Recorded device evidence

EmeryGlide™ (EG18008901) (K253262): indications, design and recorded evidence

The acquired K253262 file contains product-specific indications and users, design and operating principle, performance evidence actually described sections. Compare these dated manufacturer statements with your own indication and design before commissioning evidence work. They describe this submission; they do not prescribe your testing, validate performance independently or establish a suitable predicate.

Evidence retrieved 2026-10-07. Source versions and topic-specific limits are listed below.

Computed exact-code research

This decision beside its recorded product-code cohort

The 2021–2025 complete-year cohort contains 52 selected decisions under primary code DQX. 52 have valid reported receipt/decision pairs; 0 pairs are missing or invalid.

Calendar elapsed days: lower quartile 99.0, median 161.5, upper quartile 248.0. These are recorded calendar differences, not active FDA review time.

The table shows the named decision and up to four latest exact-code research records through 2026-09-27. It can include partial-year records outside the complete-year cohort. The quartiles above use the full stated cohort, not this displayed selection.

Research recordRecorded deviceReceipt → decisionCalendar elapsed daysRecorded submission type
K253262 ↗ · this pageEmeryGlide™ (EG18008901)2025-09-29 → 2026-03-06158Special
K253146 ↗Hyperdrive 35 Guidewire2025-09-25 → 2026-09-18358Traditional
K261281 ↗CROSSLEAD Standard 035 and CROSSLEAD Stiff 0352026-04-17 → 2026-09-03139Traditional
K253667 ↗Accoat Guide Wire2025-11-21 → 2026-07-14235Traditional
K261640 ↗Merit MAK Nitinol/Gold-Tungsten Guide Wire2026-05-18 → 2026-07-1356Special

Use this comparison: select a record to investigate, read its actual indications and design, and document differences. A shared code or elapsed period cannot establish its relevance to your device.

Calendar elapsed days are not active FDA review time, a promised schedule or a success probability. The selection includes only the stated recorded decisions, not all applications. Latest records can postdate the named historical decision and are contextual research, not its predicates. Shared codes, summaries and observed records do not prove equivalence, current market availability, buyer applicability or predicate suitability.

Calculation, selection and source versions

Reuse the complete-endpoint exact-primary-code, documented SE-decision cohort and its stated cutoff/window. Retain its type-7 quartiles only when at least 20 valid date pairs are present. Independently subtract the named official record’s receipt date from its decision date; missing or negative pairs remain unknown. Show up to four latest exact-code research records, excluding the named ID. Parent analysis hash, source snapshots and calculation versions are retained.

Calculation: fda-named-decision-cohort-context-1; cutoff 2026-09-27; 0 parent records excluded; units record counts; calendar elapsed days.

Source snapshots: 5a86994ba49a37e71e09be96803fd51981c6c43eaa96caab41aea2b188bfe002.

Read beyond the decision row

Recorded evidence and differences to investigate

The summary is manufacturer-submitted context hosted by FDA. Negative/no-study statements are preserved. Evidence themes are not binding legal requirements.

Short opening excerpts identify the source sections. Read the linked original for the full study context, negative statements, tables and limitations. Public quotations are limited to 120 words per acquired summary; the internal evidence packet retains exact section ranges for review.

Indications and users

K253262 · PDF page 4 ↗ Source 2

EmeryGlide is intended to direct a catheter to the desired anatomical location in the vasculatory system during diagnostic
or interventional procedures.

Compare with your product: Compare the recorded indication, population, body site and use environment with your proposed label. Record each change instead of assuming the primary code settles intended use.

Design and operating principle

K253262 · PDF page 7 ↗ Source 3

Principle                                                                                                                             of Operation                                                           Technology

EmeryGlide™ is operated                                                                             by manual process.
Design/Construction
EmeryGlide™      is a sterile, disposable guidewire for the introduction and/or placement of
diagnostic or interventional devices.

The excerpt is shortened at a complete statement. Read the complete section in the original PDF before interpreting the evidence.

Compare with your product: Compare physical design, materials, energy, accessories and operating principle with your design. Ask which documented differences change the evidence scope.

