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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2014

Celltracka Analyzer II

K050145510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 15, 200550-day reviewClass II21 CFR 866.6020Recalls 2

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

Immunicon Corp. · NQI System, Immunomagnetic, Circulating Cancer Cell, Enumeration

Cleared on Mar 15, 2005 as substantially equivalent to DEN040001 (Advanced Diagnostic Systems, 2004) after a 50-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2004. 3 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled 2 times.

Decided
Mar 15, 2005
Review
50 days
Class
Class II
Product code
NQI
Recalls
2
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to DEN040001 (2004). 3 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2006: 1 descendant cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2013: 1 descendant clearedDEN040001 · Cellsearch Epithelial Cell Enrichment Kit; Cellspotter System · Advanced Diagnostic Systems · 2004200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 1 descendant3 generations forward: 1 descendant DEN040001 · Cellsearch Epithelial Cell Enrichment Kit; Cellspotter System · Advanced Diagnostic Systems · 20040
  1. Root · 1 generation backDEN040001 Cellsearch Epithelial Cell Enrichment Kit; Cellspotter SystemAdvanced Diagnostic Systems · 2004
  2. This deviceK050145 Celltracka Analyzer IIImmunicon Corp. · 2005
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 2 of its ownK060110 Celltracks Analyzer IIImmunicon Corp. · 2006 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK113181 Celltracks Analyer IIVeridex, LLC · 2011 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK130794 Celltracks Analyzer II SystemVeridex, LLC · 2013 · Recalled

Most influential descendants

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  • K060110Celltracks Analyzer IIImmunicon Corp. · 2006 · cites it directly2descendants
  • K113181Celltracks Analyer IIVeridex, LLC · 2011 · 2 generations on1descendant
  • K130794Celltracks Analyzer II SystemVeridex, LLC · 2013 · 3 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1DEN040001Cellsearch Epithelial Cell Enrichment Kit; Cellspotter SystemAdvanced Diagnostic Systems2004—
0 (this device)K050145Celltracka Analyzer IIImmunicon Corp.2005—
+1K060110Celltracks Analyzer IIImmunicon Corp.20061
+2K113181Celltracks Analyer IIVeridex, LLC20111
+3K130794Celltracks Analyzer II SystemVeridex, LLC20131

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200610
201110
201310
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K050145, 2004–2013Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (2)

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
*DEN040001Cellsearch Epithelial Cell Enrichment Kit; Cellspotter System
Our reading of the summary gave K031588, which is not in FDA’s 510(k) list. The device the summary names is FDA’s De Novo DEN040001, Cellsearch Epithelial Cell Enrichment Kit; Cellspotter… (Advanced Diagnostic Systems), granted Jan 21, 2004; older De Novo requests were first filed under a 510(k) number, so this links to the grant.
Advanced Diagnostic Systems2004—
*—Veridex LLC CellSearch Epithelial Cell kit/Cell Spotter Analyzer
Named without a submission number
—

Also cleared against DEN040001: 2 other devices →

What descends from it? (3)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K060110Celltracks Analyzer IIImmunicon Corp.20062

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

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Jan 8, 2014Class IIZ-1195-2014Device DesignJanssen Diagnostics, LLC received complaints of camera failures on the CELLTRACKS ANALYZER II¿.
Aug 17, 2011Not classifiedZ-1004-2012Software designControl cell images may i intermix with Patient cell images while changing between the Control review screen and Patient review screen on the Cell tracks Analyzer II.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • Of its descendants, K060110 (Immunicon Corp., 2006) has gone furthest, with 2 descendants of its own.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate DEN040001.

How does its category compare?

All NQI devices

NQI System, Immunomagnetic, Circulating Cancer Cell, Enumeration: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · NQI

1in 2013

2007: 12008: 12010: 12011: 12012: 22013: 1
2007high 2 (2012) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · NQI

Too few NQI 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · NQI

1in 2011

2007: 12009: 12011: 1
2007high 1 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · NQI

3in 2008

2008: 3
2007high 3 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code NQI, 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
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What is it indicated for?

The Immunicon CellTracks Analyzer II is a semi-automated fluorescence microscope

used to enumerate fluorescently labeled cells that are immuno-magnetically selected

and aligned. The system is for in vitro diagnostic use when used in tandem with

specimen preparation equipment and reagents that are legally marketed for in vitro

diagnostic use with this device.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K050145: Celltracka Analyzer II.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K050145

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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