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Percusurge Guardwire Temporary Occlusion and Aspiration System

K003992510(k) TraditionalCleared Jun 1, 2001157-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.1250

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

Percu Surge, Inc. · NFA Temporary Coronary Saphenous Vein Bypass Graft For Embolic Protection

Cleared on Jun 1, 2001 after a 157-day review. The FDA summary names no predicate by number. 4 of the 54 devices in its family, counting itself, have a Class I recall. 53 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Jun 1, 2001
Review
157 days
Class
Class II
Product code
NFA
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

53 later devices descend from it, 3 citing it directly. 4 of the 54 devices in this family, counting this one, have a Class I recall.

Descendants, by year cleared 2003: 3 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12015: 4 descendants cleared2006: 9 descendants cleared2004: 2 descendants cleared2008: 5 descendants cleared2005: 4 descendants cleared2012: 4 descendants cleared2011: 4 descendants cleared2007: 3 descendants cleared2019: 1 descendant cleared2018: 3 descendants cleared2023: 2 descendants cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12009: 2 descendants cleared2022: 1 descendant cleared2010: 1 descendant cleared2020: 1 descendant cleared2016: 1 descendant cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12021: 1 descendant cleared, 1 with a Class I recall12013: 1 descendant cleared2017: 1 descendant cleared200020052010201520202025
  1. This deviceK003992 Percusurge Guardwire Temporary Occlusion and Aspiration SystemPercu Surge, Inc. · 2001
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 48 of its ownK023691 Boston Scientific Filterwire EX EmbolicBoston Scientific Epi · 2003
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 35 of its ownK032884 Filter Wire EZ Embolic Protection System and EZ Bent Tip Retrieval…Boston Scientific Epi · 2004
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 27 of its ownK042218 Accunet Embolic Protection System, RX Accunet Embolic Protection…Guidant Corp. · 2004
  5. Descendant · 3 generations on · 18 of its ownK052659 Spiderx Embolic Protection DeviceEv3, Inc. · 2006
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 14 of its ownK053195 Spiderx Embolic Protection DeviceEv3, Inc. · 2006

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Descendants cleared per year

2003: 32004: 22005: 42006: 92007: 32008: 52009: 22010: 12011: 42012: 42013: 12015: 42016: 12017: 12018: 32019: 12020: 12021: 12022: 12023: 2
2003high 9 (2006) · low 0 (2014)2026

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K023691Boston Scientific Filterwire EX EmbolicBoston Scientific Epi · 2003 · cites it directly48descendants
  • K032884Filter Wire EZ Embolic Protection System and EZ Bent Tip Retrieval SheathBoston Scientific Epi · 2004 · 2 generations on35descendants
  • K042218Accunet Embolic Protection System, RX Accunet Embolic Protection SystemGuidant Corp. · 2004 · 2 generations on27descendants
  • K052659Spiderx Embolic Protection DeviceEv3, Inc. · 2006 · 3 generations on18descendants
  • K053195Spiderx Embolic Protection DeviceEv3, Inc. · 2006 · 3 generations on14descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K003992Percusurge Guardwire Temporary Occlusion and Aspiration SystemPercu Surge, Inc.2001—
+1K023691Boston Scientific Filterwire EX EmbolicBoston Scientific Epi2003—
+2K032884Filter Wire EZ Embolic Protection System and EZ Bent Tip Retrieval SheathBoston Scientific Epi2004—
+2K042218Accunet Embolic Protection System, RX Accunet Embolic Protection SystemGuidant Corp.2004—
+3K052659Spiderx Embolic Protection DeviceEv3, Inc.2006—
+3K053195Spiderx Embolic Protection DeviceEv3, Inc.2006—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200331
200420
200540
200690
200730
200850
200920
201010
201140
201240
201310
201540
201611
201710
201830
201910
202010
202111
202210
202321
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K003992, 2001–2023Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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

4 devices in this family have a Class I recall. A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

  • Candidate predicates for a device like this, rankedin the report
  • Recall history across each candidate’s familyin the report
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What was it cleared against?

The FDA summary names no predicate by number.

What descends from it? (53)

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3 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K023691Boston Scientific Filterwire EX EmbolicBoston Scientific Epi200348
K022071Embol-X Aortic Filters,Etra-Small,Small,Medium,Large,Extra Large,Models… Class IEmbol-X, Inc.20033
K031946Embol-X Intra-Aortic Filter: Extra-Small, Small, Medium, Large, Extra-LargeEdwards Lifesciences, LLC20032

Has anything in its family been recalled? (4 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K022071Embol-X Aortic Filters,Etra-Small,Small,Medium,Large,Extra Large,Models CF26000.CF29000,CF32000,CF35000,CF4000Embol-X, Inc. · 2003 · Cites it directly · ◆ in the 2003 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K153485ENROUTE Transcarotid Neuroprotection SystemSilk Road Medical, Inc. · 2016 · 7 generations on · ◆ in the 2016 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K210282WIRION Embolic Protection SystemCardiovascular Systems, Inc. · 2021 · 7 generations on · ◆ in the 2021 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K230402ENROUTE® Transcarotid Neuroprotection SystemSilk Road Medical · 2023 · 8 generations on · ◆ in the 2023 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall

What does this lineage say?

  • Of its descendants, K023691 (Boston Scientific Epi, 2003) has gone furthest, with 48 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All NFA devices

NFA Temporary Coronary Saphenous Vein Bypass Graft For Embolic Protection: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · NFA

2in 2008

2007: 12008: 2
2007high 2 (2008) · low 0 (2009)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · NFA

Too few NFA 510(k)s in any year since 2007 to give a median.

Recalls per year · NFA

No recall names NFA since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · NFA

91in 2025

2007: 1102008: 802009: 1042010: 1832011: 452012: 552013: 482014: 422015: 412016: 632017: 502018: 782019: 402020: 202021: 252022: 232023: 222024: 552025: 91
2007high 183 (2010) · low 20 (2020)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code NFA, 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
20071—0110
20082—080
20090—0104
20100—0183
20110—045
20120—055
20130—048
20140—042
20150—041
20160—063
20170—050
20180—078
20190—040
20200—020
20210—025
20220—023
20230—022
20240—055
20250—091
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The PercuSurge GuardWire Plus Temporary Occlusion & Aspiration System is indicated for use in the coronary saphenous vein bypass grafts to:

Contain and aspirate embolic material (thrombus/debris) while performing percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty or stenting procedures.

To subselectively infuse/deliver diagnostic or therapeutic agents with or without vessel occlusion.

The safety and effectiveness of this device as an embolic protection system has not been established in the cerebral, carotid or peripheral vasculature.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K003992: Percusurge Guardwire Temporary Occlusion and Aspiration System.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 3, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K003992

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 30, 2026 (extraction version 2d9447fa9ea4)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026