KardiaAI

K201985

AliveCor, Inc. · cleared 2020-11-12 · product code DQK · Cardiovascular

Premarket evidence — what FDA accepted

Device typesamd
source quote (p.4)
“KardiaAI is a software library that implements various ECG processing and analysis algorithms. This Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) computes various physiologic parameters from an ECG and provides these capabilities in the form of an Application Program Interface (API)”
Algorithmproprietary ECG algorithms
source quote (p.8)
“The automated proprietary ECG algorithms provide supportive information for ECG diagnosis.”
Adaptive (vs locked)FDA source did not state this
PCCPFDA source did not state this
Cybersecurity addressedFDA source did not state this

Validation studies (1)

Bench

sample size not stated

endpoints: algorithm performance; meet performance specifications

standards: ANSI/AAMI EC57, IEC 62366-1:2015, FDA Guidance “Applying Human Factors and Usability Engineering to Medical Devices”

Reported performance (0 observations)

FDA source did not state a quantitative performance metric — non-reporting is itself the signal.

Each value carries its own analysis unit and task — never compare or pool across devices. Source: 510(k) summary PDF.

Predicate network

Postmarket — what happened after clearance

28
recalls in product code, 24mo
423
MAUDE reports in code, 12mo
-1%
vs code's own 3-yr baseline
2
drift signals on this device
  • recall_reason_pattern

    Software/algorithm-related recall in product code DQK (Spacelabs Healthcare, Ltd. Unit B Foxholes Centre; John Tate Road Hertford United Kingdom, initiated 2025-09-16): "Due to two distinct issues: 1. During patient admission, patient demographic fields may default to those of a previously viewed patient. 2. Systems configured with Resting/Rhythm " Recalling firm is another firm in the same product code.

    first seen 2026-07-08 · recall res_event_number:97686

  • recall_reason_pattern

    Software/algorithm-related recall in product code DQK (Boston Scientific Corporation, initiated 2024-09-05): "Boston Scientific has received reports indicating the grid mark overlay on the cross-sectional view did not present correctly when an OptiCross 18 Peripheral Imaging Catheter was c" Recalling firm is another firm in the same product code.

    first seen 2026-07-08 · recall res_event_number:95331

Recall and MAUDE counts are product-code-level (reports aren't reliably attributable to one device); a recall is shown as device-attributed only when the recall record itself lists this clearance number. Signals are descriptive observables with sources — never a judgment that the device is unsafe or drifting. Snapshot 2026-07-08.

Reimbursement — how devices like this got paid

Not yet tracked — no payment pathway indexed for this clearance (the reimbursement corpus is a growing seed set).

Applicable FDA guidance — what the submission is measured against

FDA guidance documents and guiding principles applicable to 510(k) AI/ML devices in the Cardiovascular panel. A curated reference index, not legal or regulatory advice — each item states its own status, and a draft is never binding.

Applicability is derived from the device's FDA advisory panel and pathway — cross-cutting guidances apply to every AI/ML device; panel-specific ones are flagged. Titles, dates, and links verified against fda.gov as of July 2026.

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