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EM50 Self Monitoring Blood Glucose System

K113243510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 28, 2012147-day reviewClass II21 CFR 862.1345

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

Eps Bio Technology Corp. · LFR Glucose Dehydrogenase, Glucose

Cleared on Mar 28, 2012 after a 147-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

Decided
Mar 28, 2012
Review
147 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LFR
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K113243Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against?

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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.

How does its category compare?

All LFR devices

LFR Glucose Dehydrogenase, Glucose: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2012, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · LFR

1in 2015

2007: 12009: 12011: 62012: 132013: 32014: 32015: 1
2007high 13 (2012) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LFR

161in 2014

2011: 296 days median2012: 152 days median2013: 212 days median2014: 161 days median
2007high 296 (2011) · low 152 (2012)2026

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

Recalls per year · LFR

1in 2012

2007: 32008: 12009: 42011: 12012: 1
2007high 4 (2009) · low 0 (2010)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · LFR

827in 2025

2007: 23,8192008: 6,5842009: 10,8232010: 4,8652011: 3,8022012: 3,3412013: 3,8212014: 3,9602015: 3,3662016: 2,1452017: 1032018: 1082019: 1082020: 1322021: 1642022: 1012023: 1032024: 1712025: 827
2007high 23,819 (2007) · low 101 (2022)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LFR, 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
20071—323,819
20080—16,584
20091—410,823
20100—04,865
2011629613,802
20121315213,341
2013321203,821
2014316103,960
20151—03,366
20160—02,145
20170—0103
20180—0108
20190—0108
20200—0132
20210—0164
20220—0101
20230—0103
20240—0171
20250—0827
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The EM5O Self Monitoring Blood Glucose System is intended for the quantitative measurement of glucose in fresh capillary whole blood from fingertip, palm, or forearm. Testing is done outside the body (In Vitro diagnostic use). It is indicated for use at home (over the counter [OTC]) by a single patient with diabetes and should not be shared, as an aid to monitor the effectiveness of diabetes control. The system is not to be used on neonates, nor for the…

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The EM5O Self Monitoring Blood Glucose System is intended for the quantitative measurement of glucose in fresh capillary whole blood from fingertip, palm, or forearm. Testing is done outside the body (In Vitro diagnostic use). It is indicated for use at home (over the counter [OTC]) by a single patient with diabetes and should not be shared, as an aid to monitor the effectiveness of diabetes control. The system is not to be used on neonates, nor for the diagnosis of, or screening for diabetes mellitus. Alternative site testing can be only used during steady-state blood glucose conditions.

The system consists of the EMSO meter and the EMSO test strips. The EM5O meter only is used with the EM5O test strips to quantitatively measure glucose in fresh capillary whole blood from fingertip, palm, or forearm.

The EM5O Glucose Control Solution

For use with EM5O Blood Glucose Self Monitoring System as a quality control check to verify the accuracy of blood glucose test results.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA 510(k) statement.

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510(k) Report. “K113243: EM50 Self Monitoring Blood Glucose System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K113243

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