510(k) · Cleared
ClearedBD Vacutainer® Luer-Lok™ Access Device, BD Vacutainer® Blood Transfer Device
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Becton, Dickinson and Company · JKA Tubes, Vials, Systems, Serum Separators, Blood Collection
Cleared on Mar 10, 2023 as substantially equivalent to K200027 (Jiangsu Caina Medical Co.,Ltd, 2020) after a 206-day review. Its family tree reaches back 4 generations to 1993. 1 later device descends from it.
- Decided
- Mar 10, 2023
- Review
- 206 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- JKA
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 1
Its longest line of descent runs back 4 generations to K931367 (1993). 8 ancestors in all. 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.
- Root · 4 generations backK931367 Vacutainer Brand Luer AdapterBd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic · 1993
- 3 generations backK983490 Terumo Venoject,Luer AdapterTerumo Corp. · 1998
- 2 generations backK991088 Vacutainer Brand Multiple Sample Luer Adapter, Blood Collection Sets…Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems · 1999 · Recalled
- 1 generation backK200027 Blood Collection Needle with/without Holder, Safety Blood Collection…Jiangsu Caina Medical Co.,Ltd · 2020
- This deviceK222478 BD Vacutainer® Luer-Lok™ Access Device, BD Vacutainer® Blood…Becton, Dickinson and Company · 2023
- Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK252899 Female Culture Device; Male Culture Device; Transfer Device; Access…Zhejiang Kindly Medical Device Co., Ltd. · 2026
Most influential descendants
Showing 1 of 1 · See all- K252899Female Culture Device; Male Culture Device; Transfer Device; Access DeviceZhejiang Kindly Medical Device Co., Ltd. · 2026 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants
| Generation | Number | Device | Applicant | Decided | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| −4 | K931367 | Vacutainer Brand Luer Adapter | Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic | 1993 | — |
| −3 | K983490 | Terumo Venoject,Luer Adapter | Terumo Corp. | 1998 | — |
| −2 | K991088 | Vacutainer Brand Multiple Sample Luer Adapter, Blood Collection Sets and… | Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems | 1999 | 4 |
| −1 | K200027 | Blood Collection Needle with/without Holder, Safety Blood Collection Needle… | Jiangsu Caina Medical Co.,Ltd | 2020 | — |
| 0 (this device) | K222478 | BD Vacutainer® Luer-Lok™ Access Device, BD Vacutainer® Blood Transfer Device | Becton, Dickinson and Company | 2023 | — |
| +1 | K252899 | Female Culture Device; Male Culture Device; Transfer Device; Access Device | Zhejiang Kindly Medical Device Co., Ltd. | 2026 | — |
Other ancestors by year cleared
| Year cleared | Devices | With a Class I recall |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 |
Descendants by year cleared
| Year cleared | Devices | With a Class I recall |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | 0 |
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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Top candidate predicates for a new JKA device
- #1 K200027 Blood Collection Needle with/without Holder…score 15.6 · 3 generations · no Class I recall
- #2 Held for the reportin the report
- #3 Held for the reportin the report
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.
| Type | Number | Device | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | K200027 | Blood Collection Needle with/without Holder, Safety Blood Collection Needle with/without…Summary page 4…: 21 CFR §862.1675 Review Panel: Clinical Chemistry Class: II Product Code: JKA Predicate Device(s) Luer Access Device-holder with Preattached Multiple Sample Adapter (K200027) 1 BD Va… | 2020 |
What descends from it? (1)
1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.
| Number | Device | Decided | Descendants |
|---|---|---|---|
| K252899 | Female Culture Device; Male Culture Device; Transfer Device; Access Device | 2026 | 0 |
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 30 years and passes through 5 companies; a new generation was cleared every 5.6 years on median.
- 3 of the 8 ancestors have a recall of any class.
- Of its descendants, K252899 (Zhejiang Kindly Medical Device Co., Ltd., 2026) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
- 4 other devices also cite its predicate K200027.
How does its category compare?
All JKA devicesJKA Tubes, Vials, Systems, Serum Separators, Blood Collection: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2023, this device’s year, is highlighted.
FDA decisions per year · JKA
7in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · JKA
115in 2025
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · JKA
13in 2025
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · JKA
6,089in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code JKA, 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 | 4 | 281 | 3 | 73 |
| 2008 | 2 | — | 3 | 78 |
| 2009 | 2 | — | 3 | 42 |
| 2010 | 4 | 28 | 4 | 37 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 14 | 67 |
| 2012 | 1 | — | 2 | 54 |
| 2013 | 3 | 244 | 1 | 33 |
| 2014 | 1 | — | 1 | 68 |
| 2015 | 1 | — | 6 | 41 |
| 2016 | 4 | 116 | 1 | 65 |
| 2017 | 2 | — | 2 | 2,039 |
| 2018 | 1 | — | 2 | 9,731 |
| 2019 | 6 | 181 | 9 | 6,469 |
| 2020 | 6 | 181 | 0 | 3,774 |
| 2021 | 4 | 217 | 3 | 3,610 |
| 2022 | 9 | 164 | 2 | 3,375 |
| 2023 | 17 | 189 | 2 | 4,400 |
| 2024 | 6 | 240 | 0 | 4,609 |
| 2025 | 7 | 115 | 13 | 6,089 |
| 2026 | 8 | 250 | 1 | — |
What is it indicated for?
BD Vacutainer® Luer-Lok™ Access Device: The BD Vacutainer® Luer-Lok™ Access Device is a sterile, single-use, noninvasive device intended to be used by healthcare professionals for safe, closed-system venous blood collection from a female Luer of a catheter port or blood collection set, directly into an evacuated blood collection tube(s) for in vitro diagnostic testing. This device may also be used with a blood collection set with a female Luer to collect…
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BD Vacutainer® Luer-Lok™ Access Device:
The BD Vacutainer® Luer-Lok™ Access Device is a sterile, single-use, noninvasive device intended to be used by healthcare professionals for safe, closed-system venous blood collection from a female Luer of a catheter port or blood collection set, directly into an evacuated blood collection tube(s) for in vitro diagnostic testing. This device may also be used with a blood collection set with a female Luer to collect blood cultures.
BD Vacutainer® Blood Transfer Device:
The BD Vacutainer® Blood Transfer Device is a sterile, single use, noninvasive medical device intended to be used by healthcare professionals for the safe, closed-system, needleless transfer of venous blood from a BD Luer-Lok™ tip syringe into evacuated blood collection tube(s) or blood culture bottle(s) for in vitro diagnostic testing.
Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.
https://510kreport.com/device/K222478 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K222478: BD Vacutainer® Luer-Lok™ Access Device, BD Vacutainer® Blood Transfer Device.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K222478
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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