510(k) · Cleared
ClearedBlunt Syringe Cannula
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
B.Braun Medical, Inc. · FMI Needle, Hypodermic, Single Lumen
Cleared on Sep 25, 1998 as substantially equivalent to K920422 (Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic, 1992) after a 490-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1992.
- Decided
- Sep 25, 1998
- Review
- 490 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- FMI
- Recalls
- None
- Predicates
- 2
Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K920422 (1992). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
- Root · 1 generation backK920422 B-D Interlink Syringe CannulaBd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic · 1992
- This deviceK971924 Blunt Syringe CannulaB.Braun Medical, Inc. · 1998
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Line of descent and top descendants
| Generation | Number | Device | Applicant | Decided | Recalls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| −1 | K920422 | B-D Interlink Syringe Cannula | Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic | 1992 | — |
| 0 (this device) | K971924 | Blunt Syringe Cannula | B.Braun Medical, Inc. | 1998 | — |
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? (2)
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; numbers the summary cites that cannot be its predicate are marked – and kept off the family tree.
| Type | Number | Device | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | K920422 | B-D Interlink Syringe CannulaSummary page 1…: Blunt Syringe Cannula CLASSIFICATION NAME: General Hospital Class II,FMF, Piston Syringe 21 CFR. 880.5860 SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENCEl TO: 510 (k) number Name Applicant K920422 InterLink Syringe Becton Dickinson, Inc. Cannula K913177 SafeLine System McGaw, Inc. DEVICE DESCRIPTION: B. Braun Medical Inc.… | 1992 |
| Kept off the family tree | K913177 | FDA’s K913177 is Solcotrans Orthopaedic Drainage/Reinfusion System Our OCR of the scanned summary read K913177, FDA’s number for Solcotrans Orthopaedic Drainage/Reinfusion System (Solco Basle, Inc.). Its FDA name has none of the distinctive words the summary uses for the device it names, “SafeLine System”. Kept off the family tree. Summary page 1…ital Class II,FMF, Piston Syringe 21 CFR. 880.5860 SUBSTANTIAL EQUIVALENCEl TO: 510 (k) number Name Applicant K920422 InterLink Syringe Becton Dickinson, Inc. Cannula K913177 SafeLine System McGaw, Inc. DEVICE DESCRIPTION: B. Braun Medical Inc. intends to introduce into interstate commerce the Blunt S… | 1993 |
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?
- Its one ancestor has no recall.
- 1 other device also cites its predicate K920422.
How does its category compare?
All FMI devicesFMI Needle, Hypodermic, Single Lumen: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · FMI
11in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · FMI
141in 2025
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · FMI
1in 2024
Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · FMI
2,424in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code FMI, 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 | 15 | 71 | 2 | 208 |
| 2008 | 10 | 85 | 4 | 177 |
| 2009 | 7 | 177 | 3 | 263 |
| 2010 | 15 | 119 | 79 | 249 |
| 2011 | 12 | 113 | 5 | 240 |
| 2012 | 17 | 107 | 1 | 215 |
| 2013 | 11 | 87 | 1 | 255 |
| 2014 | 14 | 155 | 3 | 287 |
| 2015 | 10 | 89 | 1 | 567 |
| 2016 | 20 | 217 | 0 | 941 |
| 2017 | 9 | 253 | 16 | 1,547 |
| 2018 | 20 | 176 | 0 | 2,398 |
| 2019 | 12 | 186 | 5 | 4,896 |
| 2020 | 11 | 263 | 3 | 4,245 |
| 2021 | 18 | 143 | 7 | 4,532 |
| 2022 | 23 | 189 | 0 | 4,885 |
| 2023 | 18 | 112 | 2 | 4,986 |
| 2024 | 3 | 90 | 1 | 4,053 |
| 2025 | 11 | 141 | 0 | 2,424 |
| 2026 | 12 | 119 | 1 (1) | — |
What is it indicated for?
to be used with a syringe to pierce a pre-split rubber injection site.
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/K971924 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K971924: Blunt Syringe Cannula.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K971924
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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