# K970368: SC9000/SC9015 Medical Information Bus (Mis) Protocol Converter

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc.
- Decided: May 6, 1997 after 95 days
- Product code: DQA (Oximeter)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.2700
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K923682 (1992). 1 ancestor in all.
42 later devices descend from it; 5 cite it directly.
0 of 44 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K923682: Model M1032A Vuelink Interface Plug-in Module, Hewlett-Packard Co. (1992) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K991661: Siemens Medical Information Bus (Mib) Protocol Converter (1999), 41 descendants of its own
- K012461: Siemens Infinity Mib II Duo Protocol Converter (2001), 40 descendants of its own
- K020277: Siemens Medical Infromation Bus (Mib II) Protocol Converter (2002), 39 descendants of its own
- K022766: Siemens Medical Information Bus (Mib/Mib II/Mib Duo) Protocol Coverter (2002), 38 descendants of its own
- K033807: Infinityedical Information Bus (Mib/Mib II and Mib Duo) Protocol Converter (2004), 37 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Medical Information Bus (MIB) Protocol Converter is intended to connect third party medical devices that do not provide data per the IEEE 1073 Medical Information Protocol Standard to the Siemens SC9000/SC9015 Bedside Monitor for display.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K970368
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology