510(k) · Cleared
ClearedAlco-Screen
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Chematics, Inc. · DIC Alcohol Dehydrogenase, Specific Reagent For Ethanol Enzyme Method
Cleared on Mar 22, 2013 as substantially equivalent to K093879 (ACON Laboratories, Inc., 2010) after a 331-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1990.
- Decided
- Mar 22, 2013
- Review
- 331 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- DIC
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 1
Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K894001 (1990). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
View FIG. 1 as a table
Line of descent and top descendants
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 DIC device
- #1 K250609 Sober Self-Testscore 10.3 · 2 generations · no Class I recall
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.
| Type | Number | Device | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | K093879 | Mission Saliva Alcohol Test StripSummary page 1…Alco-Screen®0 Classification Name: Alcohol te st system Classification: 21 CFR 862.3040, Class 11, Product Code DIC Predicate Devices: K093879 Mission®0 Saliva Alcohol Test Strip by ACON Laboratories Inc. Device Description: ALC0-SCR… | 2010 |
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 23 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 20.3 years on median.
- None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
- 1 other device also cites its predicate K093879.
How does its category compare?
All DIC devicesDIC Alcohol Dehydrogenase, Specific Reagent For Ethanol Enzyme Method: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2013, this device’s year, is highlighted.
FDA decisions per year · DIC
1in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · DIC
Too few DIC 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · DIC
1in 2025
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · DIC
3in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code DIC, 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 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
ALCO-SCREEN® is a semi-quantitative screening test used to estimate the Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) using human saliva. The test strip estimates BAC at the 0.00%, 0.02%, 0.04%, 0.08% and 0.3% levels. Results are used in the diagnosis of alcohol use or intoxication. For in vitro diagnostic use.
Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.
https://510kreport.com/device/K121247 · printed Nov 6, 2026
Cite this page
510(k) Report. “K121247: Alco-Screen.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K121247
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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