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510(k) · Cleared

Cleared

Raichem CO2 Reagent

K982056510(k) SpecialCleared Jun 24, 199815-day reviewClass II21 CFR 862.1160

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

Reagents Applications, Inc. · KHS Enzymatic, Carbon-Dioxide

Cleared on Jun 24, 1998 as substantially equivalent to K854544 (Reagents Applications, Inc., 1985) after a 15-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1985.

Decided
Jun 24, 1998
Review
15 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KHS
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K854544 (1985). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K854544 · Raichem CO2 Reagent · Reagents Applications, Inc. · 19851985199019952000
K854544 · Raichem CO2 Reagent · Reagents Applications, Inc. · 19850
  1. Root · 1 generation backK854544 Raichem CO2 ReagentReagents Applications, Inc. · 1985
  2. This deviceK982056 Raichem CO2 ReagentReagents Applications, Inc. · 1998
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K854544Raichem CO2 ReagentReagents Applications, Inc.1985—
0 (this device)K982056Raichem CO2 ReagentReagents Applications, Inc.1998—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K982056, 1985–1998Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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
*K854544Raichem CO2 Reagent
Summary page 1
…dioxide Test System Device Classification: |l Regulation Number: 21 CFR 862.1160 Panel: Chemistry (75) CDT Predicate (Cleared) Device CO, Reagent: 510(k) Docket No. K854544 Manufactured By: Raichem Division of Hemagen Diagnostics Inc. (Reagents : Applications, Inc.) Submitted By: Reagents Applicati…
Reagents Applications, Inc.1985—

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.

How does its category compare?

All KHS devices

KHS Enzymatic, Carbon-Dioxide: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · KHS

1in 2017

2007: 22008: 12009: 12010: 32011: 12012: 22013: 22014: 12016: 12017: 1
2007high 3 (2010) · low 0 (2015)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KHS

143in 2010

2010: 143 days median
2007high 143 (2010)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · KHS

1in 2025

2013: 12019: 12023: 12025: 1
2007high 1 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KHS

40in 2025

2008: 22009: 142011: 52012: 32013: 22014: 62015: 12016: 42017: 72018: 152019: 352020: 312021: 142022: 102023: 252024: 302025: 40
2007high 40 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KHS, 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
20072—00
20081—02
20091—014
2010314300
20111—05
20122—03
20132—12
20141—06
20150—01
20161—04
20171—07
20180—015
20190—135
20200—031
20210—014
20220—010
20230—125
20240—030
20250—140
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The use of this reagent is indicated for the measurement of CO2 levels in serum or plasma on manual or automated systems. The measurement of serum or plasma CO2 content is useful in the assessment of disturbance of acid base balance in respiratory or metabolic acidosis and alkalosis

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. “K982056: Raichem CO2 Reagent.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K982056

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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