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Datex-Ohmeda 3800+/3800P+ or 3900/3900P Pulse Oximeters

K983684510(k) SpecialCleared Nov 6, 199817-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.2700

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

Datex-Ohmeda, Inc. · DQA Oximeter

Cleared on Nov 6, 1998 after a 17-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. 4 of the 47 devices in its family, counting itself, have a Class I recall. 46 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Nov 6, 1998
Review
17 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DQA
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

46 later devices descend from it, 6 citing it directly. 4 of the 47 devices in this family, counting this one, have a Class I recall.

Descendants, by year cleared 2004: 7 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12005: 3 descendants cleared2002: 1 descendant cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12010: 3 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12006: 1 descendant cleared2008: 2 descendants cleared2007: 2 descendants cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2025: 2 descendants cleared2013: 3 descendants cleared2012: 1 descendant cleared2016: 4 descendants cleared2015: 5 descendants cleared2014: 2 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12022: 1 descendant cleared2024: 1 descendant cleared2017: 3 descendants cleared2020: 2 descendants cleared2018: 1 descendant cleared2019: 1 descendant cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK983684 Datex-Ohmeda 3800+/3800P+ or 3900/3900P Pulse OximetersDatex-Ohmeda, Inc. · 1998
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 28 of its ownK021955 Trutrak Plus Enhancements to the Datex-Ohmeda 3800 Series & 3900…Datex-Ohmeda, Inc. · 2002 · Recalled (Class I)
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 27 of its ownK040831 Datex-Ohmeda Trusat Pulse Oximeter and Accessories, Model 3500Datex-Ohmeda, Inc. · 2004 · Recalled (Class I)
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 20 of its ownK073203 Carescape V100Ge Medical Systems Information Technologies · 2007
  5. Descendant · 4 generations on · 11 of its ownK102426 Carescape Model V100 Vital Signs MonitorGe Medical Systems Information Technologies · 2010
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 10 of its ownK120598 Procare Monitor B40Ge Medical Systems China Co., Ltd. · 2012 · Recalled

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Descendants cleared per year

2002: 12004: 72005: 32006: 12007: 22008: 22009: 12010: 32012: 12013: 32014: 22015: 52016: 42017: 32018: 12019: 12020: 22022: 12024: 12025: 2
2002high 7 (2004) · low 0 (2003)2026

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K021955Trutrak Plus Enhancements to the Datex-Ohmeda 3800 Series & 3900 Series Oximeters &…Datex-Ohmeda, Inc. · 2002 · cites it directly28descendants
  • K040831Datex-Ohmeda Trusat Pulse Oximeter and Accessories, Model 3500Datex-Ohmeda, Inc. · 2004 · 2 generations on27descendants
  • K073203Carescape V100Ge Medical Systems Information Technologies · 2007 · 3 generations on20descendants
  • K102426Carescape Model V100 Vital Signs MonitorGe Medical Systems Information Technologies · 2010 · 4 generations on11descendants
  • K120598Procare Monitor B40Ge Medical Systems China Co., Ltd. · 2012 · 4 generations on10descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K983684Datex-Ohmeda 3800+/3800P+ or 3900/3900P Pulse OximetersDatex-Ohmeda, Inc.1998—
+1K021955Trutrak Plus Enhancements to the Datex-Ohmeda 3800 Series & 3900 Series…Datex-Ohmeda, Inc.2002Class I
+2K040831Datex-Ohmeda Trusat Pulse Oximeter and Accessories, Model 3500Datex-Ohmeda, Inc.2004Class I
+3K073203Carescape V100Ge Medical Systems Information Technologies2007—
+4K102426Carescape Model V100 Vital Signs MonitorGe Medical Systems Information Technologies2010—
+4K120598Procare Monitor B40Ge Medical Systems China Co., Ltd.20122

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200211
200471
200530
200610
200720
200820
200910
201031
201210
201330
201421
201550
201640
201730
201810
201910
202020
202210
202410
202520
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K983684, 1998–2025Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

4 devices in this family have a Class I recall. A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

Top candidate predicates for a new DQA device

  1. #1 K221282 Empatica Health Monitoring Platformscore 20.1 · 38 generations · no Class I recall
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What was it cleared against? (1)

