510(k) · Cleared
Recalled · 2006Bact/Alert 120
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Organon Teknika Corp. · MDB System, Blood Culturing
Cleared on Feb 9, 1994 after a 138-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. It has been recalled 2 times.
- Decided
- Feb 9, 1994
- Review
- 138 days
- Class
- Class I
- Product code
- MDB
- Recalls
- 2
- Predicates
- 0
FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.
Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.
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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)
Recalls of this device
| Date | Class | Recall | Root cause | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2006 | Not classified | Z-0644-2007 | Other | Bottle data is not sent to BacT/ALERT 3D instrument. |
| Aug 14, 2006 | Not classified | Z-0774-2007 | Other | Plastic bottle samples assigned less sensitive default glass bottle algorithm instead of the plastic bottle algorithm on BacT/ALERT Microbial Detection Systems. |
No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.
How does its category compare?
All MDB devicesMDB System, Blood Culturing: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · MDB
2in 2023
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · MDB
252in 2013
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · MDB
2in 2025
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · MDB
1,977in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code MDB, 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 | — | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 2 | 6 |
| 2012 | 2 | — | 33 | 4 |
| 2013 | 4 | 252 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 2 | 12 |
| 2016 | 2 | — | 0 | 291 |
| 2017 | 2 | — | 0 | 121 |
| 2018 | 1 | — | 3 | 76 |
| 2019 | 2 | — | 0 | 147 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 37 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 1,184 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 643 |
| 2023 | 2 | — | 1 | 1,232 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | 401 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | 1,977 |
| 2026 | 1 | — | 0 | — |
https://510kreport.com/device/K934593 · printed Nov 4, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K934593: Bact/Alert 120.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K934593
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