Cleared Traditional

K860533 - (.O38) HI-TORQUE GUIDE WIRES

K860533 is the FDA 510(k) clearance for (.O38) HI-TORQUE GUIDE WIRES by Target Therapeutics. It is a Class 2 Cardiovascular device (product code DQX) cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 47-day FDA review.

K860533 · Target Therapeutics · Cardiovascular device
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Mar 1986
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Class 2
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K860533 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the (.O38) HI-TORQUE GUIDE WIRES. Classified as Wire, Guide, Catheter (product code DQX), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Target Therapeutics (Los Angeles, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on March 31, 1986 after a review of 47 days - a notably fast clearance cycle.

This device falls under the Cardiovascular FDA review panel, regulated under 21 CFR 870.1330 - the FDA cardiovascular device oversight framework. The Traditional 510(k) pathway establishes clearance through substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device, without requiring clinical trial data.

Device pattern: Fast-track predicate clearance. Standard predicate reliance. The short review cycle indicates strong predicate alignment - the FDA found sufficient equivalence without extended technical review.

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Submission Details

510(k) Number K860533 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received February 12, 1986
Decision Date March 31, 1986
Days to Decision 47 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Cardiovascular (CV)
Summary -
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
78d faster than avg
Panel avg: 125d · This submission: 47d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

Device Classification

Product Code DQX Wire, Guide, Catheter
Device Class Class 2 - Special Controls
CFR Regulation 21 CFR 870.1330
What this classification means

Class II devices require demonstration of substantial equivalence to a legally marketed predicate device. This pathway does not require clinical trials - it relies on engineering equivalence and performance data. Most Cardiovascular devices follow this clearance model.

Regulatory Peers - DQX Wire, Guide, Catheter

All 501
Devices cleared under the same product code (DQX) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K860533.
GUIDE WIRE INTRODUCER
K860841 · Target Therapeutics · Apr 1986
GUIDED WIRE TORQUER
K860840 · Target Therapeutics · Apr 1986
ACS HI-TORQUE TAPERED DIAMETER GUIDE WIRES
K854830 · Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. · Mar 1986
PERCUTANEOUS GUIDEWIRE PLACEMENT SYRINGE 50505
K855089 · Dlp, Inc. · Feb 1986
ELECATH PERCUTANEOUS LEFT ATRIAL CANNULATION SET
K854511 · Electro-Catheter Corp. · Feb 1986
GUIDE WIRE
K853999 · Target Therapeutics · Nov 1985