21 CFR § 884.1175 - Endometrial suction curette and accessories.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s884.1175"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "21 CFR § 884.1175 - Endometrial suction curette and accessories."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "884.1175"
section_name: "Endometrial suction curette and accessories."
chapter_name: "FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES"
subchapter_number: "H"
subchapter_name: "MEDICAL DEVICES"
part_number: "884"
part_name: "OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL 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: "45 FR 12684, Feb. 26, 1980, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "884"
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# 884.1175 Endometrial suction curette and accessories.

(a) *Identification.* An endometrial suction curette is a device used to remove material from the uterus and from the mucosal lining of the uterus by scraping and vacuum suction. This device is used to obtain tissue for biopsy or for menstrual extraction. This generic type of device may include catheters, syringes, and tissue filters or traps.

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