{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-878.4930","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 878.4930","heading":"Suture retention device.","body":"(a) Identification. A suture retention device is a device, such as a retention bridge, a surgical button, or a suture bolster, intended to aid wound healing by distributing suture tension over a larger area in the patient.\n(b) Classification. Class I (general controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter, subject to the limitations in § 878.9.","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":"07fdc7b404e78152e8bab1d4b0380858d150f7faef0bacb59ff26a2e5cc63c41","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-878.4880","next":"us/21-cfr-878.4950"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}