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21 CFR 868.1920: Esophageal stethoscope with electrical conductors.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 21—Food and Drugs
- CHAPTER I—FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
- SUBCHAPTER H—MEDICAL DEVICES
- PART 868—ANESTHESIOLOGY DEVICES
- Subpart B—Diagnostic Devices
(a) Identification. An esophageal stethoscope with electrical conductors is a device that is inserted into the esophagus to listen to a patient's heart and breath sounds and to monitor electrophysiological signals. The device may also incorporate a thermistor for temperature measurement.
(b) Classification. Class II (performance standards).
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