{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-878.4495","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 878.4495","heading":"Stainless steel suture.","body":"(a) Identification. A stainless steel suture is a needled or unneedled nonabsorbable surgical suture composed of 316L stainless steel, in USP sizes 12-0 through 10, or a substantially equivalent stainless steel suture, intended for use in abdominal wound closure, intestinal anastomosis, hernia repair, and sternal closure.\n(b) Classification. Class II (special controls). The device, when it is a steel monofilament suture that is uncoated and does not incorporate barbs, is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 878.9. The special control for this device is FDA's “Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Surgical Sutures; Guidance for Industry and FDA.” See § 878.1(e) for the availability of this guidance document.","path":["Title 21—Food and Drugs","CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER H—MEDICAL DEVICES","PART 878—GENERAL AND PLASTIC SURGERY 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":"a545bf763e81347ac3ea2bb96a3701e3019354219d17fd6a8ac7ac309b61d69c","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-878.4494","next":"us/21-cfr-878.4520"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}