# K080538: Ideal Life Pod (Model Ilp 0001)

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Ideal Life, Inc.
- Decided: Jul 3, 2008 after 128 days
- Product code: NBW (System, Test, Blood Glucose, Over The Counter)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 862.1345
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 7 generations back to K864318 (1987). 18 ancestors in all.
4 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 23 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K984527: IN Touch Diabetes Management Software, Lifescan, Inc. (1999) Summary page 1.
- K060504: Ideal Life BP-Manager, Model BPM 0001; Ideal Life Pod, Model Ilp 0001, Ideal Life, Inc. (2006) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K111932: Iglucose System (2011), 2 descendants of its own
- K130676: Ambio Remote Health Monitoring System (2013), 1 descendant of its own
- K132148: S Health (2013), 0 descendants of its own
- K100524: Polytel (R) Apt Model: Pwa-08-01 (2010), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The IDEAL LIFE PodTM receives data wirelessly from IDEAL LIFE devices to transmit over the Internet or common telephone lines from the user's home. The Pod is an optional accessory to IDEAL LIFE devices, including the GlucoManagerTM, the BP-ManagerTM and/or the Body ManagerTM. The Pod is intended to aid people at home and health care professionals to review and evaluate historical blood glucose, weight and blood pressure test results, to support effective health care management. The IDEAL LIFE Pod makes no interpretation, evaluation, medical judgment or recommendations for treatment. This device is not intended as a substitute for medical care.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K080538
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology