← Product Code [HIH](/submissions/OB/subpart-b%E2%80%94obstetrical-and-gynecological-diagnostic-devices/HIH) · K000673

# HYSTEROSCOPE OPERATING SHEATH AND INSERT, MODEL 8988.031/.041/.231/.241 (K000673)

_Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp. · HIH · May 26, 2000 · Obstetrics/Gynecology · SESE_

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## Device Facts

- **Applicant:** Richard Wolf Medical Instruments Corp.
- **Product Code:** [HIH](/submissions/OB/subpart-b%E2%80%94obstetrical-and-gynecological-diagnostic-devices/HIH.md)
- **Decision Date:** May 26, 2000
- **Decision:** SESE
- **Submission Type:** Traditional
- **Regulation:** 21 CFR 884.1690
- **Device Class:** Class 2
- **Review Panel:** Obstetrics/Gynecology

## Regulatory Identification

A hysteroscope is a device used to permit direct viewing of the cervical canal and the uterine cavity by a telescopic system introduced into the uterus through the cervix. It is used to perform diagnostic and surgical procedures other than sterilization. This generic type of device may include obturators and sheaths, instruments used through an operating channel, scope preheaters, light sources and cables, and component parts.

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