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Accu-Chek Guide Solo diabetes manager blood glucose monitoring system

K213131510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 10, 2023682-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

Roche Diabetes Care GmbH · NBW System, Test, Blood Glucose, Over The Counter

Cleared on Aug 10, 2023 as substantially equivalent to K160944 (Roche Diabetes Care, Inc., 2016) and 1 other predicate after a 682-day review. Its family tree reaches back 7 generations to 2001.

Decided
Aug 10, 2023
Review
682 days
Class
Class II
Product code
NBW
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 7 generations to K010362 (2001). 16 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 7 generations backK010362 Accu-Chek Comfort Curve Test StripRoche Diagnostics Corp. · 2001 · Recalled
  2. 6 generations backK043474 Accu-Chek Aviva SystemRoche Diagnostics Corp. · 2005 · Recalled
  3. 5 generations backK060620 Accu-Chek Aviva Test StripsRoche Diagnostics Corp. · 2006 · Recalled
  4. 4 generations backK101299 Accu-Chek Aviva Plus Blood Glucose Monitoring SystemRoche Diagnostics · 2011
  5. 3 generations backK111353 Accu-Check Combo SystemRoche Diagnostics · 2012 · Recalled
  6. 2 generations backK141929 Accu-Chek Connect Diabetes Management AppRoche Diagnostics Corporation · 2015 · Recalled
  7. 1 generation backK150910 ACCU-CHEK Connect Diabetes Management AppRoche Diabetes Care, Inc. · 2015 · Recalled
  8. This deviceK213131 Accu-Chek Guide Solo diabetes manager blood glucose monitoring systemRoche Diabetes Care GmbH · 2023
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−7K010362Accu-Chek Comfort Curve Test StripRoche Diagnostics Corp.20016
−6K043474Accu-Chek Aviva SystemRoche Diagnostics Corp.200510
−5K060620Accu-Chek Aviva Test StripsRoche Diagnostics Corp.20061
−4K101299Accu-Chek Aviva Plus Blood Glucose Monitoring SystemRoche Diagnostics2011—
−3K111353Accu-Check Combo SystemRoche Diagnostics20123
−2K141929Accu-Chek Connect Diabetes Management AppRoche Diagnostics Corporation20151
−1K150910ACCU-CHEK Connect Diabetes Management AppRoche Diabetes Care, Inc.20156
0 (this device)K213131Accu-Chek Guide Solo diabetes manager blood glucose monitoring systemRoche Diabetes Care GmbH2023—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200330
200510
200610
200810
201410
201510
201610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K213131, 2001–2023Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (2)

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
*K160944ACCU-CHEK Guide Blood Glucose Monitoring System
Summary page 5
…Calculator, Drug Dose Regulation Number: 862.1345, 868.1890 Class II Product Code: NBW, NDC Legally Marketed Predicate Devices [21 CFR 807.92(a)(3)] Predicate #: K160944 Predicate Trade Name: Accu-Chek Guide Blood Glucose Monitoring System Product Code: NBW Predicate #: K150910 Predicate Trade Nam…
Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.20162
*K150910ACCU-CHEK Connect Diabetes Management App
Summary page 5
…keted Predicate Devices [21 CFR 807.92(a)(3)] Predicate #: K160944 Predicate Trade Name: Accu-Chek Guide Blood Glucose Monitoring System Product Code: NBW Predicate #: K150910 Predicate Trade Name: Accu-Chek Connect Diabetes Management App Product Code: NDC page…
Roche Diabetes Care, Inc.20156

Also cleared against K160944: 2 other devices →

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.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 22 years and passes through 5 companies; a new generation was cleared every 2.7 years on median.
  • 12 of the 16 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K160944.

How does its category compare?

