510(k) · Cleared
ClearedFlowflex® Plus Strep A Rapid Test Cassette; Flowflex® Plus Strep A Rapid Test Strip
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
ACON Laboratories, Inc. · GTY Antigens, All Groups, Streptococcus Spp.
Cleared on Nov 26, 2025 after a 177-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
- Decided
- Nov 26, 2025
- Review
- 177 days
- Class
- Class I
- Product code
- GTY
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 0
FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA 510(k) statement (indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.
Planning a device in GTY? A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.
Top candidate predicates for a new GTY device
- #1 K260342 AllTest Strep A Rapid Testscore 11.9 · 3 generations · no Class I recall
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What was it cleared against?
FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
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.
How does its category compare?
All GTY devicesGTY Antigens, All Groups, Streptococcus Spp.: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2025, this device’s year, is highlighted.
FDA decisions per year · GTY
1in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · GTY
Too few GTY 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · GTY
4in 2011
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · GTY
94in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code GTY, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 1 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 4 | 3 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 2 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 1 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 12 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 6 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 37 |
| 2022 | 1 | — | 0 | 32 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 44 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 41 |
| 2025 | 1 | — | 0 | 94 |
| 2026 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
What is it indicated for?
Flowflex® Plus Strep A Rapid Test Cassette: The Flowflex® Plus Strep A Rapid Test Cassette is a rapid chromatographic immunoassay for the qualitative detection of Group A Streptococcus antigen from throat swab specimens from symptomatic patients. The test is used to aid in the diagnosis of Group A Streptococcal infection. All negative test results should be confirmed by bacterial culture because negative results do not preclude infection with Group A…
Read the full statement (164 words)
Flowflex® Plus Strep A Rapid Test Cassette:
The Flowflex® Plus Strep A Rapid Test Cassette is a rapid chromatographic immunoassay for the qualitative detection of Group A Streptococcus antigen from throat swab specimens from symptomatic patients. The test is used to aid in the diagnosis of Group A Streptococcal infection. All negative test results should be confirmed by bacterial culture because negative results do not preclude infection with Group A Streptococcus and should not be used as the sole basis for treatment.
Flowflex® Plus Strep A Rapid Test Strip:
The Flowflex® Plus Strep A Rapid Test Strip is a rapid chromatographic immunoassay for the qualitative detection of Group A Streptococcus antigen from throat swab specimens from symptomatic patients. The test is used to aid in the diagnosis of Group A Streptococcal infection. All negative test results should be confirmed by bacterial culture because negative results do not preclude infection with Group A Streptococcus and should not be used as the sole basis for treatment.
Indications for use as stated in the FDA 510(k) statement.
https://510kreport.com/device/K251697 · printed Nov 4, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K251697: Flowflex® Plus Strep A Rapid Test Cassette; Flowflex® Plus Strep A Rapid Test Strip.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K251697
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- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026