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Choice Super Support Ptca Guide Wire, Choice Plus Super Support Ptca Guide Wire, Choice Exchange Super Support Ptca Guid

by Scimed Life Systems, Inc. 510(k)

Active United States

510(k) K964551

Regulatory status

as of 29 Oct 2026

RegionAuthorizationNumberDateStatus
United StatesFDA 510(k)SESE Substantially Equivalent · Traditional NumberK964551 Date21 May 1997ClearedStatusActive

Coverage

1 jurisdiction

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United States — FDA 510(k) Active

Recalls

0 recalls · FDA

No FDA recalls on record, checked 22 Oct 2026.

Specification

510(k)

510(k) Number
FDA Product Code
DQX
Device Class
Class II
Regulation
21 CFR Part 870.1330
Advisory Committee
Cardiovascular
FDA Decision
SESE Substantially Equivalent

Overview

AI-generated summary, 24 Sep 2026

Written by a language model from registry data. Not verified by deviCERTS or the manufacturer. The registry data above is the record.

The Choice Super Support PTCA Guide Wire, Choice Plus Super Support PTCA Guide Wire, and Choice Exchange Super Support PTCA Guide are steerable guide wires intended to facilitate the placement and exchange of balloon dilatation catheters or other therapeutic devices during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) or other procedures. These devices are available in a nominal diameter of 0.014 inches and feature two tip configurations: straight shapeable and pre-formed J-Tip.

Supplied by Scimed Life Systems, Inc., these guide wires were cleared under FDA 510(k) submission K964551 on May 21, 1997, and are classified under product code DQX with advisory committee review in cardiovascular (CV) devices. The device is manufactured at One Scimed Pl., Maple Grove, MN 55311, and is identified as substantially equivalent to a predicate device.

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Questions

AI-generated answers, 24 Sep 2026

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  • What is the Choice Super Support PTCA Guide Wire used for?

    It is intended to facilitate the placement and exchange of balloon dilatation catheters or other therapeutic devices during percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) or other procedures, providing steerability for navigation in coronary arteries.

  • What are the key specifications of the Choice Super Support PTCA Guide Wire?

    The device has a nominal diameter of 0.014 inches and is available in two tip configurations: straight shapeable and pre-formed J-Tip, allowing flexibility in procedural use based on anatomical needs.

  • How is the Choice Super Support PTCA Guide Wire supplied and by whom?

    It is supplied by Scimed Life Systems, Inc., manufactured at their facility in Maple Grove, Minnesota, and was cleared under FDA 510(k) submission K964551 on May 21, 1997.