---
kind: "section"
citation: "21 C.F.R. § 884.4340"
title: "21"
number: "884.4340"
heading: "Fetal vacuum extractor."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/21/884.4340"
---

# §884.4340. Fetal vacuum extractor.

- (a) **Identification.** A fetal vacuum extractor is a device used to facilitate delivery. The device enables traction to be applied to the fetal head (in the birth canal) by means of a suction cup attached to the scalp and is powered by an external vacuum source. This generic type of device may include the cup, hosing, vacuum source, and vacuum control.
- (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.