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 870—CARDIOVASCULAR DEVICES > SUBPART B—Cardiovascular Diagnostic Devices (§870.1025 to §870.1915) > 870.1310—Vessel dilator for percutaneous catheterization.

870.1310—Vessel dilator for percutaneous catheterization.

(a) Identification. A vessel dilator for percutaneous catheterization is a device which is placed over the guide wire to enlarge the opening in the vessel, and which is then removed before sliding the catheter over the guide wire.
(b) Classification. Class II (performance standards).