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Piccolo Triglycerides Test System

K023639510(k) TraditionalCleared Jan 24, 200386-day reviewClass I21 CFR 862.1705

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

Abaxis, Inc. · JGY Colorimetric Method, Triglycerides

Cleared on Jan 24, 2003 as substantially equivalent to K854152 (Technicon Instruments Corp., 1985) after an 86-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1985. 2 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jan 24, 2003
Review
86 days
Class
Class I
Product code
JGY
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K854152 (1985). 2 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2012: 1 descendant cleared2025: 1 descendant clearedK854152 · Technicon RA Systems for Triglycerides Analysis in · Technicon Instruments Corp. · 19851990200020102020
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 2 descendants K854152 · Technicon RA Systems for Triglycerides Analysis in · Technicon Instruments Corp. · 19850
  1. Root · 1 generation backK854152 Technicon RA Systems for Triglycerides Analysis inTechnicon Instruments Corp. · 1985
  2. This deviceK023639 Piccolo Triglycerides Test SystemAbaxis, Inc. · 2003
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK251091 LipidsTruvian Health · 2025
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK120664 Piccolo Trglycerides-Capillary Test SystemAbaxis, Inc. · 2012

Most influential descendants

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  • K251091LipidsTruvian Health · 2025 · cites it directly0descendants
  • K120664Piccolo Trglycerides-Capillary Test SystemAbaxis, Inc. · 2012 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K854152Technicon RA Systems for Triglycerides Analysis inTechnicon Instruments Corp.1985—
0 (this device)K023639Piccolo Triglycerides Test SystemAbaxis, Inc.2003—
+1K251091LipidsTruvian Health2025—
+1K120664Piccolo Trglycerides-Capillary Test SystemAbaxis, Inc.2012—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201210
202510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K023639, 1985–2025Source: 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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K854152Technicon RA Systems for Triglycerides Analysis in
Summary page 1
…e following table identifies the legally marketed device to which Abaxis claims equivalence: T r i g l ycerides-RA Bayer Diagnostics K854152* 1 1/5/85 Assay Run on a Hitachi 917 Clinical (Technicon…
Technicon Instruments Corp.1985—

What descends from it? (2)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K251091LipidsTruvian Health20250
K120664Piccolo Trglycerides-Capillary Test SystemAbaxis, Inc.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, K251091 (Truvian Health, 2025) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All JGY devices

JGY Colorimetric Method, Triglycerides: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · JGY

1in 2012

2012: 1
2007high 1 (2012) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JGY

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

Recalls per year · JGY

No recall names JGY since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · JGY

1in 2021

2008: 22011: 12021: 1
2007high 2 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JGY, 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
20070—00
20080—02
20090—00
20100—00
20110—01
20121—00
20130—00
20140—00
20150—00
20160—00
20170—00
20180—00
20190—00
20200—00
20210—01
20220—00
20230—00
20240—00
20250—00
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

Triglyceride measurements are used in the diagnosis and treatment of patients with diabetes mellitus, nephrosis, liver obstruction, and other diseases involving lipid metabolism, or various endocrine disorders.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K023639: Piccolo Triglycerides Test System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K023639

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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