# K101567: Sharps Container

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Cixi Leinuo Plastic Co., Ltd.
- Decided: Sep 2, 2010 after 90 days
- Product code: MMK (Container, Sharps)
- 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: 2 generations back to K943575 (1994). 2 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 3 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K072667: Sharps Away Disposable Container, Solutions, Inc. (2007) Summary page 1.

## Indications for use
The sharps container are intended to be used in healthcare facilities, including nursing stations, medication carts, laboratories, dental offices, emergency rooms, surgical rooms, treatment rooms, emergency vehicles, veterinarian office and other small quantity waste generators for the safe disposal of hazardous sharps.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K101567
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology