510(k) · Cleared
ClearedVERIFY ASSERT STEAM Process Challenge Device
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
STERIS Corporation · OWP Biological Sterilization Process Indicator With Recombinant-Dna Plasmid
Cleared on Apr 28, 2017 after a 189-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
- Decided
- Apr 28, 2017
- Review
- 189 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- OWP
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 0
FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA 510(k) statement (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?
FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
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.
How does its category compare?
All OWP devicesOWP Biological Sterilization Process Indicator With Recombinant-Dna Plasmid: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2017, this device’s year, is highlighted.
FDA decisions per year · OWP
1in 2018
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · OWP
177in 2017
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · OWP
No recall names OWP since 2007.
Adverse event reports per year · OWP
2in 2022
MAUDE reports naming product code OWP, 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 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 3 | 177 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
The VERIFY™ Assert™ STEAM Process Challenge Device (PCD) is used for qualification, routine microbial monitoring, and load monitoring of steam sterilizers.
The validated steam sterilization cycles include:
• 270°F (132°C) 4-minute dynamic air removal
• 275°F (135°C) 3-minute dynamic air removal
Indications for use as stated in the FDA 510(k) statement.
https://510kreport.com/device/K162945 · printed Nov 4, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K162945: VERIFY ASSERT STEAM Process Challenge Device.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K162945
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- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026