# K140673: Insertion Tool

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Boston Scientific Corp
- Decided: Apr 16, 2014 after 29 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: 3 generations back to K951802 (1995). 4 ancestors in all.
1 later device descends from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 6 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K922410: Scimed Avenue Coronary Guidewire Insertion Tool, Scimed Life Systems, Inc. (1992) Summary page 1.
- K123214: Encore 26 Advantage Kit, Boston Scientific Corp (2012) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K172453: WATCHDOG Hemostasis Valve Kit (2017), 0 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The Insertion Tool is used to facilitate the introduction of a guidewire during general intravascular procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K140673
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology