# K973620: Vacuette Multi-Sample Needle

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Greiner Meditech, Inc.
- Decided: Dec 17, 1997 after 85 days
- Product code: FMI (Needle, Hypodermic, Single Lumen)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 880.5570
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K950159 (1995). 1 ancestor in all.
7 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 9 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K950159: Suresharp, Gainor Medical U.S.A., Inc. (1995) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K061483: Vacuette Visio Plus Blood Collection Needles (2006), 5 descendants of its own
- K073127: Blood Collection Needle, Model 20G 21G 22G (2007), 1 descendant of its own
- K072320: Greiner Vacuette Quickshield Complete (2007), 1 descendant of its own
- K233979: VACUETTE® QUICKSHIELD Complete (Plus) (2024), 0 descendants of its own
- K110656: Imc Blood Collection Needle (2011), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
For use in venous blood collection

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K973620
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology