# K042676: Nichols Advantage Hyperglycosylated Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (H-HCG) Assay

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Nichols Institute Diagnostics
- Decided: Dec 17, 2004 after 79 days
- Product code: DHA (System, Test, Human Chorionic Gonadotropin)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 862.1155
- Recalls of this device: 1 (0 Class I)
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K911796 (1991). 2 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 3 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K990222: Immulite HCG, Model LKCG1, LCCG5, Immulite 2000 HCG, Model L2KCG2, L2KCG6, Diagnostic Products Corp. (1999) Summary page 1.

## Recalls of this device
- Aug 31, 2005 · Not classified · Z-0007-06: Data from internal testing indicates that the Nichols Advantage Invasive Trophoblast Antigen Assay Cartridges (ITA)(Lot No 62-500261) and Hyperglycosylated Human Chorionic Gonadotropin Assay Cartridge

## Indications for use
The Nichols Advantage Hyperglycosylated Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (H-hCG) Assay (or simply: Nichols Advantage® H-hCG Assay) is intended for use with the Nichols Advantage® Specialty System for the quantitative measurement of hyperglycosylated human chorionic gonadotropin (H-hCG), a placental hormone in human serum, or for the qualitative determination of H-hCG in urine as an aid in the detection of pregnancy. These diagnoses should be made with appropriate additional clinical evidence. Clinical considerations and professional judgment should be applied to any test device result as with this Nichols H-hCG chemiluminescent immunoassay. The Nichols Advantage® H-hCG Assay is used in conjunction with two H-hCG calibrators which are used to calibrate the assay and are provided separately to the reagent cartridge. The control is used for the monitoring of the accuracy and precision of the Nichols Advantage H-hCG Assay and successful calibration is confirmed using three H-hCG controls also provided separately to the calibrators and reagent cartridge.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K042676
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology