21 CFR 868.1930
§ 868.1930 Stethoscope head.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 868.1930, § 868.1930 Stethoscope head, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/89740
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(a) Identification. A stethoscope head is a weighted chest piece used during anesthesia to listen to a patient's heart, breath, and other physiological sounds.
(b) Classification. Class I (general controls). The device is exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter subject to the limitations in § 868.9.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.