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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · 2010

Access Estradiol Reagents on the Access Immunoassay Analyzer

K973743510(k) TraditionalCleared Oct 31, 199730-day reviewClass I21 CFR 862.1260Recalls 2

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

Beckman Instruments, Inc. · CHP Radioimmunoassay, Estradiol

Cleared on Oct 31, 1997 after a 30-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. 1 later device descends from it. It has been recalled 2 times.

Decided
Oct 31, 1997
Review
30 days
Class
Class I
Product code
CHP
Recalls
2
Predicates
0

1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2008: 1 descendant cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK973743 Access Estradiol Reagents on the Access Immunoassay AnalyzerBeckman Instruments, Inc. · 1997
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK080166 Access Estradiol Calibrators on the Access Immunoassay Systems…Beckman Coulter, Inc. · 2008

Most influential descendants

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  • K080166Access Estradiol Calibrators on the Access Immunoassay Systems, Model 33545Beckman Coulter, Inc. · 2008 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K973743Access Estradiol Reagents on the Access Immunoassay AnalyzerBeckman Instruments, Inc.1997—
+1K080166Access Estradiol Calibrators on the Access Immunoassay Systems, Model 33545Beckman Coulter, Inc.2008—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200810
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K973743, 1997–2008Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*—Abbott IMx® Estradiot Kit
Named without a submission number
—

What descends from it? (1)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K080166Access Estradiol Calibrators on the Access Immunoassay Systems, Model 33545Beckman Coulter, Inc.20080

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Mar 4, 2010Not classifiedZ-0448-2011OtherThe recall was initiated after Beckman Coulter confirmed that three lots of Access Estradiol reagent (REF 33540) contains an incorrect raw material which may produce incorrect patient results.
May 8, 2003Not classifiedZ-0872-03OtherShort volume, resulting possibility of falsely elevated results.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K080166 (Beckman Coulter, Inc., 2008) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All CHP devices

CHP Radioimmunoassay, Estradiol: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · CHP

FDA has decided no CHP device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · CHP

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

Recalls per year · CHP

7in 2022

2007: 12010: 12016: 12017: 12018: 12021: 12022: 7
2007high 7 (2022) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · CHP

84in 2025

2008: 12009: 92010: 122011: 102012: 152013: 42014: 122015: 182016: 292017: 392018: 382019: 362020: 1352021: 432022: 612023: 602024: 652025: 84
2007high 135 (2020) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code CHP, 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
20070—10
20080—01
20090—09
20100—112
20110—010
20120—015
20130—04
20140—012
20150—018
20160—129
20170—139
20180—138
20190—036
20200—0135
20210—143
20220—761
20230—060
20240—065
20250—084
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Access Estradiol assay is a paramagnetic particle, chemiluminescent immunoassay for the

quantitative determination of estradiol levels in human serum, using the Access Immunoassay

System.

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. “K973743: Access Estradiol Reagents on the Access Immunoassay Analyzer.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K973743

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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