# K020283: Back-UP Meier Steerable Guidewire

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Boston Scientific Corp
- Decided: Feb 11, 2002 after 14 days
- Product code: DQX (Wire, Guide, Catheter)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.1330
- Recalls of this device: 1 (0 Class I)
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K011906 (2001). 1 ancestor in all.
14 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 16 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K011906: Back-UP Meier Guidewire, Boston Scientific Corp (2001) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K101339: Archer Super Stiff Guidewires (2010), 13 descendants of its own
- K132623: Medtronic Confida Brecker Curve Guidewire (2013), 11 descendants of its own
- K150465: Medtronic Confida Brecker Guidewire (2015), 9 descendants of its own
- K181001: Medtronic Confida Brecker Guidewire (2018), 8 descendants of its own
- K192454: Wattson Temporary Pacing Guidewire (2020), 6 descendants of its own

## Recalls of this device
- Apr 19, 2010 · Not classified · Z-1760-2010: Boston Scientific Corporation is conducting a Medical Device Recall of certain lots/batches of its Back-up Meier Steerable Guidewires. Through their internal inspection process, they identified that t

## Indications for use
The Back-Up Meier Steerable Guidewire facilitates catheter placement and exchange during diagnostic or interventional procedures including AAA endovascular graft procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K020283
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology