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Universal Vial Access Spike with Needleless Connector

K013949510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 27, 2002117-day reviewClass II21 CFR 880.5440

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Churchill Medical Systems, Inc. · FPA Set, Administration, Intravascular

Cleared on Mar 27, 2002 as substantially equivalent to K974363 (Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic, 1998) after a 117-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 1986.

Decided
Mar 27, 2002
Review
117 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FPA
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to K854547 (1986). 4 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 3 generations backK854547 Monoject Sterile M200 Aluminum/M250 PolypropyleneSherwood Medical Co. · 1986 · Recalled
  2. 2 generations backK964654 Becton Dickinson Blunt Plastic CannulaBd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic · 1997
  3. 1 generation backK974363 Becton Dickinson Blunt Plastic CannulaBd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic · 1998 · Recalled
  4. This deviceK013949 Universal Vial Access Spike with Needleless ConnectorChurchill Medical Systems, Inc. · 2002
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−3K854547Monoject Sterile M200 Aluminum/M250 PolypropyleneSherwood Medical Co.198618
−2K964654Becton Dickinson Blunt Plastic CannulaBd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic1997—
−1K974363Becton Dickinson Blunt Plastic CannulaBd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic19982
0 (this device)K013949Universal Vial Access Spike with Needleless ConnectorChurchill Medical Systems, Inc.2002—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199410
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K013949, 1986–2002Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (1)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K974363Becton Dickinson Blunt Plastic Cannula
Summary page 1
…versal Vial Access Spike with Needleless Connector IV Set Stopcock, IV Administration Set Accessories Class II, General Hospital 80 FPA B-D Blunt Plastic Cannula 510(k) 974363 The Churchill Medical Systems vial access device is a sterile, single use, one piece shrouded plastic cannula designed to penetr…
Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic19982

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.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 16 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 3.8 years on median.
  • 3 of the 4 ancestors have a recall of any class.

How does its category compare?

All FPA devices

FPA Set, Administration, Intravascular: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · FPA

11in 2025

2007: 162008: 182009: 102010: 232011: 122012: 212013: 132014: 222015: 172016: 122017: 172018: 42019: 72020: 102021: 132022: 142023: 142024: 72025: 112026 (partial year): 5
2007high 23 (2010) · low 4 (2018)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FPA

225in 2025

2007: 75 days median2008: 89 days median2009: 166 days median2010: 120 days median2011: 87 days median2012: 96 days median2013: 90 days median2014: 89 days median2015: 123 days median2016: 195 days median2017: 240 days median2018: 177 days median2019: 161 days median2020: 327 days median2021: 186 days median2022: 213 days median2023: 340 days median2024: 244 days median2025: 225 days median2026 (partial year): 266 days median
2007high 340 (2023) · low 75 (2007)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · FPA

98in 2025

2007: 172008: 152009: 1662010: 582011: 282012: 16, 4 Class I2013: 642014: 242015: 62016: 102017: 132018: 42019: 132020: 1072021: 12022: 9, 5 Class I2023: 12, 4 Class I2024: 13, 1 Class I2025: 98, 1 Class I2026 (partial year): 10, 2 Class I
2007high 166 (2009) · low 1 (2021)2026

Class I (17 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · FPA

34,506in 2025

2007: 1,4992008: 1,9412009: 2,5122010: 2,5372011: 4,4072012: 4,9302013: 4,6512014: 4,6952015: 6,6252016: 8,4702017: 6,4622018: 6,5742019: 11,2272020: 9,5632021: 10,4142022: 13,3932023: 10,9162024: 47,2102025: 34,506
2007high 47,210 (2024) · low 1,499 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FPA, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20071675171,499
20081889151,941
2009101661662,512
201023120582,537
20111287284,407
2012219616 (4)4,930
20131390644,651
20142289244,695
20151712366,625
201612195108,470
201717240136,462
2018417746,574
201971611311,227
2020103271079,563
202113186110,414
2022142139 (5)13,393
20231434012 (4)10,916
2024724413 (1)47,210
20251122598 (1)34,506
2026526610 (2)—

What is it indicated for?

Churchill Medical Systems Vial Access Spike with Needleless Connector is used in L.V. therapy to pierce glass and plastic stopper top vials for the transfer of medical fluids. This device eliminates the use of metal hypodermic needles to reduce the chance of inadvertent needle sticks.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K013949: Universal Vial Access Spike with Needleless Connector.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K013949

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 30, 2026 (extraction version 2d9447fa9ea4)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026