510(k) · Cleared
Recalled · 2007Scimed Impulse Angiographic Catheters
Data to Oct 25, 2026 (FDA decisions) Oct 12, 2026 (recalls) Sep 30, 2026 (MAUDE) refreshed weekly
Boston Scientific Scimed, Inc. · DQO Catheter, Intravascular, Diagnostic
Cleared on Aug 23, 1999 after a 61-day review. The FDA summary names its predicate without a number. It has been recalled once.
- Decided
- Aug 23, 1999
- Review
- 61 days
- Class
- Class II
- Product code
- DQO
- Recalls
- 1
- Predicates
- 0
The FDA summary names its predicate without a number.
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? (1)
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.
| Type | Number | Device | Decided |
|---|---|---|---|
| * | — | SCIMED® Impulse Catheters Named without a submission number |
What descends from it?
No later submission names this one as a predicate yet.
Has anything in its family been recalled? (0 Class I)
Recalls of this device
| Date | Class | Recall | Root cause | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 2007 | Not classified | Z-0935-2008 | Release of Material/Component prior to receiving test results | Flash may be protruding from the lumen of the catheter shaft. If this flash is present in the catheter, there is the potential of an embolization resulting from the flash detaching from the device during the procedure. |
No ancestor or descendant has a Class I recall.
How does its category compare?
All DQO devicesDQO Catheter, Intravascular, Diagnostic: FDA decisions, review times, recalls and adverse event reports over 20 years.
FDA decisions per year · DQO
2in 2025
2026 to Oct 25, outlined.
Median 510(k) review, days · DQO
148in 2024
Receipt to decision; years with fewer than 3 clearances left blank.
Recalls per year · DQO
1in 2023
Class I (11 since 2007) Class II/III not classified
Adverse event reports per year · DQO
656in 2025
MAUDE reports naming product code DQO, 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 | 8 | 106 | 14 | 564 |
| 2008 | 3 | 80 | 4 | 726 |
| 2009 | 8 | 58 | 7 | 933 |
| 2010 | 7 | 137 | 11 | 556 |
| 2011 | 6 | 74 | 7 | 625 |
| 2012 | 15 | 94 | 2 | 532 |
| 2013 | 2 | — | 1 | 753 |
| 2014 | 3 | 109 | 0 | 601 |
| 2015 | 10 | 209 | 1 (1) | 628 |
| 2016 | 4 | 89 | 2 (1) | 614 |
| 2017 | 10 | 176 | 1 | 873 |
| 2018 | 10 | 234 | 2 | 777 |
| 2019 | 6 | 113 | 71 | 386 |
| 2020 | 3 | 30 | 4 (4) | 312 |
| 2021 | 1 | — | 0 | 338 |
| 2022 | 4 | 181 | 1 | 379 |
| 2023 | 4 | 73 | 1 (1) | 391 |
| 2024 | 4 | 148 | 0 | 511 |
| 2025 | 2 | — | 0 | 656 |
| 2026 | 3 | 85 | 24 (4) | — |
What is it indicated for?
The SCIMED Impulse Angiographic Catheters are designed to provide a pathway to be used for delivering contrast media to selected sites in the vascular system during an angiographic procedure.
Indications for use read by OCR from a scanned FDA summary, so letters may be misread. Check the PDF before quoting it.
https://510kreport.com/device/K992123 · printed Nov 6, 2026
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510(k) Report. “K992123: Scimed Impulse Angiographic Catheters.” Lineage record from FDA 510(k) data and the FDA summary. Updated Nov 3, 2026. Accessed Nov 6, 2026. https://510kreport.com/device/K992123
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- FDA decision record loaded May 2, 2026
- Summary read Oct 13, 2026 (extraction version 9eaa42aa01ed)
- Page last updated Nov 3, 2026