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Cobas Integra Carbon Dioxide Assay

K031879510(k) SpecialCleared Jul 17, 200329-day reviewClass II21 CFR 862.1160

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

Roche Diagnostics Corp. · KHS Enzymatic, Carbon-Dioxide

Cleared on Jul 17, 2003 as substantially equivalent to K980996 (Roche Diagnostic Systems, Inc., 1998) after a 29-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 1984. 8 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jul 17, 2003
Review
29 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KHS
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to K842280 (1984). 6 ancestors in all. 8 later devices descend from it, 4 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 1996: 1 other ancestor1995: 1 other ancestor1991: 1 other ancestor2011: 2 descendants cleared2003: 1 descendant cleared2006: 2 descendants cleared2019: 1 descendant cleared2007: 1 descendant cleared2023: 1 descendant clearedK842280 · TDX Digitoxin · Abbott Laboratories · 1984K972250 · Roche Cobas Integra Reagent Cassettes & Ancillary Reagents · Roche Diagnostic Systems, Inc. · 1997 · recalledK980996 · Cobas Integra Carbon Dioxide (CO2-S), Cobas Integra Glucose HK Liquid (Glulf) · Roche Diagnostic Systems, Inc. · 199819801990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 2 generations back: 1 other ancestor3 generations back: 2 other ancestors 1 generation forward: 4 descendants2 generations forward: 4 descendants K980996 · Cobas Integra Carbon Dioxide (CO2-S), Cobas Integra Glucose HK Liquid (Glulf) · Roche Diagnostic Systems, Inc. · 1998K972250 · Roche Cobas Integra Reagent Cassettes & Ancillary Reagents · Roche Diagnostic Systems, Inc. · 1997 · recalledK842280 · TDX Digitoxin · Abbott Laboratories · 19840
  1. Root · 3 generations backK842280 TDX DigitoxinAbbott Laboratories · 1984
  2. 2 generations backK972250 Roche Cobas Integra Reagent Cassettes & Ancillary ReagentsRoche Diagnostic Systems, Inc. · 1997 · Recalled
  3. 1 generation backK980996 Cobas Integra Carbon Dioxide (CO2-S), Cobas Integra Glucose HK…Roche Diagnostic Systems, Inc. · 1998
  4. This deviceK031879 Cobas Integra Carbon Dioxide AssayRoche Diagnostics Corp. · 2003
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 2 of its ownK032377 Roche Diagnostics Hitachi Bicarbonate LiquidRoche Diagnostics Corp. · 2003
  6. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK183555 GEM Premier ChemSTATInstrumentation Laboratory CO · 2019
  7. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK060205 General Chemistries on Abx Pentra 400 Clinical Chemistry AnalyzerHoriba Abx · 2006 · Recalled
  8. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK223090 GEM Premier ChemSTATInstrumentation Laboratory CO · 2023
  9. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK111960 Elitech Clinical Systems Carbon Dioxide Electrode, Elitech Clinical…Elitechgroup · 2011

Showing 5 of 8 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2003: 12006: 22007: 12011: 22019: 12023: 1
2003high 2 (2006) · low 0 (2004)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 8 · See all
  • K032377Roche Diagnostics Hitachi Bicarbonate LiquidRoche Diagnostics Corp. · 2003 · cites it directly2descendants
  • K183555GEM Premier ChemSTATInstrumentation Laboratory CO · 2019 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K060205General Chemistries on Abx Pentra 400 Clinical Chemistry AnalyzerHoriba Abx · 2006 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K223090GEM Premier ChemSTATInstrumentation Laboratory CO · 2023 · 2 generations on0descendants
  • K111960Elitech Clinical Systems Carbon Dioxide Electrode, Elitech Clinical Systems Ise…Elitechgroup · 2011 · cites it directly0descendants
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−3K842280TDX DigitoxinAbbott Laboratories1984—
−2K972250Roche Cobas Integra Reagent Cassettes & Ancillary ReagentsRoche Diagnostic Systems, Inc.19971
−1K980996Cobas Integra Carbon Dioxide (CO2-S), Cobas Integra Glucose HK Liquid (Glulf)Roche Diagnostic Systems, Inc.1998—
0 (this device)K031879Cobas Integra Carbon Dioxide AssayRoche Diagnostics Corp.2003—
+1K032377Roche Diagnostics Hitachi Bicarbonate LiquidRoche Diagnostics Corp.2003—
+1K183555GEM Premier ChemSTATInstrumentation Laboratory CO2019—
+1K060205General Chemistries on Abx Pentra 400 Clinical Chemistry AnalyzerHoriba Abx20062
+2K223090GEM Premier ChemSTATInstrumentation Laboratory CO2023—
+1K111960Elitech Clinical Systems Carbon Dioxide Electrode, Elitech Clinical Systems…Elitechgroup2011—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199110
199510
199610

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200310
200620
200710
201120
201910
202310
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K031879, 1984–2023Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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
*K980996Cobas Integra Carbon Dioxide (CO2-S), Cobas Integra Glucose HK Liquid (Glulf)
Summary page 1
…an serum and plasma. Predicate We claim substantial equivalence to the currently marketed COBAS Integra Device Carbon Dioxide Assay. (K980996). 23…
Roche Diagnostic Systems, Inc.1998—

What descends from it? (8)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K032377Roche Diagnostics Hitachi Bicarbonate LiquidRoche Diagnostics Corp.20032
K183555GEM Premier ChemSTATInstrumentation Laboratory CO20191
K060205General Chemistries on Abx Pentra 400 Clinical Chemistry AnalyzerHoriba Abx20061
K111960Elitech Clinical Systems Carbon Dioxide Electrode, Elitech Clinical Systems Ise…Elitechgroup20110

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?

  • The line of descent spans 19 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 5.1 years on median.
  • 2 of the 6 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K032377 (Roche Diagnostics Corp., 2003) has gone furthest, with 2 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All KHS devices

KHS Enzymatic, Carbon-Dioxide: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · KHS

1in 2017

2007: 22008: 12009: 12010: 32011: 12012: 22013: 22014: 12016: 12017: 1
2007high 3 (2010) · low 0 (2015)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KHS

143in 2010

2010: 143 days median
2007high 143 (2010)2026

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

Recalls per year · KHS

1in 2025

2013: 12019: 12023: 12025: 1
2007high 1 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KHS

40in 2025

2008: 22009: 142011: 52012: 32013: 22014: 62015: 12016: 42017: 72018: 152019: 352020: 312021: 142022: 102023: 252024: 302025: 40
2007high 40 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KHS, 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—00
20081—02
20091—014
2010314300
20111—05
20122—03
20132—12
20141—06
20150—01
20161—04
20171—07
20180—015
20190—135
20200—031
20210—014
20220—010
20230—125
20240—030
20250—140
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The cassette COBAS Integra Bicarbonate liquid (CHOL2) contains an in vitro diagnostic reagent system intended for use on COBAS Integra systems for the quantitative determination of the bicarbonate (HCO3-) concentration in human serum and plasma. Bicarbonate/carbon dioxide measurements are used in the diagnosis and treatment of numerous potentially serious disorders associated with changes in body acid-base balance.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K031879: Cobas Integra Carbon Dioxide Assay.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K031879

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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