21 CFR § 884.4260 - Hygroscopic Laminaria cervical dilator.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t21/s884.4260"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "21 CFR § 884.4260 - Hygroscopic Laminaria cervical dilator."
title_number: 21
title_name: "Food and Drugs"
section_number: "884.4260"
section_name: "Hygroscopic Laminaria cervical dilator."
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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# 884.4260 Hygroscopic Laminaria cervical dilator.

(a) *Identification.* A hygroscopic *Laminaria* cervical dilator is a device designed to dilate (stretch open) the cervical os by cervical insertion of a conical and expansible material made from the root of a seaweed (*Laminaria* digitata or *Laminaria* japonica). The device is used to induce abortion.

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