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Ambulatory (Holter) Recording System

K950944510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 18, 1996487-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.1425

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

Biosensor Corp. · DQK Computer, Diagnostic, Programmable

Cleared on Jun 18, 1996 after a 487-day review. FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known. 105 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jun 18, 1996
Review
487 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DQK
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

105 later devices descend from it, 4 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 1999: 2 descendants cleared2003: 4 descendants cleared2002: 1 descendant cleared2006: 1 descendant cleared2010: 4 descendants cleared2012: 2 descendants cleared2007: 5 descendants cleared2005: 2 descendants cleared2014: 5 descendants cleared2009: 2 descendants cleared2011: 8 descendants cleared2016: 6 descendants cleared2026: 9 descendants cleared2019: 4 descendants cleared2013: 2 descendants cleared2018: 3 descendants cleared2015: 4 descendants cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2020: 6 descendants cleared2023: 10 descendants cleared2017: 7 descendants cleared2022: 6 descendants cleared2021: 5 descendants cleared2025: 3 descendants cleared2024: 3 descendants cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK950944 Ambulatory (Holter) Recording SystemBiosensor Corp. · 1996
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 62 of its ownK993617 Digitrakplus Holter RecorderBraemar Corp. · 1999
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 56 of its ownK032466 SpiderviewEla Medical, Inc. · 2003
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 46 of its ownK042108 Vista PlusNovacor · 2005
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 43 of its ownK993618 DXP1000 Holter RecorderBraemar Corp. · 1999
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 40 of its ownK071641 Reveal XT; Insertable Cardiac Monitor (Model 9529), Patient…Medtronic, Inc. · 2007

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Descendants cleared per year

1999: 22002: 12003: 42005: 22006: 12007: 52008: 12009: 22010: 42011: 82012: 22013: 22014: 52015: 42016: 62017: 72018: 32019: 42020: 62021: 52022: 62023: 102024: 32025: 32026: 9
1999high 10 (2023) · low 0 (2000)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K993617Digitrakplus Holter RecorderBraemar Corp. · 1999 · cites it directly62descendants
  • K032466SpiderviewEla Medical, Inc. · 2003 · 2 generations on56descendants
  • K042108Vista PlusNovacor · 2005 · 2 generations on46descendants
  • K993618DXP1000 Holter RecorderBraemar Corp. · 1999 · cites it directly43descendants
  • K071641Reveal XT; Insertable Cardiac Monitor (Model 9529), Patient Assistant (Model 9539)Medtronic, Inc. · 2007 · 3 generations on40descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K950944Ambulatory (Holter) Recording SystemBiosensor Corp.1996—
+1K993617Digitrakplus Holter RecorderBraemar Corp.1999—
+2K032466SpiderviewEla Medical, Inc.2003—
+2K042108Vista PlusNovacor2005—
+1K993618DXP1000 Holter RecorderBraemar Corp.1999—
+3K071641Reveal XT; Insertable Cardiac Monitor (Model 9529), Patient Assistant (Model…Medtronic, Inc.2007—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199920
200210
200340
200520
200610
200750
200810
200920
201040
201180
201220
201320
201450
201540
201660
201770
201830
201940
202060
202150
202260
2023100
202430
202530
202690
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K950944, 1996–2026Source: 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? (105)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K993617Digitrakplus Holter RecorderBraemar Corp.199962
K993618DXP1000 Holter RecorderBraemar Corp.199943
K030856ER800 Series Ecg Event RecorderBraemar Corp.20036
K012825HearttrendsLev-El, Ltd.20020

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, K993617 (Braemar Corp., 1999) has gone furthest, with 62 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All DQK devices

DQK Computer, Diagnostic, Programmable: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · DQK

23so far in 2026, the most since 2007

2007: 132008: 42009: 122010: 92011: 122012: 72013: 132014: 92015: 72016: 152017: 72018: 142019: 152020: 162021: 162022: 192023: 212024: 132025: 222026 (partial year): 23
2007high 23 (2026) · low 4 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DQK

95in 2025

2007: 83 days median2008: 70 days median2009: 93 days median2010: 64 days median2011: 69 days median2012: 74 days median2013: 68 days median2014: 90 days median2015: 125 days median2016: 190 days median2017: 146 days median2018: 150 days median2019: 113 days median2020: 123 days median2021: 132 days median2022: 136 days median2023: 133 days median2024: 100 days median2025: 95 days median2026 (partial year): 151 days median
2007high 190 (2016) · low 64 (2010)2026

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

Recalls per year · DQK

1in 2025

2007: 42008: 12009: 22010: 32011: 22012: 32013: 12014: 42015: 22017: 22018: 62019: 12020: 12021: 12022: 22023: 22024: 242025: 12026 (partial year): 2
2007high 24 (2024) · low 0 (2016)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · DQK

433in 2025

2007: 182008: 342009: 402010: 492011: 552012: 1292013: 1802014: 1152015: 1312016: 3402017: 2522018: 2612019: 2182020: 2152021: 3512022: 3192023: 3402024: 5572025: 433
2007high 557 (2024) · low 18 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DQK, 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
20071383418
2008470134
20091293240
2010964349
20111269255
20127743129
201313681180
20149904115
201571252131
2016151900340
201771462252
2018141506261
2019151131218
2020161231215
2021161321351
2022191362319
2023211332340
20241310024557
202522951433
2026231512—
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510(k) Report. “K950944: Ambulatory (Holter) Recording System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K950944

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Record history
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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026