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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · 2004

Easytrak Guiding Catheter

K021284510(k) TraditionalCleared May 2, 200214-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.1250Recalls 17

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

Guidant Corp. · DQY Catheter, Percutaneous

Cleared on May 2, 2002 as substantially equivalent to K973298 (Cardima, Inc., 1998) and 1 other predicate after a 14-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1995. 26 later devices descend from it. It has been recalled 17 times.

Decided
May 2, 2002
Review
14 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DQY
Recalls
17
Predicates
2

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K953987 (1995). 2 ancestors in all. 26 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 1998: 1 other ancestor2002: 1 descendant cleared2004: 1 descendant cleared2003: 1 descendant cleared2006: 3 descendants cleared2010: 3 descendants cleared2008: 1 descendant cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2014: 1 descendant cleared2011: 2 descendants cleared2009: 1 descendant cleared2018: 1 descendant cleared2020: 1 descendant cleared2017: 1 descendant cleared2025: 4 descendants cleared2022: 1 descendant cleared2019: 1 descendant cleared2023: 1 descendant cleared2026: 1 descendant clearedK953987 · Acs Tourgide Guiding Catheter · Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. · 19951995200020052010201520202025
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 1 generation back: 1 other ancestor 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 4 descendants3 generations forward: 3 descendants4 generations forward: 4 descendants5 generations forward: 4 descendants6 generations forward: 4 descendants7 generations forward: 1 descendant8 generations forward: 2 descendants9 generations forward: 2 descendants10 generations forward: 1 descendant K953987 · Acs Tourgide Guiding Catheter · Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. · 19950+5+10
  1. Root · 1 generation backK953987 Acs Tourgide Guiding CatheterAdvanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. · 1995
  2. This deviceK021284 Easytrak Guiding CatheterGuidant Corp. · 2002
  3. Descendant · cites it directly · 25 of its ownK021455 Rapido Guiding Catheter, 6F Model# 6776; Rapido Guiding Catheter, 8F…Guidant Corp. · 2002 · Recalled
  4. Descendant · 2 generations on · 21 of its ownK031505 Rapido Cut-Away Guiding CatheterGuidant Corporation · 2003 · Recalled
  5. Descendant · 2 generations on · 17 of its ownK042194 Attain Select 6238TEL Guide Catheter Set for Left-Heart DeliveryMedtronic Vascular · 2004
  6. Descendant · 3 generations on · 14 of its ownK053431 Attain Select II 6248DEL Delivery Catheter SystemMedtronic, Ireland · 2006
  7. Descendant · 4 generations on · 13 of its ownK080428 Attain Command 6250 Left Heart Delivery Systems and Attain Command…Medtronic, Inc. · 2008

Showing 5 of 26 descendants. See all descendants

Descendants cleared per year

2002: 12003: 12004: 12006: 32008: 12009: 12010: 32011: 22013: 12014: 12017: 12018: 12019: 12020: 12022: 12023: 12025: 42026: 1
2002high 4 (2025) · low 0 (2005)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K021455Rapido Guiding Catheter, 6F Model# 6776; Rapido Guiding Catheter, 8F Model# 6775, 6777…Guidant Corp. · 2002 · cites it directly25descendants
  • K031505Rapido Cut-Away Guiding CatheterGuidant Corporation · 2003 · 2 generations on21descendants
  • K042194Attain Select 6238TEL Guide Catheter Set for Left-Heart DeliveryMedtronic Vascular · 2004 · 2 generations on17descendants
  • K053431Attain Select II 6248DEL Delivery Catheter SystemMedtronic, Ireland · 2006 · 3 generations on14descendants
  • K080428Attain Command 6250 Left Heart Delivery Systems and Attain Command 6250 Guide Catheters…Medtronic, Inc. · 2008 · 4 generations on13descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K953987Acs Tourgide Guiding CatheterAdvanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.1995—
0 (this device)K021284Easytrak Guiding CatheterGuidant Corp.2002—
+1K021455Rapido Guiding Catheter, 6F Model# 6776; Rapido Guiding Catheter, 8F Model#…Guidant Corp.200218
+2K031505Rapido Cut-Away Guiding CatheterGuidant Corporation20031
+2K042194Attain Select 6238TEL Guide Catheter Set for Left-Heart DeliveryMedtronic Vascular2004—
+3K053431Attain Select II 6248DEL Delivery Catheter SystemMedtronic, Ireland2006—
+4K080428Attain Command 6250 Left Heart Delivery Systems and Attain Command 6250 Guide…Medtronic, Inc.2008—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199810

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
200210
200310
200410
200630
200810
200910
201030
201120
201310
201410
201710
201810
201910
202010
202210
202310
202540
202610
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K021284, 1995–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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What was it cleared against? (2)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K973298Cardima Vueport Coronary Sinus Balloon Occlusion Guiding Catheter
Summary page 1
…lusion The Guidant EASYTRAK Guiding Catheter is substantially equivalent to the. currently - marketed Cardima VUEPORT™ Coronary Sinus Balloon Occlusion Guldmg Catheter (K973298, cleared June 26, 1998) with regards to intended use, and to the Advanced Cardiovascular Systems (ACS) TOURGUIDE™ Guiding Cathete…
Cardima, Inc.1998—
*K953987Acs Tourgide Guiding Catheter
Summary page 1
…on Occlusion Guldmg Catheter (K973298, cleared June 26, 1998) with regards to intended use, and to the Advanced Cardiovascular Systems (ACS) TOURGUIDE™ Guiding Catheter (K953987, .cleared December 7, 1995) with regards to design characteristics and intended use. Page 21 of 45 £ .- p" silv…
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.1995—

Also cleared against K973298: 4 other devices →

What descends from it? (26)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K021455Rapido Guiding Catheter, 6F Model# 6776; Rapido Guiding Catheter, 8F Model# 6775, 6777…Guidant Corp.200225

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

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Mar 11, 2004Not classifiedZ-0801-04OtherThe terminal hub component in a some of the catheters has an unintended abrupt transition between the entry port and the catheter lumen which can result in difficulty introducing or removing delivery system components during lead placement.
Mar 11, 2004Not classifiedZ-0806-04OtherThe terminal hub component in a some of the catheters has an unintended abrupt transition between the entry port and the catheter lumen which can result in difficulty introducing or removing delivery system components during lead placement.
Mar 11, 2004Not classifiedZ-0795-04OtherThe terminal hub component in a some of the catheters has an unintended abrupt transition between the entry port and the catheter lumen which can result in difficulty introducing or removing delivery system components during lead placement.
Mar 11, 2004Not classifiedZ-0805-04OtherThe terminal hub component in a some of the catheters has an unintended abrupt transition between the entry port and the catheter lumen which can result in difficulty introducing or removing delivery system components during lead placement.
Mar 11, 2004Not classifiedZ-0790-04OtherThe terminal hub component in a some of the catheters has an unintended abrupt transition between the entry port and the catheter lumen which can result in difficulty introducing or removing delivery system components during lead placement.
Mar 11, 2004Not classifiedZ-0794-04OtherThe terminal hub component in a some of the catheters has an unintended abrupt transition between the entry port and the catheter lumen which can result in difficulty introducing or removing delivery system components during lead placement.
Mar 11, 2004Not classifiedZ-0798-04OtherThe terminal hub component in a some of the catheters has an unintended abrupt transition between the entry port and the catheter lumen which can result in difficulty introducing or removing delivery system components during lead placement.
Mar 11, 2004Not classifiedZ-0800-04OtherThe terminal hub component in a some of the catheters has an unintended abrupt transition between the entry port and the catheter lumen which can result in difficulty introducing or removing delivery system components during lead placement.
Mar 11, 2004Not classifiedZ-0802-04OtherThe terminal hub component in a some of the catheters has an unintended abrupt transition between the entry port and the catheter lumen which can result in difficulty introducing or removing delivery system components during lead placement.
Mar 11, 2004Not classifiedZ-0791-04OtherThe terminal hub component in a some of the catheters has an unintended abrupt transition between the entry port and the catheter lumen which can result in difficulty introducing or removing delivery system components during lead placement.
Mar 11, 2004Not classifiedZ-0792-04OtherThe terminal hub component in a some of the catheters has an unintended abrupt transition between the entry port and the catheter lumen which can result in difficulty introducing or removing delivery system components during lead placement.
Mar 11, 2004Not classifiedZ-0793-04OtherThe terminal hub component in a some of the catheters has an unintended abrupt transition between the entry port and the catheter lumen which can result in difficulty introducing or removing delivery system components during lead placement.
Mar 11, 2004Not classifiedZ-0796-04OtherThe terminal hub component in a some of the catheters has an unintended abrupt transition between the entry port and the catheter lumen which can result in difficulty introducing or removing delivery system components during lead placement.
Mar 11, 2004Not classifiedZ-0797-04OtherThe terminal hub component in a some of the catheters has an unintended abrupt transition between the entry port and the catheter lumen which can result in difficulty introducing or removing delivery system components during lead placement.
Mar 11, 2004Not classifiedZ-0799-04OtherThe terminal hub component in a some of the catheters has an unintended abrupt transition between the entry port and the catheter lumen which can result in difficulty introducing or removing delivery system components during lead placement.
Mar 11, 2004Not classifiedZ-0803-04OtherThe terminal hub component in a some of the catheters has an unintended abrupt transition between the entry port and the catheter lumen which can result in difficulty introducing or removing delivery system components during lead placement.
Mar 11, 2004Not classifiedZ-0804-04OtherThe terminal hub component in a some of the catheters has an unintended abrupt transition between the entry port and the catheter lumen which can result in difficulty introducing or removing delivery system components during lead placement.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K021455 (Guidant Corp., 2002) has gone furthest, with 25 descendants of its own.
  • 4 other devices also cite its predicate K973298.

How does its category compare?

All DQY devices

DQY Catheter, Percutaneous: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · DQY

21in 2025

2007: 162008: 312009: 372010: 222011: 362012: 302013: 322014: 192015: 272016: 222017: 262018: 252019: 302020: 202021: 182022: 182023: 182024: 162025: 212026 (partial year): 11
2007high 37 (2009) · low 16 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DQY

115in 2025

2007: 85 days median2008: 66 days median2009: 73 days median2010: 74 days median2011: 71 days median2012: 87 days median2013: 92 days median2014: 127 days median2015: 118 days median2016: 117 days median2017: 113 days median2018: 106 days median2019: 111 days median2020: 120 days median2021: 81 days median2022: 74 days median2023: 114 days median2024: 87 days median2025: 115 days median2026 (partial year): 30 days median
2007high 127 (2014) · low 66 (2008)2026

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

Recalls per year · DQY

1in 2025

2007: 62008: 122009: 172010: 322011: 62012: 22013: 36, 1 Class I2014: 32015: 32016: 22, 7 Class I2017: 82018: 22019: 12020: 22021: 22023: 172024: 12025: 1, 1 Class I2026 (partial year): 2, 1 Class I
2007high 36 (2013) · low 0 (2022)2026

Class I (10 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · DQY

3,056in 2025

2007: 3132008: 4962009: 8192010: 1,2932011: 1,2112012: 1,1912013: 1,3522014: 1,4972015: 2,3372016: 2,2522017: 2,4892018: 2,8552019: 2,9022020: 2,8892021: 3,0062022: 2,6432023: 3,0492024: 3,1902025: 3,056
2007high 3,190 (2024) · low 313 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DQY, 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
200716856313
2008316612496
2009377317819
20102274321,293
2011367161,211
2012308721,191
2013329236 (1)1,352
20141912731,497
20152711832,337
20162211722 (7)2,252
20172611382,489
20182510622,855
20193011112,902
20202012022,889
2021188123,006
2022187402,643
202318114173,049
2024168713,190
2025211151 (1)3,056
202611302 (1)—

What is it indicated for?

The Guidant EASYTRAK Guiding Catheter is intended to access the coronary sinus. The catheter serves as a conduit for the delivery and support of devices introduced into the coronary venous system.

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. “K021284: Easytrak Guiding Catheter.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K021284

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026