# K040786: Vascupuncture Picc Guidewire with Hydro-Silk Coating

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Neometrics, Inc.
- Decided: Apr 19, 2004 after 21 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: 3 generations back to K011084 (2001). 5 ancestors in all.
11 later devices descend from it; 2 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)
- K031652: Vascupuncture Picc Guidewire, Neometrics, Inc. (2003) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- 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
- K070150: Vascupuncture Picc Guidewire (2007), 1 descendant of its own

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

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K040786
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology