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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2016

Olympus Triglyceride Test System

K063804510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 23, 200791-day reviewClass I21 CFR 862.1705Recalls 1

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

Olympus America, Inc. · CDT Lipase Hydrolysis/Glycerol Kinase Enzyme, Triglycerides

Cleared on Mar 23, 2007 as substantially equivalent to K961274 (Olympus America, Inc., 1996) after a 91-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1996. 1 later device descends from it. It has been recalled once.

Decided
Mar 23, 2007
Review
91 days
Class
Class I
Product code
CDT
Recalls
1
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K961274 (1996). 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2024: 1 descendant clearedK961274 · Olympus AU600 Clinical Chemistry Analyzer · Olympus America, Inc. · 1996 · recalled1995200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 1 descendant K961274 · Olympus AU600 Clinical Chemistry Analyzer · Olympus America, Inc. · 1996 · recalled0
  1. Root · 1 generation backK961274 Olympus AU600 Clinical Chemistry AnalyzerOlympus America, Inc. · 1996 · Recalled
  2. This deviceK063804 Olympus Triglyceride Test SystemOlympus America, Inc. · 2007
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK232404 CHOLESTEROL; HDL-cholesterol ; LDL-cholesterol; TRIGLYCERIDESMedicon Hellas S.A · 2024

Most influential descendants

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  • K232404CHOLESTEROL; HDL-cholesterol ; LDL-cholesterol; TRIGLYCERIDESMedicon Hellas S.A · 2024 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K961274Olympus AU600 Clinical Chemistry AnalyzerOlympus America, Inc.19967
0 (this device)K063804Olympus Triglyceride Test SystemOlympus America, Inc.2007—
+1K232404CHOLESTEROL; HDL-cholesterol ; LDL-cholesterol; TRIGLYCERIDESMedicon Hellas S.A2024—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
202410
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K063804, 1996–2024Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · 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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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
*K961274Olympus AU600 Clinical Chemistry Analyzer
Summary page 1
…t Classification Name: Triglyceride Test System, 3. Predicate device Reagent: Olympus Triglyceride OSR6x33 (K961274) 4. Device description This Olympus Triglyceride procedure is based on a series of coupled…
Olympus America, Inc.19967

Also cleared against K961274: 5 other devices →

What descends from it? (1)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K232404CHOLESTEROL; HDL-cholesterol ; LDL-cholesterol; TRIGLYCERIDESMedicon Hellas S.A20240

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Apr 13, 2016Class IIZ-1934-2016Device DesignBeckman Coulter has identified that Dipyrone (Metamizole) may cause erroneous, false low results in the following assays: Cholesterol OSR6X16, Triglyceride OSR6X118, Uric Acid OSR6X98, Lactate OSR6X93, and Lipase OSR6X30.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Its one ancestor has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K232404 (Medicon Hellas S.A, 2024) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
  • 5 other devices also cite its predicate K961274.

How does its category compare?

All CDT devices

CDT Lipase Hydrolysis/Glycerol Kinase Enzyme, Triglycerides: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2007, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · CDT

1in 2015

2007: 12011: 12012: 12013: 22015: 1
2007high 2 (2013) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · CDT

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

Recalls per year · CDT

1in 2021

2009: 12014: 22016: 32018: 12021: 1
2007high 3 (2016) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · CDT

12in 2025

2010: 32011: 112012: 42013: 12015: 62016: 122017: 32018: 42019: 22020: 22022: 42023: 72024: 52025: 12
2007high 12 (2016) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code CDT, 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
20071—00
20080—00
20090—10
20100—03
20111—011
20121—04
20132—01
20140—20
20151—06
20160—312
20170—03
20180—14
20190—02
20200—02
20210—10
20220—04
20230—07
20240—05
20250—012
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

System reagent for the quantitative determination of Triglyceride concentrations in human serum and plasma on OLYMPUS analyzers

Measurements of triglyceride are used in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with diabetes mellitus, nephrosis, liver obstruction, other diseases involving lipid metabolism, or various endocrine disorders, and in the assessment of risk factors for atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K063804: Olympus Triglyceride Test System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K063804

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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