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Liquichek Urine Chemistry Control

K020817510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 12, 200230-day reviewClass I21 CFR 862.1660

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

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. · JJY Multi-Analyte Controls, All Kinds (Assayed)

Cleared on Apr 12, 2002 as substantially equivalent to K971954 (Bio-Rad, 1997) after a 30-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1997. 19 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Apr 12, 2002
Review
30 days
Class
Class I
Product code
JJY
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K971954 (1997). 19 later devices descend from it, 6 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2013: 3 descendants cleared2007: 4 descendants cleared2014: 2 descendants cleared2012: 3 descendants cleared2011: 2 descendants cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2021: 1 descendant cleared2019: 2 descendants cleared2015: 1 descendant clearedK971954 · Liquichek Urine Chemistry Control (Cat.NO. 397,398) · Bio-Rad · 19971995200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 6 descendants2 generations forward: 8 descendants3 generations forward: 4 descendants4 generations forward: 1 descendant K971954 · Liquichek Urine Chemistry Control (Cat.NO. 397,398) · Bio-Rad · 19970
  1. Root · 1 generation backK971954 Liquichek Urine Chemistry Control (Cat.NO. 397,398)Bio-Rad · 1997
  2. This deviceK020817 Liquichek Urine Chemistry ControlBio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. · 2002
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 11 of its ownK070249 Abx Pentra 400, Calcium CP, Creatinine CP, Phosphorus CP, Amylase…Horiba Abx · 2007 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 3 of its ownK070146 Abx Pentra Glucose HK CP, Urea CP, Uric Acid CPHoriba Abx · 2007
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 2 of its ownK123171 Abx Pentra Calcium as CP, Abx Pentra Urine Control L/H, Abx Pentra…Horiba Abx Sas · 2013
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 2 of its ownK081276 Abx Pentra Glucose HK CP, Abx Pentra Uric Acid CP, Abx Pentra Urine…Horiba Abx · 2008 · Recalled
  7. Descendant · cites it directly · 2 of its ownK072835 Liquichek Microalbumin Control Level 1, Level 2, Control MinipakBio-Rad, Diagnostics Grp. · 2007

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Descendants cleared per year

2007: 42008: 12011: 22012: 32013: 32014: 22015: 12019: 22021: 1
2007high 4 (2007) · low 0 (2009)2026

Most influential descendants

Showing 5 of 19 · See all
  • K070249Abx Pentra 400, Calcium CP, Creatinine CP, Phosphorus CP, Amylase CP, Urine Control L/HHoriba Abx · 2007 · cites it directly11descendants
  • K070146Abx Pentra Glucose HK CP, Urea CP, Uric Acid CPHoriba Abx · 2007 · 2 generations on3descendants
  • K123171Abx Pentra Calcium as CP, Abx Pentra Urine Control L/H, Abx Pentra Multical, Abx Pentra…Horiba Abx Sas · 2013 · 2 generations on2descendants
  • K081276Abx Pentra Glucose HK CP, Abx Pentra Uric Acid CP, Abx Pentra Urine Control L/HHoriba Abx · 2008 · 3 generations on2descendants
  • K072835Liquichek Microalbumin Control Level 1, Level 2, Control MinipakBio-Rad, Diagnostics Grp. · 2007 · cites it directly2descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K971954Liquichek Urine Chemistry Control (Cat.NO. 397,398)Bio-Rad1997—
0 (this device)K020817Liquichek Urine Chemistry ControlBio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.2002—
+1K070249Abx Pentra 400, Calcium CP, Creatinine CP, Phosphorus CP, Amylase CP, Urine…Horiba Abx20071
+2K070146Abx Pentra Glucose HK CP, Urea CP, Uric Acid CPHoriba Abx2007—
+2K123171Abx Pentra Calcium as CP, Abx Pentra Urine Control L/H, Abx Pentra Multical…Horiba Abx Sas2013—
+3K081276Abx Pentra Glucose HK CP, Abx Pentra Uric Acid CP, Abx Pentra Urine Control L/HHoriba Abx20081
+1K072835Liquichek Microalbumin Control Level 1, Level 2, Control MinipakBio-Rad, Diagnostics Grp.2007—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200740
200810
201120
201230
201330
201420
201510
201920
202110
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K020817, 1997–2021Source: 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
*K971954Liquichek Urine Chemistry Control (Cat.NO. 397,398)
Summary page 1
…mber: 21 CFR 862.1660 3.0 Device to Which Substantial Equivalence is Claimed Liquichek™ Urine Chemistry Control Bio-Rad Laboratories Irvine, California Docket Number: K971954 4.0 ;Qé#briptiom of Device Ic:hek"‘“; Urine Chemistry Control is prepared from human urine with added istituents of human and a…
Bio-Rad1997—

What descends from it? (19)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K070249Abx Pentra 400, Calcium CP, Creatinine CP, Phosphorus CP, Amylase CP, Urine Control L/HHoriba Abx200711
K072835Liquichek Microalbumin Control Level 1, Level 2, Control MinipakBio-Rad, Diagnostics Grp.20072
K132399Elitech Clinical Systems Creatinine Pap SL, Elical 2, Elitrol I and Elitrol II, Urine…Elitechgroup20140
K131993Multichem UTechno-Path Manufacturing, Ltd.20130
K122177Elitech Clinical Systems Urine Total Protein Plus Standard 100 MG/DL, Elitech Clinical…Elitechgroup20130
K121794Liquichek Urine Chemistry ControlBio-Rad, Diagnostics Grp.20120

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, K070249 (Horiba Abx, 2007) has gone furthest, with 11 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All JJY devices

JJY Multi-Analyte Controls, All Kinds (Assayed): FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · JJY

3in 2017

2007: 112008: 72009: 82010: 102011: 142012: 132013: 162014: 102015: 42016: 12017: 3
2007high 16 (2013) · low 0 (2018)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JJY

78in 2017

2007: 49 days median2008: 54 days median2009: 80 days median2010: 109 days median2011: 120 days median2012: 40 days median2013: 82 days median2014: 49 days median2015: 153 days median2017: 78 days median
2007high 153 (2015) · low 40 (2012)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · JJY

2in 2025

2007: 52009: 22010: 62011: 12012: 32013: 22014: 22015: 12016: 32017: 42018: 32019: 42020: 62022: 32023: 32025: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 6 (2010) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · JJY

13in 2025

2007: 22008: 12009: 32010: 32011: 62012: 202013: 52014: 42015: 42016: 132017: 122018: 72019: 12020: 72021: 12023: 42024: 12025: 13
2007high 20 (2012) · low 0 (2022)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JJY, 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
2007114952
200875401
200988023
20101010963
20111412016
20121340320
2013168225
2014104924
2015415314
20161—313
2017378412
20180—37
20190—41
20200—67
20210—01
20220—30
20230—34
20240—01
20250—213
20260—1—

What is it indicated for?

Liquichek™ Urine Chemistry Control is intended as an assayed quality control urine to monitor the precision of laboratory testing procedures for the analytes listed in the package insert.

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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https://510kreport.com/device/K020817 · printed Nov 6, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K020817: Liquichek Urine Chemistry Control.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K020817

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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