510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · 2007

Multiset Software for Automated Flow Cytometric Data Analysis

K963963510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 12, 199671-day reviewClass II21 CFR 864.5220Recalls 1

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

Becton Dickinson Immunocytometry Systems · GKZ Counter, Differential Cell

Cleared on Dec 12, 1996 as substantially equivalent to K946055 (Becton Dickinson Immunocytometry Systems, 1996) after a 71-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1996. 11 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled once.

Decided: Dec 12, 1996
Review: 71 days
Class: Class II
Product code: GKZ
Recalls: 1
Predicates: 1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K946055 (1996). 11 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

By dateBy generation

Root · 1 generation backK946055 Tritest Reagent CD3 Fitc/CD4 PE/CD45 PercpBecton Dickinson Immunocytometry Systems · 1996 · Recalled
This deviceK963963 Multiset Software for Automated Flow Cytometric Data AnalysisBecton Dickinson Immunocytometry Systems · 1996
Descendant · cites it directly · 10 of its ownK974360 Multitest CD3/CD8/CD45/CD4Becton Dickinson Immunocytometry Systems · 1998
Descendant · 2 generations on · 5 of its ownK980858 Multitest CD3/CD16+56/CD45/CD19 Reagent and Multitest Imk Kit Lysing…Becton Dickinson Immunocytometry Systems · 1998 · Recalled
Descendant · 3 generations on · 3 of its ownK060375 BD Multitest 6-Color TBNK Reagent with BD Trucount Tubes with Models…Bd Biosciences · 2006
Descendant · 4 generations on · 2 of its ownK090967 BD Multitest 6-Color TBNK Reagent, Model 644611Bd Biosciences · 2009 · Recalled
Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK170974 BD FACSLyric Flow Cytometer (3-1, 4-2, 4-2-2 and 4-3-3 optical…Becton, Dickinson and Company · 2017 · Recalled

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Descendants cleared per year

1998high 3 (2006) · low 0 (1999)2026

Most influential descendants

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K974360Multitest CD3/CD8/CD45/CD4Becton Dickinson Immunocytometry Systems · 1998 · cites it directly10descendants
K980858Multitest CD3/CD16+56/CD45/CD19 Reagent and Multitest Imk Kit Lysing SolutionBecton Dickinson Immunocytometry Systems · 1998 · 2 generations on5descendants
K060375BD Multitest 6-Color TBNK Reagent with BD Trucount Tubes with Models 337 and 166Bd Biosciences · 2006 · 3 generations on3descendants
K090967BD Multitest 6-Color TBNK Reagent, Model 644611Bd Biosciences · 2009 · 4 generations on2descendants
K170974BD FACSLyric Flow Cytometer (3-1, 4-2, 4-2-2 and 4-3-3 optical configurations), BD…Becton, Dickinson and Company · 2017 · 2 generations on1descendant

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−1	K946055	Tritest Reagent CD3 Fitc/CD4 PE/CD45 Percp	Becton Dickinson Immunocytometry Systems	1996	1
0 (this device)	K963963	Multiset Software for Automated Flow Cytometric Data Analysis	Becton Dickinson Immunocytometry Systems	1996	—
+1	K974360	Multitest CD3/CD8/CD45/CD4	Becton Dickinson Immunocytometry Systems	1998	—
+2	K980858	Multitest CD3/CD16+56/CD45/CD19 Reagent and Multitest Imk Kit Lysing Solution	Becton Dickinson Immunocytometry Systems	1998	1
+3	K060375	BD Multitest 6-Color TBNK Reagent with BD Trucount Tubes with Models 337 and 166	Bd Biosciences	2006	—
+4	K090967	BD Multitest 6-Color TBNK Reagent, Model 644611	Bd Biosciences	2009	3
+2	K170974	BD FACSLyric Flow Cytometer (3-1, 4-2, 4-2-2 and 4-3-3 optical…	Becton, Dickinson and Company	2017	17

Descendants by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
1998	2	0
2002	1	0
2006	3	0
2009	1	0
2010	1	0
2015	1	0
2017	1	0
2020	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K963963, 1996–2020Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K946055	Tritest Reagent CD3 Fitc/CD4 PE/CD45 Percp Summary page 1 …tiSET software for automated flow cytometric analysis of THTEST reagents is substantially equivalent to the predicate software, CELLQuest™, which was described in 510(k) K946055. Description of the Device (21 CER 807.92(a)(4) Becton Dickinson MultiSET software is a three-color, direct immunofluorescence…	Becton Dickinson Immunocytometry Systems	1996	1

Also cleared against K946055: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (11)

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

Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Descendants
K974360	Multitest CD3/CD8/CD45/CD4	Becton Dickinson Immunocytometry Systems	1998	10

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

Recalls of this device

Date	Class	Recall	Root cause	Reason
Sep 6, 2007	Not classified	Z-0570-2008	Software design	Inaccurate results: Software error results in inaccurate display result statistics. If the user adjusts the lymph gate or attractors in the Lab Report view without using the Manual Gate function (as described in the system manual), the…

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

Its one ancestor has a recall.
Of its descendants, K974360 (Becton Dickinson Immunocytometry Systems, 1998) has gone furthest, with 10 descendants of its own.
1 other device also cites its predicate K946055.

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

2007high 6 (2007) · low 0 (2021)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GKZ

108in 2025

2007high 638 (2022) · low 99 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · GKZ

1in 2025

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

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

Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	6	117	37	268
2008	6	99	5	925
2009	6	147	13	559
2010	4	290	27	896
2011	3	315	28	2,905
2012	3	408	7	2,959
2013	1	—	6	3,070
2014	3	165	0	3,112
2015	3	273	3	1,972
2016	3	198	3	3,338
2017	4	280	3	229
2018	3	270	2 (2)	497
2019	5	210	2	908
2020	1	—	1	342
2021	0	—	0	391
2022	3	638	4	198
2023	4	329	1	155
2024	3	157	0	115
2025	4	108	1	77
2026	4	254	0	—

What is it indicated for?

MultiSET is an accessory software to in vitro diagnostic reagents employing CD45 gating for identification and enumeration of lymphocyte subsets in human peripheral blood.

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/K963963 · printed Nov 5, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K963963: Multiset Software for Automated Flow Cytometric Data Analysis.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K963963

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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