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Cleared

AMY

K981216510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 8, 199866-day reviewClass II21 CFR 862.1070

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

Abbott Laboratories · JFJ Catalytic Methods, Amylase

Cleared on Jun 8, 1998 as substantially equivalent to K903309 (Roche Diagnostic Systems, Inc., 1990) after a 66-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1990.

Decided
Jun 8, 1998
Review
66 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JFJ
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K903309 (1990). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K903309 · Roche Cobas Ready Amylase Reagent · Roche Diagnostic Systems, Inc. · 1990199019921994199619982000
  1. Root · 1 generation backK903309 Roche Cobas Ready Amylase ReagentRoche Diagnostic Systems, Inc. · 1990
  2. This deviceK981216 AMYAbbott Laboratories · 1998
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K903309Roche Cobas Ready Amylase ReagentRoche Diagnostic Systems, Inc.1990—
0 (this device)K981216AMYAbbott Laboratories1998—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K981216, 1990–1998Source: 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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  1. #1 K210633 Amylase2score 3.7 · 2 generations · no Class I recall
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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
*K903309Roche Cobas Ready Amylase Reagent
Summary page 2
…0000011 Substantial Equivalence: The Amylase assay is substantially equivalent to the Roche® Cobas Mira®Plus Automated Chemistry System Amylase assay (K903309) for serum, plasma, or urine applications. These assays yield similar Performance Characteristics. Similarities to Roche: » B…
Roche Diagnostic Systems, Inc.1990—

Also cleared against K903309: 1 other device →

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.

What does this lineage say?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K903309.

How does its category compare?

All JFJ devices

JFJ Catalytic Methods, Amylase: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · JFJ

1in 2022

2007: 12008: 12009: 12012: 12013: 12019: 22022: 1
2007high 2 (2019) · low 0 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JFJ

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

Recalls per year · JFJ

1in 2007

2007: 1
2007high 1 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · JFJ

1in 2025

2010: 12011: 22012: 12018: 22020: 12022: 12024: 12025: 1
2007high 2 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JFJ, 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
20071—10
20081—00
20091—00
20100—01
20110—02
20121—01
20131—00
20140—00
20150—00
20160—00
20170—00
20180—02
20192—00
20200—01
20210—00
20221—01
20230—00
20240—01
20250—01
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Amylase assay is is used for the quantitation of amylase in serum, plasma, or urine. Amylase measurements are used primarily for the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas).

The Amylase assay is is used for the quantitation of amylase in serum, plasma, or urine. Amylase measurements are used primarily for the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatitis (inflammation of the pancreas).

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. “K981216: AMY.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K981216

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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