510(k) · Cleared
ClearedInstru-Safe Instrument Protection Systems
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Micromedics, Inc. · KCT Sterilization Wrap Containers, Trays, Cassettes & Other Accessories
Cleared on Sep 1, 2005 after a 119-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
- Decided
- Sep 1, 2005
- Review
- 119 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- KCT
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 0
FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA 510(k) statement (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?
FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
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 KCT devicesKCT Sterilization Wrap Containers, Trays, Cassettes & Other Accessories: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · KCT
11in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · KCT
205in 2025
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · KCT
17in 2022
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · KCT
50in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code KCT, 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 | 3 | 199 | 0 | 2 |
| 2008 | 6 | 182 | 0 | 8 |
| 2009 | 6 | 89 | 0 | 5 |
| 2010 | 12 | 202 | 1 | 3 |
| 2011 | 6 | 117 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 10 | 236 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 8 | 131 | 1 | 6 |
| 2014 | 11 | 169 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 15 | 151 | 0 | 6 |
| 2016 | 12 | 182 | 3 | 16 |
| 2017 | 10 | 211 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018 | 15 | 192 | 0 | 22 |
| 2019 | 18 | 187 | 0 | 15 |
| 2020 | 14 | 134 | 0 | 66 |
| 2021 | 18 | 185 | 1 | 26 |
| 2022 | 11 | 137 | 17 | 8 |
| 2023 | 10 | 94 | 0 | 30 |
| 2024 | 8 | 106 | 0 | 18 |
| 2025 | 11 | 205 | 0 | 50 |
| 2026 | 9 | 122 | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
Instru-Safe Instrument Protection System cassettes are used to organize and protect other medical devices that are sterilized by a healthcare provider. Instru-Safe System cassettes are intended to allow sterilization of the enclosed medical devices during a pre-vacuum steam or ethylene oxide sterilization cycles. The Instru-Safe System cassettes are intended to be used in conjunction with central legally marketed wrap or with a Genesis rigid container.…
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Instru-Safe Instrument Protection System cassettes are used to organize and protect other medical devices that are sterilized by a healthcare provider. Instru-Safe System cassettes are intended to allow sterilization of the enclosed medical devices during a pre-vacuum steam or ethylene oxide sterilization cycles. The Instru-Safe System cassettes are intended to be used in conjunction with central legally marketed wrap or with a Genesis rigid container. The Instru-Safe System cassettes are not intended on the own to maintain sterility.
Sterilization methods and configurations
Steam
140 count woven wrap: 10 minute dry time
Non-woven wrap (Kimberly Clark): 50 minute dry time
Genesis Container: 30 minute dry time
8 minute preconditioning at 132°C
Ethylene Oxide (EO): 1 hour preconditioning at 131 °F (55 °C) with relative Humidity of 70±15%; 2 hours exposure at 131 °F (55 °C); 12 hours aeration
Indications for use as stated in the FDA 510(k) statement.
https://510kreport.com/device/K051157 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K051157: Instru-Safe Instrument Protection Systems.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K051157
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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