[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 21, Volume 8]
[Revised as of April 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 21CFR880.5200]

[Page 388]
 
                        TITLE 21--FOOD AND DRUGS
 
CHAPTER I--FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN 
                          SERVICES (CONTINUED)
 
PART 880--GENERAL HOSPITAL AND PERSONAL USE DEVICES--Table of Contents
 
    Subpart F--General Hospital and Personal Use Therapeutic Devices
 
Sec. 880.5200  Intravascular catheter.

    (a) Identification. An intravascular catheter is a device that 
consists of a slender tube and any necessary connecting fittings and 
that is inserted into the patient's vascular system for short term use 
(less than 30 days) to sample blood, monitor blood pressure, or 
administer fluids intravenously. The device may be constructed of metal, 
rubber, plastic, or a combination of these materials.
    (b) Classification. Class II (performance standards).