510(k) · Cleared
ClearedDBIL
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Abbott Laboratories · CIG Diazo Colorimetry, Bilirubin
Cleared on Jul 22, 1998 as substantially equivalent to K970985 (Wako Chemicals USA, Inc., 1997) after a 49-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1991.
- Decided
- Jul 22, 1998
- Review
- 49 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- CIG
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 1
Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K912024 (1991). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
View FIG. 1 as a table
Line of descent and top descendants
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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Top candidate predicates for a new CIG device
- #1 K251998 Atellica CH Diazo Total Bilirubin (D_TBil)score 11.8 · 4 generations · no Class I recall
- #2 Held for the reportin the report
- #3 Held for the reportin the report
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | K970985 | Wako Total Bilirubin VSummary page 1…direct bilirubin. Substantial Equivalence: The Direct Bilirubin assay is substantially equivalent to the following device: + Wako Diagnostics Direct Bilirubin assay (K970985) on the Hitachi® 717 Analyzer Direct Bilirubin 510¢k) Section I1 June 1, 1998 Page 1 DBIL wp ¢00001% Both assay… | 1997 |
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?
- The line of descent spans 7 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 5.8 years on median.
- None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
- 2 other devices also cite its predicate K970985.
How does its category compare?
All CIG devicesCIG Diazo Colorimetry, Bilirubin: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · CIG
2in 2023
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · CIG
64in 2013
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · CIG
1in 2019
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · CIG
52in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code CIG, 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 | 1 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 3 | 199 | 0 | 8 |
| 2009 | 2 | — | 3 | 3 |
| 2010 | 1 | — | 0 | 6 |
| 2011 | 2 | — | 0 | 38 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 14 |
| 2013 | 5 | 64 | 3 | 8 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | — | 0 | 7 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 4 |
| 2017 | 1 | — | 0 | 11 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 23 |
| 2019 | 1 | — | 1 | 25 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 31 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 22 |
| 2022 | 1 | — | 0 | 26 |
| 2023 | 2 | — | 0 | 34 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 39 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 52 |
| 2026 | 1 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
The Direct Bilirubin assay is used for the quantitation of direct bilirubin in human serum or plasma. Measurement of bilirubin, an organic compound formed during the normal and abnormal destruction of red blood cells, is used in the diagnosis and treatment of liver, hemolytic hematological, and metabolic disorders, including
hepatitis and gall bladder block.
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/K981943 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K981943: DBIL.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K981943
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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