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
*—Datex-Ohmeda 3800 Pulse Oximeter
Named without a submission number
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What descends from it? (46)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K021955Trutrak Plus Enhancements to the Datex-Ohmeda 3800 Series & 3900 Series Oximeters &… Class IDatex-Ohmeda, Inc.200228
K051367Patient Monitor, Models Dash 3000, 4000 and 5000Ge Medical Systems Information Technologies20059
K041522Flexi-Stat Disposable Adhesive SPO2 SensorsElekon Industries U.S.A., Inc.20042
K041647Flexi-Stat Reusable Finger Clip SPO2 Sensors (Nellcor-Compatible),(Bci-Compatible)…Elekon Industries U.S.A., Inc.20042
K041964Mediaid Reusable Finger Clip SPO2 Sensors and Disposable Non-Adhesive Sensors and…Mediaid, Inc.20040
K041644Flexi-Stat Disposable Non-Adhesive SPO2 Sensors, (Nellcor-Compatible), (Bci-Compatible)…Elekon Industries U.S.A., Inc.20040

Has anything in its family been recalled? (4 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K021955Trutrak Plus Enhancements to the Datex-Ohmeda 3800 Series & 3900 Series Oximeters & AccessoriesDatex-Ohmeda, Inc. · 2002 · Cites it directly · ◆ in the 2002 descendants bar of FIG. 12 Class I recalls
  • K093881Trusignal SPO2 Finger Sensor, Trusignal SPO2 Ear Sensor, Trusignal SPO2 Wrap SensorGE Healthcare Finland Oy · 2010 · 2 generations on · ◆ in the 2010 descendants bar of FIG. 14 Class I recalls
  • K040831Datex-Ohmeda Trusat Pulse Oximeter and Accessories, Model 3500Datex-Ohmeda, Inc. · 2004 · 2 generations on · ◆ in the 2004 descendants bar of FIG. 13 Class I recalls
  • K133576Monitor B40Ge Medical Systems China Co., Ltd. · 2014 · 6 generations on · ◆ in the 2014 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K021955 (Datex-Ohmeda, Inc., 2002) has gone furthest, with 28 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All DQA devices

DQA Oximeter: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · DQA

15in 2025

2007: 202008: 222009: 352010: 292011: 152012: 142013: 152014: 112015: 132016: 142017: 92018: 182019: 192020: 152021: 102022: 202023: 132024: 142025: 152026 (partial year): 8
2007high 35 (2009) · low 9 (2017)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DQA

182in 2025

2007: 122 days median2008: 97 days median2009: 117 days median2010: 127 days median2011: 195 days median2012: 120 days median2013: 182 days median2014: 175 days median2015: 158 days median2016: 246 days median2017: 200 days median2018: 260 days median2019: 158 days median2020: 126 days median2021: 174 days median2022: 265 days median2023: 317 days median2024: 285 days median2025: 182 days median2026 (partial year): 187 days median
2007high 317 (2023) · low 97 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · DQA

3in 2024

2007: 62008: 52009: 292010: 42011: 12014: 22015: 12018: 322024: 3
2007high 32 (2018) · low 0 (2012)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · DQA

399in 2025

2007: 3252008: 3122009: 2812010: 1852011: 1642012: 3222013: 4682014: 1,1242015: 2,0822016: 1,7752017: 1,1902018: 6942019: 5482020: 4262021: 5532022: 4782023: 3922024: 5452025: 399
2007high 2,082 (2015) · low 164 (2011)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DQA, 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
2007201226325
200822975312
20093511729281
2010291274185
2011151951164
2012141200322
2013151820468
20141117521,124
20151315812,082
20161424601,775
2017920001,190
20181826032694
2019191580548
2020151260426
2021101740553
2022202650478
2023133170392
2024142853545
2025151820399
202681870—

What is it indicated for?

The Datex-Chmeda 3900/3900P Pulse Oximeters measure arterial oxygen saturation and pulse rate noninvasively using Datex-Ohmeda disposable and reusable finger and ear Sensors.

Additionally, the Datex-Ohmeda 3900/3300P Pulse Oximeters measure Relative Perfusion Index™ pulsatile value, which is an indicator of relative perfusion at the sensor sife.

US federal and Canadian laws restrict the sale of this device by or on the order of a licensed medical practitioner.

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. “K983684: Datex-Ohmeda 3800+/3800P+ or 3900/3900P Pulse Oximeters.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K983684

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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