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/ PART 884 - OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL DEVICES
/ Subpart B - Obstetrical and Gynecological Diagnostic Devices / § 884.1700 Hysteroscopic insufflator.
§ 884.1700 Hysteroscopic insufflator.
(a) Identification. A hysteroscopic insufflator is a device designed to distend the uterus by filling the uterine cavity with a liquid or gas to facilitate viewing with a hysteroscope.
(b) Classification. (1) Class II (performance standards).
(2) Class I for tubing and tubing/filter fits which only include accessory instruments that are not used to effect intrauterine access, e.g., hysteroscopic introducer sheaths, etc.; and single-use tubing kits used for only intrauterine insufflation. The devices subject to this paragraph (b)(2) are exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter, subject to the limitations in § 884.9.