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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · 2006

Synchron Systems Vancomycin Reagent; Synchron Systems Vancomycin Calibrator

K013076510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 12, 200189-day reviewClass II21 CFR 862.3950Recalls 1

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

Beckman Coulter, Inc. · LEH Radioimmunoassay, Vancomycin

Cleared on Dec 12, 2001 as substantially equivalent to K955851 (Abbott Laboratories, 1996) after an 89-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1996. It has been recalled once.

Decided
Dec 12, 2001
Review
89 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LEH
Recalls
1
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K955851 (1996). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K955851 · Axsym Vancomycin II · Abbott Laboratories · 19961996199820002002
K955851 · Axsym Vancomycin II · Abbott Laboratories · 19960
  1. Root · 1 generation backK955851 Axsym Vancomycin IIAbbott Laboratories · 1996
  2. This deviceK013076 Synchron Systems Vancomycin Reagent; Synchron Systems Vancomycin…Beckman Coulter, Inc. · 2001
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K955851Axsym Vancomycin IIAbbott Laboratories1996—
0 (this device)K013076Synchron Systems Vancomycin Reagent; Synchron Systems Vancomycin CalibratorBeckman Coulter, Inc.2001—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K013076, 1996–2001Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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
*K955851Axsym Vancomycin II
Summary page 1
…calibrator (21 CFR § 862.3200) 4.0 Predicate Device(s): Beckman Coulter | Predicate Manufactursr | chkét ' SYNCHRON® Systems AxSYM® Vancamyein 1l Abbott Laborataries, K955851 Vancomyain (VANC) Assay Inc.* Reagent and Calibrator *Abbott Laboratories, Inc., Abbott Park, IL 5.0 Description: The SYNCHRO…
Abbott Laboratories1996—

Also cleared against K955851: 3 other devices →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Mar 30, 2006Not classifiedZ-0886-06OtherBeckman Coulter has received reports of patient samples and quality control recovery shifting low when using Vancomycin reagent lots M507219 and M511327. Internal QC recovery was as much as 15% lower than the assigned target value.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • 3 other devices also cite its predicate K955851.

How does its category compare?

All LEH devices

LEH Radioimmunoassay, Vancomycin: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · LEH

1in 2023

2008: 12013: 12016: 22023: 1
2007high 2 (2016) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LEH

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

Recalls per year · LEH

2in 2019

2007: 22019: 2
2007high 2 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · LEH

14in 2025

2007: 42008: 122009: 252010: 482011: 552012: 802013: 732014: 402015: 262016: 102017: 152018: 172019: 132020: 142021: 112022: 72023: 112024: 142025: 14
2007high 80 (2012) · low 4 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LEH, 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
20070—24
20081—012
20090—025
20100—048
20110—055
20120—080
20131—073
20140—040
20150—026
20162—010
20170—015
20180—017
20190—213
20200—014
20210—011
20220—07
20231—011
20240—014
20250—014
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The SYNCHRON® Systems Vancomycin (VANC) Reagent, in conjunction with the SYNCHRON® Systems Vancomycin Calibrator set, is intended for the quantitative determination of vancomycin concentration in human serum and plasma on SYNCHRON Systems by turbidimetric immunoassay.

The SYNCHRON® Systems Vancomycin Calibrator, used in conjunction with SYNCHRON® Vancomycin Reagent, is intended for use on the SYNCHRON Systems fogt(\e' FaJibrfg%Q%ncomycin.

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. “K013076: Synchron Systems Vancomycin Reagent; Synchron Systems Vancomycin Calibrator.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K013076

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 30, 2026 (extraction version 2d9447fa9ea4)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026