# K983033: Acs HT Balance Middleweight Guide Wire

- Pathway: 510(k) (Traditional)
- Applicant: Guidant Corp.
- Decided: Nov 10, 1998 after 71 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: 1 generation back to K952860 (1995). 1 ancestor in all.
17 later devices descend from it; 3 cite it directly.
0 of 19 devices in its family (counting itself) have a Class I recall.

## Predicates on the family tree (from the FDA summary)
- K952860: The Niner Nitinol Guidewire, Microvena Corp. (1995) Summary page 1.

## Most influential descendants
- K030617: PT2 Guide Wire and Addwire Extension Wire (2003), 11 descendants of its own
- K143587: ChoICE Guide Wire, Mailman Guide Wire, Luge Guide Wire, ChoICE PT Guide Wire, PT Graphix Wire (2015), 6 descendants of its own
- K032183: IQ Hydrophilic Guide Wire (2003), 4 descendants of its own
- K040140: IQ Guide Wire (2004), 3 descendants of its own
- K021285: HI-Torque Extra S'port Guidewire (2002), 3 descendants of its own

## Indications for use
The HI-TORQUE BALANCE MIDDLEWEIGHT™ Guide Wire is intended for general intravascular use to aid in the selective placement of interventional devices, such as catheters, in the coronary and peripheral vasculature during diagnostic and/or therapeutic procedures.

Source page: https://510kreport.com/device/K983033
Methodology: https://510kreport.com/methodology