# K032183: IQ Hydrophilic Guide Wire

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Boston Scientific Corp
- Decided: Aug 1, 2003 after 15 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: 4 generations back to K913353 (1991). 21 ancestors in all.
4 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 26 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K030617: PT2 Guide Wire and Addwire Extension Wire, Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. (2003)
- K973945: Luge Guide Wire, Scimed Life Systems, Inc. (1998) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K040140: IQ Guide Wire (2004), 3 descendants of its own
- K081021: Kinetix Guidewire, Plus Guidewire (2008), 1 descendant of its own
- K193194: CrossTorq 14 Guidewire (2019), 0 descendants of its own
- K052783: Modification to: IQ Guide Wire, Models 38950-XX. 38951-XX (2005), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The IQ™ Hydrophilic Guide Wires are intended to facilitate the placement of balloon dilatation catheters or other therapeutic devices during PTCA, PTA, or other intravascular interventional procedures. The IQ™ Hydrophilic Guide Wires are not intended for use in the cerebral vasculature.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K032183
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology