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Guidewires, Various Types

K920884510(k) TraditionalCleared Aug 19, 1992230-day reviewClass II21 CFR 870.1330

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

Acme-Monaco Corp. · DQX Wire, Guide, Catheter

Cleared on Aug 19, 1992 after a 230-day review. FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known. 28 later devices descend from it.

Decided
Aug 19, 1992
Review
230 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DQX
Recalls
None
Predicates
0

28 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly.

Descendants, by year cleared 2010: 1 descendant cleared1999: 1 descendant cleared2015: 3 descendants cleared2004: 1 descendant cleared2003: 2 descendants cleared2002: 1 descendant cleared2019: 1 descendant cleared2011: 1 descendant cleared2013: 1 descendant cleared2022: 2 descendants cleared2023: 2 descendants cleared2016: 1 descendant cleared2018: 3 descendants cleared2017: 2 descendants cleared2020: 1 descendant cleared2025: 2 descendants cleared2026: 2 descendants cleared2024: 1 descendant cleared1990200020102020
  1. This deviceK920884 Guidewires, Various TypesAcme-Monaco Corp. · 1992
  2. Descendant · cites it directly · 25 of its ownK982559 GuidewireGalt Medical Corp. · 1999 · Recalled
  3. Descendant · 2 generations on · 13 of its ownK042370 Torayguide GuidewireToray Industries (America), Inc. · 2004
  4. Descendant · 3 generations on · 11 of its ownK132623 Medtronic Confida Brecker Curve GuidewireMedtronic · 2013
  5. Descendant · 4 generations on · 9 of its ownK150465 Medtronic Confida Brecker GuidewireMedtronic Core Valve, LLC · 2015
  6. Descendant · 5 generations on · 8 of its ownK181001 Medtronic Confida Brecker GuidewireMedtronic Core Valve, LLC · 2018

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Descendants cleared per year

1999: 12002: 12003: 22004: 12010: 12011: 12013: 12015: 32016: 12017: 22018: 32019: 12020: 12022: 22023: 22024: 12025: 22026: 2
1999high 3 (2015) · low 0 (2000)2026

Most influential descendants

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  • K982559GuidewireGalt Medical Corp. · 1999 · cites it directly25descendants
  • K042370Torayguide GuidewireToray Industries (America), Inc. · 2004 · 2 generations on13descendants
  • K132623Medtronic Confida Brecker Curve GuidewireMedtronic · 2013 · 3 generations on11descendants
  • K150465Medtronic Confida Brecker GuidewireMedtronic Core Valve, LLC · 2015 · 4 generations on9descendants
  • K181001Medtronic Confida Brecker GuidewireMedtronic Core Valve, LLC · 2018 · 5 generations on8descendants
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Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
0 (this device)K920884Guidewires, Various TypesAcme-Monaco Corp.1992—
+1K982559GuidewireGalt Medical Corp.19991
+2K042370Torayguide GuidewireToray Industries (America), Inc.2004—
+3K132623Medtronic Confida Brecker Curve GuidewireMedtronic2013—
+4K150465Medtronic Confida Brecker GuidewireMedtronic Core Valve, LLC2015—
+5K181001Medtronic Confida Brecker GuidewireMedtronic Core Valve, LLC2018—

Descendants by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
199910
200210
200320
200410
201010
201110
201310
201530
201610
201720
201830
201910
202010
202220
202320
202410
202520
202620
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K920884, 1992–2026Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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Sources: FDA 510(k) database (decision fields), 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?

FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (28)

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2 later devices cite it directly; ranked here by how many devices descend from each in turn.

NumberDeviceApplicantDecidedDescendants
K982559GuidewireGalt Medical Corp.199925
K101199Guide Wire for Edi Catheter, 8FR,125CM,5 Each,Guide Wire for Edi Catheter, 8FR,125CM,5…Maquet Critical Care AB20101

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?

  • Of its descendants, K982559 (Galt Medical Corp., 1999) has gone furthest, with 25 descendants of its own.

How does its category compare?

All DQX devices

DQX Wire, Guide, Catheter: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.

FDA decisions per year · DQX

10in 2025

2007: 142008: 192009: 182010: 212011: 182012: 202013: 182014: 182015: 152016: 142017: 192018: 192019: 132020: 142021: 62022: 152023: 102024: 112025: 102026 (partial year): 12
2007high 21 (2010) · low 6 (2021)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DQX

177in 2025

2007: 85 days median2008: 87 days median2009: 87 days median2010: 63 days median2011: 43 days median2012: 62 days median2013: 119 days median2014: 103 days median2015: 112 days median2016: 179 days median2017: 85 days median2018: 114 days median2019: 173 days median2020: 106 days median2021: 161 days median2022: 212 days median2023: 136 days median2024: 134 days median2025: 177 days median2026 (partial year): 145 days median
2007high 212 (2022) · low 43 (2011)2026

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

Recalls per year · DQX

3in 2024

2007: 122008: 72009: 492010: 342011: 32012: 52013: 7, 4 Class I2015: 12016: 2, 2 Class I2017: 172018: 92019: 22020: 1, 1 Class I2024: 32026 (partial year): 4, 1 Class I
2007high 49 (2009) · low 0 (2014)2026

Class I (8 since 2007) Class II/III not classified

Adverse event reports per year · DQX

2,178in 2025

2007: 7602008: 7152009: 6872010: 9872011: 1,3112012: 1,3372013: 1,4742014: 1,3232015: 1,3232016: 1,4662017: 1,5242018: 1,7372019: 1,6792020: 1,5362021: 1,7132022: 1,6472023: 2,0682024: 2,2102025: 2,178
2007high 2,210 (2024) · low 687 (2009)2025

MAUDE reports naming product code DQX, 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
2007148512760
200819877715
2009188749687
2010216334987
2011184331,311
2012206251,337
2013181197 (4)1,474
20141810301,323
20151511211,323
2016141792 (2)1,466
20171985171,524
20181911491,737
20191317321,679
2020141061 (1)1,536
2021616101,713
20221521201,647
20231013602,068
20241113432,210
20251017702,178
2026121454 (1)—
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510(k) Report. “K920884: Guidewires, Various Types.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K920884

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  • Page last updated Nov 3, 2026