# K942074: Flexfinder Guidewire

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Flexmedics
- Decided: Jun 24, 1994 after 56 days
- Product code: KNY (Accessories, Catheter, G-U)
- Device class: 2
- Regulation: 21 CFR 876.5130
- Recalls of this device: none
- Data: FDA decisions to Oct 25, 2026; recalls to Oct 12, 2026

## Lineage
No predicates in its family tree.
5 later devices descend from it; 1 cites it directly.
0 of 6 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- None. FDA lists a 510(k) statement for it but has not posted the file, so its predicates are not known.

## Most influential descendants
- K964955: Flexfinder Guidewire (Regular Shaft/Stiff Shaft) Marked Ink Bands Encap+/Guidewire (Regular Shaft/Stiff Shaft) NO Marking (1997), 4 descendants of its own
- K023603: Endo-Glide Guidewire (2003), 2 descendants of its own
- K051068: Zutron Colonoscope Stiffening Device (2005), 1 descendant of its own
- K251204: FUJIFILM Stiffening Wire Device (SW-2000) (2025), 0 descendants of its own
- K012556: Reprocessed Guidewires (2002), 0 descendants of its own

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K942074
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology