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Nichols Advantage Aldosterone Assay

K050784510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 1, 200565-day reviewClass II21 CFR 862.1045

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

Nichols Institute Diagnostics · CJM Radioimmunoassay, Aldosterone

Cleared on Jun 1, 2005 after a 65-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.

Decided
Jun 1, 2005
Review
65 days
Class
Class II
Product code
CJM
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K050784Source: FDA 510(k) database · 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
*—DSL-8600 ACTIVE® Aldosterone Coated-Tube Radioimmunoassay Kit
Named without a submission number
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What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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.

How does its category compare?

All CJM devices

CJM Radioimmunoassay, Aldosterone: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · CJM

1in 2015

2013: 12015: 1
2007high 1 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · CJM

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

Recalls per year · CJM

No recall names CJM since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · CJM

No MAUDE report names CJM since 2007.

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 Nichols Advantage Aldosterone Assay is intended for in vitro diagnostic laboratory use with the Nichols Advantage® Specialty System for quantitative measurement of aldosterone in human serum, EDTA plasma, and extracted urine. Aldosterone measurements are intended for use in the diagnosis and treatment of primary aldosteronism (a disorder caused by excessive secretion of aldosterone by the adrenal gland), hypertension caused by primary aldosteronism, selective hypoaldosteronism, edematous states, and other conditions of electrolyte imbalance.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K050784: Nichols Advantage Aldosterone Assay.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 3, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K050784

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026