# K141506: MCC Para-Fix CARY BLAIR MEDIUM

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Medical Chemical Corporation
- Decided: Feb 25, 2015 after 264 days
- Product code: JSM (Culture Media, Non-Propagating Transport)
- Device class: 1
- Regulation: 21 CFR 866.2390
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K792712 (1980). 1 ancestor in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 2 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K792712: Para-Pak (C&S), Meridian Diagnostics, Inc. (1980) Summary page 4.

## Indications for use
Para-FixTM Cary Blair Medium provides a method for collecting and preserving fecal specimens for the culture of intestinal enteric bacteria. Because the medium is capable of maintaining the bacteria for 96 hours, immediate transportation and processing of the specimen is not necessary.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K141506
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology