21 CFR 890.3790
§ 890.3790 Cane, crutch, and walker tips and pads.
United States · 21 CFR — Food and Drugs · Status: effective
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- 21 CFR 890.3790, § 890.3790 Cane, crutch, and walker tips and pads, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/91196
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(a) Identification. Cane, crutch, and walker tips and pads are rubber (or rubber substitute) device accessories intended for medical purposes that are applied to the ground end of mobility aids to prevent skidding or that are applied to the body contact area of the device for comfort or as an aid in using an ambulatory assist device.
(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 § 890.9. The device 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.