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Univec Auto-Disable Hypodermic Syringe

K993996510(k) TraditionalCleared Jul 17, 2000236-day reviewClass II21 CFR 880.5860

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

Univec, Inc. · MEG Syringe, Antistick

Cleared on Jul 17, 2000 after a 236-day review. FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

Decided
Jul 17, 2000
Review
236 days
Class
Class II
Product code
MEG
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K993996Source: FDA 510(k) database · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against?

FDA’s file for it is a 510(k) statement, which names no predicate.

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.

How does its category compare?

All MEG devices

MEG Syringe, Antistick: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · MEG

1in 2025

2007: 82008: 42009: 22010: 22011: 52012: 52013: 12014: 52015: 72016: 32017: 32018: 12019: 42020: 42021: 52022: 132023: 52025: 12026 (partial year): 1
2007high 13 (2022) · low 0 (2024)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MEG

229in 2023

2007: 100 days median2008: 145 days median2011: 113 days median2012: 109 days median2014: 153 days median2015: 253 days median2016: 179 days median2017: 130 days median2019: 249 days median2020: 296 days median2021: 152 days median2022: 216 days median2023: 229 days median
2007high 296 (2020) · low 100 (2007)2026

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

Recalls per year · MEG

1in 2024

2008: 12010: 12013: 52015: 12024: 1, 1 Class I
2007high 5 (2013) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · MEG

148in 2025

2007: 212008: 202009: 262010: 342011: 342012: 222013: 272014: 362015: 512016: 942017: 1812018: 2692019: 4972020: 3532021: 5412022: 1702023: 1202024: 1122025: 148
2007high 541 (2021) · low 20 (2008)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MEG, 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
20078100021
20084145120
20092—026
20102—134
20115113034
20125109022
20131—527
20145153036
20157253151
20163179094
201731300181
20181—0269
201942490497
202042960353
202151520541
2022132160170
202352290120
20240—1 (1)112
20251—0148
20261—0—

What is it indicated for?

The UNIVEC Sliding Sheath Syringe (K993396) is an Active Safety Feature for a hypodermic syringe. The Sliding Sheath Mechanism is used with a traditional disposable syringe or the Univec Auto-Destruct syringe. The Univec Sliding Sheath Syringe is used to aid in the prevention of needle stick injuries. After an injection, the shield is easily moved from an unextended to an extended position with one hand so that the needle tip is covered by a 360 degree enclosure. The scale is printed on the barrel in a way that allows the Healthcare worker to read through the sheath or from the backside of the sheath.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA 510(k) statement, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K993996: Univec Auto-Disable Hypodermic Syringe.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K993996

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026