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Nycocard U-Albumin and U-Albumin Control

K053553510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 9, 200679-day reviewClass II21 CFR 866.5040

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

Polymedco, Inc. · DCF Albumin, Antigen, Antiserum, Control

Cleared on Mar 9, 2006 after a 79-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

Decided
Mar 9, 2006
Review
79 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DCF
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

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

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K053553Source: 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 DCF devices

DCF Albumin, Antigen, Antiserum, Control: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · DCF

1in 2016

2009: 12010: 32011: 12012: 12013: 12014: 12015: 12016: 1
2007high 3 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DCF

167in 2010

2010: 167 days median
2007high 167 (2010)2026

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

Recalls per year · DCF

1in 2019

2019: 1
2007high 1 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · DCF

12in 2025

2008: 12017: 32018: 22019: 62020: 22021: 32022: 32023: 52024: 92025: 12
2007high 12 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DCF, 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—00
20080—01
20091—00
2010316700
20111—00
20121—00
20131—00
20141—00
20151—00
20161—00
20170—03
20180—02
20190—16
20200—02
20210—03
20220—03
20230—05
20240—09
20250—012
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

NycoCard U-Albumin is intended to measure by immunochemical techniques the albumin (a plasma protein) in urine. Measurement of albumin aids in the diagnosis of kidney and intestinal diseases.

NycoCard U-Albumin Control consists of two control materials based on human urine and is intended to be used to confirm the efficacy of the NycoCard U-Albumin reagents and correct performance of the test.

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

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510(k) Report. “K053553: Nycocard U-Albumin and U-Albumin Control.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K053553

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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