# K101647: Wildcat 5F Guidewire Support Catheter, Mode W500

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Avinger, Inc.
- Decided: Aug 6, 2010 after 56 days
- Product code: DQY (Catheter, Percutaneous)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 870.1250
- 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 K001992 (2000). 24 ancestors in all.
2 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
1 of 27 devices in its family (counting itself) has a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K083313: Wildcat 7F Guidewire Support Catheter, Avinger, Inc. (2009) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K112579: Wildcat 5F Guidewire Support Catheter (2011), 1 descendant of its own
- K120273: Kittycat Catheter, Kittycat 2 Catheter (2012), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Wildcat 5F Guidewire Support Catheter is intended to be used to support steerable guidiewires in accessing discrete regions of the peripheral vasculature. It may be used to facilitate placement and exchange of guidewires and other interventional devices. It may also be used to deliver saline/contrast.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K101647
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology