21 CFR § 878.4490 - Absorbable hemostatic agent and dressing.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s878.4490"
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title: "21 CFR § 878.4490 - Absorbable hemostatic agent and dressing."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "878.4490"
section_name: "Absorbable hemostatic agent and dressing."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "MEDICAL DEVICES"
part_number: "878"
part_name: "GENERAL AND PLASTIC SURGERY 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: "53 FR 23872, June 24, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
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# 878.4490 Absorbable hemostatic agent and dressing.

(a) *Identification.* An absorbable hemostatic agent or dressing is a device intended to produce hemostasis by accelerating the clotting process of blood. It is absorbable.

(b) *Classification.* Class III.

(c) *Date PMA or notice of completion of a PDP is required.* As of May 28, 1976, an approval under section 515 of the act is required before this device may be commercially distributed. See § 878.3.