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PMA · Approved

Approved

Thinprep (R) Processor, Model TP 2000

P950039PMAApproved May 20, 1996180-day reviewClass III

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

Hologic, Inc. · MKQ Processor, Cervical Cytology Slide, Automated

Approved on May 20, 1996 through premarket approval, which rests on the device’s own clinical evidence after a 180-day review. 22 later devices descend from it.

Decided
May 20, 1996
Review
180 days
Class
Class III
Product code
MKQ
Recalls
None

22 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2005: 1 descendant cleared2012: 2 descendants cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared2018: 2 descendants cleared2021: 2 descendants cleared2015: 1 descendant cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared2017: 1 descendant cleared2016: 1 descendant cleared2019: 1 descendant cleared2023: 1 descendant cleared2025: 3 descendants cleared2026: 3 descendants cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceP950039 Thinprep (R) Processor, Model TP 2000Hologic, Inc. · 1996
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 21 of its ownK043224 Gen-Probe Aptima Combo 2 AssayGen-Probe, Inc. · 2005
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 11 of its ownK092704 Abbott Realtime CT/NG and Abbott Multi-Collect Specimen Collection…Abbott Molecular, Inc. · 2010 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 10 of its ownK110923 Cobas 4800 CT / NG TestRoche Molecular Systems, Inc. · 2012 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 4 generations on · 9 of its ownK132270 Cobas CT/NG V2.0 TestRoche Molecular Systems, Inc. · 2013
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 7 of its ownK163184 cobas® CT/NG v2.0 TestRoche Molecular Systems, Inc. · 2017

Showing 5 of 22 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2005: 12008: 12010: 12012: 22013: 12014: 12015: 12016: 12017: 12018: 22019: 12021: 22023: 12025: 32026: 3
2005high 3 (2025) · low 0 (2006)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 22 · See all
  • K043224Gen-Probe Aptima Combo 2 AssayGen-Probe, Inc. · 2005 · cites it directly21descendants
  • K092704Abbott Realtime CT/NG and Abbott Multi-Collect Specimen Collection Kit, Models 8L07-91…Abbott Molecular, Inc. · 2010 · 2 generations on11descendants
  • K110923Cobas 4800 CT / NG TestRoche Molecular Systems, Inc. · 2012 · 3 generations on10descendants
  • K132270Cobas CT/NG V2.0 TestRoche Molecular Systems, Inc. · 2013 · 4 generations on9descendants
  • K163184cobas® CT/NG v2.0 TestRoche Molecular Systems, Inc. · 2017 · 4 generations on7descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)P950039Thinprep (R) Processor, Model TP 2000Hologic, Inc.1996—
+1K043224Gen-Probe Aptima Combo 2 AssayGen-Probe, Inc.2005—
+2K092704Abbott Realtime CT/NG and Abbott Multi-Collect Specimen Collection Kit, Models…Abbott Molecular, Inc.20101
+3K110923Cobas 4800 CT / NG TestRoche Molecular Systems, Inc.20122
+4K132270Cobas CT/NG V2.0 TestRoche Molecular Systems, Inc.2013—
+4K163184cobas® CT/NG v2.0 TestRoche Molecular Systems, Inc.2017—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200510
200810
201010
201220
201310
201410
201510
201610
201710
201820
201910
202120
202310
202530
202630
FIG. 1 — Lineage of P950039, 1996–2026Source: 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? (22)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K043224Gen-Probe Aptima Combo 2 AssayGen-Probe, Inc.200521

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?

  • Of its descendants, K043224 (Gen-Probe, Inc., 2005) has gone furthest, with 21 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All MKQ devices

MKQ Processor, Cervical Cytology Slide, Automated: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · MKQ

1in 2025

2007: 52008: 52009: 42010: 52011: 22012: 22013: 22014: 72015: 22016: 62018: 32019: 12020: 12021: 42023: 12024: 12025: 1
2007high 7 (2014) · low 0 (2017)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MKQ

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

Recalls per year · MKQ

1in 2016

2008: 12011: 152016: 1
2007high 15 (2011) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MKQ

38in 2025

2007: 72008: 82009: 62010: 182011: 192012: 62013: 62014: 162015: 222016: 282017: 62018: 22020: 12021: 242022: 172023: 772024: 562025: 38
2007high 77 (2023) · low 0 (2019)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MKQ, 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
20075—07
20085—18
20094—06
20105—018
20112—1519
20122—06
20132—06
20147—016
20152—022
20166—128
20170—06
20183—02
20191—00
20201—01
20214—024
20220—017
20231—077
20241—056
20251—038
20260—0—
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510(k) Report. “P950039: Thinprep (R) Processor, Model TP 2000.” Lineage record from FDA PMA data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/P950039

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