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Xpert® TV Assay on the Cepheid GeneXpert Instrument Systems (GeneXpert Dx, GeneXpert Infinity-48, GeneXpert Infinity-48s, and GeneXpertInfinity-80 systems), Xpert Vaginal/Endocervical Specimen Collection Kit, and Xpert Urine Specimen Collection Kit

K151565510(k) TraditionalCleared Oct 16, 2015128-day reviewClass II21 CFR 866.3860

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

Cepheid · OUY Trichomonas Vaginalis Nucleic Acid Amplification Test System

Cleared on Oct 16, 2015 as substantially equivalent to K122062 (Gen-Probe, Inc., 2013) and 1 other predicate after a 128-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 1996. 4 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Oct 16, 2015
Review
128 days
Class
Class II
Product code
OUY
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to P950039 (1996). 8 ancestors in all. 4 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 2013: 1 other ancestor2011: 1 other ancestor2005: 1 other ancestor2001: 2 other ancestors2021: 1 descendant cleared2016: 1 descendant cleared2023: 1 descendant cleared2025: 1 descendant clearedP950039 · Thinprep (R) Processor, Model TP 2000 · Hologic, Inc. · 1996K043224 · Gen-Probe Aptima Combo 2 Assay · Gen-Probe, Inc. · 2005K121710 · Xpert CT/NG · Cepheid · 2012 · recalled1995200020052010201520202025
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor2 generations back: 3 other ancestors3 generations back: 1 other ancestor 1 generation forward: 2 descendants2 generations forward: 1 descendant3 generations forward: 1 descendant K121710 · Xpert CT/NG · Cepheid · 2012 · recalledK043224 · Gen-Probe Aptima Combo 2 Assay · Gen-Probe, Inc. · 2005P950039 · Thinprep (R) Processor, Model TP 2000 · Hologic, Inc. · 19960
  1. Root · 3 generations backP950039 Thinprep (R) Processor, Model TP 2000Hologic, Inc. · 1996
  2. 2 generations backK043224 Gen-Probe Aptima Combo 2 AssayGen-Probe, Inc. · 2005
  3. 1 generation backK121710 Xpert CT/NGCepheid · 2012 · Recalled
  4. This deviceK151565 Xpert® TV Assay on the Cepheid GeneXpert Instrument Systems…Cepheid · 2015
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 2 of its ownK200748 Visby Medical Sexual HealthVisby Medical · 2021
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK220407 Visby Medical Sexual Health TestVisby Medical · 2023
  7. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK251501 Visby Medical Men's Sexual Health TestVisby Medical, Inc. · 2025
  8. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK161619 Xpert TV, Xpert Urine Specimen Collection Kit, GeneXpert Dx Systems…Cepheid · 2016

Most influential descendants

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  • K200748Visby Medical Sexual HealthVisby Medical · 2021 · cites it directly2descendants
  • K220407Visby Medical Sexual Health TestVisby Medical · 2023 · 2 generations on1descendant
  • K251501Visby Medical Men's Sexual Health TestVisby Medical, Inc. · 2025 · 3 generations on0descendants
  • K161619Xpert TV, Xpert Urine Specimen Collection Kit, GeneXpert Dx Systems (GX-I, GX-II, GX-IV…Cepheid · 2016 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−3P950039Thinprep (R) Processor, Model TP 2000Hologic, Inc.1996—
−2K043224Gen-Probe Aptima Combo 2 AssayGen-Probe, Inc.2005—
−1K121710Xpert CT/NGCepheid20123
0 (this device)K151565Xpert® TV Assay on the Cepheid GeneXpert Instrument Systems (GeneXpert Dx…Cepheid2015—
+1K200748Visby Medical Sexual HealthVisby Medical2021—
+2K220407Visby Medical Sexual Health TestVisby Medical2023—
+3K251501Visby Medical Men's Sexual Health TestVisby Medical, Inc.2025—
+1K161619Xpert TV, Xpert Urine Specimen Collection Kit, GeneXpert Dx Systems (GX-I…Cepheid2016—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200120
200510
201110
201310

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201610
202110
202310
202510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K151565, 1996–2025Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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  1. #1 K231316 Aptima Trichomonas vaginalis Assayscore 6.6 · 2 generations · no Class I recall
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What was it cleared against? (2)

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
*K122062Aptima Trichomonas Vaginalis Assay - Panther
Summary page 4
…robiology (83) Advisory Panel Prescription Use Yes Predicate Device Gen-Probe® Aptima Trichomonas vaginalis Assay Assay: [510(k) #K122062] Predicate Device Xpert CT/NG Vaginal/Endocervical Specimen Collection Kit Assay: [510(k) #K121710]…
Gen-Probe, Inc.2013—
*K121710Xpert CT/NG
Summary page 4
…Assay Assay: [510(k) #K122062] Predicate Device Xpert CT/NG Vaginal/Endocervical Specimen Collection Kit Assay: [510(k) #K121710] Xpert CT/NG Urine Specimen Collection Kit [510(k) #K121710]…
Cepheid20123

Also cleared against K122062: 4 other devices →

What descends from it? (4)

2 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K200748Visby Medical Sexual HealthVisby Medical20212
K161619Xpert TV, Xpert Urine Specimen Collection Kit, GeneXpert Dx Systems (GX-I, GX-II, GX-IV…Cepheid20160

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 19 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 7.4 years on median.
  • 2 of the 8 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K200748 (Visby Medical, 2021) has gone furthest, with 2 descendants of its own.
  • 4 other devices also cite its predicate K122062.

How does its category compare?

All OUY devices

OUY Trichomonas Vaginalis Nucleic Acid Amplification Test System: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2015, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · OUY

1in 2023

2011: 12013: 22015: 22016: 32019: 12023: 1
2007high 3 (2016) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · OUY

110in 2016

2016: 110 days median
2007high 110 (2016)2026

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

Recalls per year · OUY

3in 2025

2025: 3
2007high 3 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · OUY

1in 2024

2021: 72022: 162023: 32024: 1
2007high 16 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code OUY, 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
20070—00
20080—00
20090—00
20100—00
20111—00
20120—00
20132—00
20140—00
20152—00
2016311000
20170—00
20180—00
20191—00
20200—00
20210—07
20220—016
20231—03
20240—01
20250—30
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Cepheid Xpert TV Assay, performed on the GeneXpert® Instrument Systems, is a qualitative in vitro diagnostic test for the detection of Trichomonas vaginalis genomic DNA. The test utilizes automated real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect Trichomonas vaginalis genomic DNA. The Xpert TV Assay uses female urine specimens, endocervical swab specimens, or patient-collected vaginal swab specimens (collected in a clinical setting). The Xpert TV…

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The Cepheid Xpert TV Assay, performed on the GeneXpert® Instrument Systems, is a qualitative in vitro diagnostic test for the detection of Trichomonas vaginalis genomic DNA. The test utilizes automated real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect Trichomonas vaginalis genomic DNA. The Xpert TV Assay uses female urine specimens, endocervical swab specimens, or patient-collected vaginal swab specimens (collected in a clinical setting). The Xpert TV Assay is intended to aid in the diagnosis of trichomoniasis in symptomatic or asymptomatic individuals.

Ancillary Collection Kits:

Xpert Vaginal/Endocervical Specimen Collection Kit

The Cepheid® Xpert® Vaginal/Endocervical Specimen Collection Kit is designed to collect, preserve, and transport Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Trichomonas vaginalis DNA in endocervical swab specimens (collected by a clinician) and patient-collected vaginal swab specimens (collected in a clinical setting) from symptomatic and asymptomatic women prior to analysis with the Xpert CT/NG Assay and the Xpert TV Assay.

Xpert Urine Specimen Collection Kit

The Cepheid® Xpert® Urine Specimen Collection Kit is designed to preserve and transport Chlamydia trachomatis, Neisseria gonorrhoeae, and Trichomonas vaginalis DNA in first-catch urine specimens from symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals prior to analysis with the Xpert CT/NG Assay and the Xpert TV Assay. The Xpert Urine Specimen Collection Kit is intended for use with male (Xpert CT/NG Assay) and female (Xpert CT/NG Assay and Xpert TV Assay) urine.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

Cite this page

510(k) Report. “K151565: Xpert® TV Assay on the Cepheid GeneXpert Instrument Systems (GeneXpert Dx, GeneXpert Infinity-48, GeneXpert Infinity-48s, and GeneXpertInfinity-80 systems), Xpert Vaginal/Endocervical Specimen Collection Kit, and Xpert Urine Specimen Collection Kit.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K151565

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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