§ 876.4400 - Hemorrhoidal ligator.  


Latest version.
  • § 876.4400 Hemorrhoidal ligator.

    (a) Identification. A hemorrhoidal ligator is a device used to cut off the blood flow to hemorrhoidal tissue by means of a ligature or band placed around the hemorrhoid.

    (b) Classification. Class II (performance standards). special controls). Except for a hemostatic metal clip intended for use in the gastrointestinal tract, the device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 876.9.

    [48 FR 53023, Nov. 23, 1983, as amended at 84 FR 71813, Dec. 30, 2019]