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Costorsol

K083453510(k) TraditionalCleared Jan 21, 200961-day reviewClass II21 CFR 876.5880

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

Preservation Solutions, Inc. · KDN System, Perfusion, Kidney

Cleared on Jan 21, 2009 as substantially equivalent to K073693 (Preservation Solutions, Inc., 2008) after a 61-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1996. 10 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jan 21, 2009
Review
61 days
Class
Class II
Product code
KDN
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K944866 (1996). 10 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2015: 1 descendant cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2014: 2 descendants cleared2025: 1 descendant cleared2018: 2 descendants cleared2022: 1 descendant cleared2026: 1 descendant clearedK944866 · Viaspan (Belzer UW - CSS) · The Dupont Merck Pharmaceutical Co. · 1996 · recalledK073693 · Costorsol · Preservation Solutions, Inc. · 2008 · recalled1995200020052010201520202025
Descendants, by generation 1 generation forward: 3 descendants2 generations forward: 5 descendants3 generations forward: 1 descendant4 generations forward: 1 descendant K073693 · Costorsol · Preservation Solutions, Inc. · 2008 · recalledK944866 · Viaspan (Belzer UW - CSS) · The Dupont Merck Pharmaceutical Co. · 1996 · recalled0
  1. Root · 2 generations backK944866 Viaspan (Belzer UW - CSS)The Dupont Merck Pharmaceutical Co. · 1996 · Recalled
  2. 1 generation backK073693 CostorsolPreservation Solutions, Inc. · 2008 · Recalled
  3. This deviceK083453 CostorsolPreservation Solutions, Inc. · 2009
  4. Descendant · cites it directly · 8 of its ownK091245 CostorsolPreservation Solutions, Inc. · 2009
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 3 of its ownK133694 Sherpa Pak TransporterParagonix Technologies, Inc. · 2014
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 1 of its ownK180194 SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System and SherpaPak Kidney Transport…Paragonix Technologies, Inc. · 2018
  7. Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK091656 SPS-1TM Static Preservation Solution, Models SPS-1-500 ML, SPS 1-1L…Organ Recovery Systems, Inc. · 2010 · Recalled
  8. Descendant · 4 generations on · 0 of its ownK261913 X°Port Heart Preservation SystemTraferox Technologies, Inc. · 2026

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Descendants cleared per year

2009: 12010: 12014: 22015: 12018: 22022: 12025: 12026: 1
2009high 2 (2014) · low 0 (2011)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K091245CostorsolPreservation Solutions, Inc. · 2009 · cites it directly8descendants
  • K133694Sherpa Pak TransporterParagonix Technologies, Inc. · 2014 · 2 generations on3descendants
  • K180194SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System and SherpaPak Kidney Transport SystemParagonix Technologies, Inc. · 2018 · 3 generations on1descendant
  • K091656SPS-1TM Static Preservation Solution, Models SPS-1-500 ML, SPS 1-1L, SPS-1-2LOrgan Recovery Systems, Inc. · 2010 · cites it directly1descendant
  • K261913X°Port Heart Preservation SystemTraferox Technologies, Inc. · 2026 · 4 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K944866Viaspan (Belzer UW - CSS)The Dupont Merck Pharmaceutical Co.19961
−1K073693CostorsolPreservation Solutions, Inc.20082
0 (this device)K083453CostorsolPreservation Solutions, Inc.2009—
+1K091245CostorsolPreservation Solutions, Inc.2009—
+2K133694Sherpa Pak TransporterParagonix Technologies, Inc.2014—
+3K180194SherpaPak Cardiac Transport System and SherpaPak Kidney Transport SystemParagonix Technologies, Inc.2018—
+1K091656SPS-1TM Static Preservation Solution, Models SPS-1-500 ML, SPS 1-1L, SPS-1-2LOrgan Recovery Systems, Inc.20101
+4K261913X°Port Heart Preservation SystemTraferox Technologies, Inc.2026—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200910
201010
201420
201510
201820
202210
202510
202610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K083453, 1996–2026Source: 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
*K073693Costorsol
Summary page 1
…re, is a transplant graft storage solution for harvested organs, which issubstantially equivalent to the original CoStorSol® solution cleared to market under 51 0(k) K073693 DEVICE DESCRIPTION Preservation Solutions, Inc manufacturers CoStorSol® according to a 'recipe" pioneered at the Universi…
Preservation Solutions, Inc.20082

Also cleared against K073693: 4 other devices →

What descends from it? (10)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K091245CostorsolPreservation Solutions, Inc.20098
K091656SPS-1TM Static Preservation Solution, Models SPS-1-500 ML, SPS 1-1L, SPS-1-2LOrgan Recovery Systems, Inc.20101
K151728CoStorSol plus GPreservation Solutions, Inc.20150

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?

  • The line of descent spans 13 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 12.2 years on median.
  • 2 of the 2 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K091245 (Preservation Solutions, Inc., 2009) has gone furthest, with 8 descendants of its own.
  • 4 other devices also cite its predicate K073693.

How does its category compare?

All KDN devices

KDN System, Perfusion, Kidney: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2009, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · KDN

5in 2025

2008: 22009: 22010: 12012: 12014: 22015: 12016: 12018: 22019: 22020: 22021: 32022: 12023: 22024: 22025: 52026 (partial year): 3
2007high 5 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · KDN

135in 2025

2021: 238 days median2025: 135 days median2026 (partial year): 66 days median
2007high 238 (2021) · low 135 (2025)2026

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

Recalls per year · KDN

1in 2022

2010: 12022: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 1 (2010) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · KDN

3in 2025

2008: 12016: 32017: 62018: 42019: 32020: 92021: 12025: 3
2007high 9 (2020) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code KDN, 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
20070—00
20082—01
20092—00
20101—10
20110—00
20121—00
20130—00
20142—00
20151—00
20161—03
20170—06
20182—04
20192—03
20202—09
2021323801
20221—10
20232—00
20242—00
2025513503
20263661—

What is it indicated for?

CoStorSol® is intended for the flushing and cold storage of kidney, liver and pancreas organs at the time of organ removal from the donor in preparation for storage, transportation and eventual transplantation into a recipient

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K083453: Costorsol.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K083453

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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