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Spring Coil Guidewire

K143135510(k) TraditionalCleared Feb 20, 2015112-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.1330

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

Neometrics, Inc. · DQX Wire, Guide, Catheter

Cleared on Feb 20, 2015 as substantially equivalent to K770977 (Lake Region Mfg., Inc., 1977) after a 112-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1977. 2 later devices descend from it.

Decided: Feb 20, 2015
Review: 112 days
Class: Class II
Product code: DQX
Recalls: None
Predicates: 1

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K770977 (1977). 2 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly.

By dateBy generation

Root · 1 generation backK770977 Cardiovascular Spring GuidesLake Region Mfg., Inc. · 1977 · Recalled
This deviceK143135 Spring Coil GuidewireNeometrics, Inc. · 2015
Descendant · cites it directly · 1 of its ownK171997 Mandril Wire GuideCook Incorporated · 2018 · Recalled
Descendant · 2 generations on · 0 of its ownK181353 Lunderquist® Fixed Core Wire GuideCook Incorporated · 2019

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K171997Mandril Wire GuideCook Incorporated · 2018 · cites it directly1descendant
K181353Lunderquist® Fixed Core Wire GuideCook Incorporated · 2019 · 2 generations on0descendants

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
−1	K770977	Cardiovascular Spring Guides	Lake Region Mfg., Inc.	1977	1
0 (this device)	K143135	Spring Coil Guidewire	Neometrics, Inc.	2015	—
+1	K171997	Mandril Wire Guide	Cook Incorporated	2018	3
+2	K181353	Lunderquist® Fixed Core Wire Guide	Cook Incorporated	2019	—

Descendants by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
2018	1	0
2019	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K143135, 1977–2019Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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.

Type	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
*	K770977	Cardiovascular Spring Guides Summary page 4 …DQX Predicate Device: Company Name: Lake Region Medical. Brand Name: Cadiovascular Spring Guides 510(k) number: K770977 Device NeoMetrics guidewires are constructed using stainless steel and Description: nickel titanium allo…	Lake Region Mfg., Inc.	1977	1

Also cleared against K770977: 4 other devices →

What descends from it? (2)

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

Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Descendants
K171997	Mandril Wire Guide	Cook Incorporated	2018	1

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

No FDA recall names this device.

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

Its one ancestor has a recall.
Of its descendants, K171997 (Cook Incorporated, 2018) has gone furthest, with 1 descendant of its own.
4 other devices also cite its predicate K770977.

How does its category compare?

All DQX devices

DQX Wire, Guide, Catheter: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2015, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · DQX

10in 2025

2007high 21 (2010) · low 6 (2021)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DQX

177in 2025

2007high 212 (2022) · low 43 (2011)2026

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

Recalls per year · DQX

3in 2024

2007high 49 (2009) · low 0 (2014)2026

Class I (8 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · DQX

2,178in 2025

2007high 2,210 (2024) · low 687 (2009)2025

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

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Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	14	85	12	760
2008	19	87	7	715
2009	18	87	49	687
2010	21	63	34	987
2011	18	43	3	1,311
2012	20	62	5	1,337
2013	18	119	7 (4)	1,474
2014	18	103	0	1,323
2015	15	112	1	1,323
2016	14	179	2 (2)	1,466
2017	19	85	17	1,524
2018	19	114	9	1,737
2019	13	173	2	1,679
2020	14	106	1 (1)	1,536
2021	6	161	0	1,713
2022	15	212	0	1,647
2023	10	136	0	2,068
2024	11	134	3	2,210
2025	10	177	0	2,178
2026	12	145	4 (1)	—

What is it indicated for?

To facilitate the placement of devices during diagnostic or interventional procedures.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

https://510kreport.com/device/K143135 · printed Nov 4, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K143135: Spring Coil Guidewire.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K143135

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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