Regulations last checked for updates: Feb 12, 2026

Title 21 - Food and Drugs last revised: Dec 18, 2026
§ 876.4020 - Fiberoptic light ureteral catheter.

(a) Identification. A fiberoptic light ureteral catheter is a device that consists of a fiberoptic bundle that emits light throughout its length and is shaped so that it can be inserted into the ureter to enable the path of the ureter to be seen during lower abdominal or pelvic surgery.

(b) Classification. Class II (special controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 876.9.

[48 FR 53023, Nov. 23, 1983, as amended at 84 FR 71813, Dec. 30, 2019]
authority: 21 U.S.C. 351,360,360c,360e,360j,360
source: 48 FR 53023, Nov. 23, 1983, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 21 CFR 876.4020