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Lifescan Surestep Blood Glucose Monitoring System

K942455510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 24, 1995305-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

Lifescan, Inc. · CGA Glucose Oxidase, Glucose

Cleared on Mar 24, 1995 after a 305-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 16 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Mar 24, 1995
Review
305 days
Class
Class II
Product code
CGA
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

16 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 1999: 1 descendant cleared2009: 4 descendants cleared2005: 3 descendants cleared2003: 1 descendant cleared2007: 1 descendant cleared2006: 2 descendants cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2012: 1 descendant cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared1995200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK942455 Lifescan Surestep Blood Glucose Monitoring SystemLifescan, Inc. · 1995
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 15 of its ownK984261 Surestep Blood Glucose Monitoring SystemLifescan, Inc. · 1999
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 6 of its ownK051285 Glucolab Blood Glucose Monitoring SystemInfopia Co, Ltd. · 2005
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 2 of its ownK091157 Gluco Lab Auto Coding, Model Igm-0022Infopia Co, Ltd. · 2009
  5. Descendant · 4 generations on · 1 of its ownK113192 Healthpro Blood Glucose Monitoring SystemInfopia Co, Ltd. · 2012
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK082201 G5 Infinity Blodo Glucose Monitoring System with Model Igm, 0024AU. S. Diagnostics, Inc. · 2009

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Descendants cleared per year

1999: 12003: 12005: 32006: 22007: 12009: 42010: 12011: 12012: 12013: 1
1999high 4 (2009) · low 0 (2000)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K984261Surestep Blood Glucose Monitoring SystemLifescan, Inc. · 1999 · cites it directly15descendants
  • K051285Glucolab Blood Glucose Monitoring SystemInfopia Co, Ltd. · 2005 · 2 generations on6descendants
  • K091157Gluco Lab Auto Coding, Model Igm-0022Infopia Co, Ltd. · 2009 · 3 generations on2descendants
  • K113192Healthpro Blood Glucose Monitoring SystemInfopia Co, Ltd. · 2012 · 4 generations on1descendant
  • K082201G5 Infinity Blodo Glucose Monitoring System with Model Igm, 0024AU. S. Diagnostics, Inc. · 2009 · 2 generations on1descendant
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K942455Lifescan Surestep Blood Glucose Monitoring SystemLifescan, Inc.1995—
+1K984261Surestep Blood Glucose Monitoring SystemLifescan, Inc.1999—
+2K051285Glucolab Blood Glucose Monitoring SystemInfopia Co, Ltd.2005—
+3K091157Gluco Lab Auto Coding, Model Igm-0022Infopia Co, Ltd.2009—
+4K113192Healthpro Blood Glucose Monitoring SystemInfopia Co, Ltd.2012—
+2K082201G5 Infinity Blodo Glucose Monitoring System with Model Igm, 0024AU. S. Diagnostics, Inc.2009—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199910
200310
200530
200620
200710
200940
201010
201110
201210
201310
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K942455, 1995–2013Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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? (16)

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1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K984261Surestep Blood Glucose Monitoring SystemLifescan, Inc.199915

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, K984261 (Lifescan, Inc., 1999) has gone furthest, with 15 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All CGA devices

CGA Glucose Oxidase, Glucose: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · CGA

2in 2024

2007: 72008: 62009: 102010: 82011: 92012: 102013: 32014: 52015: 42016: 42017: 22018: 22019: 22020: 22021: 12022: 12023: 42024: 22026 (partial year): 1
2007high 10 (2009) · low 0 (2025)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · CGA

249in 2023

2007: 122 days median2008: 56 days median2009: 155 days median2010: 122 days median2011: 217 days median2012: 123 days median2013: 441 days median2014: 265 days median2015: 150 days median2016: 157 days median2023: 249 days median
2007high 441 (2013) · low 56 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · CGA

3in 2023

2007: 22008: 22009: 42010: 62011: 32013: 32014: 22015: 6, 2 Class I2016: 22019: 12023: 3
2007high 6 (2010) · low 0 (2012)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · CGA

59in 2025

2007: 292008: 372009: 752010: 1722011: 4232012: 2332013: 1722014: 1222015: 1552016: 362017: 922018: 692019: 1162020: 682021: 482022: 2722023: 1,1412024: 2662025: 59
2007high 1,141 (2023) · low 29 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code CGA, 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
20077122229
2008656237
200910155475
201081226172
201192173423
2012101230233
201334413172
201452652122
201541506 (2)155
20164157236
20172—092
20182—069
20192—1116
20202—068
20211—048
20221—0272
2023424931,141
20242—0266
20250—059
20261—0—
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510(k) Report. “K942455: Lifescan Surestep Blood Glucose Monitoring System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K942455

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