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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2018

Bayer Rapidpoint 405 System

K020616510(k) TraditionalCleared Jul 17, 2002142-day reviewClass II21 CFR 864.5620Recalls 4

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

Bayer Diagnostics Corp. · GKR System, Hemoglobin, Automated

Cleared on Jul 17, 2002 as substantially equivalent to K946206 (Ciba Corning Diagnostics Corp., 1995) after a 142-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1995. 2 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled 4 times.

Decided
Jul 17, 2002
Review
142 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GKR
Recalls
4
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K946206 (1995). 2 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2003: 1 descendant cleared2012: 1 descendant clearedK946206 · Ciba Corning 8-- Series CO-Oximeter · Ciba Corning Diagnostics Corp. · 19951995200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 1 descendant K946206 · Ciba Corning 8-- Series CO-Oximeter · Ciba Corning Diagnostics Corp. · 19950
  1. Root · 1 generation backK946206 Ciba Corning 8-- Series CO-OximeterCiba Corning Diagnostics Corp. · 1995
  2. This deviceK020616 Bayer Rapidpoint 405 SystemBayer Diagnostics Corp. · 2002
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK031560 Bayer Rapidlab 1200 SystemBayer Healthcare, LLC · 2003 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK113216 Rapidpoint 500 Blood Gas AnalyerSiemens Healthcare Diagnostics · 2012 · Recalled

Most influential descendants

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  • K031560Bayer Rapidlab 1200 SystemBayer Healthcare, LLC · 2003 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K113216Rapidpoint 500 Blood Gas AnalyerSiemens Healthcare Diagnostics · 2012 · 2 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K946206Ciba Corning 8-- Series CO-OximeterCiba Corning Diagnostics Corp.1995—
0 (this device)K020616Bayer Rapidpoint 405 SystemBayer Diagnostics Corp.2002—
+1K031560Bayer Rapidlab 1200 SystemBayer Healthcare, LLC200314
+2K113216Rapidpoint 500 Blood Gas AnalyerSiemens Healthcare Diagnostics201212

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200310
201210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K020616, 1995–2012Source: 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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  1. #1 K201217 HemoCue Hb 301 Systemscore 0.4 · 3 generations · no Class I recall
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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
*K946206Ciba Corning 8-- Series CO-Oximeter
Summary page 1
…ate Device Information I Name Rapidlab 800 Series eo-oximeter Manufacturer Bayer Corporation 51O(k) Number K946206 4. Device Description The Rapidpoint 405 system Co-ox measurement cartridge measures the light from the whole…
Ciba Corning Diagnostics Corp.1995—

Also cleared against K946206: 5 other devices →

What descends from it? (2)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K031560Bayer Rapidlab 1200 SystemBayer Healthcare, LLC20031

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

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Jul 16, 2018Class IIZ-2927-2018Device DesignTherapeutic levels (1mg/mL and 2mg/mL) of Hydroxocobalamin may interfere with tHb and some of the CO-Ox fractions that are reported on the RAPIDPoint and RAPIDLab Blood Gas systems indicated. This may cause lower than expected values for…
Jul 16, 2018Class IIZ-2928-2018Device DesignTherapeutic levels (1mg/mL and 2mg/mL) of Hydroxocobalamin may interfere with tHb and some of the CO-Ox fractions that are reported on the RAPIDPoint and RAPIDLab Blood Gas systems indicated. This may cause lower than expected values for…
Jul 28, 2015Class IIZ-2479-2015Software designWhen both ports (Serial and Ethernet) are configured to transmit data, the data stream from one port could potentially affect the data stream from the other port causing the data management system to include either: duplicate data…
Sep 26, 2003Not classifiedZ-0066-04OtherPotential for bias shift in pO2 values due to air bubble in sample path

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • Of its descendants, K031560 (Bayer Healthcare, LLC, 2003) has gone furthest, with 1 descendant of its own.
  • 5 other devices also cite its predicate K946206.

How does its category compare?

All GKR devices

GKR System, Hemoglobin, Automated: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · GKR

2in 2020

2008: 12009: 12011: 12013: 22017: 12018: 22019: 12020: 2
2007high 2 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GKR

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

Recalls per year · GKR

1in 2013

2010: 12011: 12013: 1
2007high 1 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · GKR

1in 2024

2008: 22009: 162010: 92011: 122012: 252013: 432014: 312015: 192016: 92019: 92020: 12021: 12022: 12024: 1
2007high 43 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GKR, 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
20081—02
20091—016
20100—19
20111—112
20120—025
20132—143
20140—031
20150—019
20160—09
20171—00
20182—00
20191—09
20202—01
20210—01
20220—01
20230—00
20240—01
20250—00
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Rapidpoint 405 System Co-ox measurement cartridge measures total hemoglobin and hemoglobin fractions and derivatives in arterial, venous and capillary whole blood samples. Hemoglobin fractions and derivatives are listed below:

Fractions:

tHb, F02Hb, FCOHb, FMetHb, FHHb

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K020616: Bayer Rapidpoint 405 System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K020616

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