510(k) Report

510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class III · 2017

Enzyme II Calibrator

K103836510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 16, 201148-day reviewClass II21 CFR 862.1150Recalls 2

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

Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. · JIT Calibrator, Secondary

Cleared on Feb 16, 2011 as substantially equivalent to K061390 (Dade Behring, Inc., 2006) after a 48-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1986. It has been recalled 2 times.

Decided
Feb 16, 2011
Review
48 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JIT
Recalls
2
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K860021 (1986). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 2 generations backK860021 Dimension (TM) Clinical Chemistry SystemE.I. Dupont DE Nemours & Co., Inc. · 1986 · Recalled
  2. 1 generation backK061390 Dimension Vista System ENZYME2 Calibrator, Model KC320Dade Behring, Inc. · 2006
  3. This deviceK103836 Enzyme II CalibratorSiemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. · 2011
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K860021Dimension (TM) Clinical Chemistry SystemE.I. Dupont DE Nemours & Co., Inc.19861
−1K061390Dimension Vista System ENZYME2 Calibrator, Model KC320Dade Behring, Inc.2006—
0 (this device)K103836Enzyme II CalibratorSiemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.2011—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K103836, 1986–2011Source: 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
*K061390Dimension Vista System ENZYME2 Calibrator, Model KC320
Summary page 1
…JIX; Panel: Clinical Chemistry (75) 3. Identification of the Legally Marketed Device: Dimension Vista® ENZ 2 CAL k061390 4. Device Descriptions: ENZ 11 CAL is a liquid, multi-analyte, bovine serum albumin based product contain…
Dade Behring, Inc.2006—

Also cleared against K061390: 1 other device →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Feb 23, 2017Class IIIZ-1712-2017Under Investigation by firmSiemens Healthcare Diagnostics has confirmed a positive bias of up to 41% in quality control and patient results for Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) and Aspartate Aminotransferase concentrated (AST_c) assays following calibration with…
May 5, 2016Class IIIZ-1217-2017Under Investigation by firmComplaints of positive shift of patient and QC results when the ALTI assay is calibrated with the Dimension Enzyme II calibrator. Internal investigation has confirmed that patient samples and QC material demonstrate a shift of up to 10%…

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 25 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 20.4 years on median.
  • 1 of the 2 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K061390.

How does its category compare?

All JIT devices

JIT Calibrator, Secondary: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2011, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · JIT

7in 2017

2007: 52008: 62009: 22010: 62011: 72012: 22013: 52014: 102015: 42016: 42017: 7
2007high 10 (2014) · low 0 (2018)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JIT

28in 2017

2007: 78 days median2008: 46 days median2010: 65 days median2011: 48 days median2013: 140 days median2014: 33 days median2015: 30 days median2016: 33 days median2017: 28 days median
2007high 140 (2013) · low 28 (2017)2026

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

Recalls per year · JIT

1in 2023

2007: 12009: 22011: 32012: 32014: 22015: 12018: 52020: 22023: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 5 (2018) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · JIT

7in 2025

2010: 32011: 22012: 102013: 432014: 92015: 62016: 32017: 72018: 82019: 2152020: 122021: 32022: 42023: 62024: 172025: 7
2007high 215 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JIT, 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
200757810
200864600
20092—20
201066503
201174832
20122—310
20135140043
2014103329
201543016
201643303
201772807
20180—58
20190—0215
20200—212
20210—03
20220—04
20230—16
20240—017
20250—07
20260—1—

What is it indicated for?

The Enzyme 11Calibrator is an in vitro diagnostic product for the calibration of Alanine

Aminotransferase (ALTI) on the Dimension® clinical chemistry system.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K103836: Enzyme II Calibrator.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K103836

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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