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Isolyser Home Sharps Management (HSM), Model 800M; Isoly Sharps Management System (SMS), Models 2400M, 4000M, 10000M, 5.

K090157510(k) TraditionalCleared May 4, 2009102-day reviewClass II21 CFR 880.5570

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

Wcm Waste & Compliance Management, Inc. · MMK Container, Sharps

Cleared on May 4, 2009 as substantially equivalent to K943626 (Thantex Specialties, Inc., 1995) after a 102-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1995.

Decided
May 4, 2009
Review
102 days
Class
Class II
Product code
MMK
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K943626 (1995). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K943626 · Isolyser Sharps Management System SMS · Thantex Specialties, Inc. · 19951995200020052010
  1. Root · 1 generation backK943626 Isolyser Sharps Management System SMSThantex Specialties, Inc. · 1995
  2. This deviceK090157 Isolyser Home Sharps Management (HSM), Model 800M; Isoly Sharps…Wcm Waste & Compliance Management, Inc. · 2009
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K943626Isolyser Sharps Management System SMSThantex Specialties, Inc.1995—
0 (this device)K090157Isolyser Home Sharps Management (HSM), Model 800M; Isoly Sharps Management…Wcm Waste & Compliance Management, Inc.2009—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K090157, 1995–2009Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and 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? (2)

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
*K943626Isolyser Sharps Management System SMS
Summary page 2
…The Isolyser SMSm sharps containers are substantially equivalent in intended use, function and basic composition to the Isolyser SMS sharps containers approved in 510(k) K943626 and Sharps Compliance, Inc.'s Sharps Disposal by Mail System 15000 [5 10(k) unknown]. Specifically, the HSM 800m, SMS 2400m, SMS…
Thantex Specialties, Inc.1995—
*—Sharps Compliance, Inc.'s Sharps Disposal by Mail System 15000
Named without a submission number
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Also cleared against K943626: 2 other devices →

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.

What does this lineage say?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K943626.

How does its category compare?

All MMK devices

MMK Container, Sharps: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2009, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · MMK

3in 2025

2007: 42008: 62009: 42010: 12011: 12012: 22013: 52014: 62015: 32016: 42017: 12018: 12019: 42020: 12021: 32022: 12023: 32025: 32026 (partial year): 2
2007high 6 (2008) · low 0 (2024)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MMK

84in 2025

2007: 63 days median2008: 61 days median2009: 100 days median2013: 136 days median2014: 210 days median2015: 115 days median2016: 258 days median2019: 265 days median2021: 149 days median2023: 251 days median2025: 84 days median
2007high 265 (2019) · low 61 (2008)2026

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

2007: 52008: 212009: 92010: 92011: 162012: 162013: 202014: 132015: 132016: 272017: 392018: 632019: 562020: 622021: 852022: 382023: 342024: 142025: 5
2007high 85 (2021) · low 5 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MMK, 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
200746305
2008661021
2009410009
20101—09
20111—016
20122—016
20135136020
20146210013
20153115013
20164258027
20171—039
20181—063
20194265056
20201—062
20213149085
20221—038
20233251034
20240—014
202538405
20262—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Isolyser Sharps Management Systems SMSm is a single-use, disposable, over-the-counter sharps container intended for use in clinical and non-clinical settings for the disposal of contaminated sharps and/or medical/red-bag wastes. The SMSm is marketed in five (5) different models: (1) Home Sharps Management (HSM) 800m, .98 liters, 3.45 x 2.72 x 7.29 (in.); (2) Sharps Management System (SMS) 2400m, 3.3 liters, 5 x 5x 10 (in.); (3) Sharps Management…

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The Isolyser Sharps Management Systems SMSm is a single-use, disposable, over-the-counter sharps container intended for use in clinical and non-clinical settings for the disposal of contaminated sharps and/or medical/red-bag wastes. The SMSm is marketed in five (5) different models: (1) Home Sharps Management (HSM) 800m, .98 liters, 3.45 x 2.72 x 7.29 (in.); (2) Sharps Management System (SMS) 2400m, 3.3 liters, 5 x 5x 10 (in.); (3) Sharps Management System (SMS) 4000m, 5.97 liters, 8.47 x 5.99 x 8.87 (in.); (4) Sharps Management System (SMS) 10000m, 10.47 liters, 8.51 x 5.99 x 14.32 (in.); and (5) Sharps Management System (SMS) 5.3m, 21.1 liters, 11.93 x 9.87 x 14.68 (in.). *Each SMSm model is designed to safely and securely contain used medical sharps and/or medical/red-bag wastes prior to removal and subsequent disposal. The SMS 5.3m is intended only for the storage and disposal of filled approved sharps containers and/or medical/red-bag wastes. Once an empty SMSm container has been filled with used medical sharps and/or medical/red-bag wastes, the entire SMSm container is intended to be packaged and mailed-back to WCM Waste and Compliance Management, Inc. for proper disposal. The HSM 800m, SMS 2400m, SMS 4000m, SMS 10000m, and SMS 5.3m are intended for home use by home health care providers and for use by small quantity health care providers such as dentists, medical doctors, veterinarians, and laboratories. The SMSm sharps containers are not intended for reuse.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K090157: Isolyser Home Sharps Management (HSM), Model 800M; Isoly Sharps Management System (SMS), Models 2400M, 4000M, 10000M, 5..” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K090157

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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