# K990761: Tuttnauer Mini Container Cassette, Tuttnauer Standard Case Cassette

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Tuttnauer U.S.A Co, Ltd.
- Decided: Jul 9, 1999 after 123 days
- Product code: FRG (Wrap, Sterilization)
- 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: 2 generations back to K844002 (1984). 4 ancestors in all.
150 later devices descend from it; 2 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)
- K944025: Surgical Instrument Tray, Riley Medical, Inc. (1994) Summary page 1.
- K980065: C/T Med-Systems Cassette System, C/T Med System, Ltd. (1998) Summary page 1.
- (no number) PST Trays: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- 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
- K052992: Conmed Linvatec Instrument Sterilization Tray (2006), 42 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Tuttnauer Mini Container and Standard Case Cassettes are general dental/medical instrument cassettes intended to hold instruments and accessories in place during the sterilization cycle. The devices are indicated for use in both gravity and pre-vacuum steam sterilization.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K990761
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology