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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2017

Randox Haemoglobin A1C

K021897510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 26, 2002169-day reviewClass II21 CFR 864.7470Recalls 1

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

Randox Laboratories, Ltd. · LCP Assay, Glycosylated Hemoglobin

Cleared on Nov 26, 2002 after a 169-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate. It has been recalled once.

Decided
Nov 26, 2002
Review
169 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LCP
Recalls
1
Predicates
0

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K021897Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against?

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

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
Jun 7, 2017Class IIZ-0285-2018Under Investigation by firmRandox confirmed low calibration absorbance with HbA1c, Catalog Number HA3830, Batch 414553. The reagent may not continue to meet its specific performance characteristics throughout the shelf life of the product.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

How does its category compare?

All LCP devices

LCP Assay, Glycosylated Hemoglobin: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · LCP

1in 2024

2007: 72008: 52009: 62010: 22011: 102012: 92013: 22014: 82015: 32016: 22017: 52018: 22019: 42020: 12023: 22024: 1
2007high 10 (2011) · low 0 (2021)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LCP

269in 2019

2007: 133 days median2008: 206 days median2009: 158 days median2011: 176 days median2012: 143 days median2014: 127 days median2015: 239 days median2017: 218 days median2019: 269 days median
2007high 269 (2019) · low 127 (2014)2026

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

Recalls per year · LCP

1in 2025

2007: 12008: 32009: 62010: 52011: 512013: 42014: 22015: 22016: 62017: 12018: 12022: 12024: 12025: 1
2007high 51 (2011) · low 0 (2012)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · LCP

22in 2025

2007: 52008: 112009: 152010: 42011: 272012: 512013: 1932014: 1822015: 642016: 292017: 1492018: 1,9112019: 1142020: 132021: 72022: 82023: 272024: 392025: 22
2007high 1,911 (2018) · low 4 (2010)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LCP, 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
2007713315
20085206311
20096158615
20102—54
2011101765127
20129143051
20132—4193
201481272182
20153239264
20162—629
201752181149
20182—11,911
201942690114
20201—013
20210—07
20220—18
20232—027
20241—139
20250—122
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Randox Laboratories Limited Haemoglobin A, Test Kit is an in vitro diagnostic reagent for the quantitative determination of haemoglobin AI, (HbA1,) in whole blood. The method is an immunological assay. Both the concentration of HbAl, and the concentration of total haemoglobin are measured. The reported HbAl, result is calculated as a percentage of the total haemoglobin concentration. Measurements of percentage HbA1, are effective in monitoring…

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The Randox Laboratories Limited Haemoglobin A, Test Kit is an in vitro diagnostic reagent for the quantitative determination of haemoglobin AI, (HbA1,) in whole blood. The method is an immunological assay. Both the concentration of HbAl, and the concentration of total haemoglobin are measured. The reported HbAl, result is calculated as a percentage of the total haemoglobin concentration.

Measurements of percentage HbA1, are effective in monitoring long-term glucose control in individuals with diabetes mellitus.

This application sheet has been developed for the Hitachi 717 clinical chemistry analyser and must be used by suitably qualified laboratory personnel under appropriate clinical laboratory conditions.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA 510(k) statement.

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510(k) Report. “K021897: Randox Haemoglobin A1C.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K021897

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