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iMedium Single Step; iMedium Single Step with HSA; iMedium Single Step with rHA

K193522510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 25, 2020250-day reviewClass II21 CFR 884.6180

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

Kitazato Corporation · MQL Media, Reproductive

Cleared on Aug 25, 2020 as substantially equivalent to K170681 (Irvine Scientific Sales Co., Inc., 2017) after a 250-day review. Its family tree reaches back 4 generations to 2004.

Decided
Aug 25, 2020
Review
250 days
Class
Class II
Product code
MQL
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 4 generations to K034063 (2004). 5 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 4 generations backK034063 Multiblast MediumIrvine Scientific Sales Co., Inc. · 2004
  2. 3 generations backK072609 Single Step MediumIrvine Scientific Sales Co., Inc. · 2008
  3. 2 generations backK121572 Continuous Single Culture CompleteIrvine Scientific Sales Co., Inc. · 2012
  4. 1 generation backK170681 Continuous Single Culture -NX (CSCM-NX)Irvine Scientific Sales Co., Inc. · 2017
  5. This deviceK193522 iMedium Single Step; iMedium Single Step with HSA; iMedium Single…Kitazato Corporation · 2020
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−4K034063Multiblast MediumIrvine Scientific Sales Co., Inc.2004—
−3K072609Single Step MediumIrvine Scientific Sales Co., Inc.2008—
−2K121572Continuous Single Culture CompleteIrvine Scientific Sales Co., Inc.2012—
−1K170681Continuous Single Culture -NX (CSCM-NX)Irvine Scientific Sales Co., Inc.2017—
0 (this device)K193522iMedium Single Step; iMedium Single Step with HSA; iMedium Single Step with rHAKitazato Corporation2020—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K193522, 2004–2020Source: 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
*K170681Continuous Single Culture -NX (CSCM-NX)
Summary page 4
…Regulatory Class: Class II 5. Predicate Device(s) Device Name: Continuous Single Culture®-NX (CSCM-NX) 510(k) Number: K170681 Page 1 of 4…
Irvine Scientific Sales Co., Inc.2017—

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 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 4.4 years on median.
  • None of the 5 ancestors has a recall.

How does its category compare?

All MQL devices

MQL Media, Reproductive: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2020, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · MQL

9in 2025

2007: 32008: 122009: 22010: 62011: 12012: 52014: 52015: 72016: 122017: 102018: 42019: 62020: 82021: 12022: 32023: 52024: 122025: 92026 (partial year): 3
2007high 12 (2008) · low 0 (2013)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MQL

225in 2025

2007: 212 days median2008: 151 days median2010: 235 days median2012: 253 days median2014: 142 days median2015: 87 days median2016: 170 days median2017: 113 days median2018: 94 days median2019: 170 days median2020: 257 days median2022: 316 days median2023: 199 days median2024: 195 days median2025: 225 days median2026 (partial year): 179 days median
2007high 316 (2022) · low 87 (2015)2026

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

Recalls per year · MQL

1in 2023

2012: 12020: 12021: 22022: 12023: 1
2007high 2 (2021) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MQL

3in 2025

2012: 12013: 22014: 32016: 22023: 12024: 62025: 3
2007high 6 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MQL, 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
2007321200
20081215100
20092—00
2010623500
20111—00
2012525311
20130—02
2014514203
201578700
20161217002
20171011300
201849400
2019617000
2020825710
20211—20
2022331610
2023519911
20241219506
2025922503
202631790—

What is it indicated for?

iMedium Single Step media are intended to be used as culture media for gametes and embryos from fertilization through day 5/6 of development. iMedium Single Step media are not intended for embryo transfer procedures.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K193522: iMedium Single Step; iMedium Single Step with HSA; iMedium Single Step with rHA.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K193522

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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