# K042836: Liquichek Reticulocyte Control (a)

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Bio-Rad
- Decided: Nov 5, 2004 after 22 days
- Product code: JPK (Mixture, Hematology Quality Control)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 864.8625
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K930119 (1993). 2 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 3 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K993496: Retic-Quinox, Hematronix, Inc. (1999) Summary page 1.

## Indications for use
Liquichek Reticulocyte Control (A) is an assayed whole blood control for evaluating precision of automated methods of reticulocyte counting.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K042836
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology