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510(k) · Cleared

Cleared

Synovasure Alpha Defensin Lateral Flow Test Kit (1 Kit), Synovasure Alpha Defensin Lateral Flow Test Kit (5 Test), Synovasure Alpha Defensin Lateral Flow Test Kit (10 Test), Synovasure Alpha Defensin Flow Test Kit (30 Test), Synovasure Alpha Defensin Control Kit

K212204510(k) SpecialCleared Aug 11, 202127-day reviewClass II21 CFR 866.3230

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

Cd Diagnostics, Inc. · QGN Lateral Flow Immunochromatography Assay For Host Infection Biomarkers

Cleared on Aug 11, 2021 as substantially equivalent to DEN180032 (Cd Diagnostics, Inc., 2019) after a 27-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2019.

Decided
Aug 11, 2021
Review
27 days
Class
Class II
Product code
QGN
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to DEN180032 (2019). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 1 generation backDEN180032 Synovasure Alpha Defensin Lateral Flow Test Kit, Synovasure Alpha…Cd Diagnostics, Inc. · 2019
  2. This deviceK212204 Synovasure Alpha Defensin Lateral Flow Test Kit (1 Kit), Synovasure…Cd Diagnostics, Inc. · 2021
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1DEN180032Synovasure Alpha Defensin Lateral Flow Test Kit, Synovasure Alpha Defensin…Cd Diagnostics, Inc.2019—
0 (this device)K212204Synovasure Alpha Defensin Lateral Flow Test Kit (1 Kit), Synovasure Alpha…Cd Diagnostics, Inc.2021—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K212204, 2019–2021Source: 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
*DEN180032Synovasure Alpha Defensin Lateral Flow Test Kit, Synovasure Alpha Defensin Lateral Flow…
Summary page 3
…xpiration Date: 06/30/2023 Indications for Use See PRA Statement below. 510(k) Number (ifknown) DEN180032 Device Name Synovasure Alpha Defensin Lateral Flow Test Kit Indications for Use (Describe) The Synovasure Alpha Defensin Late…
Cd Diagnostics, Inc.2019—

Also cleared against DEN180032: 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 DEN180032.

How does its category compare?

All QGN devices

QGN Lateral Flow Immunochromatography Assay For Host Infection Biomarkers: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2021, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · QGN

1in 2021

2019: 12021: 1
2007high 1 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QGN

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

Recalls per year · QGN

No recall names QGN since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · QGN

No MAUDE report names QGN since 2007.

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YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
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20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Synovasure Alpha Defensin Lateral Flow Test Kit is a qualitative visually read immunochromatographic assay for the detection of human host response proteins, Alpha Defensins 1-3, in the synovial fluid of adults with a total joint replacement who are being evaluated for revision surgery. The Synovasure Alpha Defensin Lateral Flow Test Kit results are intended to be used in conjunction with other clinical and diagnostic findings as an aid in the…

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The Synovasure Alpha Defensin Lateral Flow Test Kit is a qualitative visually read immunochromatographic assay for the detection of human host response proteins, Alpha Defensins 1-3, in the synovial fluid of adults with a total joint replacement who are being evaluated for revision surgery. The Synovasure Alpha Defensin Lateral Flow Test Kit results are intended to be used in conjunction with other clinical and diagnostic findings as an aid in the diagnosis of periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). The Synovasure Alpha Defensin Lateral Flow Test Kit is not intended to identify the etiology or severity of a PJI.

The Synovasure Alpha Defensin Control Kit is used in the Synovasure Alpha Defensin Lateral Flow Test Kit as assayed quality control samples to monitor performance and reliability of the Synovasure Alpha Defensin Lateral Flow Test Kit.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

Cite this page

510(k) Report. “K212204: Synovasure Alpha Defensin Lateral Flow Test Kit (1 Kit), Synovasure Alpha Defensin Lateral Flow Test Kit (5 Test), Synovasure Alpha Defensin Lateral Flow Test Kit (10 Test), Synovasure Alpha Defensin Flow Test Kit (30 Test), Synovasure Alpha Defensin Control Kit.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K212204

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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