Performance evidence actually described

K253262 · PDF page 9 ↗ Source 4

Performance   testing was conducted to    evaluate the      mechanical and functional characteristics
of    the      EmeryGlide™ throughout              its labeled     shelf life,     verify conformity to    applicable ISO/ASTM
standards, and demonstrate substantial equivalence to the predicate device (K173423).

The excerpt is shortened at a complete statement. Read the complete section in the original PDF before interpreting the evidence.

Compare with your product: The source labels this section as performance data. Determine which described evidence is bench, software, biological or clinical from the actual narrative and original tables; the section label alone does not settle that distinction or prescribe your testing.

Extraction selection and limits

Select observed whole-line section headings or explicit colon-delimited inline labels on readable PDF pages, including the explicitly documented heading-spacing variants in this parser version. Preserve the original heading, character ranges and layout; do not repair excerpt text. Exclude letter boilerplate and uncertain pages. Stop at observed table headings; do not infer table columns or scalar results from layout text. Multi-column or suspicious split-numeric excerpts are excluded until reviewed alternate extraction is available. Original layout records remain retained; any alternate text has its own extractor-version locator and requires original-page review. For each dimension, prefer usable versioned alternate text where available, selecting its longest usable excerpt; otherwise select the longest usable original-layout excerpt. Ties preserve source order. Bounded to 64 PDF pages and 3,500 characters per section. This is a selection, not a complete dossier analysis.

Excluded extraction items: {}.

Known facts and deciding inputs

Known context: US. Confirm the organisation’s role, relevant activities and markets against the cited criteria.

Source factRecorded valueWhat to check
510(k) identifierK253262 [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Generic device categoryEmeryGlide™ (EG18008901) [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Recorded applicantNano4imaging GmbH [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
FDA product codeDQX [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Decision date2026-03-06 [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Recorded decision codeSESE [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Submission typeSpecial [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.
Receipt date2025-09-29 [1]Dated official record fact; not proof of current commercial availability or applicability to another device.

Prepare a differences and evidence worksheet

Use this checklist to gather your business or product details before speaking with a specialist. The items below explain what to record and suggest useful supporting documents. You can add your own answers in the editable project brief.

  1. Indications and users — what differs in our product?

    Compare the recorded indication, population, body site and use environment with your proposed label. Record each change instead of assuming the primary code settles intended use.

    Useful evidence: Our proposed indication, user/population and use environment beside this exact recorded indication.

  2. Design and operating principle — what differs in our product?

    Compare physical design, materials, energy, accessories and operating principle with your design. Ask which documented differences change the evidence scope.

    Useful evidence: Design description, materials/components, accessory list and a differences matrix.

  3. Performance evidence actually described — what differs in our product?

    The source labels this section as performance data. Determine which described evidence is bench, software, biological or clinical from the actual narrative and original tables; the section label alone does not settle that distinction or prescribe your testing.

    Useful evidence: The cited narrative and full tables, underlying protocols/results and a reviewed comparison with the proposed product.

Work packages and dependencies

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Questions for providers

Sources and data dates

Read the official document in context. The audit details identify the precise locators and preserved versions used for this page.

FDA openFDA — 510(k) decision records ↗

2026-10-05 · retrieved 2026-10-06

Audit details: precise locators and snapshot identifiers

Source key D01 · snapshot 5a86994ba49a37e71e09be96803fd51981c6c43eaa96caab41aea2b188bfe002

  • [1] device-510k-0001-of-0001.json:results[153273] · record 343bf30a33b6e0e1d8888dff347155fc4bcac647c5ad19e362086ed22b64decf
  • [5] Complete results array / fda-decision-context:K253262 · record whole dataset partition

FDA 510(k) summary — K253262 ↗

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:12:22 GMT · retrieved 2026-10-07

Audit details: precise locators and snapshot identifiers

Source key D02 · snapshot 39d72cc5f462d9e1ebc89c406d6b9138a2fafb3d46f00ea6d7333381aca7cbc1

  • [2] PDF page 4 · record 71ad8c9602f77c801fc5df9a72cedd7cf2b831f4f7a411070e8016d618ca0e26
  • [3] PDF page 7 · record 4f057e669e8fa4b5446027adfc9e57048b842c6e3091a669af172d73a5f264dc
  • [4] PDF page 9 · record 87bb91266be2200bda4ed14c5ae5b45f86a3aa5e9eb13cf644df2c6786b31f82

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