510(k) · Cleared
Recalled · Class II · 2023Para-Pak Clean Vial
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Meridian Diagnostics, Inc. · FMH Container, Specimen, Sterile
Cleared on Jan 28, 1980 after a 32-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. It has been recalled 2 times.
- Decided
- Jan 28, 1980
- Review
- 32 days
- Class
- Class I
- Product code
- FMH
- Recalls
- 2
- Predicates
- 0
FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.
Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), 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?
FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.
What descends from it?
No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.
Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)
Recalls of this device
| Date | Class | Recall | Root cause | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 19, 2023 | Class II | Z-0519-2024 | Process control | Plastic vials contain a manufacturing defect may cause an increased risk of leakage and presents a risk of incidental exposure to biological hazards associated with direct contact with the patient specimen. |
| Oct 19, 2023 | Class II | Z-0521-2024 | Process control | Due to a manufacturing defect, certain Para-Pak vials may be at risk for leakage. |
No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.
How does its category compare?
All FMH devicesFMH Container, Specimen, Sterile: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · FMH
FDA has decided no FMH device since 2007.
Median 510(k) review, days · FMH
Too few FMH 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · FMH
2in 2023
Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · FMH
73in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code FMH, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.
View these four charts as a table
| Year | Decisions | Median 510(k) review, days | Recalls (Class I) | MAUDE reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 1 | 8 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 1 (1) | 26 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 12 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 1 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | — | 0 | 17 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 45 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 3 | 81 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 40 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 22 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 20 |
| 2023 | 0 | — | 2 | 43 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 39 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 73 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 2 | — |
https://510kreport.com/device/K792710 · printed Nov 5, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K792710: Para-Pak Clean Vial.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K792710
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- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026