(a) Identification. A ventricular cannula is a device used to puncture the ventricles of the brain for aspiration or for injection. This device is frequently referred to as a ventricular needle.
(b) Classification. Class I (general controls). When made only of surgical grade stainless steel, the device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to Sec. 882.9. [44 FR 51730, Sept. 4, 1979, as amended at 65 FR 2319, Jan. 14, 2000]