# K131708: Bwcsh-1 Sharps Container

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Bradford Wright Companies, Inc.
- Decided: Mar 10, 2014 after 272 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 K925816 (1994). 4 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 6 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K982781: Demolizer #47 One-Gallon Point of Generation Sharps Container, Thermal Waste Technology, Inc. (1998) Summary page 2.
- K943575: B-D Guardian Nestable Sharps Collectors, Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic (1994) Summary page 2.

## Most influential descendants
- K182235: OnSite Waste Sharps Container (2019), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The BWCSH-l sharps container has a one-gallon fill line capacity that is intended to be used for the safe disposal of hazardous sharps. The BWCSH- I sharps container ismetallic canister finted with thermal plastic top and has a orange-red biohazard label adhered to the containers with till line printed on the front. The BWCSH-lI device is for single use, disposable and is not a secondary container. BWCSH-l sharps container dimensions are 10.5 inches in width at the top, 4.75 inches deep and 8.25 inches in height. BWCSH-l sharps container weighs 1.075 pounds when empty.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K131708
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology