# K031652: Vascupuncture Picc Guidewire

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Neometrics, Inc.
- Decided: Sep 30, 2003 after 125 days
- Product code: DQX (Wire, Guide, Catheter)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.1330
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
Longest line of descent: 2 generations back to K011084 (2001). 4 ancestors in all.
12 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 17 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K012861: Vascupuncture Access Wire, Neometrics, Inc. (2002) Summary page 1.
- K013024: Selectiva Guidewire, Neometrics, Inc. (2001)

## Most influential descendants
- K040786: Vascupuncture Picc Guidewire with Hydro-Silk Coating (2004), 11 descendants of its own
- K043398: Modification to Vascupuncture Picc Guidewire (2005), 10 descendants of its own
- K112631: Vsi Guidewire (2011), 7 descendants of its own
- K133114: Micropuncture Introducer Set (2014), 4 descendants of its own
- K171275: Micropuncture Introducer Set, Micropuncture Introducer Set with Push-Plus Design, Micropuncture Introducer Set with Silhouette Transitionless Design,  Micropuncture Introducer Set with Silhouette Transitionless Design and Push-Plus Design (2017), 2 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The VascuPuncture PICC Guidewire is intended for percutaneous entry of peripheral vessels using the Seldinger Technique. VascuPuncture Guidewires are not intended for use in the coronary or cerebral vasculature.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K031652
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology