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Cleared

Immulite Myoglobin, Model LKMY1 and LKMY5

K983970510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 25, 199816-day reviewClass II21 CFR 866.5680

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

Diagnostic Products Corp. · DDR Myoglobin, Antigen, Antiserum, Control

Cleared on Nov 25, 1998 as substantially equivalent to K974325 (Chiron Diagnostics Corp., 1997) after a 16-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1997.

Decided
Nov 25, 1998
Review
16 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DDR
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K974325 (1997). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K974325 · Chiron Diagnostics Acs:180 Myoglobin · Chiron Diagnostics Corp. · 1997199619982000
  1. Root · 1 generation backK974325 Chiron Diagnostics Acs:180 MyoglobinChiron Diagnostics Corp. · 1997
  2. This deviceK983970 Immulite Myoglobin, Model LKMY1 and LKMY5Diagnostic Products Corp. · 1998
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K974325Chiron Diagnostics Acs:180 MyoglobinChiron Diagnostics Corp.1997—
0 (this device)K983970Immulite Myoglobin, Model LKMY1 and LKMY5Diagnostic Products Corp.1998—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K983970, 1997–1998Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K974325Chiron Diagnostics Acs:180 Myoglobin
Summary page 1
…alifornia 90045-5597 Diagnostic Products Corporation 5700 West 96™ Street Los Angeles, California 90045-5597 DPC’s Registration Number 1s 2017183 ACS: 180 Myoglobin (K974325) Manufactured by Chiron Diagnostics IMMULITE® Myoglobin is a clinical device for use with the IMMULITE® Automated Immunoassay An…
Chiron Diagnostics Corp.1997—

Also cleared against K974325: 2 other devices →

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.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K974325.

How does its category compare?

All DDR devices

DDR Myoglobin, Antigen, Antiserum, Control: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · DDR

1in 2023

2009: 22012: 12013: 12023: 1
2007high 2 (2009) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DDR

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

Recalls per year · DDR

2in 2015

2007: 22009: 12015: 2
2007high 2 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · DDR

5in 2025

2009: 32011: 52012: 22013: 32014: 12016: 32017: 52018: 32019: 62020: 22021: 12022: 12023: 72024: 312025: 5
2007high 31 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DDR, 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
20070—20
20080—00
20092—13
20100—00
20110—05
20121—02
20131—03
20140—01
20150—20
20160—03
20170—05
20180—03
20190—06
20200—02
20210—01
20220—01
20231—07
20240—031
20250—05
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

IMMULITE® Myoglobin is a solid-phase, two-site chemiluminescent enzyme immunometric assay for use with the IMMULITE Automated Analyzer and designed for the quantitative measurement of myoglobin in serum. It is intended strictly for in vifro use as an aid in the diagnosis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI).

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. “K983970: Immulite Myoglobin, Model LKMY1 and LKMY5.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K983970

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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