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Spsmedical Gas Plasma Chemical Indicator

K030680510(k) TraditionalCleared May 9, 200365-day reviewClass II21 CFR 880.2800

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

Spsmedical Supply Corp. · JOJ Indicator, Physical/Chemical Sterilization Process

Cleared on May 9, 2003 as substantially equivalent to K921910 (Johnson & Johnson Medical, Inc., 1993) after a 65-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1993. 6 later devices descend from it.

Decided
May 9, 2003
Review
65 days
Class
Class II
Product code
JOJ
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K921910 (1993). 6 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2011: 1 descendant cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared2019: 1 descendant cleared2021: 1 descendant cleared2015: 1 descendant clearedK921910 · Sterrad Chemical Indicator · Johnson & Johnson Medical, Inc. · 19931990200020102020
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 2 descendants2 generations forward: 2 descendants3 generations forward: 2 descendants K921910 · Sterrad Chemical Indicator · Johnson & Johnson Medical, Inc. · 19930
  1. Root · 1 generation backK921910 Sterrad Chemical IndicatorJohnson & Johnson Medical, Inc. · 1993
  2. This deviceK030680 Spsmedical Gas Plasma Chemical IndicatorSpsmedical Supply Corp. · 2003
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 5 of its ownK090650 Spsmedical Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide Chemical IndicatorsSpsmedical Supply Corp. · 2009
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 4 of its ownK110152 Spsmedical Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide Chemical IndicatorsSpsmedical Supply Corp. · 2011
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 3 of its ownK140566 Spsmedical VH2O2 Indicator Strips, Indicator Labels, Indicator TapeCrosstex International · 2014
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK200096 Crosstex VH2O2 Chemical IndicatorsCrosstex International, Inc. (A Cantel Medical Company) · 2021
  7. Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK191999 Sterilucent VH2O2 Chemical IndicatorsSterilucent, Inc. · 2019

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Descendants cleared per year

2009: 12011: 12014: 12015: 12019: 12021: 1
2009high 1 (2009) · low 0 (2010)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K090650Spsmedical Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide Chemical IndicatorsSpsmedical Supply Corp. · 2009 · cites it directly5descendants
  • K110152Spsmedical Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide Chemical IndicatorsSpsmedical Supply Corp. · 2011 · cites it directly4descendants
  • K140566Spsmedical VH2O2 Indicator Strips, Indicator Labels, Indicator TapeCrosstex International · 2014 · 2 generations on3descendants
  • K200096Crosstex VH2O2 Chemical IndicatorsCrosstex International, Inc. (A Cantel Medical Company) · 2021 · 3 generations on0descendants
  • K191999Sterilucent VH2O2 Chemical IndicatorsSterilucent, Inc. · 2019 · 2 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K921910Sterrad Chemical IndicatorJohnson & Johnson Medical, Inc.1993—
0 (this device)K030680Spsmedical Gas Plasma Chemical IndicatorSpsmedical Supply Corp.2003—
+1K090650Spsmedical Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide Chemical IndicatorsSpsmedical Supply Corp.2009—
+1K110152Spsmedical Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide Chemical IndicatorsSpsmedical Supply Corp.2011—
+2K140566Spsmedical VH2O2 Indicator Strips, Indicator Labels, Indicator TapeCrosstex International2014—
+3K200096Crosstex VH2O2 Chemical IndicatorsCrosstex International, Inc. (A Cantel Medical Company)2021—
+2K191999Sterilucent VH2O2 Chemical IndicatorsSterilucent, Inc.2019—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200910
201110
201410
201510
201910
202110
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K030680, 1993–2021Source: 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
*K921910Sterrad Chemical Indicator
Summary page 1
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Johnson & Johnson Medical, Inc.1993—

Also cleared against K921910: 4 other devices →

What descends from it? (6)

2 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K090650Spsmedical Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide Chemical IndicatorsSpsmedical Supply Corp.20095
K110152Spsmedical Vaporized Hydrogen Peroxide Chemical IndicatorsSpsmedical Supply Corp.20114

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.
  • Of its descendants, K090650 (Spsmedical Supply Corp., 2009) has gone furthest, with 5 descendants of its own.
  • 4 other devices also cite its predicate K921910.

How does its category compare?

All JOJ devices

JOJ Indicator, Physical/Chemical Sterilization Process: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · JOJ

6in 2025

2007: 82008: 92009: 72010: 62011: 132012: 72013: 62014: 62015: 82016: 42017: 72018: 52019: 122020: 72021: 42022: 82023: 42024: 122025: 62026 (partial year): 3
2007high 13 (2011) · low 4 (2016)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · JOJ

90in 2025

2007: 140 days median2008: 57 days median2009: 188 days median2010: 115 days median2011: 151 days median2012: 224 days median2013: 212 days median2014: 198 days median2015: 188 days median2016: 150 days median2017: 172 days median2018: 150 days median2019: 38 days median2020: 108 days median2021: 87 days median2022: 90 days median2023: 53 days median2024: 71 days median2025: 90 days median2026 (partial year): 30 days median
2007high 224 (2012) · low 38 (2019)2026

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

Recalls per year · JOJ

1in 2023

2008: 22009: 22011: 22021: 12023: 1
2007high 2 (2008) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · JOJ

12in 2025

2007: 12008: 12009: 92010: 32011: 12012: 82013: 62014: 112015: 72016: 112017: 352018: 122019: 82020: 62021: 292022: 232023: 392024: 252025: 12
2007high 39 (2023) · low 1 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code JOJ, 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
2007814001
200895721
2009718829
2010611503
20111315121
2012722408
2013621206
20146198011
2015818807
20164150011
20177172035
20185150012
2019123808
2020710806
2021487129
2022890023
2023453139
20241271025
2025690012
20263300—

What is it indicated for?

The SPSmedical Gas Plasma Chemical Indicators are indicated for use as process indicators to verify exposure to vapor hydrogen peroxide in the STERRAD® 100, STERRAD® 100S and STERRAD® 50 sterilization processes. They are intended to be used by health care providers with articles such as sterilization wraps, containers, cassettes, or pouches to distinguish between processed and unprocessed item. Indicators change to a signal color of BLUE after exposure to vapor hydrogen peroxide in these sterilization processes.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K030680: Spsmedical Gas Plasma Chemical Indicator.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K030680

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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