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Pocket Breathalyzer. Connectables

K052448510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 23, 2006169-day reviewClass I21 CFR 862.3050

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

Connectables, LLC · DJZ Devices, Breath Trapping, Alcohol

Cleared on Feb 23, 2006 as substantially equivalent to K043188 (Q3 Innovations, LLC, 2005) after a 169-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 2004. 8 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Feb 23, 2006
Review
169 days
Class
Class I
Product code
DJZ
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K041334 (2004). 8 later devices descend from it, 4 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2006: 2 descendants cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2007: 1 descendant cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2011: 2 descendants cleared2010: 1 descendant clearedK041334 · Alcomate, Model CA2000 · Khn Solutions, LLC · 2004K043188 · Alcohawk Precision · Q3 Innovations, LLC · 2005200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 4 descendants2 generations forward: 4 descendants K043188 · Alcohawk Precision · Q3 Innovations, LLC · 2005K041334 · Alcomate, Model CA2000 · Khn Solutions, LLC · 20040
  1. Root · 2 generations backK041334 Alcomate, Model CA2000Khn Solutions, LLC · 2004
  2. 1 generation backK043188 Alcohawk PrecisionQ3 Innovations, LLC · 2005
  3. This deviceK052448 Pocket Breathalyzer. ConnectablesConnectables, LLC · 2006
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 3 of its ownK060761 Breathscan, Breath and Breath Check Alcohol DetectorsAkers Biosciences, Inc. · 2006
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK062971 Breath Alcohol Check .02 and Breathscan .02 Detection SystemsAkers Biosciences, Inc. · 2006
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK102225 Alco-Breath Tube, Checkpoint Breath Alcohol TestAlcopro, Inc. · 2011
  7. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK102338 Breathscn ProAkers Biosciences, Inc. · 2011
  8. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK093143 Mission Breath Alcohol DetectorACON Laboratories, Inc. · 2010 · Recalled

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Descendants cleared per year

2006: 22007: 12008: 12009: 12010: 12011: 2
2006high 2 (2006) · low 0 (2012)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K060761Breathscan, Breath and Breath Check Alcohol DetectorsAkers Biosciences, Inc. · 2006 · cites it directly3descendants
  • K062971Breath Alcohol Check .02 and Breathscan .02 Detection SystemsAkers Biosciences, Inc. · 2006 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K102225Alco-Breath Tube, Checkpoint Breath Alcohol TestAlcopro, Inc. · 2011 · 2 generations on0descendants
  • K102338Breathscn ProAkers Biosciences, Inc. · 2011 · 2 generations on0descendants
  • K093143Mission Breath Alcohol DetectorACON Laboratories, Inc. · 2010 · 2 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K041334Alcomate, Model CA2000Khn Solutions, LLC2004—
−1K043188Alcohawk PrecisionQ3 Innovations, LLC2005—
0 (this device)K052448Pocket Breathalyzer. ConnectablesConnectables, LLC2006—
+1K060761Breathscan, Breath and Breath Check Alcohol DetectorsAkers Biosciences, Inc.2006—
+1K062971Breath Alcohol Check .02 and Breathscan .02 Detection SystemsAkers Biosciences, Inc.2006—
+2K102225Alco-Breath Tube, Checkpoint Breath Alcohol TestAlcopro, Inc.2011—
+2K102338Breathscn ProAkers Biosciences, Inc.2011—
+2K093143Mission Breath Alcohol DetectorACON Laboratories, Inc.20101

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200620
200710
200810
200910
201010
201120
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K052448, 2004–2011Source: 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
*K043188Alcohawk Precision
Summary page 1
…lassification Name: Device, breath trapping, alcohol, DJZ Common/Usual Name: Breath-alcohol test system 2. Equivalent legally marketed device: Alcohawk Precision, K043188 3. Indications for Use (intended use) : This device is intended to measure alcohol in the human breath. Measurements obtaine…
Q3 Innovations, LLC2005—

Also cleared against K043188: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (8)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K060761Breathscan, Breath and Breath Check Alcohol DetectorsAkers Biosciences, Inc.20063
K062971Breath Alcohol Check .02 and Breathscan .02 Detection SystemsAkers Biosciences, Inc.20061
K082086Key Ring Alcohol BreathalyzerThe Ashley Collection, Inc.20080
K062545Rmi LCD Alcohol DetectorResource Management International, LLC20070

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?

  • The line of descent spans 2 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 1.0 years on median.
  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K060761 (Akers Biosciences, Inc., 2006) has gone furthest, with 3 descendants of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K043188.

How does its category compare?

All DJZ devices

DJZ Devices, Breath Trapping, Alcohol: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · DJZ

1in 2016

2007: 22008: 52009: 52010: 22011: 32013: 12016: 1
2007high 5 (2008) · low 0 (2012)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DJZ

240in 2011

2008: 149 days median2009: 122 days median2011: 240 days median
2007high 240 (2011) · low 122 (2009)2026

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

Recalls per year · DJZ

1in 2007

2007: 1
2007high 1 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · DJZ

3in 2025

2007: 22011: 12019: 12022: 12023: 12025: 3
2007high 3 (2025) · low 0 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DJZ, 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
20072—12
2008514900
2009512200
20102—00
2011324001
20120—00
20131—00
20140—00
20150—00
20161—00
20170—00
20180—00
20190—01
20200—00
20210—00
20220—01
20230—01
20240—00
20250—03
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

This device is intended to measure alcohol in the human breath. Measurements obtained by this device are used as an aid in the detection of alcohol intoxication.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K052448: Pocket Breathalyzer. Connectables.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K052448

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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