Product code

QNS: Low dead space needle, single lumen, hypodermic

FDA product code · Class II · General Hospital

Key facts

Product code QNS
Device Low dead space needle, single lumen, hypodermic
Device class Class II
Regulation number 880.5570
Review panel General Hospital
Medical specialty General Hospital
Submission type 510(k)
GMP exempt No
Implanted device No
Life-sustaining or life-supporting No
Definition A low dead space single lumen hypodermic needle is a device designed to reduce medication waste. The device consists of a metal tube that is sharpened at one end and at the other end joined to connector designed to mate with a piston syringe. It may or may not have needle safety features. The device can be used by health care professions or for self-injection by the patient.

At a glance

  • 1–9 510(k) clearances
  • None De Novo grants
  • None PMA approvals
  • None HDE approvals
  • 10–99 UDI devices (GUDID)
  • None MAUDE adverse event reports
  • None Recalled products (Z-numbers)

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