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Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System

K183206510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 14, 201987-day reviewClass II21 CFR 862.1355

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

Dexcom, Inc. · QBJ Integrated Continuous Glucose Monitoring System, Factory Calibrated

Cleared on Feb 14, 2019 as substantially equivalent to DEN170088 (Dexcom, Inc., 2018) after an 87-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2018. 2 of the 24 devices in its family, counting itself, have a Class I recall. 22 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Feb 14, 2019
Review
87 days
Class
Class II
Product code
QBJ
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to DEN170088 (2018). 22 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly. 2 of the 24 devices in this family, counting this one, have a Class I recall.

Descendants, by year cleared 2019: 3 descendants cleared2020: 2 descendants cleared2022: 2 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12021: 2 descendants cleared2023: 2 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12024: 3 descendants cleared2025: 3 descendants cleared2026: 5 descendants clearedDEN170088 · Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System · Dexcom, Inc. · 2018201620182020202220242026
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 3 descendants3 generations forward: 4 descendants4 generations forward: 2 descendants, 2 with a Class I recall25 generations forward: 1 descendant6 generations forward: 2 descendants7 generations forward: 4 descendants8 generations forward: 4 descendants9 generations forward: 1 descendant DEN170088 · Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System · Dexcom, Inc. · 20180+5
  1. Root · 1 generation backDEN170088 Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring SystemDexcom, Inc. · 2018
  2. This deviceK183206 Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring SystemDexcom, Inc. · 2019
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 21 of its ownK191450 Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System, Dexcom G6 Glucose…Dexcom, Inc. · 2019 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 17 of its ownK200876 Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System, Dexcom G6 Glucose…Dexcom, Inc. · 2020 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 15 of its ownK201328 Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) SystemDexcom, Inc. · 2021
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 12 of its ownK213919 Dexcom G7 Continuous Glucose Monitoring SystemDexcom, Inc. · 2022 · Recalled (Class I)
  7. Descendant · 5 generations on · 11 of its ownK231081 Dexcom G7 Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) SystemDexcom, Inc. · 2023 · Recalled

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Descendants cleared per year

2019: 32020: 22021: 22022: 22023: 22024: 32025: 32026: 5
2019high 5 (2026) · low 2 (2020)2026

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K191450Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System, Dexcom G6 Glucose Program Continuous…Dexcom, Inc. · 2019 · cites it directly21descendants
  • K200876Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System, Dexcom G6 Glucose Program Continuous…Dexcom, Inc. · 2020 · 2 generations on17descendants
  • K201328Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) SystemDexcom, Inc. · 2021 · 3 generations on15descendants
  • K213919Dexcom G7 Continuous Glucose Monitoring SystemDexcom, Inc. · 2022 · 4 generations on12descendants
  • K231081Dexcom G7 Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) SystemDexcom, Inc. · 2023 · 5 generations on11descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1DEN170088Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring SystemDexcom, Inc.2018—
0 (this device)K183206Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring SystemDexcom, Inc.2019—
+1K191450Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System, Dexcom G6 Glucose Program…Dexcom, Inc.20192
+2K200876Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System, Dexcom G6 Glucose Program…Dexcom, Inc.20201
+3K201328Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) SystemDexcom, Inc.2021—
+4K213919Dexcom G7 Continuous Glucose Monitoring SystemDexcom, Inc.2022Class I
+5K231081Dexcom G7 Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) SystemDexcom, Inc.20231

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201930
202020
202120
202221
202321
202430
202530
202650
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K183206, 2018–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

2 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 QBJ device

  1. #1 K253737 Dexcom G7 Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM)…score 16.5 · 10 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
*DEN170088Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System
Summary page 5
…ode QBJ Review Panel Clinical Chemistry 5.3 PREDICATE DEVICE: Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System (DEN170088) 5.4 DEVICE DESCRIPTION: The Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System consists of three main components: a sensor, a Blu…
Dexcom, Inc.2018—

Also cleared against DEN170088: 3 other devices →

What descends from it? (22)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K191450Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System, Dexcom G6 Glucose Program Continuous…Dexcom, Inc.201921

Has anything in its family been recalled? (2 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

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.

  • K213919Dexcom G7 Continuous Glucose Monitoring SystemDexcom, Inc. · 2022 · 4 generations on · ◆ in the 2022 descendants bar of FIG. 14 Class I recalls
  • K223931Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) SystemDexcom, Inc. · 2023 · 4 generations on · ◆ in the 2023 descendants bar of FIG. 12 Class I recalls

What does this lineage say?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • Of its descendants, K191450 (Dexcom, Inc., 2019) has gone furthest, with 21 descendants of its own.
  • 3 other devices also cite its predicate DEN170088.

How does its category compare?

All QBJ devices

QBJ Integrated Continuous Glucose Monitoring System, Factory Calibrated: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2019, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · QBJ

2in 2025

2018: 12019: 22020: 12021: 12022: 22023: 42024: 32025: 22026 (partial year): 2
2007high 4 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QBJ

59in 2024

2023: 89 days median2024: 59 days median
2007high 89 (2023) · low 59 (2024)2026

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

Recalls per year · QBJ

4so far in 2026, the most since 2007

2025: 2, 1 Class I2026 (partial year): 4
2007high 4 (2026) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · QBJ

374,651in 2025

2007: 32018: 37,1062019: 80,7742020: 200,7382021: 254,8332022: 232,2882023: 273,5652024: 347,1242025: 374,651
2007high 374,651 (2025) · low 0 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code QBJ, 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—03
20080—00
20090—00
20100—00
20110—00
20120—00
20130—00
20140—00
20150—00
20160—00
20170—00
20181—037,106
20192—080,774
20201—0200,738
20211—0254,833
20222—0232,288
20234890273,565
20243590347,124
20252—2 (1)374,651
20262—4—

What is it indicated for?

The Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System (Dexcom G6 System) is a real time, continuous glucose monitoring device indicated for the management of diabetes in persons age 2 years and older. The Dexcom G6 System is intended to replace fingerstick blood glucose testing for diabetes treatment decisions. Interpretation of the Dexcom G6 System results should be based on the glucose trends and several sequential readings over time. The Dexcom G6 System…

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The Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System (Dexcom G6 System) is a real time, continuous glucose monitoring device indicated for the management of diabetes in persons age 2 years and older.

The Dexcom G6 System is intended to replace fingerstick blood glucose testing for diabetes treatment decisions. Interpretation of the Dexcom G6 System results should be based on the glucose trends and several sequential readings over time. The Dexcom G6 System also aids in the detection of episodes of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia, facilitating both acute and long-term therapy adjustments.

The Dexcom G6 System is also intended to autonomously communicate with digitally connected devices, including automated insulin dosing (AID) systems. The Dexcom G6 System can be used alone or in conjunction with these digitally connected medical devices for the purpose of managing diabetes.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K183206: Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K183206

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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