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Qualicheck 4 Metabolite (S3630,S3640,S3650,S3660)

K961354510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 14, 199667-day reviewClass I21 CFR 862.1660

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

Radiometer America, Inc. · JJS Controls For Blood-Gases, (Assayed And Unassayed)

Cleared on Jun 14, 1996 as substantially equivalent to K952637 (Radiometer America, Inc., 1995) after a 67-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1995.

Decided
Jun 14, 1996
Review
67 days
Class
Class I
Product code
JJS
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K952637 (1995). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K952637 · Qualicheck 4 Glucose · Radiometer America, Inc. · 199519961998
K952637 · Qualicheck 4 Glucose · Radiometer America, Inc. · 19950
  1. Root · 1 generation backK952637 Qualicheck 4 GlucoseRadiometer America, Inc. · 1995
  2. This deviceK961354 Qualicheck 4 Metabolite (S3630,S3640,S3650,S3660)Radiometer America, Inc. · 1996
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K952637Qualicheck 4 GlucoseRadiometer America, Inc.1995—
0 (this device)K961354Qualicheck 4 Metabolite (S3630,S3640,S3650,S3660)Radiometer America, Inc.1996—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K961354, 1995–1996Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), 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? (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
*K952637Qualicheck 4 Glucose
Summary page 1
…Qualicheck 4 Glucose. SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENCE: Qualicheck 4 Metabolite is substantially equivalent in features and characteristics to the current Qualicheck 4 Glucose (K952637) marketed by RadiometerAmerica Inc. The only difference is the addition of the lactate analyte.
Radiometer America, Inc.1995—

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?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.

How does its category compare?

All JJS devices

JJS Controls For Blood-Gases, (Assayed And Unassayed): FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · JJS

1in 2016

2013: 22015: 12016: 1
2007high 2 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JJS

Too few JJS 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · JJS

No recall names JJS since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · JJS

1in 2018

2017: 12018: 1
2007high 1 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JJS, 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
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20140—00
20151—00
20161—00
20170—01
20180—01
20190—00
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20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

Qualicheck 4 Metabolite is intended for checking the precision and accuracy of Radiometer and non-Radiometer analyzers for pH/Blood Gases, Electrolytes, Glucose and Lactate.

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. “K961354: Qualicheck 4 Metabolite (S3630,S3640,S3650,S3660).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K961354

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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