FDA product code · Clinical Chemistry · Class 2

JKA: Tubes, Vials, Systems, Serum Separators, Blood Collection

JKA is FDA's product code for "Tubes, Vials, Systems, Serum Separators, Blood Collection": a Class 2 device classified under 21 CFR 862.1675, reviewed by the Clinical Chemistry panel.

510(k) review time for JKA

Across 61 510(k) clearances under JKA decided from 2018-01-01 to 2026-10-06, the median was 189 days from FDA receipt to decision. Half took between 124 and 267 days, and 80% were decided within 275 days. These are past clearances, not a forecast for a new submission.

Days from FDA receipt to 510(k) decision, JKA, decisions 2018-01-01 to 2026-10-06 (n = 61)
Fastest29
25th percentile124
Median189
75th percentile267
80th percentile275
90th percentile416
Slowest879
Median days by decision year, JKA (years with enough clearances to compute). The partial final year counts only submissions already decided, so its median runs low.
YearMedian daysn
20191816
20201816
20221649
202319816
20242406
20251157
2026 (to 10-06, partial)2506

Source: openFDA 510(k) records, snapshot of 2026-10-06 (openFDA data as of 2026-09-28). Compare 510(k) review times across all device types, see every code side by side in the Clearance Timeline Estimator, or browse the clearances themselves in PredicateScope.

JKA in the public FDA record

Records naming JKA, from openFDA (snapshot of 2026-09-15)
510(k) clearances, all years236
Device recalls170
Establishment listings747
GUDID device identifiers1,526

Counts of records, not of devices or events. Adverse event reports for JKA are in MAUDEScope, as counts with the query shown: MAUDE has no denominator, so a report count is not a rate and does not show that a device caused an event.

FDA-recognized standards that cite JKA

6 FDA recognized consensus standards cite JKA, among them CLSI GP44-A4 (Formerly H18-A4); CLSI GP39-A6 (Formerly H01-A6); CLSI GP34-A (Replaces GP34-P). Horizontal standards such as biocompatibility, sterilization and software standards can apply without citing the code.

  • 7-213 CLSI GP44-A4 (Formerly H18-A4) — Procedures for the Handling and Processing of Blood Specimens for Common Laboratory Tests; Approved Guideline-Fourth Edition
  • 7-221 CLSI GP39-A6 (Formerly H01-A6) — Tubes and Additives for Venous Blood Specimen Collection; Approved Standard-Sixth Edition
  • 7-225 CLSI GP34-A (Replaces GP34-P) — Validation and Verfication of Tubes for Venous and Capillary Blood Specimen Collection; Approved Guidance
  • 7-277 CLSI GP41 7th Edition — Collection of Diagnostic Venous Blood Specimens
  • 7-301 CLSI GP42 7th Edition — Collection of Capillary Blood Specimens
  • 7-316 CLSI NBS01 7th Edition — Dried Blood Spot Specimen Collection for Newborn Screening

Source: FDA Recognized Consensus Standards, snapshot of 2026-09-01. Search them all in the Consensus Standards Lookup.

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