510(k) · Cleared
ClearedFREND PSA PLUS (reagent cartridge)
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Nanoentek USA, Inc. · LTJ Prostate-Specific Antigen (Psa) For Management Of Prostate Cancers
Cleared on May 17, 2017 as substantially equivalent to K124056 (Nanoentek, Inc., 2013) after a 266-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1993.
- Decided
- May 17, 2017
- Review
- 266 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- LTJ
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 1
Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to P910065 (1993). 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 LTJ device
- #1 K251630 Atellica IM Total PSA II (tPSAII)score 10.6 · 1 generation · 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | K124056 | Frend Psa Plus (Reagent Cartridge)Summary page 6…ges 30 Disposable pipette tips 1 FREND™ PSA Plus Code Chip 1 FREND™ PSA Plus Package Insert The FREND™ System (previously cleared in K124056, K131928, K152422, K153577, and K162754) is not provided with the kit but is required for the use of the FRENDTM PSA Plus test ca… | 2013 |
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 24 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 19.9 years on median.
- 1 of the 2 ancestors has a recall of any class.
How does its category compare?
All LTJ devicesLTJ Prostate-Specific Antigen (Psa) For Management Of Prostate Cancers: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2017, this device’s year, is highlighted.
FDA decisions per year · LTJ
3in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · LTJ
Too few LTJ 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · LTJ
1in 2025
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · LTJ
14in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code LTJ, 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 | 0 | — | 0 | 17 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 3 | 57 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 0 | 58 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 2 | 34 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 0 | 109 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 101 |
| 2013 | 1 | — | 1 | 69 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 19 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 14 |
| 2016 | 2 | — | 0 | 8 |
| 2017 | 10 | — | 0 | 13 |
| 2018 | 7 | — | 0 | 8 |
| 2019 | 2 | — | 0 | 11 |
| 2020 | 1 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | 2 | — | 0 | 8 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 11 |
| 2023 | 2 | — | 0 | 17 |
| 2024 | 3 | — | 0 | 8 |
| 2025 | 3 | — | 1 | 14 |
| 2026 | 3 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
The NanoEnTek FREND™PSA Plus is designed for in vitro DIAGNOSTIC USE ONLY for the quantitative measurement of total Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) in human serum, Li-heparinized plasma, and K3-EDTA plasma using the FREND™ System. This device is indicated for the serial measurement of total PSA to be used as an aid in the management of patients with prostate cancer.
Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.
https://510kreport.com/device/K162378 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K162378: FREND PSA PLUS (reagent cartridge).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K162378
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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