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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2017

Advia Centaur B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) Assay

K031038510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 23, 200383-day reviewClass II21 CFR 862.1117Recalls 6

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

Bayer Healthcare, LLC · NBC Test, Natriuretic Peptide

Cleared on Jun 23, 2003 as substantially equivalent to K010266 (Biosite Incorporated, 2001) after an 83-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2001. 4 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled 6 times.

Decided
Jun 23, 2003
Review
83 days
Class
Class II
Product code
NBC
Recalls
6
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K010266 (2001). 4 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2020: 1 descendant cleared2004: 1 descendant cleared2005: 1 descendant cleared2021: 1 descendant clearedK010266 · Triage B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) Test, Catalog #98000 · Biosite Incorporated · 2001200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 3 descendants2 generations forward: 1 descendant K010266 · Triage B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) Test, Catalog #98000 · Biosite Incorporated · 20010
  1. Root · 1 generation backK010266 Triage B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) Test, Catalog #98000Biosite Incorporated · 2001
  2. This deviceK031038 Advia Centaur B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) AssayBayer Healthcare, LLC · 2003
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK192380 ST Aia-Pack BNPFujirebio Diagnostics,Inc. · 2020
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK040425 Acs:180 and Advia Centaur B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) AssaysBayer Healthcare, LLC · 2004
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK211199 ST AIA-PACK BNP AssayTosoh Bioscience, Inc. · 2021
  6. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK043228 Acs:180 and Advia Centaur B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) AssaysBayer Healthcare, LLC · 2005

Most influential descendants

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  • K192380ST Aia-Pack BNPFujirebio Diagnostics,Inc. · 2020 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K040425Acs:180 and Advia Centaur B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) AssaysBayer Healthcare, LLC · 2004 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K211199ST AIA-PACK BNP AssayTosoh Bioscience, Inc. · 2021 · 2 generations on0descendants
  • K043228Acs:180 and Advia Centaur B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) AssaysBayer Healthcare, LLC · 2005 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K010266Triage B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) Test, Catalog #98000Biosite Incorporated2001—
0 (this device)K031038Advia Centaur B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) AssayBayer Healthcare, LLC2003—
+1K192380ST Aia-Pack BNPFujirebio Diagnostics,Inc.2020—
+1K040425Acs:180 and Advia Centaur B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) AssaysBayer Healthcare, LLC2004—
+2K211199ST AIA-PACK BNP AssayTosoh Bioscience, Inc.2021—
+1K043228Acs:180 and Advia Centaur B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) AssaysBayer Healthcare, LLC2005—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200410
200510
202010
202110
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K031038, 2001–2021Source: 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? (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
*K010266Triage B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) Test, Catalog #98000
Summary page 1
…ed 11030 Roselle Street San Diego, California 92121, USA 510(k) Number: K003475/K010266 Page 1 Bayer Diagnostics Corporation…
Biosite Incorporated2001—

Also cleared against K010266: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (4)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K192380ST Aia-Pack BNPFujirebio Diagnostics,Inc.20201
K040425Acs:180 and Advia Centaur B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) AssaysBayer Healthcare, LLC20041
K043228Acs:180 and Advia Centaur B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) AssaysBayer Healthcare, LLC20050

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

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Dec 18, 2017Class IIZ-2053-2018Device DesignIn certain scenarios the ADVIA Centaur CP, XP and XPT immunoassay analyzers may exhibit reduced dilution recovery or become inoperable when used with Multi-Diluent 15 and certain lots of BNP and TSH3RUL Assays.
Oct 6, 2014Class IIIZ-0229-2015Labeling mix-upsSiemens Healthcare Diagnostics has confirmed that approximately 2000 ReadyPacks from the ADVIA Centaur Systems BNP reagent contains an ADVIA Centaur Systems FT4 human-readable side label.
Jun 23, 2014Class IIZ-2149-2014OtherComplaints of failed calibration.
Jun 23, 2014Class IIZ-2150-2014OtherComplaints of failed calibration.
Nov 14, 2012Class IIZ-0506-2013Device DesignOperating range of the ADVIA Centaur systems is 18C to 30C (64.4F to 86.0F), a change in room temperature may increase or decrease assay results, depending on the specific assay and ADVIA Centaur system used.
Jul 25, 2012Class IIZ-2313-2012Nonconforming Material/ComponentDecrease in onboard dilution recovery when using Multi-Diluent 1 that has been stored on board the ADVIA Centaur and ADVIA Centaur XP systems for for BNP and TSH3 Ultra assays

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • Of its descendants, K192380 (Fujirebio Diagnostics,Inc., 2020) has gone furthest, with 1 descendant of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K010266.

How does its category compare?

All NBC devices

NBC Test, Natriuretic Peptide: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · NBC

1in 2025

2007: 22008: 72010: 12020: 12021: 22022: 12023: 22024: 12025: 12026 (partial year): 4
2007high 7 (2008) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · NBC

126in 2008

2008: 126 days median2026 (partial year): 94 days median
2007high 126 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · NBC

1in 2020

2010: 12012: 22014: 12015: 12018: 12020: 1
2007high 2 (2012) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · NBC

17in 2025

2007: 172008: 152009: 352010: 612011: 532012: 232013: 132014: 702015: 432016: 312017: 92018: 72019: 92020: 62022: 42023: 262024: 142025: 17
2007high 70 (2014) · low 0 (2021)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code NBC, 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
20072—017
20087126015
20090—035
20101—161
20110—053
20120—223
20130—013
20140—170
20150—143
20160—031
20170—09
20180—17
20190—09
20201—16
20212—00
20221—04
20232—026
20241—014
20251—017
20264940—

What is it indicated for?

For in vitro diagnostic use in the quantitative determination of B-type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) in human plasma using the ADVIA Centaur@System. This assay is indicated for the measurement of plasma BNP as an aid in the diagnosis of heart failure. This assay is not intended for use on any other system.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K031038: Advia Centaur B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) Assay.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K031038

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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