{"data":{"id":"us/21-cfr-884.4260","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"21 CFR 884.4260","heading":"Hygroscopic Laminaria cervical dilator.","body":"(a) Identification. A hygroscopic Laminaria cervical dilator is a device designed to dilate (stretch open) the cervical os by cervical insertion of a conical and expansible material made from the root of a seaweed (Laminaria digitata or Laminaria japonica). The device is used to induce abortion.\n(b) Classification. Class II (performance standards).","path":["Title 21—Food and Drugs","CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER H—MEDICAL DEVICES","PART 884—OBSTETRICAL AND GYNECOLOGICAL DEVICES","Subpart E—Obstetrical and Gynecological 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":"c9f9da135d349fc3ec50167c1ef210a624c06102f0af36de10749fd818bd258f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/21-cfr-884.4250","next":"us/21-cfr-884.4270"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}