510(k) · Cleared
Recalled · 2007Abbott Axsym Rubella Igm Antibody Assay
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Abbott Laboratories · LFX Enzyme Linked Immunoabsorbent Assay, Rubella
Cleared on May 14, 1996 after a 242-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. It has been recalled once.
- Decided
- May 14, 1996
- Review
- 242 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- LFX
- Recalls
- 1
- Predicates
- 0
The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.
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Top candidate predicates for a new LFX device
- #1 K250588 Access Rubella IgGscore 10.4 · 1 generation · no Class I recall
- #2 Held for the reportin the report
What was it cleared against? (1)
Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.
| Type | Number | Device | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | — | Abbott IMx Rubella IgM Antibody assay Named without a submission number |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 23, 2007 | Not classified | Z-1032-2007 | Other | Failure of the AxSYM instrument to open (actuate) some reagent packs from certain lots. The defects can result in probe crashes if not detected prior to placement of the reagent kit on the AxYM instrument. |
No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.
How does its category compare?
All LFX devicesLFX Enzyme Linked Immunoabsorbent Assay, Rubella: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · LFX
2in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · LFX
354in 2008
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · LFX
1in 2021
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · LFX
12in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code LFX, 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 | 1 | — | 2 | 5 |
| 2008 | 3 | 354 | 2 | 367 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 3 | 19 |
| 2010 | 2 | — | 2 | 18 |
| 2011 | 1 | — | 1 | 89 |
| 2012 | 1 | — | 0 | 37 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 15 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 13 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 15 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 2 | 47 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 10 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 24 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 16 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 21 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 1 | 13 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 13 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 13 |
| 2025 | 2 | — | 0 | 12 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
The AxSYM Rubella IgM Antibody assay is a Microparticle Enzyme Immunoassay (MEIA) for the qualitative measurement of IgM antibodies to rubella virus in human serum and plasma (EDTA, heparin or sodium citrate) to aid in the diagnosis of primary or acute infection. The AxSYM Rubella IgM assay is not for use with cord blood or neonatal specimens.
Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.
https://510kreport.com/device/K954318 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K954318: Abbott Axsym Rubella Igm Antibody Assay.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K954318
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- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026