510(k) · Cleared
Recalled · Class I · 2018Vacutainer Brand Plus Tube with Edta Anticoagulant (Multiple)
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems · GIM Tubes, Vacuum Sample, With Anticoagulant
Cleared on Jun 17, 1997 after a 57-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. It has a Class I recall. It has been recalled once, including a Class I recall.
- Decided
- Jun 17, 1997
- Review
- 57 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- GIM
- Recalls
- 1 (1 Class I)
- 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.
1 device in this family has a Class I recall. A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.
Top candidate predicates for a new GIM device
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- #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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | — | VACUTAINER® Brand Tube with EDTA Anticoagulant 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? (1 Class I)
Recalls of this device
| Date | Class | Recall | Root cause | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2018 | Class I | Z-1140-2018 | Device Design | BD Vacutainer EDTA Lavender, Tan, and Pink Top Tubes and BD Vacutainer Lithium Heparin Green Top Tubes can cause an underestimation of lead in blood samples when used with Magellan Diagnostics LeadCare assays, employing the Anodic… |
No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.
How does its category compare?
All GIM devicesGIM Tubes, Vacuum Sample, With Anticoagulant: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · GIM
1in 2024
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · GIM
Too few GIM 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.
Recalls per year · GIM
1in 2025
Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · GIM
641in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code GIM, 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 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | — | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | — | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | — | 0 | 2 |
| 2017 | 1 | — | 0 | 12 |
| 2018 | 0 | — | 0 | 276 |
| 2019 | 0 | — | 0 | 145 |
| 2020 | 0 | — | 0 | 147 |
| 2021 | 0 | — | 0 | 55 |
| 2022 | 0 | — | 0 | 42 |
| 2023 | 2 | — | 0 | 33 |
| 2024 | 1 | — | 0 | 316 |
| 2025 | 0 | — | 1 | 641 |
| 2026 | 0 | — | 0 | — |
What is it indicated for?
The VACUTAINER® Brand PLUS (plastic) Tube with EDTA is an evacuated blood collection tube which provide a means of collecting, transporting, separating and processing blood in a plastic tube. When the tube is used together with VACUTAINER® Brand Needles and Holders, it is a closed system for the collection of venous blood with the same indications as described herein.
Blood collected in a tube containing EDTA Anticoagulant is primarily used for clinical laboratory testing-hematology study using whole blood but may be used for other studies including such studies as testing for lead and FEP analyses, requiring whole blood as determined by the laboratory.
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/K971449 · printed Nov 6, 2026
Cite this page
510(k) Report. “K971449: Vacutainer Brand Plus Tube with Edta Anticoagulant (Multiple).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K971449
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- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026