# K000973: Behring Coagulation System (BCS)

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Dade Behring, Inc.
- Decided: May 26, 2000 after 60 days
- Product code: JPA (System, Multipurpose For In Vitro Coagulation Studies)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 864.5425
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
2 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 3 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K020979: Sysmex Automated Coagulation Analyzer, Model #CA-7000 (2002), 1 descendant of its own
- K031377: Sysmex Automated Coagulation Analyzer CA500 Series (CA-510, -520, -530, -540. -550, and -560 (2003), 0 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K000973
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology