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G-Thawkit Blast

K032155510(k) TraditionalCleared May 7, 2004298-day reviewClass II21 CFR 884.6180

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

Vitrolife AB · MQL Media, Reproductive

Cleared on May 7, 2004 as substantially equivalent to K000309 (Irvine Scientific Sales Co., Inc., 2000) after a 298-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 2000. 20 later devices descend from it.

Decided
May 7, 2004
Review
298 days
Class
Class II
Product code
MQL
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K000309 (2000). 20 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2008: 1 descendant cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared2017: 2 descendants cleared2016: 2 descendants cleared2018: 2 descendants cleared2019: 2 descendants cleared2024: 3 descendants cleared2025: 4 descendants cleared2026: 2 descendants cleared2023: 1 descendant clearedK000309 · Blastocyst Freeze Medium, Blastocyst Thaw Medium · Irvine Scientific Sales Co., Inc. · 2000200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 2 descendants3 generations forward: 2 descendants4 generations forward: 5 descendants5 generations forward: 9 descendants6 generations forward: 1 descendant K000309 · Blastocyst Freeze Medium, Blastocyst Thaw Medium · Irvine Scientific Sales Co., Inc. · 20000+5
  1. Root · 1 generation backK000309 Blastocyst Freeze Medium, Blastocyst Thaw MediumIrvine Scientific Sales Co., Inc. · 2000
  2. This deviceK032155 G-Thawkit BlastVitrolife AB · 2004
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 19 of its ownK073522 Vitrification Kit & Vitrification Warming KitSage In-Vitro Fertilization, Inc. · 2008
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 17 of its ownK093273 Vit Kit - Freeze and ThawIrvine Scientific Sales Co., Inc. · 2010
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 14 of its ownK160006 Vit Kit-Freeze Oocytes, Embryos and PN zygotes Vitrification Freeze…Irvine Scientific · 2016 · Recalled
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 7 of its ownK171748 Vitrification Kit and Thawing KitKitazato Corporation · 2017
  7. Descendant · 4 generations on · 2 of its ownK190152 Vit Kit- Freeze NX and Vit Kit- Warm NXFujifilm Irvine Scientific, Inc. · 2019

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Descendants cleared per year

2008: 12010: 12016: 22017: 22018: 22019: 22023: 12024: 32025: 42026: 2
2008high 4 (2025) · low 0 (2009)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K073522Vitrification Kit & Vitrification Warming KitSage In-Vitro Fertilization, Inc. · 2008 · cites it directly19descendants
  • K093273Vit Kit - Freeze and ThawIrvine Scientific Sales Co., Inc. · 2010 · 2 generations on17descendants
  • K160006Vit Kit-Freeze Oocytes, Embryos and PN zygotes Vitrification Freeze Kit, Vit Kit-Thaw…Irvine Scientific · 2016 · 3 generations on14descendants
  • K171748Vitrification Kit and Thawing KitKitazato Corporation · 2017 · 4 generations on7descendants
  • K190152Vit Kit- Freeze NX and Vit Kit- Warm NXFujifilm Irvine Scientific, Inc. · 2019 · 4 generations on2descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K000309Blastocyst Freeze Medium, Blastocyst Thaw MediumIrvine Scientific Sales Co., Inc.2000—
0 (this device)K032155G-Thawkit BlastVitrolife AB2004—
+1K073522Vitrification Kit & Vitrification Warming KitSage In-Vitro Fertilization, Inc.2008—
+2K093273Vit Kit - Freeze and ThawIrvine Scientific Sales Co., Inc.2010—
+3K160006Vit Kit-Freeze Oocytes, Embryos and PN zygotes Vitrification Freeze Kit, Vit…Irvine Scientific20162
+4K171748Vitrification Kit and Thawing KitKitazato Corporation2017—
+4K190152Vit Kit- Freeze NX and Vit Kit- Warm NXFujifilm Irvine Scientific, Inc.2019—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200810
201010
201620
201720
201820
201920
202310
202430
202540
202620
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K032155, 2000–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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
*K000309Blastocyst Freeze Medium, Blastocyst Thaw Medium
Summary page 1
…Reproductive Media and Supplements (21 C.F.RI § 884.6180) Predicate Device: Blastocyst Thaw Media Kit (K000309) Description of the Device: MOPS buffered media. For use in sequence after…
Irvine Scientific Sales Co., Inc.2000—

Also cleared against K000309: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (20)

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1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K073522Vitrification Kit & Vitrification Warming KitSage In-Vitro Fertilization, Inc.200819

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, K073522 (Sage In-Vitro Fertilization, Inc., 2008) has gone furthest, with 19 descendants of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K000309.

How does its category compare?

All MQL devices

MQL Media, Reproductive: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · MQL

9in 2025

2007: 32008: 122009: 22010: 62011: 12012: 52014: 52015: 72016: 122017: 102018: 42019: 62020: 82021: 12022: 32023: 52024: 122025: 92026 (partial year): 3
2007high 12 (2008) · low 0 (2013)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MQL

225in 2025

2007: 212 days median2008: 151 days median2010: 235 days median2012: 253 days median2014: 142 days median2015: 87 days median2016: 170 days median2017: 113 days median2018: 94 days median2019: 170 days median2020: 257 days median2022: 316 days median2023: 199 days median2024: 195 days median2025: 225 days median2026 (partial year): 179 days median
2007high 316 (2022) · low 87 (2015)2026

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

Recalls per year · MQL

1in 2023

2012: 12020: 12021: 22022: 12023: 1
2007high 2 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MQL

3in 2025

2012: 12013: 22014: 32016: 22023: 12024: 62025: 3
2007high 6 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MQL, 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
2007321200
20081215100
20092—00
2010623500
20111—00
2012525311
20130—02
2014514203
201578700
20161217002
20171011300
201849400
2019617000
2020825710
20211—20
2022331610
2023519911
20241219506
2025922503
202631790—

What is it indicated for?

Media for thawing of blastocyst stage embryos

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K032155: G-Thawkit Blast.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 3, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K032155

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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