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 876—GASTROENTEROLOGY-UROLOGY DEVICES > SUBPART E—Surgical Devices (§876.4020 to §876.4890) > 876.4270—Colostomy rod.

876.4270—Colostomy rod.

(a) Identification. A colostomy rod is a device used during the loop colostomy procedure. A loop of colon is surgically brought out through the abdominal wall and the stiff colostomy rod is placed through the loop temporarily to keep the colon from slipping back through the surgical opening.
(b) Classification. Class II (performance standards).