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Spirit Hematology System Model LE, CP, & AX

K960072510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 6, 1997426-day reviewClass II21 CFR 864.5220

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

Biochem Immunosystems (U.S.), Inc. · GKZ Counter, Differential Cell

Cleared on Mar 6, 1997 as substantially equivalent to K911626 (Serono Baker Diagnostics System, 1991) after a 426-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1991.

Decided
Mar 6, 1997
Review
426 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GKZ
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K911626 (1991). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K911626 · System 9000, Interpretive Diff Cell Counter · Serono Baker Diagnostics System · 199119901992199419961998
  1. Root · 1 generation backK911626 System 9000, Interpretive Diff Cell CounterSerono Baker Diagnostics System · 1991
  2. This deviceK960072 Spirit Hematology System Model LE, CP, & AXBiochem Immunosystems (U.S.), Inc. · 1997
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K911626System 9000, Interpretive Diff Cell CounterSerono Baker Diagnostics System1991—
0 (this device)K960072Spirit Hematology System Model LE, CP, & AXBiochem Immunosystems (U.S.), Inc.1997—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K960072, 1991–1997Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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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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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K911626System 9000, Interpretive Diff Cell Counter
Summary page 1
…corporated has determined that this device is substantially equivalent to a predicate medical device which is currently in commerce and has been submitted to the FDA via K911626/B as an electronic Hematology instrument and is identified as the System 9000 Plus, (Model 9018) also marketed by BioChem Immunos…
Serono Baker Diagnostics System1991—

Also cleared against K911626: 1 other device →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K911626.

How does its category compare?

All GKZ devices

GKZ Counter, Differential Cell: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · GKZ

4in 2025

2007: 62008: 62009: 62010: 42011: 32012: 32013: 12014: 32015: 32016: 32017: 42018: 32019: 52020: 12022: 32023: 42024: 32025: 42026 (partial year): 4
2007high 6 (2007) · low 0 (2021)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GKZ

108in 2025

2007: 117 days median2008: 99 days median2009: 147 days median2010: 290 days median2011: 315 days median2012: 408 days median2014: 165 days median2015: 273 days median2016: 198 days median2017: 280 days median2018: 270 days median2019: 210 days median2022: 638 days median2023: 329 days median2024: 157 days median2025: 108 days median2026 (partial year): 254 days median
2007high 638 (2022) · low 99 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · GKZ

1in 2025

2007: 372008: 52009: 132010: 272011: 282012: 72013: 62015: 32016: 32017: 32018: 2, 2 Class I2019: 22020: 12022: 42023: 12025: 1
2007high 37 (2007) · low 0 (2014)2026

Class I (2 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · GKZ

77in 2025

2007: 2682008: 9252009: 5592010: 8962011: 2,9052012: 2,9592013: 3,0702014: 3,1122015: 1,9722016: 3,3382017: 2292018: 4972019: 9082020: 3422021: 3912022: 1982023: 1552024: 1152025: 77
2007high 3,338 (2016) · low 77 (2025)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GKZ, 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
2007611737268
20086995925
2009614713559
2010429027896
20113315282,905
2012340872,959
20131—63,070
2014316503,112
2015327331,972
2016319833,338
201742803229
201832702 (2)497
201952102908
20201—1342
20210—0391
202236384198
202343291155
202431570115
20254108177
202642540—

What is it indicated for?

The Spirit™ is a computerized, enhanced electronic Hematology System designed for clinical applications to allow 16 whole blood parameters to be measured by a small table top computer driven instrument.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K960072: Spirit Hematology System Model LE, CP, & AX.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K960072

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026