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Carelet Safety Lancet

K931828510(k) TraditionalCleared Oct 15, 1993190-day reviewClass II21 CFR 878.4850

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

Gainor Medical Europe, Ltd. · FMK Single Use Only Blood Lancet With An Integral Sharps Injury Prevention Feature

Cleared on Oct 15, 1993 after a 190-day review. FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known.

Decided
Oct 15, 1993
Review
190 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FMK
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K931828Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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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 lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, 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)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

How does its category compare?

All FMK devices

FMK Single Use Only Blood Lancet With An Integral Sharps Injury Prevention Feature: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · FMK

4in 2025

2010: 22012: 22013: 12016: 12017: 12019: 22021: 12022: 252023: 102024: 102025: 42026 (partial year): 5
2007high 25 (2022) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FMK

59in 2025

2022: 87 days median2023: 95 days median2024: 57 days median2025: 59 days median2026 (partial year): 68 days median
2007high 95 (2023) · low 57 (2024)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · FMK

1in 2009

2007: 42008: 22009: 1
2007high 4 (2007) · low 0 (2010)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · FMK

47in 2025

2007: 1,2062008: 1,1002009: 8822010: 9102011: 1,4932012: 1,5732013: 1,3012014: 8902015: 7812016: 5392017: 5312018: 5342019: 3992020: 3132021: 2452022: 2542023: 2822024: 2432025: 47
2007high 1,573 (2012) · low 47 (2025)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FMK, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20070—41,206
20080—21,100
20090—1882
20102—0910
20110—01,493
20122—01,573
20131—01,301
20140—0890
20150—0781
20161—0539
20171—0531
20180—0534
20192—0399
20200—0313
20211—0245
202225870254
202310950282
202410570243
2025459047
20265680—
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510(k) Report. “K931828: Carelet Safety Lancet.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K931828

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