# K974374: Safe Needle Direct Blood Transfer Device, Model TA-STV

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Ohmeda Medical
- Decided: Jan 2, 1998 after 43 days
- Product code: JKA (Tubes, Vials, Systems, Serum Separators, Blood Collection)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 862.1675
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 1 device in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
- (no number) Ohmeda Inc.’s currently marketed TA-STV device: named in the summary without a submission number

## Indications for use
The TA-STV is intended to be used with Ohmeda’s disposable Safedraw® Closed Loop Blood Sampling kits. It allows direct transfer of blood samples from a Safedraw® blood sampling septum to an evacuated blood collection tube. The use of TA-STV eliminates the user’s direct exposure to blood, and reduces the risk of needle sticks.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K974374
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology