# K002289: Inqwire Diagnostic Guide Wire

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
- Decided: Oct 4, 2000 after 69 days
- Product code: DQX (Wire, Guide, Catheter)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.1330
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
7 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 8 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K133230: Inqwire Diagnostic Guide Wire (2013), 6 descendants of its own
- K163575: Inqwire Diagnostic Guide Wire (2017), 2 descendants of its own
- K171764: Fixed Core Wire Guides (2018), 1 descendant of its own
- K170700: Inqwire Diagnostic Guide Wire (2017), 1 descendant of its own
- K253667: Accoat Guide Wire (2026), 0 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K002289
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology