21 CFR 878.1800
§ 878.1800 Speculum and accessories.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 878.1800, § 878.1800 Speculum and accessories, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/90382
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(a) Identification. A speculum is a device intended to be inserted into a body cavity to aid observation. It is either nonilluminated or illuminated and may have various accessories.
(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 § 878.9.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.