# K142366: Puritan OptiTranz Liquid Stuart Collection and Transport System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Puritan Medical Products, LLC
- Decided: Jan 9, 2015 after 137 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 K946283 (1995). 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)
- K946283: Copan Venturi Transystem Liquid Stuarts Medium, Copan Diagnostics, Inc. (1995) Summary page 4.

## Indications for use
Puritan OptiTranz Liquid Stuart Collection and Transport System is intended for use in the collection and transport of clinical specimen containing aerobic and fastidious bacteria from patient to the laboratory for bacteriological examination and culture.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K142366
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology