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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2022

Etest Ceftolozane/ Tazobactam (0.016-256 ug/ml)

K170670510(k) TraditionalCleared May 31, 201786-day reviewClass II21 CFR 866.1640Recalls 1

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

bioMerieux, Inc. · JWY Manual Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Systems

Cleared on May 31, 2017 as substantially equivalent to K151873 (Biomerieux S.A., 2015) after an 86-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 2010. 3 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled once.

Decided
May 31, 2017
Review
86 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JWY
Recalls
1
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to K102668 (2010). 3 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2017: 1 descendant cleared2025: 1 descendant cleared2019: 1 descendant clearedK102668 · Etest Tobramycin 0.016-256 UG/ML and 0.064-1024 UG/ML · Biomerieux · 2010 · recalledK121002 · Etest Ceftaroline · bioMerieux, Inc. · 2012 · recalledK151873 · Etest Ceftaroline (0.002 - 32ug/ml) · Biomerieux S.A. · 20152010201520202025
  1. Root · 3 generations backK102668 Etest Tobramycin 0.016-256 UG/ML and 0.064-1024 UG/MLBiomerieux · 2010 · Recalled
  2. 2 generations backK121002 Etest CeftarolinebioMerieux, Inc. · 2012 · Recalled
  3. 1 generation backK151873 Etest Ceftaroline (0.002 - 32ug/ml)Biomerieux S.A. · 2015
  4. This deviceK170670 Etest Ceftolozane/ Tazobactam (0.016-256 ug/ml)bioMerieux, Inc. · 2017
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 2 of its ownK172150 Etest Ceftazidime/Avibactam (CZA) (0.016 - 256 ug/mL)bioMerieux, Inc. · 2017 · Recalled
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK250856 ETEST Aztreonam/Avibactam (AZA) (0.016/4-256/4 µg/mL)Biomérieux · 2025
  7. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK190154 ETEST Piperacillin/Tazobactam (P/T) (0.016/4-256/4 ug/mL)Biomerieux S.A. · 2019

Most influential descendants

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  • K172150Etest Ceftazidime/Avibactam (CZA) (0.016 - 256 ug/mL)bioMerieux, Inc. · 2017 · cites it directly2descendants
  • K250856ETEST Aztreonam/Avibactam (AZA) (0.016/4-256/4 µg/mL)Biomérieux · 2025 · 2 generations on0descendants
  • K190154ETEST Piperacillin/Tazobactam (P/T) (0.016/4-256/4 ug/mL)Biomerieux S.A. · 2019 · 2 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−3K102668Etest Tobramycin 0.016-256 UG/ML and 0.064-1024 UG/MLBiomerieux20102
−2K121002Etest CeftarolinebioMerieux, Inc.20125
−1K151873Etest Ceftaroline (0.002 - 32ug/ml)Biomerieux S.A.2015—
0 (this device)K170670Etest Ceftolozane/ Tazobactam (0.016-256 ug/ml)bioMerieux, Inc.2017—
+1K172150Etest Ceftazidime/Avibactam (CZA) (0.016 - 256 ug/mL)bioMerieux, Inc.20171
+2K250856ETEST Aztreonam/Avibactam (AZA) (0.016/4-256/4 µg/mL)Biomérieux2025—
+2K190154ETEST Piperacillin/Tazobactam (P/T) (0.016/4-256/4 ug/mL)Biomerieux S.A.2019—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201710
201910
202510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K170670, 2010–2025Source: 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
*K151873Etest Ceftaroline (0.002 - 32ug/ml)
Summary page 5
…Product Code: JWY Common Name: Etest® Ceftolozane / Tazobactam C. Predicate Device: Etest® Ceftaroline (0.002 - 32ug/ml) (K151873) D. Device Description: Etest® is a thin, inert and non-porous plastic strip carrying on one side (A) the MIC reading scale in…
Biomerieux S.A.2015—

Also cleared against K151873: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (3)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K172150Etest Ceftazidime/Avibactam (CZA) (0.016 - 256 ug/mL)bioMerieux, Inc.20172

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Nov 9, 2022Class IIZ-0841-2023StorageAs the temperature and time out of range was exceeded, product performances cannot be guaranteed

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 7 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 1.9 years on median.
  • 2 of the 3 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K172150 (bioMerieux, Inc., 2017) has gone furthest, with 2 descendants of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K151873.

How does its category compare?

All JWY devices

JWY Manual Antimicrobial Susceptibility Test Systems: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2017, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · JWY

14in 2025

2008: 62009: 22010: 42011: 42012: 12014: 62015: 92016: 42017: 142018: 122019: 182020: 52021: 52023: 72024: 62025: 142026 (partial year): 2
2007high 18 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JWY

106in 2025

2008: 85 days median2010: 73 days median2011: 125 days median2014: 106 days median2015: 90 days median2016: 88 days median2017: 61 days median2018: 51 days median2019: 60 days median2020: 66 days median2021: 266 days median2023: 85 days median2024: 90 days median2025: 106 days median
2007high 266 (2021) · low 51 (2018)2026

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

Recalls per year · JWY

31in 2022

2008: 12011: 32014: 52015: 6, 4 Class I2017: 22022: 31, 9 Class I
2007high 31 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (13 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · JWY

1in 2024

2008: 12009: 12014: 42015: 112016: 202017: 92018: 132019: 102020: 202021: 412022: 112023: 92024: 1
2007high 41 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JWY, 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
200868511
20092—01
201047300
2011412530
20121—00
20130—00
2014610654
20159906 (4)11
2016488020
2017146129
20181251013
20191860010
2020566020
20215266041
20220—31 (9)11
202378509
202469001
20251410600
20262—0—

What is it indicated for?

Etest® is a quantitative technique for determination of antimicrobial susceptibility of both non-fastidious Gram negative and Gram positive aerobic bacteria such as Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas, Staphylococcus, and Enterococcus species and fastidious bacteria, such as anaerobes, N. gonorrhoeae, S. pneumoniae, Streptococcus and Haemophilus species. The system comprises a predefined antibiotic gradient which is used to determine the Minimum Inhibitory…

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Etest® is a quantitative technique for determination of antimicrobial susceptibility of both non-fastidious Gram

negative and Gram positive aerobic bacteria such as Enterobacteriaceae, Pseudomonas, Staphylococcus, and

Enterococcus species and fastidious bacteria, such as anaerobes, N. gonorrhoeae, S. pneumoniae, Streptococcus and

Haemophilus species. The system comprises a predefined antibiotic gradient which is used to determine the

Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC), in μg/mL, of different antimicrobial agents against microorganisms as

tested on agar media using overnight incubation.

Etest® Ceftolozane / Tazobactam has been shown to be active against the Gram negative aerobic microorganisms

listed below, according to the FDA label for this antimicrobial agent:

Active both in vitro and in clinical infections:

Enterobacter cloacae

Escherichia coli

Klebsiella oxytoca

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Proteus mirabilis

Pseudomonas aeruginosa

The following in vitro data are available, but clinical significance is unknown:

Citrobacter koseri

Morganella morganii

Proteus vulgaris

Providencia rettgeri

Providencia stuartii

Serratia liquefaciens

Serratia marcescens

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K170670: Etest Ceftolozane/ Tazobactam (0.016-256 ug/ml).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K170670

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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