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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2023

Tox Ammonia Calibrator

K031683510(k) AbbreviatedCleared Aug 6, 200368-day reviewClass II21 CFR 862.1150Recalls 1

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

Bayer Healthcare, LLC · JIX Calibrator, Multi-Analyte Mixture

Cleared on Aug 6, 2003 as substantially equivalent to K030169 (Bayer Healthcare, LLC, 2003) after a 68-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1999. It has been recalled once.

Decided
Aug 6, 2003
Review
68 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JIX
Recalls
1
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K990460 (1999). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 2 generations backK990460 Calibrator for Automated Systems (C.F.a.S.)Roche Diagnostics Corp. · 1999
  2. 1 generation backK030169 Setpoint Chemistry CalibratorBayer Healthcare, LLC · 2003
  3. This deviceK031683 Tox Ammonia CalibratorBayer Healthcare, LLC · 2003
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K990460Calibrator for Automated Systems (C.F.a.S.)Roche Diagnostics Corp.1999—
−1K030169Setpoint Chemistry CalibratorBayer Healthcare, LLC2003—
0 (this device)K031683Tox Ammonia CalibratorBayer Healthcare, LLC2003—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K031683, 1999–2003Source: 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
*K030169Setpoint Chemistry CalibratorBayer Healthcare, LLC2003—

Also cleared against K030169: 1 other device →

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
Apr 5, 2023Class IIZ-1631-2023Under Investigation by firmReassignment of the Atellica CH Toxicology Calibrators (TOX CAL) and ADVIA Chemistry ToxAmmonia Calibrators for the Atellica CH Salicylate (Sal) Assay due to a positive bias

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 4 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 3.9 years on median.
  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K030169.

How does its category compare?

All JIX devices

JIX Calibrator, Multi-Analyte Mixture: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · JIX

1in 2016

2007: 62008: 52009: 42010: 52011: 72012: 22013: 42014: 12015: 32016: 1
2007high 7 (2011) · low 0 (2017)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JIX

29in 2015

2007: 53 days median2008: 69 days median2009: 121 days median2010: 100 days median2011: 77 days median2013: 50 days median2015: 29 days median
2007high 121 (2009) · low 29 (2015)2026

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

Recalls per year · JIX

7in 2023

2007: 22008: 32009: 22010: 12011: 22012: 12014: 12016: 12017: 12018: 12019: 12020: 22023: 72026 (partial year): 1
2007high 7 (2023) · low 0 (2013)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · JIX

18in 2025

2007: 1402008: 1732009: 392011: 92012: 32013: 242014: 352015: 42016: 62017: 172018: 162019: 122020: 222021: 92022: 112023: 132024: 152025: 18
2007high 173 (2008) · low 0 (2010)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JIX, 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
20076532140
20085693173
20094121239
2010510010
201177729
20122—13
2013450024
20141—135
201532904
20161—16
20170—117
20180—116
20190—112
20200—222
20210—09
20220—011
20230—713
20240—015
20250—018
20260—1—

What is it indicated for?

Bayer ToxAmmonia Calibrator is intended for in vitro diagnostic use to calibrate

Acetaminophen, Ammonia, Ethanol and Salicylate assays on the ADVIA IMS Chemistry

systems.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K031683: Tox Ammonia Calibrator.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K031683

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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