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Cleared

Micro well group culture dish, 9-well; Micro well group culture dish, 16-well

K150756510(k) TraditionalCleared Jul 20, 2015119-day reviewClass II21 CFR 884.6160

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Hertart · MQK Labware, Assisted Reproduction

Cleared on Jul 20, 2015 as substantially equivalent to K123641 (Hertart, 2013) after a 119-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 1999.

Decided
Jul 20, 2015
Review
119 days
Class
Class II
Product code
MQK
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to K990941 (1999). 7 ancestors in all, the oldest K991253 (1999). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 3 generations backK990941 Newlife Dish (Etched or Non-Etched, with or Without Lid), Models…Humagen Fertility Diagnostics, Inc. · 1999
  2. 2 generations backK090429 Nunc Ivf Centerwell and Icsi DishesThermo Fisher Scientific (Nalge Nunc Intl) · 2009
  3. 1 generation backK123641 Culture Dish 40 MM, Culture Dish 60 MM, Micro Droplet Culture Dish…Hertart · 2013
  4. This deviceK150756 Micro well group culture dish, 9-well; Micro well group culture…Hertart · 2015
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−3K990941Newlife Dish (Etched or Non-Etched, with or Without Lid), Models 14-52, 1452E…Humagen Fertility Diagnostics, Inc.1999—
−2K090429Nunc Ivf Centerwell and Icsi DishesThermo Fisher Scientific (Nalge Nunc Intl)2009—
−1K123641Culture Dish 40 MM, Culture Dish 60 MM, Micro Droplet Culture Dish, 5 Well…Hertart2013—
0 (this device)K150756Micro well group culture dish, 9-well; Micro well group culture dish, 16-wellHertart2015—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199920
200010
200410
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K150756, 1999–2015Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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.

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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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K123641Culture Dish 40 MM, Culture Dish 60 MM, Micro Droplet Culture Dish, 5 Well Culture Dish…
Summary page 4
…ll group culture dish, 9-well Predicate Device: Proprietary Name: Vitrolife Micro Droplet Culture Dish Common Name: IVF Dish Manufacturer: HertART ApS 510(k) Number: K123641 Proposed Device: Micro well group culture dish, 16-well Predicate Device: Proprietary Name: Vitrolife Micro Droplet Culture Di…
Hertart2013—

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 16 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 3.8 years on median.
  • None of the 7 ancestors has a recall.

How does its category compare?

All MQK devices

MQK Labware, Assisted Reproduction: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2015, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · MQK

3in 2025

2007: 12008: 22009: 22010: 22011: 12012: 32013: 12014: 62015: 22016: 22017: 22018: 42019: 12020: 22021: 12022: 22024: 42025: 32026 (partial year): 1
2007high 6 (2014) · low 0 (2023)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MQK

259in 2025

2012: 454 days median2014: 270 days median2018: 154 days median2024: 163 days median2025: 259 days median
2007high 454 (2012) · low 154 (2018)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · MQK

1in 2011

2007: 12011: 1
2007high 1 (2007) · low 0 (2008)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · MQK

1in 2025

2025: 1
2007high 1 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MQK, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20071—10
20082—00
20092—00
20102—00
20111—10
2012345400
20131—00
2014627000
20152—00
20162—00
20172—00
2018415400
20191—00
20202—00
20211—00
20222—00
20230—00
2024416300
2025325901
20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

For in-vitro fertilisation, handling and embryo culture. It may be used for the culturing of embryos using drop culture

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K150756: Micro well group culture dish, 9-well; Micro well group culture dish, 16-well.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K150756

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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