21 CFR 868.5240
§ 868.5240 Anesthesia breathing circuit.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 868.5240, § 868.5240 Anesthesia breathing circuit, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/89786
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(a) Identification. An anesthesia breathing circuit is a device that is intended to administer medical gases to a patient during anesthesia. It provides both an inhalation and exhalation route and may include a connector, adaptor, and Y-piece.
(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.