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Synchron CX Delta Clinical Systems, Creatinine Test Systems

K071280510(k) SpecialCleared Jun 1, 200725-day reviewClass II21 CFR 862.1225

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

Beckman Coulter, Inc. · CGX Alkaline Picrate, Colorimetry, Creatinine

Cleared on Jun 1, 2007 as substantially equivalent to K950958 (Beckman Instruments, Inc., 1995) after a 25-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1995.

Decided
Jun 1, 2007
Review
25 days
Class
Class II
Product code
CGX
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K950958 (1995). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K950958 · Synchon CX Delta Clin Syst (CX4, CX5, CX7 Delta) · Beckman Instruments, Inc. · 1995 · recalled1996199820002002200420062008
  1. Root · 1 generation backK950958 Synchon CX Delta Clin Syst (CX4, CX5, CX7 Delta)Beckman Instruments, Inc. · 1995 · Recalled
  2. This deviceK071280 Synchron CX Delta Clinical Systems, Creatinine Test SystemsBeckman Coulter, Inc. · 2007
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K950958Synchon CX Delta Clin Syst (CX4, CX5, CX7 Delta)Beckman Instruments, Inc.19954
0 (this device)K071280Synchron CX Delta Clinical Systems, Creatinine Test SystemsBeckman Coulter, Inc.2007—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K071280, 1995–2007Source: 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
*K950958Synchon CX Delta Clin Syst (CX4, CX5, CX7 Delta)
Summary page 1
…stems, claims substantial equivalence to the Beckman Coulter SYNCHRON CX Delta Clinical System currently in commercial distribution, FDA 510O(k) Number K950958. 5.0 Device Description The SYNCHRON CX Delta System determines creatinine concentration by means of the…
Beckman Instruments, Inc.19954

Also cleared against K950958: 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?

  • Its one ancestor has a recall.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K950958.

How does its category compare?

All CGX devices

CGX Alkaline Picrate, Colorimetry, Creatinine: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2007, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · CGX

1in 2025

2007: 42009: 12012: 12013: 12014: 22016: 12022: 12024: 22025: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 4 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · CGX

25in 2007

2007: 25 days median
2007high 25 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · CGX

2in 2016

2008: 12009: 22010: 22011: 12012: 22016: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 2 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · CGX

34in 2025

2007: 152008: 272009: 52010: 52011: 322012: 132013: 242014: 132015: 132016: 32017: 212018: 142019: 252020: 192021: 132022: 232023: 192024: 322025: 34
2007high 34 (2025) · low 3 (2016)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code CGX, 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
2007425015
20080—127
20091—25
20100—25
20110—132
20121—213
20131—024
20142—013
20150—013
20161—23
20170—021
20180—014
20190—025
20200—019
20210—013
20221—023
20230—019
20242—032
20251—034
20261—1—

What is it indicated for?

Beckman Coulter SYNCHRON CX Calibrators 1, 2, and 3 are to be used for calibrating SYNCHRON CX Delta, CX®CE, and CX PRO Systems only.

CRE3 reagent, in conjunction with SYNCHRON CX® Delta Systems and SYNCHRON CX®Calibrators 1, 2 and 3 is intended for the quantitative determination of Creatinine (CRE3) in human serum, plasma or urine.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K071280: Synchron CX Delta Clinical Systems, Creatinine Test Systems.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K071280

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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