Paracervical Anesthesia Kit
The Paracervical Anesthesia Kit is an obstetrics/gynecology convenience kit containing the supplies needed to administer paracervical nerve blocks, which provide local anesthesia to the cervix and lower uterus during procedures such as D&C, IUD insertion, or first-trimester abortion. Product code PVV is established as a convenience kit under FDA's 1997 Convenience Kits Interim Regulatory Guidance and is under enforcement discretion, not requiring a 510(k) if all guidance criteria are met. Under regulation 21 CFR 884.5100, it is a Class II device subject to general and special controls. It falls under the Obstetrics/Gynecology medical specialty and is not flagged as an implant or life-sustaining device.
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Basic Information
- Product Code
- PVV
- Device Class
- FDA class 2
- Regulation Number
- 884.5100
- Medical Specialty
- Obstetrics/Gynecology
- Review Panel
- OB
- Submission Type
- 7
Device Characteristics
Definition
This product code has been established in accordance with the May 20, 1997, guidance entitled, convenience kits interim regulatory guidance, found at http://www.fda.gov/downloads/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/ucm080217.pdf. This type of convenience kit, as listed in the guidance above, is under enforcement discretion, and does not require a premarket notification (510(k)) to market if it meets all criteria in the guidance.
FEI Numbers
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Registration Numbers
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