21 CFR § 876.4730 - Manual gastroenterology-urology surgical instrument and accessories.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s876.4730"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "21 CFR § 876.4730 - Manual gastroenterology-urology surgical instrument and accessories."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "876.4730"
section_name: "Manual gastroenterology-urology surgical instrument and accessories."
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"
format_version: "1.1.0"
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."
cfr_part: "876"
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# 876.4730 Manual gastroenterology-urology surgical instrument and accessories.

(a) *Identification.* A manual gastroenterology-urology surgical instrument and accessories is a device designed to be used for gastroenterological and urological surgical procedures. The device may be nonpowered, hand-held, or hand-manipulated. Manual gastroenterology-urology surgical instruments include the biopsy forceps cover, biopsy tray without biopsy instruments, line clamp, nonpowered rectal probe, nonelectrical clamp, colostomy spur-crushers, locking device for intestinal clamp, needle holder, gastro-urology hook, gastro-urology probe and director, nonself-retaining retractor, laparotomy rings, nonelectrical snare, rectal specula, bladder neck spreader, self-retaining retractor, and scoop. A manual surgical instrument that is intended specifically for use as an aid in the insertion, placement, fixation, or anchoring of surgical mesh during urogynecologic procedures are classified under § 884.4910 of this chapter.

(b) *Classification.* Class I (general controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 876.9.

[48 FR 53023, Nov. 23, 1983, as amended at 54 FR 25049, June 12, 1989; 66 FR 38801, July 25, 2001; 82 FR 12171, Mar. 1, 2017]