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Sysmex (TM) R-3000 Automated Reticulocyte Analyzer

K912494510(k) TraditionalCleared Sep 10, 199197-day reviewClass II21 CFR 864.5200

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

Toa Medical Electronics USA, Inc. · GKL Counter, Cell, Automated (Particle Counter)

Cleared on Sep 10, 1991 after a 97-day review. FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known. 13 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Sep 10, 1991
Review
97 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GKL
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

13 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 1998: 1 descendant cleared1999: 3 descendants cleared1997: 1 descendant cleared2002: 2 descendants cleared2005: 1 descendant cleared2015: 1 descendant cleared2016: 1 descendant cleared2006: 1 descendant cleared2008: 2 descendants cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK912494 Sysmex (TM) R-3000 Automated Reticulocyte AnalyzerToa Medical Electronics USA, Inc. · 1991
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 9 of its ownK964375 Sysmex SE/Ram-1Sysmex Corp. · 1997
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 7 of its ownK992875 Sysmex XE-2100, Automatated Hematology AnalyzerSysmex Corp. · 1999 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 4 of its ownK990311 Vega Retic Automated Hematology AnalyzerAbx Diagnostics · 1999
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 3 of its ownK991839 Abx Pentra 120 Retic Automated Hematology AnalyzerAbx Diagnostics · 1999
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 2 of its ownK022200 Pentra 120/Pentra 120 Retic Options SPS, Model Pentra 120Abx Diagnostics · 2002 · Recalled

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Descendants cleared per year

1997: 11998: 11999: 32002: 22005: 12006: 12008: 22015: 12016: 1
1997high 3 (1999) · low 0 (2000)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K964375Sysmex SE/Ram-1Sysmex Corp. · 1997 · cites it directly9descendants
  • K992875Sysmex XE-2100, Automatated Hematology AnalyzerSysmex Corp. · 1999 · 2 generations on7descendants
  • K990311Vega Retic Automated Hematology AnalyzerAbx Diagnostics · 1999 · cites it directly4descendants
  • K991839Abx Pentra 120 Retic Automated Hematology AnalyzerAbx Diagnostics · 1999 · 2 generations on3descendants
  • K022200Pentra 120/Pentra 120 Retic Options SPS, Model Pentra 120Abx Diagnostics · 2002 · 2 generations on2descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K912494Sysmex (TM) R-3000 Automated Reticulocyte AnalyzerToa Medical Electronics USA, Inc.1991—
+1K964375Sysmex SE/Ram-1Sysmex Corp.1997—
+2K992875Sysmex XE-2100, Automatated Hematology AnalyzerSysmex Corp.19991
+1K990311Vega Retic Automated Hematology AnalyzerAbx Diagnostics1999—
+2K991839Abx Pentra 120 Retic Automated Hematology AnalyzerAbx Diagnostics1999—
+2K022200Pentra 120/Pentra 120 Retic Options SPS, Model Pentra 120Abx Diagnostics20022

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199710
199810
199930
200220
200510
200610
200820
201510
201610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K912494, 1991–2016Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against?

FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (13)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K964375Sysmex SE/Ram-1Sysmex Corp.19979
K990311Vega Retic Automated Hematology AnalyzerAbx Diagnostics19994
K981950Sysmex R-3500, Automated Reticculocyte Analyzer, Model R-3500Sysmex Corp.19980

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?

  • Of its descendants, K964375 (Sysmex Corp., 1997) has gone furthest, with 9 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All GKL devices

GKL Counter, Cell, Automated (Particle Counter): FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · GKL

1in 2016

2007: 12010: 12016: 1
2007high 1 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GKL

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

Recalls per year · GKL

1in 2018

2007: 12011: 12014: 12018: 1
2007high 1 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · GKL

1in 2025

2007: 252008: 42009: 12011: 312012: 142013: 112016: 12017: 12018: 22020: 132021: 112022: 72023: 12025: 1
2007high 31 (2011) · low 0 (2010)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GKL, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

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YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20071—125
20080—04
20090—01
20101—00
20110—131
20120—014
20130—011
20140—10
20150—00
20161—01
20170—01
20180—12
20190—00
20200—013
20210—011
20220—07
20230—01
20240—00
20250—01
20260—0—
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510(k) Report. “K912494: Sysmex (TM) R-3000 Automated Reticulocyte Analyzer.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K912494

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026