21 CFR 888.4600

§ 888.4600 Protractor for clinical use.

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

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Citation: 21 CFR 888.4600, § 888.4600 Protractor for clinical use, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/91146
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(a) Identification. A protractor for clinical use is a device intended for use in measuring the angles of bones, such as on x-rays or in surgery. (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 § 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.