Cleared Traditional

K914030 - GUIDER, DASHER

K914030 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for GUIDER, manufactured by Target Therapeutics. The device is a Class 2 Cardiovascular device with product code DQX cleared through the Traditional 510(k) pathway after a 154-day FDA review.

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Feb 1992
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K914030 is an FDA 510(k) clearance for the GUIDER, DASHER. Classified as Wire, Guide, Catheter (product code DQX), Class II - Special Controls.

Submitted by Target Therapeutics (San Jose, US). The FDA issued a Cleared decision on February 11, 1992 after a review of 154 days - an extended review 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: Standard predicate-based submission. Standard predicate reliance. This clearance follows a standard predicate-based equivalence path within the Cardiovascular review framework, consistent with the majority of Class II 510(k) submissions.

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FDA 510(k) Submission Details - K914030

510(k) Number K914030 FDA.gov
FDA Decision Cleared Substantially Equivalent - Traditional 510(k) (SESE)
Date Received September 10, 1991
Decision Date February 11, 1992
Days to Decision 154 days
Submission Type Traditional
Review Panel Cardiovascular (CV)
Summary Statement
Third-party Review No - reviewed directly by FDA
Combination Product No
PCCP Authorized No
Regulatory Context
Review time vs. panel average
29d slower than avg
Panel avg: 125d · This submission: 154d
Pathway characteristics
Predicate-based equivalence. No clinical trials required.

DQX Device Classification - Class 2, Special Controls

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 690
Devices cleared under the same product code (DQX) and FDA review panel - the closest regulatory comparables to K914030.
STAINLESS STEEL GEN PUR INTERVENTIONAL GUIDE WIRES
K914531 · Arrow Intl., Inc. · Feb 1992
DESERET GUIDEWIRE INTRODUCER
K915496 · Bd Becton Dickinson Vacutainer Systems Preanalytic · Feb 1992
GUIDER DASHER
K915115 · Target Therapeutics · Feb 1992
GUIDER-22
K914031 · Target Therapeutics · Feb 1992
NITINOL SEEKER(R) GUIDE WIRES
K914032 · Target Therapeutics · Feb 1992
GUIDE WIRE EXTENSION
K915114 · Target Therapeutics · Feb 1992