# K072431: Asahi Ptca Guide Wire, X-Treme

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd.
- Decided: Sep 26, 2007 after 28 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: 7 generations back to K890505 (1989). 10 ancestors in all.
22 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 33 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K052022: Asahi Ptca Guide Wire Fielder, Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd. (2005) Summary page 1.
- K063819: Asahi Ptca Guide Wire, Fielder FC, Asahi Intecc Co., Ltd. (2007) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K153106: ASAHI Fielder XT-A, ASAHI Fielder XT-R (2016), 21 descendants of its own
- K163426: ASAHI PTCA, Peripheral, and Neurovascular Guide Wires, ASAHI Guide Wire Extension (2017), 11 descendants of its own
- K171933: ASAHI PTCA Guide Wires, ASAHI Corsair Microcatheter, ASAHI Corsair Pro Microcatheter (2018), 7 descendants of its own
- K203533: Vassallo GT (2021), 3 descendants of its own
- K212211: Turnpike catheter, Turnpike Spiral catheter, Turnpike LP catheter, Turnpike Gold catheter, GuideLiner V3 catheter, TrapLiner catheter (2022), 1 descendant of its own

## Indications for use
The ASAHI PTCA Guide Wire, X-treme is intended to facilitate the placement of balloon dilatation catheters during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) and percutaneous transluminal angioplasty (PTA). The Asahi PTCA Guide Wires are not to be used in the cerebral blood vessel.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K072431
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology