21 CFR 888.1100

§ 888.1100 Arthroscope.

United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective

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Citation: 21 CFR 888.1100, § 888.1100 Arthroscope, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/91045
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(a) Identification. An arthroscope is an electrically powered endoscope intended to make visible the interior of a joint. The arthroscope and accessories also is intended to perform surgery within a joint. (b) Classification. (1) Class II (performance standards). (2) Class I for the following manual arthroscopic instruments: cannulas, currettes, drill guides, forceps, gouges, graspers, knives, obturators, osteotomes, probes, punches, rasps, retractors, rongeurs, suture passers, suture knotpushers, suture punches, switching rods, and trocars. The devices subject to this paragraph (b)(2) are exempt from the premarket notification procedures in subpart E of part 807 of this chapter, subject to the limitations in § 888.9.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.