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Self Assure/GHB (Capillary-Blood Collection Kit)

K861697510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 19, 1986106-day reviewClass II21 CFR 864.7470

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

Awareness Technology, Inc. · LCP Assay, Glycosylated Hemoglobin

Cleared on Aug 19, 1986 after a 106-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 12 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Aug 19, 1986
Review
106 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LCP
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

12 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 1997: 1 descendant cleared1998: 3 descendants cleared1999: 3 descendants cleared2000: 1 descendant cleared2015: 1 descendant cleared2002: 1 descendant cleared2023: 1 descendant cleared2019: 1 descendant cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK861697 Self Assure/GHB (Capillary-Blood Collection Kit)Awareness Technology, Inc. · 1986
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 11 of its ownK971919 Ezchek/Hba Blood Collection KitFlexsite Diagnostics, Inc. · 1997
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 4 of its ownK984529 Hemochek Sample Collection KitOsborn Laboratories, Inc. · 1999
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 3 of its ownK990899 Hemochek-A1C Sample Collection KitOsborn Group, Inc. · 1999 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 2 of its ownK141944 Home Access Aic TestHome Access Health Corp. · 2015
  6. Descendant · cites it directly · 2 of its ownK983172 Accu-Base Hemoglobin A1C Sample Collection KitDiabetes Technologies, Inc. (Dti) · 1998

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Descendants cleared per year

1997: 11998: 31999: 32000: 12002: 12015: 12019: 12023: 1
1997high 3 (1998) · low 0 (2001)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K971919Ezchek/Hba Blood Collection KitFlexsite Diagnostics, Inc. · 1997 · cites it directly11descendants
  • K984529Hemochek Sample Collection KitOsborn Laboratories, Inc. · 1999 · 2 generations on4descendants
  • K990899Hemochek-A1C Sample Collection KitOsborn Group, Inc. · 1999 · 2 generations on3descendants
  • K141944Home Access Aic TestHome Access Health Corp. · 2015 · 3 generations on2descendants
  • K983172Accu-Base Hemoglobin A1C Sample Collection KitDiabetes Technologies, Inc. (Dti) · 1998 · cites it directly2descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K861697Self Assure/GHB (Capillary-Blood Collection Kit)Awareness Technology, Inc.1986—
+1K971919Ezchek/Hba Blood Collection KitFlexsite Diagnostics, Inc.1997—
+2K984529Hemochek Sample Collection KitOsborn Laboratories, Inc.1999—
+2K990899Hemochek-A1C Sample Collection KitOsborn Group, Inc.199934
+3K141944Home Access Aic TestHome Access Health Corp.2015—
+1K983172Accu-Base Hemoglobin A1C Sample Collection KitDiabetes Technologies, Inc. (Dti)1998—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199710
199830
199930
200010
200210
201510
201910
202310
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K861697, 1986–2023Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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

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What was it cleared against?

FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (12)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K971919Ezchek/Hba Blood Collection KitFlexsite Diagnostics, Inc.199711
K983172Accu-Base Hemoglobin A1C Sample Collection KitDiabetes Technologies, Inc. (Dti)19982
K983253Precision A1C Home HBA1C Sample Collection KitMedisense, Inc.19980

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?

  • Of its descendants, K971919 (Flexsite Diagnostics, Inc., 1997) has gone furthest, with 11 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All LCP devices

LCP Assay, Glycosylated Hemoglobin: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · LCP

1in 2024

2007: 72008: 52009: 62010: 22011: 102012: 92013: 22014: 82015: 32016: 22017: 52018: 22019: 42020: 12023: 22024: 1
2007high 10 (2011) · low 0 (2021)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LCP

269in 2019

2007: 133 days median2008: 206 days median2009: 158 days median2011: 176 days median2012: 143 days median2014: 127 days median2015: 239 days median2017: 218 days median2019: 269 days median
2007high 269 (2019) · low 127 (2014)2026

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

Recalls per year · LCP

1in 2025

2007: 12008: 32009: 62010: 52011: 512013: 42014: 22015: 22016: 62017: 12018: 12022: 12024: 12025: 1
2007high 51 (2011) · low 0 (2012)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · LCP

22in 2025

2007: 52008: 112009: 152010: 42011: 272012: 512013: 1932014: 1822015: 642016: 292017: 1492018: 1,9112019: 1142020: 132021: 72022: 82023: 272024: 392025: 22
2007high 1,911 (2018) · low 4 (2010)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LCP, 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
2007713315
20085206311
20096158615
20102—54
2011101765127
20129143051
20132—4193
201481272182
20153239264
20162—629
201752181149
20182—11,911
201942690114
20201—013
20210—07
20220—18
20232—027
20241—139
20250—122
20260—0—
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510(k) Report. “K861697: Self Assure/GHB (Capillary-Blood Collection Kit).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K861697

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026