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Ceruloplasmin

K161508510(k) TraditionalCleared Jan 9, 2017222-day reviewClass II21 CFR 866.5210

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

Beckman Coulter Ireland, Inc. · DDB Ceruloplasmin, Antigen, Antiserum, Control

Cleared on Jan 9, 2017 as substantially equivalent to K053074 (Dade Behring, Inc., 2006) after a 222-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1986.

Decided
Jan 9, 2017
Review
222 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DDB
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K860894 (1986). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 2 generations backK860894 Behring Nephelometer SystemBehring Diagnostics, Inc. · 1986
  2. 1 generation backK053074 N Antisera to Human CeruloplasminDade Behring, Inc. · 2006
  3. This deviceK161508 CeruloplasminBeckman Coulter Ireland, Inc. · 2017
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K860894Behring Nephelometer SystemBehring Diagnostics, Inc.1986—
−1K053074N Antisera to Human CeruloplasminDade Behring, Inc.2006—
0 (this device)K161508CeruloplasminBeckman Coulter Ireland, Inc.2017—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K161508, 1986–2017Source: 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
*K053074N Antisera to Human Ceruloplasmin
Summary page 4
…Docket Number N Antisera to Human Siemens (formerly Ceruloplasmin K053074 Ceruloplasmin Dade-Behring) The Ceruloplasmin reagent is substantially equiva…
Dade Behring, Inc.2006—

Also cleared against K053074: 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)

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 31 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 19.9 years on median.
  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K053074.

How does its category compare?

All DDB devices

DDB Ceruloplasmin, Antigen, Antiserum, Control: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2017, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · DDB

1in 2017

2013: 12017: 1
2007high 1 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DDB

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

Recalls per year · DDB

No recall names DDB since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · DDB

No MAUDE report names DDB since 2007.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
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What is it indicated for?

System reagent for the quantitative determination of Ceruloplasmin (CER) in human serum and plasma on Beckman Coulter AU analyzers as an aid in the diagnosis of copper metabolism disorders.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K161508: Ceruloplasmin.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K161508

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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