All NBW devices

NBW System, Test, Blood Glucose, Over The Counter: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2023, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · NBW

2in 2025

2007: 292008: 372009: 382010: 312011: 302012: 302013: 472014: 242015: 322016: 202017: 252018: 192019: 102020: 72021: 72022: 122023: 52024: 72025: 22026 (partial year): 5
2007high 47 (2013) · low 2 (2025)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · NBW

243in 2024

2007: 85 days median2008: 128 days median2009: 140 days median2010: 132 days median2011: 328 days median2012: 230 days median2013: 167 days median2014: 202 days median2015: 237 days median2016: 233 days median2017: 244 days median2018: 168 days median2019: 127 days median2020: 121 days median2021: 465 days median2022: 410 days median2023: 193 days median2024: 243 days median2026 (partial year): 190 days median
2007high 465 (2021) · low 85 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · NBW

1in 2025

2007: 92008: 22009: 52010: 112011: 12012: 12013: 5, 2 Class I2014: 12016: 12019: 142025: 1
2007high 14 (2019) · low 0 (2015)2026

Class I (2 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · NBW

4,745in 2025

2007: 7,9912008: 7,7042009: 10,9632010: 11,6312011: 22,9092012: 23,4492013: 35,4082014: 38,5242015: 62,1112016: 76,6212017: 37,5382018: 16,9112019: 14,4722020: 10,7032021: 9,1982022: 8,1032023: 7,2562024: 6,2202025: 4,745
2007high 76,621 (2016) · low 4,745 (2025)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code NBW, 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
2007298597,991
20083712827,704
200938140510,963
2010311321111,631
201130328122,909
201230230123,449
2013471675 (2)35,408
201424202138,524
201532237062,111
201620233176,621
201725244037,538
201819168016,911
2019101271414,472
20207121010,703
2021746509,198
20221241008,103
2023519307,256
2024724306,220
20252—14,745
202651900—

What is it indicated for?

The Accu-Chek Guide Solo diabetes manager blood glucose monitoring system is comprised of the Accu-Chek Guide Solo diabetes manager blood glucose meter, Accu-Chek Bolus Advisor and the Accu-Chek Guide test strips. The Accu-Chek Guide Solo diabetes manager blood glucose monitoring system is intended to quantitatively measure glucose in fresh capillary whole blood from the fingertip. The Accu-Chek Guide Solo diabetes manager blood glucose monitoring system…

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The Accu-Chek Guide Solo diabetes manager blood glucose monitoring system is comprised of the Accu-Chek Guide Solo diabetes manager blood glucose meter, Accu-Chek Bolus Advisor and the Accu-Chek Guide test strips.

The Accu-Chek Guide Solo diabetes manager blood glucose monitoring system is intended to quantitatively measure glucose in fresh capillary whole blood from the fingertip. The Accu-Chek Guide Solo diabetes manager blood glucose monitoring system is intended for self-testing outside the body (in vitro diagnostic use), by individuals with diabetes at home as an aid in monitoring the effectiveness of glucose control.

The Accu-Chek Guide Solo diabetes manager blood glucose monitoring system is intended to be used by a single person and should not be shared.

This Accu-Chek Guide Solo diabetes manager blood glucose monitoring system is not for use in diagnosis or screening of diabetes mellitus, nor for neonatal use.

The Accu-Chek Guide Solo diabetes manager blood glucose monitoring system is comprised of the Accu-Chek Guide Solo diabetes manager blood glucose meter, Accu-Chek Bolus Advisor and the Accu-Chek Guide test strips.

The Accu-Chek Bolus Advisor, as a component of the Accu-Chek Guide Solo diabetes manager, is indicated for the management of diabetes by calculating an insulin dose or carbohydrate intake based on user-entered data. Before its use, a physician or healthcare professional must activate the bolus calculator and provide the patient-specific target blood glucose, insulin-to-carbohydrate ratio, and insulin sensitivity parameters to be programmed into the software. The Accu-Chek bolus advisor is intended for home use.

The Accu-Chek Guide Solo diabetes manager steers the Accu-Chek Solo micropump.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K213131: Accu-Chek Guide Solo diabetes manager blood 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/K213131

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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