21 CFR 872.6770
§ 872.6770 Cartridge syringe.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 872.6770, § 872.6770 Cartridge syringe, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/90179
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(a) Identification. A cartridge syringe is a device intended to inject anesthetic agents subcutaneously or intramuscularly. The device consists of a metal syringe body into which a disposable, previously filled, glass carpule (a cylindrical cartridge) containing anesthetic is placed. After attaching a needle to the syringe body and activating the carpule by partially inserting the plunger on the syringe, the device is used to administer an injection to the patient.
(b) Classification. Class II (special 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.