21 CFR § 870.1250 - Percutaneous catheter.

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title: "21 CFR § 870.1250 - Percutaneous catheter."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "870.1250"
section_name: "Percutaneous catheter."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "MEDICAL DEVICES"
part_number: "870"
part_name: "CARDIOVASCULAR DEVICES"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "21 U.S.C. 351, 360, 360c, 360e, 360j, 360 371."
regulatory_source: "45 FR 7907, Feb. 5, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
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# 870.1250 Percutaneous catheter.

(a) *Identification.* A percutaneous catheter is a device that is introduced into a vein or artery through the skin using a dilator and a sheath (introducer) or guide wire.

(b) *Classification.* Class II (performance standards).