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Vitek 2 Gram Positive Moxifloxacin for Strepococcus Pneumoniae

K031865510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 13, 200357-day reviewClass II21 CFR 866.1645

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

bioMerieux, Inc. · LON System, Test, Automated, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, Short Incubation

Cleared on Aug 13, 2003 after a 57-day review. The summary cites one number, which could not be confirmed as its predicate (see the table below). 26 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Aug 13, 2003
Review
57 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LON
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

26 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2005: 2 descendants cleared2007: 2 descendants cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2006: 1 descendant cleared2011: 5 descendants cleared2012: 7 descendants cleared2013: 3 descendants cleared2023: 2 descendants cleared2021: 1 descendant cleared2026: 2 descendants cleared200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK031865 Vitek 2 Gram Positive Moxifloxacin for Strepococcus PneumoniaebioMerieux, Inc. · 2003
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 24 of its ownK053186 Vitek 2 Gram Positive Telithromycin for Streptococcus PneumoniaebioMerieux, Inc. · 2005
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 20 of its ownK063597 Vitek 2 Gram Positive Amoxicillin for Streptococcus PneumoniaebioMerieux, Inc. · 2007
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 3 of its ownK112000 Vitek 2 Streptococcus PenicillinbioMerieux, Inc. · 2011
  5. Descendant · 4 generations on · 2 of its ownK232201 VITEK 2 AST-Streptococcus Penicillin (<=0.06 - =>8 µg/mL), VITEK 2…bioMerieux, Inc. · 2023
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 2 of its ownK121863 Vitek 2 Ast-ST CefotaximebioMerieux, Inc. · 2012

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Descendants cleared per year

2005: 22006: 12007: 22009: 12011: 52012: 72013: 32021: 12023: 22026: 2
2005high 7 (2012) · low 0 (2008)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 26 · See all
  • K053186Vitek 2 Gram Positive Telithromycin for Streptococcus PneumoniaebioMerieux, Inc. · 2005 · cites it directly24descendants
  • K063597Vitek 2 Gram Positive Amoxicillin for Streptococcus PneumoniaebioMerieux, Inc. · 2007 · 2 generations on20descendants
  • K112000Vitek 2 Streptococcus PenicillinbioMerieux, Inc. · 2011 · 3 generations on3descendants
  • K232201VITEK 2 AST-Streptococcus Penicillin (<=0.06 - =>8 µg/mL), VITEK 2 Streptococcus…bioMerieux, Inc. · 2023 · 4 generations on2descendants
  • K121863Vitek 2 Ast-ST CefotaximebioMerieux, Inc. · 2012 · 3 generations on2descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K031865Vitek 2 Gram Positive Moxifloxacin for Strepococcus PneumoniaebioMerieux, Inc.2003—
+1K053186Vitek 2 Gram Positive Telithromycin for Streptococcus PneumoniaebioMerieux, Inc.2005—
+2K063597Vitek 2 Gram Positive Amoxicillin for Streptococcus PneumoniaebioMerieux, Inc.2007—
+3K112000Vitek 2 Streptococcus PenicillinbioMerieux, Inc.2011—
+4K232201VITEK 2 AST-Streptococcus Penicillin (<=0.06 - =>8 µg/mL), VITEK 2…bioMerieux, Inc.2023—
+3K121863Vitek 2 Ast-ST CefotaximebioMerieux, Inc.2012—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200520
200610
200720
200910
201150
201270
201330
202110
202320
202620
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K031865, 2003–2026Source: 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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  1. #1 K260619 VITEK 2 AST-Streptococcus Cefepime (<=0.06 –…score 13.3 · 5 generations · no Class I recall
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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; numbers the summary cites that cannot be its predicate are marked – and kept off the family tree.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
Kept off the family treeK050510FDA’s K050510 is Echoview/Shimasonic Diagnostic Ultrasound System, Model Sdu-1100
Not matched in our reading of the summary (scans can blur digits), so it is kept off the family tree
Shimadzu Medical Systems2005—

What descends from it? (26)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K053186Vitek 2 Gram Positive Telithromycin for Streptococcus PneumoniaebioMerieux, Inc.200524
K051849Vitek 2 Gram Positive Ertapenem for Streptococcus PneumoniaebioMerieux, Inc.20050

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

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K053186 (bioMerieux, Inc., 2005) has gone furthest, with 24 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All LON devices

LON System, Test, Automated, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, Short Incubation: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · LON

5in 2025

2007: 192008: 72009: 82010: 12011: 82012: 102013: 72014: 42016: 32017: 102018: 42019: 82020: 52021: 52022: 82023: 112024: 22025: 52026 (partial year): 4
2007high 19 (2007) · low 0 (2015)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LON

90in 2025

2007: 50 days median2008: 66 days median2009: 76 days median2011: 85 days median2012: 200 days median2013: 115 days median2014: 90 days median2016: 242 days median2017: 89 days median2018: 88 days median2019: 84 days median2020: 81 days median2021: 268 days median2022: 189 days median2023: 210 days median2025: 90 days median2026 (partial year): 146 days median
2007high 268 (2021) · low 50 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · LON

1in 2025

2008: 12010: 1162011: 32012: 32014: 2, 2 Class I2016: 22017: 12018: 62019: 12020: 82022: 152024: 12025: 12026 (partial year): 6
2007high 116 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (2 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · LON

690in 2025

2007: 32008: 12010: 32011: 42012: 92013: 32014: 102015: 412016: 942017: 1972018: 5122019: 3152020: 2182021: 2322022: 1802023: 4532024: 4182025: 690
2007high 690 (2025) · low 0 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LON, 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
2007195003
200876611
200987600
20101—1163
201188534
20121020039
2013711503
20144902 (2)10
20150—041
20163242294
201710891197
20184886512
20198841315
20205818218
202152680232
2022818915180
2023112100453
20242—1418
20255901690
202641466—

What is it indicated for?

VITEK@2 Gram Positive Moxifloxacin for Streptococcus pneumoniae is designed for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Streptococcus pneumoniae. It is intended for use with the VITEK? 2 System as a laboratory aid in the determination of in vitro susceptibility to antimicrobial agents.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K031865: Vitek 2 Gram Positive Moxifloxacin for Strepococcus Pneumoniae.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K031865

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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