# K982580: Bird Monitor Interface

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Bird Products Corp.
- Decided: Oct 22, 1998 after 90 days
- Product code: CBK (Ventilator, Continuous, Facility Use)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 868.5895
- 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 K841757 (1984). 2 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 3 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K880721: 6400ST Interface Module-RS232, Bird Products Corp. (1988) Summary page 2.
- K841757: 7200 Microprocessor Ventilator, Puritan Bennett Corp. (1984) Summary page 2.

## Indications for use
The Bird Monitor Interface (BMI) is a stand-alone unit providing a means of communicating information from Bird ventilators to patient monitoring systems. Specific interfaces to the Hewlett-Packard Merlin and SpaceLabs PDMS are provided, as well as a Bird proprietary interface for use with other systems. The purpose of BMI is to deliver ventilator settings, monitored values, alarm information and waveform data to the patient monitoring system.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K982580
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology