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Elecsys Calcheck Testosterone

K970146510(k) TraditionalCleared Jan 30, 199715-day reviewClass I21 CFR 862.1660

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

Boehringer Mannheim Corp. · JJX Single (Specified) Analyte Controls (Assayed And Unassayed)

Cleared on Jan 30, 1997 as substantially equivalent to K924863 (Tosoh Medics, Inc., 1992) after a 15-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1992. 4 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jan 30, 1997
Review
15 days
Class
Class I
Product code
JJX
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K924863 (1992). 4 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2014: 1 descendant cleared2016: 1 descendant cleared2019: 2 descendants clearedK924863 · Aia-Pack FSH Calibration Verification Test Set · Tosoh Medics, Inc. · 19921990200020102020
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 1 descendant3 generations forward: 2 descendants K924863 · Aia-Pack FSH Calibration Verification Test Set · Tosoh Medics, Inc. · 19920
  1. Root · 1 generation backK924863 Aia-Pack FSH Calibration Verification Test SetTosoh Medics, Inc. · 1992
  2. This deviceK970146 Elecsys Calcheck TestosteroneBoehringer Mannheim Corp. · 1997
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 3 of its ownK140505 Advia Centaur Vitamin B12 Master Curve Material, Total HCG Master…Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. · 2014
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 2 of its ownK151986 ADVA Centaur Testosterone II (TSTII), ADVA Centaur Testosterone II…Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. · 2016
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK191533 ADVIA Centaur Testosterone II (TSTII), ADVIA Centaur SHBGSiemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. · 2019
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK190121 Ids SHBGImmunodiagnostic Systems, Ltd. · 2019

Most influential descendants

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  • K140505Advia Centaur Vitamin B12 Master Curve Material, Total HCG Master Curve Material, and…Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. · 2014 · cites it directly3descendants
  • K151986ADVA Centaur Testosterone II (TSTII), ADVA Centaur Testosterone II (TSTII) Master Curve…Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. · 2016 · 2 generations on2descendants
  • K191533ADVIA Centaur Testosterone II (TSTII), ADVIA Centaur SHBGSiemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc. · 2019 · 3 generations on0descendants
  • K190121Ids SHBGImmunodiagnostic Systems, Ltd. · 2019 · 3 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K924863Aia-Pack FSH Calibration Verification Test SetTosoh Medics, Inc.1992—
0 (this device)K970146Elecsys Calcheck TestosteroneBoehringer Mannheim Corp.1997—
+1K140505Advia Centaur Vitamin B12 Master Curve Material, Total HCG Master Curve…Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.2014—
+2K151986ADVA Centaur Testosterone II (TSTII), ADVA Centaur Testosterone II (TSTII)…Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.2016—
+3K191533ADVIA Centaur Testosterone II (TSTII), ADVIA Centaur SHBGSiemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.2019—
+3K190121Ids SHBGImmunodiagnostic Systems, Ltd.2019—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201410
201610
201920
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K970146, 1992–2019Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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
*K924863Aia-Pack FSH Calibration Verification Test Set
Summary page 1
…r Mannheim Elecsys CalCheck Testosterone is substantially Predicate equivalent to the currently marketed Tosoh Medics AIA-Pack FSH device Calibration Verification Test. (K924863) 4. The Boehringer Mannheim Elecsys CalCheck Testosterone is manufactured D"'c? ) using human serum albumin, testosterone, stabil…
Tosoh Medics, Inc.1992—

Also cleared against K924863: 4 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
K140505Advia Centaur Vitamin B12 Master Curve Material, Total HCG Master Curve Material, and…Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc.20143

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.
  • Of its descendants, K140505 (Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, Inc., 2014) has gone furthest, with 3 descendants of its own.
  • 4 other devices also cite its predicate K924863.

How does its category compare?

All JJX devices

JJX Single (Specified) Analyte Controls (Assayed And Unassayed): FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · JJX

2in 2017

2007: 62008: 82009: 172010: 242011: 192012: 152013: 192014: 222015: 112016: 62017: 2
2007high 24 (2010) · low 0 (2018)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JJX

31in 2016

2007: 53 days median2008: 52 days median2009: 80 days median2010: 80 days median2011: 62 days median2012: 40 days median2013: 37 days median2014: 30 days median2015: 65 days median2016: 31 days median
2007high 80 (2009) · low 30 (2014)2026

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

Recalls per year · JJX

1in 2021

2007: 32008: 32010: 32011: 22014: 12015: 12016: 22018: 22021: 1
2007high 3 (2007) · low 0 (2009)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · JJX

22in 2025

2007: 22009: 12010: 62011: 622012: 322013: 512014: 482015: 672016: 372017: 192018: 352019: 822020: 772021: 432022: 242023: 222024: 302025: 22
2007high 82 (2019) · low 0 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JJX, 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
200765332
200885230
2009178001
2010248036
20111962262
20121540032
20131937051
20142230148
20151165167
2016631237
20172—019
20180—235
20190—082
20200—077
20210—143
20220—024
20230—022
20240—030
20250—022
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Boehringer Mannheim Elecsys CalCheck Testosterone is used to verify the calibration assignment for the Boehringer Mannheim Elecsys Testosterone assay.

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. “K970146: Elecsys Calcheck Testosterone.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K970146

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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