Blood Specimen Collection Convenience Kit (Excludes Hiv)

What Is It?

This product code has been established in accordance with the may 20, 1997, guidance entitled, convenience kits interim regulatory guidance, found at http://www.fda.gov/downloads/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/ucm080217.pdf. This type of convenience kit, as listed in the guidance above, is under enforcement discretion, and does not require a premarket notification (510(k)) to market if it meets all criteria in the guidance.

What Is FDA Product Code PQD?

Blood Specimen Collection Convenience Kit (Excludes Hiv) is FDA product code PQD, Class 2, 21 CFR 862.1675.

How Does It Reach the US Market?

The FDA exercises enforcement discretion for this code and does not currently require a premarket submission for devices that meet the conditions it has set for it.

What Do the Recalls Say?

The FDA has recorded 1 recall under this product code since 2022. None was by a company in China. The root cause the FDA records most often is Packaging process control (1).

A recall is a fact about one product and its maker, not a grade for every manufacturer of the type.