# K031049: Guglielmi Detachable Coil (GDC)

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Boston Scientific, Target
- Decided: Aug 1, 2003 after 121 days
- Product code: HCG (Device, Neurovascular Embolization)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 882.5950
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 1 generation back to K001083 (2000). 1 ancestor in all.
60 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 62 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K001083: Guglielmi Detachable Coil and Power Supply, Models Power Supply : 451006-4; Cables: 451102-4, Boston Scientific, Target (2000)

## Most influential descendants
- K093142: Target Detachable Coils and Inzone Detachment System (2010), 58 descendants of its own
- K103008: Inzone Detachment System (2010), 21 descendants of its own
- K103355: GDC 360 Deteachable Coil (2011), 16 descendants of its own
- K102672: Target Detachable Coil (2010), 16 descendants of its own
- K123338: Barricade Embolization Coil System (2013), 15 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
Intended for the endovascular embolization of: Intracranial aneurysms. Other neurovascular abnormalities such as arteriovenous malformations and arteriovenous fistulae. Arterial and venous embolizations in the peripheral vasculature.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K031049
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology