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Modified Hydrophilic Coated Guidewire (Stainless Steel Core)

K003483510(k) SpecialCleared Dec 6, 200027-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

Lake Region Mfg., Inc. · DQX Wire, Guide, Catheter

Cleared on Dec 6, 2000 after a 27-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 41 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Dec 6, 2000
Review
27 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DQX
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

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

Descendants, by year cleared 2003: 2 descendants cleared2006: 1 descendant cleared2004: 3 descendants cleared2005: 3 descendants cleared2017: 4 descendants cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2011: 2 descendants cleared2010: 2 descendants cleared2014: 2 descendants cleared2007: 1 descendant cleared2024: 2 descendants cleared2021: 2 descendants cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2018: 2 descendants cleared2015: 1 descendant cleared2022: 5 descendants cleared2025: 2 descendants cleared2020: 1 descendant cleared2023: 2 descendants cleared2026: 1 descendant cleared200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK003483 Modified Hydrophilic Coated Guidewire (Stainless Steel Core)Lake Region Mfg., Inc. · 2000
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 40 of its ownK031842 Safe-Cross Radio Frequency Total Occlusion Crossing SystemIntra Luminal Therapeutics, Inc. · 2003
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 36 of its ownK040067 Clirpath Excimer Laser CatheterSpectranetics Corp. · 2004
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 25 of its ownK043465 2.5 MM Turbo Clirpath Excimer Laser Catheter, Model 225-011Spectranetics Corp. · 2005
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 24 of its ownK052296 Clirpath Turbo Excimer Laser CathetersSpectranetics Corp. · 2005
  6. Descendant · 4 generations on · 23 of its ownK052514 Clirpath Turbo Plus Excimer Laser Catheters, Models 314-151…Spectranetics Corp. · 2005

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Descendants cleared per year

2003: 22004: 32005: 32006: 12007: 12008: 12009: 12010: 22011: 22013: 12014: 22015: 12017: 42018: 22020: 12021: 22022: 52023: 22024: 22025: 22026: 1
2003high 5 (2022) · low 0 (2012)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K031842Safe-Cross Radio Frequency Total Occlusion Crossing SystemIntra Luminal Therapeutics, Inc. · 2003 · cites it directly40descendants
  • K040067Clirpath Excimer Laser CatheterSpectranetics Corp. · 2004 · 2 generations on36descendants
  • K0434652.5 MM Turbo Clirpath Excimer Laser Catheter, Model 225-011Spectranetics Corp. · 2005 · 3 generations on25descendants
  • K052296Clirpath Turbo Excimer Laser CathetersSpectranetics Corp. · 2005 · 3 generations on24descendants
  • K052514Clirpath Turbo Plus Excimer Laser Catheters, Models 314-151, 314-159, 317-152, 317-156…Spectranetics Corp. · 2005 · 4 generations on23descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K003483Modified Hydrophilic Coated Guidewire (Stainless Steel Core)Lake Region Mfg., Inc.2000—
+1K031842Safe-Cross Radio Frequency Total Occlusion Crossing SystemIntra Luminal Therapeutics, Inc.2003—
+2K040067Clirpath Excimer Laser CatheterSpectranetics Corp.2004—
+3K0434652.5 MM Turbo Clirpath Excimer Laser Catheter, Model 225-011Spectranetics Corp.2005—
+3K052296Clirpath Turbo Excimer Laser CathetersSpectranetics Corp.2005—
+4K052514Clirpath Turbo Plus Excimer Laser Catheters, Models 314-151, 314-159, 317-152…Spectranetics Corp.2005—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200320
200430
200530
200610
200710
200810
200910
201020
201120
201310
201420
201510
201740
201820
202010
202120
202250
202320
202420
202520
202610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K003483, 2000–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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? (41)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K031842Safe-Cross Radio Frequency Total Occlusion Crossing SystemIntra Luminal Therapeutics, Inc.200340

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, K031842 (Intra Luminal Therapeutics, Inc., 2003) has gone furthest, with 40 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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https://510kreport.com/device/K003483 · printed Nov 4, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K003483: Modified Hydrophilic Coated Guidewire (Stainless Steel Core).” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K003483

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026