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Tri Test Reagent CD4 Fit C/CD8 PE/CD3 Percp with Trucount Absolute Count Tubes

K971205510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 1, 1997244-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

Becton Dickinson Immunocytometry Systems · GKZ Counter, Differential Cell

Cleared on Dec 1, 1997 as substantially equivalent to K933486 (Becton Dickinson Immunocytometry Systems, 1994) after a 244-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1994. 3 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Dec 1, 1997
Review
244 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GKZ
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K933486 (1994). 3 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2009: 1 descendant cleared2002: 1 descendant cleared2010: 1 descendant clearedK933486 · Fascount Systme · Becton Dickinson Immunocytometry Systems · 1994 · recalled1990200020102020
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 3 descendants K933486 · Fascount Systme · Becton Dickinson Immunocytometry Systems · 1994 · recalled0
  1. Root · 1 generation backK933486 Fascount SystmeBecton Dickinson Immunocytometry Systems · 1994 · Recalled
  2. This deviceK971205 Tri Test Reagent CD4 Fit C/CD8 PE/CD3 Percp with Trucount Absolute…Becton Dickinson Immunocytometry Systems · 1997
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK101911 Immuknow-the Cylex Immune Cellfunction AssayCylex, Inc. · 2010
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK082091 Tri T-Stat Reagent Assay (Dried Form) Model 25107-00Reametrix, Inc. · 2009
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK013169 Immune Cell Function AssayCylex, Inc. · 2002

Most influential descendants

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  • K101911Immuknow-the Cylex Immune Cellfunction AssayCylex, Inc. · 2010 · cites it directly0descendants
  • K082091Tri T-Stat Reagent Assay (Dried Form) Model 25107-00Reametrix, Inc. · 2009 · cites it directly0descendants
  • K013169Immune Cell Function AssayCylex, Inc. · 2002 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K933486Fascount SystmeBecton Dickinson Immunocytometry Systems19941
0 (this device)K971205Tri Test Reagent CD4 Fit C/CD8 PE/CD3 Percp with Trucount Absolute Count TubesBecton Dickinson Immunocytometry Systems1997—
+1K101911Immuknow-the Cylex Immune Cellfunction AssayCylex, Inc.2010—
+1K082091Tri T-Stat Reagent Assay (Dried Form) Model 25107-00Reametrix, Inc.2009—
+1K013169Immune Cell Function AssayCylex, Inc.2002—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200210
200910
201010
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K971205, 1994–2010Source: 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
*K933486Fascount Systme
Summary page 1
…FR 807.92()(3) The BDIS TriT EST™ CD4 FITC/CD8 PE/CD3 PerCP reagent with TRUCOUNT Absolute Count Tubes is substantially equivalent to FACSCount (cleared to market under K933486). The BDIS TrTEST CD4 fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC)/CD8 phycoerythrin (PE)/CD3 peridinin chlorophyll protein (PerCP) reagent…
Becton Dickinson Immunocytometry Systems19941

Also cleared against K933486: 3 other devices →

What descends from it? (3)

3 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K101911Immuknow-the Cylex Immune Cellfunction AssayCylex, Inc.20100
K082091Tri T-Stat Reagent Assay (Dried Form) Model 25107-00Reametrix, Inc.20090
K013169Immune Cell Function AssayCylex, Inc.20020

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 a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K101911 (Cylex, Inc., 2010) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
  • 3 other devices also cite its predicate K933486.

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?

For use with any flow cytometer equipped with a 488 nm laser and capable of detection in the ranges: 515-545 nm, 562-607 nm, and >650 nm

For use with erythrocyte lysed whole blood

For in vitro diagnostic use

To identify and enumerate absolute counts of CD3+ and CD3+CD4 and CD3+CD8+ lymphocytes

To characterize and monitor some forms of immunodeficiency, such as in HIV infected individuals

To characterize and monitor some forms of autoimmune diseases

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. “K971205: Tri Test Reagent CD4 Fit C/CD8 PE/CD3 Percp with Trucount Absolute Count Tubes.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K971205

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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