# K233449: Avantik VTM

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Hanchang Medic Co., Ltd. (Han Chang Medic)
- Decided: Jul 15, 2024 after 269 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: 3 generations back to K910526 (1991). 3 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 4 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K212743: MedSchenker Smart Transport Medium (STM15-A/STM20-A/STM30-A/SCS30-A) System, Medschenker, Inc. (2023) Summary page 4.

## Indications for use
The Avantik VTM is intended for the collection and transport of upper respiratory clinical specimens containing respiratory viruses, from the collection site to the testing laboratory. The collection system is a culture-based media that is intended to be used with standard laboratory examination, culture or with other assays that utilize stable recoverable infectious viral particles.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K233449
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology