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BioFire Joint Infection (JI) Panel

DEN200066De NovoGranted Apr 29, 2022549-day reviewClass II21 CFR 866.3988

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

Biofire Diagnostics, LLC · QSN Orthopedic Infection Microbial Multiplex Nucleic Acid Detection System

Granted on Apr 29, 2022 as a new device type through De Novo after a 549-day review.

Decided
Apr 29, 2022
Review
549 days
Class
Class II
Product code
QSN
Recalls
None

De Novo grants create a new device type without a predicate, so this family tree starts here.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of DEN200066Source: FDA De Novo database · How lineage is built

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Does it have a predicate?

De Novo decisions do not claim a predicate device.

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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.

How does its category compare?

All QSN devices

QSN Orthopedic Infection Microbial Multiplex Nucleic Acid Detection System: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2022, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · QSN

1in 2022

2022: 1
2007high 1 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QSN

Too few QSN 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · QSN

2so far in 2026, the most since 2007

2026 (partial year): 2
2007high 2 (2026) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · QSN

No MAUDE report names QSN since 2007.

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What is it indicated for?

The BioFire Joint Infection (JI) Panel is a multiplexed nucleic-acid-based, in vitro diagnostic test intended for use with BioFire FilmArray 2.0 and BioFire FilmArray Torch Systems for the simultaneous qualitative detection and identification of multiple bacterial and yeast nucleic acids and select antimicrobial resistance genes from synovial fluid obtained from individuals suspected to have a joint infection. The following organisms are identified using…

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The BioFire Joint Infection (JI) Panel is a multiplexed nucleic-acid-based, in vitro diagnostic test intended for use with BioFire FilmArray 2.0 and BioFire FilmArray Torch Systems for the simultaneous qualitative detection and identification of multiple bacterial and yeast nucleic acids and select antimicrobial resistance genes from synovial fluid obtained from individuals suspected to have a joint infection.

The following organisms are identified using the BioFire JI Panel: Anaerococcus prevotii/vaginalis, Bacteroides fragilis, Candida spp., Candida albicans, Citrobacter, Clostridium perfringens, Cutibacterium avidum/granulosum, Enterobacter cloacae complex, Enterococcus faecalis, Enterococcus faecium, Escherichia coli, Fingoldia magna, Haemophilus influenzae, Kingella kingae, Klebsiella aerogenes, Klebsiella pneumoniae group, Morganella morganii, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, Parvimonas micra, Peptoniphilus, Peptostreptococcus anaerobius, Proteus spp., Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella spp., Serratia marcescens, Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus lugdunensis, Streptococcus spp., Streptococcus agalactiae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Streptococcus pyogenes.

The BioFire JI Panel contains assays for the detection of genetic determinants associated with S. aureus resistance to methicillin (mecA/C) in conjunction with the SCCmec right extremity junction (MREJ)), enterococcal resistance to vancomycin (vanA and vanB), and some mechanisms of gram-negative bacterial resistance ß-lactams including penicillins, cephalosporins, monobactams, and carbapenems (blaCTX-M, blaIMP, blaKPC, blaNDM, blaOXA-48-like, blaVIM). Detection of these genetic determinants can aid in the identification of potentially antimicrobial-resistant organisms in synovial fluid samples. The antimicrobial resistance gene or marker detected may or may not be associated with the agent responsible for disease. Negative results for these select antimicrobial resistance gene assays do not indicate susceptibility, as multiple mechanisms of resistance to methicillin, vancomycin, and ß-lactams exist.

The BioFire JI Panel is indicated as an aid in the diagnosis of specific agents of joint infection and results should be used in conjunction with other clinical and laboratory findings. Negative results may be due to infection with pathogens that are not detected by this test, pathogens present below the limit of detection of the assay, or infection that may not be detected in a synovial fluid specimen. Positive results do not rule out co-infection with other organisms. The BioFire JI Panel is not intended to monitor treatment for joint infections.

Culture of synovial fluid is necessary to recover organisms for susceptibility testing and epidemiological typing, to identify organisms in the synovial fluid that are not detected by the BioFire JI Panel, and to further identify species in the genus, complex or group results.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “DEN200066: BioFire Joint Infection (JI) Panel.” Lineage record from FDA De Novo data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 3, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/DEN200066

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