510(k) · Cleared
ClearedAlimenterics Lara (TM) Breath Test System
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Alimenterics, Inc. · MSQ Test, Urea (Breath Or Blood)
Cleared on Feb 26, 1998 after a 198-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- Decided
- Feb 26, 1998
- Review
- 198 days
- Class
- Class I
- Product code
- MSQ
- 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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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.
| Type | Number | Device | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | — | CLOtest® 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 MSQ devicesMSQ Test, Urea (Breath Or Blood): FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · MSQ
3in 2022
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · MSQ
121in 2022
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · MSQ
1in 2011
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · MSQ
1in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code MSQ, 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 | — | 1 | 2 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 1 | 2 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2016 | 1 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 3 | 121 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
The Pylori-Chek Test System is intended for use with the LARA Laser Assisted Ratio Analyzer for the qualitative detection of urease associated with Helicobacter pylori infection in the human stomach and as an aid in the diagnosis of H. pylori infection in symptomatic adult patients. The Pylori-Chek Test system consists of a Pylori-Chek test kit for the collection of breath samples and a LARA Laser Assisted Ratio Analyzer for the measurement of the ratio of *CO, to ?CO, in the breath sample.
For use by healthcare professionals. To be administered under a physician’s supervision.
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/K973000 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K973000: Alimenterics Lara (TM) Breath Test System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K973000
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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