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VITEK 2 AST-GN Tobramycin (</=1->/= 16 ug/mL); VITEK 2 AST-Gram Negative Tobramycin (</=1->/=16 ug/mL)

K163083510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 1, 201790-day reviewClass II21 CFR 866.1645

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

bioMerieux, Inc. · LON System, Test, Automated, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, Short Incubation

Cleared on Feb 1, 2017 as substantially equivalent to K113200 (bioMerieux, Inc., 2012) after a 90-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2012.

Decided
Feb 1, 2017
Review
90 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LON
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K113200 (2012). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K113200 · Vitek 2 Ast-GN Piperacillin/Tazobactam · bioMerieux, Inc. · 201220102012201420162018
K113200 · Vitek 2 Ast-GN Piperacillin/Tazobactam · bioMerieux, Inc. · 20120
  1. Root · 1 generation backK113200 Vitek 2 Ast-GN Piperacillin/TazobactambioMerieux, Inc. · 2012
  2. This deviceK163083 VITEK 2 AST-GN Tobramycin (</=1->/= 16 ug/mL); VITEK 2 AST-Gram…bioMerieux, Inc. · 2017
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K113200Vitek 2 Ast-GN Piperacillin/TazobactambioMerieux, Inc.2012—
0 (this device)K163083VITEK 2 AST-GN Tobramycin (</=1->/= 16 ug/mL); VITEK 2 AST-Gram Negative…bioMerieux, Inc.2017—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K163083, 2012–2017Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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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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
*K113200Vitek 2 Ast-GN Piperacillin/Tazobactam
Summary page 4
…duct Code LON Common Name: VITEK® 2 AST-GN Tobramycin C. Predicate Device: VITEK® 2 GN Piperacillin/tazobactam (K113200) D. 510(k) Summary: VITEK® 2 AST-Gram Negative Tobramycin is designed for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Gram Negative…
bioMerieux, Inc.2012—

Also cleared against K113200: 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?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K113200.

How does its category compare?

All LON devices

LON System, Test, Automated, Antimicrobial Susceptibility, Short Incubation: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2017, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · LON

5in 2025

2007: 192008: 72009: 82010: 12011: 82012: 102013: 72014: 42016: 32017: 102018: 42019: 82020: 52021: 52022: 82023: 112024: 22025: 52026 (partial year): 4
2007high 19 (2007) · low 0 (2015)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LON

90in 2025

2007: 50 days median2008: 66 days median2009: 76 days median2011: 85 days median2012: 200 days median2013: 115 days median2014: 90 days median2016: 242 days median2017: 89 days median2018: 88 days median2019: 84 days median2020: 81 days median2021: 268 days median2022: 189 days median2023: 210 days median2025: 90 days median2026 (partial year): 146 days median
2007high 268 (2021) · low 50 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · LON

1in 2025

2008: 12010: 1162011: 32012: 32014: 2, 2 Class I2016: 22017: 12018: 62019: 12020: 82022: 152024: 12025: 12026 (partial year): 6
2007high 116 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (2 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · LON

690in 2025

2007: 32008: 12010: 32011: 42012: 92013: 32014: 102015: 412016: 942017: 1972018: 5122019: 3152020: 2182021: 2322022: 1802023: 4532024: 4182025: 690
2007high 690 (2025) · low 0 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LON, 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
2007195003
200876611
200987600
20101—1163
201188534
20121020039
2013711503
20144902 (2)10
20150—041
20163242294
201710891197
20184886512
20198841315
20205818218
202152680232
2022818915180
2023112100453
20242—1418
20255901690
202641466—

What is it indicated for?

VITEK® 2 AST-Gram Negative Tobramycin is designed for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Gram negative bacilli and is intended for use with the VITEK® 2 and VITEK® 2 Compact Systems as a laboratory aid in the determination of in vitro susceptibility to antimicrobial agents. VITEK® 2 AST-Gram Negative Tobramycin is a qualitative test. Tobramycin has been shown to be active against most strains of the microorganisms listed below, according to the FDA…

Read the full statement (148 words)

VITEK® 2 AST-Gram Negative Tobramycin is designed for antimicrobial susceptibility testing of Gram negative bacilli and is intended for use with the VITEK® 2 and VITEK® 2 Compact Systems as a laboratory aid in the determination of in vitro susceptibility to antimicrobial agents. VITEK® 2 AST-Gram Negative Tobramycin is a qualitative test. Tobramycin has been shown to be active against most strains of the microorganisms listed below, according to the FDA label for this antimicrobial.

Active in vitro and in clinical infections:

Citrobacter spp.

Enterobacter spp.

Escherichia coli

Klebsiella spp.

Morganella morganii

Pseudomonas aetuginosa

Proteus mirabilis

Proteus vulgaris

Providencia spp.

Serratia spp.

The VITEK® 2 Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test (AST) is intended to be used with the VITEK® 2 Systems for the automated quantitative or qualitative susceptibility testing of isolated colonies for the most clinically significant acrobic gram-negative bacilli, Staphylococcus spp., Enterococcus spp., Streptococcus spp. and clinically significant yeast.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

Also cleared against K113200

1 other device cites the same predicate.

  • K211630VITEK 2 AST-Gram Negative Piperacillin / Tazobactam (<=4 - =>128 µg/mL)bioMerieux, Inc. · 2021

More from bioMerieux, Inc.

281 FDA decisions under this applicant name. See the company

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  • K260282VITEK 2 AST-Streptococcus Inducible Clindamycin ResistancebioMerieux, Inc. · 2026
  • K251579VITEK 2 AST-Gram Negative Cefazolin (=<1-=>32 µg/mL)bioMerieux, Inc. · 2025
  • K234012Vitek Compact ProbioMerieux, Inc. · 2025

Recent decisions in LON

The LON category page

  • K260283VITEK 2 AST-Streptococcus Meropenem (=0.06 - =4 µg/mL)bioMerieux, Inc. · 2026
  • K260619VITEK 2 AST-Streptococcus Cefepime (<=0.06 – >=4 µg/mL)Biomérieux, Inc. · 2026
  • K260282VITEK 2 AST-Streptococcus Inducible Clindamycin ResistancebioMerieux, Inc. · 2026
  • K260281VITEK 2 AST-Streptococcus Cefuroxime (<=0.125 - >=8 µg/mL)Biomerieux · 2026
  • K251579VITEK 2 AST-Gram Negative Cefazolin (=<1-=>32 µg/mL)bioMerieux, Inc. · 2025

https://510kreport.com/device/K163083 · printed Nov 4, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K163083: VITEK 2 AST-GN Tobramycin (</=1->/= 16 ug/mL); VITEK 2 AST-Gram Negative Tobramycin (</=1->/=16 ug/mL).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K163083

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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