21 CFR § 876.4620 - Ureteral stent.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s876.4620"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "21 CFR § 876.4620 - Ureteral stent."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "876.4620"
section_name: "Ureteral stent."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "MEDICAL DEVICES"
part_number: "876"
part_name: "GASTROENTEROLOGY-UROLOGY DEVICES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "21 U.S.C. 351, 360, 360c, 360e, 360j, 360 371."
regulatory_source: "48 FR 53023, Nov. 23, 1983, unless otherwise noted."
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# 876.4620 Ureteral stent.

(a) *Identification.* A ureteral stent is a tube-like implanted device that is inserted into the ureter to provide ureteral rigidity and allow the passage of urine. The device may have finger-like protrusions or hooked ends to keep the tube in place. It is used in the treatment of ureteral injuries and ureteral obstruction.

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