510(k) · Cleared
ClearedDS30 Hcy Blood Collection Tubes
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Drew Scientific, Ltd. · GIM Tubes, Vacuum Sample, With Anticoagulant
Cleared on Sep 18, 2001 after a 69-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.
- Decided
- Sep 18, 2001
- Review
- 69 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- GIM
- 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.
Planning a device in GIM? A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.
Top candidate predicates for a new GIM device
- #1 K240455 BD Vacutainer® Citrate Blood Collection Tubesscore 8.3 · 1 generation · no Class I recall
- #2 Held for the reportin the report
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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 GIM devicesGIM Tubes, Vacuum Sample, With Anticoagulant: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · GIM
1in 2024
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · GIM
Too few GIM 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · GIM
1in 2025
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · GIM
641in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code GIM, 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 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | — | 0 | 12 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 276 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 145 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 147 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 55 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 42 |
| 2023 | 2 | — | 0 | 33 |
| 2024 | 1 | — | 0 | 316 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | 641 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
Plastic, evacuated blood collection tube containing EDTA (anti-coagulant) and 3-deazaadenosine (enzyme inhibitor) for the collection and stabilization of 2.5 mL whole blood prior to removal of plasma for total homocysteine measurement by HPLC for the detection of hyperhomocysteinemia.
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/K012152 · printed Nov 3, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K012152: DS30 Hcy Blood Collection Tubes.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 3, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K012152
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- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Summary read Oct 30, 2026 (extraction version 2d9447fa9ea4)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026