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Chrono-Log Whole Blood Aggregometer (Wba) 591/592

K962426510(k) TraditionalCleared Oct 22, 1996120-day reviewClass II21 CFR 864.5700

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

Chrono-Log Corp. · JOZ System, Automated Platelet Aggregation

Cleared on Oct 22, 1996 as substantially equivalent to K830749 (Chrono-Log Corp., 1983) and 1 other predicate after a 120-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1983. 4 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Oct 22, 1996
Review
120 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JOZ
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K830749 (1983). 2 ancestors in all. 4 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 1996: 1 other ancestor2004: 1 descendant cleared2005: 1 descendant cleared2012: 1 descendant cleared2016: 1 descendant clearedK830749 · Platelet Aggregometer · Chrono-Log Corp. · 198319801990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 1 descendant3 generations forward: 2 descendants K830749 · Platelet Aggregometer · Chrono-Log Corp. · 19830
  1. Root · 1 generation backK830749 Platelet AggregometerChrono-Log Corp. · 1983
  2. This deviceK962426 Chrono-Log Whole Blood Aggregometer (Wba) 591/592Chrono-Log Corp. · 1996
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 3 of its ownK032951 Chrono-Log Whole Blood Aggregometer, Models 591A and 592AChrono-Log Corp. · 2004
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 2 of its ownK050265 Chrono-Log Whole Blood Lumi-Aggregometer, Model 700Chrono-Log Corp. · 2005
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK161329 Chrono-log Platelet Aggregometer, 4 channel; Chrono-log Platelet…Chrono-Log Corp. · 2016
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK103555 Multiplate 5.0 AggregometerVerum Diagnostica GmbH · 2012

Most influential descendants

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  • K032951Chrono-Log Whole Blood Aggregometer, Models 591A and 592AChrono-Log Corp. · 2004 · cites it directly3descendants
  • K050265Chrono-Log Whole Blood Lumi-Aggregometer, Model 700Chrono-Log Corp. · 2005 · 2 generations on2descendants
  • K161329Chrono-log Platelet Aggregometer, 4 channel; Chrono-log Platelet Aggregometer, 8 channelChrono-Log Corp. · 2016 · 3 generations on0descendants
  • K103555Multiplate 5.0 AggregometerVerum Diagnostica GmbH · 2012 · 3 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K830749Platelet AggregometerChrono-Log Corp.1983—
0 (this device)K962426Chrono-Log Whole Blood Aggregometer (Wba) 591/592Chrono-Log Corp.1996—
+1K032951Chrono-Log Whole Blood Aggregometer, Models 591A and 592AChrono-Log Corp.2004—
+2K050265Chrono-Log Whole Blood Lumi-Aggregometer, Model 700Chrono-Log Corp.2005—
+3K161329Chrono-log Platelet Aggregometer, 4 channel; Chrono-log Platelet Aggregometer…Chrono-Log Corp.2016—
+3K103555Multiplate 5.0 AggregometerVerum Diagnostica GmbH2012—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199610

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200410
200510
201210
201610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K962426, 1983–2016Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (2)

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
*K830749Platelet Aggregometer
Summary page 1
…d in this application, we have found the Chrono-log Whole Blood Aggregometer (WBA), Model 591/592 to be substantially equivalent to Chrono-log Whole Blood Aggregometer ( K830749) and Centocor AggreStat (K954997). Device Description: The Chrono-log WBA, Model 591/592 uses electrical impedance to measure p…
Chrono-Log Corp.1983—
*K954997Centocor Aggrestat, Collagen Reagent, Control Reagent
Summary page 1
…und the Chrono-log Whole Blood Aggregometer (WBA), Model 591/592 to be substantially equivalent to Chrono-log Whole Blood Aggregometer ( K830749) and Centocor AggreStat (K954997). Device Description: The Chrono-log WBA, Model 591/592 uses electrical impedance to measure platelet aggregation in a whole bl…
Centocor, Inc.1996—

Also cleared against K830749: 8 other devices →

What descends from it? (4)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K032951Chrono-Log Whole Blood Aggregometer, Models 591A and 592AChrono-Log Corp.20043

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?

  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K032951 (Chrono-Log Corp., 2004) has gone furthest, with 3 descendants of its own.
  • 8 other devices also cite its predicate K830749.

How does its category compare?

All JOZ devices

JOZ System, Automated Platelet Aggregation: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · JOZ

1in 2020

2012: 12013: 12015: 22016: 12017: 12019: 12020: 1
2007high 2 (2015) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JOZ

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

Recalls per year · JOZ

1in 2025

2013: 12024: 12025: 1
2007high 1 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · JOZ

3in 2025

2010: 12012: 12013: 12014: 12017: 12018: 252019: 92020: 22021: 22022: 162024: 12025: 3
2007high 25 (2018) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JOZ, 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
20070—00
20080—00
20090—00
20100—01
20110—00
20121—01
20131—11
20140—01
20152—00
20161—00
20171—01
20180—025
20191—09
20201—02
20210—02
20220—016
20230—00
20240—11
20250—13
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Chrono-log WBA, Model 591/592 is intended for determination of platelet function in a whole blood specimen.

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. “K962426: Chrono-Log Whole Blood Aggregometer (Wba) 591/592.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K962426

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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