510(k) · Cleared
ClearedFlashpak Sterilization Container System
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Symmetry Medical Inc- Manchester · FRG Wrap, Sterilization
Cleared on Apr 2, 2015 as substantially equivalent to K113776 (Symmetry Medical, 2012) after a 269-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1987.
- Decided
- Apr 2, 2015
- Review
- 269 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- FRG
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 1
Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K871202 (1987). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
View FIG. 1 as a table
Line of descent and top descendants
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.
Planning a device in FRG? A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.
Top candidate predicates for a new FRG device
- #1 K234050 HALYARD® ONE-STEP® Sterilization Wrap…score 15.8 · 7 generations · no Class I recall
- #2 Held for the reportin the report
- #3 Held for the reportin the report
What was it cleared against? (1)
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.
| Type | Number | Device | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | K113776 | FlashpakSummary page 4…N 37013 615-964-5392 April 2, 2015 FlashPak® Sterilization Container System Wrap, Sterilization Class Ii - 880.6850 - FRG FlashPak® Sterilization Container System, K113776 3034 Owen Drive, Antioch, TN 37013 800.251.3000 615964 5567 symmetrysurgical.com : - symmetry surgical Device… | 2012 |
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?
- The line of descent spans 28 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 25.2 years on median.
- 1 of the 2 ancestors has a recall of any class.
How does its category compare?
All FRG devicesFRG Wrap, Sterilization: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2015, this device’s year, is highlighted.
FDA decisions per year · FRG
9in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · FRG
151in 2025
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · FRG
2in 2022
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · FRG
18in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code FRG, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 3 | 182 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 2 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | 4 | 171 | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 4 | 213 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 6 | 110 | 0 | 12 |
| 2012 | 10 | 133 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | 6 | 146 | 2 | 5 |
| 2014 | 8 | 177 | 0 | 13 |
| 2015 | 12 | 196 | 0 | 9 |
| 2016 | 9 | 131 | 0 | 20 |
| 2017 | 9 | 260 | 29 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 | 150 | 0 | 22 |
| 2019 | 9 | 258 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020 | 5 | 122 | 14 | 21 |
| 2021 | 4 | 170 | 0 | 9 |
| 2022 | 9 | 217 | 2 | 4 |
| 2023 | 9 | 230 | 0 | 13 |
| 2024 | 11 | 182 | 0 | 21 |
| 2025 | 9 | 151 | 0 | 18 |
| 2026 | 4 | 247 | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
FlashPak® is a reusable rigid container system to be used during immediate use steam sterilization (IUSS or flash) by hospitals and healthcare facilities. It is intended to enable sterilization of the enclosed devices and prevent recontamination during immediate transport to the point of use. The container is compatible with gravity-displacement steam sterilization using a 10 minute cycle at 132° C for porous items and items with lumens or a 3 minute…
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FlashPak® is a reusable rigid container system to be used during immediate use steam sterilization (IUSS or flash) by hospitals and healthcare facilities. It is intended to enable sterilization of the enclosed devices and prevent recontamination during immediate transport to the point of use. The container is compatible with gravity-displacement steam sterilization using a 10 minute cycle at 132° C for porous items and items with lumens or a 3 minute cycle at 132° C for nonporous items like routine metal instruments. The container is also compatible with pre-vacuum steam sterilization using a 4 minute cycle at 132° C for porous items and items with lumens or a 3 minute cycle for nonporous items like routine metal instruments. FlashPak® is recommended for sterilization of lumens with the following limits: gravity-displacement (5.5mm inner diameter or larger and up to 184mm in length), pre-vacuum (1mm inner diameter or larger and up to 203mm in length).
FlashPak® Model/Maximum Instrument Load Weight Recommendation:
9020 w/ 9020-08 Basket - Gravity 3 pounds (1.36 Kg) - Pre-Vacuum 3 pounds (1.36 Kg) ¥
9030 w/ 9030-08 Basket - Gravity 10 pounds (4.55 Kg) - Pre-Vacuum 10 pounds (4.55 Kg)
9040 w/ 9040-08 Basket - Gravity 14 pounds (6.35 Kg) - Pre-Vacuum 14 pounds (6.35 Kg)
9050 w/ 9050-08 Basket - Gravity 16 pounds (7.27 Kg) - Pre-Vacuum 16 pounds (7.27 Kg)
Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.
https://510kreport.com/device/K141826 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K141826: Flashpak Sterilization Container System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K141826
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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