21 CFR 868.2700
§ 868.2700 Pressure regulator.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 868.2700, § 868.2700 Pressure regulator, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/89764
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(a) Identification. A pressure regulator is a device, often called a pressure-reducing valve, that is intended for medical purposes and that is used to convert a medical gas pressure from a high variable pressure to a lower, more constant working pressure. This device includes mechanical oxygen regulators.
(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.