SPECULITE
Device Facts
| Record ID | K963391 |
|---|---|
| Device Name | SPECULITE |
| Applicant | Trylon Corp. |
| Product Code | MPU · Obstetrics/Gynecology |
| Decision Date | Dec 12, 1997 |
| Decision | SESE |
| Submission Type | Traditional |
| Regulation | 21 CFR 884.4530 |
| Device Class | Class 2 |
Indications for Use
Speculoscopy is indicated for use in those women who are currently recommended for cervical screening with pelvic examination and Pap smear. Speculoscopy is only to be used as an adjunct to the Pap smear, and only the combination of the two tests affords the clinician improved sensitivity in identifying women with mucosal abnormalities visualized on colposcopy. The combined results of the Pap smear with Speculoscopy in the screening examination, designated Pap Plus Speculoscopy, can allow for the identification of more women who are appropriate referrals for colposcopy or close follow up than Pap smear alone.
Device Story
Speculite is an adjunctive cervical screening device used during pelvic examinations. It functions as a light source/visual aid to assist clinicians in identifying mucosal abnormalities. Used in conjunction with a Pap smear, the combined 'Pap Plus Speculoscopy' approach aims to increase the detection rate of cervical abnormalities compared to Pap smear alone. The device is operated by clinicians in a clinical setting to facilitate decisions regarding referral for colposcopy or closer patient monitoring. It provides visual enhancement to aid the clinician's assessment of the cervix.
Indications for Use
Indicated for women undergoing routine cervical screening with pelvic exam and Pap smear. Used as an adjunct to Pap smear to improve sensitivity in identifying mucosal abnormalities requiring colposcopy or follow-up.
Regulatory Classification
Identification
An obstetric-gynecologic specialized manual instrument is one of a group of devices used during obstetric-gynecologic procedures to perform manipulative diagnostic and surgical functions (e.g., dilating, grasping, measuring, and scraping), where structural integrity is the chief criterion of device performance. This type of device consists of the following:(1) An amniotome is an instrument used to rupture the fetal membranes. (2) A circumcision clamp is an instrument used to compress the foreskin of the penis during circumcision of a male infant. (3) An umbilical clamp is an instrument used to compress the umbilical cord. (4) A uterine curette is an instrument used to scrape and remove material from the uterus. (5) A fixed-size cervical dilator is any of a series of bougies of various sizes used to dilate the cervical os by stretching the cervix. (6) A uterine elevator is an instrument inserted into the uterus used to lift and manipulate the uterus. (7) A gynecological surgical forceps is an instrument with two blades and handles used to pull, grasp, or compress during gynecological examination. (8) A cervical cone knife is a cutting instrument used to excise and remove tissue from the cervix. (9) A gynecological cerclage needle is a looplike instrument used to suture the cervix. (10) A hook-type contraceptive intrauterine device (IUD) remover is an instrument used to remove an IUD from the uterus. (11) A gynecological fibroid screw is an instrument used to hold onto a fibroid. (12) A uterine sound is an instrument used to determine the depth of the uterus by inserting it into the uterine cavity. (13) A cytological cervical spatula is a blunt instrument used to scrape and remove cytological material from the surface of the cervix or vagina. (14) A gynecological biopsy forceps is an instrument with two blades and handles used for gynecological biopsy procedures. (15) A uterine tenaculum is a hooklike instrument used to seize and hold the cervix or fundus. (16) An internal pelvimeter is an instrument used within the vagina to measure the diameter and capacity of the pelvis. (17) A nonmetal vaginal speculum is a nonmetal instrument used to expose the interior of the vagina. (18) A fiberoptic nonmetal vaginal speculum is a nonmetal instrument, with fiberoptic light, used to expose and illuminate the interior of the vagina.
Special Controls
*Classification.* (1) Class II (special controls). The device, when it is an umbilical clamp with or without a cutter, a uterine tenaculum which is sterile and does not use suction and is intended for single use, a nonmetal vaginal speculum, or a fiberoptic nonmetal vaginal speculum, is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 884.9.(2) Class I for the amniotome, uterine curette, cervical dilator (fixed-size bougies), cerclage needle, IUD remover, uterine sound, and gynecological biopsy forceps. The devices subject to this paragraph (b)(2) are exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter, subject to the limitations in § 884.9.
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