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Cleared

EasyPass Guidewire

K153264510(k) TraditionalCleared May 19, 2016189-day reviewClass II21 CFR 876.1500

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

Medi-Globe Corporation · OCY Endoscopic Guidewire, Gastroenterology-Urology

Cleared on May 19, 2016 as substantially equivalent to K081708 (Lake Region Mfg., Inc., 2008) after a 189-day review. Its family tree reaches back 2 generations to 1992.

Decided
May 19, 2016
Review
189 days
Class
Class II
Product code
OCY
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 2 generations to K922302 (1992). No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

  1. Root · 2 generations backK922302 Jagwire (TM) Recanalization GuidewireBoston Scientific Corp · 1992
  2. 1 generation backK081708 Taxi Endoscopic GuidewireLake Region Mfg., Inc. · 2008
  3. This deviceK153264 EasyPass GuidewireMedi-Globe Corporation · 2016
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−2K922302Jagwire (TM) Recanalization GuidewireBoston Scientific Corp1992—
−1K081708Taxi Endoscopic GuidewireLake Region Mfg., Inc.2008—
0 (this device)K153264EasyPass GuidewireMedi-Globe Corporation2016—
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K153264, 1992–2016Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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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
*K081708Taxi Endoscopic Guidewire
Summary page 5
…duct Code: OCY C. Predicate Device:  Trade Name: Taxi Endoscopic Guidewire  Manufacturer: Lake Region Manufacturing, Inc.  Clearance Number: K081708  Common Name: Endoscopic Guidewire, Gastroenterology-Urology  Classification Name: Endoscope and Accessories 21 C…
Lake Region Mfg., Inc.2008—

Also cleared against K081708: 1 other device →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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?

  • The line of descent spans 24 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 16.1 years on median.
  • None of the 2 ancestors has a recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K081708.

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. 2016, 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 EasyPass Guidewire is used for selective cannulation of the biliary ducts including, but not limited to the common bile duct, cystic duct, and right and left hepatic ducts. The EasyPass guidewire is designed to be used during endoscopic biliary procedures for catheter introduction and exchanges.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

Cite this page

510(k) Report. “K153264: EasyPass Guidewire.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 3, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K153264

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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