FDA Product Code FGE: Stents, Drains And Dilators For The Biliary Ducts

FDA product code FGE covers stents, drains, and dilators for the biliary ducts.

These devices are used endoscopically or percutaneously to restore and maintain patency of the bile duct when obstructed by stones, strictures, or malignancy. Biliary stents are the mainstay of palliative treatment for malignant biliary obstruction and are also used in benign strictures following liver transplant or injury.

FGE devices are Class II medical devices, regulated under 21 CFR 876.5010 and reviewed by the FDA Gastroenterology & Urology panel.

Leading manufacturers include Cordis Corp., Boston Scientific Corp and C.R. Bard, Inc..