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Uniqsafe Rotatable, Retractable Safety Syringes

K050116510(k) TraditionalCleared May 9, 2005111-day reviewClass II21 CFR 880.5860

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

Uniqsafe Biomeditech Co., Ltd. · MEG Syringe, Antistick

Cleared on May 9, 2005 as substantially equivalent to K040545 (Otter (China) Technology Co., Ltd., 2004) and 1 other predicate after a 111-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 2003.

Decided
May 9, 2005
Review
111 days
Class
Class II
Product code
MEG
Recalls
None
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K011754 (2003). 3 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 2004: 1 other ancestorK011754 · Exel Securetouch PTP Syringe · Exelint Intl. Co. · 2003K031163 · Sez Safety Syringe · Sez Corporation · 20032000200220042006
Other ancestors, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor K031163 · Sez Safety Syringe · Sez Corporation · 2003K011754 · Exel Securetouch PTP Syringe · Exelint Intl. Co. · 20030
  1. Root · 2 generations backK011754 Exel Securetouch PTP SyringeExelint Intl. Co. · 2003
  2. 1 generation backK031163 Sez Safety SyringeSez Corporation · 2003
  3. This deviceK050116 Uniqsafe Rotatable, Retractable Safety SyringesUniqsafe Biomeditech Co., Ltd. · 2005
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K011754Exel Securetouch PTP SyringeExelint Intl. Co.2003—
−1K031163Sez Safety SyringeSez Corporation2003—
0 (this device)K050116Uniqsafe Rotatable, Retractable Safety SyringesUniqsafe Biomeditech Co., Ltd.2005—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200410
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K050116, 2003–2005Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (2)

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
*K040545Otter Safety Syringe
Summary page 1
…ick Syringe 3. Classification: Class II Regulatory Number: 880.5860 Product Code: MEG 4. Predicate Device: * Otter Safety Syringe (K040545) marketed by OTTER (CHINA) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.. · SEZ Safety intramu…
Otter (China) Technology Co., Ltd.2004—
*K031163Sez Safety Syringe
Summary page 1
…e (K040545) marketed by OTTER (CHINA) TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.. · SEZ Safety intramuscular/Subcutaneous syringes (K031163) marketed by SEZ CORPORATION. 5. Device Description: The UNIQSAFE Rotatable, Retractable Safet…
Sez Corporation2003—

Also cleared against K040545: 1 other device →

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 2 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 1.8 years on median.
  • None of the 3 ancestors has a recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K040545.

How does its category compare?

All MEG devices

MEG Syringe, Antistick: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · MEG

1in 2025

2007: 82008: 42009: 22010: 22011: 52012: 52013: 12014: 52015: 72016: 32017: 32018: 12019: 42020: 42021: 52022: 132023: 52025: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 13 (2022) · low 0 (2024)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MEG

229in 2023

2007: 100 days median2008: 145 days median2011: 113 days median2012: 109 days median2014: 153 days median2015: 253 days median2016: 179 days median2017: 130 days median2019: 249 days median2020: 296 days median2021: 152 days median2022: 216 days median2023: 229 days median
2007high 296 (2020) · low 100 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · MEG

1in 2024

2008: 12010: 12013: 52015: 12024: 1, 1 Class I
2007high 5 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · MEG

148in 2025

2007: 212008: 202009: 262010: 342011: 342012: 222013: 272014: 362015: 512016: 942017: 1812018: 2692019: 4972020: 3532021: 5412022: 1702023: 1202024: 1122025: 148
2007high 541 (2021) · low 20 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MEG, 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
20078100021
20084145120
20092—026
20102—134
20115113034
20125109022
20131—527
20145153036
20157253151
20163179094
201731300181
20181—0269
201942490497
202042960353
202151520541
2022132160170
202352290120
20240—1 (1)112
20251—0148
20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

The UNIQSAFE Rotatable, Retractable Safety Syringe (lml, 3ml, 5ml, 10ml) is designed as an anti-stick syringe to reduce the risk of sharps injuries and the potential for syringe reuse and is a single use, -disposable and manual retractable safety syringe which is intended for injection of medical fluids into the body.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K050116: Uniqsafe Rotatable, Retractable Safety Syringes.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 5, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K050116

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026