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Care Fecal Occult Blood Test, Model KT313

K051806510(k) TraditionalCleared Oct 3, 200590-day reviewClass II21 CFR 864.6550

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

Epitope Diagnostics, Inc. · KHE Reagent, Occult Blood

Cleared on Oct 3, 2005 after a 90-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

Decided
Oct 3, 2005
Review
90 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KHE
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K051806Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against?

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

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 KHE devices

KHE Reagent, Occult Blood: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · KHE

1in 2018

2007: 32008: 32010: 22011: 22012: 22015: 12017: 42018: 1
2007high 4 (2017) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KHE

126in 2017

2007: 104 days median2008: 93 days median2017: 126 days median
2007high 126 (2017) · low 93 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · KHE

2in 2025

2008: 12011: 62013: 22018: 12020: 12025: 2
2007high 6 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KHE

3in 2025

2007: 32008: 52009: 52010: 42011: 42012: 32013: 162014: 62015: 102016: 32017: 12018: 12019: 12020: 12021: 22023: 12024: 22025: 3
2007high 16 (2013) · low 0 (2022)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KHE, 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
2007310403
200839315
20090—05
20102—04
20112—64
20122—03
20130—216
20140—06
20151—010
20160—03
2017412601
20181—11
20190—01
20200—11
20210—02
20220—00
20230—01
20240—02
20250—23
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

Epitope Diagnostics CARE M Fecal Occult Blood Test Device is a rapid immunological

test intended for the qualitative detection of fecal occult blood in feces by professional

laboratories and physician office laboratories. The test is intended for the determination

of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, found in a number of gastrointestinal disorders, e.g.,

diverticulitis, colitis, polyps, and colorectal cancer.

The CARE Fecal Occult Blood Test Device is recommended for use in (1) routine

physical examinations, (2) monitoring any bleeding in patients, and (3) screening for

colorectal cancer or gastrointestinal bleeding.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA 510(k) statement.

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510(k) Report. “K051806: Care Fecal Occult Blood Test, Model KT313.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K051806

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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