BEC NEEDLELESS INJECTION SITE
Device Facts
| Record ID | K961327 |
|---|---|
| Device Name | BEC NEEDLELESS INJECTION SITE |
| Applicant | Biological & Environmental Control Laboratories |
| Product Code | FPA · General Hospital |
| Decision Date | May 15, 1996 |
| Decision | SESE |
| Submission Type | Traditional |
| Regulation | 21 CFR 880.5440 |
| Device Class | Class 2 |
Intended Use
The Needleless Injection Site is intended to provide additional protection against inadvertent "needlestick" injuries to health care providers during the administration of fluids and medications. The Needleless Injection Site provides for the entry to an intravascular administration set or catheter without the need of a sharp needle by allowing for the use of a blunt cannula.
Device Story
Device consists of tubular body with male luer lock for connection to intravascular catheters/administration sets. Opposite end features enlarged section with cylindrical retaining ring compressing pre-slit natural rubber septum. Designed to receive and latch with BEC, MED-NET, or IMED shrouded plastic cannulas. Septum re-seals upon cannula removal. Used by healthcare providers in clinical settings to enable needle-free access to IV lines, replacing sharp needles with blunt cannulas to prevent accidental needlestick injuries.
Clinical Evidence
Bench testing only; no clinical data provided. Equivalence established via design and material identity to predicate devices.
Technological Characteristics
Tubular body with male luer lock; natural rubber pre-slit septum; cylindrical retaining ring. Sterilization via validated ethylene oxide process.
Indications for Use
Indicated for use by healthcare providers to facilitate fluid and medication administration via intravascular sets or catheters while reducing risk of needlestick injuries.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
An intravascular administration set is a device used to administer fluids from a container to a patient's vascular system through a needle or catheter inserted into a vein. The device may include the needle or catheter, tubing, a flow regulator, a drip chamber, an infusion line filter, an I.V. set stopcock, fluid delivery tubing, connectors between parts of the set, a side tube with a cap to serve as an injection site, and a hollow spike to penetrate and connect the tubing to an I.V. bag or other infusion fluid container.
Special Controls
*Classification.* Class II (special controls). The special control for pharmacy compounding systems within this classification is the FDA guidance document entitled “Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Pharmacy Compounding Systems; Final Guidance for Industry and FDA Reviewers.” Pharmacy compounding systems classified within the intravascular administration set are exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of this part and subject to the limitations in § 880.9.
Predicate Devices
- Medical Network Associates, Incorporated Needleless Injection Site (K953343)
- IMED Corporation Needleless Injection Site (K944320)
Related Devices
- K961328 — BEC SHROUDED PLASTIC CANNULA · Biological & Environmental Control Laboratories · May 30, 1996
- K971500 — ACCESS SYSTEMS NEEDLELESS VIAL ADAPTER · Biological & Environmental Control Laboratories · Aug 18, 1997
- K962801 — SAFE MATE I.V. EXTENSION SETS · Biological & Environmental Control Laboratories · Aug 28, 1996
- K220267 — AMSafe NeuFlo Needleless Connector · Amsino International, Inc. · Oct 7, 2022
- K964439 — NEEDLE-FREE VALVED CONNECTOR AND CAP · Bmw Medical, Inc. · Jul 16, 1997