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# Endoscopic Cutting Systems Placed in Class 2
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/endoscopic-cutting-systems-placed-in-class-2/
- Published: 2018-06-14T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-15T00:13:16.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: FDA Policy/General, #legacy-id-D5141686

*Federal Register* notice: FDA has classified the endoscopic electrosurgical clip cutting system into Class 2 (special controls). The agency has identified it as a prescription device that applies electrical energy to fragment metallic clips, which are devices placed in the digestive tract to close gastrointestinal perforations, hemorrhages, or perform resection. The system includes instruments that are then used to remove the fragmented clips from the digestive tract. To view the notice, click [here](https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-06-14/pdf/2018-12794.pdf?ref=fdaweb.com).