# K980360: Scimed Quest Floppy and Moderate Support Guide Wires

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Scimed Life Systems, Inc.
- Decided: Apr 29, 1998 after 90 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
Longest line of descent: 3 generations back to K941895 (1994). 22 ancestors in all.
No later device cites it as a predicate yet.
0 of 23 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K943192: Scimed Choice (TM) Ptca Guide Wire, Scimed Life Systems, Inc. (1994) Summary page 1.
- K945129: Scimed Chioce Plus Ptca Guide Wire, Scimed Life Systems, Inc. (1995) Summary page 1.
- K950113: Scimed (R) Chice (TM) Exchange Ptca Guide Wire, Scimed Life Systems, Inc. (1995) Summary page 1.
- K950141: Scimed (R) Choice (TM) Ptca Guide Wire, Scimed Life Systems, Inc. (1995) Summary page 1.
- K961015: Scimed Choice/Ptca Guide Wire/Plus Ptca Guide Wire/Exchange Ptca Guide Wire, Scimed Life Systems, Inc. (1996) Summary page 1.
- K964551: Choice Super Support Ptca Guide Wire, Choice Plus Super Support Ptca Guide Wire, Choice Exchange Super Support Ptca Guid, Scimed Life Systems, Inc. (1997) Summary page 1.
- K965023: Choice PT Plus Ptca Guide Wire and Choice PT Vision Ptca Guide Wire, Scimed Life Systems, Inc. (1997) Summary page 1.
- K970244: Scimed Choice Family of Ptca Guide Wires, Scimed Life Systems, Inc. (1997) Summary page 1.
- K973945: Luge Guide Wire, Scimed Life Systems, Inc. (1998) Summary page 1.
- K942333: Scimed EN Tre' Iii Ptca Guide Wire, Scimed Life Systems, Inc. (1994) Summary page 1.
- K946240: Scimed (R) Sceptor (TM) Ptca Guide Wire, Scimed Life Systems, Inc. (1995) Summary page 1.
- K950534: Scimed Sceptor Ptca Guide Wire, Scimed Life Systems, Inc. (1995) Summary page 1.
- K960563: Scimed Sceptor & Sceptor Exchange Ptca Guide Wires, Scimed Life Systems, Inc. (1996) Summary page 1.

## Indications for use
The SCIMED Quest Guide Wires are intended to facilitate the placement of balloon dilatation catheters or other therapeutic devices during PTCA or other intravascular interventional procedures. The SCIMED Quest Guide Wires are not intended for use in the cerebral vasculature.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K980360
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology