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FreeStyle Libre 2 Flash Glucose Monitoring System (with FreeStyle Libre 2 App)

K210943510(k) TraditionalCleared Nov 22, 2021237-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

Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc. · QLG Integrated Continuous Glucose Monitoring System, Factory Calibrated, Not For Use With Automated Insulin Delivery Systems

Cleared on Nov 22, 2021 as substantially equivalent to K201761 (Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc., 2021) after a 237-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 2018. 2 of the 11 devices in its family, counting itself, have a Class I recall. 7 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Nov 22, 2021
Review
237 days
Class
Class II
Product code
QLG
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to DEN170088 (2018). 7 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly. 2 of the 11 devices in this family, counting this one, have a Class I recall.

  1. Root · 3 generations backDEN170088 Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring SystemDexcom, Inc. · 2018
  2. 2 generations backK193371 FreeStyle Libre 2 Flash Glucose Monitoring SystemAbbott Diabetes Care, Inc. · 2020 · Recalled (Class I)
  3. 1 generation backK201761 FreeStyle Libre 2 Flash Glucose Monitoring System (with FreeStyle…Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc. · 2021
  4. This deviceK210943 FreeStyle Libre 2 Flash Glucose Monitoring System (with FreeStyle…Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc. · 2021
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 4 of its ownK222447 FreeStyle Libre 2 Flash Glucose Monitoring System; Freestyle Libre 3…Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc. · 2023
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK223435 FreeStyle Libre 3 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System; FreeStyle…Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc. · 2023
  7. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK213996 FreeStyle Libre 3 Continuous Glucose Monitoring SystemAbbott Diabetes Care, Inc. · 2022 · Recalled
  8. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK233861 Libre Rio Continuous Glucose Monitoring SystemAbbott Diabetes Care · 2024
  9. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK233655 Lingo Glucose SystemAbbott · 2024

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Descendants cleared per year

2022: 12023: 32024: 3
2022high 3 (2023) · low 0 (2025)2026

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K222447FreeStyle Libre 2 Flash Glucose Monitoring System; Freestyle Libre 3 Continuous Glucose…Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc. · 2023 · cites it directly4descendants
  • K223435FreeStyle Libre 3 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System; FreeStyle Libre 2 Flash Glucose…Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc. · 2023 · 2 generations on1descendant
  • K213996FreeStyle Libre 3 Continuous Glucose Monitoring SystemAbbott Diabetes Care, Inc. · 2022 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K233861Libre Rio Continuous Glucose Monitoring SystemAbbott Diabetes Care · 2024 · 2 generations on0descendants
  • K233655Lingo Glucose SystemAbbott · 2024 · 2 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−3DEN170088Dexcom G6 Continuous Glucose Monitoring SystemDexcom, Inc.2018—
−2K193371FreeStyle Libre 2 Flash Glucose Monitoring SystemAbbott Diabetes Care, Inc.2020Class I
−1K201761FreeStyle Libre 2 Flash Glucose Monitoring System (with FreeStyle Libre 2 App)Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc.2021—
0 (this device)K210943FreeStyle Libre 2 Flash Glucose Monitoring System (with FreeStyle Libre 2 App)Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc.2021—
+1K222447FreeStyle Libre 2 Flash Glucose Monitoring System; Freestyle Libre 3…Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc.2023—
+2K223435FreeStyle Libre 3 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System; FreeStyle Libre 2…Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc.2023—
+1K213996FreeStyle Libre 3 Continuous Glucose Monitoring SystemAbbott Diabetes Care, Inc.20221
+2K233861Libre Rio Continuous Glucose Monitoring SystemAbbott Diabetes Care2024—
+2K233655Lingo Glucose SystemAbbott2024—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
202210
202330
202431
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K210943, 2018–2024Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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 QLG device

