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Cleared

Cortex Double Helix Sampler

K800003510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 1, 198030-day reviewClass I21 CFR 862.2050

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

Cortex Research Corp. · GLE Mixer, Blood Tube

Cleared on Feb 1, 1980 after a 30-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

Decided
Feb 1, 1980
Review
30 days
Class
Class I
Product code
GLE
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

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

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K800003Source: FDA 510(k) database · 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?

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 GLE devices

GLE Mixer, Blood Tube: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · GLE

FDA has decided no GLE device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · GLE

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

Recalls per year · GLE

No recall names GLE since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · GLE

No MAUDE report names GLE since 2007.

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510(k) Report. “K800003: Cortex Double Helix Sampler.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K800003

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026