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IL Test Iron

K972363510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 15, 199751-day reviewClass I21 CFR 862.1410

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

Instrumentation Laboratory CO · JIY Photometric Method, Iron (Non-Heme)

Cleared on Aug 15, 1997 as substantially equivalent to K871973 (Instrumentation Laboratory CO, 1987) and 1 other predicate after a 51-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1987. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided: Aug 15, 1997
Review: 51 days
Class: Class I
Product code: JIY
Recalls: None
Predicates: 2

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K871973 (1987). 2 ancestors in all. 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

By dateBy generation

Root · 1 generation backK871973 IL Monarch 1000 Clinical Chemistry Analytical Sys.Instrumentation Laboratory CO · 1987
This deviceK972363 IL Test IronInstrumentation Laboratory CO · 1997
Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK051115 Sentinel Iron LiquidSentinel Ch. Srl · 2005

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K051115Sentinel Iron LiquidSentinel Ch. Srl · 2005 · cites it directly0descendants

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−1	K871973	IL Monarch 1000 Clinical Chemistry Analytical Sys.	Instrumentation Laboratory CO	1987	—
0 (this device)	K972363	IL Test Iron	Instrumentation Laboratory CO	1997	—
+1	K051115	Sentinel Iron Liquid	Sentinel Ch. Srl	2005	—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
1993	1	0

Descendants by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
2005	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K972363, 1987–2005Source: 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? (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	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K871973	IL Monarch 1000 Clinical Chemistry Analytical Sys. Summary page 1 …18, 1997 Name of the device: IL Test™ Iron Classification name(s): 862.1410 Iron (non-heme) test systems Class I Identification of predicate device(s): IL Test™ Iron K871973 for Monarch Clinical Chemistry System K932467 for ILab Clinical Chemistry System Description of the device/intended use(s): IL…	Instrumentation Laboratory CO	1987	—
*	K932467	Ilab 900/1800 Clinical Chemistry System Summary page 1 …Classification name(s): 862.1410 Iron (non-heme) test systems Class I Identification of predicate device(s): IL Test™ Iron K871973 for Monarch Clinical Chemistry System K932467 for ILab Clinical Chemistry System Description of the device/intended use(s): IL Test™ Iron permits the quantitative in vitro d…	Instrumentation Laboratory CO	1993	—

Also cleared against K871973: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (1)

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

Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Descendants
K051115	Sentinel Iron Liquid	Sentinel Ch. Srl	2005	0

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, K051115 (Sentinel Ch. Srl, 2005) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
1 other device also cites its predicate K871973.

How does its category compare?

All JIY devices

JIY Photometric Method, Iron (Non-Heme): FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · JIY

FDA has decided no JIY device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · JIY

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

Recalls per year · JIY

1in 2025

2007high 8 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · JIY

7in 2025

2007high 15 (2012) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JIY, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

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Year	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	—	0	0
2008	—	1	0
2009	—	8	0
2010	—	0	0
2011	—	0	0
2012	—	1	15
2013	—	1	2
2014	—	0	0
2015	—	0	0
2016	—	3	2
2017	—	0	1
2018	—	0	0
2019	—	0	0
2020	—	0	3
2021	—	0	2
2022	—	0	3
2023	—	2	6
2024	—	0	8
2025	—	1	7
2026	—	0	—

What is it indicated for?

IL Test™ Iron is intended for the quantitative in vitro diagnostic determination of iron in human serum and plasma using the ferene method on Instrumentation Laboratory’s line of clinical chemistry systems. A total iron binding capacity (TIBC) determination can also be performed using IL Test™ Iron in conjunction with the IL Test™ TIBC Sample Preparation Kit.

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/K972363 · printed Nov 5, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K972363: IL Test Iron.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K972363

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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