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Scimed (R) Choice (TM) PT Exchange Ptca Guide Wire

K950266510(k) TraditionalCleared Apr 14, 199581-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

Scimed Life Systems, Inc. · DQX Wire, Guide, Catheter

Cleared on Apr 14, 1995 after an 81-day review. FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known. 1 of the 28 devices in its family, counting itself, has a Class I recall. 27 later devices descend from it.

Decided: Apr 14, 1995
Review: 81 days
Class: Class II
Product code: DQX
Recalls: None
Predicates: 0

27 later devices descend from it, 2 citing it directly. 1 of the 28 devices in this family, counting this one, has a Class I recall.

This deviceK950266 Scimed (R) Choice (TM) PT Exchange Ptca Guide WireScimed Life Systems, Inc. · 1995
Descendant · cites it directly · 16 of its ownK962572 Scimed Choice PT Vision Ptca Guide WireScimed Life Systems, Inc. · 1996 · Recalled
Descendant · 2 generations on · 11 of its ownK030617 PT2 Guide Wire and Addwire Extension WireBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · 2003 · Recalled
Descendant · cites it directly · 10 of its ownK970244 Scimed Choice Family of Ptca Guide WiresScimed Life Systems, Inc. · 1997
Descendant · 2 generations on · 8 of its ownK021363 Endovascular Guide WireStereotaxis, Inc. · 2002 · Recalled
Descendant · 3 generations on · 6 of its ownK143587 ChoICE Guide Wire, Mailman Guide Wire, Luge Guide Wire, ChoICE PT…Boston Scientific Corporation · 2015 · Recalled

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Descendants cleared per year

1996high 4 (2005) · low 0 (1999)2026

Class I recalls in this family

K080364 Findrwirz Guide Wire System4 generations on · 2008

Most influential descendants

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K962572Scimed Choice PT Vision Ptca Guide WireScimed Life Systems, Inc. · 1996 · cites it directly16descendants
K030617PT2 Guide Wire and Addwire Extension WireBoston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · 2003 · 2 generations on11descendants
K970244Scimed Choice Family of Ptca Guide WiresScimed Life Systems, Inc. · 1997 · cites it directly10descendants
K021363Endovascular Guide WireStereotaxis, Inc. · 2002 · 2 generations on8descendants
K143587ChoICE Guide Wire, Mailman Guide Wire, Luge Guide Wire, ChoICE PT Guide Wire, PT Graphix…Boston Scientific Corporation · 2015 · 3 generations on6descendants

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Line of descent and top descendants

Generation	Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Recalls
0 (this device)	K950266	Scimed (R) Choice (TM) PT Exchange Ptca Guide Wire	Scimed Life Systems, Inc.	1995	—
+1	K962572	Scimed Choice PT Vision Ptca Guide Wire	Scimed Life Systems, Inc.	1996	3
+2	K030617	PT2 Guide Wire and Addwire Extension Wire	Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc.	2003	4
+1	K970244	Scimed Choice Family of Ptca Guide Wires	Scimed Life Systems, Inc.	1997	—
+2	K021363	Endovascular Guide Wire	Stereotaxis, Inc.	2002	6
+3	K143587	ChoICE Guide Wire, Mailman Guide Wire, Luge Guide Wire, ChoICE PT Guide Wire…	Boston Scientific Corporation	2015	1

Descendants by year cleared

Year cleared	Devices	With a Class I recall
1996	1	0
1997	2	0
1998	2	0
2002	1	0
2003	2	0
2004	1	0
2005	4	0
2006	2	0
2008	4	1
2011	1	0
2015	2	0
2016	1	0
2017	1	0
2018	2	0
2019	1	0

FIG. 1 — Lineage of K950266, 1995–2019Source: FDA 510(k) summaries, read by 510(k) Report · How lineage is built

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.

1 device in this family has a Class I recall. A 510(k) Report weighs predicate choices, recall history and review times for a new device like this one.

Top candidate predicates for a new DQX device

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What was it cleared against?

FDA has not posted a summary or statement for it, so its predicates are not known.

What descends from it? (27)

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

Number	Device	Applicant	Decided	Descendants
K962572	Scimed Choice PT Vision Ptca Guide Wire	Scimed Life Systems, Inc.	1996	16
K970244	Scimed Choice Family of Ptca Guide Wires	Scimed Life Systems, Inc.	1997	10

Has anything in its family been recalled? (1 Class I)

No FDA recall names this device.

Relatives with a Class I recall

Class I is FDA’s most serious recall class. A recall in the family tree is context for this device, not evidence about it.

K080364Findrwirz Guide Wire SystemSentreheart, Inc. · 2008 · 4 generations on · ◆ in the 2008 descendants bar of FIG. 11 Class I recall

What does this lineage say?

Of its descendants, K962572 (Scimed Life Systems, Inc., 1996) has gone furthest, with 16 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

2007high 21 (2010) · low 6 (2021)2026

2026 to Oct 25, outlined.

Median 510(k) review, days · DQX

177in 2025

2007high 212 (2022) · low 43 (2011)2026

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

Recalls per year · DQX

3in 2024

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

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

Year	Decisions	Median 510(k) review, days	Recalls (Class I)	MAUDE reports
2007	14	85	12	760
2008	19	87	7	715
2009	18	87	49	687
2010	21	63	34	987
2011	18	43	3	1,311
2012	20	62	5	1,337
2013	18	119	7 (4)	1,474
2014	18	103	0	1,323
2015	15	112	1	1,323
2016	14	179	2 (2)	1,466
2017	19	85	17	1,524
2018	19	114	9	1,737
2019	13	173	2	1,679
2020	14	106	1 (1)	1,536
2021	6	161	0	1,713
2022	15	212	0	1,647
2023	10	136	0	2,068
2024	11	134	3	2,210
2025	10	177	0	2,178
2026	12	145	4 (1)	—

https://510kreport.com/device/K950266 · printed Nov 4, 2026

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510(k) Report. “K950266: Scimed (R) Choice (TM) PT Exchange Ptca Guide Wire.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 4, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K950266

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