21 CFR § 884.3575 - Vaginal pessary.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s884.3575"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "21 CFR § 884.3575 - Vaginal pessary."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "884.3575"
section_name: "Vaginal pessary."
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"
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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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# 884.3575 Vaginal pessary.

(a) *Identification.* A vaginal pessary is a removable structure placed in the vagina to support the pelvic organs and is used to treat conditions such as uterine prolapse (falling down of uterus), uterine retroposition (backward displacement), or gynecologic hernia.

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