{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-876.4400","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 876.4400","heading":"Hemorrhoidal ligator.","body":"(a) Identification. A hemorrhoidal ligator is a device used to cut off the blood flow to hemorrhoidal tissue by means of a ligature or band placed around the hemorrhoid.\n(b) Classification. Class II (special controls). Except for a hemostatic metal clip intended for use in the gastrointestinal tract, 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.","path":["Title 21—Food and Drugs","CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER H—MEDICAL DEVICES","PART 876—GASTROENTEROLOGY-UROLOGY DEVICES","Subpart E—Surgical Devices"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-21.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:47Z","sha256":"a3bec1436eb07dc2d6924e392260dfb60a5960585632f16e50a5a3ee8ef7e811","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-876.4370","next":"us/21-cfr-876.4410"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}