---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 884.5070"
title: "21"
number: "884.5070"
heading: "Vacuum abortion system."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/884.5070"
---

# §884.5070. Vacuum abortion system.

- (a) **Identification.** A vacuum abortion system is a device designed to aspirate transcervically the products of conception or menstruation from the uterus by using a cannula connected to a suction source. This device is used for pregnancy termination or menstrual regulation. This type of device may include aspiration cannula, vacuum source, and vacuum controller.
- (b) **Classification.** Class II (performance standards).

## Notes

### Authority

Authority: 21 U.S.C. 351, 360, 360c, 360e, 360j, 360 l , 371.

### Source

Source: 45 FR 12684, Feb. 26, 1980, unless otherwise noted.