510(k) · Cleared
Recalled · 2009Accu-Check Voicemate
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Boehringer Mannheim Corp. · LFR Glucose Dehydrogenase, Glucose
Cleared on Aug 28, 1998 after a 74-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. It has been recalled 3 times.
- Decided
- Aug 28, 1998
- Review
- 74 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- LFR
- Recalls
- 3
- Predicates
- 0
The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
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.
| Type | Number | Device | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | — | Boehringer Mannheim Accu-Chek II Freedom Named without a submission number |
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
| Date | Class | Recall | Root cause | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 2009 | Not classified | Z-1592-2009 | Other | The lancet cap may be missing, which could result in an unintended lancet stick to the user. |
| Jun 22, 2006 | Not classified | Z-1371-06 | Other | The 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, 2006 | Not classified | Z-1370-06 | Other | The 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.
How does its category compare?
All LFR devicesLFR Glucose Dehydrogenase, Glucose: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · LFR
1in 2015
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · LFR
161in 2014
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · LFR
1in 2012
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · LFR
827in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code LFR, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 1 | — | 3 | 23,819 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 1 | 6,584 |
| 2009 | 1 | — | 4 | 10,823 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 4,865 |
| 2011 | 6 | 296 | 1 | 3,802 |
| 2012 | 13 | 152 | 1 | 3,341 |
| 2013 | 3 | 212 | 0 | 3,821 |
| 2014 | 3 | 161 | 0 | 3,960 |
| 2015 | 1 | — | 0 | 3,366 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 2,145 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 103 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 108 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 108 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 132 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 164 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 101 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 103 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 171 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 827 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
Designed for testing glucose in whole blood by visually impaired persons with diabetes.
Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.
https://510kreport.com/device/K982079 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K982079: Accu-Check Voicemate.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K982079
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- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026