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) > 870.1340—Catheter introducer.

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).