510(k) · Cleared
ClearedAmerse 2
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
STERIS Corporation · LRJ Disinfectant, Medical Devices
Cleared on Dec 4, 1998 after a 29-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- Decided
- Dec 4, 1998
- Review
- 29 days
- Class
- Class I
- Product code
- LRJ
- Recalls
- None
- 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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- Recall history across each candidate’s familyin the report
What was it cleared against? (4)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | — | Bulk Lysol® Brand Disinfectant Named without a submission number | |
| * | — | LF-10 Hospital Disinfectant Concentrate, Reckitt & Coleman Named without a submission number | |
| * | — | Micro Bac Phenolic Detergent Disinfectant, Ecolabs Named without a submission number | |
| * | — | Sporicidin Brand Disinfectant Solution, Sporicidin International 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)
No FDA recall names this device.
No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.
How does its category compare?
All LRJ devicesLRJ Disinfectant, Medical Devices: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · LRJ
FDA has decided no LRJ device since 2007.
Median 510(k) review, days · LRJ
Too few LRJ 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · LRJ
4so far in 2026, the most since 2007
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · LRJ
70in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code LRJ, 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 | 126 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 0 | 72 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 1 | 39 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 18 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 0 | 40 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 37 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 1 | 31 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 18 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 15 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 13 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 6 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 15 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 12 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 73 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 1 | 497 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 171 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 95 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 116 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 70 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 4 | — |
What is it indicated for?
Amerse 2 is a general purpose disinfectant used to reprocess noncritical devices and medical equipment surfaces and to preclean or decontaminate critical or semi-critical medical devices prior to sterilization or high-level disinfection with a 10 minute contact time at 20°C.
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/K983947 · printed Nov 4, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K983947: Amerse 2.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K983947
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- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026