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Celerity HP Incubator

K190297510(k) TraditionalCleared May 14, 201992-day reviewClass II21 CFR 880.2800

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

STERIS Corporation · FRC Indicator, Biological Sterilization Process

Cleared on May 14, 2019 as substantially equivalent to K171587 (STERIS Corporation, 2017) after a 92-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 2002. 4 later devices descend from it.

Decided
May 14, 2019
Review
92 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FRC
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to K004009 (2002). 4 ancestors in all. 4 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 2003: 1 other ancestor2022: 1 descendant cleared2023: 2 descendants cleared2025: 1 descendant clearedReference device: K173670 · CELERITY 20 Steam Incubator · STERIS Corporation · 2018K004009 · 3M Attest 290 Auto-Reader · 3M Company · 2002K123546 · 3M Attest (TM) Auto-Reader · 3M Company · 2013 · recalledK171587 · VERIFY Incubator for Assert VH2O2 Self-Contained Biological Indicator · STERIS Corporation · 2017200020052010201520202025
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 3 generations back: 1 other ancestor 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 1 descendant3 generations forward: 2 descendants K171587 · VERIFY Incubator for Assert VH2O2 Self-Contained Biological Indicator · STERIS Corporation · 2017K123546 · 3M Attest (TM) Auto-Reader · 3M Company · 2013 · recalledK004009 · 3M Attest 290 Auto-Reader · 3M Company · 20020
  1. Root · 3 generations backK004009 3M Attest 290 Auto-Reader3M Company · 2002
  2. 2 generations backK123546 3M Attest (TM) Auto-Reader3M Company · 2013 · Recalled
  3. 1 generation backK171587 VERIFY Incubator for Assert VH2O2 Self-Contained Biological IndicatorSTERIS Corporation · 2017
  4. This deviceK190297 Celerity HP IncubatorSTERIS Corporation · 2019
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 3 of its ownK213881 Celerity IncubatorSTERIS Corporation · 2022
  6. Descendant · 2 generations on · 2 of its ownK223715 Celerity IncubatorSTERIS Corporation · 2023
  7. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK250061 Celerity IncubatorSTERIS Corporation · 2025
  8. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK233681 ConFirm 20 Minute IncubatorSTERIS Corporation · 2023

Most influential descendants

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  • K213881Celerity IncubatorSTERIS Corporation · 2022 · cites it directly3descendants
  • K223715Celerity IncubatorSTERIS Corporation · 2023 · 2 generations on2descendants
  • K250061Celerity IncubatorSTERIS Corporation · 2025 · 3 generations on0descendants
  • K233681ConFirm 20 Minute IncubatorSTERIS Corporation · 2023 · 3 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−3K0040093M Attest 290 Auto-Reader3M Company2002—
−2K1235463M Attest (TM) Auto-Reader3M Company20131
−1K171587VERIFY Incubator for Assert VH2O2 Self-Contained Biological IndicatorSTERIS Corporation2017—
0 (this device)K190297Celerity HP IncubatorSTERIS Corporation2019—
+1K213881Celerity IncubatorSTERIS Corporation2022—
+2K223715Celerity IncubatorSTERIS Corporation2023—
+3K250061Celerity IncubatorSTERIS Corporation2025—
+3K233681ConFirm 20 Minute IncubatorSTERIS Corporation2023—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200310

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
202210
202320
202510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K190297, 2002–2025Source: 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
*K171587VERIFY Incubator for Assert VH2O2 Self-Contained Biological Indicator
Summary page 5
…lass II Classification Name: Indicator, Biological Sterilization Process (21 CFR 880.2800, FRC) 2. Predicate Device K171587 - VERIFY® Incubator for Assert™ VH2O2 Self-Contained Biological Indicators (name changed to Celerity HP Incubator after clea…
STERIS Corporation2017—
†K173670CELERITY 20 Steam IncubatorSTERIS Corporation2018—

Also cleared against K171587: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (4)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K213881Celerity IncubatorSTERIS Corporation20223

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 17 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 4.4 years on median.
  • 1 of the 4 ancestors has a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K213881 (STERIS Corporation, 2022) has gone furthest, with 3 descendants of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K171587.

How does its category compare?

All FRC devices

FRC Indicator, Biological Sterilization Process: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2019, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · FRC

6in 2025

2007: 32008: 12009: 62010: 42011: 62012: 92013: 42014: 132015: 32016: 22017: 102018: 182019: 52020: 102021: 52022: 52023: 62024: 82025: 62026 (partial year): 1
2007high 18 (2018) · low 1 (2008)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FRC

29in 2025

2007: 83 days median2009: 183 days median2010: 165 days median2011: 118 days median2012: 178 days median2013: 260 days median2014: 174 days median2015: 130 days median2017: 130 days median2018: 97 days median2019: 88 days median2020: 150 days median2021: 107 days median2022: 193 days median2023: 190 days median2024: 105 days median2025: 29 days median
2007high 260 (2013) · low 29 (2025)2026

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

Recalls per year · FRC

8so far in 2026, the most since 2007

2009: 12012: 22013: 22022: 42023: 12026 (partial year): 8
2007high 8 (2026) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · FRC

9in 2025

2007: 1002008: 602009: 452010: 572011: 372012: 462013: 392014: 512015: 1822016: 4822017: 1822018: 222019: 302020: 162021: 102022: 92023: 202024: 222025: 9
2007high 482 (2016) · low 9 (2022)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FRC, 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
20073830100
20081—060
20096183145
20104165057
20116118037
20129178246
20134260239
201413174051
201531300182
20162—0482
2017101300182
20181897022
2019588030
202010150016
20215107010
2022519349
20236190120
20248105022
202562909
20261—8—

What is it indicated for?

Use the Celerity HP Incubator to incubate and automatically read Celerity 20 HP Biological Indicators at 57 °C for a fluorescent result within 20 minutes.

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. “K190297: Celerity HP Incubator.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K190297

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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