510(k) · Cleared
Recalled · Class II · 2018Abbott Architect Ferritin
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Abbott Laboratories · DBF Ferritin, Antigen, Antiserum, Control
Cleared on Dec 7, 1998 after a 42-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. It has been recalled 2 times.
- Decided
- Dec 7, 1998
- Review
- 42 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- DBF
- 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? (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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | — | AxSYM Ferritin assay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 2018 | Class II | Z-2208-2019 | Device Design | Abbott has become aware of a manufacturing issue that can result in damage to a bottle neck in some of the reagent cartridges found in the lots listed in Appendix A. If a bottle neck is damaged, it may cause a failure during the reagent… |
| Jun 6, 2006 | Not classified | Z-1204-06 | Other | Some ARCHITECT Ferritin Reagent lots may not be meeting the accuracy by correlation to AxSYM claims as they are listed in the package insert (slope of 1.0 +/- 0.2). |
No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.
How does its category compare?
All DBF devicesDBF Ferritin, Antigen, Antiserum, Control: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · DBF
1in 2021
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · DBF
Too few DBF 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · DBF
3in 2012
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · DBF
1in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code DBF, 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 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | — | 3 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 7 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 1 | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 3 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
The Abbott ARCHITECT™ Ferritin assay is a Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay (CMIA) for the quantitative determination of ferritin in human serum and plasma on the Abbott ARCHITECT i System. Measurements obtained by this device aid in the diagnosis of diseases affecting iron metabolism, such as hemochromatosis (iron overload) and iron deficiency anemia.
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/K983759 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K983759: Abbott Architect Ferritin.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K983759
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- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026