510(k) · Cleared
ClearedVapophene
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Germiphene Corp. · MED Sterilant, Medical Devices
Cleared on Dec 4, 1997 after a 609-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
- Decided
- Dec 4, 1997
- Review
- 609 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- MED
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 0
FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA 510(k) statement (indications), 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’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
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 MED devicesMED Sterilant, Medical Devices: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · MED
2in 2023
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · MED
84in 2019
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · MED
2in 2011
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · MED
9in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code MED, 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 | 2 | — | 3 | 34 |
| 2008 | 1 | — | 2 | 79 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 0 | 158 |
| 2010 | 6 | 281 | 0 | 89 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 2 | 106 |
| 2012 | 3 | 111 | 0 | 337 |
| 2013 | 1 | — | 0 | 140 |
| 2014 | 1 | — | 0 | 105 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 110 |
| 2016 | 1 | — | 0 | 135 |
| 2017 | 1 | — | 0 | 74 |
| 2018 | 2 | — | 0 | 42 |
| 2019 | 4 | 84 | 0 | 35 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 32 |
| 2021 | 2 | — | 0 | 31 |
| 2022 | 1 | — | 0 | 16 |
| 2023 | 2 | — | 0 | 9 |
| 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | 8 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | 9 |
| 2026 | 2 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
For use in sterilizing dental and surgical instruments such as extractor forceps with sirrated handles, IRIS scissors, and convex mirrors and handles, with all legally marketed models of MDT Harvey Chemiclaves, when use of chemiclave solution is indicated, and used according to the chemiclave cycle parameters, ( 132°C, 20 -27 psi, for 20 minutes per cycle).
Not for use in water or steam type sterilizers
Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA 510(k) statement, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.
https://510kreport.com/device/K961289 · printed Nov 6, 2026
Cite this page
510(k) Report. “K961289: Vapophene.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K961289
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- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026