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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class I · 2016

Inratio 2 PT Monitoring System

K072727510(k) SpecialCleared Oct 26, 200730-day reviewClass II21 CFR 864.7750Recalls 6 (4 Class I)

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

Hemosense, Inc. · GJS Test, Time, Prothrombin

Cleared on Oct 26, 2007 as substantially equivalent to K020679 (Hemosense, Inc., 2002) after a 30-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2002. 4 of the 7 devices in its family, counting itself, have a Class I recall. 5 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled 6 times, including 4 Class I recalls.

Decided
Oct 26, 2007
Review
30 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GJS
Recalls
6 (4 Class I)
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K020679 (2002). 5 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly. 4 of the 7 devices in this family, counting this one, have a Class I recall.

Descendants, by year cleared 2010: 2 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12012: 1 descendant cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12019: 1 descendant cleared2022: 1 descendant clearedK020679 · Inratio · Hemosense, Inc. · 2002 · Class I recall200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 3 descendants, 2 with a Class I recall22 generations forward: 1 descendant3 generations forward: 1 descendant K020679 · Inratio · Hemosense, Inc. · 2002 · Class I recall0
  1. Root · 1 generation backK020679 InratioHemosense, Inc. · 2002 · Recalled (Class I)
  2. This deviceK072727 Inratio 2 PT Monitoring SystemHemosense, Inc. · 2007
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 2 of its ownK093243 Coagusense Self-Test Prothrombin Time/Inr Monitoring SystemCoagusense, Inc. · 2010 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK183255 Coag-Sense Prothrombin Time (PT) / INR Monitoring DeviceCoagusense, Inc. · 2019 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK092987 Inratio/INRATIO2 Test StripsBiosite Incorporated · 2010 · Recalled (Class I)
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK212779 Coag-Sense Prothrombin (PT) / INR Monitoring System for Patient…Coagusense, Inc. · 2022
  7. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK110212 INRATIO2 PI/NR Monitoring System; Inratio PT/Inr Test StripAlere San Diego, Inc (Formally Biosite Incorporate · 2012 · Recalled (Class I)

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K093243Coagusense Self-Test Prothrombin Time/Inr Monitoring SystemCoagusense, Inc. · 2010 · cites it directly2descendants
  • K183255Coag-Sense Prothrombin Time (PT) / INR Monitoring DeviceCoagusense, Inc. · 2019 · 2 generations on1descendant
  • K092987Inratio/INRATIO2 Test StripsBiosite Incorporated · 2010 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K212779Coag-Sense Prothrombin (PT) / INR Monitoring System for Patient Self-TestingCoagusense, Inc. · 2022 · 3 generations on0descendants
  • K110212INRATIO2 PI/NR Monitoring System; Inratio PT/Inr Test StripAlere San Diego, Inc (Formally Biosite Incorporate · 2012 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K020679InratioHemosense, Inc.2002Class I
0 (this device)K072727Inratio 2 PT Monitoring SystemHemosense, Inc.2007—
+1K093243Coagusense Self-Test Prothrombin Time/Inr Monitoring SystemCoagusense, Inc.20101
+2K183255Coag-Sense Prothrombin Time (PT) / INR Monitoring DeviceCoagusense, Inc.20191
+1K092987Inratio/INRATIO2 Test StripsBiosite Incorporated2010Class I
+3K212779Coag-Sense Prothrombin (PT) / INR Monitoring System for Patient Self-TestingCoagusense, Inc.2022—
+1K110212INRATIO2 PI/NR Monitoring System; Inratio PT/Inr Test StripAlere San Diego, Inc (Formally Biosite Incorporate2012Class I

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201021
201211
201910
202210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K072727, 2002–2022Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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4 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.

Top candidate predicates for a new GJS device

  1. #1 K243543 microINR Systemscore 13.4 · 6 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
  3. #3 Held for the reportin the report
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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
*K020679Inratio
Summary page 1
…Prothrombin Time Test Proprietary name FNRatio® 2 PT Monitoring System C. Predicate Device: INRatio® System, K020679 D. Device Description: Like the predicate device, the INRatio 2 PT Monitoring System performs a modified version of…
Hemosense, Inc.2002Class I

Also cleared against K020679: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (5)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K093243Coagusense Self-Test Prothrombin Time/Inr Monitoring SystemCoagusense, Inc.20102
K092987Inratio/INRATIO2 Test Strips Class IBiosite Incorporated20101
K110212INRATIO2 PI/NR Monitoring System; Inratio PT/Inr Test Strip Class IAlere San Diego, Inc (Formally Biosite Incorporate20120

