21 CFR 868.5460
§ 868.5460 Therapeutic humidifier for home use.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 868.5460, § 868.5460 Therapeutic humidifier for home use, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/89806
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(a) Identification. A therapeutic humidifier for home use is a device that adds water vapor to breathing gases and that is intended for respiratory therapy or other medical purposes. The vapor produced by the device pervades the area surrounding the patient, who breathes the vapor during normal respiration.
(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.