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Elecsys TSH Calcheck 5

K093836510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 15, 2010121-day reviewClass I21 CFR 862.1660

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

Roche Diagnostics · JJX Single (Specified) Analyte Controls (Assayed And Unassayed)

Cleared on Apr 15, 2010 as substantially equivalent to K963147 (Boehringer Mannheim Corp., 1996) after a 121-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1992.

Decided
Apr 15, 2010
Review
121 days
Class
Class I
Product code
JJX
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K924862 (1992). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 2 generations backK924862 Aia-Pack HCG Calibration Verification Test SetTosoh Medics, Inc. · 1992
  2. 1 generation backK963147 Elecsys Calcheck TSHBoehringer Mannheim Corp. · 1996
  3. This deviceK093836 Elecsys TSH Calcheck 5Roche Diagnostics · 2010
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K924862Aia-Pack HCG Calibration Verification Test SetTosoh Medics, Inc.1992—
−1K963147Elecsys Calcheck TSHBoehringer Mannheim Corp.1996—
0 (this device)K093836Elecsys TSH Calcheck 5Roche Diagnostics2010—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K093836, 1992–2010Source: 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
*K963147Elecsys Calcheck TSH
Summary page 1
…§ is substantially equivalent to other products in commercial distribution intended for similar use. We claim equwalency to the currently marketed Elecsys CalCheck TSH (K963147). The Elecsys TSH CalCheck S is a lyophilized product consisting of TSH in equine serum matrix. During manufacture, the analyte…
Boehringer Mannheim Corp.1996—

Also cleared against K963147: 7 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 13.6 years on median.
  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
  • 7 other devices also cite its predicate K963147.

How does its category compare?

All JJX devices

JJX Single (Specified) Analyte Controls (Assayed And Unassayed): FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2010, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · JJX

2in 2017

2007: 62008: 82009: 172010: 242011: 192012: 152013: 192014: 222015: 112016: 62017: 2
2007high 24 (2010) · low 0 (2018)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JJX

31in 2016

2007: 53 days median2008: 52 days median2009: 80 days median2010: 80 days median2011: 62 days median2012: 40 days median2013: 37 days median2014: 30 days median2015: 65 days median2016: 31 days median
2007high 80 (2009) · low 30 (2014)2026

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

Recalls per year · JJX

1in 2021

2007: 32008: 32010: 32011: 22014: 12015: 12016: 22018: 22021: 1
2007high 3 (2007) · low 0 (2009)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · JJX

22in 2025

2007: 22009: 12010: 62011: 622012: 322013: 512014: 482015: 672016: 372017: 192018: 352019: 822020: 772021: 432022: 242023: 222024: 302025: 22
2007high 82 (2019) · low 0 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JJX, 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
200765332
200885230
2009178001
2010248036
20111962262
20121540032
20131937051
20142230148
20151165167
2016631237
20172—019
20180—235
20190—082
20200—077
20210—143
20220—024
20230—022
20240—030
20250—022
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Elecsys TSH CalCheck 5 is an assayed control for use in calibration verification and

for use in the verification of the assay range established by the Elecsys TSH reagent on

the indicated Elecsys and cobas e immunoassay analyzers.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K093836: Elecsys TSH Calcheck 5.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K093836

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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