510(k) · Cleared
ClearedSharps Transport Tube, Model 50035
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Sharps Compliance, Inc. · MMK Container, Sharps
Cleared on Jun 23, 2008 after a 186-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
- Decided
- Jun 23, 2008
- Review
- 186 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- MMK
- 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 MMK devicesMMK Container, Sharps: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2008, this device’s year, is highlighted.
FDA decisions per year · MMK
3in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · MMK
84in 2025
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · MMK
No recall names MMK since 2007.
Adverse event reports per year · MMK
5in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code MMK, 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 | 4 | 63 | 0 | 5 |
| 2008 | 6 | 61 | 0 | 21 |
| 2009 | 4 | 100 | 0 | 9 |
| 2010 | 1 | — | 0 | 9 |
| 2011 | 1 | — | 0 | 16 |
| 2012 | 2 | — | 0 | 16 |
| 2013 | 5 | 136 | 0 | 20 |
| 2014 | 6 | 210 | 0 | 13 |
| 2015 | 3 | 115 | 0 | 13 |
| 2016 | 4 | 258 | 0 | 27 |
| 2017 | 1 | — | 0 | 39 |
| 2018 | 1 | — | 0 | 63 |
| 2019 | 4 | 265 | 0 | 56 |
| 2020 | 1 | — | 0 | 62 |
| 2021 | 3 | 149 | 0 | 85 |
| 2022 | 1 | — | 0 | 38 |
| 2023 | 3 | 251 | 0 | 34 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 14 |
| 2025 | 3 | 84 | 0 | 5 |
| 2026 | 2 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
The Sharps Transport Tube with screw top lid is a single use or single patient use, non-sterile, disposable, sharps transportation container used in setting where traditional sharps containers cannot be conveniently accessible, such as home use, traveling, EMS, home health, etc.
Indications for use as stated in the FDA 510(k) statement.
https://510kreport.com/device/K073577 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K073577: Sharps Transport Tube, Model 50035.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K073577
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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