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IQ Chambers

K992553510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 12, 2000257-day reviewClass I21 CFR 880.6025

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

Dormer Laboratories, Inc. · KXF Applicator, Absorbent Tipped, Non-Sterile

Cleared on Apr 12, 2000 as substantially equivalent to K811365 (Hill Top Research, Inc., 1981) after a 257-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1981. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Apr 12, 2000
Review
257 days
Class
Class I
Product code
KXF
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K811365 (1981). 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2002: 1 descendant clearedK811365 · Hill Top Chamber · Hill Top Research, Inc. · 198119801990200020102020
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 1 descendant K811365 · Hill Top Chamber · Hill Top Research, Inc. · 19810
  1. Root · 1 generation backK811365 Hill Top ChamberHill Top Research, Inc. · 1981
  2. This deviceK992553 IQ ChambersDormer Laboratories, Inc. · 2000
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK013820 Finn Chamber (R)Epitest Ltd. OY · 2002

Most influential descendants

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  • K013820Finn Chamber (R)Epitest Ltd. OY · 2002 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K811365Hill Top ChamberHill Top Research, Inc.1981—
0 (this device)K992553IQ ChambersDormer Laboratories, Inc.2000—
+1K013820Finn Chamber (R)Epitest Ltd. OY2002—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K992553, 1981–2002Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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
*K811365Hill Top Chamber
Summary page 5
…h hazard when used according to directions. The device is substantially equivalent to various marketed allergen and vaccine delivery systems including Hill Top Chambers (K811365)
Hill Top Research, Inc.1981—

What descends from it? (1)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K013820Finn Chamber (R)Epitest Ltd. OY20020

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.
  • Of its descendants, K013820 (Epitest Ltd. OY, 2002) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All KXF devices

KXF Applicator, Absorbent Tipped, Non-Sterile: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · KXF

1in 2012

2011: 12012: 1
2007high 1 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KXF

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

Recalls per year · KXF

No recall names KXF since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · KXF

5in 2025

2007: 112008: 132009: 72010: 152011: 422012: 372013: 342014: 142015: 62016: 112017: 182018: 92019: 102020: 642021: 1342022: 132023: 92024: 52025: 5
2007high 134 (2021) · low 5 (2024)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KXF, 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—011
20080—013
20090—07
20100—015
20111—042
20121—037
20130—034
20140—014
20150—06
20160—011
20170—018
20180—09
20190—010
20200—064
20210—0134
20220—013
20230—09
20240—05
20250—05
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The 1Q Chamber is an allergen delivery system which places allergens or allergen mixes in contact with the surface of the skin for the purpose of performing patch testing.

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. “K992553: IQ Chambers.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K992553

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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