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510(k) · Cleared

Recalled · Class II · 2018

Synchro2 Support Guidewire

K190843510(k) SpecialCleared May 1, 201930-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.1330Recalls 8

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

Stryker · MOF Guide, Wire, Catheter, Neurovasculature

Cleared on May 1, 2019 as substantially equivalent to K053268 (Boston Scientific - Precision Vascular, 2006) after a 30-day review. Its family tree reaches back 4 generations to 2000. 1 later device descends from it. It has been recalled 8 times.

Decided
May 1, 2019
Review
30 days
Class
Class II
Product code
MOF
Recalls
8
Predicates
1

Its longest line of descent runs back 4 generations to K002212 (2000). 6 ancestors in all, the oldest K913074 (1991). 1 later device descends from it, 1 citing it directly.

  1. Root · 4 generations backK002212 Mirage Hydrophilic Guidewire, Model 103-0608Micro Therapeutics, Inc. · 2000
  2. 3 generations backK032146 PVS 1300 Synchro 0.014 & PVS 1600 Synchro 0.010 Guide WiresPrecision Vascular Systems, Inc. · 2003 · Recalled
  3. 2 generations backK050964 PV 1900 Synchro 0.016 GuidewireBoston Scientific - Precision Vascular · 2005 · Recalled
  4. 1 generation backK053268 PVS 2000 SYNCHRO2 GuidewireBoston Scientific - Precision Vascular · 2006 · Recalled
  5. This deviceK190843 Synchro2 Support GuidewireStryker · 2019
  6. Descendant · cites it directly · 0 of its ownK222690 SmartGUIDE deflectable hydrophilic guidewireArtiria Medical SA · 2023

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  • K222690SmartGUIDE deflectable hydrophilic guidewireArtiria Medical SA · 2023 · cites it directly0descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−4K002212Mirage Hydrophilic Guidewire, Model 103-0608Micro Therapeutics, Inc.2000—
−3K032146PVS 1300 Synchro 0.014 & PVS 1600 Synchro 0.010 Guide WiresPrecision Vascular Systems, Inc.20031
−2K050964PV 1900 Synchro 0.016 GuidewireBoston Scientific - Precision Vascular20056
−1K053268PVS 2000 SYNCHRO2 GuidewireBoston Scientific - Precision Vascular200613
0 (this device)K190843Synchro2 Support GuidewireStryker2019—
+1K222690SmartGUIDE deflectable hydrophilic guidewireArtiria Medical SA2023—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199110
199710

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
202310
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K190843, 2000–2023Source: 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.

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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
*K053268PVS 2000 SYNCHRO2 Guidewire
Summary page 4
…E-mail: [email protected] Date Prepared: March 29, 2019 Primary Predicate Device K053268 Synchro2 Guidewires (clearance granted 13 Mar 2006)…
Boston Scientific - Precision Vascular200613
†K002907PVS 1300 Neuro Guide WirePrecision Vascular Systems, Inc.20011
†K971254Transend EX Platinum GuidewireBoston Scientific Corp1997—

Also cleared against K053268: 2 other devices →

What descends from it? (1)

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

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K222690SmartGUIDE deflectable hydrophilic guidewireArtiria Medical SA20230

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

Recalls of this device

DateClassRecallRoot causeReason
Jun 8, 2018Class IIZ-0230-2020Employee errorThe product labels (pouch and carton) for products contain an incorrect value in millimeters (0.036mm) for the Guidewire Outer Diameter dimension. The inches dimension (0.014in) on the label is correct. The correct values are 0.014in…
Jun 8, 2018Class IIZ-0225-2020Employee errorThe product labels (pouch and carton) for products contain an incorrect value in millimeters (0.036mm) for the Guidewire Outer Diameter dimension. The inches dimension (0.014in) on the label is correct. The correct values are 0.014in…
Jun 8, 2018Class IIZ-0231-2020Employee errorThe product labels (pouch and carton) for products contain an incorrect value in millimeters (0.036mm) for the Guidewire Outer Diameter dimension. The inches dimension (0.014in) on the label is correct. The correct values are 0.014in…
Jun 8, 2018Class IIZ-0232-2020Employee errorThe product labels (pouch and carton) for products contain an incorrect value in millimeters (0.036mm) for the Guidewire Outer Diameter dimension. The inches dimension (0.014in) on the label is correct. The correct values are 0.014in…
Jun 8, 2018Class IIZ-0226-2020Employee errorThe product labels (pouch and carton) for products contain an incorrect value in millimeters (0.036mm) for the Guidewire Outer Diameter dimension. The inches dimension (0.014in) on the label is correct. The correct values are 0.014in…
Jun 8, 2018Class IIZ-0227-2020Employee error
Jun 8, 2018Class IIZ-0228-2020Employee errorThe product labels (pouch and carton) for products contain an incorrect value in millimeters (0.036mm) for the Guidewire Outer Diameter dimension. The inches dimension (0.014in) on the label is correct. The correct values are 0.014in…
Jun 8, 2018Class IIZ-0229-2020Employee errorThe product labels (pouch and carton) for products contain an incorrect value in millimeters (0.036mm) for the Guidewire Outer Diameter dimension. The inches dimension (0.014in) on the label is correct. The correct values are 0.014in…

No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.

What does this lineage say?

  • The line of descent spans 19 years and passes through 4 companies; a new generation was cleared every 3.0 years on median.
  • 3 of the 6 ancestors have a recall of any class.
  • Of its descendants, K222690 (Artiria Medical SA, 2023) has gone furthest, with 0 descendants of its own.
  • 2 other devices also cite its predicate K053268.

How does its category compare?

All MOF devices

MOF Guide, Wire, Catheter, Neurovasculature: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years. 2019, this device’s year, is highlighted.

FDA decisions per year · MOF

11so far in 2026, the most since 2007

2011: 22014: 22015: 32016: 42017: 12018: 22019: 42020: 42022: 12023: 42024: 22025: 52026 (partial year): 11
2007high 11 (2026) · low 0 (2007)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · MOF

172in 2025

2015: 133 days median2016: 61 days median2019: 58 days median2020: 36 days median2023: 199 days median2025: 172 days median2026 (partial year): 192 days median
2007high 199 (2023) · low 36 (2020)2026

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

Recalls per year · MOF

No recall names MOF since 2007.

Adverse event reports per year · MOF

135in 2025

2008: 12012: 22013: 22015: 52016: 32017: 152018: 112019: 122020: 182021: 392022: 922023: 912024: 952025: 135
2007high 135 (2025) · low 0 (2007)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code MOF, 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—01
20090—00
20100—00
20112—00
20120—02
20130—02
20142—00
2015313305
201646103
20171—015
20182—011
2019458012
2020436018
20210—039
20221—092
20234199091
20242—095
202551720135
2026111920—

What is it indicated for?

The Synchro2 Guidewire series is intended for general intravascular use, including neurovascular and peripheral vasculatures. It can be used to selectively introduce and position catheters and other interventional devices within the peripheral and neurovasculature. This device should be used only by physicians trained in percutaneous, intravascular techniques and procedures.

Indications for use as stated in the FDA summary.

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510(k) Report. “K190843: Synchro2 Support Guidewire.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K190843

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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