# K143693: Medline Sharps Containers

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Medline Industries, Inc.
- Decided: Nov 6, 2015 after 317 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: 1 generation back to K132767 (2014). 1 ancestor in all.
6 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 8 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K132767: Medline Sharps Container, Medline Industries, Inc. (2014) Summary page 5.

## Most influential descendants
- 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
- K211890: Promisemed Sharps container (2021), 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/K143693
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology