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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2017

Advia Cantaur and Acs:180 Insulin Calibrator

K021535510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 27, 200248-day reviewClass II21 CFR 862.1150Recalls 2

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

Bayer Diagnostics Corp. · JIT Calibrator, Secondary

Cleared on Jun 27, 2002 as substantially equivalent to K903628 (Tosoh Corp., 1990) after a 48-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1990. 3 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled 2 times.

Decided
Jun 27, 2002
Review
48 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JIT
Recalls
2
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K903628 (1990). 3 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2006: 1 descendant cleared2016: 1 descendant cleared2017: 1 descendant clearedK903628 · Aia-Pack Iri · Tosoh Corp. · 19901990200020102020
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 2 descendants2 generations forward: 1 descendant K903628 · Aia-Pack Iri · Tosoh Corp. · 19900
  1. Root · 1 generation backK903628 Aia-Pack IriTosoh Corp. · 1990
  2. This deviceK021535 Advia Cantaur and Acs:180 Insulin CalibratorBayer Diagnostics Corp. · 2002
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK060359 Archiect Insulin and Controls, Model 8K41-01, 8K41-10Denka Seiken Co., Ltd. · 2006
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK171168 VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products Insulin CalibratorsOrtho Clinical Diagnostics · 2017
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK162538 ADVIA Centaur Insulin (IRI) Master Curve Material (MCM), ADVIA…Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics · 2016

Most influential descendants

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  • K060359Archiect Insulin and Controls, Model 8K41-01, 8K41-10Denka Seiken Co., Ltd. · 2006 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K171168VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products Insulin CalibratorsOrtho Clinical Diagnostics · 2017 · 2 generations on0descendants
  • K162538ADVIA Centaur Insulin (IRI) Master Curve Material (MCM), ADVIA Centaur (IRI) CalibratorSiemens Healthcare Diagnostics · 2016 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K903628Aia-Pack IriTosoh Corp.1990—
0 (this device)K021535Advia Cantaur and Acs:180 Insulin CalibratorBayer Diagnostics Corp.2002—
+1K060359Archiect Insulin and Controls, Model 8K41-01, 8K41-10Denka Seiken Co., Ltd.2006—
+2K171168VITROS Immunodiagnostic Products Insulin CalibratorsOrtho Clinical Diagnostics2017—
+1K162538ADVIA Centaur Insulin (IRI) Master Curve Material (MCM), ADVIA Centaur (IRI)…Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics2016—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200610
201610
201710
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K021535, 1990–2017Source: 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
*K903628Aia-Pack Iri
Summary page 1
…Phone: +81-(3)-3275-122 1 Fax: +81-(3)-3275-1214 5 1O(k) Number: K903628 4. Device Description The ACS: 180 and ADVIA Centaur Insulin Calibrator is a casein buffered solution contain…
Tosoh Corp.1990—

What descends from it? (3)

2 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K060359Archiect Insulin and Controls, Model 8K41-01, 8K41-10Denka Seiken Co., Ltd.20061
K162538ADVIA Centaur Insulin (IRI) Master Curve Material (MCM), ADVIA Centaur (IRI) CalibratorSiemens Healthcare Diagnostics20160

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

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Apr 5, 2017Class IIZ-2086-2017Nonconforming Material/ComponentCurrent lots of ADVIA Centaur/XP/XPT/CP Insulin (IRI) assay recover approximately 40% higher than the World Health Organization (WHO) 1st IRP 66/304 standardization based on slope values. Other performance characteristics are being met…
Apr 5, 2017Class IIZ-2085-2017Nonconforming Material/ComponentCurrent lots of ADVIA Centaur/XP/XPT/CP Insulin (IRI) assay recover approximately 40% higher than the World Health Organization (WHO) 1st IRP 66/304 standardization based on slope values. Other performance characteristics are being met…

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • Of its descendants, K060359 (Denka Seiken Co., Ltd., 2006) has gone furthest, with 1 descendant of its own.

How does its category compare?

All JIT devices

JIT Calibrator, Secondary: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · JIT

7in 2017

2007: 52008: 62009: 22010: 62011: 72012: 22013: 52014: 102015: 42016: 42017: 7
2007high 10 (2014) · low 0 (2018)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JIT

28in 2017

2007: 78 days median2008: 46 days median2010: 65 days median2011: 48 days median2013: 140 days median2014: 33 days median2015: 30 days median2016: 33 days median2017: 28 days median
2007high 140 (2013) · low 28 (2017)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · JIT

1in 2023

2007: 12009: 22011: 32012: 32014: 22015: 12018: 52020: 22023: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 5 (2018) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · JIT

7in 2025

2010: 32011: 22012: 102013: 432014: 92015: 62016: 32017: 72018: 82019: 2152020: 122021: 32022: 42023: 62024: 172025: 7
2007high 215 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JIT, 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
200757810
200864600
20092—20
201066503
201174832
20122—310
20135140043
2014103329
201543016
201643303
201772807
20180—58
20190—0215
20200—212
20210—03
20220—04
20230—16
20240—017
20250—07
20260—1—

What is it indicated for?

The ACS: 180 and ADVIA Centaur Insulin calibrators are used for calibrating the ACS:180 and ADVIA Centaur Insulin Immunoassays.

The ACS:180 and ADVIA Centaur Insulin are sandwich, chemiluminescence immunoassay for the quantitative determination of Insulin in human serum for use on the automated analyzer marketed by Bayer Corporation. The ACS: 180 and ADVIA Centaur Insulin Immunoassays can be used to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of diabetes mellitus and hypoglycemia.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K021535: Advia Cantaur and Acs:180 Insulin Calibrator.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K021535

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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