21 CFR 880.6230
§ 880.6230 Tongue depressor.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 880.6230, § 880.6230 Tongue depressor, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/90579
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(a) Identification. A tongue depressor is a device intended to displace the tongue to facilitate examination of the surrounding organs and tissues.
(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 § 880.9. If the device is not labeled or otherwise represented as sterile, it is also exempt from the current good manufacturing practice requirements of the quality management system regulation in part 820 of this chapter, except for requirements concerning records and complaint files under § 820.35 of this chapter.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.