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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2014

Novagold High Performance Guidewire

K133076510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 20, 2014143-day reviewClass II21 CFR 876.1500Recalls 1

Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly, last Nov 3, 2026

Neometrics, Inc. · OCY Endoscopic Guidewire, Gastroenterology-Urology

Cleared on Feb 20, 2014 as substantially equivalent to K122816 (Wilson-Cook Medical, Inc., 2012) after a 143-day review. Its family tree reaches back 3 generations to 1991. 1 later device descends from it. It has been recalled once.

Decided
Feb 20, 2014
Review
143 days
Class
Class II
Product code
OCY
Recalls
1
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 3 generations to K910497 (1991). 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

  1. Root · 3 generations backK910497 Wilson Cook Wire Guide and Protective GuideWilson-Cook Medical, Inc. · 1991
  2. 2 generations backK033754 Tracer Metro Smart Wire GuideWilson-Cook Medical, Inc. · 2003
  3. 1 generation backK122816 Axcess Soft Tip Wire GuideWilson-Cook Medical, Inc. · 2012
  4. This deviceK133076 Novagold High Performance GuidewireNeometrics, Inc. · 2014
  5. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK150225 NovaGold High Performance GuidewireNeometrics, Inc. · 2015

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  • K150225NovaGold High Performance GuidewireNeometrics, Inc. · 2015 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−3K910497Wilson Cook Wire Guide and Protective GuideWilson-Cook Medical, Inc.1991—
−2K033754Tracer Metro Smart Wire GuideWilson-Cook Medical, Inc.2003—
−1K122816Axcess Soft Tip Wire GuideWilson-Cook Medical, Inc.2012—
0 (this device)K133076Novagold High Performance GuidewireNeometrics, Inc.2014—
+1K150225NovaGold High Performance GuidewireNeometrics, Inc.2015—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201510
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K133076, 1991–2015Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), the FDA summary (predicates and indications), FDA recall and enforcement reports, and MAUDE; processed by 510(k) Report. Verify on FDA.gov · Methodology and accuracy.

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What was it cleared against? (1)

Devices the submitter claimed this one is substantially equivalent to (*), and reference devices cited for a specific test or feature (†), as written in the FDA summary.

TypeNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
*K122816Axcess Soft Tip Wire Guide
Summary page 1
…CFR 876.1 500, Product Code OCY) Classification: Class 11 Predicate Device: The subject device is equivalent to K1228 16; Endscopic Wire Guide manufactured by Wilson-Cook Medical. Device Description: The NovaG…
Wilson-Cook Medical, Inc.2012—

Also cleared against K122816: 1 other device →

What descends from it? (1)

1 later device cites it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K150225NovaGold High Performance GuidewireNeometrics, Inc.20150

Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Mar 31, 2014Class IIZ-1747-2014Nonconforming Material/ComponentNeo Metrics, Inc. is recalling NovaGold Guidewire because the tip may uncoil and / detach more frequently than anticipated. There have been no reports of illness or injury.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 23 years and passes through 2 companies; a new generation was cleared every 8.8 years on median.
  • None of the 3 ancestors has a recall.
  • Of its descendants, K150225 (Neometrics, Inc., 2015) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K122816.

How does its category compare?

All OCY devices

OCY Endoscopic Guidewire, Gastroenterology-Urology: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2014, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · OCY

1in 2016

2007: 12008: 32009: 12012: 22013: 42014: 52015: 32016: 1
2007high 5 (2014) · low 0 (2010)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · OCY

51in 2015

2008: 55 days median2013: 60 days median2014: 41 days median2015: 51 days median
2007high 60 (2013) · low 41 (2014)2026

Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.

Recalls per year · OCY

8in 2019

2019: 8
2007high 8 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2026

Class I (0 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · OCY

133in 2025

2007: 32008: 72009: 72010: 92011: 32012: 12013: 322014: 512015: 2832016: 1582017: 852018: 1012019: 1032020: 1282021: 942022: 1342023: 1152024: 1312025: 133
2007high 283 (2015) · low 1 (2012)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code OCY, not matched to any one device; reports are not rates.

View these four charts as a table
YearDecisionsMedian 510(k) review, daysRecalls (Class I)MAUDE reports
20071—03
200835507
20091—07
20100—09
20110—03
20122—01
2013460032
2014541051
20153510283
20161—0158
20170—085
20180—0101
20190—8103
20200—0128
20210—094
20220—0134
20230—0115
20240—0131
20250—0133
20260—0—

What is it indicated for?

The NovaGold Guidewire is intended for use in selective cannulation of the biliary ducts including the common bile, pancreatic, cystic, right and left hepatic ducts, and to aid in the placement of diagnostic and therapeutic devices during encloscopic procedures.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K133076: Novagold High Performance Guidewire.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K133076

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Record history
  • FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
  • Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
  • Lineage and recalls computed Nov 3, 2026
  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026