# K112579: Wildcat 5F Guidewire Support Catheter

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Avinger, Inc.
- Decided: Oct 6, 2011 after 30 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: 8 generations back to K001992 (2000). 25 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites 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)
- K101647: Wildcat 5F Guidewire Support Catheter, Mode W500, Avinger, Inc. (2010) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K120273: Kittycat Catheter, Kittycat 2 Catheter (2012), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Wildcat 5F Guidewire Support Catheter (Kittycat 2) is intended to be used to support steerable guidewires 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 or contrast.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K112579
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology