# K132767: Medline Sharps Container

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Medline Industries, Inc.
- Decided: Feb 3, 2014 after 152 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
No predicates in its family tree.
8 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
0 of 9 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

## Most influential descendants
- K143693: Medline Sharps Containers (2015), 6 descendants of its own
- K190240: Tiger Sharps Containers (2019), 5 descendants of its own
- K211464: Nitta M&T Safety Box (2021), 2 descendants of its own
- K222905: Maxcon Sharps Container (1 QT Sharps Container, MA1112), Maxcon Sharps Container (5.4 QT Sharps Container, MA1212), Maxcon Sharps Container (5.4 QT Sharps Container, MA1213), Maxcon Sharps Container (7 Liter Sharps Container, MA1324) (2023), 1 descendant of its own
- K253222: Gongdong Sharps Container (SCR-01Q, SCR-01G, SCR-03G) (2025), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Medline Sharps Containers are intended to provide a receptacle for used, contaminated medical sharps and act as an enclosure during transport to ultimate disposal.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K132767
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology