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Recalled · Class II · 2026

FilmArray NGDS Warrior Panel

K170883510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 22, 201790-day reviewRecalls 3

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

Biofire Defense, LLC · PRD (no longer in FDA’s product-code list)

Cleared on Jun 22, 2017 after a 90-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 7 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled 3 times.

Decided
Jun 22, 2017
Review
90 days
Product code
PRD
Recalls
3
Predicates
0

7 later devices descend from it, 4 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2023: 2 descendants cleared2019: 1 descendant cleared2025: 1 descendant cleared2026: 3 descendants cleared201620182020202220242026
  1. This deviceK170883 FilmArray NGDS Warrior PanelBiofire Defense, LLC · 2017
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 2 of its ownK213362 BioFire Global Fever Special Pathogens Panel; BIOFIRE SHIELD Control…Biofire Defense, LLC · 2023
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK253653 Xpert Hemorrhagic FeverCepheid · 2026
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK252072 Francisella tularensis Real-time PCR assayCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · 2025
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK261362 Xpert Hemorrhagic FeverCepheid · 2026
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK260812 Francisella tularensis Real-time PCR AssayCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · 2026

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Descendants cleared per year

2019: 12023: 22025: 12026: 3
2019high 3 (2026) · low 0 (2020)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K213362BioFire Global Fever Special Pathogens Panel; BIOFIRE SHIELD Control Kit for the BioFire…Biofire Defense, LLC · 2023 · cites it directly2descendants
  • K253653Xpert Hemorrhagic FeverCepheid · 2026 · 2 generations on1descendant
  • K252072Francisella tularensis Real-time PCR assayCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · 2025 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K261362Xpert Hemorrhagic FeverCepheid · 2026 · 3 generations on0descendants
  • K260812Francisella tularensis Real-time PCR AssayCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · 2026 · 2 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K170883FilmArray NGDS Warrior PanelBiofire Defense, LLC2017—
+1K213362BioFire Global Fever Special Pathogens Panel; BIOFIRE SHIELD Control Kit for…Biofire Defense, LLC2023—
+2K253653Xpert Hemorrhagic FeverCepheid2026—
+1K252072Francisella tularensis Real-time PCR assayCenters for Disease Control and Prevention2025—
+3K261362Xpert Hemorrhagic FeverCepheid2026—
+2K260812Francisella tularensis Real-time PCR AssayCenters for Disease Control and Prevention2026—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201910
202320
202510
202630
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K170883, 2017–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against?

FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (7)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K213362BioFire Global Fever Special Pathogens Panel; BIOFIRE SHIELD Control Kit for the BioFire…Biofire Defense, LLC20232
K252072Francisella tularensis Real-time PCR assayCenters for Disease Control and Prevention20251
K231336T2 Biothreat PanelT2biosystems, Inc.20230
K183462Applied Biosystems Bacillus anthracis Detection KitMriglobal20190

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

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Jul 16, 2026Class IIZ-2877-2026Under Investigation by firmFirm has identified mismatches between the outbreak strain and the reference strain used in the development of its qualitative, multiplexed, nucleic acid-based in vitro diagnostic panel test.
Jul 10, 2025Class IIZ-2609-2025Component design/selectionFilmArray NGDS Warrior Panel (NGDS-ASY-0007) has an increased risk of internal control failures when testing positive blood culture, which may lead to delayed results and additional diagnostic workup.
Aug 20, 2019Class IIIZ-1448-2020Labeling Change ControlThe firm has identified that an incorrect instruction for use (IFU) revision was included in the qualitative, multiplexed, nucleic acid-based in vitro diagnostic test kit.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K213362 (Biofire Defense, LLC, 2023) has gone furthest, with 2 descendants of its own.
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510(k) Report. “K170883: FilmArray NGDS Warrior Panel.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K170883

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026