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Alere PBP2A SA/Cons Culture Colony Test

K133851510(k) TraditionalCleared Sep 3, 2014258-day reviewClass II21 CFR 866.1640

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

Alere Scarborough, Inc. · MYI System, Test, Genotypic Detection, Resistant Markers, Staphylococcus Colonies

Cleared on Sep 3, 2014 as substantially equivalent to K011710 (Oxoid, Ltd., 2002) after a 258-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2002.

Decided
Sep 3, 2014
Review
258 days
Class
Class II
Product code
MYI
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K011710 (2002). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K011710 · Oxoid PBP2 1 Latex Agglutination Test · Oxoid, Ltd. · 20022000200520102015
K011710 · Oxoid PBP2 1 Latex Agglutination Test · Oxoid, Ltd. · 20020
  1. Root · 1 generation backK011710 Oxoid PBP2 1 Latex Agglutination TestOxoid, Ltd. · 2002
  2. This deviceK133851 Alere PBP2A SA/Cons Culture Colony TestAlere Scarborough, Inc. · 2014
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K011710Oxoid PBP2 1 Latex Agglutination TestOxoid, Ltd.2002—
0 (this device)K133851Alere PBP2A SA/Cons Culture Colony TestAlere Scarborough, Inc.2014—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K133851, 2002–2014Source: 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
*K011710Oxoid PBP2 1 Latex Agglutination Test
Summary page 4
…taphylococcus Colonies (per 21 CFR 866.1640) CLASSIFICATION Class II PRODUCT CODE MYI PANEL Microbiology (83) PREDICATE DEVICE Oxoid PBP2’ Latex Agglutination Test (#K011710) Alere™ PBP2a SA Culture Colony Test Page 1 of 5 510k k133851 === Page…
Oxoid, Ltd.2002—

Also cleared against K011710: 4 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 no recall.
  • 4 other devices also cite its predicate K011710.

How does its category compare?

All MYI devices

MYI System, Test, Genotypic Detection, Resistant Markers, Staphylococcus Colonies: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2014, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · MYI

2in 2014

2010: 22012: 12014: 2
2007high 2 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MYI

Too few MYI 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · MYI

No recall names MYI since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · MYI

2in 2023

2023: 2
2007high 2 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MYI, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

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What is it indicated for?

The Alere™ PBP2a SA Culture Colony Test is a qualitative, in vitro immunochromatographic assay for the rapid

detection of penicillin-binding protein 2a (PBP2a) in isolates identified as Staphylococcus aureus as an aid in identifying

methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA).

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K133851: Alere PBP2A SA/Cons Culture Colony Test.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K133851

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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