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Recalled · Class III · 2018

Spife Alkaline Hemoglobin

K982426510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 17, 1998157-day reviewClass II21 CFR 864.7440Recalls 1

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

Helena Laboratories · JBD System, Analysis, Electrophoretic Hemoglobin

Cleared on Dec 17, 1998 after a 157-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate. It has been recalled once.

Decided
Dec 17, 1998
Review
157 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JBD
Recalls
1
Predicates
0

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K982426Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against?

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

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

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Feb 27, 2018Class IIIZ-0297-2020Labeling mix-upsLots of gel kits contained a newer revision of the Customer Procedures instructions than intended. The incorrect inserts refer to updated parameters associated with new electrodes -- which have not yet been made available to users.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

How does its category compare?

All JBD devices

JBD System, Analysis, Electrophoretic Hemoglobin: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · JBD

FDA has decided no JBD device since 2007.

Median 510(k) review, days · JBD

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

Recalls per year · JBD

1in 2018

2018: 1
2007high 1 (2018) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · JBD

2in 2019

2019: 2
2007high 2 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JBD, 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
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20190—02
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20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The SPIFE Alkaline Hemoglobin system is intended for the qualitative and semi-quantitative determination of abnormal hemoglobins using agarose electrophoresis on the SPIFE Analyzer. The system is used as a screening method for in vitro diagnostic use.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA 510(k) statement, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K982426: Spife Alkaline Hemoglobin.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K982426

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026