21 CFR 821.20
§ 821.20 Devices subject to tracking.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 821.20, § 821.20 Devices subject to tracking, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/88910
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(a) A manufacturer of any class II or class III device that fits within one of the three criteria within § 821.1(a) must track that device in accordance with this part, if FDA issues a tracking order to that manufacturer.
(b) When responding to premarket notification submissions and premarket approval applications, FDA will notify the sponsor by issuing an order that states that FDA believes the device meets the criteria of section 519(e)(1) of the act and, by virtue of the order, the sponsor must track the device.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.