510(k) · Cleared
ClearedAlcohol Reagent Set
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Pointe Scientific, Inc., · DIC Alcohol Dehydrogenase, Specific Reagent For Ethanol Enzyme Method
Cleared on Sep 25, 1997 after a 66-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
- Decided
- Sep 25, 1997
- Review
- 66 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- DIC
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 0
FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA 510(k) statement (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?
FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
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 DIC devicesDIC Alcohol Dehydrogenase, Specific Reagent For Ethanol Enzyme Method: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · DIC
1in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · DIC
Too few DIC 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · DIC
1in 2025
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · DIC
3in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code DIC, 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 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 2 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
The alcohol reagent set is for the quantitative determination of ethyl alcohol in serum or whole blood. Alcohol analysis is most frequently requested for emergency room patients to aid in the differential diagnosis of central nervous system depression, which can be due to alcohol intoxication. It is also requested for forensic medicine purposes.
Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA 510(k) statement, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.
https://510kreport.com/device/K972725 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K972725: Alcohol Reagent Set.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K972725
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- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026