# K181647: Bandit guidewire

- Pathway: 510(k) (Special)
- Applicant: Vascular Solutions, Inc.
- Decided: Jul 20, 2018 after 28 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: 17 generations back to K890505 (1989). 29 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 30 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K173532: Raider Guidewire, Vascular Solutions, Inc. (2017) Summary page 4.

## Indications for use
The Bandit guidewire is intended for use in percutaneous procedures to introduce and position catheters and other interventional devices within the coronary and peripheral vasculature.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K181647
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology