21 CFR 880.6820
§ 880.6820 Medical disposable scissors.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 880.6820, § 880.6820 Medical disposable scissors, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/90602
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(a) Identification. Medical disposable scissors are disposable type general cutting devices intended for medical purposes. This generic type of device does not include surgical scissors.
(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.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.