CFR > Title 21 - Food and Drugs > CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES > SUBCHAPTER H—MEDICAL DEVICES (parts 800 to 898) > PART 884—OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL DEVICES > SUBPART B—Obstetrical and Gynecological Diagnostic Devices (§884.1040 to §884.1730) > 884.1060—Endometrial aspirator.

884.1060—Endometrial aspirator.

(a) Identification. An endometrial aspirator is a device designed to remove materials from the endometrium (the mucosal lining of the uterus) by suction with a syringe, bulb and pipette, or catheter. This device is used to study endometrial cytology (cells).
(b) Classification. Class II. The special controls for this device are:
(1) FDA's:
(i) “Use of International Standard ISO 10993 ‘Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices—Part I: Evaluation and Testing,’ ” and
(ii) “510(k) Sterility Review Guidance of 2/12/90 (K90-1),”
(2) Labeling:
(i) Indication: Only to evaluate the endometrium, and
(ii) Contraindications: Pregnancy, history of uterine perforation, or a recent cesarean section, and
(3) The sampling component is covered within vagina.

Code of Federal Regulations

[45 FR 12684-12720, Feb. 26, 1980, as amended at 52 FR 17741, May 11, 1987; 65 FR 17146, Mar. 31, 2000]