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Occultech Fecal Occult Blood Rapid Test

K060953510(k) TraditionalCleared Sep 18, 2006165-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

Yd Diagnostics Corp. · KHE Reagent, Occult Blood

Cleared on Sep 18, 2006 as substantially equivalent to K021423 (Alfa Scientific Designs, Inc., 2002) after a 165-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1988.

Decided
Sep 18, 2006
Review
165 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KHE
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K880499 (1988). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 2 generations backK880499 Hemoccult Sensitive TestSmithkline Diagnostics, Inc. · 1988
  2. 1 generation backK021423 Instant-View Fecal Occult Blood Rapid TestAlfa Scientific Designs, Inc. · 2002
  3. This deviceK060953 Occultech Fecal Occult Blood Rapid TestYd Diagnostics Corp. · 2006
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K880499Hemoccult Sensitive TestSmithkline Diagnostics, Inc.1988—
−1K021423Instant-View Fecal Occult Blood Rapid TestAlfa Scientific Designs, Inc.2002—
0 (this device)K060953Occultech Fecal Occult Blood Rapid TestYd Diagnostics Corp.2006—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K060953, 1988–2006Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · 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
*K021423Instant-View Fecal Occult Blood Rapid Test
Summary page 1
…al Occult Blood Rapid Test Common or usual name :Fecal Occult Blood (FOB) Test Predicate Device: Inistant-View Tm Fecal Occult Blood Rapid Test, 5 10(k) number k021423 Device Description: The OcculTech Fecal Occult Blood Rapid Test is a colloidal gold enhanced immunoassay for the detection…
Alfa Scientific Designs, Inc.2002—

Also cleared against K021423: 2 other devices →

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.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 18 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 14.1 years on median.
  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K021423.

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?

The OcculTech Occult Blood Rapid Test is a card type rapid test and an immunochromatography based in-vitro test designed for qualitative detection of fecal occult blood that can be performed in laboratories or physicians offices. It is useful in determining gastrointestinal bleeding found in a number of gastrointestinal disorders (e.g. diverticulitis, colitis, polyps and colorectal cancer). This device is recommended for use in routine physical examinations, when hospital patients are first admitted, hospital monitoring for bleeding in patients, and screening for colorectal cancer or gastrointestinal bleeding from any source.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K060953: Occultech Fecal Occult Blood Rapid Test.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K060953

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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