# Becton, Dickinson & CO

- Location (FDA's records): Sparks, MD
- FDA decisions: 342 (2001–2026): 341 510(k) clearances and 1 original PMA approval
- Names in FDA's records: Becton, Dickinson & CO (190); Becton, Dickinson and Company (136); Becton, Dickinson and Co. (6); Becton Dickinson (6); Becton Dickinson & Company (2); Becton, Dickinson Company (1); Becton Dickinson and Company (1)
- Product codes: LON (122), JKA (27), FMI (22), FMF (19), PSZ (18), JTN (11), MDB (11), LSL (8), FOZ (8), NGT (7), ONB (6), GQG (5)
- 510(k) review time since 2016: median 144 days, against 175 for FDA's reviews in the same codes and years (34 of 73 faster)
- Predicates its devices cite: 619 (466 its own); citations of its devices by later devices: 616 (466 its own)
- Recalls linked to its devices: 156 (1 Class I)
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Firms whose devices it cites most
- Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic: 36 (https://510kreport.com/company/bd-becton-dickinson-vacutainer-systems-preanalytic)
- Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems: 9 (https://510kreport.com/company/becton-dickinson-vacutainer-systems)
- Quidel Corp.: 8 (https://510kreport.com/company/quidel)
- Gen-Probe, Inc.: 8 (https://510kreport.com/company/gen-probe)
- Becton Dickinson Microbiology Systems: 7 (https://510kreport.com/company/becton-dickinson-microbiology-systems)
- Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy Systems, Inc.: 5 (https://510kreport.com/company/becton-dickinson-infusion-therapy-systems)
- Becton Dickinson Diagnostic Instrument Systems: 5 (https://510kreport.com/company/becton-dickinson-diagnostic-instrument-systems)
- Bd Medical Systems: 4 (https://510kreport.com/company/bd-medical-systems)

## Firms that cite its devices most
- Bd: 11 (https://510kreport.com/company/bd)
- Bd Diagnostic Systems: 9 (https://510kreport.com/company/bd-diagnostic-systems)
- Cepheid: 7 (https://510kreport.com/company/cepheid)
- Becton Dickinson Infusion Therapy Systems, Inc.: 4 (https://510kreport.com/company/becton-dickinson-infusion-therapy-systems)
- Novo Nordisk, Inc.: 4 (https://510kreport.com/company/novo-nordisk)
- Abbott Molecular, Inc.: 4 (https://510kreport.com/company/abbott-molecular)
- Ultimed, Inc.: 3 (https://510kreport.com/company/ultimed)
- Htl-Strefa S.A: 3 (https://510kreport.com/company/htl-strefa-s-a)

## Its most-cited devices
- K020321: BD Phoenix Automated Microbiology System (2002), cited by 103
- K020322: BD Phoenix Automated Microbiology System (2002), cited by 94
- K020323: BD Phoenix Automated Microbiology System (2002), cited by 91
- K051899: BD Pen Needle (2005), cited by 14
- K024112: BD Insulin Syringe (2003), cited by 11
- K060324: BD Phoenix Automated Microbiology System for Use with the Antimicrobial Agent Gatifloxacin 0.25-8 UG/ML - Gram-Negative (2006), cited by 10

## Recent decisions
- K252344: BD Vacutainer® Serum Blood Collection Tubes; BD Vacutainer® Rapid Serum Tubes (RST) (Oct 16, 2026)
- K262163: BD BBL Mueller Hinton II Broth (Cation-Adjusted); BD Difco Mueller Hinton Broth (Sep 14, 2026)
- K260128: BD Preset™ and BD A-Line™ Arterial Blood Collection Syringes (Apr 15, 2026)
- K252378: BD® MiniDraw™ Capillary Blood Collection System with BD® MiniDraw™ SST™ Capillary Blood Collection Tube (Apr 10, 2026)
- K252506: BD Vacutainer® Safety-Lok™ Blood Collection Set; BD Vacutainer® Safety-Lok™ Blood Collection Set with Pre-Attached Holder (Apr 10, 2026)
- K260184: Onclarity™ Self-Collection Kit (Apr 2, 2026)
- K252040: BD Vacutainer® Plasma Separator Tubes (PST™), BD Vacutainer® Sodium Heparin Blood Collection Tubes (Mar 13, 2026)
- K250884: 0.9 % Sodium Chloride Injection, USP, BD PosiFlush™ SP Syringe (Dec 2, 2025)

Source page: https://510kreport.com/company/becton-dickinson