QNS · Class II — Moderate Risk (510(k) clearance required) · General Hospital · 21 CFR 880.5570
Classification
FDA Product Code
QNS
Device class
Class II — Moderate Risk (510(k) clearance required)
Regulation
21 CFR 880.5570
Review panel
HO
Medical specialty
General Hospital
Submission type
1
GMP exempt
N
Life sustaining
N
Implant
N
Third-party review
N
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.