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510(k) · Cleared

Cleared

Synchron CX Systems Prealbumin Calibrator

K994169510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 3, 200055-day reviewClass II21 CFR 862.1150

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

Beckman Coulter, Inc. · JIS Calibrator, Primary

Cleared on Feb 3, 2000 as substantially equivalent to K994168 (Beckman Coulter, Inc., 2000) and 1 other predicate after a 55-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1986.

Decided
Feb 3, 2000
Review
55 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JIS
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K854811 (1986). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 2 generations backK854811 Ics Pab Prealbumin Reagent Test KitBeckman Instruments, Inc. · 1986
  2. 1 generation backK994168 Synchron LX Systems Prealbumin CalibratorBeckman Coulter, Inc. · 2000
  3. This deviceK994169 Synchron CX Systems Prealbumin CalibratorBeckman Coulter, Inc. · 2000
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K854811Ics Pab Prealbumin Reagent Test KitBeckman Instruments, Inc.1986—
−1K994168Synchron LX Systems Prealbumin CalibratorBeckman Coulter, Inc.2000—
0 (this device)K994169Synchron CX Systems Prealbumin CalibratorBeckman Coulter, Inc.2000—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K994169, 1986–2000Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (2)

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
*K994168Synchron LX Systems Prealbumin Calibrator
Cleared while this submission was under review
Summary page 1
…1999 Device Name(s): 3.1 Proprietary Names SYNCHRON® CX Systems Prealbumin Calibrator 3.2 Classification Name Calibrator, (21 CFR §862.1150) Predicate Device(s]}: K 994168 Reagent SYNCHRON Systems Predicate Manufacturer Docket Number PAB Calibrator Immunochemistry Systems CAL 3 SYNCHRON® Systems…
Beckman Coulter, Inc.2000—
*K854811Ics Pab Prealbumin Reagent Test Kit
Summary page 1
…K 994168 Reagent SYNCHRON Systems Predicate Manufacturer Docket Number PAB Calibrator Immunochemistry Systems CAL 3 SYNCHRON® Systems Beckman Beckman Coulter, Inc. K854811 Description: The SYNCHRON CX Systems Prealbumin Calibrator Set is a six level ready-to-use human serum-based liquid calibrator…
Beckman Instruments, Inc.1986—

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?

  • The line of descent spans 14 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 14.0 years on median.
  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.

How does its category compare?

All JIS devices

JIS Calibrator, Primary: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · JIS

1in 2012

2012: 1
2007high 1 (2012) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JIS

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

Recalls per year · JIS

1in 2022

2008: 12011: 22012: 12016: 12018: 12020: 12021: 12022: 1
2007high 2 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · JIS

1in 2024

2010: 12011: 52012: 52013: 12015: 12016: 12017: 32018: 72019: 12020: 12022: 112024: 1
2007high 11 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JIS, 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—00
20080—10
20090—00
20100—01
20110—25
20121—15
20130—01
20140—00
20150—01
20160—11
20170—03
20180—17
20190—01
20200—11
20210—10
20220—111
20230—00
20240—01
20250—00
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The SYNCHRON® CX Systems Prealbumin Calibrator, used in conjunction with SYNCHRON® Systems Prealbumin reagent, is intended for use on Beckman’s SYNCHRON CX Systems for the calibration of prealbumin test systems.

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. “K994169: Synchron CX Systems Prealbumin Calibrator.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K994169

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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