# K173743: Greenmedi Safety Filter Syringe

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Sang-A Frontec Co., Ltd.
- Decided: Jan 28, 2019 after 417 days
- Product code: MEG (Syringe, Antistick)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 880.5860
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 3 generations back to K941450 (1994). 3 ancestors in all.
3 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 7 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K092430: 1 ML Fixed Needle, 3 ML Luer Lock, 5 ML Luer Lock, 10 ML Luer Lock, 20 ML Luerl Lock Safety Syringes, Inviro Medical Devices, Inc. (2009) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K212635: Sofjec (2023), 2 descendants of its own
- K241856: Sofjec (Single use Needle); Sofjec (Single use Syringe with or without Needle); Sofjec (Membrane Filter Syringe) (2024), 1 descendant of its own
- K253112: Sofjec (Single use Needle); Sofjec (Single use Syringe with or without Needle); Sofjec (Membrane Filter Syringe) (2026), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Greenmedi safety filter syringe is intended to inject the drug solutions into the human body. It is designed to prevent needle stick injuries. The 0.5um filter operates when injecting the drug into the human body to remove foreign substances from the drug solutions.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K173743
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology