K182235 · Bluestone Medical, Inc. · MMK · May 20, 2019 · General Hospital
Device Facts
Record ID
K182235
Device Name
OnSite Waste Sharps Container
Applicant
Bluestone Medical, Inc.
Product Code
MMK · General Hospital
Decision Date
May 20, 2019
Decision
SESE
Submission Type
Traditional
Regulation
21 CFR 880.5570
Device Class
Class 2
Indications for Use
Bluestone Medical, Inc. OWTSH-I Sharps Container is a single- use, disposable, non-sterile container intended to be used for health-care purposes for safe disposal of hazardous sharps such as hypodermic needles, syringes, lancets and blood needles. The target population is for qualified personnel in health care facilities and in other facilities in which medical sharps may be used. The container is intended to be used in areas where there is no unsupervised patient access.
Device Story
OnSite Waste Sharps Container (OWTSH-I) is a single-use, non-sterile, disposable container for hazardous medical sharps. Device consists of a tinplate steel base and a molded polypropylene restrictive lid system. Used in healthcare facilities by qualified personnel to safely collect and store sharps; lid locks permanently upon closure to prevent unauthorized access or reopening. Device features biohazard labeling and a fill-line indicator; lacks mechanisms to bend, break, or shear needles. Provides puncture resistance, leak resistance, and impact stability for safe disposal of needles, syringes, and lancets.
Clinical Evidence
No clinical data. Bench testing only: Puncture resistance (ASTM F 2132-01), leak resistance, impact resistance, and stability (ISO 23907:2012).
Technological Characteristics
Materials: Tinplate steel base, molded polypropylene lid. Dimensions: 10.5" x 4.75" x 8.25". Capacity: 1 US Gallon. Features: Locking lid, biohazard labeling, fill-line indicator. Standards: ASTM F 2132-01 (puncture resistance), ISO 23907:2012 (impact/stability). Non-sterile, single-use.
Indications for Use
Indicated for safe disposal of hazardous sharps (hypodermic needles, syringes, lancets, blood needles) by qualified personnel in healthcare or other facilities where sharps are used. Intended for areas without unsupervised patient access.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
A hypodermic single lumen needle is a device intended to inject fluids into, or withdraw fluids from, parts of the body below the surface of the skin. The device consists of a metal tube that is sharpened at one end and at the other end joined to a female connector (hub) designed to mate with a male connector (nozzle) of a piston syringe or an intravascular administration set.
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May 20, 2019
Bluestone Medical, Inc. Jon Bricken President (DBA OnSite Waste Technologies, Inc.) 9 North Main Street East Hampton, New York 11937
Re: K182235
Trade/Device Name: OnSite Waste Sharps Container Regulation Number: 21 CFR 880.5570 Regulation Name: Hypodermic Single Lumen Needle Regulatory Class: Class II Product Code: MMK Dated: March 26, 2019 Received: April 15, 2019
Dear Jon Bricken:
We have reviewed your Section 510(k) premarket notification of intent to market the device referenced above and have determined the device is substantially equivalent (for the indications for use stated in the enclosure) to legally marketed predicate devices marketed in interstate commerce prior to May 28, 1976, the enactment date of the Medical Device Amendments, or to devices that have been reclassified in accordance with the provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Act) that do not require approval of a premarket approval application (PMA). You may, therefore, market the device, subject to the general controls provisions of the Act. Although this letter refers to your product as a device, please be aware that some cleared products may instead be combination products. The 510(k) Premarket Notification Database located at https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfpmn/pmn.cfm identifies combination product submissions. The general controls provisions of the Act include requirements for annual registration, listing of devices, good manufacturing practice, labeling, and prohibitions against misbranding and adulteration. Please note: CDRH does not evaluate information related to contract liability warranties. We remind you, however, that device labeling must be truthful and not misleading.
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Sincerely,
For David Krause, PhD Acting Director DHT4B: Division of Infection Control and Plastic Surgery Devices OHT4: Office of Surgical and Infection Control Devices Office of Product Evaluation and Quality Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Enclosure
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# Indications for Use
510(k) Number (if known) K182235
Device Name OnSite Waste Sharps Container
### Indications for Use (Describe)
Bluestone Medical, Inc. OWTSH-I Sharps Container is a single- use, disposable, non-sterile container intended to be used for health-care purposes for safe disposal of hazardous sharps such as hypodermic needles, syringes, lancets and blood needles. The target population is for qualified personnel in health care facilities in which medical sharps may be used. The container is intended to be used in areas where there is no unsupervised patient access.
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# 510(k) Summary
The assigned 510(k) number is: K182235
- 1. Date Prepared: May 14, 2019
- 2. Submitter's Identification
Bluestone Medical, Inc
Address: 9 North Main Street, suite #7 East Hampton, N.Y. 11937
Contact person: Jon Bricken President
(914)-886-3958
Email: jon.bricken@onsitewaste.com
- 3. Name of the Device
Device Name: Sharps Container
Trade Name: OnSiteWaste Sharps Container
FDA identification: OWTSH-I
- 4. Classification Information:
Product Code: MMK
Device Class: Class II
Classification: assessors to hypodermic single lumen needles
Classification Panel: General Hospital
- 5. Predicate Device Information:
Trade name: Bradford Wright Sharps Container
K182235 1/5
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Bluestone Medical, Inc. 9 North Main Street, suite #7 East Hampton, N.Y. 11937
# Common name: Sharps Container
Product code: MMK
Classification: Accessory to hypodermic single lumen needles
CFR Reference: 21 CFR880.5570-Class II
Classification: panel: General Hospital
Legally Marketed Predicate Device:
| Company | Product description | 510(k) # |
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------------------|
| Bradford Wright Companies, Inc. | Demolizer II Sharps Container | K131708 (Primary Predicate) |
#### 6. Intended use / Indication for Use:
Bluestone Medical, Inc. OWTSH-I Sharps Container is a single- use, disposable, non-sterile container intended to be used for health-care purposes for safe disposal of hazardous sharps such as hypodermic needles, syringes, lancets and blood needles. The target population is for qualified personnel in health care facilities and in other facilities in which medical sharps may be used. The container is intended to be used in areas where there is no unsupervised patient access.
#### 7. Device Description:
The OnSite Waste Sharps Container OWTSH-I is constructed using tinplate steel base with a Nylon and polypropylene restrictive lid system. The OnSite Waste Sharps Container OWTSH-I measures 10 1/2" wide x 4 3/4" deep, and tapers to a dimension of 9" wide x 3 1/8 deep. The height of the container is 8 1/4" in height. The OnSite Waste Sharps Container OWTSH-I is equipped with a locking lid that once closed, prevents anyone from opening it either before or after processing.
2/5 K182235
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Bluestone Medical, Inc. 9 North Main Street, suite #7 East Hampton, N.Y. 11937
Labels are on a red background with printed in black text and a bio-hazzard symbol. Labels are adhered to the container at the time of manufacture with the fill line warning printed on the label There is no feature to bend, break, or shear needle, includes blunting of needle in container.
| Component | Material | Depth<br>(inches) | Width<br>(inches) | Height<br>(inches) |
|---------------------|----------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
| Container at Top | Tinplate Steel | 4" | 10" | 8" |
| Container at Bottom | Tinplate Steel | 3" | 9" | N.A. |
| Sharps Chute closed | Molded Polypropylene | 4 3/4" | 10 1/2" | 2 1/4" |
| Sharps Chute alone | Molded Polypropylene | 3 3/4" | 9 1/2" | 2" |
| Top Rim | Molded Polypropylene | 4 3/4" | 10 1/2" | 1/4" |
| Lid Plug | Molded Polypropylene | 3 3/4" | 9 1/4" | 3/4" |
| Sharps Container | Metal & Plastic | 4 3/4" | 10 1/2" | 8 1/4" |
OnSite Waste Sharps Container OWTSH-I
#### Technological Characteristics 8.
| Element of Comparison | Subject Device | Predicate Device |
|-----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Company | Bluestone Medical, Inc. | Bradford Wright Companies, Inc. |
| Device Name | OWTSH-I Sharps Container | BWCSH-i Sharps Container |
| FDA 510(k) Number | K182235 | K131708 |
| Intended Uses | Container is a single- use,<br>disposable, non-sterile<br>container intended to be used<br>for health-care purposes for<br>safe disposal of hazardous<br>sharps such as hypodermic<br>needles, syringes, lancets<br>and blood needles. | sharps container has a one-gallon fill<br>line capacity that is intended to be<br>used for the safe disposal of hazardous<br>sharps. |
| Target Population | Healthcare Professionals | Healthcare Professionals |
| Materials | Tin Plate & Plastic | Tin Plate & Plastic |
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| Element of Comparison | Subject Device | Predicate Device |
|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
| Sharps Access | Sharps inserted through the<br>top | Sharps inserted through the top |
| Sharps Closure | Lid locked in place | Lid locked in place |
| Impact Resistance | Yes | Yes |
| Puncture Resistance | Yes | Yes |
| Leak Proof | Yes | Yes |
| Non-Sterile | Yes | Yes |
| Single Use | Yes | Yes |
| No features to bend, break<br>or shear needle | No Features Present | No Features Present |
| Fill indications | Labeled "Do Not Fill Above<br>This Line" | Labeled "Do Not Fill Above This Line" |
| Construction | Injection molded lid and Tin<br>Plate base | Injection molded lid and Tin Plate base |
| Dimensions | 10.5"x4.75"x8.25" | 10.5"x4.75"x8.25" |
| Fill Capacity | One US Gallon | One Us Gallon |
- Summary of Non-Clinical Testing 9.
Test Methods:
Puncture Resistance (Performed by and independent materials testing lab) - Passed ASTM F 2132-01 (2008) · "Standard Specification for the Puncture Resistance of Materials used in containers for the Discarded Medical Needles and Other Sharps".
Leak Resistance of bottom and sides - Container is filled with water. No Leakage visually observed after 24 hour period - Passed.
Impact Resistance - Passed Based on ISO 23907:2012
Stability: - Passed Based on ISO 23907:2012
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### 10. Discussion of Clinical Tests Performed: There were no clinical testing required to support the medical device.
### Conclusions: 11.
The results of the nonclinical tests demonstrate that the subject device is as safe, as effective, and performs as well as the predicate device
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