510(k) · Cleared
ClearedMastercap AM 5.0/Mastercap RM 5.0
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Pharmacia, Inc. · JQW Station, Pipetting And Diluting, For Clinical Use
Cleared on Jun 30, 1997 after a 147-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- Decided
- Jun 30, 1997
- Review
- 147 days
- Class
- Class I
- Product code
- JQW
- Recalls
- None
- 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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- Recall history across each candidate’s familyin the report
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.
| Type | Number | Device | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | — | MasterCAP AM Version 1.12 Named without a submission number | |
| * | — | UniCAP 100 RM Software 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)
No FDA recall names this device.
No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.
How does its category compare?
All JQW devicesJQW Station, Pipetting And Diluting, For Clinical Use: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · JQW
FDA has decided no JQW device since 2007.
Median 510(k) review, days · JQW
Too few JQW 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · JQW
1in 2017
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · JQW
11in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code JQW, 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 | 0 | — | 2 | 41 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 2 | 20 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 3 | 4 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 2 | 32 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 2 | 17 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 11 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 1 | 11 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 6 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 2 | 5 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 1 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 27 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 30 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 44 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 36 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 15 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 11 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
MasterCAP AM 5.0 is a software tool for Assay Management designed to support the set up of an in vitro diagnostic assay run. It is designed to be used with Pharmacia CAP System diagnostic equipment and related devices. It is run either in Microsoft “Windows, 3.x, or Windows ‘95 Environment. MasterCAP AM 5.0 handles sample lists, and creates worklists for the related Pharmacia & Upjohn diagnostic equipment. MasterCAP AM 5.0 also evaluates and calculates…
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MasterCAP AM 5.0 is a software tool for Assay Management designed to support the set up of an in vitro diagnostic assay run. It is designed to be used with Pharmacia CAP System diagnostic equipment and related devices. It is run either in Microsoft “Windows, 3.x, or Windows ‘95 Environment.
MasterCAP AM 5.0 handles sample lists, and creates worklists for the related Pharmacia & Upjohn diagnostic equipment. MasterCAP AM 5.0 also evaluates and calculates the assay results and generates laboratory reports. It can import and export results to main frame computers.
MasterCAP AM 5.0 includes a driver function which can send and receive patient data from UniCAP 100 diagnostic equipment.
MasterCAP RM 5.0 is a software tool for Request Management designed to be used together with MasterCAP AM 5.0. MasterCAP RM 5.0 includes a database and provides features for request management and data storage. MasterCAP RM handles requests and creates sample lists to be used in MasterCAP AM. When the data are evaluated, MasterCAP RM collects the results and generates a result report for each request. MasterCAP RM can store requests, requestor information and test panels, and also provides backup and restore functions.
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/K970420 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K970420: Mastercap AM 5.0/Mastercap RM 5.0.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K970420
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- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
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- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026