510(k) · Cleared
Recalled · Class II · 2021Greiner Vacuette Blood Collection Tube
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Greiner America, Inc. · JKA Tubes, Vials, Systems, Serum Separators, Blood Collection
Cleared on May 12, 1997 after a 40-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. It has been recalled 2 times.
- Decided
- May 12, 1997
- Review
- 40 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- JKA
- Recalls
- 2
- Predicates
- 0
The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
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.
| Type | Number | Device | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | — | Becton Dickinson's Vacutainer® brand EDTA K, additive tube Named without a submission number |
What descends from it?
No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.
Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)
Recalls of this device
| Date | Class | Recall | Root cause | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 13, 2021 | Class II | Z-2485-2021 | Process control | Blood collection tubes may experience a clotting issue. |
| Aug 12, 2011 | Not classified | Z-0184-2012 | Process control | Vacuette 4ml EDTA DK2 tubes have been reported for short fills to no fills. |
No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.
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.
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?
The Greiner Vacuette® blood collection tube with EDTA K, is an evacuated blood collection device containing EDTA K, anticoagulant additive and intended for use in evaluations of whole blood specimens.
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/K971236 · printed Nov 4, 2026
Cite this page
510(k) Report. “K971236: Greiner Vacuette Blood Collection Tube.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K971236
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Record history
- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026