# K043398: Modification to Vascupuncture Picc Guidewire

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Neometrics, Inc.
- Decided: Mar 1, 2005 after 81 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 K011084 (2001). 6 ancestors in all.
10 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.
- K040786: Vascupuncture Picc Guidewire with Hydro-Silk Coating, Neometrics, Inc. (2004) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- 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
- K253526: NAMIC Dilator and Sheath (2026), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The VascuPuncture PICC Guidewire is indicated for percutaneous entry of peripheral vessels using the Seldinger Technique

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K043398
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology