# K820783: Castle Microcomputer Sterilizer Control

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Sybron Corp.
- Decided: Apr 15, 1982 after 23 days
- Product code: FLF (Sterilizer, Ethylene-Oxide Gas)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 880.6860
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
27 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 28 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K970907: Castle Series 100 Steam Sterilizers (Straightline) (1997), 24 descendants of its own
- K994314: Castle Series 100HC Steam Sterilizers (2000), 23 descendants of its own
- K012573: Castle 400HC/500HC Series Steam Sterilizer, Models 422HC, 433HC, 522HC, and 533HC (2001), 21 descendants of its own
- K030789: Amsco Century Steam Sterilizer (2003), 8 descendants of its own
- K070657: Getinge 633HC Series Vacuum/Gravity Steam Sterilizer (2007), 5 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K820783
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology