# K980069: Vanishpoint Syringe

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Retractable Technologies, Inc.
- Decided: Feb 12, 1998 after 35 days
- Product code: MEG (Syringe, Antistick)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 880.5860
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
22 later devices descend from it; 4 cite it directly.
0 of 23 devices 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) Original 3 cc VanishPoint® Syringe: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) 5 cc and 10 cc VanishPoint® Syringes: named in the summary without a submission number
- (no number) 1 cc Allergy and Insulin Syringes: named in the summary without a submission number

## Most influential descendants
- K023752: BD Integra Syringe (2003), 16 descendants of its own
- K132120: WTF Secura Syringe and Needle (2013), 5 descendants of its own
- K182274: Orbit Subretinal Delivery System (2018), 4 descendants of its own
- K200325: Orbit Subretinal Delivery System (2020), 3 descendants of its own
- K143497: Safety Auto-Disable Syrine with Needle (Auto-Lock) (2015), 3 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The function of the VanishPoint® Syringe is to provide a safe and reliable method of injecting medication into a patient or withdrawing blood from a patient. The VanishPoint® Syringe works like a conventional hypodermic syringe except for its ability to retract the contaminated needle inside of the syringe immediately after patient injection. Needle retraction is activated by the syringe user. Because the contaminated needle is automatically withdrawn into the syringe barrel, the syringe user is protected from accidental needlesticks. These accidental needlesticks would occur between removing the needle from the patient and disposing of the syringe in a sharps disposable container.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K980069
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology