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HemoCue Hb 801 System

K181751510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 1, 2019214-day reviewClass II21 CFR 864.5620

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

Hemocue AB · GKR System, Hemoglobin, Automated

Cleared on Feb 1, 2019 as substantially equivalent to K061047 (Hemocue AB, 2006) after a 214-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 2003. 1 later device descends from it.

Decided
Feb 1, 2019
Review
214 days
Class
Class II
Product code
GKR
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K032203 (2003). 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

  1. Root · 2 generations backK032203 Hemocue Hemoglobin 201 + System Article 121704Hemocue, Inc. · 2003 · Recalled
  2. 1 generation backK061047 Hemocue HB 301 Analyzer, Model 121804 and Microcuvettes, Model 111801Hemocue AB · 2006
  3. This deviceK181751 HemoCue Hb 801 SystemHemocue AB · 2019
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK201217 HemoCue Hb 301 SystemHemocue AB · 2020

Most influential descendants

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  • K201217HemoCue Hb 301 SystemHemocue AB · 2020 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K032203Hemocue Hemoglobin 201 + System Article 121704Hemocue, Inc.20031
−1K061047Hemocue HB 301 Analyzer, Model 121804 and Microcuvettes, Model 111801Hemocue AB2006—
0 (this device)K181751HemoCue Hb 801 SystemHemocue AB2019—
+1K201217HemoCue Hb 301 SystemHemocue AB2020—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
202010
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K181751, 2003–2020Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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  1. #1 K201217 HemoCue Hb 301 Systemscore 0.4 · 3 generations · no Class I recall
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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
*K061047Hemocue HB 301 Analyzer, Model 121804 and Microcuvettes, Model 111801
Summary page 7
…System Common name: Hemoglobin analyzing system Hemoglobin analyzing system 510(k) number / K061047 Product code GKR GKR Classification Class II…
Hemocue AB2006—

Also cleared against K061047: 2 other devices →

What descends from it? (1)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K201217HemoCue Hb 301 SystemHemocue AB20200

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 16 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 12.7 years on median.
  • 1 of the 2 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K201217 (Hemocue AB, 2020) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K061047.

How does its category compare?

All GKR devices

GKR System, Hemoglobin, Automated: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2019, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · GKR

2in 2020

2008: 12009: 12011: 12013: 22017: 12018: 22019: 12020: 2
2007high 2 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · GKR

Too few GKR 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · GKR

1in 2013

2010: 12011: 12013: 1
2007high 1 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · GKR

1in 2024

2008: 22009: 162010: 92011: 122012: 252013: 432014: 312015: 192016: 92019: 92020: 12021: 12022: 12024: 1
2007high 43 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code GKR, 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
20070—00
20081—02
20091—016
20100—19
20111—112
20120—025
20132—143
20140—031
20150—019
20160—09
20171—00
20182—00
20191—09
20202—01
20210—01
20220—01
20230—00
20240—01
20250—00
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The HemoCue® Hb 801 System is intended for the quantitative determination of hemoglobin in capillary or venous whole blood (K2EDTA and Li-Heparin) in point-of-care settings. The HemoCue® Hb 801 System is intended to be used to determine the hemoglobin concentration for adults, adolescents, children, and infants above 1 month old. The HemoCue® Hb 801 System is for professional in vitro diagnostic use only.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K181751: HemoCue Hb 801 System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K181751

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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