# K071088: Life Latch Sharps & Biohazard Container

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: M&M Industries, Inc.
- Decided: Jul 5, 2007 after 78 days
- Product code: FMI (Needle, Hypodermic, Single Lumen)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 880.5570
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K980490 (1998). 1 ancestor in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 2 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K980490: Sage Products Inc, Sharps Disposal Containers with Screw Top Caps, Sage Products, Inc. (1998) Summary page 2.

## Indications for use
The M & M Industries, Inc. Life-Latch® Sharps & Biohazard Containers are indicated for single use containment of medical waste, including, but not limited to, hypodermic needles, syringes, lancets, and blood needles. The containers can be used in a variety of health settings, such as hospitals, physician offices, dental offices, patient rooms, laboratories, home health and other generators of contaminated sharps or infectious waste. The sizes of containers that are the subject of this submission are the 3.5 gallon, 5.0 gallon and 6.5 gallon, in either white or black color.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K071088
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology