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VERIFY SPORE TEST STRIP for S40 STERILANT CONCENTRATE

K233682510(k) SpecialCleared Dec 15, 202329-day reviewClass II21 CFR 880.6887

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

STERIS Corporation · OVY Liquid Chemical Processing System

Cleared on Dec 15, 2023 as substantially equivalent to K231746 (STERIS Corporation, 2023) after a 29-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 2012.

Decided
Dec 15, 2023
Review
29 days
Class
Class II
Product code
OVY
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to DEN110002 (2012). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 3 generations backDEN110002 System 1E Process Biological Monitoring KitSTERIS Corporation · 2012
  2. 2 generations backK180553 VERIFY Spore Test Strip for S40 SterilantSTERIS Corporation · 2018
  3. 1 generation backK231746 VERIFY Spore Test Strip for S40 Sterilant ConcentrateSTERIS Corporation · 2023
  4. This deviceK233682 VERIFY SPORE TEST STRIP for S40 STERILANT CONCENTRATESTERIS Corporation · 2023
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−3DEN110002System 1E Process Biological Monitoring KitSTERIS Corporation2012—
−2K180553VERIFY Spore Test Strip for S40 SterilantSTERIS Corporation2018—
−1K231746VERIFY Spore Test Strip for S40 Sterilant ConcentrateSTERIS Corporation2023—
0 (this device)K233682VERIFY SPORE TEST STRIP for S40 STERILANT CONCENTRATESTERIS Corporation2023—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K233682, 2012–2023Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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  1. #1 K231746 VERIFY Spore Test Strip for S40 Sterilant…score 9.3 · 2 generations · no Class I recall
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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
*K231746VERIFY Spore Test Strip for S40 Sterilant Concentrate
Summary page 6
…Classification Number: 21 CFR 880.6887 Product Code OVY 2. Predicate Device VERIFY Spore Test Strip for S40 Sterilant – K231746 3. Device Description The Spore Test Strip for S40 Sterilant Concentrate (STS) consists of a 1 ⅜ in. x ¼ in. filter…
STERIS Corporation2023—

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 11 years and passes through 1 company; a new generation was cleared every 5.3 years on median.
  • None of the 3 ancestors has a recall.

How does its category compare?

All OVY devices

OVY Liquid Chemical Processing System: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2023, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · OVY

2in 2023

2012: 12018: 12023: 2
2007high 2 (2023) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · OVY

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

Recalls per year · OVY

No recall names OVY since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · OVY

No MAUDE report names OVY since 2007.

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YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
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What is it indicated for?

The VERIFY Spore Test Strip for S40 Sterilant Concentrate is intended to provide users with a means to assess spore kill by S40 Sterilant use dilution in the STERIS automated Liquid Chemical Sterilant Processing Systems (SYSTEM 1E and SYSTEM 1 endo Liquid Chemical Sterilant Processing Systems and enspire 3000 Series Cleaning and Liquid Chemical Sterilant Processing System). A "no growth" result from the VERIFY Spore Test Strip for S40 Sterilant…

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The VERIFY Spore Test Strip for S40 Sterilant Concentrate is intended to provide users with a

means to assess spore kill by S40 Sterilant use dilution in the STERIS automated Liquid Chemical

Sterilant Processing Systems (SYSTEM 1E and SYSTEM 1 endo Liquid Chemical Sterilant

Processing Systems and enspire 3000 Series Cleaning and Liquid Chemical Sterilant

Processing System). A "no growth" result from the VERIFY Spore Test Strip for S40 Sterilant

Concentrate after 24 hours of incubation indicates that the liquid chemical sterilization process achieved the conditions

necessary to kill at least 1 x 105 viable spores (5 logs) on the spore test strip (STS). It does not

confirm the expected full performance of the liquid chemical sterilization cycle.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K233682: VERIFY SPORE TEST STRIP for S40 STERILANT CONCENTRATE.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K233682

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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