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Acs HI-Torque Wholey Supra Core Guide Wire

K980119510(k) TraditionalCleared Mar 20, 199866-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

Guidant Corp. · DQX Wire, Guide, Catheter

Cleared on Mar 20, 1998 as substantially equivalent to K852123 (Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., 1985) and 3 other predicates after a 66-day review. Its family tree reaches back 1 generation to 1985.

Decided
Mar 20, 1998
Review
66 days
Class
Class II
Product code
DQX
Recalls
None
Predicates
4

Its longest line of descent runs back 1 generation to K852123 (1985). 4 ancestors in all. No later device cites it as a predicate yet.

Other ancestors, by year cleared 1994: 1 other ancestor1993: 1 other ancestor1986: 1 other ancestorK852123 · Wholey HI-Torque Guide Wires · Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. · 19851985199019952000
Other ancestors, by generation 1 generation back: 3 other ancestors K852123 · Wholey HI-Torque Guide Wires · Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. · 19850
  1. Root · 1 generation backK852123 Wholey HI-Torque Guide WiresAdvanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. · 1985
  2. This deviceK980119 Acs HI-Torque Wholey Supra Core Guide WireGuidant Corp. · 1998
View FIG. 1 as a table

Line of descent and top descendants

GenerationNumberDeviceApplicantDecidedRecalls
−1K852123Wholey HI-Torque Guide WiresAdvanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.1985—
0 (this device)K980119Acs HI-Torque Wholey Supra Core Guide WireGuidant Corp.1998—

Other ancestors by year cleared

Year clearedDevicesWith a Class I recall
198610
199310
199410
FIG. 1 — Lineage of K980119, 1985–1998Source: 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? (4)

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
*K852123Wholey HI-Torque Guide Wires
Summary page 1
…PRA CORE™ Guide Wire Device Common Name: Guide Wire Device Classification Name: Catheter Guide Wire (74DQX) Predicate Devices: ~ Wholey Hi-Torque Standard® Guide Wire (852123, approved June 19, 1985 and K861765 approved May 30, 1986), Hi-Torque S’Port-T™ Guide Wire (K915554, approved February 9, 1993) a…
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.1985—
*K861765Acs Wholey HI-Torque Guide Wire
Summary page 1
…Name: Guide Wire Device Classification Name: Catheter Guide Wire (74DQX) Predicate Devices: ~ Wholey Hi-Torque Standard® Guide Wire (852123, approved June 19, 1985 and K861765 approved May 30, 1986), Hi-Torque S’Port-T™ Guide Wire (K915554, approved February 9, 1993) and Medi-tech Amplatz Super Stiff Gui…
Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.1986—
*K915554HI-Torque Sport-T (TM) Guide Wire
Summary page 1
…e (74DQX) Predicate Devices: ~ Wholey Hi-Torque Standard® Guide Wire (852123, approved June 19, 1985 and K861765 approved May 30, 1986), Hi-Torque S’Port-T™ Guide Wire (K915554, approved February 9, 1993) and Medi-tech Amplatz Super Stiff Guide Wire (K942382, approved August 22, 1994) Device Description:…
Peripheral Systems Group1993—
*K942382MS Amplatz Extra Stiff Guide Wire
Summary page 1
…roved June 19, 1985 and K861765 approved May 30, 1986), Hi-Torque S’Port-T™ Guide Wire (K915554, approved February 9, 1993) and Medi-tech Amplatz Super Stiff Guide Wire (K942382, approved August 22, 1994) Device Description: The ACS HI-TORQUE WHOLEY SUPRA CORE™ Guide Wire is a steerable guide wire with a…
Meadox Surgimed, Inc.1994—

Also cleared against K852123: 1 other device →

What descends from it?

No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.

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?

  • None of the 4 ancestors has a recall.
  • 1 other device also cites its predicate K852123.

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)—

What is it indicated for?

The ACS HI-TORQUE WHOLEY SUPRA CORE™ Guide Wire is intended to facilitate the placement and exchange of diagnostic and therapeutic devices during intravascular procedures. It is not intended for use in the cerebral vasculature.

Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.

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510(k) Report. “K980119: Acs HI-Torque Wholey Supra Core 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/K980119

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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