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Modification to Access Cea Reagents for Use on the Access Immunoassay Analyzer, Models 33200, 33205, 33209, 33206

K991707510(k) SpecialCleared Jun 1, 199913-day reviewClass II21 CFR 866.6010

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

Beckman · DHX System, Test, Carcinoembryonic Antigen

Cleared on Jun 1, 1999 as substantially equivalent to K981985 (Beckman Coulter, Inc., 1998) after a 13-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1998. 4 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jun 1, 1999
Review
13 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DHX
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K981985 (1998). 2 ancestors in all. 4 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2003: 1 descendant cleared2023: 1 descendant cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2011: 1 descendant clearedK981985 · Access Cea Reagents on the Access Immunoassay Analyzer Model 33200, 33205, 33206 & 33209 · Beckman Coulter, Inc. · 1998 · recalled1995200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 2 descendants2 generations forward: 1 descendant3 generations forward: 1 descendant K981985 · Access Cea Reagents on the Access Immunoassay Analyzer Model 33200, 33205, 33206 & 33209 · Beckman Coulter, Inc. · 1998 · recalled0
  1. Root · 1 generation backK981985 Access Cea Reagents on the Access Immunoassay Analyzer Model 33200…Beckman Coulter, Inc. · 1998 · Recalled
  2. This deviceK991707 Modification to Access Cea Reagents for Use on the Access…Beckman · 1999
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 2 of its ownK031270 Access Cea Reagents for Use on the Access Immunoassay SystemsBeckman Coulter, Inc. · 2003 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK071603 Dimension Vista Carcinoembryonic Antigen Flex Reagent Cartridge (Cea)Dade Behring, Inc. · 2008
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK223921 Access CEABeckman Coulter, Inc. · 2023
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK100321 Dimension Vista Loci CA 125 Flex Reagent Cartridge,and Dimensions…Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics · 2011

Most influential descendants

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  • K031270Access Cea Reagents for Use on the Access Immunoassay SystemsBeckman Coulter, Inc. · 2003 · cites it directly2descendants
  • K071603Dimension Vista Carcinoembryonic Antigen Flex Reagent Cartridge (Cea)Dade Behring, Inc. · 2008 · 2 generations on1descendant
  • K223921Access CEABeckman Coulter, Inc. · 2023 · cites it directly0descendants
  • K100321Dimension Vista Loci CA 125 Flex Reagent Cartridge,and Dimensions Vista Loci 6 Cal…Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics · 2011 · 3 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K981985Access Cea Reagents on the Access Immunoassay Analyzer Model 33200, 33205…Beckman Coulter, Inc.19981
0 (this device)K991707Modification to Access Cea Reagents for Use on the Access Immunoassay…Beckman1999—
+1K031270Access Cea Reagents for Use on the Access Immunoassay SystemsBeckman Coulter, Inc.20031
+2K071603Dimension Vista Carcinoembryonic Antigen Flex Reagent Cartridge (Cea)Dade Behring, Inc.2008—
+1K223921Access CEABeckman Coulter, Inc.2023—
+3K100321Dimension Vista Loci CA 125 Flex Reagent Cartridge,and Dimensions Vista Loci 6…Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics2011—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200310
200810
201110
202310
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K991707, 1998–2023Source: 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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Top candidate predicates for a new DHX device

  1. #1 K223921 Access CEAscore 6.6 · 3 generations · no Class I recall
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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
*K981985Access Cea Reagents on the Access Immunoassay Analyzer Model 33200, 33205, 33206 & 33209
Summary page 1
…keted Device The Modified Access® CEA Immunoassay claims substantial equivalence to the Access® CEA Immunoassay currently in commercial distribution. FDA 510(k) Number K981985 Device Description The Access® CEA reagents consist of reagent packs, calibrators, bi-level controls, substrate, and wash buffe…
Beckman Coulter, Inc.19981

Also cleared against K981985: 2 other devices →

What descends from it? (4)

2 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K031270Access Cea Reagents for Use on the Access Immunoassay SystemsBeckman Coulter, Inc.20032
K223921Access CEABeckman Coulter, Inc.20230

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 a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K031270 (Beckman Coulter, Inc., 2003) has gone furthest, with 2 descendants of its own.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K981985.

How does its category compare?

All DHX devices

DHX System, Test, Carcinoembryonic Antigen: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · DHX

2in 2023

2008: 22009: 12020: 12023: 2
2007high 2 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DHX

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

Recalls per year · DHX

1in 2015

2010: 12015: 1
2007high 1 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · DHX

19in 2025

2007: 22008: 112009: 202010: 82011: 142012: 142013: 262014: 152015: 332016: 222017: 72018: 202019: 122020: 142021: 112022: 122023: 152024: 152025: 19
2007high 33 (2015) · low 2 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DHX, 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—02
20082—011
20091—020
20100—18
20110—014
20120—014
20130—026
20140—015
20150—133
20160—022
20170—07
20180—020
20190—012
20201—014
20210—011
20220—012
20232—015
20240—015
20250—019
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Access CEA assay is a paramagnetic particle, chemiluminescent immunoassay for the quantitative determination of Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) levels in human serum, using the Access Immunoassay System. CEA measured by the Access Immunoassay System Is used as an aid In the management of cancer patients in whom changing CEA concentrations have been observed.

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. “K991707: Modification to Access Cea Reagents for Use on the Access Immunoassay Analyzer, Models 33200, 33205, 33209, 33206.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K991707

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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