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PMA · Approved

Recalled · 2007

Abbott Afp-Eia Diagnostic Kit for Cancer

P820060PMAApproved Jun 21, 1983312-day reviewClass IIIRecalls 2

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

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Approved on Jun 21, 1983 through premarket approval, which rests on the device’s own clinical evidence after a 312-day review. 7 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled 2 times.

Decided
Jun 21, 1983
Review
312 days
Class
Class III
Product code
LOK
Recalls
2

7 later devices descend from it, 4 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2008: 1 descendant cleared1998: 3 descendants cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2022: 1 descendant cleared19801990200020102020
  1. This deviceP820060 Abbott Afp-Eia Diagnostic Kit for CancerAbbott Laboratories · 1983
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 3 of its ownK981354 Access Afp Reagents on the Access Immunoassay Analyzer Model Number…Beckman Instruments, Inc. · 1998 · Recalled
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 2 of its ownK071597 Dimension Vista (R) Afp Flex (R) Reagent Cartridge, Model K6454…Dade Behring, Inc. · 2008
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK983031 Vitros Immunodiagnostic Products Afp AssayOrtho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. · 1998 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK213626 Vitros AfpOrtho Clinical Diagnostics · 2022
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK100321 Dimension Vista Loci CA 125 Flex Reagent Cartridge,and Dimensions…Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics · 2011

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Descendants cleared per year

1998: 32008: 12009: 12011: 12022: 1
1998high 3 (1998) · low 0 (1999)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K981354Access Afp Reagents on the Access Immunoassay Analyzer Model Number 33211Beckman Instruments, Inc. · 1998 · cites it directly3descendants
  • K071597Dimension Vista (R) Afp Flex (R) Reagent Cartridge, Model K6454, Dimension Vista (R)…Dade Behring, Inc. · 2008 · cites it directly2descendants
  • K983031Vitros Immunodiagnostic Products Afp AssayOrtho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc. · 1998 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K213626Vitros AfpOrtho Clinical Diagnostics · 2022 · 2 generations on0descendants
  • K100321Dimension Vista Loci CA 125 Flex Reagent Cartridge,and Dimensions Vista Loci 6 Cal…Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics · 2011 · 2 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)P820060Abbott Afp-Eia Diagnostic Kit for CancerAbbott Laboratories1983—
+1K981354Access Afp Reagents on the Access Immunoassay Analyzer Model Number 33211Beckman Instruments, Inc.19981
+1K071597Dimension Vista (R) Afp Flex (R) Reagent Cartridge, Model K6454, Dimension…Dade Behring, Inc.2008—
+1K983031Vitros Immunodiagnostic Products Afp AssayOrtho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.19981
+2K213626Vitros AfpOrtho Clinical Diagnostics2022—
+2K100321Dimension 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
199830
200810
200910
201110
202210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of P820060, 1983–2022Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA PMA database (decision fields and supplements), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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Does it have a predicate?

PMA decisions do not claim a predicate device.

What descends from it? (7)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K981354Access Afp Reagents on the Access Immunoassay Analyzer Model Number 33211Beckman Instruments, Inc.19983
K071597Dimension Vista (R) Afp Flex (R) Reagent Cartridge, Model K6454, Dimension Vista (R)…Dade Behring, Inc.20082
K983031Vitros Immunodiagnostic Products Afp AssayOrtho-Clinical Diagnostics, Inc.19981
K983263Immulite Afp, Model Lkapi, LKAP5, Immulite 2000 Afp, Model L2KAP2Diagnostic Products Corp.19980

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Sep 18, 2007Not classifiedZ-0299-2008Software designThe lower limit flag for auto-dilution protocol 3 (amniotic fluid) was set too low (15 ng/mL) for the ARCHITECT AFP assay file for the ARCHITECT AFP non-U.S. product. The assay labeling indicates that the limit flag should be set no lower…
Mar 4, 2003Not classifiedZ-0726-03OtherThe IMx AFP Calibrators may cause depressed values for the IMx AFP Low Control, and cause patient results to be 20% lower than actual values

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K981354 (Beckman Instruments, Inc., 1998) has gone furthest, with 3 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All LOK devices

LOK Kit, Test, Alpha-Fetoprotein For Neural Tube Defects: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · LOK

5in 2025

2007: 32008: 42009: 12010: 32011: 142012: 112013: 112014: 62015: 52016: 32017: 62018: 82019: 62020: 152021: 82022: 62023: 92024: 42025: 52026 (partial year): 7
2007high 15 (2020) · low 1 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LOK

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

Recalls per year · LOK

No recall names LOK since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · LOK

18in 2025

2009: 32010: 12012: 52013: 62014: 122015: 22016: 42017: 112018: 172019: 182020: 102021: 152022: 102023: 112024: 52025: 18
2007high 18 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LOK, 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
20073—00
20084—00
20091—03
20103—01
201114—00
201211—05
201311—06
20146—012
20155—02
20163—04
20176—011
20188—017
20196—018
202015—010
20218—015
20226—010
20239—011
20244—05
20255—018
20267—0—
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510(k) Report. “P820060: Abbott Afp-Eia Diagnostic Kit for Cancer.” Lineage record from FDA PMA data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/P820060

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026