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Cleared

Vacuette Multiple Sample Luer Adapter

K981619510(k) TraditionalCleared Jul 15, 199870-day reviewClass II21 CFR 880.5570

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Greiner Meditech, Inc. · FMI Needle, Hypodermic, Single Lumen

Cleared on Jul 15, 1998 as substantially equivalent to K950159 (Gainor Medical U.S.A., Inc., 1995) after a 70-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1995.

Decided
Jul 15, 1998
Review
70 days
Class
Class II
Product code
FMI
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K950159 (1995). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

K950159 · Suresharp · Gainor Medical U.S.A., Inc. · 1995199619982000
K950159 · Suresharp · Gainor Medical U.S.A., Inc. · 19950
  1. Root · 1 generation backK950159 SuresharpGainor Medical U.S.A., Inc. · 1995
  2. This deviceK981619 Vacuette Multiple Sample Luer AdapterGreiner Meditech, Inc. · 1998
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K950159SuresharpGainor Medical U.S.A., Inc.1995—
0 (this device)K981619Vacuette Multiple Sample Luer AdapterGreiner Meditech, Inc.1998—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K981619, 1995–1998Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K950159Suresharp
Summary page 1
…blood collection. The luer adapter is a sterile, single-use disposable device. Greiner is claiming substantial equivalence to Gainor Medical’s SURESHARP® Luer Adapter (K950159). Both luer adapters have the same intended use and contain the same material. The equivalency of the luer adapters is certified…
Gainor Medical U.S.A., Inc.1995—

Also cleared against K950159: 1 other device →

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 K950159.

How does its category compare?

All FMI devices

FMI Needle, Hypodermic, Single Lumen: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · FMI

11in 2025

2007: 152008: 102009: 72010: 152011: 122012: 172013: 112014: 142015: 102016: 202017: 92018: 202019: 122020: 112021: 182022: 232023: 182024: 32025: 112026 (partial year): 12
2007high 23 (2022) · low 3 (2024)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · FMI

141in 2025

2007: 71 days median2008: 85 days median2009: 177 days median2010: 119 days median2011: 113 days median2012: 107 days median2013: 87 days median2014: 155 days median2015: 89 days median2016: 217 days median2017: 253 days median2018: 176 days median2019: 186 days median2020: 263 days median2021: 143 days median2022: 189 days median2023: 112 days median2024: 90 days median2025: 141 days median2026 (partial year): 119 days median
2007high 263 (2020) · low 71 (2007)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · FMI

1in 2024

2007: 22008: 42009: 32010: 792011: 52012: 12013: 12014: 32015: 12017: 162019: 52020: 32021: 72023: 22024: 12026 (partial year): 1, 1 Class I
2007high 79 (2010) · low 0 (2016)2026

Class I (1 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · FMI

2,424in 2025

2007: 2082008: 1772009: 2632010: 2492011: 2402012: 2152013: 2552014: 2872015: 5672016: 9412017: 1,5472018: 2,3982019: 4,8962020: 4,2452021: 4,5322022: 4,8852023: 4,9862024: 4,0532025: 2,424
2007high 4,986 (2023) · low 177 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code FMI, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
200715712208
200810854177
200971773263
20101511979249
2011121135240
2012171071215
201311871255
2014141553287
201510891567
2016202170941
20179253161,547
20182017602,398
20191218654,896
20201126334,245
20211814374,532
20222318904,885
20231811224,986
202439014,053
20251114102,424
2026121191 (1)—

What is it indicated for?

For use in venous blood collection with attached butterfly needle or luer needle.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K981619: Vacuette Multiple Sample Luer Adapter.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K981619

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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