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Beckman Alpha-1-Microglobulin (A1M) Reagent

K933078510(k) TraditionalCleared Jan 11, 1994202-day reviewClass I21 CFR 866.5400

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

Beckman Instruments, Inc. · MGA Alpha-1 Microglobulin, Antigen, Antiserum, Control

Cleared on Jan 11, 1994 after a 202-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 3 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jan 11, 1994
Review
202 days
Class
Class I
Product code
MGA
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

3 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 1997: 2 descendants cleared2000: 1 descendant cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK933078 Beckman Alpha-1-Microglobulin (A1M) ReagentBeckman Instruments, Inc. · 1994
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK973928 Beckman Urine Protein Calibrator (Ucal)Beckman Instruments, Inc. · 1997
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK994325 Synchron CX Systems Microalbumin CalibratorBeckman Coulter, Inc. · 2000
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK965033 Immage Immunochemistry System Alpha-1-Microglobulin (AI) ReagentBeckman Instruments, Inc. · 1997

Most influential descendants

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  • K973928Beckman Urine Protein Calibrator (Ucal)Beckman Instruments, Inc. · 1997 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K994325Synchron CX Systems Microalbumin CalibratorBeckman Coulter, Inc. · 2000 · 2 generations on0descendants
  • K965033Immage Immunochemistry System Alpha-1-Microglobulin (AI) ReagentBeckman Instruments, Inc. · 1997 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K933078Beckman Alpha-1-Microglobulin (A1M) ReagentBeckman Instruments, Inc.1994—
+1K973928Beckman Urine Protein Calibrator (Ucal)Beckman Instruments, Inc.1997—
+2K994325Synchron CX Systems Microalbumin CalibratorBeckman Coulter, Inc.2000—
+1K965033Immage Immunochemistry System Alpha-1-Microglobulin (AI) ReagentBeckman Instruments, Inc.1997—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199720
200010
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K933078, 1994–2000Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · 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? (3)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K973928Beckman Urine Protein Calibrator (Ucal)Beckman Instruments, Inc.19971
K965033Immage Immunochemistry System Alpha-1-Microglobulin (AI) ReagentBeckman Instruments, Inc.19970

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, K973928 (Beckman Instruments, Inc., 1997) has gone furthest, with 1 descendant of its own.

How does its category compare?

All MGA devices

MGA Alpha-1 Microglobulin, Antigen, Antiserum, Control: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · MGA

FDA has decided no MGA device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · MGA

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

Recalls per year · MGA

1in 2008

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

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

Adverse event reports per year · MGA

No MAUDE report names MGA since 2007.

View these four charts as a table
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510(k) Report. “K933078: Beckman Alpha-1-Microglobulin (A1M) Reagent.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K933078

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026