Recorded device evidence

ALCO-SCREEN 02 (K121256): indications, design and recorded evidence

The acquired K121256 file contains product-specific indications and users, design and operating principle, recorded comparison and differences, performance evidence actually described sections. Compare these dated manufacturer statements with your own indication and design before commissioning evidence work. They describe this submission; they do not prescribe your testing, validate performance independently or establish a suitable predicate.

Evidence retrieved 2026-10-07. Source versions and topic-specific limits are listed below.

Computed exact-code research

This decision beside its recorded product-code cohort

The 2021–2025 complete-year cohort contains 1 selected decisions under primary code DIC. 1 have valid reported receipt/decision pairs; 0 pairs are missing or invalid.

No quartiles are displayed: this complete-year cohort has fewer than 20 valid pairs.

The table shows the named decision and up to four latest exact-code research records through 2026-09-27. It can include partial-year records outside the complete-year cohort. The quartiles above use the full stated cohort, not this displayed selection.

Research recordRecorded deviceReceipt → decisionCalendar elapsed daysRecorded submission type
K121256 ↗ · this pageALCO-SCREEN 022012-04-25 → 2012-09-12140Traditional
K250609 ↗Sober Self-Test2025-02-28 → 2025-09-15199Traditional
K181553 ↗Immunalysis Ethyl Alcohol Enzyme Assay2018-06-13 → 2018-10-31140Traditional
K121247 ↗ALCO-SCREEN2012-04-25 → 2013-03-22331Traditional
K111005 ↗ETHANOL REAGENT, ETHANOL CALIBRATOR, ETHANOL QC MATERIAL2011-04-11 → 2011-11-15218Traditional

Use this comparison: select a record to investigate, read its actual indications and design, and document differences. A shared code or elapsed period cannot establish its relevance to your device.

Calendar elapsed days are not active FDA review time, a promised schedule or a success probability. The selection includes only the stated recorded decisions, not all applications. Latest records can postdate the named historical decision and are contextual research, not its predicates. Shared codes, summaries and observed records do not prove equivalence, current market availability, buyer applicability or predicate suitability.

Calculation, selection and source versions

Reuse the complete-endpoint exact-primary-code, documented SE-decision cohort and its stated cutoff/window. Retain its type-7 quartiles only when at least 20 valid date pairs are present. Independently subtract the named official record’s receipt date from its decision date; missing or negative pairs remain unknown. Show up to four latest exact-code research records, excluding the named ID. Parent analysis hash, source snapshots and calculation versions are retained.

Calculation: fda-named-decision-cohort-context-1; cutoff 2026-09-27; 0 parent records excluded; units record counts; calendar elapsed days.

Source snapshots: 5a86994ba49a37e71e09be96803fd51981c6c43eaa96caab41aea2b188bfe002.

Read beyond the decision row

Recorded evidence and differences to investigate

The summary is manufacturer-submitted context hosted by FDA. Negative/no-study statements are preserved. Evidence themes are not binding legal requirements.

Short opening excerpts identify the source sections. Read the linked original for the full study context, negative statements, tables and limitations. Public quotations are limited to 120 words per acquired summary; the internal evidence packet retains exact section ranges for review.

Indications and users

K121256 · PDF page 1 ↗ Source 2

The        ALC0-SCREEN®9    02       is          a  qualitative        screening           test
                                                                                                                                used       to        detect      the        presence          of  ethyl         alcohol           in        human
                                                                                                                                saliva.

The excerpt is shortened at a complete statement. Read the complete section in the original PDF before interpreting the evidence.

Compare with your product: Compare the recorded indication, population, body site and use environment with your proposed label. Record each change instead of assuming the primary code settles intended use.

Design and operating principle

K121256 · PDF page 1 ↗ Source 2

ALC0-SCREEN'802            is      a  visually     read         qualitative            test       for
                                                                                                                                the     detection         of alcohol        using        saliva.                       The      test        strip
                                                                                                                                indicates           the       relative          Blood       Alcohol            Concentration             (BAC)
                                                                                                                                at       0.02%.

The excerpt is shortened at a complete statement. Read the complete section in the original PDF before interpreting the evidence.

Compare with your product: Compare physical design, materials, energy, accessories and operating principle with your design. Ask which documented differences change the evidence scope.

Recorded comparison and differences

K121256 · PDF page 2 ↗ Source 3

Device:                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Aleo-Screen® 02           is      similar       to        the        predicate         device.                        Both
                                                                                                          tests       can        be         used        to        qualitatively          measure           alcohol           in      human
                                                                                                          saliva.

The excerpt is shortened at a complete statement. Read the complete section in the original PDF before interpreting the evidence.

Compare with your product: The summary’s comparison is a manufacturer statement about that submission. Investigate the actual design differences and cited records before considering any comparator or predicate.

Performance evidence actually described

K121256 · PDF page 2 ↗ Source 3

The        performance            characteristics              of    Alco-Screen® 02         were
                                                                                                          determined            by     conducting          precision              and      reproducibility
                                                                                                          studies,          analytical           specificity           studies,       stability          studies,          and
                                                                                                          field           use       studies        with            an     evidentiary            device.

The excerpt is shortened at a complete statement. Read the complete section in the original PDF before interpreting the evidence.

Compare with your product: The source labels this section as performance data. Determine which described evidence is bench, software, biological or clinical from the actual narrative and original tables; the section label alone does not settle that distinction or prescribe your testing.

Extraction selection and limits

Select observed whole-line section headings or explicit colon-delimited inline labels on readable PDF pages, including the explicitly documented heading-spacing variants in this parser version. Preserve the original heading, character ranges and layout; do not repair excerpt text. Exclude letter boilerplate and uncertain pages. Stop at observed table headings; do not infer table columns or scalar results from layout text. Multi-column or suspicious split-numeric excerpts are excluded until reviewed alternate extraction is available. Original layout records remain retained; any alternate text has its own extractor-version locator and requires original-page review. For each dimension, prefer usable versioned alternate text where available, selecting its longest usable excerpt; otherwise select the longest usable original-layout excerpt. Ties preserve source order. Bounded to 64 PDF pages and 3,500 characters per section. This is a selection, not a complete dossier analysis.

Excluded extraction items: {}.

Known facts and deciding inputs

Known context: US. Confirm the organisation’s role, relevant activities and markets against the cited criteria.

Source factRecorded valueWhat to check
510(k) identifierK121256 [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Generic device categoryALCO-SCREEN 02 [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Recorded applicantChematics, Inc. [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
FDA product codeDIC [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Decision date2012-09-12 [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Recorded decision codeSESE [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Submission typeTraditional [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Receipt date2012-04-25 [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.

Prepare a differences and evidence worksheet

Use this checklist to gather your business or product details before speaking with a specialist. The items below explain what to record and suggest useful supporting documents. You can add your own answers in the editable project brief.

  1. Indications and users — what differs in our product?

    Compare the recorded indication, population, body site and use environment with your proposed label. Record each change instead of assuming the primary code settles intended use.

    Useful evidence: Our proposed indication, user/population and use environment beside this exact recorded indication.

  2. Design and operating principle — what differs in our product?

    Compare physical design, materials, energy, accessories and operating principle with your design. Ask which documented differences change the evidence scope.

    Useful evidence: Design description, materials/components, accessory list and a differences matrix.

  3. Recorded comparison and differences — what differs in our product?

    The summary’s comparison is a manufacturer statement about that submission. Investigate the actual design differences and cited records before considering any comparator or predicate.

    Useful evidence: Feature-by-feature differences and the underlying cited documents; no automated predicate selection.

  4. Performance evidence actually described — what differs in our product?

    The source labels this section as performance data. Determine which described evidence is bench, software, biological or clinical from the actual narrative and original tables; the section label alone does not settle that distinction or prescribe your testing.

    Useful evidence: The cited narrative and full tables, underlying protocols/results and a reviewed comparison with the proposed product.

Work packages and dependencies

Questions for providers

Sources and data dates

Read the official document in context. The audit details identify the precise locators and preserved versions used for this page.

FDA openFDA — 510(k) decision records ↗

2026-10-05 · retrieved 2026-10-06

Audit details: precise locators and snapshot identifiers

Source key D01 · snapshot 5a86994ba49a37e71e09be96803fd51981c6c43eaa96caab41aea2b188bfe002

  • [1] device-510k-0001-of-0001.json:results[100656] · record d78b8292476faace56c87be77b0b0016ba31e3c4c77939752b241fa91507d9a6
  • [4] Complete results array / fda-decision-context:K121256 · record whole dataset partition

FDA 510(k) summary — K121256 ↗

Tue, 09 Oct 2012 17:29:14 GMT · retrieved 2026-10-07

Audit details: precise locators and snapshot identifiers

Source key D02 · snapshot f38d0f44ecd4db26c4b973f0ef3d815ee7250db6ac675df62adaa09f3fbab00d

  • [2] PDF page 1 · record 110cb36488b46bb36303a0f694d005c5fbde0d6176590151e23128e4c70fc073
  • [3] PDF page 2 · record 3c98d26225b91f506c9a35dc086c49b862bc3b6ea69effc99baa3df5a538de95

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