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Careside Aptt

K014028510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 8, 200264-day reviewClass II21 CFR 864.7925

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

Careside Hemotology, Inc. · GFO Activated Partial Thromboplastin

Cleared on Feb 8, 2002 as substantially equivalent to K884863 (Medical Laboratory Automation Systems, Inc., 1989) and 1 other predicate after a 64-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1976.

Decided
Feb 8, 2002
Review
64 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GFO
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K760318 (1976). 2 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 1989: 1 other ancestorK760318 · Actin, Activated Cephaloplastin Reagent · Dade, Baxter Travenol Diagnostics, Inc. · 1976 · recalled197519801985199019952000
Other ancestors, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor K760318 · Actin, Activated Cephaloplastin Reagent · Dade, Baxter Travenol Diagnostics, Inc. · 1976 · recalled0
  1. Root · 1 generation backK760318 Actin, Activated Cephaloplastin ReagentDade, Baxter Travenol Diagnostics, Inc. · 1976 · Recalled
  2. This deviceK014028 Careside ApttCareside Hemotology, Inc. · 2002
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K760318Actin, Activated Cephaloplastin ReagentDade, Baxter Travenol Diagnostics, Inc.19761
0 (this device)K014028Careside ApttCareside Hemotology, Inc.2002—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198910
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K014028, 1976–2002Source: 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.

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What was it cleared against? (2)

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
*K884863Electra 900C Automatic Coagulation Timer
Summary page 1
…ance Electra 900C (henceforth refered to as Electra 900C or MLA Electra 900C). Name of Predicate Device: Dade Actin on the Electra 900C. Predicate Device 510K number: K884863 (MLA Electra 900C) K760318 (Dade Actin) Product Code: 81GFO CARESIDE, Inc. CARESIDE APTT Premarket Notification P…
Medical Laboratory Automation Systems, Inc.1989—
*K760318Actin, Activated Cephaloplastin Reagent
Summary page 1
…th refered to as Electra 900C or MLA Electra 900C). Name of Predicate Device: Dade Actin on the Electra 900C. Predicate Device 510K number: K884863 (MLA Electra 900C) K760318 (Dade Actin) Product Code: 81GFO CARESIDE, Inc. CARESIDE APTT Premarket Notification Page 11 December 4, 2001 1v…
Dade, Baxter Travenol Diagnostics, Inc.19761

Also cleared against K884863: 5 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)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • 1 of the 2 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • 5 other devices also cite its predicate K884863.

How does its category compare?

All GFO devices

GFO Activated Partial Thromboplastin: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · GFO

1in 2020

2016: 12020: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 1 (2016) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GFO

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

Recalls per year · GFO

1in 2025

2013: 12018: 22025: 1
2007high 2 (2018) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · GFO

14in 2025

2011: 72013: 32014: 22015: 22016: 32017: 192018: 42019: 12021: 112023: 32024: 22025: 14
2007high 19 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GFO, 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—00
20080—00
20090—00
20100—00
20110—07
20120—00
20130—13
20140—02
20150—02
20161—03
20170—019
20180—24
20190—01
20201—00
20210—011
20220—00
20230—03
20240—02
20250—114
20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

For in vitro diagnostic use with the CARESIDE Analyzer to measure activated partial thromboplastin time from citrated whole blood or citrated plasma as an aid in the diagnosis of patients with clotting disorders and to monitor patients receiving heparin anticoagulation therapy.

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. “K014028: Careside Aptt.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K014028

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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