510(k) Report

510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class III · 2020

Roche Diagnostics Cobas Integra Albumin Gen. 2

K033009510(k) SpecialCleared Oct 16, 200320-day reviewClass II21 CFR 862.1035Recalls 3

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

Roche Diagnostics Corp. · CIX Bromcresol Green Dye-Binding, Albumin

Cleared on Oct 16, 2003 as substantially equivalent to K951595 (Roche Diagnostic Systems, Inc., 1995) after a 20-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1995. It has been recalled 3 times.

Decided
Oct 16, 2003
Review
20 days
Class
Class II
Product code
CIX
Recalls
3
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K951595 (1995). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K951595 · Roche Cobas Integra Analyzer, Reagent Cassettes · Roche Diagnostic Systems, Inc. · 1995 · recalled19961998200020022004
  1. Root · 1 generation backK951595 Roche Cobas Integra Analyzer, Reagent CassettesRoche Diagnostic Systems, Inc. · 1995 · Recalled
  2. This deviceK033009 Roche Diagnostics Cobas Integra Albumin Gen. 2Roche Diagnostics Corp. · 2003
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K951595Roche Cobas Integra Analyzer, Reagent CassettesRoche Diagnostic Systems, Inc.19957
0 (this device)K033009Roche Diagnostics Cobas Integra Albumin Gen. 2Roche Diagnostics Corp.2003—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K033009, 1995–2003Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

Get the monthly Device Review Tracker

Notable FDA decisions, review times and new Class I recalls. See an issue.

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.

Planning a device in CIX? A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

Top candidate predicates for a new CIX device

  1. #1 K251157 Core Metabolicscore 10.9 · 2 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
  3. #3 Held for the reportin the report
Get a 510(k) Report

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
*K951595Roche Cobas Integra Analyzer, Reagent Cassettes
Summary page 1
…in human serum and plasma. Predicate We claim substantial equivalence to the currently marketed COBAS Integra Device Albumin Assay. (K95 1595). 24…
Roche Diagnostic Systems, Inc.19957

Also cleared against K951595: 31 other devices →

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
Aug 27, 2020Class IIIZ-0104-2021Under Investigation by firmRoche has confirmed customer complaints of low quality (QC) recovery and invalid calibrations for the identified products. A discoloration (yellow color) was observed and is the result of cross contamination between the R1 and R3 reagents.
Sep 11, 2019Class IIIZ-0152-2020Under Investigation by firmDue to low Quality Control recovery and invalid Calibration.
Jun 11, 2008Not classifiedZ-0011-2009Labeling Change ControlSome of the labels are glossy, resulting in the bar code being difficult to read by the bar code reader.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Its one ancestor has a recall.
  • 31 other devices also cite its predicate K951595.

How does its category compare?

All CIX devices

CIX Bromcresol Green Dye-Binding, Albumin: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · CIX

2in 2021

2007: 12008: 12009: 12011: 32012: 12013: 12018: 12019: 12021: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 3 (2011) · low 0 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · CIX

168in 2011

2011: 168 days median
2007high 168 (2011)2026

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

Recalls per year · CIX

1in 2020

2008: 12010: 12013: 12019: 12020: 1
2007high 1 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · CIX

4in 2025

2007: 12010: 742011: 82012: 22016: 12017: 62018: 22020: 12021: 32022: 12023: 42024: 32025: 4
2007high 74 (2010) · low 0 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code CIX, 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
20071—01
20081—10
20091—00
20100—174
2011316808
20121—02
20131—10
20140—00
20150—00
20160—01
20170—06
20181—02
20191—10
20200—11
20212—03
20220—01
20230—04
20240—03
20250—04
20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

The cassette COBAS Integra Albumin Gen.2 (ALB2) contains an in vitro diagnostic reagent system intended for use on COBAS Integra systems for the quantitative determination of the albumin concentration in human serum and plasma. Albumin measurements are used in the diagnosis and treatment of numerous diseases involving primarily the liver or kidneys.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

Cite this page

510(k) Report. “K033009: Roche Diagnostics Cobas Integra Albumin 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/K033009

Report an extraction error

Tell us what is wrong; we check it against the FDA summary.

Are you the manufacturer?

Send a correction or an update to this page, for example a newer model or a public statement about a recall.

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