  1. #1 K201761 FreeStyle Libre 2 Flash Glucose Monitoring…score 8.1 · 2 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
*K201761FreeStyle Libre 2 Flash Glucose Monitoring System (with FreeStyle Libre 2 App)
Cleared while this submission was under review
Summary page 4
…ry 1.3 Predicate Device Predicate Device: FreeStyle Libre 2 Flash Glucose Monitoring System (with FreeStyle Libre 2 App), K201761 cleared on July 30, 2021 This predicate device has not been subject to a recall…
Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc.2021—
†K193371FreeStyle Libre 2 Flash Glucose Monitoring SystemAbbott Diabetes Care, Inc.2020Class I
†K211102FreeStyle Libre 2 Flash Glucose Monitoring SystemAbbott Diabetes Care, Inc.2021—

Also cleared against K201761: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (7)

3 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K222447FreeStyle Libre 2 Flash Glucose Monitoring System; Freestyle Libre 3 Continuous Glucose…Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc.20234
K213996FreeStyle Libre 3 Continuous Glucose Monitoring SystemAbbott Diabetes Care, Inc.20221
K223537FreeStyle Libre 2 System, FreeStyle Libre 3 SystemAbbott Diabetes Care, Inc.20230

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.

  • K193371FreeStyle Libre 2 Flash Glucose Monitoring SystemAbbott Diabetes Care, Inc. · 2020 · 2 generations back · ◆ on the line of descent in FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K233537FreeStyle Libre 3 Continuous Glucose Monitoring System; FreeStyle Libre 2 Flash Glucose Monitoring SystemAbbott Diabetes Care, Inc. · 2024 · 3 generations on · ◆ in the 2024 descendants bar of FIG. 12 Class I recalls

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 3 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 1.1 years on median.
  • 1 of the 3 ancestors has a recall of any class; 1 has a Class I recall.
  • Of its descendants, K222447 (Abbott Diabetes Care, Inc., 2023) has gone furthest, with 4 descendants of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K201761.

How does its category compare?

All QLG devices

QLG Integrated Continuous Glucose Monitoring System, Factory Calibrated, Not For Use With Automated Insulin Delivery Systems: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2021, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · QLG

2in 2023

2020: 12021: 42022: 22023: 2
2007high 4 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · QLG

259in 2021

2021: 259 days median
2007high 259 (2021)2026

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

Recalls per year · QLG

4in 2025

2023: 12025: 4, 4 Class I
2007high 4 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (4 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · QLG

20,199in 2025

2020: 1,0692021: 22,5002022: 26,5282023: 39,3212024: 35,1082025: 20,199
2007high 39,321 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code QLG, 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
20080—00
20090—00
20100—00
20110—00
20120—00
20130—00
20140—00
20150—00
20160—00
20170—00
20180—00
20190—00
20201—01,069
20214259022,500
20222—026,528
20232—139,321
20240—035,108
20250—4 (4)20,199
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The FreeStyle Libre 2 Flash Glucose Monitoring System is a continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) device with real time alarms capability indicated for the management of diabetes in persons age 4 and older. It is intended to replace blood glucose testing for diabetes treatment decisions, unless otherwise indicated. The System also detects trends and tracks patterns and aids in the detection of episodes of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia, facilitating both…

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The FreeStyle Libre 2 Flash Glucose Monitoring System is a continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) device with real time alarms capability indicated for the management of diabetes in persons age 4 and older. It is intended to replace blood glucose testing for diabetes treatment decisions, unless otherwise indicated.

The System also detects trends and tracks patterns and aids in the detection of episodes of hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia, facilitating both acute and long-term therapy adjustments. Interpretation of the System readings should be based on the glucose trends and several sequential readings over time.

The System is also intended to autonomously communicate with digitally connected devices. The System can be used alone or in conjunction with these digitally connected devices where the user manually controls actions for therapy decisions.

The System can be used with the FreeStyle Libre 2 Sensor (14 day) or the FreeStyle Libre 2 MediRx (10 day).

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K210943: FreeStyle Libre 2 Flash Glucose Monitoring System (with FreeStyle Libre 2 App).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K210943

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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