# K980065: C/T Med-Systems Cassette System

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: C/T Med System, Ltd.
- Decided: May 11, 1998 after 124 days
- Product code: KCT (Sterilization Wrap Containers, Trays, Cassettes & Other Accessories)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 880.6850
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K844002 (1984). 2 ancestors in all.
152 later devices descend from it; 5 cite it directly.
1 of 155 devices in its family (counting itself) has a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K962545: Dental, Medical Instrument Cases & Cassette, Sterilization Cassette Systems, Inc. (1997) Summary page 1.
- K844002: HU-Friedy Ims Cassette System, Hu-Friedy Mfg. Co., Inc. (1984) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K990761: Tuttnauer Mini Container Cassette, Tuttnauer Standard Case Cassette (1999), 150 descendants of its own
- K012105: Polyvac Surgical Instrument Delivery System (2002), 149 descendants of its own
- K033222: Olympus Sterilization Trays (2004), 58 descendants of its own
- K040223: Polyvac Instrument Delivery System (2004), 46 descendants of its own
- K023658: Sterilization Cases and Trays (2003), 43 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
General dental / medical instrument cassettes intended to hold instruments and accessories in place throughout the entire instrument use, cleaning and sterilization cycle. These cassettes are suitable for Gravity Steam, Pre-vacuum steam and EO sterilization.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K980065
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology