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Liquichek Urine Toxicology Control Level S1, S2 & S3 Models 461, 462 & 463

K021411510(k) TraditionalCleared May 29, 200226-day reviewClass I21 CFR 862.3280

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

Bio-Rad · DIF Drug Mixture Control Materials

Cleared on May 29, 2002 after a 26-day review. The summary cites one number, which could not be confirmed as its predicate (see the table below). 2 later devices descend from it.

Decided
May 29, 2002
Review
26 days
Class
Class I
Product code
DIF
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

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

Descendants, by year cleared 2004: 1 descendant cleared2012: 1 descendant cleared200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK021411 Liquichek Urine Toxicology Control Level S1, S2 & S3 Models 461, 462…Bio-Rad · 2002
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK033924 Liquichek Urine Toxicology Control (Screen Series)Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. · 2004
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK120504 Liquichek Urine Toxicology Control, S10 & S10 Minipak, Liquichek…Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. · 2012

Most influential descendants

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  • K033924Liquichek Urine Toxicology Control (Screen Series)Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. · 2004 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K120504Liquichek Urine Toxicology Control, S10 & S10 Minipak, Liquichek Urine Toxicology…Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. · 2012 · 2 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K021411Liquichek Urine Toxicology Control Level S1, S2 & S3 Models 461, 462 & 463Bio-Rad2002—
+1K033924Liquichek Urine Toxicology Control (Screen Series)Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.2004—
+2K120504Liquichek Urine Toxicology Control, S10 & S10 Minipak, Liquichek Urine…Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.2012—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200410
201210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K021411, 2002–2012Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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

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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; numbers the summary cites that cannot be its predicate are marked – and kept off the family tree.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
Kept off the family treeK991558Liquichek™ Urine Toxicology Control
Not in FDA’s 510(k), De Novo or PMA lists as we hold them (a misreading, a typo, or a number FDA does not list), so it is kept off the family tree
Summary page 1
…umber: CFR 862.3280 3.0 Device to Which Substantial Equivalence is Claimed Liquichek™ Urine Toxicology Control Bio-Rad Laboratories Irvine, California Docket Number: K991558 4.0 Description of Device LiquichekTM Urine Toxicology Control Levels S1, S2 and S3 are prepared from human urine with added co…

What descends from it? (2)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K033924Liquichek Urine Toxicology Control (Screen Series)Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.20041

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, K033924 (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., 2004) has gone furthest, with 1 descendant of its own.

How does its category compare?

All DIF devices

DIF Drug Mixture Control Materials: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · DIF

1in 2016

2007: 12008: 22010: 12011: 12012: 32013: 22016: 1
2007high 3 (2012) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DIF

35in 2012

2012: 35 days median
2007high 35 (2012)2026

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

Recalls per year · DIF

1in 2021

2011: 12013: 12017: 52021: 1
2007high 5 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · DIF

1in 2016

2011: 12012: 32016: 1
2007high 3 (2012) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DIF, 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
20071—00
20082—00
20090—00
20101—00
20111—11
201233503
20132—10
20140—00
20150—00
20161—01
20170—50
20180—00
20190—00
20200—00
20210—10
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

A quality control urine to monitor the performance of laboratory urine toxicology screening procedures.

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. “K021411: Liquichek Urine Toxicology Control Level S1, S2 & S3 Models 461, 462 & 463.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K021411

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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