# K780438: Safety Spring Guides, Teflon Coated

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: C.R. Bard, Inc.
- Decided: Jun 28, 1978 after 100 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
No predicates in its family tree.
4 later devices descend from it; 2 cite it directly.
1 of 5 devices in its family (counting itself) has a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K082094: Bard Ptfe (Teflon) Coated Guide Wires (2008), 2 descendants of its own
- K160785: Worker Guidewire (2016), 0 descendants of its own
- K120119: Sunmed Guide Wire (2012), 0 descendants of its own
- K082873: Medtronic Angiographic Guide Wires (2009), 0 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K780438
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology