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Bifurcated Needle

K222385510(k) TraditionalCleared Dec 6, 2022120-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

Anhui Tiankang Medical Technology Co., Ltd. · SCL Allergen And Vaccine Delivery Needles

Cleared on Dec 6, 2022 as substantially equivalent to K020523 (Bd, 2002) after a 120-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 2001.

Decided
Dec 6, 2022
Review
120 days
Class
Class II
Product code
SCL
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K012515 (2001). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 2 generations backK012515 Bifurcated Vaccinating NeedlePrecision Medical Products, Inc. · 2001
  2. 1 generation backK020523 BD Bifurcated Needle, Models 301754, 301755, 301756, 301757Bd · 2002
  3. This deviceK222385 Bifurcated NeedleAnhui Tiankang Medical Technology Co., Ltd. · 2022
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K012515Bifurcated Vaccinating NeedlePrecision Medical Products, Inc.2001—
−1K020523BD Bifurcated Needle, Models 301754, 301755, 301756, 301757Bd2002—
0 (this device)K222385Bifurcated NeedleAnhui Tiankang Medical Technology Co., Ltd.2022—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K222385, 2001–2022Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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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
*K020523BD Bifurcated Needle, Models 301754, 301755, 301756, 301757
Summary page 4
…BD Bifurcated Needle Common name: Bifurcated Needle Classification: Unclassified Product Code: LDH Premarket Notification: K020523 Manufacturer: BECTON, DICKINSON & CO. IV Device description The proposed Bifurcated Needle have two prongs. A small…
Bd2002—

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 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 20.7 years on median.
  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.

How does its category compare?

All SCL devices

SCL Allergen And Vaccine Delivery Needles: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2022, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · SCL

1in 2022

2017: 12018: 12019: 12022: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 1 (2017) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · SCL

Too few SCL 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · SCL

No recall names SCL since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · SCL

No MAUDE report names SCL since 2007.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
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20140—00
20150—00
20160—00
20171—00
20181—00
20191—00
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20240—00
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20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

The Bifurcated Needle is intended for use in administering vaccines by the scarification method or administering epidermal allergens.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K222385: Bifurcated Needle.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K222385

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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