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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · 2006

Accu-Chek (R)Complete System/Meter & Accu-Chek Advantage Test Strips/Accu-Chek Advantage H Test Strips

K973662510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 15, 199781-day reviewClass II21 CFR 862.1345Recalls 2

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

Boehringer Mannheim Corp. · LFR Glucose Dehydrogenase, Glucose

Cleared on Dec 15, 1997 as substantially equivalent to K930979 (Boehringer Mannheim Corp., 1993) and 2 other predicates after an 81-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1993. It has been recalled 2 times.

Decided
Dec 15, 1997
Review
81 days
Class
Class II
Product code
LFR
Recalls
2
Predicates
3

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K930979 (1993). 3 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 1996: 1 other ancestor1995: 1 other ancestorK930979 · Accu-Chek Advantage Blood Glucose System · Boehringer Mannheim Corp. · 1993 · recalled19901992199419961998
Other ancestors, by generation 1 generation back: 2 other ancestors K930979 · Accu-Chek Advantage Blood Glucose System · Boehringer Mannheim Corp. · 1993 · recalled0
  1. Root · 1 generation backK930979 Accu-Chek Advantage Blood Glucose SystemBoehringer Mannheim Corp. · 1993 · Recalled
  2. This deviceK973662 Accu-Chek (R)Complete System/Meter & Accu-Chek Advantage Test…Boehringer Mannheim Corp. · 1997
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K930979Accu-Chek Advantage Blood Glucose SystemBoehringer Mannheim Corp.199310
0 (this device)K973662Accu-Chek (R)Complete System/Meter & Accu-Chek Advantage Test Strips/Accu-Chek…Boehringer Mannheim Corp.1997—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199510
199610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K973662, 1993–1997Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (3)

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
*K930979Accu-Chek Advantage Blood Glucose System
Summary page 1
…e test system Classification name: glucose dehydrogenase, glucose We claim substantial equivalence to the Boehringer Mannheim Accu-Chek Advantage System. 510(k) files #k930979, #k951887, and #k954833. The Accu-Chek Complete Meter is an invitro device designed for measuring the concentrations of glucose…
Boehringer Mannheim Corp.199310
*K951887Advantage Test Strips
Summary page 1
…tem Classification name: glucose dehydrogenase, glucose We claim substantial equivalence to the Boehringer Mannheim Accu-Chek Advantage System. 510(k) files #k930979, #k951887, and #k954833. The Accu-Chek Complete Meter is an invitro device designed for measuring the concentrations of glucose in whole b…
Boehringer Mannheim Corp.1995—
*K954833Accu-Chek Advantage Test Strips
Summary page 1
…ation name: glucose dehydrogenase, glucose We claim substantial equivalence to the Boehringer Mannheim Accu-Chek Advantage System. 510(k) files #k930979, #k951887, and #k954833. The Accu-Chek Complete Meter is an invitro device designed for measuring the concentrations of glucose in whole blood which is…
Boehringer Mannheim Corp.1996—

Also cleared against K930979: 1 other device →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Jun 22, 2006Not classifiedZ-1364-06OtherThe meter gives an error message that can "actually" mean either a problem with the strip or a blood glucose too low to measure, but the meter error message only reports that there is a bad strip.
Jun 22, 2006Not classifiedZ-1363-06OtherThe meter gives an error message that can "actually" mean either a problem with the strip or a blood glucose too low to measure, but the meter error message only reports that there is a bad strip.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • 1 of the 3 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K930979.

How does its category compare?

All LFR devices

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

FDA decisions per year · LFR

1in 2015

2007: 12009: 12011: 62012: 132013: 32014: 32015: 1
2007high 13 (2012) · low 0 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · LFR

161in 2014

2011: 296 days median2012: 152 days median2013: 212 days median2014: 161 days median
2007high 296 (2011) · low 152 (2012)2026

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

Recalls per year · LFR

1in 2012

2007: 32008: 12009: 42011: 12012: 1
2007high 4 (2009) · low 0 (2010)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · LFR

827in 2025

2007: 23,8192008: 6,5842009: 10,8232010: 4,8652011: 3,8022012: 3,3412013: 3,8212014: 3,9602015: 3,3662016: 2,1452017: 1032018: 1082019: 1082020: 1322021: 1642022: 1012023: 1032024: 1712025: 827
2007high 23,819 (2007) · low 101 (2022)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code LFR, 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
20071—323,819
20080—16,584
20091—410,823
20100—04,865
2011629613,802
20121315213,341
2013321203,821
2014316103,960
20151—03,366
20160—02,145
20170—0103
20180—0108
20190—0108
20200—0132
20210—0164
20220—0101
20230—0103
20240—0171
20250—0827
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Accu-Chek Complete System is intended for testing glucose by persons with

diabetes or by health care professionals in the home or in health care facilities.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

Also cleared against K930979

1 other device cites the same predicate.

  • K992684Freestyle Blood Glucose Monitoring SystemAbbott Diabetes Care, Inc. · 20002 recalls

More from Boehringer Mannheim Corp.

345 FDA decisions under this applicant name. See the company

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  • K983047Accu-Chek HQ SystemBoehringer Mannheim Corp. · 19991 recall
  • K984419Elecsys Ige CalcheckBoehringer Mannheim Corp. · 1999
  • K984425Modification of Preciset Serum Proteins CalibratorBoehringer Mannheim Corp. · 1999
  • K984372Elecsys Calcheck Troponin TBoehringer Mannheim Corp. · 1998

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  • K131366Accu-Chek Aviva Expert Blood Glucose Monitoring SystemRoche Diagnostics Operations, Inc. · 2013

https://510kreport.com/device/K973662 · printed Nov 6, 2026

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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