510(k) · Cleared
ClearedThermo Forma, Cryomed, Controlled Rate Freezers; Models # 7456, 7457, 7458,7459,7475,7476
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Thermo Forma, Inc. · MQG Accessory, Assisted Reproduction
Cleared on May 15, 2002 after a 44-day review. The FDA summary names no predicate by number.
- Decided
- May 15, 2002
- Review
- 44 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- MQG
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 0
The FDA summary names no predicate by 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?
The FDA summary names no predicate by 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)
No FDA recall names this device.
No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.
How does its category compare?
All MQG devicesMQG Accessory, Assisted Reproduction: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · MQG
1in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · MQG
135in 2018
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · MQG
1in 2023
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · MQG
1in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code MQG, 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 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 4 | 137 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 236 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 2 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 3 | 135 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 1 | 3 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 1 | 3 |
| 2024 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 2 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
The intended use of these freezers is to freeze gametes and/or embryos. The functionality of a controlled rate freezer is designed to allow the user to select the desired cooling rate and temperature, for the purpose of improved viability.
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/K021042 · printed Nov 5, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K021042: Thermo Forma, Cryomed, Controlled Rate Freezers; Models # 7456, 7457, 7458,7459,7475,7476.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K021042
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- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026