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exCellerator Cervical Collection Device

K182049510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 25, 2019268-day reviewClass II21 CFR 884.4530

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

Excell Company, LLC · HHT Spatula, Cervical, Cytological

Cleared on Apr 25, 2019 as substantially equivalent to K861389 (Intl. Cytobrush, Inc., 1986) after a 268-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1986.

Decided
Apr 25, 2019
Review
268 days
Class
Class II
Product code
HHT
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K861389 (1986). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K861389 · Pap Smear Kit · Intl. Cytobrush, Inc. · 198619851990199520002005201020152020
K861389 · Pap Smear Kit · Intl. Cytobrush, Inc. · 19860
  1. Root · 1 generation backK861389 Pap Smear KitIntl. Cytobrush, Inc. · 1986
  2. This deviceK182049 exCellerator Cervical Collection DeviceExcell Company, LLC · 2019
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K861389Pap Smear KitIntl. Cytobrush, Inc.1986—
0 (this device)K182049exCellerator Cervical Collection DeviceExcell Company, LLC2019—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K182049, 1986–2019Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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
*K861389Pap Smear Kit
Summary page 4
…logic specialized manual instrument) Device Classification: Class II Product Code: HHT Predicate Device: Pap Perfect Plastic Spatula (K861389) Device Description: The ExCellerator™ Cervical Collection Device is a non-sterile, single use, disposable cervical sampling de…
Intl. Cytobrush, Inc.1986—

Also cleared against K861389: 2 other devices →

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?

  • Its one ancestor has no recall.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K861389.

How does its category compare?

All HHT devices

HHT Spatula, Cervical, Cytological: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2019, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · HHT

1in 2019

2007: 12008: 22009: 12012: 12015: 12017: 12019: 1
2007high 2 (2008) · low 0 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · HHT

Too few HHT 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · HHT

No recall names HHT since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · HHT

1in 2025

2007: 22008: 32009: 12010: 12011: 12014: 12016: 62017: 12018: 12019: 32020: 32023: 52024: 12025: 1
2007high 6 (2016) · low 0 (2012)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code HHT, 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—02
20082—03
20091—01
20100—01
20110—01
20121—00
20130—00
20140—01
20151—00
20160—06
20171—01
20180—01
20191—03
20200—03
20210—00
20220—00
20230—05
20240—01
20250—01
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The ExCellerator Cervical Collection Device is a cervical spatula intended for collecting ectocervical specimens for the

ThinPrep Pap test. The device is also intended to be used to aid in a more complete transfer of the specimen material from

the endocervical brush (cytobrush) to the PreservCyt solution for ThinPrep testing.

The ExCellerator device must be used with an IVD labeled endocervical brush.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K182049: exCellerator Cervical Collection Device.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K182049

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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