510(k) · Cleared
Recalled · Class II · 2013Bactec Mgit 960 System
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic · MDB System, Blood Culturing
Cleared on May 1, 1998 after a 122-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. It has been recalled 2 times.
- Decided
- May 1, 1998
- Review
- 122 days
- Class
- Class I
- Product code
- MDB
- Recalls
- 2
- 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? (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 | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | — | BACTEC® 460 TB System Named without a submission number | |
| * | — | Conventional Media 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)
Recalls of this device
| Date | Class | Recall | Root cause | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2013 | Class II | Z-0028-2014 | Error in labeling | An in-vitro diagnostic reagent may be labeled with an incorrect barcode, which when scanned on associated diagnostic instrument may cause a false negative result. |
| Mar 28, 2011 | Not classified | Z-2890-2011 | Software design (manufacturing process) | Software contained three additional set configurations which caused the system to reinitialized the AST set carrier defaults. |
No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.
How does its category compare?
All MDB devicesMDB System, Blood Culturing: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · MDB
2in 2023
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · MDB
252in 2013
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · MDB
2in 2025
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · MDB
1,977in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code MDB, 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 | — | 2 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 4 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 2 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 2 | 6 |
| 2012 | 2 | — | 33 | 4 |
| 2013 | 4 | 252 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 2 | 12 |
| 2016 | 2 | — | 0 | 291 |
| 2017 | 2 | — | 0 | 121 |
| 2018 | 1 | — | 3 | 76 |
| 2019 | 2 | — | 0 | 147 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 37 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 1,184 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 643 |
| 2023 | 2 | — | 1 | 1,232 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 4 | 401 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 2 | 1,977 |
| 2026 | 1 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
The BACTEC® MGIT™ 960 System is an in vitro diagnostic instrument designed and optimized for the rapid detection of mycobacteria from clinical specimens (except blood and urine). Samples are collected from patients, processed and inoculated into BBL® MGIT™ 7mL tubes supplemented with BBL® MGIT™ PANTA™ and BBL® MGIT™ OADC.
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/K974883 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K974883: Bactec Mgit 960 System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K974883
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- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026