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Inverness Medical Testpack + Plus Strep a with Obc

K051638510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 6, 2005169-day reviewClass I21 CFR 866.3740

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

Unipath, Ltd. · GTY Antigens, All Groups, Streptococcus Spp.

Cleared on Dec 6, 2005 after a 169-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.

Decided
Dec 6, 2005
Review
169 days
Class
Class I
Product code
GTY
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K051638Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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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.

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  1. #1 K260342 AllTest Strep A Rapid Testscore 11.9 · 3 generations · no Class I recall
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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
*—QuickVue Dipstick Strep A Test
Named without a submission number
—

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 GTY devices

GTY Antigens, All Groups, Streptococcus Spp.: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · GTY

1in 2025

2008: 12009: 12013: 22014: 22017: 12022: 12025: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 2 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GTY

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

Recalls per year · GTY

4in 2011

2011: 42026 (partial year): 1
2007high 4 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · GTY

94in 2025

2007: 12008: 22009: 22010: 12011: 32014: 12015: 12017: 22018: 122019: 62020: 12021: 372022: 322023: 442024: 412025: 94
2007high 94 (2025) · low 0 (2012)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GTY, 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
20070—01
20081—02
20091—02
20100—01
20110—43
20120—00
20132—00
20142—01
20150—01
20160—00
20171—02
20180—012
20190—06
20200—01
20210—037
20221—032
20230—044
20240—041
20251—094
20261—1—

What is it indicated for?

The Inverness Medical TestPack + Plus Strep A with OBC Test is intended for the

qualitative detection of Group A Streptococcal (Group A Strep) antigen in throat swab

specimens from patients with suspected Group A Strep associated pharyngitis and for

confirmation of presumptive Group A Strep colonies isolated on culture plates. The test

is intended for Professional and Laboratory Use only.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K051638: Inverness Medical Testpack + Plus Strep a with Obc.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K051638

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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