[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 8]
[Revised as of April 1, 2001]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR870.1340]

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                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                          SERVICES--(Continued)
 
PART 870--CARDIOVASCULAR DEVICES--Table of Contents
 
              Subpart B--Cardiovascular Diagnostic Devices
 
Sec. 870.1340  Catheter introducer.

    (a) Identification. A catheter introducer is a sheath used to 
facilitate placing a catheter through the skin into a vein or artery.
    (b) Classification. Class II (performance standards).