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Recalled · Class II · 2024

Dca 2000 System for Hemoglobin A1C

K951361510(k) TraditionalCleared May 5, 199539-day reviewClass II21 CFR 864.7470Recalls 1

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

Heraeus Kulzer, Inc. · LCP Assay, Glycosylated Hemoglobin

Cleared on May 5, 1995 after a 39-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 21 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled once.

Decided
May 5, 1995
Review
39 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LCP
Recalls
1
Predicates
0

21 later devices descend from it, 5 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2005: 1 descendant cleared2018: 2 descendants cleared2007: 1 descendant cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2015: 2 descendants cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2017: 2 descendants cleared2016: 1 descendant cleared2014: 3 descendants cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared2012: 1 descendant cleared2020: 1 descendant cleared2019: 1 descendant cleared2023: 1 descendant cleared2024: 1 descendant cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK951361 Dca 2000 System for Hemoglobin A1CHeraeus Kulzer, Inc. · 1995
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 9 of its ownK050574 Afinion HbalcAxis-Shield Poc AS · 2005
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 8 of its ownK110056 Afinion AnalyzerAxis-Shield Poc AS · 2011
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 8 of its ownK071466 Dca Vantage, Model 5075Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics · 2007 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 6 of its ownK151809 Alere Afinion HbA1c, Alere Afinion AS100 AnalyzerAlere Technologies AS · 2015
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 2 of its ownK171650 Alere Afinion HbA1c and ACR on Afinion 2 analyzerAbbott Rapid Diagnostics · 2017 · Recalled

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Descendants cleared per year

2005: 12007: 12008: 12009: 12010: 12011: 12012: 12014: 32015: 22016: 12017: 22018: 22019: 12020: 12023: 12024: 1
2005high 3 (2014) · low 0 (2006)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K050574Afinion HbalcAxis-Shield Poc AS · 2005 · cites it directly9descendants
  • K110056Afinion AnalyzerAxis-Shield Poc AS · 2011 · 2 generations on8descendants
  • K071466Dca Vantage, Model 5075Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics · 2007 · cites it directly8descendants
  • K151809Alere Afinion HbA1c, Alere Afinion AS100 AnalyzerAlere Technologies AS · 2015 · 2 generations on6descendants
  • K171650Alere Afinion HbA1c and ACR on Afinion 2 analyzerAbbott Rapid Diagnostics · 2017 · 2 generations on2descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K951361Dca 2000 System for Hemoglobin A1CHeraeus Kulzer, Inc.1995—
+1K050574Afinion HbalcAxis-Shield Poc AS2005—
+2K110056Afinion AnalyzerAxis-Shield Poc AS2011—
+1K071466Dca Vantage, Model 5075Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics20071
+2K151809Alere Afinion HbA1c, Alere Afinion AS100 AnalyzerAlere Technologies AS2015—
+2K171650Alere Afinion HbA1c and ACR on Afinion 2 analyzerAbbott Rapid Diagnostics20172

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200510
200710
200810
200910
201010
201110
201210
201430
201520
201610
201720
201820
201910
202010
202310
202410
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K951361, 1995–2024Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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? (21)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K050574Afinion HbalcAxis-Shield Poc AS20059
K071466Dca Vantage, Model 5075Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics20078
K170623ACE Hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) ReagentAlfa Wassermann Diagnostic Technologies, LLC20180
K091711S- Test Hemoglobin Alc (HBA1C), Model RC0023Alfa Wassermann Diagnostic Technologies, Inc.20090
K073309Abx Pentra HBA1C WB, Calibrator, Control and Hemolysis ReagentHoriba Abx20080

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Feb 7, 2024Class IIZ-1304-2024Under Investigation by firmThe reason for the recall is that the Siemens DCA HbA1c Reagent Kit was confirmed to display a positive bias without alerting the user. The potential impact of the defect is that erroneous test results could be reported and potentially…

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K050574 (Axis-Shield Poc AS, 2005) has gone furthest, with 9 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All LCP devices

LCP Assay, Glycosylated Hemoglobin: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · LCP

1in 2024

2007: 72008: 52009: 62010: 22011: 102012: 92013: 22014: 82015: 32016: 22017: 52018: 22019: 42020: 12023: 22024: 1
2007high 10 (2011) · low 0 (2021)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LCP

269in 2019

2007: 133 days median2008: 206 days median2009: 158 days median2011: 176 days median2012: 143 days median2014: 127 days median2015: 239 days median2017: 218 days median2019: 269 days median
2007high 269 (2019) · low 127 (2014)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · LCP

1in 2025

2007: 12008: 32009: 62010: 52011: 512013: 42014: 22015: 22016: 62017: 12018: 12022: 12024: 12025: 1
2007high 51 (2011) · low 0 (2012)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · LCP

22in 2025

2007: 52008: 112009: 152010: 42011: 272012: 512013: 1932014: 1822015: 642016: 292017: 1492018: 1,9112019: 1142020: 132021: 72022: 82023: 272024: 392025: 22
2007high 1,911 (2018) · low 4 (2010)2025

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

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
2007713315
20085206311
20096158615
20102—54
2011101765127
20129143051
20132—4193
201481272182
20153239264
20162—629
201752181149
20182—11,911
201942690114
20201—013
20210—07
20220—18
20232—027
20241—139
20250—122
20260—0—
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510(k) Report. “K951361: Dca 2000 System for Hemoglobin A1C.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K951361

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