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Heartlink, Model II

K982803510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 13, 199895-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.1025

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

Cardiac Telecom Corp. · QYX Outpatient Cardiac Telemetry

Cleared on Nov 13, 1998 as substantially equivalent to K934913 (Cardiac Telecom Corp., 1995) and 2 other predicates after a 95-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1984. 26 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Nov 13, 1998
Review
95 days
Class
Class II
Product code
QYX
Recalls
None
Predicates
3

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K843503 (1984). 3 ancestors in all. 26 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 1995: 1 other ancestor1988: 1 other ancestor2007: 1 descendant cleared2010: 4 descendants cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2011: 4 descendants cleared2016: 4 descendants cleared2015: 3 descendants cleared2014: 2 descendants cleared2026: 2 descendants cleared2025: 1 descendant cleared2023: 2 descendants cleared2017: 1 descendant clearedK843503 · Aegis Ambulatory Monitoring System · Aegis Medical Systems, Inc. · 198419801990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 2 other ancestors 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 4 descendants3 generations forward: 6 descendants4 generations forward: 7 descendants5 generations forward: 7 descendants6 generations forward: 1 descendant K843503 · Aegis Ambulatory Monitoring System · Aegis Medical Systems, Inc. · 19840+5
  1. Root · 1 generation backK843503 Aegis Ambulatory Monitoring SystemAegis Medical Systems, Inc. · 1984
  2. This deviceK982803 Heartlink, Model IICardiac Telecom Corp. · 1998
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 25 of its ownK071995 CG-6108 Continuous Ecg Monitor and Arrhythmia DetectorCard Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd. · 2007 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 18 of its ownK081257 CG-6108 Act-3L Continuous Ecg Monitor & Arrhythmia DetectorCard Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd. · 2008 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 7 of its ownK093288 Cardionet Ambulatory Ecg Monitor with Arrhythmia DetectionCardionet, Inc. · 2010
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 7 of its ownK090037 Medicalgorithmics Real-Time Ecg Monitor and Arrhythmia Detector…Medicalgorithmics SP Z.O.O. · 2009
  7. Descendant · 3 generations on · 6 of its ownK100155 Truvue Wireless Ambulatory Ecg Monitoring SystemBiomedical Systems Corp. · 2010

Showing 5 of 26 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2007: 12008: 12009: 12010: 42011: 42014: 22015: 32016: 42017: 12023: 22025: 12026: 2
2007high 4 (2010) · low 0 (2012)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 26 · See all
  • K071995CG-6108 Continuous Ecg Monitor and Arrhythmia DetectorCard Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd. · 2007 · cites it directly25descendants
  • K081257CG-6108 Act-3L Continuous Ecg Monitor & Arrhythmia DetectorCard Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd. · 2008 · 2 generations on18descendants
  • K093288Cardionet Ambulatory Ecg Monitor with Arrhythmia DetectionCardionet, Inc. · 2010 · 3 generations on7descendants
  • K090037Medicalgorithmics Real-Time Ecg Monitor and Arrhythmia Detector, Model PocketecgMedicalgorithmics SP Z.O.O. · 2009 · 2 generations on7descendants
  • K100155Truvue Wireless Ambulatory Ecg Monitoring SystemBiomedical Systems Corp. · 2010 · 3 generations on6descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K843503Aegis Ambulatory Monitoring SystemAegis Medical Systems, Inc.1984—
0 (this device)K982803Heartlink, Model IICardiac Telecom Corp.1998—
+1K071995CG-6108 Continuous Ecg Monitor and Arrhythmia DetectorCard Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd.20072
+2K081257CG-6108 Act-3L Continuous Ecg Monitor & Arrhythmia DetectorCard Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd.20082
+3K093288Cardionet Ambulatory Ecg Monitor with Arrhythmia DetectionCardionet, Inc.2010—
+2K090037Medicalgorithmics Real-Time Ecg Monitor and Arrhythmia Detector, Model PocketecgMedicalgorithmics SP Z.O.O.2009—
+3K100155Truvue Wireless Ambulatory Ecg Monitoring SystemBiomedical Systems Corp.2010—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198810
199510

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200710
200810
200910
201040
201140
201420
201530
201640
201710
202320
202510
202620
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K982803, 1984–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (3)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K934913Heartrac Ecg Monitoring System
Summary page 7
…r and receiver (21 C.F.R. § 870.2920) Arrhythmia detector and alarm (21 CFR §870.1025) 27 10.3. Predicate or Legally Marketed Devices: e HEARTLIink I (K934913) Cardiac Telecom Corporation (Turtle Creek, PA) « King of Hearts (K880626) Instromedix, Inc (Hilisboro, OR) e Aegis (K843503)…
Cardiac Telecom Corp.1995—
*K880626King of Hearts
Summary page 7
…R §870.1025) 27 10.3. Predicate or Legally Marketed Devices: e HEARTLIink I (K934913) Cardiac Telecom Corporation (Turtle Creek, PA) « King of Hearts (K880626) Instromedix, Inc (Hilisboro, OR) e Aegis (K843503) Medical Concepts, Inc (Gibbsboro, NJ) 10.4. Device Description: The HEART…
Instromedix, Inc.1988—
*K843503Aegis Ambulatory Monitoring System
Summary page 7
…Legally Marketed Devices: e HEARTLIink I (K934913) Cardiac Telecom Corporation (Turtle Creek, PA) « King of Hearts (K880626) Instromedix, Inc (Hilisboro, OR) e Aegis (K843503) Medical Concepts, Inc (Gibbsboro, NJ) 10.4. Device Description: The HEARTLink II System receives and processes radiofrequency…
Aegis Medical Systems, Inc.1984—

What descends from it? (26)

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1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K071995CG-6108 Continuous Ecg Monitor and Arrhythmia DetectorCard Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd.200725

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?

  • None of the 3 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K071995 (Card Guard Scientific Survival, Ltd., 2007) has gone furthest, with 25 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All QYX devices

QYX Outpatient Cardiac Telemetry: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · QYX

1in 2025

2007: 12009: 12010: 12011: 22012: 12014: 22016: 12017: 32024: 32025: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 3 (2017) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QYX

244in 2024

2017: 169 days median2024: 244 days median
2007high 244 (2024) · low 169 (2017)2026

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

Recalls per year · QYX

No recall names QYX since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · QYX

107in 2025

2023: 742024: 4002025: 107
2007high 400 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code QYX, 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
20071—00
20080—00
20091—00
20101—00
20112—00
20121—00
20130—00
20142—00
20150—00
20161—00
2017316900
20180—00
20190—00
20200—00
20210—00
20220—00
20230—074
202432440400
20251—0107
20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

1. Patients who have demonstrated a need for cardiac monitoring and are at low risk of developing primary ventricular fibrillation or sustained ventricular tachycardia,

2. Specific criteria for indications for use are as follows:

Patients requiring monitoring for arrhythmia-inducing co-morbid conditions such as

Patients with obstructive sleep apnea to evaluate possible nocturnal arrhythmias

Patients requiring arrhythmia evaluation for etiology of stroke or Transient cerebral ischemia,

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K982803: Heartlink, Model II.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 3, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K982803

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026