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Cleared

Ammonia Assay for the Advia Integrated Modular System

K021151510(k) TraditionalCleared Jul 13, 200294-day reviewClass I21 CFR 862.1065

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

Bayer Diagnostics Corp. · JIF Enzymatic Method, Ammonia

Cleared on Jul 13, 2002 as substantially equivalent to K760332 (Sigma Chemical Co., 1976) after a 94-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1976.

Decided
Jul 13, 2002
Review
94 days
Class
Class I
Product code
JIF
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K760332 (1976). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K760332 · Sigma Ammonia Reagent · Sigma Chemical Co. · 1976197519801985199019952000
K760332 · Sigma Ammonia Reagent · Sigma Chemical Co. · 19760
  1. Root · 1 generation backK760332 Sigma Ammonia ReagentSigma Chemical Co. · 1976
  2. This deviceK021151 Ammonia Assay for the Advia Integrated Modular SystemBayer Diagnostics Corp. · 2002
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K760332Sigma Ammonia ReagentSigma Chemical Co.1976—
0 (this device)K021151Ammonia Assay for the Advia Integrated Modular SystemBayer Diagnostics Corp.2002—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K021151, 1976–2002Source: 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
*K760332Sigma Ammonia Reagent
Summary page 2
…nclusion Performance for the ADVIA IMS Ammonia Assay on the Bayer ADVIA@IMSTM is equivalent to the performance of the Ammonia Assay on the predicate device (Sigma, K760332) and is within proposed manufacturing specifications. No safety and effectiveness issues have been raised.…
Sigma Chemical Co.1976—

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?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.

How does its category compare?

All JIF devices

JIF Enzymatic Method, Ammonia: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · JIF

1in 2019

2013: 22019: 1
2007high 2 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JIF

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

Recalls per year · JIF

1in 2015

2007: 12009: 12015: 1
2007high 1 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · JIF

5in 2025

2009: 12010: 32011: 72013: 22014: 12015: 32016: 42017: 72018: 12019: 12020: 12021: 12022: 22023: 42024: 12025: 5
2007high 7 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JIF, 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—10
20080—00
20090—11
20100—03
20110—07
20120—00
20132—02
20140—01
20150—13
20160—04
20170—07
20180—01
20191—01
20200—01
20210—01
20220—02
20230—04
20240—01
20250—05
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Bayer ADP32 IMS Ammonia method is an in vitro diagnostic device intended to measure ammonia levels in human plasma. Such measurements are used in the diagnosis and treatment of several hepatic diseases such as cirrhosis, hepatic failure, hepatitis and Reye’s syndrome.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K021151: Ammonia Assay for the Advia Integrated Modular System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K021151

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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