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RELI Safety Blood Collection Tube Holder, RELI Blood Collection Tube Holder

K173279510(k) TraditionalCleared May 14, 2018213-day reviewClass II21 CFR 880.5570

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

Myco Medical Supplies, Inc. · FMI Needle, Hypodermic, Single Lumen

Cleared on May 14, 2018 as substantially equivalent to K113505 (Greiner Bio-One North America, Inc., 2012) after a 213-day review. Its family tree reaches back 5 generations to 1997.

Decided
May 14, 2018
Review
213 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FMI
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 5 generations to K972404 (1997). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 5 generations backK972404 Vacutainer Brand Safety Blood Collection Assembly (Multiple)Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic · 1997 · Recalled
  2. 4 generations backK982541 Vacutainer Brand Eclipse Blood Collection Needle, Models# 368607 &…Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems · 1998 · Recalled
  3. 3 generations backK033478 Vacuette Quickshield Safety Tube HolderGreiner Bio-One Vacuette North America · 2003
  4. 2 generations backK102774 Vacuette Quickshield with Snappy Tude HolderGreiner Bio-One North America, Inc. · 2010 · Recalled
  5. 1 generation backK113505 Vacuette Quickshield with Snappy Tube HolderGreiner Bio-One North America, Inc. · 2012
  6. This deviceK173279 RELI Safety Blood Collection Tube Holder, RELI Blood Collection Tube…Myco Medical Supplies, Inc. · 2018
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−5K972404Vacutainer Brand Safety Blood Collection Assembly (Multiple)Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic19971
−4K982541Vacutainer Brand Eclipse Blood Collection Needle, Models# 368607 & 368608Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems19981
−3K033478Vacuette Quickshield Safety Tube HolderGreiner Bio-One Vacuette North America2003—
−2K102774Vacuette Quickshield with Snappy Tude HolderGreiner Bio-One North America, Inc.20101
−1K113505Vacuette Quickshield with Snappy Tube HolderGreiner Bio-One North America, Inc.2012—
0 (this device)K173279RELI Safety Blood Collection Tube Holder, RELI Blood Collection Tube HolderMyco Medical Supplies, Inc.2018—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K173279, 1997–2018Source: 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
*K113505Vacuette Quickshield with Snappy Tube Holder
Summary page 4
…rade name: VACUETTE QUICKSHIELD with SNAPPY Tube Holder 510k: K113505 Common /Usual Name: Evacuated Blood Collection Tube Holder Regulation Number: 21 CFR…
Greiner Bio-One North America, Inc.2012—
†K061483Vacuette Visio Plus Blood Collection NeedlesGreiner Bio-One North America, Inc.2006—
†K973620Vacuette Multi-Sample NeedleGreiner Meditech, Inc.1997—

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 21 years and passes through 5 companies; a new generation was cleared every 5.2 years on median.
  • 3 of the 5 ancestors have a recall of any class.

How does its category compare?

All FMI devices

FMI Needle, Hypodermic, Single Lumen: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2018, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · FMI

11in 2025

2007: 152008: 102009: 72010: 152011: 122012: 172013: 112014: 142015: 102016: 202017: 92018: 202019: 122020: 112021: 182022: 232023: 182024: 32025: 112026 (partial year): 12
2007high 23 (2022) · low 3 (2024)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FMI

141in 2025

2007: 71 days median2008: 85 days median2009: 177 days median2010: 119 days median2011: 113 days median2012: 107 days median2013: 87 days median2014: 155 days median2015: 89 days median2016: 217 days median2017: 253 days median2018: 176 days median2019: 186 days median2020: 263 days median2021: 143 days median2022: 189 days median2023: 112 days median2024: 90 days median2025: 141 days median2026 (partial year): 119 days median
2007high 263 (2020) · low 71 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · FMI

1in 2024

2007: 22008: 42009: 32010: 792011: 52012: 12013: 12014: 32015: 12017: 162019: 52020: 32021: 72023: 22024: 12026 (partial year): 1, 1 Class I
2007high 79 (2010) · low 0 (2016)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · FMI

2,424in 2025

2007: 2082008: 1772009: 2632010: 2492011: 2402012: 2152013: 2552014: 2872015: 5672016: 9412017: 1,5472018: 2,3982019: 4,8962020: 4,2452021: 4,5322022: 4,8852023: 4,9862024: 4,0532025: 2,424
2007high 4,986 (2023) · low 177 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FMI, 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
200715712208
200810854177
200971773263
20101511979249
2011121135240
2012171071215
201311871255
2014141553287
201510891567
2016202170941
20179253161,547
20182017602,398
20191218654,896
20201126334,245
20211814374,532
20222318904,885
20231811224,986
202439014,053
20251114102,424
2026121191 (1)—

What is it indicated for?

The RELI® Safety Blood Collection Tube Holder and the RELI® Blood Collection Tube Holder are intended to enable withdrawal of blood samples from a patient.

The RELI® Safety Blood Collection Tube Holder is designed to prevent accidental needle stick injuries.

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. “K173279: RELI Safety Blood Collection Tube Holder, RELI Blood Collection Tube Holder.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K173279

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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