

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, K973920 (Respironics, Inc., 1998) has gone furthest, with 100 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All DQA devices

DQA Oximeter: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · DQA

15in 2025

2007: 202008: 222009: 352010: 292011: 152012: 142013: 152014: 112015: 132016: 142017: 92018: 182019: 192020: 152021: 102022: 202023: 132024: 142025: 152026 (partial year): 8
2007high 35 (2009) · low 9 (2017)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DQA

182in 2025

2007: 122 days median2008: 97 days median2009: 117 days median2010: 127 days median2011: 195 days median2012: 120 days median2013: 182 days median2014: 175 days median2015: 158 days median2016: 246 days median2017: 200 days median2018: 260 days median2019: 158 days median2020: 126 days median2021: 174 days median2022: 265 days median2023: 317 days median2024: 285 days median2025: 182 days median2026 (partial year): 187 days median
2007high 317 (2023) · low 97 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · DQA

3in 2024

2007: 62008: 52009: 292010: 42011: 12014: 22015: 12018: 322024: 3
2007high 32 (2018) · low 0 (2012)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · DQA

399in 2025

2007: 3252008: 3122009: 2812010: 1852011: 1642012: 3222013: 4682014: 1,1242015: 2,0822016: 1,7752017: 1,1902018: 6942019: 5482020: 4262021: 5532022: 4782023: 3922024: 5452025: 399
2007high 2,082 (2015) · low 164 (2011)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DQA, 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
2007201226325
200822975312
20093511729281
2010291274185
2011151951164
2012141200322
2013151820468
20141117521,124
20151315812,082
20161424601,775
2017920001,190
20181826032694
2019191580548
2020151260426
2021101740553
2022202650478
2023133170392
2024142853545
2025151820399
202681870—
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510(k) Report. “K914620: HMS-4000 Physiological Monitor, Modification.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K914620

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026