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Medisense Precision PCX Point of Care Management System for Blood Glucose Testing

K022941510(k) TraditionalCleared Oct 28, 200255-day reviewClass II21 CFR 862.1345

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

Abbott Laboratories · LFR Glucose Dehydrogenase, Glucose

Cleared on Oct 28, 2002 as substantially equivalent to K982303 (Medisense, Inc., 1998) after a 55-day review. Its family tree reaches back 5 generations to 1995. 2 of the 24 devices in its family, counting itself, have a Class I recall. 13 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Oct 28, 2002
Review
55 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LFR
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 5 generations to K945887 (1995). 10 ancestors in all, the oldest K896951 (1990). 13 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly. 2 of the 24 devices in this family, counting this one, have a Class I recall.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 1997: 1 other ancestor1995: 2 other ancestors1996: 1 other ancestor1990: 1 other ancestor2005: 2 descendants cleared2006: 1 descendant cleared2010: 2 descendants cleared, 2 with a Class I recall22012: 2 descendants cleared2007: 1 descendant cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2013: 2 descendants cleared2015: 2 descendants clearedK945887 · Precision Q I D Blood Glucose Test Strips · Medisense, Inc. · 1995K962295 · Precision Qid Blood Glucose Test Strip · Medisense, Inc. · 1996K963676 · Precision G Blood Glucose Testing System · Medisense, Inc. · 1997K971812 · Precision Qid Blood Glucose Test Strip, Precision G Blood Glucose Test Strip · Medisense, Inc. · 1997K982303 · Precision PCX Point of Care Management System , QC Manager Data Manager System, Precision G Plus Blood Glucose Test ST · Medisense, Inc. · 19981990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 2 generations back: 2 other ancestors3 generations back: 3 other ancestors 1 generation forward: 2 descendants2 generations forward: 1 descendant3 generations forward: 3 descendants, 1 with a Class I recall14 generations forward: 4 descendants, 1 with a Class I recall15 generations forward: 3 descendants K982303 · Precision PCX Point of Care Management System , QC Manager Data Manager System, Precision G Plus Blood Glucose Test ST · Medisense, Inc. · 1998K971812 · Precision Qid Blood Glucose Test Strip, Precision G Blood Glucose Test Strip · Medisense, Inc. · 1997K963676 · Precision G Blood Glucose Testing System · Medisense, Inc. · 1997K962295 · Precision Qid Blood Glucose Test Strip · Medisense, Inc. · 1996K945887 · Precision Q I D Blood Glucose Test Strips · Medisense, Inc. · 1995−50+5
  1. Root · 5 generations backK945887 Precision Q I D Blood Glucose Test StripsMedisense, Inc. · 1995
  2. 4 generations backK962295 Precision Qid Blood Glucose Test StripMedisense, Inc. · 1996
  3. 3 generations backK963676 Precision G Blood Glucose Testing SystemMedisense, Inc. · 1997
  4. 2 generations backK971812 Precision Qid Blood Glucose Test Strip, Precision G Blood Glucose…Medisense, Inc. · 1997
  5. 1 generation backK982303 Precision PCX Point of Care Management System , QC Manager Data…Medisense, Inc. · 1998
  6. This deviceK022941 Medisense Precision PCX Point of Care Management System for Blood…Abbott Laboratories · 2002
  7. Descendant · cites it directly · 12 of its ownK050500 Freestyle 600 Blood Glucose Monitoring SystemAbbott Diabetes Care, Inc. · 2005
  8. Descendant · 2 generations on · 10 of its ownK051839 Free-Style Freedom Blood Glucose Monitoring System, Model 11001Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc. · 2006 · Recalled
  9. Descendant · 3 generations on · 4 of its ownK092638 Freestyle Blood Glucose Test Strips, Models 100-Count: 12401-01…Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc. · 2010 · Recalled (Class I)
  10. Descendant · 3 generations on · 4 of its ownK070850 Freestyle Lite Blood Glucose Monitoring SystemAbbott Diabetes Care, Inc. · 2007 · Recalled
  11. Descendant · 3 generations on · 3 of its ownK112638 Nova Max One Blood Glucose Monitor, Nova Max One Blood Glucose Test…Nova Biomedical Corporation · 2012

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Descendants cleared per year

2005: 22006: 12007: 12009: 12010: 22012: 22013: 22015: 2
2005high 2 (2005) · low 0 (2008)2026

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K050500Freestyle 600 Blood Glucose Monitoring SystemAbbott Diabetes Care, Inc. · 2005 · cites it directly12descendants
  • K051839Free-Style Freedom Blood Glucose Monitoring System, Model 11001Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc. · 2006 · 2 generations on10descendants
  • K092638Freestyle Blood Glucose Test Strips, Models 100-Count: 12401-01, 12101-21, 12101-22…Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc. · 2010 · 3 generations on4descendants
  • K070850Freestyle Lite Blood Glucose Monitoring SystemAbbott Diabetes Care, Inc. · 2007 · 3 generations on4descendants
  • K112638Nova Max One Blood Glucose Monitor, Nova Max One Blood Glucose Test StripsNova Biomedical Corporation · 2012 · 3 generations on3descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−5K945887Precision Q I D Blood Glucose Test StripsMedisense, Inc.1995—
−4K962295Precision Qid Blood Glucose Test StripMedisense, Inc.1996—
−3K963676Precision G Blood Glucose Testing SystemMedisense, Inc.1997—
−2K971812Precision Qid Blood Glucose Test Strip, Precision G Blood Glucose Test StripMedisense, Inc.1997—
−1K982303Precision PCX Point of Care Management System , QC Manager Data Manager…Medisense, Inc.1998—
0 (this device)K022941Medisense Precision PCX Point of Care Management System for Blood Glucose…Abbott Laboratories2002—
+1K050500Freestyle 600 Blood Glucose Monitoring SystemAbbott Diabetes Care, Inc.2005—
+2K051839Free-Style Freedom Blood Glucose Monitoring System, Model 11001Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc.20062
+3K092638Freestyle Blood Glucose Test Strips, Models 100-Count: 12401-01, 12101-21…Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc.2010Class I
+3K070850Freestyle Lite Blood Glucose Monitoring SystemAbbott Diabetes Care, Inc.20071
+3K112638Nova Max One Blood Glucose Monitor, Nova Max One Blood Glucose Test StripsNova Biomedical Corporation2012—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199010
199520
199610
199710

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200520
200610
200710
200910
201022
201220
201320
201520
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K022941, 1995–2015Source: 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.

2 devices in this family have a Class I recall. A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

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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
*K982303Precision PCX Point of Care Management System , QC Manager Data Manager System…
Summary page 1
…ng System Classification: Glucose Test System, Class I1 per 21 CFR 862.1345 Predicate Devices: Precision PCx Point of Care Management System for Blood Glucose Testing (K982303) that uses the MediSense blood glucose test strip cleared under K971812. Description: The Precision PCx Point of Care Managemen…
Medisense, Inc.1998—

What descends from it? (13)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K050500Freestyle 600 Blood Glucose Monitoring SystemAbbott Diabetes Care, Inc.200512
K051802Freestyle Connect Blood Glucose Monitoring SystemAbbott Diabetes Care, Inc.20050

Has anything in its family been recalled? (2 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K092638Freestyle Blood Glucose Test Strips, Models 100-Count: 12401-01, 12101-21, 12101-22, 12101-23Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc. · 2010 · 3 generations on · ◆ in the 2010 descendants bar of FIG. 12 Class I recalls
  • K092602FREESTYLE Lite Blood Glucose Monitoring System and Freestyle Freedom Lite Blood Glucose Monitoring SystemAbbott Diabetes Care, Inc. · 2010 · 4 generations on · ◆ in the 2010 descendants bar of FIG. 12 Class I recalls

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 7 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 1.3 years on median.
  • 1 of the 10 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K050500 (Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc., 2005) has gone furthest, with 12 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All LFR devices

LFR Glucose Dehydrogenase, Glucose: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · LFR

1in 2015

2007: 12009: 12011: 62012: 132013: 32014: 32015: 1
2007high 13 (2012) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LFR

161in 2014

2011: 296 days median2012: 152 days median2013: 212 days median2014: 161 days median
2007high 296 (2011) · low 152 (2012)2026

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

Recalls per year · LFR

1in 2012

2007: 32008: 12009: 42011: 12012: 1
2007high 4 (2009) · low 0 (2010)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · LFR

827in 2025

2007: 23,8192008: 6,5842009: 10,8232010: 4,8652011: 3,8022012: 3,3412013: 3,8212014: 3,9602015: 3,3662016: 2,1452017: 1032018: 1082019: 1082020: 1322021: 1642022: 1012023: 1032024: 1712025: 827
2007high 23,819 (2007) · low 101 (2022)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LFR, 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—323,819
20080—16,584
20091—410,823
20100—04,865
2011629613,802
20121315213,341
2013321203,821
2014316103,960
20151—03,366
20160—02,145
20170—0103
20180—0108
20190—0108
20200—0132
20210—0164
20220—0101
20230—0103
20240—0171
20250—0827
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The MediSense Precision PCx Point of Care Management System for Blood Glucose is intended for the in vitro diagnostic use (i.e. for external use only) for the quantitative measurement of glucose in fresh capillary whole blood. The MediSense Precision PCx Point of Care Management System is for home (lay user) or professional use. The PCx Point of Care Management System for Blood Glucose Testing is for monitoring blood glucose concentration in patients with diabetes mellitus or other conditions.

The product may also be used by healthcare professionals for the quantitative measurement of glucose in venous, arterial, or neonatal whole blood, provided that the sample is used within 30 minutes.

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. “K022941: Medisense Precision PCX Point of Care Management System for Blood Glucose Testing.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K022941

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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