# K971868: Impact (Informing Mobile Personnel and Care Tracking) Pager System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Marquette Electronics, Inc.
- Decided: Nov 13, 1997 after 177 days
- Product code: MSX (System, Network And Communication, Physiological Monitors)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.2300
- 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 K962827 (1997). 1 ancestor in all.
59 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 61 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K962827: Alarm Display Unit/Pager-Lan System (Adu), Marquette Electronics, Inc. (1997) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K973527: Cardio-Pager System (1998), 57 descendants of its own
- K992749: Ultraview Waveform Pager System, Model 91841 (2000), 56 descendants of its own
- K080118: Zeltiq Aesthetics CLN1 Dermal Cooling Device (2008), 33 descendants of its own
- K090094: Zeltiq System (2009), 32 descendants of its own
- K120023: Zeltiq Coolsculpting (2012), 31 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The IMPACT Pager System is intended to be used for the annunciation of events within a zone coverage area that is secondary to the primary care that is provided. Primary care via the central station, patient bedside monitor, or telemetry system remains unchanged. This device is intended to be used within the hospital/facility environment.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K971868
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology