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GuideWire

K160369510(k) SpecialCleared Mar 10, 201629-day reviewClass II21 CFR 882.4560

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

Fiagon GmbH · PGW Ear, Nose, And Throat Stereotaxic Instrument

Cleared on Mar 10, 2016 as substantially equivalent to K141456 (Fiagon GmbH, 2014) after a 29-day review. Its family tree reaches back 5 generations to 1994. 3 of the 20 devices in its family, counting itself, have a Class I recall. 3 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Mar 10, 2016
Review
29 days
Class
Class II
Product code
PGW
Recalls
None
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 5 generations to K911783 (1994). 16 ancestors in all, the oldest K871046 (1987). 3 later devices descend from it, 1 citing it directly. 3 of the 20 devices in this family, counting this one, have a Class I recall.

Other ancestors, by year clearedDescendants, by year cleared 2014: 1 other ancestor1996: 2 other ancestors, 1 with a Class I recall12013: 1 other ancestor2000: 1 other ancestor1998: 2 other ancestors, 2 with a Class I recall21995: 3 other ancestors1987: 1 other ancestor2016: 1 descendant cleared2020: 1 descendant cleared2022: 1 descendant clearedK911783 · Allegro Viewing Wand · I.S.G. Technologies, Inc. · 1994K960714 · Isg Viewing Wand · I.S.G. Technologies, Inc. · 1996K964229 · Regulus Navigator · Compass Intl., Inc. · 1997K133573 · Fiagon Navigation System · Fiagon GmbH · 2014K141456 · The Fiagon Navigation - Extended Instrument Set Ent, Registrationpointer, Venterapointer, Guidewire, Pointershell · Fiagon GmbH · 20141990200020102020
Other ancestors, by generationDescendants, by generation 2 generations back: 2 other ancestors, 1 with a Class I recall13 generations back: 3 other ancestors, 1 with a Class I recall14 generations back: 4 other ancestors, 1 with a Class I recall15 generations back: 2 other ancestors 1 generation forward: 1 descendant2 generations forward: 1 descendant3 generations forward: 1 descendant K141456 · The Fiagon Navigation - Extended Instrument Set Ent, Registrationpointer, Venterapointer, Guidewire, Pointershell · Fiagon GmbH · 2014K133573 · Fiagon Navigation System · Fiagon GmbH · 2014K964229 · Regulus Navigator · Compass Intl., Inc. · 1997K960714 · Isg Viewing Wand · I.S.G. Technologies, Inc. · 1996K911783 · Allegro Viewing Wand · I.S.G. Technologies, Inc. · 1994−50
  1. Root · 5 generations backK911783 Allegro Viewing WandI.S.G. Technologies, Inc. · 1994
  2. 4 generations backK960714 Isg Viewing WandI.S.G. Technologies, Inc. · 1996
  3. 3 generations backK964229 Regulus NavigatorCompass Intl., Inc. · 1997
  4. 2 generations backK133573 Fiagon Navigation SystemFiagon GmbH · 2014
  5. 1 generation backK141456 The Fiagon Navigation - Extended Instrument Set Ent…Fiagon GmbH · 2014
  6. This deviceK160369 GuideWireFiagon GmbH · 2016
  7. Descendant · cites it directly · 2 of its ownK161940 Guidewire 0.6 Single UseFiagon GmbH · 2016
  8. Descendant · 2 generations on · 1 of its ownK193118 TGS Guidewire and updated Scopis SoftwareStryker Ent · 2020
  9. Descendant · 3 generations on · 0 of its ownK221098 Scopis ENT Software, Scopis ENT Software with TGS, Scopis Planning…Stryker Corporation · 2022 · Recalled

Class I recalls in this family

Most influential descendants

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  • K161940Guidewire 0.6 Single UseFiagon GmbH · 2016 · cites it directly2descendants
  • K193118TGS Guidewire and updated Scopis SoftwareStryker Ent · 2020 · 2 generations on1descendant
  • K221098Scopis ENT Software, Scopis ENT Software with TGS, Scopis Planning Software…Stryker Corporation · 2022 · 3 generations on0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−5K911783Allegro Viewing WandI.S.G. Technologies, Inc.1994—
−4K960714Isg Viewing WandI.S.G. Technologies, Inc.1996—
−3K964229Regulus NavigatorCompass Intl., Inc.1997—
−2K133573Fiagon Navigation SystemFiagon GmbH2014—
−1K141456The Fiagon Navigation - Extended Instrument Set Ent, Registrationpointer…Fiagon GmbH2014—
0 (this device)K160369GuideWireFiagon GmbH2016—
+1K161940Guidewire 0.6 Single UseFiagon GmbH2016—
+2K193118TGS Guidewire and updated Scopis SoftwareStryker Ent2020—
+3K221098Scopis ENT Software, Scopis ENT Software with TGS, Scopis Planning Software…Stryker Corporation20221

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198710
199530
199621
199822
200010
201310
201410

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
201610
202010
202210
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K160369, 1994–2022Source: 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.

3 devices in this family have a Class I recall. A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

Top candidate predicates for a new PGW device

  1. #1 K261540 Cube 4D Navigation System, VirtuEye Proscore 12.9 · 6 generations · no Class I recall
  2. #2 Held for the reportin the report
  3. #3 Held for the reportin the report
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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
*K141456The Fiagon Navigation - Extended Instrument Set Ent, Registrationpointer…
Summary page 4
…of this submission is to gain clearance for a geometrically modified instrument for the Image Guided Surgery Instruments, Fiagon Navigation extended instrument Set ENT (K141456). 4. Predicate Device Information The device described in this submission is substantially equivalent to the following comp…
Fiagon GmbH2014—

Also cleared against K141456: 5 other devices →

What descends from it? (3)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K161940Guidewire 0.6 Single UseFiagon GmbH20162

Has anything in its family been recalled? (3 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

  • K960330InstatrakVisualization Technology, Inc. · 1996 · 2 generations back · ◆ in the 1996 ancestors bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K983529Instatrak 3000Visualization Technology, Inc. · 1998 · 3 generations back · ◆ in the 1998 ancestors bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall
  • K981998Pediatric Instatrak SystemVisualization Technology, Inc. · 1998 · 4 generations back · ◆ in the 1998 ancestors bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 22 years and passes through 3 companies; a new generation was cleared every 1.4 years on median.
  • 6 of the 16 ancestors have a recall of any class; 3 have a Class I recall.
  • Of its descendants, K161940 (Fiagon GmbH, 2016) has gone furthest, with 2 descendants of its own.
  • 5 other devices also cite its predicate K141456.

How does its category compare?

All PGW devices

PGW Ear, Nose, And Throat Stereotaxic Instrument: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2016, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · PGW

1in 2025

2014: 42015: 12016: 92017: 42018: 22019: 12020: 82021: 12022: 22023: 22025: 12026 (partial year): 3
2007high 9 (2016) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · PGW

100in 2020

2014: 116 days median2016: 115 days median2017: 125 days median2020: 100 days median2026 (partial year): 65 days median
2007high 125 (2017) · low 100 (2020)2026

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

Recalls per year · PGW

1in 2025

2019: 32021: 12023: 12025: 1
2007high 3 (2019) · low 0 (2007)2026

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

Adverse event reports per year · PGW

220in 2025

2014: 72015: 142016: 332017: 422018: 962019: 2472020: 1612021: 1902022: 1662023: 2002024: 2742025: 220
2007high 274 (2024) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code PGW, 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
20070—00
20080—00
20090—00
20100—00
20110—00
20120—00
20130—00
2014411607
20151—014
20169115033
20174125042
20182—096
20191—3247
202081000161
20211—1190
20222—0166
20232—1200
20240—0274
20251—1220
20263650—

What is it indicated for?

The GuideWire 0.6 is intended as an aid for precisely locating anatomical structures in either open or percutaneous procedures. It is indicated for use with the Fiagon Navigation system using electromagnetic navigation. It is indicated for any medical condition in which the use of stereotactic surgery may be appropriate, and where reference to a rigid anatomical structure in the field of ENT surgery, such as the paranasal sinuses, mastoid anatomy, can be…

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The GuideWire 0.6 is intended as an aid for precisely locating anatomical structures in either open or percutaneous procedures. It is indicated for use with the Fiagon Navigation system using electromagnetic navigation.

It is indicated for any medical condition in which the use of stereotactic surgery may be appropriate, and where reference to a rigid anatomical structure in the field of ENT surgery, such as the paranasal sinuses, mastoid anatomy, can be identified relative to a CT or MR based model of the anatomy.

Example procedures include, but are not limited to:

ENT Procedures;

Transphenoidal access procedures.

Intranasal procedures.

Sinus procedures, such as Maxillary antrostomies, Ethmoidectomies,

Sphenoidotomies/Sphenoid explorations, Turbinate resections, and Frontal sinusotomies.

ENT related anterior skull base procedures.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K160369: GuideWire.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K160369

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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