# K183546: GEM Premier ChemSTAT

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Instrumentation Laboratory CO
- Decided: Feb 16, 2019 after 58 days
- Product code: CGA (Glucose Oxidase, Glucose)
- 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: 9 generations back to K801848 (1980). 24 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 26 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K133407: Gem Premier 4000, Instrumentation Laboratory CO (2014) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K223090: GEM Premier ChemSTAT (2023), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The GEM Premier ChemSTAT is a portable critical care system for use by health care professionals to rapidly analyze lithium heparinized whole blood samples at the point of health care delivery in a clinical setting and in a central laboratory. The instrument provides quantitative measurements of Glucose (Glu), Lactate (Lac), Hematocrit (Hct), pH and partial pressure of carbon dioxide (pCO2) from arterial and venous heparinized whole blood. These parameters, along with derived parameters, aid in the diagnosis of a patient’s acid/base status and metabolite balance. • Glucose (Glu) measurement is used in the diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of carbohydrate metabolism disturbances including diabetes mellitus, neonatal hypoglycemia, idiopathic hypoglycemia, and of pancreatic islet cell carcinoma. • Lactate (Lac) measurement is used to evaluate the acid-base status of patients suspected of having lactic acidosis, to monitor tissue hypoxia and strenuous physical exertion, and in the diagnosis of hyperlactatemia. • Hematocrit (Hct) measurements in whole blood of the packed red cell volume of a blood sample are used to distinguish normal from abnormal states, such as anemia and erythrocytosis (an increase in the number of red cells). • pH and pCO2 measurements in whole blood are used in the diagnosis and treatment of life-threatening acid-base disturbances.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K183546
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology
