21 CFR 872.4620
§ 872.4620 Fiber optic dental light.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 872.4620, § 872.4620 Fiber optic dental light, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/90135
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(a) Identification. A fiber optic dental light is a device that is a light, usually AC-powered, that consists of glass or plastic fibers which have special optical properties. The device is usually attached to a dental handpiece and is intended to illuminate a patient's oral structures.
(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 § 872.9.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.