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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2015

Cobas Integra Cholesterol Gen. 2

K031824510(k) SpecialCleared Jul 9, 200326-day reviewClass I21 CFR 862.1175Recalls 1

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

Roche Diagnostics Corp. · CHH Enzymatic Esterase--Oxidase, Cholesterol

Cleared on Jul 9, 2003 as substantially equivalent to K952127 (Boehringer Mannheim Corp., 1995) after a 26-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1995. 4 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled once.

Decided
Jul 9, 2003
Review
26 days
Class
Class I
Product code
CHH
Recalls
1
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K952127 (1995). 4 later devices descend from it, 4 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2013: 1 descendant cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2018: 1 descendant clearedK952127 · Boehringer Mannheim Cholesterol Assay · Boehringer Mannheim Corp. · 1995 · recalled1995200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 4 descendants K952127 · Boehringer Mannheim Cholesterol Assay · Boehringer Mannheim Corp. · 1995 · recalled0
  1. Root · 1 generation backK952127 Boehringer Mannheim Cholesterol AssayBoehringer Mannheim Corp. · 1995 · Recalled
  2. This deviceK031824 Cobas Integra Cholesterol Gen. 2Roche Diagnostics Corp. · 2003
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK181373 Extended Lipid Panel AssayLaboratory Corporation of America Holdings · 2018
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK132031 Afinion Lipid Panel and Afinion Lipid Panel ControlAxis-Shield Poc AS · 2014
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK130200 Piccolo Total Cholesterol - Capillary Test SystemAbaxis, Inc. · 2013
  6. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK111753 Hitachi Clinical Analyzer S Test Reagent Catridge for: Cholestrol…Hitachi Chemical Diagnostics, Inc. · 2011

Most influential descendants

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  • K181373Extended Lipid Panel AssayLaboratory Corporation of America Holdings · 2018 · cites it directly0descendants
  • K132031Afinion Lipid Panel and Afinion Lipid Panel ControlAxis-Shield Poc AS · 2014 · cites it directly0descendants
  • K130200Piccolo Total Cholesterol - Capillary Test SystemAbaxis, Inc. · 2013 · cites it directly0descendants
  • K111753Hitachi Clinical Analyzer S Test Reagent Catridge for: Cholestrol, HDL, LDL, and…Hitachi Chemical Diagnostics, Inc. · 2011 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K952127Boehringer Mannheim Cholesterol AssayBoehringer Mannheim Corp.19951
0 (this device)K031824Cobas Integra Cholesterol Gen. 2Roche Diagnostics Corp.2003—
+1K181373Extended Lipid Panel AssayLaboratory Corporation of America Holdings2018—
+1K132031Afinion Lipid Panel and Afinion Lipid Panel ControlAxis-Shield Poc AS2014—
+1K130200Piccolo Total Cholesterol - Capillary Test SystemAbaxis, Inc.2013—
+1K111753Hitachi Clinical Analyzer S Test Reagent Catridge for: Cholestrol, HDL, LDL…Hitachi Chemical Diagnostics, Inc.2011—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201110
201310
201410
201810
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K031824, 1995–2018Source: 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
*K952127Boehringer Mannheim Cholesterol Assay
Summary page 1
…cholesterol in serum and plasma. Predicate We claim substantial equivalence to the currently marketed Rochemitachi Device Cholesterol Assay. (K952127). 23 5111(k) Summa…
Boehringer Mannheim Corp.19951

What descends from it? (4)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K181373Extended Lipid Panel AssayLaboratory Corporation of America Holdings20180
K132031Afinion Lipid Panel and Afinion Lipid Panel ControlAxis-Shield Poc AS20140
K130200Piccolo Total Cholesterol - Capillary Test SystemAbaxis, Inc.20130
K111753Hitachi Clinical Analyzer S Test Reagent Catridge for: Cholestrol, HDL, LDL, and…Hitachi Chemical Diagnostics, Inc.20110

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

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
May 7, 2015Class IIZ-1921-2015Under Investigation by firmPossible drug interference when using the Trinder reaction method on multiple Cobas Analyzers. Results of Trinder tests may be falsely decreased when the tests are run with urine samples (Creatinine plus and Uric Acid applications only)…

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Its one ancestor has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K181373 (Laboratory Corporation of America Holdings, 2018) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All CHH devices

CHH Enzymatic Esterase--Oxidase, Cholesterol: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · CHH

1in 2025

2007: 22008: 22009: 12011: 12012: 42013: 12014: 12015: 12016: 12017: 12018: 22019: 12022: 12024: 12025: 1
2007high 4 (2012) · low 0 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · CHH

198in 2012

2012: 198 days median
2007high 198 (2012)2026

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

Recalls per year · CHH

2in 2021

2009: 32010: 22013: 12014: 12016: 22021: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 3 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · CHH

14in 2025

2007: 12010: 102011: 182012: 112014: 12016: 52017: 22018: 12019: 52020: 12021: 22022: 42023: 42024: 82025: 14
2007high 18 (2011) · low 0 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code CHH, 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—01
20082—00
20091—30
20100—210
20111—018
20124198011
20131—10
20141—11
20151—00
20161—25
20171—02
20182—01
20191—05
20200—01
20210—22
20221—04
20230—04
20241—08
20251—014
20260—1—

What is it indicated for?

The cassette COBAS Integra Cholesterol Gen2 (CHOL2) contains an in vitro diagnostic reagent system intended for use on COBAS Integra systems for the quantitative determination of total cholesterol in serum and plasma

Cholesterol measurements are used in the diagnosis and treatment of disorders involving excess cholesterol in blood and lipid and lipoprotein metabolism disorders,

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K031824: Cobas Integra Cholesterol Gen. 2.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K031824

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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