# K213887: GAL-1A Plus Blood Glucose Monitoring System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Apex BioTechnology Corp.
- Decided: Mar 29, 2022 after 106 days
- Product code: NBW (System, Test, Blood Glucose, Over The Counter)
- 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: 5 generations back to K011233 (2001). 6 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 7 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K113208: Gal-1A Blood Glucose Monitoring System, Apex BioTechnology Corp. (2012) Summary page 4.

## Indications for use
GAL-1A Plus Blood Glucose Monitoring System: GAL-1A Plus Blood Glucose Monitoring System is comprised of the GAL-1A Plus Blood Glucose Meter, the GAL-1A Blood Glucose Test Strips. The GAL-1A Plus Blood Glucose Monitoring System is intended for the quantitative measurement of glucose in fresh capillary whole blood samples drawn from the fingertips, forearm, or palm. Alternative site testing should be performed only during steady-state (when glucose is not changing rapidly). Testing is done outside the body (In Vitro diagnostic use). It is indicated for lay use by people with diabetes, as an aid to monitoring levels in Diabetes Mellitus and should only be used by a single patient and it should not be shared. It is not indicated for the diagnosis or screening of diabetes or for neonatal use.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K213887
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology