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Alinity i Rubella IgG

K243168510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 20, 2025263-day reviewClass II21 CFR 866.3510

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

Abbott Laboratories · LFX Enzyme Linked Immunoabsorbent Assay, Rubella

Cleared on Jun 20, 2025 as substantially equivalent to K080766 (bioMerieux, Inc., 2008) after a 263-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1996.

Decided
Jun 20, 2025
Review
263 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LFX
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K954045 (1996). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 2 generations backK954045 Axsym Rubella Igg Antibody AssayAbbott Laboratories · 1996 · Recalled
  2. 1 generation backK080766 Vidas Rub IggbioMerieux, Inc. · 2008
  3. This deviceK243168 Alinity i Rubella IgGAbbott Laboratories · 2025
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K954045Axsym Rubella Igg Antibody AssayAbbott Laboratories19962
−1K080766Vidas Rub IggbioMerieux, Inc.2008—
0 (this device)K243168Alinity i Rubella IgGAbbott Laboratories2025—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K243168, 1996–2025Source: 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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  1. #1 K250588 Access Rubella IgGscore 10.4 · 1 generation · no Class I recall
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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
*K080766Vidas Rub Igg
Summary page 6
…lassification Name: Rubella virus serological reagents Governing Regulation: 21 CFR 866.3510 Code: LFX IV. Predicate Device bioMérieux VIDAS RUB IgG assay (K080766) V. Description of Device Reagents The kit configuration of the Alinity i Rubella IgG Reagent Kit is described below.…
bioMerieux, Inc.2008—

Also cleared against K080766: 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?

  • The line of descent spans 29 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 16.5 years on median.
  • 1 of the 2 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K080766.

How does its category compare?

All LFX devices

LFX Enzyme Linked Immunoabsorbent Assay, Rubella: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2025, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · LFX

2in 2025

2007: 12008: 32010: 22011: 12012: 12025: 2
2007high 3 (2008) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LFX

354in 2008

2008: 354 days median
2007high 354 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · LFX

1in 2021

2007: 22008: 22009: 32010: 22011: 12016: 22021: 1
2007high 3 (2009) · low 0 (2012)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · LFX

12in 2025

2007: 52008: 3672009: 192010: 182011: 892012: 372013: 152014: 132015: 152016: 472017: 102018: 242019: 162020: 212021: 132022: 132023: 72024: 132025: 12
2007high 367 (2008) · low 5 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LFX, 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
20071—25
200833542367
20090—319
20102—218
20111—189
20121—037
20130—015
20140—013
20150—015
20160—247
20170—010
20180—024
20190—016
20200—021
20210—113
20220—013
20230—07
20240—013
20252—012
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Alinity i Rubella IgG assay is a chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay (CMIA) used for the quantitative determination of IgG antibodies to rubella virus in human serum, serum separator, and plasma tubes (lithium heparin, lithium heparin separator, and tripotassium EDTA) on the Alinity i system. The Alinity i Rubella IgG assay is to be used as an aid in the determination of immune status to rubella in individuals including women of child-bearing…

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The Alinity i Rubella IgG assay is a chemiluminescent microparticle immunoassay (CMIA) used for the quantitative determination of IgG antibodies to rubella virus in human serum, serum separator, and plasma tubes (lithium heparin, lithium heparin separator, and tripotassium EDTA) on the Alinity i system.

The Alinity i Rubella IgG assay is to be used as an aid in the determination of immune status to rubella in individuals including women of child-bearing age.

The Alinity i Rubella IgG assay has not been cleared for use in screening blood, plasma, or tissue donors.

The performance of this device has not been established for cord blood or neonatal samples. Likewise, performance has not been established for populations of immunocompromised or immunosuppressed individuals.

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

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510(k) Report. “K243168: Alinity i Rubella IgG.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K243168

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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