510(k) · Cleared
ClearedBD Phoenix Automated Microbiology System-Piperacillin (GN) -128 UG/ML
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Becton, Dickinson & CO · LON System, Test, Automated, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, Short Incubation
Cleared on Jan 14, 2008 as substantially equivalent to K020321 (Becton, Dickinson & CO, 2002) and 1 other predicate after a 39-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 2002.
- Decided
- Jan 14, 2008
- Review
- 39 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- LON
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 3
Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K020322 (2002). 4 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
- Root · 2 generations backK020322 BD Phoenix Automated Microbiology SystemBecton, Dickinson & CO · 2002
- 1 generation backK041572 BD Phoenix Automated Microbiology System-Pipercillin (GN) 0.5-128…Becton, Dickinson and Co. · 2004
- This deviceK073433 BD Phoenix Automated Microbiology System-Piperacillin (GN) -128 UG/MLBecton, Dickinson & CO · 2008
View FIG. 1 as a table
Line of descent and top descendants
| Generation | Number | Device | Applicant | Decided | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| −2 | K020322 | BD Phoenix Automated Microbiology System | Becton, Dickinson & CO | 2002 | — |
| −1 | K041572 | BD Phoenix Automated Microbiology System-Pipercillin (GN) 0.5-128 UG/ML | Becton, Dickinson and Co. | 2004 | — |
| 0 (this device) | K073433 | BD Phoenix Automated Microbiology System-Piperacillin (GN) -128 UG/ML | Becton, Dickinson & CO | 2008 | — |
Other ancestors by year cleared
| Year cleared | Devices | With a Class I recall |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 2 | 0 |
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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Top candidate predicates for a new LON device
- #1 K260619 VITEK 2 AST-Streptococcus Cefepime (<=0.06 –…score 13.3 · 5 generations · no Class I recall
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What was it cleared against? (3)
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; numbers the summary cites that cannot be its predicate are marked – and kept off the family tree.
| Type | Number | Device | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kept off the family tree | P050510 | VITEK System Not in FDA’s 510(k), De Novo or PMA lists as we hold them (a misreading, a typo, or a number FDA does not list), so it is kept off the family tree | |
| * | K020321 | BD Phoenix Automated Microbiology System | 2002 |
| * | K041572 | BD Phoenix Automated Microbiology System-Pipercillin (GN) 0.5-128 UG/MLSummary page 1…Automated Microbiology System with Gatifioxacin (K02032 l May 23, 2002) and Piperacillin (K04 1572, August 12, 2004). INTENDED USE: The BD Phoenix",' Automated Microbiology System is… | 2004 |
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 6 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 3.4 years on median.
- 1 of the 4 ancestors has a recall of any class.
- 102 other devices also cite its predicate K020321.
How does its category compare?
All LON devicesLON System, Test, Automated, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, Short Incubation: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2008, this device’s year, is highlighted.
FDA decisions per year · LON
5in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · LON
90in 2025
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · LON
1in 2025
Class I (2 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · LON
690in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code LON, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 19 | 50 | 0 | 3 |
| 2008 | 7 | 66 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 8 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | — | 116 | 3 |
| 2011 | 8 | 85 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 10 | 200 | 3 | 9 |
| 2013 | 7 | 115 | 0 | 3 |
| 2014 | 4 | 90 | 2 (2) | 10 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 41 |
| 2016 | 3 | 242 | 2 | 94 |
| 2017 | 10 | 89 | 1 | 197 |
| 2018 | 4 | 88 | 6 | 512 |
| 2019 | 8 | 84 | 1 | 315 |
| 2020 | 5 | 81 | 8 | 218 |
| 2021 | 5 | 268 | 0 | 232 |
| 2022 | 8 | 189 | 15 | 180 |
| 2023 | 11 | 210 | 0 | 453 |
| 2024 | 2 | — | 1 | 418 |
| 2025 | 5 | 90 | 1 | 690 |
| 2026 | 4 | 146 | 6 | — |
What is it indicated for?
The BD PhoenixTM Automated Microbiology System is intended for in vitro quantitative determination of antimicrobial susceptibility by minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of most Gram-negative aerobic and facultative anaerobic bacteria isolates from pure culture for Enterobacteriaceae and Non-Enterobacteriaceae and most Gram-positive bacteria isolates from pure culture belonging to the genera Staphylococcus, Enterococcus and Streptococcus. This…
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The BD PhoenixTM Automated Microbiology System is intended for in vitro quantitative determination of antimicrobial susceptibility by minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) of most Gram-negative aerobic and facultative anaerobic bacteria isolates from pure culture for Enterobacteriaceae and Non-Enterobacteriaceae and most Gram-positive bacteria isolates from pure culture belonging to the genera Staphylococcus, Enterococcus and Streptococcus.
This premarket notification is for Piperacillin at concentrations of 2-128 }zg/mL to Gram-negative ID/AST or AST only Phoenix panels with the removal of the limitations for Proteus mirabilis, Providencia species and Stenotrophomonas mcaltophilia. Piperacillin has been shown to be active in vitro against most strains of microorganisms listed below, as described in the FDA-approved package insert for this antimicrobial agent.
Active In Vitro and in Clinical Infections Against:
Acinetobacter species Klebsiella species Providencia rettgeri
Enterobacter species Morganella morganii Pseudoironas aeruginosa
Escherichia coli Proteus mirabilis Serratia species
Active In Vitro Against:
Burkholderia cepacia Citrobacter fi'eundii Stenotrophomonas maltophi/ia
Citrobacter diversus Pseudomonas fluorescens Yersinia enterocolitica
Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.
https://510kreport.com/device/K073433 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K073433: BD Phoenix Automated Microbiology System-Piperacillin (GN) -128 UG/ML.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K073433
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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