# K212743: MedSchenker Smart Transport Medium (STM15-A/STM20-A/STM30-A/SCS30-A) System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Medschenker, Inc.
- Decided: May 3, 2023 after 611 days
- Product code: JSM (Culture Media, Non-Propagating Transport)
- Device class: 1
- Regulation: 21 CFR 866.2390
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K910526 (1991). 2 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 4 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K042970: Copan Universal Transport Medium (Utm-RT) System, Copan Diagnostics, Inc. (2004) Summary page 4.

## Most influential descendants
- K233449: Avantik VTM (2024), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
MedSchenker Smart Transport Medium (STM15-A/STM20-A/STM30-A/SCS30-A) System is intended for the collection and transport of upper respiratory clinical specimens, containing respiratory viruses, from the collection site to the testing laboratory. MedSchenker Smart Transport Medium (STM15-A/STM20-A/STM30-A/SCS30-A) System is a culture-based medium that can be processed using standard clinical laboratory operating procedures for the recovery of infectious viral particles.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K212743
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology