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Silverspeed Hydrophilic Guidewire (0.014 Diameter, 145CM Length, Support) Silverspeed Hydrophilic Guidewire (0.014 D

K001454510(k) SpecialCleared Jun 7, 200029-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.1330

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · DQX Wire, Guide, Catheter

Cleared on Jun 7, 2000 after a 29-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 3 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jun 7, 2000
Review
29 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DQX
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

3 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2013: 1 descendant cleared2020: 2 descendants cleared200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK001454 Silverspeed Hydrophilic Guidewire (0.014 Diameter, 145CM Length…Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · 2000
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 2 of its ownK124007 Silverspeed Hydrophilic Guidewire, X-Celerator Hydrophilic Exchange…Micro Therapeutics, Inc. D/B/A: Ev3, Inc. · 2013
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK193548 Mirage Hydrophilic Guidewire, X-pedion Hydrophilic GuidewireMicro Therapeutics, Inc. d/b/a ev3 Neurovascular · 2020
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK201690 Mirage Hydrophilic Guidewire; X-pedion Hydrophilic GuidewireMicro Therapeutics, Inc. d/b/a ev3 Neurovascular · 2020

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  • K124007Silverspeed Hydrophilic Guidewire, X-Celerator Hydrophilic Exchange Guidewire, X-Pedion…Micro Therapeutics, Inc. D/B/A: Ev3, Inc. · 2013 · cites it directly2descendants
  • K193548Mirage Hydrophilic Guidewire, X-pedion Hydrophilic GuidewireMicro Therapeutics, Inc. d/b/a ev3 Neurovascular · 2020 · 2 generations on1descendant
  • K201690Mirage Hydrophilic Guidewire; X-pedion Hydrophilic GuidewireMicro Therapeutics, Inc. d/b/a ev3 Neurovascular · 2020 · 3 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K001454Silverspeed Hydrophilic Guidewire (0.014 Diameter, 145CM Length, Support)…Micro Therapeutics, Inc.2000—
+1K124007Silverspeed Hydrophilic Guidewire, X-Celerator Hydrophilic Exchange Guidewire…Micro Therapeutics, Inc. D/B/A: Ev3, Inc.2013—
+2K193548Mirage Hydrophilic Guidewire, X-pedion Hydrophilic GuidewireMicro Therapeutics, Inc. d/b/a ev3 Neurovascular2020—
+3K201690Mirage Hydrophilic Guidewire; X-pedion Hydrophilic GuidewireMicro Therapeutics, Inc. d/b/a ev3 Neurovascular2020—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201310
202020
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K001454, 2000–2020Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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What was it cleared against?

FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (3)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K124007Silverspeed Hydrophilic Guidewire, X-Celerator Hydrophilic Exchange Guidewire, X-Pedion…Micro Therapeutics, Inc. D/B/A: Ev3, Inc.20132

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K124007 (Micro Therapeutics, Inc. D/B/A: Ev3, Inc., 2013) has gone furthest, with 2 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All DQX devices

DQX Wire, Guide, Catheter: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · DQX

10in 2025

2007: 142008: 192009: 182010: 212011: 182012: 202013: 182014: 182015: 152016: 142017: 192018: 192019: 132020: 142021: 62022: 152023: 102024: 112025: 102026 (partial year): 12
2007high 21 (2010) · low 6 (2021)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DQX

177in 2025

2007: 85 days median2008: 87 days median2009: 87 days median2010: 63 days median2011: 43 days median2012: 62 days median2013: 119 days median2014: 103 days median2015: 112 days median2016: 179 days median2017: 85 days median2018: 114 days median2019: 173 days median2020: 106 days median2021: 161 days median2022: 212 days median2023: 136 days median2024: 134 days median2025: 177 days median2026 (partial year): 145 days median
2007high 212 (2022) · low 43 (2011)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · DQX

3in 2024

2007: 122008: 72009: 492010: 342011: 32012: 52013: 7, 4 Class I2015: 12016: 2, 2 Class I2017: 172018: 92019: 22020: 1, 1 Class I2024: 32026 (partial year): 4, 1 Class I
2007high 49 (2009) · low 0 (2014)2026

Class I (8 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · DQX

2,178in 2025

2007: 7602008: 7152009: 6872010: 9872011: 1,3112012: 1,3372013: 1,4742014: 1,3232015: 1,3232016: 1,4662017: 1,5242018: 1,7372019: 1,6792020: 1,5362021: 1,7132022: 1,6472023: 2,0682024: 2,2102025: 2,178
2007high 2,210 (2024) · low 687 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DQX, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
2007148512760
200819877715
2009188749687
2010216334987
2011184331,311
2012206251,337
2013181197 (4)1,474
20141810301,323
20151511211,323
2016141792 (2)1,466
20171985171,524
20181911491,737
20191317321,679
2020141061 (1)1,536
2021616101,713
20221521201,647
20231013602,068
20241113432,210
20251017702,178
2026121454 (1)—

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510(k) Report. “K001454: Silverspeed Hydrophilic Guidewire (0.014 Diameter, 145CM Length, Support) Silverspeed Hydrophilic Guidewire (0.014 D.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K001454

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