Has anything in its family been recalled? (4 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Jul 11, 2016Class IZ-2357-2016OtherAlere San Diego is initiating a voluntary recall for the Alere INRatio¿/INRatio¿2 PT/INR Monitoring Systems (Test Strips and Meters). This action is being initiated as a result of patients who had a therapeutic or near-therapeutic INR…
Jul 11, 2016Class IZ-2360-2016OtherAlere San Diego is initiating a voluntary recall for the Alere INRatio¿/INRatio¿2 PT/INR Monitoring Systems (Test Strips and Meters). This action is being initiated as a result of patients who had a therapeutic or near-therapeutic INR…
Dec 5, 2014Class IZ-0880-2015Under Investigation by firmIn certain cases, an INRatio PT/INR Monitor system may provide an INR result that is significantly lower than a result obtained using a reference INR system (laboratory method). This issue can arise if the patient has certain medical…
Dec 5, 2014Class IZ-0882-2015Under Investigation by firmIn certain cases, an INRatio PT/INR Monitor system may provide an INR result that is significantly lower than a result obtained using a reference INR system (laboratory method). This issue can arise if the patient has certain medical…
Oct 11, 2011Not classifiedZ-0188-2012Material/Component ContaminationAlere has initiated a recall of the Professional Disposables International (PDI) alcohol prep products due to the potential presence of low levels of the microorganism Bacillus cereus.
Dec 23, 2008Not classifiedZ-1256-2009Nonconforming Material/ComponentINRatio Monitors that were manufactured with a specific EEPROM memory chip fail during use. The monitors report an error code and do not report a test result.

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.

  • K020679InratioHemosense, Inc. · 2002 · Direct predicate · ◆ on the line of descent in FIG. 14 Class I recalls
  • K110212INRATIO2 PI/NR Monitoring System; Inratio PT/Inr Test StripAlere San Diego, Inc (Formally Biosite Incorporate · 2012 · Cites it directly · ◆ in the 2012 descendants bar of FIG. 15 Class I recalls
  • K092987Inratio/INRATIO2 Test StripsBiosite Incorporated · 2010 · Cites it directly · ◆ in the 2010 descendants bar of FIG. 16 Class I recalls

What does this lineage say?

  • Its one ancestor has a recall, Class I.
  • Of its descendants, K093243 (Coagusense, Inc., 2010) has gone furthest, with 2 descendants of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K020679.

How does its category compare?

All GJS devices

GJS Test, Time, Prothrombin: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2007, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · GJS

3in 2025

2007: 42008: 12010: 42012: 12013: 12014: 12016: 12017: 12018: 22019: 22020: 12022: 32023: 22024: 12025: 3
2007high 4 (2007) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GJS

60in 2025

2007: 77 days median2010: 168 days median2022: 399 days median2025: 60 days median
2007high 399 (2022) · low 60 (2025)2026

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

Recalls per year · GJS

1in 2022

2007: 52008: 32009: 42010: 22011: 12012: 12013: 12014: 4, 3 Class I2017: 52018: 3, 2 Class I2020: 22021: 12022: 1
2007high 5 (2007) · low 0 (2015)2026

Class I (5 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · GJS

105in 2025

2007: 4392008: 4202009: 8762010: 2,1772011: 2,9652012: 2,1982013: 2,5842014: 2,3972015: 1,2602016: 8642017: 5322018: 1,9582019: 2,3852020: 1,3902021: 1,3592022: 1,2102023: 8092024: 1772025: 105
2007high 2,965 (2011) · low 105 (2025)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GJS, 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
20074775439
20081—3420
20090—4876
2010416822,177
20110—12,965
20121—12,198
20131—12,584
20141—4 (3)2,397
20150—01,260
20161—0864
20171—5532
20182—3 (2)1,958
20192—02,385
20201—21,390
20210—11,359
2022339911,210
20232—0809
20241—0177
20253600105
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The INRatio 2 PT Monitoring system is used for the quantitative measurement of Prothrombin Time (PT) in fresh, capillary whole blood. The INRatio 2 PT Monitoring system is intended for use outside the body (in vitro diagnostic use) by people taking warfarin and other oral anticoagulant (blood thinning) therapy who need to monitor the clotting time of their blood. The INRatio 2 PT Monitoring System is not intended to be used for screening purposes.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K072727: Inratio 2 PT Monitoring System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K072727

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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