# K031756: Roche Diagnostics Elecsys Folate II Assay

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Roche Diagnostics Corp.
- Decided: Jun 25, 2003 after 19 days
- Product code: CGN (Acid, Folic, Radioimmunoassay)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 862.1295
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K935286 (1994). 2 ancestors in all.
9 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 12 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K973674: Elecsys Folate, Boehringer Mannheim Corp. (1997) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K043318: Modification to Roche Elecsys Folate II Immunoassay (2004), 8 descendants of its own
- K082340: Roche Elecsys Folate Iii, Roche Elecsys RBC Folate Hemolysing Reagent, Roche Elecsys Folate Iii Calset, Roche Elecsys (2009), 7 descendants of its own
- K111506: Elecsys Precicontrol Varia 3 (2011), 3 descendants of its own
- K132828: Elecsys Calcitonin; Immunoassay, Calset, Calcheck 5; Elecsys Precicontrol Varia 3 (2013), 2 descendants of its own
- K103716: Roche Elecsys Folate RBC; Roche Elecsys Folate RBC Calset (2011), 1 descendant of its own

## Indications for use
Binding assay for the in vitro quantitative determination of folate in human serum. Measurements obtained by this device are used in the diagnosis and treatment of anemias of gastrointestinal malabsorption. The binding assay is intended for use on the Roche Elecsys 2010 and Modular Analytics E170 immunoassay analyzers.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K031756
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology